The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-19
CHURCH ASSEMBLY
DELEGATES NAMED
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business of the body will get unoer
way. 1t Is expected the session will
continue through Wednesday morn
ing Ma %. The Rev. E. c. Scott,
D D Of Dallas, Texas, is stated
clerk of the Assembly.
First Since War
Being the first session OF the AS
semhly since thu end of World War
II. matters which had been post
ooned until the cessation OF the
war vii. appear on the agendum.
Among these will be the question
of cooperation and union with the
Presbyterian church in the United
States OF America Northern Pres
byterian church,. The Assembly's
committee On cooperation and
union is working on a plan for SUCH
1e-union, however, in its report to
the Assembly a request will be
made for another years study be-
fore the completed and revised
plaa win be ready for presentation
to the Assembly.
TIE Assembly will be asked to
consider the creation of three new
Assembly agencies, namely, a COM
mit1ee OF Negro work, a commit
tee on Christian Relations, and
a committee On Radio.
In it, annual report to the AS
sembly, the special committee on
Negro work points out that about
10, 9C0,O 600 Negroes reside in the
South (tte territory of the Presby-
teria1 Church U. s. and that at
leasr hat OF them are unchurched.
The eport states that exhaustive
study OF the Negro work of the
Church has been made and that
in the light of the facts, it becomes
clear that OH! Church has not even
begun its responsibility for the
evanselizaticn of the Negro race
and to- Christian education among
that PEOPLE. The committee asks
tla7 the work of the church for the
Negro race be placed upon an en-
tirelv new ana independent basis
and give.4 the di.-lity which is
worthy of is real purpose" The
Assembly also will be asked to
provide a minimum of 500, 900 a
year C finance and support this
work, and that the new agency on
NaCr@ ,,onlx L1~ip ~ f11sont1nn AnrII
!, 1947.
Changing Situation"
Tle 194o General Assembly in
structed its committee on Social
and Moral Welfare to study a pro-
posal made to that Assembly to
establish a permanent department
Of Christian Relations. The report
Includes the request that such a
depaitment be established, one
geaSv.r for which the present, situa-
ton in the world confusion, ten
Sion insecurity, unrest, frictions,
gloss sir 1t is proposed that the
new department have the follow
lrg detectives: To speak to the
cAul ches: t. speak for the church
eS when commissioned to do so, or
Nlea the Assembly's pronounce
IFS are to be carried out; to
eak ard act in its own name in
aec.flc situations and as an in
'e mediarv between our church and
N.aer groups, or movements; to
operate with other Assembly
agencies. ard to produce suitable
literature for international and
mstfnetionai purposes"
The proposed committee on Ra-
mo atcording TO the annual report,
4skN q annual budget of $50, 600, an
Olllte a di. cctor and staff to be-
gin tt fpnctlol at the beginning of
19e l947-48 fiscal year. At present
'hls work is carried on in an in
e4edS-nsly extensive manner with
.aolo ~coversge over the entire
oo''h' Under the direction of an
ASSEMBLY appointed committee
WIN the assistance of the depart
men on Mems Work of the Execu-
1--WE committee of Religious Educa-