Honor Our Heroes on Washington's 216th Birthday Editorial
Week End Editorial recalls Washington and Lincoln as household names whose stories teach patriotism and religion. The piece urges living example over instruction and echoes a Hebrew tradition of heroic parental teaching. It ends with a prayer for God's protection and guiding virtues for the nation.
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Washington
Lincoln
Israel
Moses
David
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Ezekiel
America
George Washington
United States
Jesus Christ
How Observe Lent
An exhortation on Lenten observance stressing positive self discipline through prayer meditation and spiritual reading. It urges regular worship and charity as core practices and highlights the call to respond to suffering with compassion.
Lenten Prayer At AU Saints Church
Almighty God the only source of light and life be with us in days of tension and strife. Strengthen us to witness with courage and conviction. May our voices rise above discord and may we share the world’s suffering to learn the Cross’s meaning and the life abundant. Amen. by F C Benson Belliss AU Saints Church.
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God
Jesus Christ
F. C. Benson Belliss AU Saints Church
Church Tower Strife Signals EU Church State Clash
Europe faces mounting church state tension as Poland and other Soviet influenced nations clash with Catholic hierarchies. Vatican relations weaken with lack of nuncios in Hungary and Yugoslavia, while Prague seizes church lands provoking fear of broader Vatican-Pact fallout.
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Poland
Roman Catholica Church
Warsaw
Catholic: Hierarchy
Hierarchy
Viktor Grosz
Foreign Ministry
Vatican
Cor
Ace
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Romania
Holy See
Yu-goslavia
Czechoslovakia
Cathlic
Prague
Ty Hungary
Ingen Cuvainal Minderenthy
Prinnte
Matyas Rakasi
Tse
Willy
Buchavent
Record Year for Southern Baptists 1947
Porter Routh reports Southern Baptist churches in 1947 set records in baptisms 285152 total membership 2670420 Sunday school enrollment 4004705 and overall giving 132162448. Local expenses totaled 103490832 with 28472014 directed to missions education and Phenevo lerices.
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Porter Routh
Southern Baptist
Raining Union
Women's Missionary Societies
Brotherhonds
Southern Baptist Convention
E Xain
Lambeth Conference Opens in England for 1949 Five-Week Session
Anglicans from around the world will gather in England for five weeks beginning July 4 for the Lambeth Conference. Dr. Fisher Archbishop of Canterbury announces the theme God in His World and in His Church. The agenda includes The Christian Doctrine of Man The Church and the Modern World The Unity of the Church The Anglican Churches and Questions Referred by Member Churches.
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Lambeth
England
Fisher
Canterbury
Lilienthal Sees Two Atomic Missions in Conflict
In Manhattan Lilienthal discusses the U S Atomic Energy Commission roles to build better bombs and to prevent any use of atomic weapons. He warns fear fueled by media can panic nations and emphasizes informing the public to prevent destructive outcomes. There is no substitute for informed bipartisan public judgment.
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U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Avid HB
Enthal
U. S
Manhattan
Radio Executives Club
Liliynthal
Mig
Lord WiWienthal
Mapa
New York City
Hudson River
Jatte
Genoa
David Lilienthal
Sweek
Lenten Reading Suggestions From a Fragmented List
A fragmentary list proposes several Lenten reading options including The Man and His Mind by Mbert Schweitzer and A Testament of Devotion by Thomas R. Kelly. Also mentioned are These Shared tix Passion by Ed ward M. Poleat and An Approach to the Teaching of Jesus by Ernest Caiman Cal well.
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Mbert Schweitzer
George Saver
Thomas R. Kelly
Edward M. Poleat
Herbert ‘Winser
Hansen
Jesus
Ernest Caiman Calwell
Che Lo
John Pennik
Scoliee
Che
Luccocx
Brenlani
Freedom of Religion Day Observance in Pasadena
Pasadena officials designate Sunday February 22 as Freedom of Religion Day to honor interfaith respect and equal rights for all beliefs. The message emphasizes universal liberty to worship, speak, and work without fear, seeking human dignity and equal treatment for every neighbor.
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Pasadena
Batman
Natron
Didication
Joseph Aus- Linder
Letter From Washington on Religion and Inauguration
A 1780 correspondence from George Washington to Bishop Thomas Coke and Bishop Francis Asbury of the Methodist Church in America. Washington pledges faithfulness to religion and asks for prayers and divine benediction for his presidency and the religious community.
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George Washington
Thomas Coke
Francis Asbury
Methodist Church In America
Washington S
Alwayys
G. Washington
Laroe Urges End to Sectarianism at Religious Ed Meeting
Wilbur LaRoe Jr. urged end to denominational rivalries before about 1000 attendees at a Grand Rapids gathering marking the 26th annual meeting of the International Council of Religious Education. He warned six crises threaten Christian civilization and called the church to unite to foster peace through the gospel.
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Wilbur LaRoe, Jr
Presbyterian Church
International Council of Religious Education
Grand Rapids
Mich
LaRue
Mortely
Lo- Roe
Religious Leaders Condemn Compulsory Military Training
Protestant and Catholic leaders in Syracuse unite to oppose compulsory military training. Bishops W Earl Ledder Malcolm Peabody and Walter Foery join Rev Harry Taylor and university chancellor William Tolley along with local church council figures in stating peace and conscience can ensure security without compulsory drills.
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Syracuse
W. Earl Ledder
Malcolm ©. Peabody
Walter A. Foery
Harry B. Taylor
Syracuse and Onondega County
Conestess
Gandhi's Death and Indian Reactions
A letter to the Christian Century recounts Gandhi's assassination and the Indian response. The writer describes grief across Delhi to Madras, radio tributes by Nehru and Patel, and worldwide reflection on Gandhi as a peaceful martyr who died for unity.
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Delhi
Madras
Colombo
Malwtnya
Gandhi
India
Jawahar Lal
Vallabhgt Patel
Mahatma
Andhla la Riday
The
Hindu
Goudh
Lincoln
Sandhi
Bence
En Rowle
Stanley Jones
Two Churchmen Promoted to Archbishop Posts
The church announces key promotions. J Francis Melnore of New York named coadjutor to succeed Los Angeles Archbishop Cantwell who died October 30 1997. Gerald Bergan of Des Moines elevated to Omaha archbishop as vacancy follows Archbishop Ryan’s death November 23. A separate note recalls Francis Bloy elected bishop of Los Angeles and mentions prior candidates and long service at St Paul’s Cathedral.
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J. Francis Jr. Melnore
New York
Seth Hamed
Pius Ril
Los Angeles
John J. Cantwell
Gerald T. Bergan
Des Moines
Hla
Omaha
Neb
James H. Ryan
McIntyre Wis Ordanied
Aunt Mary
Condor
Cardinal Spelleman
Francis Eric Bloy
St. Paul's Cathedral
Bardomnnal
Dean Bloy
Wiliam Bertrand
St. Paul's
Debate on Protests and State Separation in Education
The piece questions the aims of the Protests and Other Americans United for Separation of Church and State and warns that a negative view of church state relations could benefit secularists. It urges Protestants to present a positive Christian education program and cautions against parochial control of public schools while citing Justice Rutledge and Madison on religion as a private matter.
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Churely
Justice Rutledge
New Jersey
Madison
Aid to China or Helping China How to truly aid China
The piece argues large US aid to China since WWII exceeds two billion dollars yet questions what form real help should take. It calls for new domestic leaders in China, reform mindedness, and suggests directing aid to develop Chinese governance and education rather than flooding with Western technology and personnel.
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China
Central Cove
Generalisaime Chiang “Katshele
Chin
Mortern
United States
Ambassador Stuart Urges Christian Principles to Revive China
U S Ambassador to China Dr J Leighton Stuart urged Chinese youth to embrace Christian principles as a new and revolutionary movement that could save China. The former Presbyterian missionary, speaking in Shanghai, framed faith as a core force for national renewal.
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Shanghai
J. Leighton Stuart
U. S
China
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