Church Council Urges Peace Over Military Dominance
The Federal Council of Churches issue a statement warning against militarism guiding foreign policy. It calls for a positive peace program, urging action to avert war, protect freedoms, and testify to Christian unity both at home and abroad. It stresses prayer, repentance, and shared hope in God's mercy.
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Federal Council of Churches
Christian World Fellowship
Kingdom of God
God
Russia
Christ
What the People Want in Religion by Governor Arnall
The passage from Governor Arnall’s forthcoming book argues that people seek an end to racial and religious hate and desire religion practiced without denominational walls. It urges Christians of all names to love, differ, and build a broad fellowship through living faith and mercy.
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South
Arnall
Christ
Jesus Christ
Socialist Christians urge Christian involvement in politics
The 77 Labour MPs publish a pamphlet In This Faith We Live with a foreword by a churchman. They call for more Christians in politics, arguing worship is primary but social action and politics are its form, and claim Labour has a strong Christian basis referencing Matthew 25.
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Partici- Statford Cripps
Labor Party
St Mark’s and Westminster Churches Share Summer Union Services
St Mark’s Episcopal Church used Westminster Presbyterian Church facilities on Lake Avenue after selling property on Washington Street. Beginning July 6 1947 the two congregations held joint services and events through August and for a final May 9 1948 service with Rev. E E Hailwood preaching. A gift of altar candlesticks closed the season.
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Washington Street
East Foothill Boulevard
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Westminster Presbyterian Church
North Lake Avenue
Westminster Chapel
St. Mark's
Women’s Association
Presbyterians
Westminster
E. E. Hailwood
Max Morrison
Merrill M. Follansbee
W. F. Ludlum
E. E. McFadden
Flanagan Memorial Planned in Germany
Berlin Catholics announce a Father Flanagan Memorial Fund to honor Monsignor Edward J. Flanagan founder of Boys Town Nebraska who died in Berlin The fund will seek global donations for social welfare work among needy youth in Berlin German papers praise a tribute to Flanagan by General Lucius D Clay American Military Governor and plan collaboration to aid German youth
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Berlin
Father Flanagan
Ihe
Boys Town
Nebraska
der Tagesspiegel
Edward J. Flanagan
Lucius D. Clay
Bishops Gather for Lambeth Conference in London
An estimated 323 bishops including 200 from outside Great Britain will attend the Lambeth Conference in London in July. Representatives of the Old Catholic Church of Holland and Eastern Orthodox Churches will be present. Non Anglican visitors will attend only certain functions and will not take part in business sessions.
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Great Britain
London
Old Catholic Church of
Episcopalians Urge World Government and Displaced Persons
The 16th convention of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese in New York backs immediate action toward a federal Union via UN Charter amendment or a regional defense pact. It also endorses the Stratton Bill allowing 400000 displaced persons into the U S over four years and reaffirms church state separation. The Newark diocese endorses separation, while Albany condemns Supreme Court limits on religious classes in public schools.
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Protestant Episcopal Diocese
New York
Congress
United Nations
U.N
Stratton
U. S
Episcopal Diocese of
Newark
Albany
Supreme Court
Reluctant Pagans noted among college students
Dr Merrimon Cuninggim of Pomona College told Yale Divinity School hosts that students show reluctance toward pagan attitudes and religion yet remain responsive to religious values when linguistic biases fade. Yale President Charles Seymour urged faculty to harness students eagerness for spiritual leadership.
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Merrimon Cuninggim
Pomona College
California
Yale Divinity School
New Haven
Conn
Pr. Cuninggim
Dr. Cuninggim
America
Charles Seymour
Yale University
National Conference of College and
Seymour
Plan for United Church of Christ Approved by Evangelical Synods
A union plan between Congregational Christian Churches and Evangelical and Reformed Church wins approval in over two thirds of 34 synods. The new denomination would include about 9000 congregations and 2 million members across 48 states and DC. Congregational votes continue with 75 percent needed by June 1.
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Congregational Christian Churches
Evangelical and Reformed Church
United Church of Christ
District of Columbia
Congregational Christian
Labor Needs Religion, Archbishop Says
Archbishop Richard J. Cushing told delegates to the C10 Steelworkers convention in Boston that organized labor requires organized religion to safeguard its future and the world’s harmony for the next century. He argued that society’s well being now hinges on labor and how it wields its power and on the policies of labor leaders.
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Richard J. Cushing
Boston
Presbyterian Ministers Visit President
Thirty clergymen from as many states met at Washington for an Emergency Peace Conference session in formal talks with President Truman. They discussed national and international peace issues including trade, displaced persons, and European recovery program funding. The group urged maintaining open channels with the Soviet Union to foster better understanding.
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Washington
New York City
Lake Success
Truman
Russia
National Radio Pulpit at 25 Years Anniversary
The National Radio Pulpit marks its 25th anniversary with a May 23 program featuring a founding documentary sketch. Dr. Roswell P. Barnes and Frank E. Mullen will offer tributes. Sponsored by the Federal Council of Churches and allied councils, the program began in May 1923 with Dr. S. Parkes Cadman and now airs on 82 leading stations. Over 5 million letters have been received since inception.
Swedish Primate Heads to United States for Celebrations
Archbishop Erling Eidem primate of the Swedish State Lutheran Church leaves Goeteborg on the Gripsholm for the United States to attend ceremonies organized by American Lutheran Church bodies. He travels with Mrs. Eidem and Prof Hilding Pleijel. royal delegates join him. Expected in New York May 18, he plans a six week visit meeting church leaders and Swedish American communities.
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Erling Eidem
Lutheran
Goeteberg
Gripsholm
United States
Eidem
Hilding Pleije
Lund
Hiden
New York
Prayer meeting in Tokyo draws record attendance
A huge prayer meeting organized by the Church of Christ in Japan as part of an evangelical program was held at the Fujimicha Church in Tokyo. Dr. Toyohiko Kagawa led speakers including Deen Vaughan Dabney of Andover Newton Theological Seminary and Rev. Michio Kozaki, moderator of the ...
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Tokyo
Church of Christ
Japan
Fujimicha Church
Argest
Toyohiko Kagawa
Deen Vaughan Dabney
Andover Newton Theological Seminary
U.S
Michio Kozaki
United Church Reports Record 1947 Giving
United Church of Canada members donated 18,729,423 dollars in 1947 for all purposes, nearly a million more than the prior year. The missionary and maintenance fund surpassed 2,000,000 dollars for the first time since 1931, says treasurer Dr. Victor Mooney. Congregational property was valued at 103,964,233 dollars. He said a people who give that amount in a year are not indifferent to religion.
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United Church of Canada
Victor Mooney
Presbyterians Hold Emergency Peace Conference in New York
Presbyterian ministers from across the United States gathered in New York for an Emergency Peace Conference to discuss church roles in averting another world war. The event, at U N headquarters and in Lake Success, urged support for the European Recovery Program and a robust democratic life, with calls for human rights work, negotiations between American and Soviet leaders, and increased church aid forEurope’s hungry and destitute.
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New York
Division of Social Education and Action
The
Presbyterian Church In
U. S A
U.N
Lake Success
N. Y
Washington
BD. C
United Nations
Europe
Bible Society Achievements Reported At 132nd Annual Meeting
The American Bible Society distributed 9,310,439 Scriptures during a year, including 785,747 Bibles and 2,220,014 Testaments in 167 languages. It produced 1,000 Japanese Bibles, printed the first Russian Bible edition in the U S using new orthography, and supported German Scripture donations totaling 4,902,081. Southern California office is 325 Ramona Street Pasadena.
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American Bible Society
The
Bible Society
Southern California
Ramona Street
Pasadena
Japan Reestablishes Christian Council
Tokyo reports the National Christian Council of Japan, halted before the war, is reorganized under Rev. United Church of Christ in Japan. A conference of Japanese Protestant churchmen and American missionaries formalized its establishment. Affiliates include United Church of Christ in Japan, Holy Catholic Church in Japan, the Church of the Nazarene, Lutheran and Baptist churches.
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Tokyo
National Christian Council of Japan
Michio Kozaki
United Church of Christ In
Japan
Council
Holy Catholic Church In
Anglican
Church of the Nazarene
The
Christian Education Association
M.C.4
Y.w.ca
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Religious Instruction Legal in Iowa Schools
Iowa public schools may teach religion or the Bible as long as no creed is promoted. R A Griffin, legal adviser, says a Champaign Supreme Court decision does not ban Bible study or religious influences when taught in a non sectarian, literature history or social problems context by qualified teachers.
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Iowa
R. A. Griffin
Department of Public Instruction
Griffin
Supreme Court
Champaign, I
Christian Colleges in China Receive Aid and Funds
The United Board for Christian Colleges in China reports aid valued at 350000 dollars with 7000 books sent to war damaged colleges since June. Executive secretary Dr Robert J McMullen notes 1500000 dollars was raised for current expenses for 13 Christian institutions, with nearly half raised in China.
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China
Robert J. McMullen
United Board For Christian Colleges
Local Control of Intoxicating Liquors Debate Spurs Letter
A statement from the California Temperance Federation led by Dr. Louis H. Evans argues that liquor interests wage a misleading campaign on Local Control versus Local Option. It distinguishes two initiatives, asserts petitions distort public perception, and urges voters to back the constructive measure returning license control to local governments.
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California Temperance Federation
Louis H. Evans
First Presbyterian Church
Hollywood
California
Beverage Industry News
State Assembly
Hquor
Viguor
State Board of Equalization
Board of Equalization
Lutherans Give Half Million for Missions
A 1947 financial report shows continental missionary aid from the United States totaled 737 431 94 dollars. The National Lutheran Council allocated 507 042 47 dollars to the Lutheran World Federation. Dr L S Albright urged North American churches to meet new postwar challenges in 1948.
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United States
International Missionary Council
National Lutheran Council
U.S.A
Lutheran World Federation
L. 5. Albright
Grounds for Hope in Palestine
Anne O'Hare McCormick argues that Palestine faces a long road to peace yet hints at a possible path through partition. She notes both Arabs and Jews could gain from a negotiated two state outcome and urges recognition of current realities by the United Nations and international actors.
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Palestine
Guere Villa
Washington
Hfe
Dr. Magnes
United States
United Nations
Open Letter to Stalin Proposes Armament Cuts and World Peace
Henry Wallace argues for a general reduction of armaments and outlawing mass destruction methods as a first step to end the cold war. He urges stronger UN relief efforts and resumption of unrestricted trade, but warns real trust requires mutual sovereignty concessions and international inspection rather than hopeful incantations.
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Moscow
Henry Wallace
Stalin
Russia
America
Mr. Wallace
U.N. World Relief Agency
The Nation Seeks Peace and Stability Through Collective Security
The people demand peace and national security via a just peace and an honest police force. They expected more from the United Nations, yet still trust collective security. Peace comes through forbearance, patience, and a belief that international relations mirror personal conduct, with the UN offering a pattern for gradual sovereignty and peaceful solutions.
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America
United Nations
Church Women Back Plan To Admit Displaced Persons
The executive committee of the United Council of Church Women voted support for the Fellows Bill to admit 200000 displaced persons into the United States in two years. They urged altering the provision that mortgaged half the future immigration quotas of origin countries to cover current admissions. Mrs Harper Sibley was named accredited visitor to the World Council of Churches assembly in Amsterdam this August.
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U. S
United Council of Church Women
Council
Harper Sibley
Assembly of the World Council of Churches
Amsterdam
Quaker Plans Wealth from Nobel Peace Prize
Nobel Peace Prize recipients Clarence Pickett and the American Friends Service Committee announce plans to spend the $2000 share to improve U S Soviet relations. Proposed methods include immediate peace talks strengthening the United Nations and a new exchange program for students writers religious leaders and industrial workers.
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Clarence ¥. Pickett
American Friends Service Committee
Russia
U. S
U.N
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