The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1950-01-12
Christians. UniteIn
Appeal for
World Relief Fund

world kelIaf FUND
More than 100000 Protestant
and Eastern Orthodox church.
eS OF 10 major denominations
with a total membership of
24,479,953 are uniting In a con-
certed campaign for word re-
lief, reconstruction, and inter-
church aid.
The program, Zone Great
Hour of sharing, certain phaS-
eS of which began January 4
will come to a climax on Sun
day, March IL, Harper SibIey,
prominent business man of Ro-
chester, N. Y. and campaign
chairman, announced.
The appeal is sponsored by
the Federal Council of the
Churches of Christ in America,
the Foreign Missions Confer
ence of North America, the
American Committee of the
World Council of Churches,
and the United Council of
Church Women through Church
World Service, Inc, Off 2ial re-
lief agency of the Protestant
and Orthodox churches.
Characterizing the project as
a new development in practi-
cal church unity, Mr.. Sfbley
stated that the people of
Europe and Asia need contin-
ued material, financial, and
spiritual assistance. In addition
to extensive UNCONVENTIONAL
programs, minimum requests
for the coming year made to
American churches through
Church World Service by field
workers handling relief and re-
construction projects amount
to 100000 pounds of cloth
ing, food, vitamin, medicine
and other contributed supplies,
and $4,000.000 for educational
and rehabilitation projects and
other forms of reconstruction,
he said.
Denominations cooperating in
the program in"lude the Nor
them Baptist Convention, the
Seventh Day Baptist, Church
of the Brethren, Congregation
al Christian ChurceS, Diciples
of Christ, EVANGELICAL Congre-
gational Church, Evangelical
United Brethren, Evangelical
and Reformed Church, Friends
Five-Year Meeting, National
Lutheran Council, The Metho-
dist Church, PreSbyteria n
Church in the U. S., Presby-
terrain Church, Protestant Epis-
copal Church, Reformed Church
In America, Romanian Ortho-
dox Bpiscopate of American.
Russian Orthodox Church of
North America and the Serbian
Eastern Orthodox Church. Com
nunity Churches, Christian
Youth Councils, local councils of
churches and ministerial aSSo-
Citations will also participate.
conducted by each group
through it's affiliated churches,
Is a church Steeple with a clo~k
pointing to HOO, the "hour of
sharing" and the scripture
verse is "Bear We one another'S
burdens, and so fulfil the law
of Christ" (Gal. $50.
Six fifteen minute radio
transcriptionS to be broadcast
over 900 local radio stations
In February, a series of live
breakfasts over four major
networks ending SATURDAY. ev-
ening. Marcn II, and spot an
nouncement5 from vario u S
parts of the world will tell the
story of world needs.
The funds collected on Sun
dav. March II. will laid neigh
borhood centers, orphanages,
refugee centers. travelling med
i"al clini"S, feeding stations,
schools, and other projects for
the worlds millions of refu-
gees and others suffering from
past and present wars" accord
ing to Mr.. Sibley. "Resettle-
ment of disnlaced persons, and
assistance for the hard core of
DPS who will not be able to
leave GERMANY, Austria. or
italy" are also part of the
pro1ram that will be assisted.
an the Sniritual void left bv
the tremendous dislo"ation of
the past decades in Europe and
Asia, the two major forces
capturing the peoples lovalties
are the Communist movement
and the Christian Church" he
1--WE must give funds with
which to provide food and
CLOTHING as TANGIBLE evidence of
orr concern, for human welfare.
We must also help those who
will enhance the spiritual VI
talitv Of the people throueh
the institution tn which they
Ioot-the Church"
"The churches in FI'rone and
Asia. like all other institutions
in war-devsstated countries
still need help in renewing
faith and hone. condn"t1ng
CHRISTIAN programs. and re-
building community life"