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Washington Projects
To Be Considered by
PRESBYTERIAN Session
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SEATTLE, Wash, May 25.-A list
OF projects for the National Capital
Presbyterian Church of Washing
ton, D. c., will be presented for
consideration by the 16oth General
Assembly Of the Presbyterian
Church in the y. 8. A., at its week
long meeting opening here Thurs
day.
The body, composed OF 800 minis
terial and lay commissioners rep
resenting 267 presbyteries and 2,4oo,-
900 members, will be asked to ap-
prove q service Of intercession and
Holy Communion at the National
Church on the morning Of the day
the new Congress convenes in 1949.
The church In the Nations Capt.
tal also seeks to established a day
for an annual reception for Pres
bytertans in Washington, to be ad-
dressed by the moderator OF the
General Assembly. 1t plans to-
initiate 4 preaching series on
themes OF Nation wide importance
by outstanding Presbyterian minis
ters. Theme of the 1948-49 series
would be 1.-THE Reformed Faith and
American Democracy"
La Roe 70 Head Delegation.
Wilbur La Roe, jr.. moderator OF
the 159th General Assembly. will
head . six-man delegation Of Dis
trict ministers and elders to the
meeting. Ministers attending as
commissioners are the Rev. j. Hill
man HOLSTER, pastor Of Chevy Chase
Presbyterian Church; the Rev.
James r. Lundquist of Mclean. Va,
and the Rev. George H. Young Of
Arlington, Va. Elders In attendance
will be Jennings e. Brown Of Vienna,
Va, and John Gunther Of Clif-
ton, Va.
The question of union with the
Presbyterian Church in the United
States Southern branch of Presby-
terianism in the Nation, will take
a major part in the proceedings of
the assembly. Merger discussions
have been under way for 10 years.
The Department Of Church Co.
operation and Union of the u S. A.
Church and the Permanent Com
mittee on Church Cooperation and
Union of the U. s. church are meet
ing for the third time this month
A completed plan for union of
the two bodies will be placed before
the two assemblies this week. The
United States Church Is meeting
Thursday through June 2 at At
lanta. Ga. A flnal vote on the union
will not come before both assem-
blies before 1949. 1t is is approved
then, the question will be sent to
the individual presbyteries OF each
body for action A three-fourths
vote Of approval by the presbyteries
Is needed before the plan can be
returned to the 1850 assemblies for
final ratification. If all these steps
are afirmatively completed, the first
general assembly of the united
churches will be held in 1851
Moderator TO Be Elected.
Four candidates have been named
for moderatorship of the 160th
general assembly Election of the
moderator will be held Thursday
afternoon. Those nominated aIe Dr.
George e. Barnes of Philadelphia,
DR.. Clifford e. Barbour Of Knoxville,
Tenn; DR.. Arnold H. Lowe, Mime
apolis, and DR.. Jesse H. Baird, San
Allselmo, Calf.
Reelection Of the body's stated
clerk, the permanent official repre-
sentative of the assembly, will also
be before the meeting. DR.. William
Barrow Pugh of Philadelphia, who
has held the post for the last 10
years, will be up for reelection.
The assembly also will act on q
report concerning race relations to
be submitted by an advisory COM
mittee Of the Division of Social Edu-
cation and Action of the denomina-
tons Board Of Christian Education.
The report indorses earlier declara-
tions Of previous assemblies against
racial discrimination and in favor
OF working toward non-segregated
church.
Among the other questions to
come before the assembly will be
the need for establishing 500 new
Presbyterian churches throughout
the United States. Action will be
taken on universal military train
ing, communism, labor and other
international and national issues.
Mr.. La Roe will address a pre-
assembly conference tonight on I'm
Earthen Vessels" Tomorrow will be |
devoted to preassembly conferences
on foreign missions, national mis-
sions, Christian education and pen
sions.