Evening star., 1953-10-17
Methodists Act Today
On Urging Efforts 10
Integrate Immigrants
By Cospor Names
Stor Stoff Correspondent

ROANOKE, Va, Oct. IL
The Methodist Virginia Annual
Conference will act today on a
committee report urging that
Americans take steps to integrate
immigrants coming here into our
cultural way of life.
The statement, included in the
conferences Social and Eco
nomic Relations Board report,
expresses concern that foreign
born people tend to stay within
communities of their native land
and so create division between
them and Americans in the same
area.
Another section Of the report
will urge the churches to do
more towards solving the prob
lem of interracial relationships
than they have done.
President Eisenhower was
commended yesterday by the
delegates for his policy of not
serving intoxicating beverages
in the White House.
At the same time, a resolution
addressed to Defense Secretary
Wilson deplored a recent decision
permitting "the sale of intoxi-
eating beverages on posts, in
stallations and ships of the
armed services of the United
States"
Reconsideration Asked.
The resolution protested this
move and urged Mr.. Wilson to
reconsider the step so that pro
visions of the law which have
stood for sobriety in our armed
forces for more than so years
shall be maintained and en-
forced"
Another motion approved by
the gathering asked the Virginia
legislative committee studying
the State Alcohol Beverage Con-
troy Act to stop any moves
toward weakening restrictions on
the sale of intoxicating bever-
ages. It not only called for
maintenance of present pro-
visions, but urged that liquor
licenses be set in proportion to
the population, that beer and
wine should be separated from
the sale of gasoline and gro
ceries, and that stringent pro-
visions be made concerning the
proximity of licensees to schools,
churches and recreation centers.
Rural churches no longer fear
the adverse effects of the tre-
mendous revolution. which is TAX
ing place in rural life," a report
of the Town and Country Work
Commission declared yesterday
Interest Rising.
There is a rising tide of inter
est in the rural church and a
feeling of optimism among peo-
pie in the town and country as
they view the work of the
church." it stated. "The rural
church is beginning to find itself
and its potential ministry in a
changing rural culture"
D. Stewart Patterson of Wash
ington, executive secretary of the
Methodist Commission on Chap
lains, told the conference yester-
day that, 1--WE cannot expect the
boys who have gone into the
military to come back to the
church automatically"
"It is essential that the
churches develop program tx
keep in touch with their young
people," he said. "The military
will lend every help and encour-
agement if we do this"
Five Washington area min.
listers were ordained as elders oi
the conference last night. They
are the Rev. James L. Duley
Sudley charge, Gainesville, Va.
Edward H. Wright, Bethe
charge, Woodbridge, Va; Earl S
McCary, associate minister, Clar
endon Church, Arlington, Va.
Edward H. Kyle, Hillsboro charge
Loudoun County, Va, and Georg,
Henley, associate minister, Wash
ington Street Church, Alexan
dria, Va.
Representative Judd, Repub
lican, of Minnesota will addres
| the conference tonight.
The meeting will end tomor
row, with Methodist Bishop Pau
Nef CARRIER of Virginia reading
the pastoral appointments.