The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-23
World Order Mission
To Be Observed Here
Special Ceremonies Planned BY PrOtestants Nov. b:
Nationwide Celebration Being Launched Oct. 2S

which Is expected to attract COCO
Christian leaders from the five bor-
oughs Of the nations metropolis,
TO hear Sumner Welles, former under
secretary Of state, Senator Joseph
II. Ball OF Minnesota, and Johy
Foster Dulles, chairman Of the COM
mission on q Just and Durabp
Peace.
The Mission will get into full
swing on Monday, Nov. ! with nine
Missions in as many states and
from then to Nov. 10, Saturdays and
Sundays excepted from two TO elev-
en- Missions will be In session each
day in the United States. Eight are
scheduled In Ohio and seven IN
Pennsylvania.
The issues at stake In winning the
peace, the methods Of nlobilizing
church and community forces for
study, discussion and action, will be
emphasized. In the Mission programs.
Teams Of four or five Of the ablest
church leaders CLERGY and laity--
will bring messages Of inspiration
and information to challenge the
conscience Of the church to study,
work and pray for Christian world
order.
In each city the Mission Is under
the auspices Of local church COM
mittees in cooperation with the
Christian Mission on World Order
which Is a cooperative effort Of six
agencies The Federal Council Of
Churches, The Foreign Missions
Conference, Home Missions Council,
international Council Of Religious
Education, Missionary Education
Movement and the United Council
Of Church Women.
Generally the morning session will
be devoted to q general discussion
of the question "A Christian World
Order What is It?" and In the
afternoon the Mission viii break up
into group meetings for ministers,
lay people and church school and
young peoples leaders. They will dis
cuss the subject 1.-THE Church and
Community Face Their Task"
world order or Chaos" VIII be
the general theme Of the conclud-
ing session in the evertng--a public
mass meeting which will bear test
imony to the community that the
Christian church intends to play its
rightful role In healing the wounds
of war and achieving q just and
durable peace"
The speakers have been grouped
into IS teams and each team viii
visit from six to nine cities during
the three weeks, to speak and par
ticipate in the discussions, travelling
by airplane, train, bus and motor
car. Some speakers will tour one
state, others will visit several.
On the opening night Of the Mis-
sion, Nov. sessions will be held
in quincy, Ill; Springfield, Mass;
Cape Girardeau, Mo-; Cleveland,
Ohio; Eugene, Oregon: Reading,
Pa; Providence, r. L.; Sioux Falls,
s. D. and Houston, Texas.
The speakers who have accepted
ASSIGNMENTS include DR.. Harold W.
Dodds, President, Princeton Uni
versity; Homer P. Rainey, President,
University Of Texas; Henry @. Har-
mon, President Of Drake University
Des Moines,' Ia: Oswald Garrison
Willard, Editor, The Nation; John
Foster Dulles; Senator Joseph Ball;
Miss Mary Z. Wooley, former presi-
dent of Mt. Holy0ke College; jus
tice Norris O. Bake, Of the Colo
RADIO State Supreme Court; Bishop
Francis ]. Mcconnell, Of New York:
Representative Jerry VoorhiS OF
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