Valley frontiersman., 1952-03-27
UNITED PROTESTANT PULPIT OFFERED TO YOUNG PASTOR

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 Al a Congregational meeting
 following inc morning service
 last Sunday Air. Brian Cleworth received a call fo the pasiorate of the United Protestant Church.
 Mir Cleworfh will graduate
 from Princeton Theological Sem
 iniary. Princeton. N. l. in May
 He comes highly recommended
 by the seminary. the pastor who
 has observed his two years of
 work aS the student pastor Of the
 Presbyterian Church of Stockton.
 NJ; and by Dr. j. Earl Jaekman. secretary for Sunday School Mis- sionS and Alaska. of the Board Jf National Missions of the Presby-
 terian Church. LISA. Mir. Gle
 worth had indicated he would
 accept the call 10 the local pas torate If extended to him.
 Dr. Winston Laughlin, Mrs. Charles Nelson and Mrs. Nell Miller were elected by the con gregation as a committee Co pre- sent the call al the meeting of Yukon PreSbytery in Fairbanks April l6-20. Dr. Laughlin was elected the elder commissioner to represent the church at the meet ing of Presbytery.
 After the meeting was opened with prayer by Elder Harry Vim mer the interim pastor, the Re-. Harry Gayley, stated that the meeting was called to act upon the recommendation of the Rev. J. Earl Jackman, acting as the Pulpit Committee, the Church Council and the Elders, that the Congregation proceed to call Mir. CleWorth as permanent pastor of the United Protestant Church.
 Then taking note of the fact that many of the congregation had expressed a desire that he become a candidate for the pull pit, the Rev. Mir. Gayley stated that because of personal consider ations he could not accept the invitation. Thanking his friends for the confidence reposed in him, he stated that he was confident that the best interests of the con- gregation would be served in act ing favorably upon the recom- mendations for the calling of MT. CleWorth. Mir. Gayley then read a letter from Dr. Jackman setting forth the personal particulars in regard to the candidate.
 Mir. Brian CleWOrth was a member of the Highland Park Presbyterian Church, in Minnea- polls, Minnesota and graduated from McAllister College in St. Paul. After some newspaper work in Minneapolis he enlisted in the Air Force and while stationed near Denver, Colorado, felt called to the full time ministry While a ball turret gunner on B-24, his plane was shot down Tn the Alps and he became a prisoner of war. He has been a camp drec- tor youth director, and for two years a student pastor under the cOunseling of the Department of Student Work of Princeton Sem mary. MT. CleWorth is older in years than most men graduating from Seminary.
 Mr. CleWorth is married and he and Mrs. CleWorth have son two years of age and are expect ng another child in April. The Presbytery of Yukon will be ask ed to permit the ordination of Mir. Cleworth by the Presbytery of Minneapolis in his home church early in June. If the call is favor ably received by Yukon Presby- tery the Clev;orths will come here after ordination.
 Last Sunday the Rev. Harry Gayley, interim pastor of the Un- tied Protestant Church, announ- ced that Dr. J. Earl Jackman, for Alaska for the Board of National Missions of | the Presbyterian Church, will visit this area April 5 to 9. Dr. George Sweazey, Department of 1 of the Board of Ma tional Missions, will be here at the same time and will speak at the evening Service Sunday, April 9th.