World Council of Churches Opens First Assembly in Holland
Delegates from 150 denominations across six continents gather in Amsterdam for the first assembly of the World Council of Churches. The opening session at 10 a.m. EST features bells from U.S. churches and Longfellow’s The Day Has Come as over 500 American leaders join 39 nations to discuss unity and world peace.
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Holland
First Assembly
World Council of Churches
New York
N.Y
Amsterdam
United States
Atlantic Seaboard
Mallee
Assembly of the World Council of Churches
Asly
World Council
Ae McAfee
Wellesley
Samuel McCrea Sunnier
Harper Sibley
United Counci of Church Women
Baarn
Assembly
W. A. Visser ‘T Hooft
Provisional World Council
Poland
Finland
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Romania
Yugoslavia
State Constitution Convention Gains Increasing Prominence
The Wisconsin push for a constitutional convention to modernize the 100 year old state charter gains momentum. A Republican interim committee signals a similar proposal while Democrats vow a revision convention if in power to craft a modern, rights preserving constitution.
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State Constitution Convention
Tribone
Madison Bureau
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Legislative Council
Wisconsin
Elmer Genzer
Mayville
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