Evening star., 1948-06-01

| then expected to become spear
heads In their local areas On the
problem.
The third aspect anticipates stu
dents from Presbyterian seminaries
Throughout the country spending .
semester at Lincoln University
taking a course on the study Of
race relations. These students
would receive course credit at their
individual seminaries 50 they will
not lose points. The course is ex-
pected to start the fall of ls49.
Possible Changes Discussed.
Possible major changes in the
structure OF the Presbyterian
Church in the U. s. A. were dis
cussed yesterday by the assembly
and then postponed for q year be-
fore the ANAL report would be acted
upon.
The Rev. Robert B. Whyte Of
Cleveland, chairman of the Commit
tee on Structure, Organization and
Functioning Of the Church, told the
gathering the proposed changes in
cluded limiting the size Of the as
sembly so it should not become un-
wieldy In its operations; the chang
ing Of annual meetings to biennial
ones and the election Of commits
sioners to two or three consecutive
assemblies, 50 a percentage Of ex-
perienced members would always be
present. Other changes suggest the
prohibition Of the rotation system of
selecting commissioners now used by
many presbyteries, and the manda-
tory provision that commissioners
be chosen from ministers and elders
in active service.
A report praising the progress Of
the National Presbyterian Church
of Washington was made yesterday
by Wilbur La Roe, jr., moderator Of
the 1947 general assembly. Mr.. La
roe declared the church and its pro-
gram under DR.. Edward L. r. Elson,
pastor, was proving "a worthy SYM
Dol Of our church throughout Amer
ica."
Trustees Approved.
The assembly also approved the
election Of the Board of Trustees
OF the National Presbyterian
Church.
The assembly passed an overture
yesterday recognizing the full status
Of retired ministers but voting an
important exception declaring a re-
tired minister may perform wedding
ceremonies or funeral services only
on the invitation Of the minister in
charge Of the church in which the
event takes place.
In taking its action the assembly
made no mention of the recent mar
riage of Lana Turner. film actress,
and Henry ]. Bob) Topping by a
retired Presbyterian minister. The
wedding was performed soon after
Mr.. Topping's third divorce In vio-
lation of church rules.
Approval Of q program emphasiz-
ing the Importance of tithing In the
church as one means Of Christian
stewardship was voted by the body
yesterday. The meeting also went
on record as approving the "strate-
gic Importance" Of rural churches
"for the future Of the whole church"
It implemented this step by voting
that three more members, repre-
senting the rural and colored
churches, be added to the committee
on the structure of the church.
DR.. Pugh Reelected.
DR.. William Barrow Pugh Of Phil
adelphia was elected stated clerk,
for a five-year term, Of the body for
the third successive time.
ITO preach a gospel of anti-com-
,nunism and simultaneously to pro-
mote a dollar diplomacy just doesn't
click with a suspicious and desper-
ate Europe" DR.. Conrad Hoffman of
New York declared today. Eco
nomic imperialism is worse under
present economic conditions of the
world than the political imperialism
Of our Colonial epoch. We must
discard any such ambitions and
must make it unequivocally clear to
the world that We have no such
ambitions. America may then un-
der God help to usher in . new era
Of mutual trust and cooperation
which In turn can lead to world
peace"
Northern Ireland Is checking re-
ports that all cloth stamped linen"