Week End Editorial on Peace Is Possible Through Churches
The piece praises the United Council of Church Women for choosing "Peace is Possible" as a national topic. It cites UN achievements, interdenominational cooperation, and a Pasadena drive where 160 sewing kits for garments were created as a peace effort. It notes youth involvement and local business support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Council of Church
Neville Chamberlain
United Nations
Europe
Federal Council of Churches
United Council of Church Women
World Council of Churches
Pasadena
Friendship Baptist Church
Eer
W.C
Ethics in Government by Justice Douglas on unwritten law
Reprinted excerpt argues that civic mores shape justice more than statutes and courts. It contrasts written law with community ethics, noting tolerance, minority rights, due process, and civil liberties as essential, shaping law and national maturity beyond industrial progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Douglas
John Dry Co
New York
England
America
Adventists Report Welfare Progress at North American Churches
Adventist welfare groups reported total work valued at 5,227,154.59 during 1948 at the North American church home missions convention in Nashville Tennessee. Welfare director Elder Henry FR Brown noted the figure excludes hospital charity and general conference budget allocations. Delegates announced new Dos oras clinics and welfare centers and approved large scale expansion by volunteers with plans for clothing and food depots in local churches for emergencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dore
North America
Henry FR Brown
Nashville
Tenn
Brown
General Conference
Church labor accord expands at San Diego council
The San Diego County Central Labor Council votes to include church delegates after Methodist Bishop James Chamberlain Baker approves Rev. John A. Zimmer of Linda Vista as a denominational representative. Zimmer, a veteran labor ally, will relay church labor relations information across San Diego County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego County
Boston University
CTO
Ladies' Garment Workers
World Council Secretary Starts East Tour With Ecumenical Talks
Dr. W. A. Visser ’t Hooft, general secretary of the World Council of Churches, leaves Geneva for Athens to confer with Greek Orthodox and Protestant leaders. He will visit Istanbul, Cairo, Java, the Celebes, Ambon, Sumatra, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Burma, Madras, Travancore, Jaffna, Colombo, and return to Geneva by late January for a series of ecumenical meetings and lectures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Er. W. A. Visser 'T Hooft
World Council of Churches
Geneva
Athens
Near East
Orient
World Council
Dr. Visser 'T Hooft
Istanbul
Cairo
Stanley A. Morrison
Church Missionary Society
Egypt
Dutch East Indies
Visser 'T Hooft
Charles W. Ranson
International Missionary Council
Java
Celebes
Ambon
Sumatra
Indonesian Christian Council
Bangkok
Siam
Hongkong
Burma
North Indian Anglican Church Synod
South Indian Church Synod
Madras
Travancore
Ma Thoma
Ceylon
Jaffna
Colombo
Visser ‘T Hooft
Ask Motion Picture Drinking Scene Ban
A group from the Council of Churches in Oklahoma City plans to ask Hollywood producers why drinking scenes appear in films. Citing Lost Boundaries they argue the scene was unnecessary to the plot. Co chairs include Dr John L Peters of Oklahoma City University and Cerneria Johnson of the Urban League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Hollywood Moavie
Social Action Commission
The
Council of Churches
John L. Peters
Oklahoma City University
Methodist
Cerneria Johnson
Urban League
Waldensians Create Legal Defense Unit at Torre Pellice Synod
Italian Waldensians voted at their annual Synod in Torre Pellice to form a legal office to defend religious minority freedom and represent the church with the State. The meeting addressed autonomy differences among churches and temporarily suspended autonomous churches from designating their own pastors. Attendees included leaders from Presbyterian and Methodist churches and other international Protestant bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torre Pellice
Italy
Tavola Valdese
Supreme Council of the Church
Herbert Stephenson
Presbyterian Church of England
Carmelo Lomparde
Salvation Army
Esimnuele Shaffi
Methodist Church of Italy
Henry Pascheto
The
Baptist Church
George Duncan
General Assembly of
Church of Scotland
Alphonse Koechlin
Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches
Roger Wyler
National Church of Geneva
Marcel Pradervand
Presbyterian World Alliance
Peter Moncada
Reformed Church
United States
Australian bishop condemns socialization plans
Roman Catholic Archbishop James Duhig of Brisbane attacked Britain's socialization efforts in an address, calling them a solemn warning to Australia against alienation of the God given rights of citizens in a free country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Duhig
Brisbane
Britain
Australia
Church Dispute Declared Solved by New Church Law
In Prague President Klement Gottwald hailed a church control law as solving the long running dispute with the Communist government. The action freed or halted legal proceedings against 127 Catholic priests who pledged loyalty to the state. The measures place clergy on civil service, require an oath, and route salaries to the government. The government also gains control over church appointments finances and administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Czechoslovakia
Klement Gottwald
Prague
Gottwald
Rome
Vatican
Baptists Promote Glorieta Assembly in New Mexico
The Baptist Sunday school board voted to match gifts up to 100000 for a Glorieta Baptist assembly in New Mexico modeled on Ridgecrest North Carolina. Dr. T L Holcomb said the plan aims to inspire youth to preach or pursue foreign missions, with a 1950 New Mexico assembly likely and no nationwide Sunday school program before 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Sunday Serial Board
Southern Baptist Convention
Glorieta Baptist Assembly
New Mexico
T. L. Holcomb
Glorietta Assembly
Assembly
Ridgecrest
Southern Baptists
Glorieta
Czech churches face strict state control under new laws
Prague reports that most churches in Czechoslovakia, except a few small Protestant bodies, fall under Communist state control as the regime enacts comprehensive church laws. Catholic leadership resists, bishops appeal for autonomy, and state oversight extends to finances, seminary oversight, and property inventories with penalties for violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prague
Vatican Radio
Baptists
Methodists
Congregationalists
FCC Denies Atheist's Plea to Revoke Radio Licenses
The Federal Communications Commission refused to revoke licenses of four San Francisco stations KNBC KFRC KQW and related outlets after ruling no evidence showed the stations denied atheist Robert H. Scott time to broadcast. The FCC said no equal time violation or public controversy denial was proved and found no basis to cancel licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Communications Commission
San Francisco
Commission
Robert H. Scott
KNBC
KPO
KFRC
KQW
Scott
FCC
Law Enforcement Backing Marks Miami Commission Race
The Greater Miami Council of Churches executive committee says law enforcement is the key issue in Miami city commission races. Twenty five candidates compete for three seats in the November 15 primary. The group will not endorse individuals, but urges voters to choose candidates with proven records and pledges to enforce laws on gambling liquor control and public safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami, Fla
City Commission
Greater
Atric
Protestant Leader Attacks Interfaith 'False Tolerance' at Buffalo Service
Dr Charles Clayton Morrison of Chicago told 3000 worshippers at the Buffalo Erie Council of Churches reform service that interfaith propaganda waters down Protestant faith. He warned of a financed interfaith group drawing Protestant leaders, saying false tolerance harms religious liberty and church-state separation. A procession of about 109 clergy from over a dozen denominations marked Protestant unity. The service opened with a prayer for genuine unity by Rt. Rev. Lauriston L. Scaife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Clayton Morrison
Chicago
Buffalo
N.Y
The
Christian Century
Council of Churches of
Erie
Wleinhans Music Hall
Lauriston L. Scaife
New York
Morrison
U N Prayer Hour Resolution Adopted at Centenary
The International Convention of Disciples of Christ at Cincinnati approved a plan urging a private daily prayer hour during U.N. meetings to seek divine guidance and unity. It called on officials to fully utilize the United Nations for global peace negotiations and supported expansions to aid displaced persons and resettlement beyond the LR.O. deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
World Council of Churches
United Nations
International Convention of Disciples of Christ
Cincinnati
Office
The
Senate
House
U. N
International Refugee Organization
Congress
McGrath Neeley Hill
United States
Lr.o
Jerusalem
Convention
Commission On World Order
Photographing ancient Biblical manuscripts in Jerusalem
The Greek Orthodox Church library in Jerusalem will host a photographic project starting this month. Duke University scholar Dr. Kenneth W. Clark will lead a joint effort by the Library of Congress and the American Schools of Oriental Research to microfilm about 150 codices, including a Job manuscript, for an international scholarly project on the Greek New Testament led by Dr. Ernest C. Calwell of the University of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greek Orthodox Church
Jerusalem
Kenneth W. Clark
Duke University
Library of Congress
American Schools of Oriental Research
Ernest C. Calwell
University of Chicago
Timothy of
Churches Schedule Double Services in St Petersburg
In St Petersburg Florida downtown Protestant churches begin Sunday double services this winter to handle crowd growth. Large churches repeat programs, with some offering two sermons, songs, and prayers in back to back services as demand exceeds space. Roman Catholic masses also multiply, with St Pauls and St Marys listing five masses during tourist season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St, Petersburg
Fla
St Petersburg
St. Petersburg
First Methodist Church
St. Paul's
St. Mary's
Protestants Plan Convention for National Council of Churches
A committee of 35 Protestant leaders will map plans for the constituting convention of the National Council of Churches in the United States to be held in Cleveland, November 24 to December 2, 1950. Dr. Samuel Cavert named chair of the program committee. members include Oxnam, Stan, Horton, Calwell, Pugh, Fry, Goebel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Council of Churches of Christ
United States
Cleveland
Samuel McCrea Cavert
Federal Council of Churches
G. Bromley Oxnam
New York
John S$. Stan
Douglas Horton
Congregational Christian Churches
H. G. Calwell
Northern Baptist Convention
William Barrow Pugh
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church In
Franklin Clark Fry
United Lutheran Church If America
Louis W. Goebel
Ervangelical and Reformed Church
National Council
United Stewardship Council
National Protestant Council of Higher Education
International Council of Religious Education
The
Home Missions Council of North America
Missionary Education Movement
Canada
United Council of Church Women
State Grant To Church College Tested By Supreme Court
Arkansas Supreme Court will determine the constitutionality of a 1 percent state levy funding the School of Pharmacy at the College of the Ozarks. State officials were ordered to withhold payments pending court review. The suit, brought by Lide Rock taxpayer F. E. Garrett, argues the grant violates provisions banning state money to denominational institutions. The act would provide fifty thousand dollars annually for two years to support the only state pharmacy school with national accreditation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College of the Ozarks
Arkansas
Arkansas Supreme Court
Pulaski County
Frank Dodge
Garrett
Lide Rock
School of Pharmacy
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State Welfare Commission
Colorado
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Minneapolis
Leo Pfeffer
American Jewish Congress
Everson
Hennepin County
Bishop James C., Baker
East
New Mexico Assembly
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