Evening star., 1948-11-04
Protestants Plan
Cooperation Of
Mission Work
Meetings Held Here
Stress Danger Of
Rising SeeuIorism

Protestant denominations of the
Washington area today were hold
ing meetings emphasizing the need
of cooperation In their foreign mis-
sions programs as way Of fighting
the rise of secularism and Commu-
nism in nations overseas.
"An increasing concern over the
phenomenal growth of secular
forces abroad, including the rise Of
Communism, upderlines the need
for Protestants to pool their re-
sources In as many ways as posi-
ble," DR.. L. Ralph Tabor, pastor of
Lutheran Place Memorial Church,
said today. DIR. Tabor is chairman
of the committee in charge of ar
rangements for an interdenomina-
tional meeting to be held tonight.
only by pulling together can Prot
estants effectively challenge the
forces to destroy Christianity" he
added. -
Climax of the gatherings in
churches of individual denomina-
tions will be the interdenominational
meeting, sponsored by the American
Board of Foreign Missions, at
O'Clock tonight in Calvary Baptist
Church. Eighth and H streets NV.
Methodist Bishop G.. Bromley Ok
nam of New York and Mrs. Paul
Moser, past president Of the Pres
byterian National Council of Wom-
ems Organizations, will be the
speakers.
Jensen to Speak.
Baptist churches of the District
will hold their sessions in Calvary
Church with the Rev. Lewis T. Jen-
sen. associate secretary of the home
department of American Baptist
Foreign Missions Society. as one OF
the speakers. Sessions were sched-
uled for this afternoon at 2:3O
o'clock and tomorrow at 2:30 and
7 pm.
Methodist rallies will ne held to-
day and tomorrow at Hamline
Methodist Church, Sixteenth and
Allison streets NV. Methodist
Bishop Charles Wesley Flint OF
Washington was scheduled to speak
at a meeting this afternoon. Harry
N. Holmes of New York will address
a 9:15 am. meeting tomorrow and
DR.. Karl K, Quimbly of New York, OF
the church's department of educa-
ton and cultivation of the Board
of Missions. will speak at a 2 pm
rally.
Lutherans held meetings yester-
day in various churches with a rally
for all Lutherans of the Washing
ton area at Grace Lutheran Church
last night.
Presbyterians to Meet.
The Presbyterian church in the
L. S. A. will hold its meetings in
Eastern Presbyterian Church, Sixth
street and Maryland avenue NE,
at 4 o'clock this afternoon. The
Rev. Leonardo Dia, of the church's
mission field in the Philippines, will
be among the speakers.
The Presbyterian church in the
U. S. will hear DR.. H:-Kerr Taylor,
who was formerly a missionary in
China this afternoon in the Church
of the Pilgrims. Twenty second and
P streets NV.
Episcopal churches held their
rally last night at the Church of the
Epiphany with the Right Rev.
Bravid w. Harris, Bishop of Liberia,
and the Right Rev. Angus Dun,
Bishop Of Washington, as the speak
ers.
CONGREGATIONAL Christian churches
will hold sessions at First Congre-
gational Church, Tenth and g
streets NV. at this afternoon and
at 8 am. and 2, 6 and 8 pm. to-
morrow. Chief Albert j. Luthuli,
Christian Zulu layman administra-
tor, Umvoti, Natal, South Africa,
will be among the speakers.
Disciples Of Christ.
Disciples of Christ churches held
meetings in National City Christian
Church, Thomas Circle NV, this
morning and this afternoon. DR..
E. K. Higdon, executive secretary
of the denomination's department
of Oriental Missions, was one Of
the speakers.
Evangelical and Reform d
churches held meetings this morn
ing and this afternoon in the First
Evangelical and Reformed Church,
Thirteenth and Monroe streets NV.
Speakers included Mrs. Fred Goetsch,
promotional representative, Board
of International Missions of the
denomination, and the Rev. Paul
Stretch. missionary to the Andean
Indians. Picalqui, Ecuador.
Evangelical United Brethren
churches will hold meetings at 2,
$50 and pm. tomorrow In the
Memorial Church, North Capitol
and r streets. Bishop John r..
Stamm Of New York will be among
the speakers.
DR.. vroon to Speak.
United Presbyterian church mem
bers will hear DR.. John Vroon of
the United Presbyterian Missions
Field in Pakistan, and other speak
ers at the meetings at $50 and 8:15
pm. tomorrow in Wallace Memorial
Church, New Hampshire avenue and
Randolph street NV. ....
Church of the Brethren members
will meet at 2:30 and pm. tomor-
row in the Washington City Brethren
Church, Fourth street and North
Carolina avenue Sc.
The Free Methodist churches will
hold their sessions in Roberts Me-
mortal Methodist Church, Fourth
and Van Buren, streets NV, at 1890
am. and 2 and 7:45 pm. tomorrow,
at 1890 am. and 7:45 pm Saturday,
and at II am. and and 7:30 pm.
Sunday.
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