Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-28
First Council OF Churches
In South Formed In Stare
Million Protestant Christia of North Carolina in Il
Churchmen; Headou arters - r. so - nt OF 10

Durham, Sept. 28.-With it's formal
organization completed, the newly es-
tablished North Carolina Council Of
Churches, the first of its kind in the
South, is ready to undertake a com
prehensive program Of interdenomi-
national cooperation.
The council represents a million
Protestant Christians of 13 denom;-
nations. DR.. Trela d. Collins, of Dur.
ham, has resigned his local pastorte
and Will begin his service as execu-
tive secretary to the council on Oc-
tober l, with headquarters here.
First project Of the council is an
1nterdenominational ministers convo-
cation, to be held on October 1928 in
Winston-Salem. Distinguished church
leaders from many sections of the
United States are on the program.
General officers of the council are.
President, DR.. Walter l.. Lingle.
Davidson; first vice-president. DR.. w.
w. Peel, Charlotte; second vice-presi-
dent, Rev. Walser H. Allen, Winston
Salem; secretary-treasurer, Rev. ]. A.
Vache, Greensboro; chairman of the
executive committee, Bishop Paul B.
Kern, Durham
The three-fold purpose of the conn
Gil, as defined by the constitution. is
cd To promote fellowship and mu-
tual understanding among the follow
ers OF Christ constituting the sew
eral Communions of North Carolina.
(2) To serve as a medium of inter
church advice and counsel on matters
affecting the progress of Christianity
in the achieve more effectively the
detectives of the Christian religion. ="
Members of the council appointed
through UNCONVENTIONAL channels are
as follows:
Associate Reformed Presbyterian:
DR.. G. L. Kerr, of Salisbury, and DR..
E. N. Orr, of Charlotte.
Congregational Christian: DR.. c..
Rexford Raymond, of Southern
Pines; DR.. James H. Lightbourne, of
Burlington; and Dr.. II. Shelton Smith
of Durham.
Disciples of Christ: DR.. Leland
Cook, Kinston; DR.. Charles Darsie,
Greensboro; and DR.. C. G. Ware of
Wilson.
Friends: Dr. Samuel Haworth, of
Guilford college, Mrs. H. A. White, of
High Point.
Methodist Episcopal: Rev. w. H.
Pleas, of Canton; Rev. J. ]. Wood, of
Walkertown.
Methodist Episcopal, South: DR.. j.
NJ. Culbreth, of Rocky Mount; DR.. w.
P. Few, of Durham; DR.. E. L. Hill
man, of Durham; j. B. Ivey of Char
lotte; Rev. Carl H. King, of Sails
bury; DR.. j. NJ Ormond, of Durham;
DR.. r. L. Ownby, OF Charlotte; DR..
w. w. Peel, of Charlotte, and DR.. W.
A. Stanbury, of Greensboro.
Methodist Protestant: DR.. N. G..
Bethea, of Greensboro; DR.. F. w. Pas
chall, of Burlington, and DR.. P. E..
Lindley, of High Point.
Moravian: Bishop j. Kenneth Pfohl
of Winston-Salem, Rev. Walser H.
Allen, of Winston-Salem.
Presbyterian, U. s.: DR.. P. HI.
Gwynn, Jr, of Davidson, DR.. r. H.
Lafferty, of Charlotte, DR.. w. c..
Pressly, of Raleigh, DR.. David H.
Scanlon, of Durham, and George Nit
chell, of Wilmington.
Protestant Episcopal: DR.. Francis
H. Craighill, of Rocky Count, DR.. G. S.
Gresham. of Goldsboro, and Rev. j. A.
Vache, of Greensboro.
Reformed Evangelical: DR.. David
E. Faust, of Salisbury, Rev. Banks j.
Peeler, of Burlington; United Luth-
eran, DR.. George H. Rhodes, of Albe-
marie.
Misunderstanding appointed by the
council are: Bishop Thomas c. Darst,
Protestant Episcopal, of Wilmington
Dean Robert B. House, Methodist, OF
Chapel Hill; Dean w. c. Jackson,
Baptist, of Greensboro; DR.. w. X. Gull
lom. Baptist, of Wake Forest; BlshoE