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The General Conference of the
Methodist Church has authorized
it's newly -formed Board of Evange-
lism to appoint fraternal delegates
to national meetings of labor
unions, medical associations, So
cial service groups, and "other
organized groups as are receptive
to friendly relations to the church,
It is also to plan a churchWide
movement in 1876 to promote
evangelism especially among the
millions uprooted by war con-
ditions, and among labor, indus
trial and college groups; and to
add about 100000 new members
to the Methodist Church - half of
them from non church groups, half
from nominal Methodists not now
enrolled in curches.
One hundred years ago mission
ary-minded New York churchnen
furnished funds for a tiny floating
chapel in the waters off the tip
of Manhattan Island - to be a
lighthouse for sailors ashore be-
tween their long trips on the sail
ing vessels of the day. Today,
within a stones throw of that same
spot, stands a skycraper building,
on top of it a lighthouse, dedicat-
ed to the same kinds of service to
seamen of merchant vessels. It is
the world-famed Seamen's Church
Institu that is celebrating its cen
tennial. Filled as never before in
its history, the Institute of Is South
Street, New York - the only ad-
dress of thousands of rowing sea-
men - includes a free library,
medical and dental clinics, an en-
ployment bureau, a recreational
center, a school, and a church.
And the Institute has helped in
the founding of Ger such church
es in ports the world around.
Taking a stand interpreted as
approving of the present use of
force by Christian - an approval
hitherto withheld - the Methodist
Church, through its General Con-
ference just held said: in this
country we are sending over a
million young men from Methodist
homes to participate in the
struggle God himself has a stake
in the struggle and he will uphold
them as they fight forces destruc-
tive of the moral life of man. In
Christ's name we ask for the bless
ing of God upon the men in the
armed forces and we pray for
victory. We repudiate the theory
that state, even though imper-
feet in itself, must not fight against
iatoleTable wrongs"
Many thousands of members of
the Congregational Christian
Church across the United States
will, on Sunday May 81, sign this
World Order Compact, pattern
ed after the famous 'Mayflower
Compact of 1920: In the name
OF God, Amen. We whose names
are underwritten, loyal members
OF the Congregational Christian
Church of {name of community,
do solemnly and mutually, in the
presence of God and one another.
covenant and combine ourselves
together to work for Just and
cooperative world order. We pray
that our nation shall help to estab-
lish an international organization
for the better ordering of the inter-
dependent life of nations, the pre-
servation of peace with justice,
and the furtherance of the general
good OF all peoples. Unto this
great task we commit our wills
and our ways. In witness whereof
we have hereunder subscribed our
names" The signed compacts will
be dedicated at special service
at the biennial meeting of the
General Council in Grand Rapids.
Michigan, on June Is.
something Of the meaning of in
ua1'on IN China is graphically
SHOWN by the Rev. E. Pearce
hayes Methodist missionary in
futslne, Fukien Province. who
points out that the average Civ