Letters to 50 000 Pastors Urging Co operation
Community plans for the United Simultaneous Lenten Evangelistic Campaign are being developed nationwide. Bishop Theodore S. Henderson reports at the Interchurch World Movement meeting that Master Sunday will boost church membership, with efforts aligned to cooperative evangelism literature. Letters carrying signatures to 60 000 pastors and 6 000 lay leaders urge selling the Gospel and concerted church action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Theodore’ S. Henderson
Interchurch ‘World Movement
Jis
Henderson
Interchurch “World Movement
C. L. Goodell
Commission On Evangelism
Federal Council of Churches
National Conference ‘of Church ‘Women
Washington
Ines
John Fr. Mott
Mabel Cratty
Bishop Henderson
Towner promotes $1,000,000 Porto Rico relief appeal
Horace M. Towner of Iowa, chairing the Congressional Insular Affairs Committee, recounts Puerto Rico earthquake devastation and urges private citizens to donate to a $1 million relief fund. Funds support housing and rebuilding as the island endures ongoing shocks, with contributions directed to Alfred R. Kimball in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace M. Towner
Iowa
Congressional Committee ‘On
Porto Tico
Rallef
New York
Towner
Porto Rico
Federal Council of Churches of Christ N. America
Martin Travieso, Jr
Jane Sabater
Clarence B. Ferguson
Alfred R
Kimball
West Twenty-second Street
Inter Church Movement heads meet in Kansas City
Regional and Iowa leaders of the Interchurch World Movement discussed final plans for Iowa state financial drive opening April 26 and closing May 2. Iowa quota set around 5 million dollars with county figures to be released next week. Rev Wehrman to Des Moines to lead drive. life service meetings for youths planned across towns with 6 000 plus populations. Rev McCormick in charge of youth service department urging merit program during conferences. National leaders prepare to accelerate activities ahead of the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
W. P. McCormick
Des Moines
Ife
Denon
Churches Eye Vacation Bible Schools Across Denominations
The Interchurch World Movement reports several denominations plan summer Vacation Bible Schools. Northern Baptist, Presbyterians, and others discuss training and positions for church workers. A Pleasant Hill Church example shows a small church overcoming debt and expanding missions. Prayer periods and devotional services resume at Interchurch offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of American Religious Education
Interchurch World Movement
Northern Baptist
Philadelphia
Thomas 8S. Young
Colorado
Religious Education Department
American Baptist Publication Society
J. S. Armentrout
Baptists
Baptist
Pleasant Hill
Eight Day Campaign Opens to Raise 3 367 775
New York reports the Interchurch World Movement starts an eight day night campaign on April 26 to raise 3 367 775 for global and domestic Christian work through medical education benevolent and evangelistic agencies. Bishop Thomas J Gallor and church leaders endorse the effort and urge diocesan officials to supply data for missions surveys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ioarty
Interchurch World Movement
Thomas J. Gallor
Protestant Episcopal Church
United States of America
Episcopal Church
Interchurch World Budget Advent and other denominations totals
A fragmented table lists budgets for multiple denominations including Advent Christian Church, Northern Baptist Convention, National Baptist Convention, General Baptist, Church of the Brethren, Disciples of Christ, Evangelical Association, Society of Friends, Holiness Church, various Lutheran and Mennonite bodies, Methodist groups, African and Colored Methodists, Presbyterian and United Churches, Reformed churches, and United Brethren, with a grand total shown as 2,136,091,936,777,572.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Advent Advent Christian Church
Baptist i Northern Baptist Convention
National Baptist Convention
General Baptist
Brethren Church of the Brethren
Brethren Church
Christian Christian Church
Congregational Congregational Churches
Disciples Disciples of Christ
Evangelical Evangelical Association
United Evangelical
Friends Society of Friends
Amerley
Society of Wilands Et . California
Holiness Holiness Church
Lutheran Evangelical €Ernod of
Ayaaceensualdcee
Mennonite General Conference of Mennonites
Methodist Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodist Protestant Church
Free Methodist Church of
N. A
Episcopal Church
Zion Union Apostole
Presbyterian Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church
U. S
South
Associate
Reformed Presbyterian Synod
Presbyterian of
Iowa Interchurch World Movement Leaders Named
Des Moines Iowa district leaders for the Interchurch World Movement were selected with county and denominational chairmen to organize campaigns in forty nine Iowa counties between late April and early May. Leaders include A N Vance Cedar Valley Junior College Osage Rev B F Martin Marshalltown J B McNeill Muscatine John Wright Des Moines N A Mershon Council Bluffs and Rev S A Fulton named head of stewardship. Des Moines offices moving April first to unify departments under Dr H R Best. The drive urges business men to back church efforts as part of the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
St. John’s Lutheran Church
A. N. Vance
Cedar Valley Junior College
Osage
Fort Dodge
B. F. Martin
Marshall Town
Waterloo
America
Interchurch Movement
Interchurch World Movement
Interchurch
S. A. Fulton
Fulton
Omaha
H. R. Best
Methodist Protestant Church Indorses Interchurch Movement
The Methodist Protestant Church boards along with the Forward Movement Commission and the denominational executive committee voted an official indorsement of the Interchurch World Movement. The action strengthens ties with Interchurch as the church contemplates joining the General Committee, with Dr Crates S Johnson and Dr C H Beck highly active in pushing forward movement plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interchurch World Movement
Methodist Protestant Church
Forward Movement Commission
Board of Foreign Missions
Church
United States
Interchurch
Crates 8. Johnson
C. H. Beck
Forward Movement
Interchurch World Movement Sets Iowa Budget
Rev Jockwood heads Iowa executive committee with J P Wallace and others guiding spiritual resources missionary education and stewardship in Des Moines Oskaloosa and Valley Junction. The plan seeks surveys statewide, a five year budget of 1 530 014 557, and a spiritual campaign running April 2 to May 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BH. J. Iockwood
Watertoo
Iowa
Interchurch World Movement
J. P. Wallace
Hubert Utterback
R. W. Thompson
John Marl
Des Moines
BE. H. Stranahan
Oskaloosa
Charles Elmer Chapler
First Methodist Church of
Kinsall
Valley Junction
A. Fulton
A. D. McGlashen
Life Service
New York
Evangelical
North America
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Woman’s Boards of Foreign Missions
Presbyterian ‘College
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Metropolitan Conference of
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Tift ‘Avenue
Interchurch World'Movement
Ste York
Leach
Heads OF
Kansas City
West Eighteenth Street
Wyoming
of Christ
Rey. J Ip
Linn
Town State College
Ames, Ta
Presbyterian Denomination
Interchurch World
OWA
Financial
Campaig
St. John’s Church
Interchurch Notes
Dés Moines
John Earl
Des Moines College
Aeutereat Church
Charley Jensen
Times Advertising
New Windsor
F. E. Schurmann
Prop
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Oldsmobile
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Carl 8S Pies
T. D. Collins
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