Religious Leaders Urge Senate to Pass Displaced Persons Bill
More than 300 national and religious leaders appealed to the U S Senate to pass the McGrath Neely displaced persons bill in a Washington Post advertisement. Signers included James A Farley Herbert H Lehman and Harper Sibley representing Catholic Jewish and Protestant faiths urging action to aid postwar displaced persons and end Senate silence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
United States
McGrath-Neely
Washington Post
James A. Farley
Herbert H. Lehman
Harper Sibley
Europe
America
Senate of the
Mildred McAfee Norton
Federal Council of Churches
G. Bromley Oxnam
New York
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Everett A. Ctnchy
National Conference of Christians and Jews
United Council of Church Women
Spiritual forces at work in Goethe celebration at Aspen
WeekEnd Editorial recalls Aspen event honoring Goethe with speakers Hutchins Ortega and Schweitzer. They discuss moral responsibility and the supremacy of spiritual forces over material power, optimism for Europe and America aiding civilization, and the role of love, liberty, and faith in guiding humanity. The piece closes with a quote from the Apostle Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goethe
Aspen
Colorado
Hutchins
University of Chicago
Ortega
Europe
America
Dr. Schweitzer
Temple of Freedom
Religion and Politics in Modern Church Activism
An editorial warns against the fusion of church and politics arguing that religious leadership should stay within moral and spiritual duties. It cites the Barden Educational Bill and lobby groups, urging ministers to avoid partisan advocacy and to serve as spiritual guides. The piece cites Isaiah to emphasize preaching aid to the poor and justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barden
Washington
Voice of Religion
Isaiah
World Council appeals for religious liberty from Chichester
The Central Committee of the World Council of Churches met in Chichester England and urged member churches to resist totalitarian threats. It denounces totalitarianism as false and calls for religious freedom as the guardian of all true freedom. It urges faithful witness, moral standards, and ChristianTeaching for children while warning against worldly exploitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
World Council
Council
Chichester
England
World Council of Churches
Jesus Christ
Church
Amsterdam
Presbyterians Report Historic Gain in U.S. Church
The Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. reports its largest membership in American history at 2,230,013, a net gain of 55,877 from last year. Sunday school enrollment rose to 1,325,088 from 1,351,199 in 1948, with 71,805 infant baptisms. Ministry candidates grew from 1,446 in 1947 to 1,928, and total contributions reached $85,890,435.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Organized Presbyterianism
America
Presbyterian Church
U.S
NEA Voters Ban Communists From Teaching Roles
At its Boston convention the National Education Association with 825 000 members voted to bar Communists from the profession and from the association. Only five delegates opposed the measure and a resolution condemned the use of terms like Red to attack teachers with differing views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
National Education Association
Herbert H. Phillips
University of Washington
N.E.A
CARE Thrift Parcel for Europe Offers Lower Prices
CARE announces thrift food parcels for Europe including a $5.50 parcel weighing about five pounds and a 22 pound $10 option. The 10 pound lard package drops from $4.75 to $4.00. Orders go to CARE headquarters at 20 Broad Street New York or regional CARE offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CARS
Agency For European Relief
CARE
Broad Street
New York
Quakers Call for Settlement With Russia
A report by the American Friends Service Committee urges peaceful co existence of Russian communism and American capitalism. It calls the U S to lead talks removing East West trade barriers forging a unified neutral Germany and placing atomic stock under United Nations seal. Led by Dr Gilbert F White the study says war between the United States and Soviet Union is not inevitable and that Communists do not seek conflict as a historical necessity.
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American Friends Service Committee
United States
Germany
United Nations
Gilbert F. White
Haverford (Pa.) College
Soviet Union
Stresses Christian Outlook in Korea
Dr. William B. Shaw, chair man of the Association of Methodist Missionaries in Korea, arrives in the United States and tells Religious News Service Korea offers the most favorable social and political climate for Christianity since its introduction. He asserts Korea is the only Far East nation with top leaders Christian or pro Christian and says Christianity has a genuine future despite 500,000 to 600,000 Christians in a 12 million population.
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Korea
William B. Shaw
Association of Methodist Missionaries
United States
Shaw
Far East
China
Japan
Archbishop Fisher Denounces Communist Influence in Dock Strike
Dr Geof frey Francis Fisher Archbishop of Canterbury denounces Communist influence in the London dock strike calling it a spirit of anarchy. He appeals for political good sense and Christianity urging Britons to oppose political Communism which he says injures five Christian sanctities of life and is hostile to the faith.
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London
Geoffrey Francis Fisher
Canterbury
Wittee Eee
Baltimore Synod Elects Negro Moderator
The Baltimore Synod of the Presbyterian Church USA elected Reverend Dr. Halley B. Taylor as synod moderator, the first Negro chosen for the post. For 24 years he led Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church in Washington and has long been active in church affairs, serving as secretary of the Presbyterian Ministers Association of Washington and twice as a commissioner to the General Assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Presbyterian Church, USA
Presbyterian Life
Delaware
Maryland
Washington
D.C
Virginia
Halley B. Taylor
Taylor
Vatican Excommunicates Catholics Aiding Communism
The Roman Catholic Church issued a decree through the Holy Office, promulgated by Pope Pius XII, declaring excommunication for Catholics who advocate or spread Communist doctrines, publish or read Communist writings, or belong to groups like the Progressive Christian Movement active in France and Italy.
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Congregation of the Holy Office
Pius XII
France
Italy
ICRE Reports New Sunday School Figures
The Inter national Council of Religious Education released figures showing a gain of 19 060 Sunday schools from 1945 to 1948 but a net loss of 21 891 pupils in Sunday school enrollment across churches. The tally now lists 232 872 schools, 2 406 505 officers and teachers, and 24 588 112 pupils. The corrected total lowers earlier pupil figures from 29 745 580. The Methodist Church leads in officers and teachers, followed by the Southern Baptist Convention Disciples of Christ the Presbyterian Church in the USA Northern Baptist Convention and the National Baptist Convention.
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International Council of Religious Education
International Council
United States
Council
Methodist Church
Southern Baptist Convention
Disciples of Christ
Presbyterian Church In the USA
The
Northern Baptist Convention
National Baptist Convention
Television Education Proposes College by TV Experiment
Hunter College and Columbia Broadcasting System back a new educational experiment led by television executive Ira A Hirshman. He argues that television can reach tens of thousands or millions, challenging the need for a single professor to address a small class. The piece questions how television programs could serve education and religion beyond passive advertising.
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Hunter College
Columbia Broadcasting Company
Ira
A. Hirnchman
Carlyle
EKID Membership Figures Revealed Across Regions
Evangelical Church in Germany EKID reports a total membership of about 30.83 million across 27 member churches. The breakdown shows 17.41 million in the Soviet occupied zone, 22.43 million in Western areas, with the rest in other regions.
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Lavesta
Evangelical Church In Germany
EKID
Soviet Occupe- Holland
Yearbook of American Churches notes 76 million members
The Federal Council of Churches announced the 71948 Yearbook of American Churches, estimating about 76 million church members in the United States and Canada. It cites 45 million Protestants, 25 million Catholics, 8 million Jews, and 1 million Eastern Orthodox, with 87 percent in the 50 largest denominations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yearbook of American Churches
United States
Canada
Federal Council of Churches
Samuel McCrea Cavert
The
Federal Council
Disciples
Episcopal
Congregational
Evangelical United Brethren
Cavert
Councils of Churches
Methodist Church
Evangelical
United Brethren
Congregational Christian Churches
Evangelical and Reformed Church
ANS
Fog Over Education and the Barden Bill Debate
The National Education Association sought to clarify federal aid to education amid widespread misunderstanding. Catholic spokesmen labeled the Barden bill discriminatory for excluding transportation, textbooks, and health services to both public and nonpublic schools, while supporters argue the bill is fair and adheres to Supreme Court rulings.
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Christian Science Monitor
National Education Association
Supreme Court
Barden
Lutherans Plan $6 Million Campaign in 1950
United Lutheran churches announce a nationwide drive totaling six million dollars for 1950 with Springfield Ohio directing the effort. Most funds target new buildings and 4.5 million for 14 Lutheran colleges, 900 thousand for 10 seminaries in the U.S. and Canada, plus education services.
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United Lutheran
Franklin Clark Fry
Pemeinacee
Edgar Tullos
Wittenberg College
Springfield
Ohio
Lutheran’ Colleges
U.S
Canada
Mirror of Opinion on an Orderly Revolution in America
Analysis of communist propaganda through Paul Robeson and other figures. The Fisk Institute at Nashville is cited to counter claims of Negro contentment, arguing progress toward equality remains slow but steady and urging Catholic colleges to host similar studies under American power.
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America
Paul Robeson
United States
Soviet Union
Humanite
Paris
Unite
Rome
Nigeria
Viet-Nam
Indonesia
Singer
Mr. Robeson
Canada Lee
Howard Fast
Willam L. Patterson
Civil Rights Congress
Institute of Race Relations
Fisk University
Nashville
Tenn
Robeson
No Trial Reflects Deep Public Strain Over Hiss Case
The Manchester Guardian notes the jury deadlock in the Alger Hiss trial and the Attorney General's plan to retry, possibly in autumn. It argues jurors must be impartial despite headlines, praises due to Hiss for enduring this ordeal, and warns against letting outrage erode due process or prejudice innocent or guilty.
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Manchester Guardian
Alger Hiss
Hiss
United States
Grave Threats to Freedoem
In several state legislative halls and university campuses drives push for non-Communist oaths for teachers in tax supported schools. The piece argues the plan is wrong, impractical, undignified and degrading, threatening academic freedom by labeling teachers as Communist affiliates for broad or indirect associations. It notes the risk to qualified individuals, including lay and clerical figures, and warns against banning prominent people from teaching.
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Cirimian
United States
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Schweitzer
Chicago
Albert Schweitner
Lambarene
French Equatorial Africa
Ernest C. Colwell
Albert Schweitzer
Jesus
Bach
Christian Medical
Equatorial
Africa
Stephenson
Illinois
Martin Kennelly
Conference of
Colo
Apostle of Christ
World Council Appeals For Religious Liberty
Jobe Ortegan Gasset
Presbyterians Report
Russia
Vatican
ICRE
Mirror of Opinion
Freedoem
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