Evening star., 1947-07-31
Disciples Of Christ
To Weigh Plea for
World Crisis ParIey
By cospor Nonnes
Stoy StoH Coyrsspond~nt

BUFFALO, N. Y, July 31.-A
petition urging President Truman to
call conference OF clergymen, bus
inessmen, Government officials and
others to discuss means OF meeting
the present world crisis will be sub
mitted to the Oath International
Convention of the Disciples Of
Christ for Action this week, the res
olutions committee declared today.
More than 1900 delegates FROM
the United States and Canada are
attending the meeting which opened
Tuesday and will close Sunday. The
gathering will be followed by the
third World Convention of the de-
nomination, which opens Sunday
night and continues through August
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The petition to Mr.. Truman, one
OF many dealing with social and
economic problems now in the
hands of the conventions resolu-
tions committee declares: "The
United States, in her position and
power, should lead in helping to
solve the present crisis and to make
this a peaceful world"
1t further calls on Mr.. Truman to
take the lead in bringing our peos
pie back to God and to the prac-
tice of the Golden Rule and to mo-
bilize our citizenry to this end"
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Another resolution to be acted on
by the General Assembly expresses
confidence and support of the
United Nations" and urges Chris
tians and churches everywhere to
aid the organizations efforts to-
wards establishing peace and
justice"
Among the other motions to be
submitted Is one "renouncing the
pattern Of segregation and race
relations as unnecessary and unde-
sirable" and another calling on
Congress to pass the Stratton bill
to admit 100000 displaced persons
year for the next four years into
tHe OnlCcO STATES.
The recall Of Myron c Taylor as
the Presidents representative to the
Vatican and strong opposition to
hte use of public funds for the sup
port of sectarian schools also will be
brought to the floor of the general
convention for action.
Disciples throughout the United
States were urged to reverse the
failing Sunday school attendance in
a speech today by Charles M. Ross,
national director of Educational
Administration, the United Christian
Missionary Society.
Parental Indifference Blamed.
Mr.. Ross attributed the decline to
the lowered birth rate of the de-
preston years, the migration of
families during the war, an amazing
rise of secularism" and inertia
among the unchurched people. He
claimed the indifference of parentss
was the strongest factor, and ap-
pealed to them to support the
achievement day drive for increased
Sunday school attendance.
DR.. Riley B. Montgomery, presi-
dent of Lynchburg Va) College, de-
clared students at Christian colleges
are taught not only to think but
also are given something to think
about" He said Christian schools
guide pupils through the confusing
make Of knowledge to some con-
structive principle and Christion
conclusions" .
He asserted Christian colleges
were the responsibility of the
churches, adding such schools can
not survive without a Christian
constituency that understands it's
function and that gives 1t patronage
and support"
In a vigorous speech before the
assemblage last night, DR.. Charles
c.. Morrison, editor emeritus of the
Christian Century, declared the
presence of Mr.. Taylor at the Vat
ican and the recent ruling of the
Supreme Court were steps toward
cracking. "the Constitutional prin-
ciple of separation of church and
state" in this country.
Split ON Decision.
The Supreme Court, splitting 5
to 4, ruled last February that public
school funds, raised by taxation,
may be used to pay for transporta-
ton of children to Catholic school
The Supreme Court upheld a New
Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals
ruling that the Ewing IN. j. Town.
ship School Boards action in order
ing payments for transportation to