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Enthusiastic Crowd of young people sing and clap at Toronto's first mass rally for Jesus People held in Queen's Park last Sunday. The Jesus Movement i(...)

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Enthusiastic Crowd of young people sing and clap at Toronto's first mass rally for Jesus People held in Queen's Park last Sunday. The Jesus Movement i(...)

Date5/5/1971

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Norris, Dave (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Enthusiastic Crowd of young people sing and clap at Toronto's first mass rally for Jesus People held in Queen's Park last Sunday. The Jesus Movement is new variety of Christianity which ignores many traditions and conventions of established churches and focusses faith directly on the personal qualities of Jusus as Saviour. Nearly 400 attended.

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Rites and ceremonies

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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