Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-31
Presbyferians Keep
Wording Of Greed,
Approve Budgets
By Cospor Nonnes
Stoy Stoff coTresuondent

Star Stotf Correspondent
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, May
30.-An attempt to revise the
Apostles Greed for use by Pres
byterian, U. s. A., Churches, was
voted down today by the de-
nominations 165th general as
sembly.
The move was made on an
overture by the Presbytery of |
Duluth. asserting the phase !
"holy catholic church" is gen
orally misunderstood and wrongly |
identified" with the Roman |
! Catholic Church"
To clarity this the Duluth
Presbytery suggested the phase
be changed to holy Christian
church."
The commissioners here turned
down the motion without debate,
leaving the historic declaration
Of faith as it is.
The passage reads. II believe in
the Holy Ghost. the holy catholic
church, the communion of saints;
the forgiveness of sins; the resur-
rection of the body, and the life
everlasting. Amen"
Budgets Are Approved.
The $50 commissioners today
approved a benevolence budget
for 1854 Of $13 million, and an
overall budget for the year of
$18.8 million. The latter sum
{ includes $3.2 million from
, women's budget receipts; $327.-
600 from individual gifts. and
> $2.343.175 from other sources.
| Officially, there is no set figure
for the 1854 budget. but the $13
million was set as the amount
needed to sustain the church's
operations at it's present level.
Individual churches will deter
mine their quota in the budget
raising for the coming year.
: Largest proposed apportion-
.ments will be given, on the total
budget figure, to national mis-
sions. 1882. $40: foreign mis-
sions. $6.232, 1858; Christian edu-
cation, $2,680,519, and general
services. $999,210. The last
agency includes the departments
Of stewardship and promotion,
radio and televiSion, and field
organization and services.
Soldiers in Korea Praised.
Army Chaplain Kenneth G.
Irwin Of San Francisco, recently
returned from Korea, told the
Gathering today that Gen. Doug
las Macarthur was right when he
said there is no substitute for
victory"
1.-THE GIs do not have any
fighting heart because they can
not release the blow of victory"
Chaplain Irwin asserted. But
nevertheless in Korea the CT
rises to the occasion and is doing
terrific job. The Korean battle
field is the most expensive real
estate in the world. made so by
the CTS sweat, tears and loneli-
ness"
Chaplain Irwin spoke during q
report of the COMMITTEES on
Chaplains and Service Personnel
which emphasized the urgent
need Of chaplains for the armed
services. At present 204 Presley
terrain Church, U. S. A., chaplains
are in the Army, Navy. Air Force
and Veterans Administration.
Washington chaplains are Carey
M. Young. Army: Frederick w.
Brink and Earle v. Lyons, jr.,
Navy: Leonard S. Edmonds, Air
Force. and King D. s. Pogue and
James c. Fail, Veterans Admin
istration.
Navy Chaplain Honored.
Former Navy Chief of Chap
lains Stanton w. Salisbury Of
Washington was honored today
by the assembly on his accom-
plishments as a chaplain. A CT
tation presented to Chaplain
Salisbury. who recently retired,
expressed "our affectionate re-
gard and our pride and satisfac-
ton in your ministry as a chap
lain"
A pension plan aimed at rails
ing materially payments to re-
tired ministers and their wives
or widows in 1855 was approved
by the assembly. The proposed
plan will study means whereby
minimum pensions for a retired
member of couple will be raised
from $500 to 5000 a year, and
from $500 to $3.50 for a widow.
1t also provides that steps to-
ward establishing a home for
PreSbyterianS who ARE in need
Of it."
Washington Men Appointed.
Washington commissio n ers
appointed to committees are the
Rev. Lloyd G. Brown, minister
Of Washington Heights Presby-
terrain Church, Christian educa-
ton; the Rev. Howard r. Geb-
hart, minister of Arlington Pres
byterian Church, theological |
pensions, and Joseph F. Irvine Of |
Westminster Presbyterian
Church, Finance.
Commissioners representing the
2.5 million members Of the
church will attend popular meet
ings tomorrow afternoon and
evening. They will resume their
business sessions Monday, with
Wednesday being set as the clos
ing date for the general assem-
bly,.