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Wet Jibes Arouse w of Churchmen
Country Not Ready for
Prohibition But Name
Calling Is Resented
Woeek’s Review of News From Religious Front
{Continued from Page One)
men to differ on the issue of the
elimination and control of the
liguor traffic,” the resolution said,
*but we do mot feel it the part
of politicians to make insulting
remarks about churches and peo
ple who hold that the boys in camp
should be protected from the evils
which good people of all opinions
deplore.”
This view is being privately ex
pressed by church officials who
have no direct part in the cam
paign on behalf of the Lee amend
ment and other wartime dry mea
sures, but who, neverthelesa, feel
that the mature of this campaign
is being distorted and its support
ers are being depicted as extremist
bugy-bodies.
TROUSLE STARTED BY
OVER-ZEALOUS LEADERS
These churchmen acknowledge
that much of the present misrep
resentation of the temperance
movement is the result of sealous
activities by “crackpot” dry ele
ments which have only a super
ficial connection with the churches.
Mlflluhflfirtflnm.|
but they nevertheless point out
that the present movement for
wartime control of liquor has offi
cial support of leading Protestant
denominations.
Virtually every major Prot
estant denomination has taken ac
tion within recent months in favor
of restrictions on the manufac
ture and sale of liquor. The latest
denomination to do so is the
United Lutheran Church of
of America, which, last month,
asked President Roosevelt to take
steps to protect those in the armed
services and in war industries
against the “evils of the liquor
traffic.”
Previously, the General A»s
sembly of the Presbyterian church
in the U. 8, the United Presby
terian church and the Northern
Baptist Convention called upon
President Roosevelt to close all
distilleries and breweries for the
duration.
The South Presbyterian General
Assembly, the BSouthern Baptist
Convention, and a number of other
bodies, including Presbyterian and
Methodist national women's
groups, requested government ac
tion to prevent the sale of liquor
sround training camps. The In
ternational Convention of Diaciples
of Christ urged complete wartime
prohibition. The General Council
of the Congregational Christian
church called upon the clergymen
of the nation to combat the “evils
of liqguor” among the armed forces
of the country by scientific and
educational methods.
WHERE FEDERAL COUNCIL
OF CHURCHES STANDS
So great has been the pressure
of church groups on this issue
that last spring the Federal Coun
«il of Churches, which has a con
stituency of 24 denominations,
sent a special delegation to Wash-
Angton to confer with Secretary of
‘War Stimson regarding action to
protect service men from ‘“com
mercializsed” liquor and vice
traffic. |
Secretary Stimson told the del
egation that church efforts to cope
with the liguor problem should be
handied on a community-wide
basis, rather than by attempts to
pass legislation restricting the sale
of liguor to men in uniform. The
liquor question, as it affects sol
diers and sailors, he said, is sim
ply part of the total community
problem. It would not be con
ductive to good morale, he added,
if men in uniform felt they were
being denied the opportunity to
buy liquor while there were no
restrictions on purchase of alco
holic beverages by civilians
While most national and local
church groups are denouncing the
“evils” of liquor, only a few bave
asked for the return of a nation
wide prohibtion comparable to
that in effect during World War 1.
The majority of religious groups
ing action on the issue call for
m‘bhm"dy
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News From The World Uf Religion
and, In many cases, limited to
army camps and naval stations.
Unlike the situation during the
last war, church leaders especially
concerned with liquor control do
not believe the country is ready
for prohibition. The immediate ob-
Jective is to protect the men in
the armed services. Later, it is
expected, they will seek to con
vince the whole nation of the need
for abstinence, but through educa
tional means, rather than by a
campaign for permanent prohi
bition.
Meanwhile, a prominent church
man proposed a compromise solu
tion to the problem. Dr. Joseph
Chandler Robbins of Newton,
Mass,, president of the Northern
Baptist Convention, this week sug
gested drastic governmental ra
tioning of liquor.
This week, also, Bishop Clare
Purcell of Charlotte, N. C., told a
Methodist conference that “this is
not the proper time to launch a
campaign for a prohibition amend
ment to the constitution, while so
many thousands of our citizens
are away on duty in the army and
navy.” But Bishop Purcell added
that “it is the time, however, for
us to insist upon protection for our
sons in camps and overseas.” -
Several church papers agreed
with this view and published sharp
editorials in support of the Lee
amendment.
Among these were The Chris
tian Advocate, official organ of
the Methodist church, the Chris
tian Evangelist, official organ of
the Disciples of Christ, The Intel
‘w.mmu\
}mmammmflcu
and the Christian Century, influ
ential un-denominational weekly.
TWO MAJOR MOVEMENTS
ARE LAUNCHED
Two of the most important
church movements of the year will
be launched within the next ten
days. The United Church Canvass
will be inaugurated on Nov. 15,
while the Service Men's Christian
League will be officially announc
ed st an Inauguration dinner in
Washington on Nov. 11.
The Church Canvass units, for
the firet time, the financial ap
peals of sixteen communions and
creeds of the Christian and Jewish
faiths. The Service Men's Chris
tian League unifies the efforts of
the Protestant churches of the na
tion in serving men in the armed
forces.
The United Church Canvass is
a new approach to fund-raising
and educational work by churches.
It will operate much in the same
way as the traditional community
chest appeal. The churches and
synagogues of the 16 communions
involved will make a united appeal
to the community during the
period from Nov. 15 to "Dec. 8
after having previously agreed
wuwmmetroruch
church and a combined goal for
the joint appeal.
Coincident with the financial
drive, an educational campaign
will be launched with the aim of
getting Americans to reaffirm
their belief in God and take an
active part in the church of their
choice.
The campaign will be repeated
from February 21 to March 14.
Two periods were set aside this
year to accommodate several of
the participating groups, but it is
hoped that next year the appeal
will be held during a single period.
The participating churches in
clude leading Protestant denomin
ations, and the Synagogue Council
of America, which represents all
the major Jewish religious bodies.
Included in the combined appeal,
in addition to the 16 communions,
will be the Committee on Foreign
Appeals in the Churches, an
agency which represents a number
of interdenominational bodies and
which heretofore has conducted a
separate annual drive.
A united appeal of this type has
been conducted on an experimental
basis in two Jocal communities
The combined drive resuited in a
higher per capita contribution
than when separate appeals were
made by each church group.
Go To Chureh This Sunday ...
When the Master founded the church He did
not do so with the purpose of establishing a place
of escape from the world.
It was His intention that the body of believers
comprising the physical church has to do col
lectively what He intended His disciples to do indi
vidually. Accordingly the Christian church is o
place where its members can tap the deep spiritual
resources.
Collectively the individua! church members can
be more effective in facing the issues of life than
each individual himself can accomplish. The
church today in some parts of the world is impo-
Urges Americans to
See Where Evil Lies
By Religious News Service
MIDDLETOWN, Conn.— While
admitting that this country and
its allles have made mistakes
that helped to bring on the pres
ent war, Dr. Ferdinand Q. Blanch
ard, moderator of the General
Council of Congregational
Churches of the United States,
speaking at the State Congrega
tional Conference here, urged
Americans to see' where the mass
of the weight of evil lies” and
not to “stay forever bogged down
in & mass of repentance.”
He urged churchmen to take a
definite stand on the war issues,
warning that if they do not “we
will be making the most colossal
mistake we can make as a church.”
Dr. Blanchard cited two ex
treme alternatives, which he said
have been adopted by some clergy
men, one which completely iso
lates itself from the war question
and another which sees “all the
angels on one side and all the
devils on the other.,” Both these
viewpoints the speaker repudiated.
Sunday Services in Tacoma Churches
BAPTIST |
Bethesda—-8o fi‘ and L rlnou
= Flint, rfiul . Im=.i:ch oo: :’2
N and 7 o ple.
6:30. SBermons, Foun “n‘unn to
Faith and \'mr‘." and “Evidences
That God Is Not Mocked.”
Central—BSo 12th ana J. Bror
Lundgren, pastor Sunday school, 9:45
‘wvlou. 11 and 7:30. Young people,
6:30. Speakers, the Rev. W. A. Moore
‘lnd the Rev. Will B. Barnett,
_ Flrst—9th ana Market «Northern
ol;p‘tm convention) Walter O Ma
ey, pastor. Deacon's nnx:r meet
ing, 9:30. Sunday school, §:456. Youth
fellowship hour, 8:30. Services. 10:50
and 7:30. Sermons. “The Nlratk
Obsession,” and “The Four Mighty
Pillars.” Evening speaker, the Rev.
Ear] Gosa.
Calvary—2oth anda Jay Walter C.
Damrau pastor Sunday school. 9:45,
Services, 11 and 7:3. Young people,
6:30. Sermons, “Out of the Heart
«. . and “Vessels Unto Honor."
Fern Hill—B6th and so. G (North
ern Baptist convention) Merrill C.
Skaug. pastor. Sunday school. 0:45.
Services, 11 and 7:30. B Y P U 6€:30
Sermons, “God-Given Food Will Last
Forever,” and “What It Takes to
“Catch’ Men for Jesus Christ.”
. Grace No 85th and Mullen
(Northern Ba convention). Geo.
F. Barton, . Sunday school: 9:45
Services. 10:56 and 7:30. Young
mh. 6:30. Sermons, “Soul Thirst,”
“God Lookl for a Man™
Sixth .m..flm and PFite. Wil
jam T. Turner. pastor aum‘.-chool
classes for all ages. 90:45 rvices.
11 and 7:80. Sermons, “Victory and
|Glol'y." and “The Last Opportunity.”
,anomu Bible class, 6:30. B. Y. P. U,
6:30. La Critique, 6:45.
‘ South Tacoma—So doth and War
ner . ulson. pastor. n
% m 945, Services 11 and
7:30. Sermons, “Compromise - A
Weakness of the Christian Church.”
and “Armageddon Where, When,
Why*"
Temple—So 24 and St Helens R,
L. Powell, pastor. Bible school, 9:45.
Services 10:50 and 7:80. Yonniz;o
mh.’ Speaker, the Rev. Ervin le,
i services.
Clover Creek Church (Temple Bap
tist) —Across creek from school Les
lte t Wiser. supply Sunday school,
10 ces. 11 and 8 Y. P. T
American Lake South (Temple Bap
tist) —Leslie S. Wiser. supply. Sunday
school 10 Service. 7:30
| Bethiechem—lßth and tx- william
'L. 'Monroe, pastor. Sunday school.
| 10:30. Services 11
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! CATHOLIC
St. Ann's—T7o47 So. Park ‘&')W
| Galvin. pastor. Masses, 8. 10
St. Joseph's (Slovak)-—BO4 So. 34th
Joseph Hayostek., Dastor _ Masses,
8:30, nltxo lonodlctloz'h 7980 p_m
St 's the Great—T7lo So. 13th.
!L {' Krebsbach, S. J., pastor Masses.
6. 7:30. 8:30 9:30, 11
. St. Patrick's—W. J Noonan. pastor
Masses, 6:30, 7:30, 8:45, 10, 11
' Sts. Peter ang Paul (Polish)—Ea.
S4th and Portland Henry Rosyckl
| " pastor. Masses, 8:30, 10:30.
The Question Box
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Q-—What is the function of the
General Commission on Army and
Navy Chaplains ?
A-—~The Commission is an
autonomous body, representing
churches both within and without
the Federal Council of Churches
(Protestant). It is charged with
the specific task of securing and
endorsing candidates for the chap
laincy. In addition, the Commis
sion represents the non-Roman
and non-Jewish churches of the
country to the government in all
questions concerning the spiritual
and moral interest of men in the
armed forces.
Q—What is the purpose of the
Roman Catholic Liturgical Move
ment ?
A—The basic objective of the
liturgical movement is to ‘“teach
man how he can ‘participate most
fully in the life of the Church.”
umm-\-lmu.Mua
worth. :o . pastor. Masses, 7,
8:30, 10:30. na -
‘lfi;’m. Masses, 6. lIM) Izw.
Visitation (South Tacoma)-—Dom
imlo = Hack, pastor. Masses, 6:30, 8:15,
Holy Cross—No. 44th and Shirley.
n.mn Duggan. pastor Masses. 8:80.
St, Martin of Tours—Fife Square.
;lm‘m G, %cl pastor. Masses,
‘45 and 10, D ly‘ 8. a
GREEK ORTHODOX
St. Nicholas—ls2o So. Yakima. Con
stantine A Statheron. pastor. Serv
ices. 9:15.
k. &
CHRISTIAN
First—6th and K. Carl A John
son, pastor. Church school, 9:45.
Services, 11 and 7:30 Youth fellow
ship, 6:30. Sermons, “Power to Open
Doors,” and “You Ought to Know It.”
Lincoln Park—3 Both and So. G. J.
Merlin Hill, pastor Sunday school,
9:45. Services, 11 and 7:30. Junior
church, 11:15.* C. E., 6:30. Sermens,
“New Testament Figures of the
Church,” and “Revelations Chart
Sermon.”
McKinley Park—Ea 38th and on
kane. 1. G Shaw, pastor Sunday
school, 9:50. Services, 11. .Bible
study, 8. Joint devotions, 7:30 p. m.
Pine Street s6th and So. Pine.
Be D S
3 ces. and T
‘loounn.h.lhu.— Roosevelt and
Sherman. Arthur EBdward, pastor.
Sunday school, 10, Services, 11 and
7:30. C. E, 6:30. Morning sermon,
“Going Forward Together.™ .
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CHRISTIAN AND MISSIONARY
ALLIANCE
Tabernacie—So. sth and M. Paul
fmu scnool, 10. ¥ "";:oph Z‘:fi'
Sermons, “Religion Sefaus Chris
tianity,” and “The Conflict of the
Ages.” Ramseyer Walker evangelist
‘p-ny in chn!o ot' services.
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| OHRISTIAN SCIENCE
First Chlrfi—D&Ma and Eye.
u:m‘ Church—Bo. 54th and War-
Thirda Church— t and Ea. Eye.
Fourth cnmn—'o"ofl‘“nmnny.
First Church—Lake ilacoom.
“Adam and Fallenm Man™ is the
subject of the Lesson-Sermon which
will be read Sunday in all Churches
of Christ. Scientist, which are
branches of The Mother Church, The
First Church of Christ Scientist In
Boston, Massachusetts.
'l'Q:&.“Alwh_v ‘::":..'::" Dho':edbi
ence Man ere nners, y
the Obedience of One Shall Many Be
Made Righteous.”
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CHURCH OF THE OPEN BIBLE
Adams Street Chapel—So. 17th and
Adams. Fred Hornshuh Jr., pastor.
Sunday school 10 Service 11
Faith Mission—Summit Road. W
A. Scott. pastor Sunday school 10.
Falth Temple—2list and Eye. Fred
Hornshuh, pastor Sunday school.
945 Services, 11 and 745
tent. In other places of the world it is rising
heroically to challenge every threat to human life
and liberty; also it suffers persecution in so doing.
Our country permits free and independent expres
sion of religious truth. But like so many blessings
which we have we are oblivious to them. Too few
American citizens appreciate the right of suffrage.
Too few Christions appreciate the right of free
assemblage for divine worship.
Strengthen the church by attending at least one
service on Sunday and contribute by your presence
the inspiration which comes through solidarity.
W. O. MACOSKEY,
President, Tacoma Council of Churches.
By liturgy is meant all public of
ficial services, public rites, cere
monies and prayers of the Church.
It is emphasized, however, that
the liturgical movement is not an
attempt to do away with private
devotions; nor to recast private
prayers along liturgical lines.
~ Q—Describe, briefly, the office
of Great Britain's Chief Rabbi.
A—The Chief Rabbinate of the
British Empire developed out of
the office of the Rabbi of the
Great Synagogue in London who
was regarded by the early Ash
kenazi congregations as their
spiritual leader, both at home and
overseas. Today his counsel and
guidance in difficult questions of
ecclesiastical law and religious
life are sought by large numbers
of other congregations throughout
the Empire. The present incum
bent is Dr. J. H. Hertz.
OOD‘NOIIGA‘I'IONM.
First Division and J. Harold L.
Booch, pastor. Church school. 9:45.
Worship srvice, 11. Speakers, Colonel
Bradley and Ralph Scott. Pllgrim
fellowship breakfast, 9.
Plymouth—So 45th and Park. J J
Pruitt, pastor Sunday school. 10.
Services, 11. Speaker, Chaplain H. H.
Eyman. Young people, 6:30.
Pligrim No. 24th and Warner.
la‘r Larson, pastor Church school,
9:45. Service, 11. Pillgrim fellowship,
2'.- ;lormon. “The Christlan Patriot-
P ‘l'“ k'x:..rdt. pastor. Tt "ng'
. Bur! \ ay sc b
10. Services at 11.
Oberlin—Steilacoom. Harold Man
ning. speaker
Lakeview Community Church -
Lakeview. Sunday school, 10. Serv
ice, 11.
B 5 B
COVENANT CHURCHES
First—So. 10th and Eye Carl H.
Peterson, pastor. Bibfe school 9:45
Services, 11 and 7:30. Fellowship
hour, § p. m. Sermons, “Grateful
go‘mnflel,” and “The Present Dim
ut."”
Harvard Branch Midland Sunday
school, 10.
Graham—Carl Janson, pastor. Bible
school. 10. !ervlec.. 11‘
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EPISCOPAL
Christ—No. 3rd and Kay. Henry
Eller, pastor. Holy communion. 7:30
& m. Church school, 9:30. Morning
prayer, sermon, 11.
lozh"m--m - 80, 14th and
Eye. les T Mentzer, rector. Holy
communion, 8. Services, 11.
St, Andrew’s—Bl6 No_Oakes. Charles
H. Mentzer rector. Sunday school,
9:45. Evening prayer, sermon, 7:30.
St. Luke's Memorial—36ol No. Gove.
Arthur Bell, rector. Church school.
9:45. Prayer and sermon, 11. Y. P. F.
in community house, 6:30 p. m.
St, John's—sßth and Puget Sound.
‘Arclma.ld W_ Sidders, rector Sun
| day school. 10 Services. 7:30.
EVANGFELICAL
Ellm—Bo. 14th and L. C M Myr
dahl, pastor Services 11 and 7:30.
First—So. 18th and Kay. John H.
Soltman, pastor. Sunday school. 10.
Services, 11 and 7:30. Sermon, “God's
Bullding.” Evening speaker, Ed No
lander,
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{ INDEPENDENT
| Independent Bible Church—Corner
Division and G sts. Sunday school
t(or all ages at 9:45 a. m. Young
| peoples fellovlmg. 7 p. m. Adult
| prayer meeting, 7:15 p. m. Church
services, 11 &, m. and 8 p. m. Nursery
open for the children.
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! LUTHERAN
| Bethichem Lutheran—Ea Harrison
{and G sts. Burton W. Smith. pastor
| Sunday school. 945 Morning wor
‘cgl‘p. 11. SBermon, “In the School of
1 yer.”
| Faith lleal (Wisconsin Synod)
- —96th m R. Jaech, pastor
{ Sunday school, 10. Services, 11. Ser-
I mon. “I Live: Yet Not I, But Christ
| Liveth in Me."
| First—Bth ave. and Eye Carl E
Ask Congress to End
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Oriental Exclusion
By Religious News Service
PROVIDENCE, R. L—A reso
lutien was adopted by the Rhode
Island Congregational - Christian
Conference, at its fall session here,
authorizing its board of directors
to draft a letter appealing to the
Federal Council of Churches to
lead a movement for repeal by
Congress of the Oriental exclu
sion act.
Adoption of the resolution fol
lowed an address by Rev. Horace
G. Robson of Whitinsville, Mass,,
former head of the department
of religious activities at the Uni
versity of Nanking.
Speaking on “The War and the
Future of Christian Missions,” Mr.
Robson urged that Congress
immediately repeal all laws and
revoke all treaties which discrim
inate against Orientals.
“If we do not reveal on
our part a spirit of justice
and falrness and respect for
other races,” he asserted,
“then we might just as well
keep our missionaries at
. home.”
Rydell, pastor. Sunday school. 9:45.
Service, 11 and 7:30. Sermon, “Chil
dren Go Free” District Luther league
rally at Bethany Lutheran church,
| Seattle 3:30, 7.
| _ Bethany Mountatin way at
| Rocky nfagéwn N Svinth. pastor.
| Sunday sc. : Weyerhaeuser, 10:
! Bethany, 10: Benston, 1 Services 8.
| Grace (Missouri Synod)—So. b4th
and Lawrence. W. A Schroeder, pas
tor. Sunday school, 10. Services, 11
and 8. Sermogs, “Love Waxing Cold,”
and “Pain on the Pllgrimage.”
Bethel—BSo. b4th ana Eye. E A,
Larson, pastor Sundav school. 10.
| Service, 11. Sermon, “Christian Pa
triotism.”
| " Central-—So 10th ana Gee. P. B.
| Hoff, pastor. Sunday schoo] adult
| Bible class 9:45 Services. 11 = Ser
| mons, “A Good Man's Mistake,” and
“Modern Pagans.” Luther league, 6:15.
lCommunxon service, 7:30.
Grace Bnnfienu! (U. L. CH-T 302
| 80. Park. H Svinth, pastor. Sun
| day school and Adult Bible class,
| 9:30. Services, 10:30. Luther league. 6.
| Bermon, “Our Dutles to God and Our
] Country.”
| Hope—So 624 and Warner. C. J.
| Johnson, pastor Sunday school and
| Bible class, 9:45. Service at 11. Luther
| league, 6:30.
immanuel—No 14th and Stevens,
Milton Nesvig, pastor Sundav school
9:45. Service, 11 and 7:30. Sermons,
‘l"l"m Whom Shall We Pngl?" and
[“The Covenants Will Be Fulfilled.”
’ Luther Memorial—So. sth ana Eye.
A. R. M. Kettner. pastor. Bible class,
| 9:45. Services, 11. Sermon, “Obey the
| Voice of the Lord.”
‘ Messiah—l2oo S 0 Eve O L Jensen.
Rnor. Sundav school. 9:45. Service.
. SBermon, “The Unseen Worshiper.”
Flag dedication service, 5. Luther
| league program and social §.
| Mountain View—Near Puyallup E.
'8 Tollefson pastor Sunday school
19:45 Services. 11
Parkland Trinhy So. Park and
Wheeler Nordahl B Thorpe pastor
|Sunday school 9:45. Service. 11.
| Sermon, “Will a Man Rob God®™
| _ Ruston Chapel —52 d Pearl
| Burdette Benson. interne pastor. Sun
| day school 9:30 Service. 10:30 Ser
!mon, “The King Pays Tribute.”
Olivet-1423 So K C A Sorkness,
| pastor. Sunday school 9:45. Services,
|ll, 8 and 7:30.
| Our Redeemer (Missour! om_.
'Bast 84th and K A WB¢ er.
Service, 9:30. Sermon, “The Signs of
| the End.™
! Our Savior's l7th and J J L
| Redal, pastor. Sunday school 9:48.
Service, 11. Sermon, *“Centribution
Ito God's Work.” Luther league, 7:30.
| _Parkland Evangelical (Notwm
Synod-Synodieal Conference)—Co
'road on Mountain highway. W C.
| Gullizson. pastor Sunday school,
9:30. Service, 10:30.
St. Paul's—BSo 27th and Tacoma av
Rev. Arthur Sydow. pastor Sunday
school. 9:30. Services, 10:30, Sermon,
“Christian Citizenship.”
| St. Paul Danish-—-1310 So. L. John
| Enselmann. pastor Sundayv school,
10. Service, 11. Sermon, “OM in the
Service of God.™ Vesper service, §.
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Presbyiefi;m Have a Way of
Tackling Difficult Problems
Army and Defense Trailer Camps
Receive Attention in Illinois
By Religious News Service
SPRINGFIELD, M. A report
issued by the Illinois Synod of the
Presbyterian church indicates that
this organization is tackling prob
lems raised in defense communi
ties with a widespread program of
activities.
Heading the work is a sub-com
mittee on Camp and Defense areas
in Tllinois, a section of the Synod's
committee on Social] Education
and Action,
Two types of defense communi
ties have been defined by the re
ports: The military camps and
surrounding areas; and the defense
industry areas, Illinois has some
of the nation’s largest units in
both classifications.
Hospitality committees have|
been formed in churches located
in the areas affected. These com
mittees arrange for the entertain
ment of service men in the homes.
Over-night guests are taken.
Churches serve dinners, open club
rooms, and conduct vesper serv
ices at the army camps.
Other churches are transform
ing church auxiliary rooms into
day nurseries, recreation rooms,
etc. Provisions for poular indoor
games are made. Library rooms
are made available for reading,
music and lounging.
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In Dixon, Illinois, a welcoming
committee of twenty-five men and
women has been formed. The com
mittee devotes one afternoon or
evening a week to calling on new
families and inviting them to par
ticipate in church services and ac
tivities. Conferences have been ar
ranged between employees and
plant managers. During the sum
mer months an enlarged vacation
school was held.
In the Chicago area, Illinois
Presbyterians contributed SIO,OOO
to a fund participated in on an
interdenominational basis.
In some defense areas special
pastors-at-large have been ap
pointed. In one area a woman
worker has been employed on a
full-time basis.
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One of the most picturesque con
tributions is reported in the South
ern Illinois area. An automobile
trailer has been provided. It is
equipped as a wayside chapel and
visits the defense trailer communi
ties in Illinois and Indiana.
The interdenominational Illinois
Counci] of Churches, which has a
special committee on camp and
| defense areas, provides churches
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Would Put Laymen in
.
Vacant Pulpits
By Religious News Service
KNOXVILLE, Tenn Lay
speakers could be used to fill pul
pits of churches made vacant as
a result of preachers entering the
chaplaincy or for other reasons.
That was recommended in a re
port to Holston Conference of the
Methodist Church here by its
Board of Lay Activities. The re
port was adopted.
The report emphasized the need
|of Christian stewardship, Christ
ilon fellowship, personal evangel
|ism, and of trained leaders in the
| church. It urged increased use
|of laymen in church work, in
-Icludin¢ use of laymen to hold
services in places where ministers
'c&nnot reach because of transpor
| tation or other difficuities,
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| URGE AUTOMOBILES
| FOR CHURCH SERVICE
| CINCINNATI—Pointing out
| that tire and gasoline rationing
|u “definitely handicapping church
work,” the Ohio Baptist Conven
luon. meeting here, adopted a
’reaohmm urging church members
to devote one-tenth of their auto
gmobue mileage to church service.
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’ RECALL OLD MINISTERS
| NASHUA, N. H.—Delegates to
|the New Hampshire Baptist Con
lvenuon in session here voted to
,a_ak Baptist churches to give con
'mderauon to older ministers who
are now without pastorates for
| pulpits which have been vacated
by the demands of the armed
‘services of the United States.
with honor roll plaques and dis
tinctive medals for soldiers simi
lar to those supplied by the Prot
estant Episcopal and Roman
Catholic churches.
The Council also distributes
literature to the various military
encampments and has helped fur
nish chapels.
The Illinois Presbyterian com
mittee also acts as a central clear
ing house for keeping track of
church members. Names of boys
in service or families who have
entered Illinois areas are obtained,
and are then given to local groups
for pastora] call work.
| South Carolina Still
Holds to Anti-Divorce
-
Tradition of 1868
By Religious News Service
COLUMBIA, S. C. Governor
R. M. Jefferies, of South Carolina,
has gone on record as opposing &
divorce law in this state, Tradi
ltionllly opposed to divorce, South
Carolina is the only state in the
union which refusees to grant it
for any cause. Annulments are
granted, in a few circumstances.
A divorce law is prohibited in
the state constitution. Every few
years there is a movement to
amend the constitution to permit
such a law, but the movement
never gets far. The state consti
tution provides that divorces
granted in other states will not
receive willing recognition in the
courts of this state. Frequent
litigation is avoided only because
the United States constitution re
quires the states to recognize the
laws of other states.
In the earliest days of the state,
it was the legislature's practice to
grant divorce by special act. This
continued until the latter half of
the nineteenth century. Suspicion
of graft and favoritism was such
that the constitution of 1868 made
possible a divorce law of 1872,
granting divorces for adultery
only, The act was repealed six
years later. One case under this
act reached the state supreme
court after its repeal.
The constitution of 1895, under
| which the state operates, prohibits
a divorce law.
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Unitarians Honored
By Portugese for
Services Overseas
By Religious News Service
BOSTON, Mass—Three former
overseas workers of the Unitarian
Service Committee were decorated
by the Portugese government with
the Cruz Vermelha de Dedicacao
| (Red Cross of Loyalty) at cere
| monies held at the American Uni
;it.lriln Association here. The for
mer Unitarian Service Committee
'workerl are Rev. and Mrs. Wait
still H. Sharp of Wellesley Hills,
"t.he first overseas commissioners
|of the Service Committee; and
‘annee Dame, who served in
gSpdn and Portugal immediately
| preceding and following Pearl
ijnrbor.
| Also honored with the decora
! tion were four Unitarian leaders
|in this country who have been
| responsible for the support of the
lUnitnrhn Service Committee; Dr.
| Frederick May Eliot, president of
| the American Unitarian Associa
tion; William Emerson, chairman;
Seth T. Gano, vice-chairman; and
Edward B. Witte, treasurer of
the Unitarian Service Committee.
| Dr. Charles R. Joy, European
| commissioner of the Unitarian
| Service Committee, made the
| presentation as a special repre
| sentative of the Portuguese con
| sul, who was unable to attend.
| He also revealed that Dr. and
Mrs. Robert Dexter, executive di
rectors of the Unitarian Service
Committee, who are now serving
|in Europe, have already received
‘gthe decorations directly from the
'i Portuguese government.
| Dr. Joy will soon return to the
| Continent to resume his duties as
| European commissioner of the
| European Service Committee, at
ilwmcn time Dr. and Mrs. Dexter
will return to Boston.