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her-e-sy, n., 1. a professed believer who holds re- ligious opinions contrary to those held by his church, e.g., Galileo Galilei, Martin Luther, James Pike. l1ishop Pike? That bespectacled man in the pulpit? Accused of being a "near heretic?" ... Come off ill Irow could HE possibly he branded with THAT? Shuffling around in the pews ... Mutterings to our friends. __ Turning around to gawk at the crowd that just keeps filtering in .. "Amazing! This man is go- ing to outdraw Raymond Berry!" A slight smile plays at the corners of the good Bishop's mouth. his words flow in a steady torrent and we reach slightly forward to make sure we grasp it all . _ then a break and a sudden loudness in a slow voice startled we sit back again. "Growth Through Encounter" -sounds innocent enough ... wait a minute. Christ rebuffing the pleas of a Gentile . We've never heard it that way before ... "Don't do something just because lyndon Johnson says so" _.. Did he REALLY say that? _ . Doing everything you're told-"That isn't morality, that is irresponsibility!" . We file out-startled, bewildered, contemplating, indignant _ out of the corner of our eye, we catch our neighbors' reactions _ never can remember if Bishop Pike is fashion- able or not this year Bishop James A. Pike 128