God Give Us Leaders For This Time Of Uncertainty
The piece laments the lack of capable leaders across fields and urges voters to seek a national leader who knows where he is going. It highlights William Temple as a prime example, praising his blend of priestly leadership and social reform, and notes his influence on religion aligning with World Council plans.
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William Temple
Canterbury
Dean Fr. A. Tremonger
Oxford Press
World Council of Churches
Archibishop Temple
World Council
Christian Century
Lved
Archbishop Temple
Ime
Temple
Soas
Malvern
Church of England
Dr. Temple
Wilberforce
Catholic Church Declines Amsterdam World Council Invitation
Dutch Archbishop and bishops publish a pastoral letter calling Catholics to remain aloof from the World Council of Churches congress in Amsterdam. They insist unity must come only through return to Catholic truth, urging believers to live fully in Christ while preserving distinct Catholic and Protestant identities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
World Council of Churches
Netherlands
Holy Catholic Church
Amsterdam
Jesus Christ
Christendom
Lutherans Move Toward Organic Union in Two Denominations
In Philadelphia the United Lutheran Church in America pressed for merger with other American Lutheran bodies and prepared to draft union constitutions. In Fremont Ohio the American Lutheran Church approved talks toward merger and kept doors open to the Missouri Synod and the United Lutheran Church, signaling broad unity aims amid World Council of Churches dialogue and church state discussions. Both conventions urged prayers for Bishop Ordass of Hungary and supported continued study of parochial school needs.
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Philadelphia
United Lutheran Church In America
United States
United Lutheran Church
National Lutheran Council
Fremont
American Lutheran Church
U.S
American Lutheran Conference
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
United Lutheran
Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
Church Union
World Council of Churches
Amsterdam
Louis Ordass
Hungary
Ordass
Lutherans of America
National Bank of Hungary
Paul C. Empie
New York
American Lutherans Adopt New Financial Policy
The American Lutheran Church approved a new financial policy to provide a reserve cushion against economic collapse and a 1949 budget of 1,905,880 dollars. It sets a 1,000,000 dollar operating capital fund, with up to 25 percent spendable annually for fixed budgets. A benevolent giving goal of 2,250,000 dollars was set at the biermal convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Lutheran Church
Group Urges Lifting Ban on The Nation in New York
One hundred seven prominent New York figures including religious leaders educators writers publishers and radio commentators sign an appeal to lift the ban on The Nation. The petition targets federal and state education officials and local city leaders who ordered the ban after the magazine published articles critical of the Roman Catholic Church.
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New York
the Nation
New York Public
Reason
U.S. Department of Education
Commissioners of Education
Francis T. Spaulding
New York State
O'Dwyer
Board of Education
Board of Superintendents of
New York City
J. M. Dawson
The
Baptist Joint Conference Committee On Public Relations
Harry Emerson Fosdick
Riverside Church
Episcopal
Charles K Gilbert
John A. Mackay
Princeton Theological Seminary
Clyde R. Miller
Methodist Federation For Social Action
Reinhold Niebuhr
Union Theological Seminary
Methodist
G. Bromley Oxnam
Guy Emery Shipler
Churchman
Stephen S. Wise
American Jewish Congress
Religious Instruction Classes In Buses Fort Wayne Plan
After six weeks religious instruction in Fort Wayne Transit Company Buses, over two thousand public school pupils have used buses as classrooms. Arranged by the Associated Churches to meet a Supreme Court ruling, enrollment reached 2165, about 30 percent below last year’s 3000. Officials cite enrollment difficulties for the drop.
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Fort Wayne Transit Company
Associated Churches
U.S. Supreme Court
Frank Ruf
Ruff
Robert M. Hopkins
Episcopal Church Extends New Radio Program
The National Council of the Protestant Episcopal Church approved a 13 week extension for the radio program Great Scenes From Great Plays. The broadcast, aired Friday evenings to reach unchurched Americans, has drawn over 100 requests for a booklet Finding Your Way and thousands of letters of commendation inquiry and criticism. Nearly 600 stations nationwide air the program which contains no hymns sermons or prayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Council of the Protestant Episcopal Church
Lutheran council backs Hungarian primate claim at UCLA meeting
National Lutheran Council told the UCLA convention that the accusation against the Hungarian primate was completely and entirely erroneous, according to RNS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Lutheran Council
U.C.L.A
RNS
United Lutherans Adopt Record Budget at Biennial Meet
United Lutheran Church in America adopts the largest budget in its history at Philadelphia. The group approves funds for 1950 and 1951 totaling about 9.75 million with a 6 million goal for colleges and seminaries and up to 4 million for church relief and reconstruction in Europe and Asia through Lutheran World Action.
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United Lutheran Church In America
Philadelphia
Europe
Asia
Lutheran World Action
U.L.C.A
Garbert Urges Stand Firm in Cold War
London founded Garbert urges Christians to resist totalitarianism during the cold war. Archbishop Garbett in the Convocation of York calls for peace but readiness to stand firm against Communist aggression. He warns retreat from Berlin would betray a trusting people and invite further Soviet demands.
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Europe
London
Cyril Forster Garbert
York
Garbett
Berlin
Archibishop
Communists Protect Missionaries Report in Taiwan
A Presbyterian report from Tsingtao says American and British missionaries in Communist held Taiwan are safe and well. The Communists are protecting missionaries including medical workers with no major food or financial problems. Eight Americans and two British missionaries are listed as currently in Taiwan.
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Shanghai
Taiwan
Presbyterian
Tsingtao
Tsinan
Tsiwan
Cheloo
Howell Lair
L. J. Davis
Helen McLain
John Hamlin
Auburn
N. Y
Richard Bryant
Lockport
Florence Evans
Catholics’ Church Schools Expenditure Dominates Religious Spending
TIME magazine notes Catholics spend about 182.25 million dollars yearly on church schools, the largest single religious outlay in the United States. The Methodist Church trails at 165 million, while the Southern Baptist total stands at 132 million. Catholic enrollment skews toward parochial schools, with nearly 11 percent in elementary programs and about half of 2,947,000 children attending parish schools. High school numbers have more than doubled since 1930 from 241,000 to roughly 490,000 students.
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Wo ‘Time Magazine
America
U.S
Methodist Church
Southern Baptist
Disciple Clergyman Named on Committee
Clifford H Jepe of San Francisco named chairman of a twelve member California committee to study the impact of the new federal displaced persons act. Four clergymen will serve, guiding how many can be absorbed and where skills are most needed as Governor Warren promotes sanctuary for the homeless and oppressed.
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RNC
Clifford H. Jepe
San Francisco
California
Earl Warren
Europe
Warren
Greatest Story Proves Popular Religious Program
The Greatest Story Ever Told is a popular Sunday radio broadcast at 6 30 pm EST on ABC. It dramatizes Christ Teachings using actual Bible passages and stimulates listeners to read the Bible more frequently. The program, heard in fifty seven countries and domestically, has wide worldwide influence.
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Public Service
ABC
Voice of Christ
Coast to Coast Mission Meetings
Foreign mission gatherings planned by twenty one major denomination groups across the United States and Canada through the Foreign Missions Conference of North America. Denominational briefings lead to an interdenominational rally under the banner One World in Christ with spokesmen from Methodism Lutheranism and Union Theological Seminary. West and East coast cities listed include Vancouver Seattle Portland Fresno San Francisco and Los Angeles.
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United States
Canada
Foreign Missions Conference of North
Fairfield
G. Bromley Oxnam
Tesident Methodist
New York
Franklin C. Fry
United Lutheran Church In America
Henry Sloane Coffin
Emeriftus
Union Theological Seminary
Henry Pitney van Dusen
West
Vancouver
Seattle
Portland
Fresno
San Francisco
Los Angeles
New Yorker Editor Admits Harsh Prayers Reflect Wider Tone
In Notes and Comments the editor confesses that prayers have grown violent as he notes that many implore God to strike down evil. He says such prayers are idle or flawed and that anger often shows in prayer. A boy of eight echoes this, saying he offers suggestions to God but feels ignored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New Yorker
Methodist appointments reshuffle pastorates in region
Bishop James Baker announces changes in the Pasadena Long Beach District workers with Dr Leonard Oewisli moved to Hawaii Mission Honolulu Rev James Lyons to Pasadena succeeding Oechsli Dr Richard Sneed assigned to First Methodist Los Angeles replacing Donald Tippett now Bishop of the church Amos Thornburg new pastor at First Methodist Hollywood succeeding Glenn Philips now Bishop of Denver
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James c. Baker
Leonard Oewisli
Pasadena- Long Beach
Hawaii Mission
Honolulu
James L. Lyons
Redlands
Oechsii
Pasadena
Richard Sneed
Rockford, NL
First Methodist Church
Los Angeles
Hungary Church State Clash Persists Over School Nationalization
Religious leaders in Hungary confront government reforms as Protestant and Catholic factions diverge. Ortutay’s agreements with Unitarian and Hungarian Reformed churches promise liberty, state grants, and exemption from nationalization provisions in exchange for loyalty. Lutherans and Catholics resist, split within the Lutheran faction and opposition to Mindszenty’s stance. Cardinal Mindszenty has denounced the reform and excommunicated government supporters.
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Hungary
Julius Ortutay
Ortutay
Lajos Ordass
Budapest
Joseph Cardinal Mindszenthy
Cardinal Mindszenthy
Two Great Sundays in October Proclaimed in Protestant Observance
The article notes October 24 as World Order Sunday urging prayers for peace and global understanding through the United Nations. On October 21 Protestant churches mark Reform ation Day with mass meetings in 47 cities. Clergy call for dedication to high ideals.
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World Order
United Nations
Bibles of 1948 Highlighted International Editions
In 1948 three Bibles drew attention: a German Bible with alarming scarcity of copies, a Japanese Bible listed among Japan’s top ten sellers per a Tokyo newspaper, and a Russian Bible effort by the American Bible Society sending 10,000 Russian Bibles 5,000 New Testaments 100,000 Gospels and 16,000 Ancient Greek Testaments to Russia.
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Tokyo
Japan
American Bible Society
Russia
A Revival to Strengthen the American Family
The speaker argues the family is the social cornerstone and attributes a rise in broken homes to secular drift. He urges a revival of religious practice and moral discipline, believing restoring home life to its spiritual roots can safeguard the nation in the atomic age.
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America
Why Soviet policy mirrors Marxists rule since 1848
The article argues postwar Soviet aims stem from Marx and Engels writings. It traces repeated Lenin Stalin era policy to the creed of revolutionary overthrow and class abolition, asserting that Communists seek total societal destruction rather than peaceful reform. It links 1848 manifesto ideas to modern Soviet strategy.
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Russia
Moscow
Berlin
Europe
Winston Churchill
Karl Marx
Friedrich Engels
Lenin
Stalin
Marx and Engels
Christianity and Business in Christian Science Monitors
The paper advocates for integrating Christian principles into business, urging readers to share examples of enterprises run on service and faith. It critiques selfish capitalism while praising ventures built on genuine Christian concepts and calls for letters from readers to encourage similar efforts.
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Christian Science
Oxnam
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Episcopal Church
United Lutherans
Garbert
Thomas E. Dewey
Christian Herald
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