Religion Is News Week End Editorial on National Newspaper Week
The piece argues religion is a central human interest and newsworthy beyond rituals. It highlights religion’s role in education, health, charity, law, and international affairs, noting church influence on national and global events and its presence at UN foundations and during Nazi Germany.
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Community Chest
Red Cross
Organization of United Nations
Germany
Amsterdam
Wat
Presbyterian Church to Introduce New Curriculum Oct 3
A new Bible based program titled Christian Faith and Life will roll out in the Presbyterian Church U S A beginning Oct 3. It covers Bible life of Christ church history doctrine and life centered material. It enlists parents and teachers in child instruction with a parent teacher magazine and age specific literature. The program cost exceeds 2 million dollars and seven years of work by church leaders authors will be invested.
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Board of Christian Education
Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
Church School
Paul Payne
The
Rembrandt’s inner urge fueled vast Bible art, say Harvard scholars
Professor Jakob Rosenberg, curator at Fogg Art Museum, argues in Rembrandt a two volume Harvard University Press study that the artist produced 850 Biblical works including 160 paintings 80 etchings and 600 drawings. He notes Rembrandt avoided depicting God directly and instead focused on Christ and human divine mercy.
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Rembrandt
Holland
Jakob Rosenberg
Fogg Art Museum
Harvard University
Harvard University Press
Rosenberg
Rembrandts
Samson
Jacob
Joseph
Professor Rosenberg
God
Christ
Profssor Rosenberg
United Church Formed in Philippines by Assembly in Manila
A June assembly in Manila created the United Church of Christ in the Philippines. The new denomination unites Congregational, Presbyterian, United Brethren, and Disciples missions with local Methodist and Evangelical Churches, totaling about 123000 Protestant members, roughly one third of the islands’ Protestants.
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Assembly of Churches
Manila
United Church of Christ In
Philippines
Ecumenical
Geneva
Switzerland
New Church
Congregational
United Brethren
Disciples Missions
Islands
United Church
One-Eighth of China Homeless in Civil War Floods
The Ministry of Social Affairs reports 55 million homeless from civil war and floods in China. About 43.6 million fled fighting zones and 11 million suffered famine or flood casualties. Refugees concentrate in Nanking Shanghai Peiping Tientsin Tsingtao Hankow and Sian with many more in nearby walled cities.
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China
Ministry of Social Affairs
Nanking
Shanghai
Peiping
Tientsin
Tsingtao
Hankow
Sian
Reopened Schools Fire Up Released Time Debate
Court action in Champaign Indiana halted religious instruction in public schools, reviving national interest in released-time programs. Leaders argue Supreme Court rulings limit to nonsectarian use of school facilities while many cities continue classes in churches, with experts noting broader implications for chaplains and government offices.
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Circuit
Grover Watson
Champaign
Vashti McCollum
Supreme Court
International Council of Religious Education
McCollum
Erwin L. Shaver
New York
Chicago
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
Boston
Pittsburgh
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Spokane
Dayton
Toledo
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Frank 3. McKibben
Svhe
Council
World Council Elects Honorary President Amid Assembly Ovation
Dr John BR Mott of the United States is named 25th honorary president of the World Council of Churches at its first Assembly in Amsterdam on August 30. On the same day six presidents are elected including Marc Boegner Geoffrey Fisher G Bromley Oxnam Germanos Erling Eidem and Tsu Chen Chao.
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John BR. Mott
United States
World Council of Churches
Amsterdam
Marc Boegner
Federation of French Protestant Churches
Geoffrey Francis Fisher
Canterbury
G. Bromley Oxnam
New York
Germanos
Thyateira
Ecumenical Patriarch
Western
Central Europe
Erling Eidem
State Lutheran Church
Sweden
Tsu Chen Chao
School of
Yenching University
Peiping
Give Enough Why Give More to Community Chest
The Community Chest campaign urges Pasadena and nearby communities to raise their quota this year. supporters argue extra funds are needed to halt a troubling trend, expand welfare services, and unlock one million dollars more for local programs. The appeal frames giving as self-respect and investment in youth through YA, YWCA, Boys Scouts, and other agencies.
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Community Chest
Pasadena
Yav.c.a
Boys’ Scouts
Hoys' Club
Lutheran Bishop Meiser Arrives from Germany
Lutheran Bishop Hans Meiser of Bavaria, president of the United Evangelical Lutheran Church in Germany, arrived by plane from Frankfurt for six weeks in the United States. He spoke of the church’s struggle with the Nazi regime and credited American Lutherans for help. He noted 1,650,000 Bavarian Lutherans and 700,000 refugees from eastern areas boosting membership.
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Hans Meiser
Bavaria
United Evangelical Lutheran Church In
Germany
Frankfurt
National Lutheran Council
Lutheran Church- Missouri Synod
Lutheran Church
Lutheran Church In
America
Cathedral Calls Faith and Assurance in Divine Proximity
Louis Howland reflects on four biblical calls as timeless guidance for believers and cathedrals alike. He argues religion is essential for all, not optional, stressing the personal gift of faith and the enduring presence of God with believers.
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Louis Howland
Halford E. Luccock
Disciples Report 200000 Members in First Year Crusade
The Disciples of Christ announce 200000 new members and 70 new churches in year one of a three year crusade. More than 4000 delegates at the International Convention in San Francisco heard the plan to reach 2000000 members, organize 200 new churches, and expand finances and foreign missions with Oklahoma leading in new congregations.
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Disciples of Christ
International Convention of Disciples
San Francisco
Oklahoma
Three New Religious Films Shown At Plaza Theater
Cathedral Films of Hollywood presented three religious films at the Plaza Theater New York. More than 500 metropolitan clergy and lay leaders attended the premiere of Simon Peter Fisher man Stephen the First Christian Martyr and Salt of the Earth a coal miner story produced for the United Lutheran Church of America.
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Cathedral Films
Hollywood
New York
Plaza Theater
Simon Peter
Stephen
United Lutheran Church of America
Church World Service appoints new campaign director
Robert D. Jordan of the National Council of the Protestant Episcopal Church is named Director of Promotion for Church World Service. Harper Sibley announces a 1949 united Relief and Reconstruction fundraising drive across CWS member churches.
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Robert D. Jordan
National Council of the Protestant Episcopal Church
Church World Service
Harper Sibley
C.W.S
Jordan
Foreign Missions Conference of North America
American Committee For the World Council of Churches
Northern Baptist Convention
National Baptist Convention
Seventh Day Baptists
Southern Baptist Convention
Church of the Brethren
Congregational Christian
Disciples of Christ
Evangelical Congregational
Evangelical United Brethren
Evangelical and Reformed
Friends Five-Year Meeting
Assemblies of God
National Lutheran Council
Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri
Ohio
World Council of Churches World Assembly retrospective report
Harold E B Fey, managing editor of the Christian Century, covers the World Council of Churches first session. A full forty pages are devoted to the assembly with reprints available for 25a each or 1.00 for four copies. The Amsterdam Report offers address material for ministers and laymen and should be used in church schools and boards.
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World Assembly of Churches
World Council of Churches
Harold EB. Fey
Christian Century
South Dearborn Street
Chicago
Methodist Retired Ministers Benefit From Publications
The board approved a $400000 appropriation for Methodist Church retired ministers from sales revenue of the Methodist Publishing House last year. Sales totaled $11232564.37, over a million higher than 1916 47. The measure was adopted at the denomination's Board of Publication meeting.
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Methodist Church
Methodist Publishing House
Board of Publication
Religious Education Week Indorsement Highlighted by Leaders
Secretary of Defense James Forrestal calls religious education fundamental to the community in a Chicago endorsement released for Religious Education Week. Roy G. Ross and sponsors like Harry M. Warner and Bishop G Bromley Oxnam emphasize churches as fortresses of faith and schools for enlightenment and brotherhood.
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Chicago
James Forrestal
U. S
Roy G. Ross
International Council of Religious Education
Harry M. Warner
Warner Bros. Pictures
G. Bromley Oxnam
World Council of Churches
United States
Mr. Warner
House of God
Oxnam
New York
Methodist Church
Jewish New Year Message by Clinchy on Peace and Freedom
Dr Everett R Clinchy president of the National Conference of Christians and Jews issues a New Year message seeking peace in Palestine and a new sense of freedom for Jews. He notes a growing togetherness in America and worldwide and cites more than 210000 Americans contributing work money and devotion to the NCCJ. A European counterpart the International Council of Christians and Jews is forming.
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Everett R. Clinchy
National Conference of Christians and Jews
Palestine
Clinchy
America
International Council of Christians and Jews
United Church Approves Joness 99 Percent Budget Plan
The General Council of the United Church of Canada approved a 3,000,000 budget, with home missions receiving 986,000 and overseas missions 742,000. It also backed a 20 percent minimum giving increase and urged recruitment of 650 new lay ministers in five years. Dr E Stanley Jones announced a fall national convention to promote the federal union plan and outlined his touring changes for next year.
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United Church
Jones
General Council of the United Church of Canada
Frank A. E. Hamilton
Winnipeg
Chaiman
Jay Advisory Council
E. Stanley Jones
United Church of America
Federal Union
India
Southeast Asia
Mirror of Opinion Issues Before the Nation
The piece surveys major national and international questions shaping 1948 politics. It contrast domestic worries such as inflation housing civil rights and government roles with foreign policy topics including aid to allies relations with Soviet Russia UN work reciprocal trade displaced persons and other issues. It singles out Henry Wallace and notes support from varied groups while urging Christian readers to watch developments carefully.
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Soviet Russia
United Nations
Henry Wallace
John Bunyan
Air
Wallace
Gandhi Birthday Observance Sparks Reflections Across India
The seventy-ninth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth is marked with reverence across India. The piece notes unity in veneration amid divisions, cites Gandhi’s messages of love and truth, and contrasts his life with Washington and Lincoln, imagining a joint dialogue among them if history aligned.
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India
Manatma Gandhi
Gandhi
Ganedhi
Asia
East
West
Washington
Lincoln
Catholics Ready for Settling DPI Homes and Jobs
The National Catholic Resettlement Council in Denver announced immediate housing and jobs for 15,000 displaced persons. Merger director Edward E. Swanstrom said 5,000 to 10,000 people monthly may move to the United States by 1949, preferring rural placements to avoid big cities and aligning with a 30 percent agricultural quota.
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National Catholic Resettlement Council
Denver
Edward E. Swanstrom
War Relief Services
National Catholic Welfare Conference
United States
Msgr
Swanstrom
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