Easter power and church action urged for renewal
The piece reflects on Easter as a demonstration of spiritual power and calls for churches to act boldly. It highlights the need to preach the resurrection, renew church structures, and engage in concrete social service while challenging old methods and urging reform. It also profiles Chao Tsechen, a Chinese church leader, and notes Time magazine’s forthcoming appeal to Chinese Christians for renewed courage and action.
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Galilee
Christ Jesus
Lord
Jesus
Christ
Jesus Christ
Church of the Living God
Chao Twe-chen
School of
Pei Yenching University
T.C
China
Amsterdam
World Council of Churches
Chao Tsechen
Feiping
Dr. Chao
Time Magazine
North
Chuches
How Religion Helps This Little Book of 57 Pages
Albert W. Palmer's 57 page work from Macmillan offers simple language on how faith supports healing during convalescence. It argues religion and medicine are friends, stresses trust in God as healer, and frames faith as spiritual and ethical sustenance guiding recovery. The book blends experience from Palmer’s illness with a reverent view of God’s role beyond medical care.
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Albert W. Palmer
Macmillan Company
Chicago ‘Theological Seminary
Congregational Christian Churches
United States
Palmer
God
The Easter Parade by John C Bennett
The essay critiques Easter churchgoing as a yearly ritual that disconnects many from Christianity. It argues Easter must be understood within continuous church life including Good Friday and Pentecost, to keep the resurrection credible and meaningful amid nostalgia and sentiment.
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John C. Bennett
Religious leaders urge rejection of North Atlantic Pact
A letter signed by 300 clergymen argues the North Atlantic Pact would widen war risk and harm Western Europe recovery. It warns the pact commits nations to a two world policy and cites global religion and politics, noting varied views on ratification among churches and scholars.
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Congress
Pércena
United States
Russia
Europe
Robert N. Brooks
New Orleans
Hutchinson
Christian Century
Chicago
Walter G. Muelder
Boston University School
Weidler
Kansas City
Walter W. van Kirk
Department Fornational Justice and
Good Will
Federal Council of Churches
American Academy of Political and Social Science
van Kirk
Peties
United Nations
Churchill speaks at MLT on faith and progress
Winston Churchill addresses the audience at MLT, praising balance between material progress and spiritual ethics. He argues human nature remains shaped by moral ideals and cites Christian ethics as the guiding force for daily life and global duty, urging unity and forward movement.
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Mr. Churchill
Temperance setbacks in state liquor license bill
A House public morals committee vote stalled a temperance drive to tighten liquor laws. The measure would limit licenses to one per 2500 people, replacing the current 1000 ratio, and would restrict beer and wine licenses not previously limited, with a proviso about a 1.5 mile radius around universities.
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House Public Morals Committee
Argan Cns
Atate
Iquor
Mott in Tokyo for Religious Meetings
Dr. John R. Mott honorary president of the World Council of Churches arrived in Tokyo to participate in religious meetings April 21 24 The talks will cover the Amsterdam assembly message Japan’s world Christianity role lay participation in the church and broader evangelism He is to address an all Japan Christian rally launching a five year evangelistic program sponsored by Kyodan United Church of Christ in Japan
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Geneva
Karl Barth
Temple Oratoire
Barth
Bonn University
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Joseph Stalin
Third Reich
Soviet Russia
Fon Muniam
Kyodan United Church of Christ In
Japan
Oklahoma Clergy Defeat Betting Bill in Legislature
Oklahoma clergy defeated a bill authorizing race horse betting in a 68 to 21 roll call vote in Oklahoma City. Clergymen from many denominations led opposition, urging congregations to write and lobby against passage. State officials credited the clergy with the bill's defeat.
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Ada
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Okla
Tate
Kid
Catholics Propose State Run Voluntary Health Plans
Catholic welfare groups oppose Tru mans national health insurance as government control and outline a plan for states to create voluntary programs. They urge increased federal hospital funding and broader enrollment in existing plans with a tax deduction up to 75 dollars for those earning under 5000 dollars, costing about 1.5 billion annually.
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Truman
National Catholic Welfare Conference
National Conference of Catholic Chariies
The
Catholic Hospital Association
Prayer Omission Triggers Righteous Sermon on Pact Signing
Dr. John Sutherland Bonnell of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church denounced the omission of prayer at the signing of the North Atlantic Pact. He warned that with the fate of the world at stake, no divine guidance was sought and urged faith alongside military security. He contrasted UN atheism fears with the Christian nations in the pact and urged America not to abandon prayer in national life.
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John Sutherland Bonnell
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
New York
Bonnell
United Nations
Soviet Russia
America
Soviet Churches Back Peace Drives Across Eastern Europe
Churches in Hungary Czechoslovakia and Bulgaria bless national peace campaigns and send delegates to the Paris World Peace Congress backed by Soviet sponsorship. Patriarch Alexei of the Russian Orthodox Church lends strongest support as Catholic and Protestant clerics in Czechoslovakia join the delegation as individuals. The Christian Century questions sincerity on both sides and notes Western praise of the Atlantic pact may unsettle Eastern church leaders.
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Europe
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Bulgaria
Congress of Partisans of Peace
Paris
Congress For World Peace
New York
Alexei
Christian Century
Chicago
Christian Leaders Debate Chinese Communism in Shanghai
Sixty seven Christian leaders including forty Chinese and 27 missionaries met in Shanghai for a one day discussion on the present political situation and its impact on Christian work. The group urged an open mind toward the Communist movement while weighing its gains and failures and called for unity across differences. Communists Mao Tse Tung and Chou Enlai were questioned about religious freedom.
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Shanghai
China
Mao Tse
Jung
Chou Endai
Mirror of Opinion on a Child in a Well and Global Response
A commentary praises global empathy sparked by a California girl trapped in a well. It notes relentless rescue work, international offers of aid, and the public debate over costs, arguing Kathy Fiscus’s plight shows humanity’s capacity to respond beyond politics and economies.
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California
United Nations
Germany
China
God's Underground Life News Sees Christian Underground Rising
A review of the book God's Underground argues secularism is the chief threat to civilization while noting signs of spring among Americans. It praises Christians within churches and calls for unity against division, imagining a Russia Christian underground aiding revival in America. The piece envisions a transformative century ahead.
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Russia
America
Communists use democratic devices to undermine world progress
The document argues that Communists exploit democratic processes and UN forums to spread distrust while opposing constructive programs for relief. It quotes Harvard President Conant on studying Communist creed as essential, praising democratic faith over Soviet materialism and urging continued experimental social problem solving to avoid dogma and prejudice.
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United Nations
James B. Conant
Harvard
Humber
Freedom of belief and non belief urged by RN S
The author argues for freedom of belief alongside freedom from belief and calls for Christian apologists akin to early church defenders. The remark emphasizes tolerance and thoughtful defense of faith.
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Rn.s
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Mortimon Cuninggim
Reno
Yale
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Merrimon Cuninggim
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