Evening star., 1942-09-08
Bible Glass Delegate!
Return Pledged 10
Push War Program
Association to Promote
Services for Men
In Armed Forces
BY JAMES BIRCHFIELD.

Delegates we're back in Washing
ton today from the 21st annual
conference of the Organized Bible
Glass Association of the District of
Columbia, held over Labor day week
end at Western Maryland College,
Westminster, Md. prepared to carry
out the organizations wartime pro-
gram.
In 37-point program outlining
activities for the year, the associa-
ton agreed to promote services for
men in the armed forces, conduct
meetings differing from those held
in the past, hold monthly dinner
meetings of officers to keep them
in closer contact with various
branches Of the association and to
sponsor series of refugee dinners,
the proceeds to provide food for
the needy in Europe.
The association also approved
plans to promote a weekly radio
broadcast, to be called the OBCA
Hour, to place added stress on young
peoples work and to organize a
speaker service and to revitalize
tagging classes in the organization.
Backs Scrap Drive.
President Page Nick. Etchison told
Bible class members to place par
ticular emphasis this year on de-
fense workers now flooding the
Metropolitan Area.
These men and women, he pointed
out, are strangers in the District.
They have left home town church
Affiliations and it is the duty of
OBCA members to make them well
come in the churches Of WASH
ington.
At its final sessions yesterday the
convention pledged full support to
the Governments scrap collection
drive, but "deplored the use of one
ounce of tin for brewers use"
In a resolution the convention de.
clared that members resented the
suggestion that beer trucks be used
to collect scrap, and warned that
this might lead to IAN excuse te
give brewers new tires and extra
gasoline"
I'VE pledge our all-out effort to
the Government to win the war, .
the resolution said, "and it is our
conviction that one of the first steps
In this direction should be to pro-
h1bit the manufacture of all intoxi-
eating liquors, including beer"
In drizzling rain early yesterday
morning, which failed to daunt spir-
its of the delegates, a f1ag-raising
ceremony was held on the college
campus.
Must Interpret Jesus.
In the last of a series of four ad-
dresses on Christ and Crisis" DR.
Harold w. Tribble of the Baptist
Theological Seminary, Louisville
KY, said the world must learn to
interpret in terms of creative fell
!owship the experiences of Jesus
Christ.
The world has no need of a new
religion" DR.. Tribble said. What
the world needs is a more vital and
Wy ioiiAC opi leudl ICilSlUIl.
ut is the task of Christians" he
said in conclusion, ito make Christ
the Lord of all areas of experience
and to bring all the world into His
fellowship
Spoke on "Christ and Religion"
AS aids to men in the armed
forces, the QBCA will plan pro-
grams for Army camps and local
churches and will continue the COL
lection OF books and magazines.
1t was suggested that Bible classes
OF the organization erect honor rolls
listing the names of all members
serving their country. From time
to time these lists will be turned
IN to headquarters for listing in
the associations records.
AS the conference closed yester-
day 255 delegates had registered in
advance for the associations 1943
sessions.