Church Meet Poised for Leadership Battle
World Council of Churches delegates in Evanston faced a possible floor fight over six nominees for presiding officers. A move to include a layman on the presidium prompted postponement of the vote, with nominating chair Dr. J Earl Moreland preparing to reconvene and decide whether to add a seventh name or keep six.
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World Churches
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Gaunt
United Lutheran Church In America
Moreland
Aire
Henry Knox Sherrill
Greenwich
United Evangelical Church
Germany
Michael
New York City
North
South America
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Mar Thoma Syrian Church
South India
Record High Church Attendance Reaches Six in Ten
New York AP reports the National Council of Churches yearbook shows 6 of 10 Americans in church in 1953 totaling 94,842,845. Protestant membership up 3 percent, Roman Catholics up 4 percent, Jewish congregations steady at five million. new churches built since 1940 tally 294,359. Detroit notes 91 degree heat prompts city officials to order 46,900 tons of rock salt for winter.
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National Council of Churches
United States
Council’s Yearbook of American Churches
U. S
Detroit
Japan Youth Petition for A-Bombs Ban
A 33 000 name petition from Japanese youth urging a world ban on atomic weapons was presented to the World Council of Churches in Evanston Illinois. The delegation led by Tair Michio Nozaki asked for a resolution to push governments to ban weapon use and require international control of atomic energy and war abolition. The petition calls for prohibition of production and experimentation of atomic and hydrogen bombs and demands compensation from nations responsible for injuries.
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United Church
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Tir
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World Council Assembly
World Council
Kozgaki
Tokyo
East German church subsidies slashed by 30 percent
Berlin reports the East German government reduced annual state subsidies to churches by 30 percent. Neue Zeit cites that about 39.3 million marks were allotted previously, dropping to just over 11.0 million marks in the current year.
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East Germany
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U.S. Red Bill Violates Constitution Criticized
Moscow Radio accused the United States of flouting the Constitution with a new law outlawing the Communist Party. The measure was signed into law by President Eisenhower on Tuesday. Classified ads offer quick ad placement by calling 6-9071.
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Communist Party
United States
Eisenhower
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