Week End Editorial on Civic Sunday in Pasadena
The Pasadena Chamber of Commerce asks ministers to observe May 23 as Civic Sunday under the Keep Pasadena Ahead program. The piece commends joint civic church efforts to improve moral and civic conditions, urges closer cooperation, and calls out complacency while urging churches and business groups to work together for a better city.
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Pasadena Chamber of Commerce
Pasadena
Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Thorndike
Methodist General Conference Sets Plan For World Christian Action
Delegates at Mechanics Hall Boston adjourned May 8 after eleven days of discussion led by Bishop G Bromley Oxnam. The church reported 1,063,734 new members and a $27,011,243 Crusade for Christ total funded bread for the hungry and schools for gifted youth. A four year emphasis plan For Christ and His Church outlines focus on faith church ministry and mission with a war and peace stance urging universal Christianity over national interests and calling for renewed negotiations between Soviet and U S governments. HAROLD C CASE.
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General Conference of the Methodist Church
Mechanics Hall
Boston
G. Bromley Oxnam
New York
Methodist Church
United States
Germany
World Methodist Church
Christ
U. S
Soviet Union
Harold C, Case
Einstein Rejects Medal Praise On Militarization
Albert Einstein accepted the One World Award in memory of Wendell Willkie and warned that belief in military force overruns democracy. He urged leaders to oppose rearmament, arguing that state force gains momentum and outpaces the politicians who wield it. He said events abroad do not justify arming at home and urged strong action to counter such tendencies.
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Albert Einstein
Wendell Willkie
Dulles Urges Churches to Lead in Peace Efforts
John Foster Dulles, a U S delegation member, urged churches to take charge of antiwar work with a Federal Council of Churches program. He said broad public action could avert conflict with Russia, contending leaders on both sides avoid war if Americans speak up and seek mutual well being.
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Tions
America
Russia
Dulles
Federal Council of Churches
Council
Federal Council
United States
Archbishop Luka urges Anglo-Saxon Christians to resist militarists
In a broadcast from Moscow, Archbishop Luka of Crimea appeals to Christians in Anglo-Saxon countries to thwart imperialist plans by the United States and Britain. He defends the Soviet government, condemns Western fear of socialism and communism, and praises church-state harmony while noting his wartime medical service and Stalin Award.
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Moslow
Napoleon
Julia
Pale Baltasar
Jerusalem
United States
Britain
Luke
Luka
Valentin Felixovich Voino-Yasenetsky
Tambov
Churchman bishops urge faith and freedom to defeat Communism
Methodist bishops at the quadrennial General Conference urge preserving freedom and religious conviction over property to counter Communism. They say democracy must advance economic justice and racial brotherhood, arguing ideas defeat military force. They call for preparedness, eradicating prejudice, and expanding Christian labor missions to workers worldwide.
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Methodist Church
America
Teaders
Methodists Launch Four Year World Crusade for Christ and Mission
The General Conference approved a four year crusade titled For Christ and His Church to advance Methodism and global relief. It seeks a $50,000,000 fund, boosts church schools and youth abstinence programs, and promotes independent education without federal aid. Protestant churches in Spain show resilience amid repression, with Baptists leading expansion and a Protestant hospital funded for 1948.
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Methodists
Spain
Council of Bishops
General Commission of World Service
Council of Secretaries
Committee On Education
U.S
Benjamin J. Bush
Presbyterian Church
World Council of Churches
Department of Reconstruction
Inter Church Aid
Geneva
Bush
Presbyterian Church In
Ireland
Southern Baptist Convention
Church of England
Church of Ireland
Presbyterian Assembly Meets in Seattle for 360th Session
About a thousand clerical commissioners will gather in Seattle on May 27 for the Presbyterian Church U S A General Assembly. The Moderatorship will go to a clergyman for a year, succeeding layman Wilbur LaRoe Jr. Negotiations on union with the Southern church continue with cautious support for possible affirmative action in 1949.
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General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
Seattle
Wash
West Coast
San Frantisco
Wilbur LaRoe
Washington
D.C
LaRoe
U.S
Southern
Mormons Gain 20 000 Members
The Latter-Day Saints church reports a year gain of 20 000 members and an 80 percent rise in expenditures. Membership totals 1,018,170 as the 118th annual conference concludes. For 1947 church spending was 13,519,502 with Europe relief surpassing a million dollars and 95 freight carloads shipped at a cost of 1,281,013.47.
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Latter-Day Saints
J. Ruten Clarke
George Albert Smith
Europe
Religion and the Schools Clarify Court Impact
National Education Association lawyers assess the Supreme Court ruling on public schools and religion. They say releasing pupils for religious instruction in school or conducting classes on school premises during school hours would be unconstitutional. They consider after hours church instruction off campus as probably constitutional while early release for church services aligns with the court's intent. The memorandum notes no prohibition on recognizing a Deity, only on teaching specific doctrines in taxpayer supported schools.
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United States Supreme Court
National Education Association
N.ea
Goal of Two Million New Members
The Methodist Church aims to add two million members and 2,500 new churches over four years. The Committee on Membership and Evangelism presented the target to the quadrennial general conference, noting a current 9.5 million members and a world constituency of 20 million. Plans for 1945 include 400,000 new members through faith, visitation, education, and pulpit efforts, with 500,000 in 1950 and 1952, 600,000 in 1952.
Bishops to Retire at General Conference
Announcement of retirement for eight Methodist bishops at the quadrennial General Conference. Named are Bishop Lewis C. Hartman Boston H Lester Smith Columbus Ohio Titus Lowe Indianapolis Raymond J. Wede Detroit Edwin F. Lee Singapore Wilbur E. Hammaker Denver Charles C. Selecman Dallas and James H. Straughn Pittsburgh.
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The
Methodist Church
Lewis C. Hartman
Boston
H. Lester Smith
Columbus
Titus Lowe
Indianapolis
Ind
Raymond J. Wede
Detroit
Edwin F. Lee
Singapore
Wilbur E. Hammaker
Denver
Charles C. Selecman
Dallas
Tex
James H. Straughn
Pittsburgh
Spellman Announces $25 Million New Construction Plan
Francis Cardinal Spellman of New York announced that at least 25 million dollars in construction work would proceed this year in the archdiocese. The report lists 25,489,000 in authorized or scheduled projects and 25,050,000 in additional projects awaiting funds or increases. Major items include a 6 million dollar Alfred E. Smith Memorial Building at St. Vincent’s Hospital and a 4.2 million dollar Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains, with fifteen other large projects under contract.
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Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York
Lsted
Cardinal Spellman
Alfred E. Smith
St. Vincent's Hospital
Archibishop Stepinac High
White Plains
Lie Urges World Peace Over War At Hyde Park
Trygve Lie secretary general of the United Nations rebukes both the United States and Russia for the present chaos and urges governments to stop talking of war. He says fear grips nations, and only united effort toward peace can prevent another global conflict.
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Trygve Lie
United Nations
Lake Success
United States
Russia
Hyde Park
Roosevelt
Mr. Lie
America
Protestant Catholic Leaders Urged to Seek Common Basis for Peace
Dr. F Ernest Johnson of Columbia University calls Protestant and Catholic leaders to find a realistic basis for agreement to guide their controversy away from political fights. He cites the McCollum case rulings and a January Catholic pronouncement by Archbishop McNicholas as steps toward better understanding and friendly dialogue.
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F. Ernest Johnson
Columbia University
Department of Research and Education
Federal Council of Churches
Br. Johnson
Supreme Court
McCollum
McNicholas
John T. McNicholas
Cincinnati
National Catholic Welfare Conference
America
United States
China’s Loyal Opposition in National Assembly Revolt
The National Assembly election of General Li Tsung-jon as vice president signals a rare loyal opposition within Chiang Kai-shek’s Kuomintang led National Government. The 1946 assembly revolt challenges inner-circle dictation, suggesting a shift toward democratic norms and away from single party rule, though lasting impact remains uncertain.
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China
Chiang Kai-shek
Kuomintang
National Assembly
Li Tsung-jon
Kuonmintang
Sun Yat-sen
Orthodox Easter in Moscow Churches Attract Crowds
Moscow churches overflowed as the Russian Orthodox Church celebrated Easter with pomp. Patriarch Alexei officiated at Elektikov Cathedral in a silver robe and crown, as about three thousand filled the cathedral and others stood outside. Diplomats attended and believers bought Easter cakes and dyed eggs for blessings.
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Moscow
Alexei
Elekhov
Southern Baptists to Gather in Memphis
Ten thousand Baptists from 20 states will meet in Memphis on May 19 for the annual Southern Baptist convention. The five day session will focus on world wide evangelism, member enlistment, and debates on separation of church and state and civil rights policies. The gathering will elect messengers with authority to bind their congregations to decisions here, highlighting voluntary cooperation among churches.
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Southern Baptist Convention
Memphis
Tenn
Awake and on the March Awake and on the March
The Methodist Church gathering in Boston draws over 7000 attendees with 800 delegates from 52 countries, representing 20 million Methodists worldwide. It promotes Christian unity, denounces totalitarianism, and seeks leadership and ideas beyond rigid doctrine and systems.
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The
Methodist Church
Boston
Gandhi Lived Far Above His Religion, Says Colleague
Dr Yor u m described Mahatma Gandhi as living far above his religion while noting Hindus honor him as a Messiah. At Gandhi memorials a Christian song was sung and readings from the Sermon on the Mount and John 15 were proposed. He inspired uplift among the lowly through Christian ideals rather than Hindu scriptures.
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Gandhi
Jesus
Mr. Gandhi
Yorcum
Dr. Yorum
Missionaries to Combat Communism Plan Adopted by Conference
Methodist missionaries will be educated in Communist ideology and sent abroad to counteract it with Christianity. Dr Ralph Diffendorfer of New York said the department plans to deploy 200 highly trained young married couples into areas threatened by Communist infiltration. The project is expected to cost 4,500,000 dollars with voluntary contributions sought.
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Ralph Diffendorfer
New York
Church
Division of Foreign Missions
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