Decision on Reunion of Presbyterian Divisions
The 88th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church U S (South) meets in ATEANTS to decide on reunification with the Northern branch. The Northern assembly opens in Seattle and both bodies adjourn Wednesday. If approved by both, three-fourths of presbyteries must concur. The Southern church has about 640,000 members. the North about 2,400,000. The union committee plans to place reunion on the 1949 docket. About 400 commissioners attend the assembly. They also discuss a five year plan to double membership and raise 87,850,000 for an expanded program.
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Archbishop Warns Against Crusade in York Convocation
Archbishop Cyril Garbett urged against any holy war or religious crusade against communism. He warned that indiscriminate excommunications would threaten Christian unity and harm Christians in communist nations. He called for positive presentation of Christianity to curb communism.
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York
England
Cyril Garbett
Red Forces Attack Shantung Rail Line Near Tawenkow
Three Red columns attacked the Tientsin Pukow rail line between Taian and Tawenkow in western Shantung Province. Tawenkow hosts a new government bridge. severing the line would cut off the peninsula north of the Yellow River.
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Tientsin-Pukow
Taian
Tawenkow
Shantung Province
Hsin Min Pao
Yellow River
Poland Dashes Hopes of 19 000 Citizenship Claimants
Poland ruled that children born to Polish parents are Polish citizens even if born abroad, marking a setback for about 19 000 people seeking U S citizenship. The mixed nationality commission will suspend progress and route claims through normal diplomatic channels.
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Poland
United States
U. S
Hunan Faces Worst Flood in 24 Years
Liu Hsiu Ju announces at a press briefing that all four rivers in Hunan Province overflowed their banks in the worst flood in 24 years. A large number of people are left homeless, properties damaged, crops destroyed, and several lives reported.
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Nanking
Liu Hsiu Ju
Hunan
Liu
Mundt Bill Alters Wallace Itinerary and Campaign Stops
Henry A. Wallace interrupted his presidential campaign in Coeur d Alene to fly to Washington for a Mundt Nixon bill hearing. He released a new tour schedule and will resume the campaign in Denver Sunday after testifying against the measure.
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Henry A. Wallace
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