Evening star., 1948-08-22

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Two Major Groups Absent
Among the latest to accept men,
bership In the World Council and to
bs represented by their delegates are
churches from Ethiopia, Japan, In
donesia, Siam, and South Africa.
More than 500 church leaders
from both the clergy and laity, are
here from the United States and
Canada. Some are here in the ca
Ipacity Of delegates, others are alter
mates, consultants, visitors and rep
resentatives Of the press.
Two major church bodies are not
= part of this assembly. The Roman
Catholic church by her own choice
is not . member Of the council.
Ten observers from this church body
are. however, present at the invita-
tion Of the World Council. The Rus
sian church as represented by the
Patriarchate OF Moscow Is not q
member although it was hoped until
the recent meeting in Moscow that
it might be represented by at least
observers. At this meeting action
was evidently taken not TO partici-
pate ut this time.
Eastern Europe Represented
Representatives. however, from
Eastern Europe are present. They
are here from the Patriarchate Of
Constantinople, the Church Of
Greece and from other than Ortho-
dox churches in Poland, Czecho-
slovakia, Hungary. BONANZA, Yugo-
slayia, Finland and the Russian
occupied zone Of Germany. APP
proximately eight out OF 10 Chris
tians of the Protestant and Ortho-
dox churches are in the World
Council of Churches by virtue Of
their churches membership In the
council.
This evening in the concert hall,
which seats more than 1000 persons,
the assembly will meet to review the
steps leading to this historic gather
ing. Archbishop Erling Eidem Of
Sweden, one Of the five presidents
Of the council, will preside and
introduce the four speakers of the
evening: DR.. G. X. A. Bell, Bishop
of Chichester. England; DR.. Yngve
Brilioth. Bishop Of vaxja, Sweden;
DR.. John Mackay, president of
Princetown Theological Seminary,
United States Of America, and Pastor
Marc Boegner. president Of the
Protestant Federation Of France.
They will deal with the subject,
How God Has Led U.s."
Tomorrow morning at the first
plenary session the World Council
Of Churches will b on,cially con.
stituted, it having been but . provi-
sional body for the past 10 years
Princess Juliana will be present at
this historic session Of the assembly
DR.. Samuel M. Cavert, general Sec
retary Of the. Federal Council OF
Churches Of Christ in America and
chairman of the Committee on
Arrangements, will outline the
assembly program. Pastor Boegner
one of the five presidents and chair.
man of the Administration Commit.
tee, will present the resolutions, and
the general secretary Of the council
DR.. w. A. Wiser t Hooft, will give
the important policy report.
Reception for Members
Tomorrow afternoon Europe,
leading theologian, Prof. Karl Barth
Of the University of Basle, switzer.
land, win speak on the theme
Mans Disorder and Gods Design,
and Prof. C. H. Dodd OF Cambridge
England, viii discuss the biblica.
basis Of the four main subjects te
be studied by the assembly. These
subjects are: The Universal Church
in Gods Design: Gods Design and
Mans Witness; the Church and the
Disorder Of Society, and the Church
and international Disorder.
| The government Of the Neither
lands will give = reception for the
assembly members tomorrow eve
ming in the famous Rijks Museum
with the Minister Of Justice bring
ing greetings.
| On the following day plenary ses-
sions win be held and speakers viii
interpret the subjects to be studied.
The assembly viii then meet In four
sections to consider the prepared
materials. -Four volumes on these
subjects have been prepared by some
200 leading theologians and laymen
from the various countries.
Churches In the United States are
represented on the program by Prof.
Clarence T. Craig Of Yale Divinity
School. John Foster Dulles, Prof.
Reinhold Niebuhr, Union Seminary,
N. Y; Mrs. Douglas Horton, presi-
dent Of Wellesley College; Mrs.
Leslie Swain, former president Of
the Northern Baptist Convention:
Dr.. Mott, Dr.. Cayert and Dr.. Mackay.
Bishop Angus Dun Of Warrington
will head committee on the
Christian Attitude Toward the
jews" which b one Of the four con-
Germs Of the churches 70 be con-
sidered by the assembly.
A special program kWith eight
meetings has bssn asrsi - for ths