Evening star., 1947-10-08
Baptist Alliance Votes.
To Ask j. ). Units 10
Join World Relief Plan.
By Cospor Nannes

s. The Baptist World Alliance today
"oted to ask its constituent bodies
IN the United States to join a spe-
cial program of world relief aimed
at getting Clothes for a million
people, s1,000.000 for food"
The step. taken at a meeting held
this morning in Calvary Baptist
Church, provides that the drive
begin Immediately DIR. r. Paul
Caudill of Memphis, Tenn. chair
man of the alliances Relief Com
mittee, said it was planned to COM
plete the clothing drive by Novem-
Der 30 and the money campaign
by January 81.
The program, previously planned,
followed a speech to the alliance
last night at First Baptist Church
at which President Truman outlined
the urgent need for overseas relief.
Mr.. Truman spoke at a meeting
marking the removal of Baptist
World Alliance headquarters from
London to Washington. They are
now at 715 Eighth street NV.
Conventions to Effect Plan.
The relief plan proposed will be
carried out individually by each of
the Baptist conventions in the
United States. The four chief con-
ventions are the Southern Baptist,
the Northern Baptist and two COL
ored Baptist groups. the National
Baptist Convention Of the U. S. A..
Inc. and the National Baptist Con-
vention in America.
The money raised will be. used to
buy food and clothing, which will
then be sent abroad.
President Truman, whose remarks
were not scheduled on the program.
said.
1--WE are taking all the means at
our power to get peace" To do this.
J he continued. We must have the
support of all organizations that
stand for God and a moral code in
the world"
Remarks .Applauded.
Mr.. Truman's remarks drew ap-
plause from a gathering of 1l00
persons, uncertain whether they
should applaud in a church or not.
President Truman, who during his
remarks welcomed visitors from
other countries and cities here for
the event, observed the occasion was
an historic one, not only for Baptists
but for the Nation and the world.
The President was introduced to
the gathering by Dr. Edward H.
Pruden. pastor of the host church,
Representatives of foreign coun-
tries bringing greetings to the meet
ing on the permanent establishment
of the alliance headquarters here
were DR.. c. J. Tinsley of Australia,
Prof. A. T. Ohrn of Norway, DR..
Bredhal Peterson of Denmark and
DR.. H. H. Bingham of Canada.
DR.. Louie D. Newton of Atlanta,
Ga, president of the Southern Bap-
tist Convention, and DR.. Joseph c.
Hazen of New York, president of
the Northern Baptist Convention,
also brought greetings from their
respective groups Colored Baptists
of the Nation were represented by
DR.. w. H. Jernagin, pastor of Mount
Carmel Baptist Church. Of Wash
i1rton, @ss "a k@1 Sss - ss
European Aid Pledged. I
DR.. c. Oscar johnson of st. Louis,
who was elected president of the
alliance at the Copenhagen meet
ing, pledged support of American
Baptists to President Truman in the
latter's effort to help Europe.
The invocation was given by DR..
Walter O. Lewis of Washington. ex-
ecutive secretary of the alliance.
DR.. Pruden gave the benediction.
The First Baptist Church Senior
Choir, with Ruth Reumann Hall
as soloist was directed by the Rev.
Harwood v. Hall. minister of music
of the church.