Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-24
By Casper Nonnes
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ssor staff Correspondent
EVANSTON. H., Aug. "A
British theologian today declared
at a World Council Of Churches
meeting here that the Biblical
commandment to work six days
and rest on the Sabbath was
not "a condemnation Of the Ave-
day week"
Canon Alan Richardson Of
Derby Cathedral. England. a
University of Nottingham pro-
fessor. asserted the Biblical in
functions intent was "An honest
weeks work is the God-ordained
duty Of every man."
"When the Bible speaks OF
work, it means the ordinary,
every day routine work such
as blowing the fields and gather
ing harvests, cooking food and
sweeping rooms" Canon Rich
ardson said.
Prom a New Testament
standpoint, a mans secular oc-
cupation is q matter Of secondary
Importance. Likewise, from the
church's point of view. 1t should
be a matter of secondary impor-
lance whether a man is doctor
or a bricklayer.
"The Christian, like other men,
must work because work is a
Divine ordinance for human life.
But he works as unto his Mas
ter in Heaven, and thus finds.
the satisfaction which cannot be
derived from earthly rewards or
diminished by earthly hardship"
Committee Members Chosen.
Three washington area church
leaders are slated to be elected
tonight or tomorrow to the i'm
portant 90-man Central Com
mittee of the World Council.
Those placed in nomination
last night were Methodist Bish-
op G. Bromley Oman of Wash
ington. an outgoing president
of the council; the Right Rev.
Angus Dun, Episcopal bishop Of
Washington. and Francis Pick
ems Miller Of Charlottesville, Va,
a layman and moderator of the
| Virginia SYNOD, PRESBYTERIAN
Church, U. S.
Six nominees for the councils
| presidium also were submitted
yesterday by the nominating
committee. Unless there are
nominations today by delegates
at large-with action by six
delegates required to place q
name in nomination-the elec-
tons will be held tonight. 9th
erwise. they will take place to-
morrow. Similar requirements
apply for at-large nominees to
the Central Committee.
List Of Nominees.
Those proposed as presidents
are the Right Rev. Henry Knox
Sheriff. of New York. presiding
bishop of the Protestant Episco-
pal Church: Archbishop Michael,
representing the ecumenical pat
riarchate of the Eastern ortho-
dox churches with Offices in New
York; the Rev. DR.. John Baillie
of Scotland, principal of New
College, University of Edinburgh.
| Also Bishop F. K. Otto Dibelius,
president of the Evangelical
Church in Germany; Methodist
Bishop Sante Uberto Barbieri Of
Buesnos Aires, Argentina, and
Mar Thoma Juhanon, metropoli-
/ tan Of the Mar Thoma Syrian
Church of Malabar, South India.
The Right Rev. George K. A.
Bell, bishop Of Chichester,
Church of England, was nomi-
mated as an honorary president.
He has been in the forefront of
the ecumenical (unity) move
ment for IS years and is the re-
firing chairman of the council's
policy making Central Commit
tee.
DIR. Mott Keeps Post.
DR.. John r. Mott Of Orlando,
Fla, who was elected honorary
president when the council was
constituted in 1948 at Amster-
dam, Holland. will continue in
that position. DR.. Mott. a found
er of the international Mission
airy Council, was awarded the
Nobel Peace Prize in 1913.
The nomination of six presi-
dents follows the precedent es-
tablished by the council at its
instituting assembly six years
ago. Last week the delegates
voted against allowing presidents
to succeed themselves.
| DR.. Moreland placed in nomi-
nation for the Central Commit