Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-23
The Humon Side Of Religion
Baptist Public Affairs Leader
Looks on Job as Challenge
Dr.. Carlson Finds
Little Chunce for
House Building
By Cospor Nonnes ;
Religious News Editor Of The Sta


DR.. C. Emanuel Carlson, re-
Gently appointed executive direc-
tor Of the Baptist Joint Com
mittee on Public Affairs, is
Canadian born Scandinavian
who brings purpose and a sense
Of humor to his new post.
1.-THE job is q tremendous chal-
lenge for the education Of our
people In the public affairs and
civic life of our Nation" DR..
Carlson, now an American citi-
zen, said.
81 have In mind the vastness
Of the Baptist constituency, Is
million strong" he explained.
Most Of them are not SUM-
GENTLY informed or related to
civic activities as individuals. I
hope the position can serve as q
channel Of information so that
we can have intelligent civic
participation"
The solidly-b 5-foot-10-
inch Baptist layman likes to
build houses, a hobby he some
what ruefully admitted would be
greatly limited in a big city like
Washington.
1T built a small home in st.
Paul, mainly by my own labor"
he said. 81 then sold 1t and
built another home"
During his college days DR..
Carlson admitted he was "a
small-time basketball player on
the University of Alberta team"
The former dean Of Bethel
College. st. Paul. Mimi. has only
been in Washington since jan
uary / and is reluctant to make
many observations concerning
the city.
"A person coming into WASH
ington now feels he Is not only
at the center of a great nation.
but that he is also at the capital
of the world" the Baptist leader
said. THAT brings up questions,
such as how adequate is our
American participation as to the
needs Of the world these days"
DR.. Carlson, now living at the
Woodner Hotel. has a daughter,
Jocelyn. a senior at Mound Mid
way Nursing Training School In
st. Paul. and a son, Keith, who
Is working for the Firestone Co.,
in the same city.
Occasionally a local church
history is published that is inter-
esting. informative and attrac-
lively gotten up.
All these things are true Of a
recently published booklet on the
golden anniversary Of the Mount
Rainier Christian, Church. In
closed within golden covers. the
28-page booklet tells in enter
tanning style the history Of the
church from its REORGANIZATION
period at the century's turn to
the present.
An idea Of how the Mount
Rainier area has changed can
be had from some of the pictures.
Men and women who have
helped make the church what 1t
is today have been photographed
for posterity. OF important
value to the history of Washing
ton ministerial life is a page
with pictures of most Of the
congregations pastors.
The history's author is William
s. Egbert, a member of the
church since 1888. an elder,
church clerk from 1940-52, and
choir member for 20 years. He
is now a mechanical engineer
with the Post Office Department,
after serving from 1885 to Janu-
airy. 1854, as an ordnance en-
gineer with the United States
Naval Gun Factory.
The Star evidently bulks large
In the life of Washington's small
fry, If a story going the rounds
Of a church around Chevy Chase
Circle is to be believed.
The Sunday school teacher re-
lated the story of the Christ
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