Week End Editorial The Tragedy of the Exodus
Editorial condemns the Exodus voyage ending in Hamburg with 4500 Jewish refugees stranded and beaten. It denounces British policy, urges US openness, UN mediation, and public opinion to push justice and peace in Palestine and postwar world order.
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Hamburg
Germany
Palestine
Britain
America
Hope
General Assembly of the
United Nations
United States
Cyprus
British Isles
England
United Nations Special Committee On Palestine
Holy Land
Europe
Truman
Christendom
John Foster Dulles
A Student's Creed From Benjamin F. Judd Advance
A devotional creed affirms belief in God and Jesus Christ as divine revelation, seeks health peace and sufficiency through divine law, and commits to forgiveness purity and service. It urges quiet prayer affirmative living and self discipline while presenting the author’s signature.
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Jesus Christ
God
Benjamin F. Judd
Pope Urges Catholic Mobilization at Rome Rally
Pope Pius XII addressed 250000 Catholics in St Peter's Square calling for action against irreligion and forces threatening spiritual revival. He urged peace, social justice, and wealth redistribution while praising Christian solidarity and the Church’s role in public life. Prime Minister De Gasperi attended with other officials as Catholic Action marked its 26th anniversary.
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Pope Pius KE
St. Peter's Square
Europe
Castel Gandolfo
St. Peter's Basilica
Pius
Is Hearst
Catholic Church
Catholic Action
Fius XI
Italy
Ot Caracalla
Alcide de Gasperi
Myron C. Taylor
Truman
Vatican
RNS
Japanese interest in Christianity linked to democracy says Bunce
In Tokyo W K Bunce, head of General Douglas MacArthur's religious faction, cites three groups among Japanese Christians: intellectuals seekers curious observers and westernizers. He notes prewar Protestant and Catholic missionary numbers and estimates postwar church strength returning to prewar levels.
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Japan
W.K Bunce
Douglas MacArthur
Tokyo
Bunce
Bishop Urges Church Union
The General Conference of The Methodist Church in Boston in April 1948 is urged to promote unity among Protestant denominations. Bishop G Bromley Oxnam of New York argues unity is urgent and disunity denies the Lord, aiming for a broader union within a decade to energize world Christianity.
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General Conference of the Methodist Church
Boston
Massachusetts
America
G. Bromley Oxnam
New York
Catholics Strong in Hungarian Elections
Catholics appear strongest opposition in Hungary as 58 deputies are to represent Catholic parties when the new parliament convenes September 16. The Communist Party led with 1,822,697 votes, while Istvan Barankovics headed Democratic People's Party captured 805,450. Small Landholders and Social Democrats followed with 757,082 and 732,178 votes respectively.
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Social Democrats
Democratic People's Party
Catholi Pendent- Democrats
Istvan Balogh
Christian Women's’ Party
Catholic Bloc
Archdiocese Plans Major Catholic Build Program
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York under Cardinal Spellman outlines a multi year project plan including churches schools hospitals and other institutions estimated at 25 million dollars. Key projects include Alfred E Smith Memorial Hospital in Manhattan at least 7 million dollars Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains at 4 million and new construction for the New York Foundling Hospital at 3 million.
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of
New York
Cardinal Spellman
Alfred E. Smith
K. C. to Keep Firm Liquor Policy
At the 65th Knights of Columbus convention in Boston Archbishop Richard J. Cushing denounced liquor misuse. He urged delegates to resist changes to the constitution which bans liquor sales or use on council premises and excludes those involved in manufacturing or dealing in intoxicants.
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Boston
Knights of Columbus
Richard J. Cushing
Church World Service reports 15 million aid in first year
Church World Service details show 15,000,000 in reconstruction funds and relief supplies sent to suffering peoples in 2% countries across Europe and Asia. About 16,000,000 pounds of goods valued at 35,000,000 assisted many, with A L Warnshuis praising Protestant churches for unprecedented joint relief efforts.
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Church World Service
Europe
Asia
Grett
A. L. Warnshuis
Joint Relief Organization
William Temple College to Open in Hawarden Chester
William Temple College to Open scheduled for October as a memorial to the state. Dr William Temple Archbishop of Canterbury, the college will be a theological training center for women at Hawarden Chester until a university town becomes available. The prospectus promises a thorough study of the Christian faith and its bearing upon society in two or three years. The course targets women with good general education preparing for church work at home or abroad.
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William Temple
Canterbury
William Temple College
Hawarden
Chester
Jones Opens Crusade for United Church
Dr. Stanley Jones missionary writer and lecturer started a national crusade for a United Church of America with a speech before 11000 people at the Congregational Church in Rutland VI He will tour 33 cities advocating Christian unity He said federation strengthens denominations while preserving identity The sponsoring committee includes Herbert Hoover Walter H Judd J C Penney Lowell Thomas Luther Youngdahl Hirt Jey Mather and Mrs Harper Sibley
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Rutland
Stanley Jones
Sriter
Lecurer
United Church of América
Congregational Church
Christian Unity
Jones
Herbert Hoover
Walter H. Judd
Minnesota
J. C. Penney
Lowell Thomas
Luther W. Youngdahl
Hirt~ Jey Mather
Harper Sibley
U.N. Proposes Safeguard for Holy Places in Palestine
The United Nations special committee on Palestine urges that any peace plan protect the sacred character of holy sites in line with existing rights. It backs partition into Arab and Jewish states with Jerusalem and nearby towns, including Bethlehem, under UN administration, and preserves religious communities’ rights.
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United’ Nations Special Committee On
Palestine
Holy Land
Jerusalem
Bethlehemr
United Nations
Anti-Discrimination Amendment Adopted at New Jersey Convention
New Jersey's constitutional convention approved an anti discrimination clause by a 50 to 18 vote after debate. Oliver Randolph Essex County's sole Negro delegate introduced the measure which bans segregation in public schools and the militia.
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New Jersey
Oliver Randolph
Essex County
Three Faiths Unite for Auburn Interfaith Crusade
Nineteen Auburn churches from Protestant Catholic and Jewish faiths plan a major inter-faith event in East High School Stadium. Leaders include a Roman Catholic priest a Protestant minister and a Jewish rabbi as speakers. The campaign aims to emphasize religious institutions involve individuals more in church work and secure greater financial support.
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Auburn
N.Y
East High School
Jfo
Moscow Churches Hold Special Thanksgiving Services
Orthodox congregations in Moscow held special Thanksgiving services for the city’s birthday with sermons praising Moscow’s storied past as a beacon of the faith. Prayers for the Russian State and government followed, led by Patriarch Alexi. Crowds circled churches in solemn processions carrying crucifixes.
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Moscow
Alexi
Marshall Plan Seen as Almost Last Hope by World Council Leader
Geneva report quotes Dr J Hutchison Cockburn of the World Council of Churches calling the Marshall Plan crucial for Europe and a mark of America’s statesmanship. He cites unity of the world and core Christian virtues as the plan’s underpinning, calling it almost the last hope for a confused world.
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Geneva
J. Hutchison Cockburn
Department of Reconstruction
World Council of Churches
Cocburn
Europe
America
Cockburn
Half Million Youth in Church Camps
Dr Roy C Ross general secretary of the International Council of Religious Education notes that about 500000 young people attended 3000 church camps and conferences in the United States and Canada this past summer. He says camps have transformed lives and fostered Christian leadership unlike any other church program factor.
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United States
Canada
Roy Ct. ‘Ross
International Council of Religious Education
Boss
Hunger and veterans seek education amid postwar uncertainty
The piece notes a surge in veterans enrolling in college this fall, possibly 10 percent above last year, driven by training needs and a hunger for meaning and security beyond government aid. It argues education can broaden independent thinking and cooperative living, offsetting fears of atomic threat and economic downturn.
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Russia
Behold Our Schools and the Call for Reform
A public critique argues that patriotic praise of schools is hollow without better funding and quality. It urges higher taxes, larger bond votes for new buildings, improved teacher pay and status, and a more active Protestant civic role in ensuring effective education.
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America
Clergy Underpaid Says Episcopal Study Reveals Stipends
A Church Pension Fund study shows 5000 active Protestant Episcopal clergy in 1946 averaged 3450 dollars per year including rectory allowances, with cash stipends around 3000 and many under 4000. The report notes 2600 ministers earned under 3000 and about 4750 under 4000, citing spiritual concerns as a factor.
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Protestant Episcopal Church
Church Pension Fund
Episcopal Church
Cathedral of the Pines Celebrates First Anniversary
The Cathedral of the Pines at Rindge New Hampshire marks its first anniversary on September 8 with a shared worship space that welcomes all creeds. The Army of the Nations altar holds stones from every state and symbolic relics, memorializing fallen World War II servicemen, notably First Lieut Sanford Sloane.
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United States
Army of the Nations
Union
Mars Hill
Athens
St.Paul
Okinawa
Arizona
New Orleans
Lafayette
Valley Forge
Santa Fe
Basin
Douglas Sloane
Sanford Sloane
U. S. Army Air Forces
Wachusetts Divide
ML Monadnock
Sandy
Sloane
Douglas
Jack
New Hampshire
Cathedral of the Pines
Cathedral of Pines
Pines
World Council Reaches 116 Communions Worldwide
The World Council of Churches now includes 116 communions across 36 countries. Dr Henry Smith Leiper reported 23 new members in the last six months, including six Orthodox groups such as Coptic Church in Egypt, Church of Greece, and Syria n Orthodox Church of Malabar. New members also include Mennonite congregations in Germany Evangelical Greek Church and Protestant churches in Indonesia and Korea, plus Welsh and Scottish denominations and Canadian Quaker yearly meeting.
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World Council of Churches
Henry Smith Leiper
Council
Coptic Church
Egypt
Patriarchate of
Alexander
Church of
Union of Mennonite Congregations
Germany
Evangelical Greek Church
Protestant Church of
Indonesia
Presbyterian Church of
Korea
Associated Churches of Christ
New Zealand
Presbyterian Church of Wales
United Free Church of Scotland
Yearly Meeting
The
Society of Friends
Canada
Holland
Union of Baptists
Restored Evangelical Lutheran Church
Free Evangelical Congregations
Three Cent Meals Aid Two Million Mult-Purpose Foods
Clifford E. Clinton announces that over two million meals of the new Multi-Purpose Food, costing under three cents each, have been sent to famine sufferers overseas through the Meals for Mion Foundation. Clinton, Los Angeles restaurateur and wartime food consultant, calls the program a turning point in civilization’s fight against starvation and malnutrition.
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Mion Foundation, Incorporated
Clifford E. Clinton
Los Angeles
China
Clinton
Time for Greatness and the Marshall Plan in Europe
An opinion mirror argues the European recovery hinges on strong American support. It contrasts vast U.S. spending on beer tobacco cinema and cosmetics with aid proposed for Europe, urging realism beyond dollars. It calls for renewed spirit in Washington and Paris to secure security and prosperity.
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Europe
Turove
Meron
Washington
Parla
America
New Liberties in Old Japan An American observer’s view
An American expert describes two months in postwar Japan, witnessing a democratic current within both sides. He argues the occupation reveals an unprecedented shift from autocratic conquest to democratic reform, crediting mutual respect for universal values. The piece celebrates America's restraint and the potential revival of democracy as Japan renounces war and militarism without coercion.
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Japan
America
Sunday School and Court: The Link to Juvenile Crime
A speaker argues that neglect of Bible reading and Sunday School correlates with juvenile crime. He cites police and court anecdotes showing Sunday School attendance among prisoners is exceedingly rare and urges America to reconnect families with Sunday School and church to meet spiritual need and accept Christ.
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America
New York
Midwest
Christ
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