Shortage Of Clergymen Is More About Quality
A look at church staffing shows a national picture of vacancies versus applicants. Denominations cite enough bodies to fill posts but warn of a shortage of quality leaders and uneven geographic deployment, with urban surplus and rural deficits shaping future pastor supply.
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Jesus
Ralph E. Peterson
Interchurch
United Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
Everett Perry
Presbyterian
Perry
Akron
Ohio
Peterson
Church Ministries Studies
National Council of Churches
Victor Benson
Lutheran Church In America
Midwest
Plains
Ross P. Scherer
National Council
Keith R. Bridston
Pacific Lutheran Seminary
Bridston
Scherer
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Christian Disciples
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Powell Drops Bid to Repeal Union Shop Law
Rep Adam Clayton Powell of New York gave up his bid to block a House vote on a bill repealing state laws banning the union shop after a meeting with Democrats on the Education and Labor Committee. He planned to seek Rules Committee clearance for floor action next week as pressure mounted from civil rights groups and organized labor.
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Adam Clayton Powell
DNY
House
Education and Labor Committee
Powell
Rules Committee
L Bor
Centennial Scrapbook on Union-suit origins and postwar adoption
This excerpt traces the rise of the Union-suit from Civil War era undergarment to postwar popularity. It notes button-on versions, euphemisms like underview and unmentionables, and the medical push for government issued underwear and socks. It credits sewing and knitting advances and advertising for broad adoption across regions. Clark Kinnaird.
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America
Bellamy Partridge
Otto Belimann
McGraw-Hill Co
N.Y
Medical Department
Union Army
Jonathan Letterman
Walter Hunt
Elias Howe, Jr
North
South
Clark Kinnaird
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