Week End Editorial on The Religion of Lincoln Faith in God and Man
The piece argues Abraham Lincoln's deep religious faith and humanitarian ideals shaped by 19th century America. It highlights his belief in providence, the peril of slavery, forgiveness, and a measured stance during Civil War, concluding with his enduring moral vision.
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Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln Jane
Lord Charnwood
Albert J. Beveridge
Carl Sandburg
J. G. Randall
Lincoln
America
McGuffey
J.G. Randall
North
South
God
Abraham Lincoln praised as a model Christian leader
The piece quotes multiple figures praising Lincoln’s moral power and character. Notable lines come from Herndon Tolstoi Beveridge Ingersoll and others, calling him honest, gentle, and a unifier during civil war. An aged Negro woman’s reflection and Bishop Fowler echo admiration.
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Ecclesiasticus
Mr. Lincoln
William H. Herndon
Tolstoi
Albert J. Beveridge
Robert G. Ingersol
Carl Schurz
Lord Charnwood
Lloyd George
G. K. Chesterton
Carl Sandburg
Henry Watterson
Lincoln
Charles H. Fowler
Abraham Lincoln
Church Tower the Story of Abraham Lincoln
An essay-like portrait of Abraham Lincoln tracing his humble birth in Kentucky to his rise as U S president. It highlights his self taught schooling, literary skill, moral character, frugal lifestyle with Mary Todd Lincoln, and lasting impact, concluding that “he belongs to the ages.”
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Abraham Lincoln
Parrow
Kentucky
United States
Ancinty
Marringy
Bello
Mary Todd
Edgar’ Dewitt Jones
Methodists Gave 164 Millions in 1947 Church Report
The 1947 Methodist Church annual report shows total contributions of 104,110,487 for all church causes. World Service and related benevolences account for 91,076,048, while the Woman's Society of Christian Service contributed 14,709,080 for local church work and missionary projects. Members total 8,567,724 with 24,019 ministers and 40,321 preaching places. Total indebtedness exceeds 18 million, with church property valued around 9500,000,000.
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United States
Albert S. Hoover
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Methodist Church
Twenty Million Dollar Student Fund Established
A $20,000,000 fund from surplus U S property in China will finance education for Americans in Chinese institutions and Chinese students in American schools. An American educational foundation will operate the program under an agreement between the two governments, with funds covering study, research, instruction, transportation, tuition and maintenance. The plan aims to avoid overcrowding American schools while expanding opportunities for both sides.
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U. S
China
CWS 1948 Goal Nearly 35 Million
Church World Service aims to distribute 34,740,000 in funds and supplies overseas in 1948. Dr A Livingston Warnshull says the program is larger than ever and exceeds 1947 by 20 million, with allocations for European homeless, displaced persons, and Christian church aid, totaling 34.74 million.
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Church World Service
Interdenominational- Sella Agency
A. Livingston Warnshull
C.W.S
Br. Warnshuis
C.w.t. Amt
Inter-Church Cooperation Conference in Atlanta Meeting
About 400 church leaders from 8 denominations across 41 Southern states met in Atlanta January 16 for a three day Southern Church Convention to plan a common strategy for inter church cooperation in the southeast. The Southeast Inters Council Office advisory committee described the gathering as truly inter denominational and inter racial and the most significant effort to foster cooperative Christian unity in the region.
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Atlante
Januay
Smitheastern
Inters Council Office
Southeast
Northenat
Catholic Colleges Gain in Enrollments
About 180 637 students are enrolled in 78 Roman Catholic colleges and universities in the United States. Enrollment rose 16.86 percent from the previous year, per America, the national Catholic weekly. De Paul University Chicago leads with 11 812 students, followed by St Louis University 10 597 and Fordham New York 9 346. Other top schools include Detroit Marquette Loyola Chicago Seton Hall St John s Brooklyn and Gorton College. Of total enrollment 97 082 are World War II veterans.
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Roman Catho Tc
LA. Sr
Amei'+ ter national Catholic weekly
de Paul University
Tego
St. Louis U
Fordham
New York
Detroit
Marquette
Loyola of Chicago
Seton Hall
St. John's
Brooklyn
Gorton College
Keller to Tour Orient on Extended Mission
Helen Keller, president of the John Milton Society for the Blind, will depart by plane on March 8 for an extended visit to the Orient and Near East. She will be accompanied by her secretary companion Miss Polly Thompson to advocate better treatment for the blind in countries where they face beggary neglect and prejudice.
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Helen Keller
The
John, Milton Society For the Blind
Orient
Near East
Daughters of Freedom in Pasadena Concert and Palestine Talk
Daughters of Freedom Marion Jackson Downs and Marian Anderson visit Pasadena for concerts at First Methodist Church and Civic Auditorium. They are joined by Percy Julian and Howard Thurman. Dr. Albert W. Palmer voices a pro Palestine world protectorate concept on his weekly broadcast, debating Zionism versus religious nationhood and the Vatican example.
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Freedom
Marion Jackson Downs
Marian Anderson
Abraham Lincon
Pasadena
Marion Downe
First Methodist
Percy Julion
Howard Thurman
First Congregational Church
Los Angeles
Albert W. Palmer
Palestine
District of Columbia
Belogg
Onsanton
United Nations
American Council For Judaism
Vatican City
To Mark Waldensian Anniversary
Denominations allied with the Federal Council of Churches ask observing Sun day, Feb. 15, as a tribute day to the Waldensian Church in Italy the world’s oldest Protestant group. The faith, named after Pietro Waldo, has about 300 members in Italy and claims 16,000 adherents in Uruguay and Argentina plus communities in Germany Switzerland and the United States. It ran 93 churches or missions postwar and owns over 100 buildings outside the Waldensian Valleys. It operates a college in Vorre Pollice a home Bible school and one hundred Sunday schools with about 4000 children enrolled.
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Federal Council of Churches
Waldensian Church
Italy
Pietro Waldo
Lyons
World Council of Churches
Geneva
Uruguay
Argentina
Germany
Provincon
Worttemberg
Eaden
Zurich
Switzerland
United States
Weldensians
RK College
Vorre Pollice
Pastors Called to Gods Holy War at Ohio Convention
About 3500 ministers braved severe cold to open the 28th Ohio Pastors' Convention in Columbus Memorial Hall. Yale Divinity School professor Halford E. Luccock urged delegates that Christians must act as a creative minority to save a doomed world through dedicated minds to human survival.
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Columbus
Ohio
Memorial Hall
Halford E. Luccock
Yale Divinity School
Uccock
Catholics Set Five Million Relief Appeal
Archbishop John T. McNicholas of Cincinnati announces a $5,000,000 relief drive in U S Catholic churches on Lectare Sunday March 7. The campaign, titled Bishop's Fund for the Victims of War, aims to aid starving peoples abroad and builds on last year's effort which raised over $7,300,000 net after a $5,000,900 target.
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United States
John T. McNicholas
Cincinnati
National Catholic Welfare Conference
Bishop's Fund
Large Scale Church Publicity Project Plans in Britain
A report for the Church Assembly in London outlines the Publicity Commission’s plan for a far reaching effort to publicize the Church of England. It calls the project the most ambitious initiative by any church group in Britain and lists press, advertising, movies and exhibitions as key tools while cautioning that advertising is not a guaranteed path to mass conversion.
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Church of England
Publity Commission
Church Assembly
London
Britain
United Church of South India forms from seven missions
Seven independent churches in South India merge to form The United Church of South India with over one million members. The union unites Episcopalian, Baptist, British Methodist, Congregational and Presbyteriancommunions after twenty eight years of effort, overcoming national and ecclesiastical obstacles says an American church leader.
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America
Britain
South India
United Church of South
Churches oppose universal military training measure
The Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America notes no member denomination has voted to back universal military training regimentation and those expressing views have opposed it. The Council's Executive Committee is split 28 against and 14 for the measure.
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Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
Hutchinson Warns Zionism Risks Jewish Unity and Future
Dr. Paul Hutchinson editor of The Christian Century told a St. Louis conference that political Zionism threatens Judaism by tying its fate to a doomed nationalist system. He warned that a Zionist state with Arabs as a large minority could never be established and criticized U S policy on refugees and displaced persons.
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Paul Hutchinson
Christian Century
St. Louis
Hutchinson
Palestine
U.N
United States
Lutheran Leaders Propose Wider Union
RICHMOND Va The time has come for American Lutheran bodies to give serious consideration to a wider cooperation which would involve some form of organic union Dr Ralph M M Lon a executive director of the National Lutheran Council told the annual meeting The eight Lutheran bodies in the Council have provided an outstanding example of what can be achieved by cooperative effort A report from Lutheran World Relief shows 2809 tons of clothing bedding and food valued at 4 094 085 were shipped in 1947 A cumulative report of shipments through 18 12 showed 4412 tons valued at 5 304 802 The National Lutheran Council represents eight of the nine Lutheran bodies in America with about three and a half million members
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Richmond
Ralph MM. Lona
National Luther Council
Taitheran World Relief
National Lutheran Council
America
World Day of Prayer observes global service on Feb 13
The World Day of Prayer service for Feb 13 features authors Mra Jese M Bader Mrs Samuel M Shoemaker and Mre Welthy Monsinger Fisher. The theme is the Lord's Prayer in 60 languages. United Council of Church Women organized a universal program with plans for worldwide prayer services and a 1948 model.
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Mra
Jese M
Bader
Samuel M
Shoemaker
Mre
Welthy Monsinger Fisher
United Council of Church Women
Caure
Chriss Kingdom
Two Sorts of Power from Gandhi Fast Reflections
Looking back on Gandhi's fast, the piece notes its significance in a world armed for war. It argues moral force differs from brute material power and that peace depends on a nation willing to risk its own life for others. It questions the permanence of designs and pledges by all parties.
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Mahatma Gandhi
Onsman
Religion on the Radio During My Period of Nonattendance
The author recalls using radio as spiritual guidance during church absence. They list multiple programs and stations such as KFAC KNX KECA KPPC KFWD KPRO and figures like Dr Ralph Meekman Dr Kirby Page Dr Fagerhurs Rev Paul Yinger and Bishop Oxnam. They note daily and weekend slots across various networks offering sermons prayers and Bible stories.
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KFAC
Ralph Meekman
New York
Federal Council
Lake ‘Tabernacle
KNX
KFT
Binky
Bishop Oxnam
Medoral Council
Ckeca
Keca
First Church
Kirby Page
Quakers
John Baitt
KFWD
Fifield
Fagerhurs
Paul Yinger
Riverside
KPRO
Goodwill Industries praised for employing handicapped workers
Goodwill Industries, described as one of America’s marvels, employs 17,000 handicapped civilians and paid 95 500 000 dollars in wages, expanding since its Boston founding in 1905 under the Methodist Church. Dr Thomas Parton lauds the charity for aiding thousands left unemployable by accidents and birth injuries, noting ongoing growth and autonomous operation.
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America
Goodwill Industries
Goodwill
Payne Therm
Goodwill Indwatty
Boston
Edgar J. Helma
Methodiat Church
Thomas Parton
U.'S. Public Health Service
President supports welcoming displaced persons policy
The President praised planned hospitable policies for the homeless and displaced persons. He noted organized programs by United Service for New Americans and other volunteers, backed by private generosity, to prevent immigrants from becoming public charges. He cited Stratton plan to admit 90,000 displaced persons over four years and broad national support.
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United Service For New Americang
Stratton
Amardean Ufe
American Legion
Jimgt
America
Congress
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United Church of South India
World Day of Prayer
Christian Science Moniter
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