The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-06-03
REV. EVANS GIVES RESUME OF GENERAL
 ASSEMBLY IN LOS ANGELES
By The Rev. Paul E. Evans Pastor, First Presby. Church

Mrs. Evans and I, who attended the l67th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, U s. A., in Los Angeles, arrived home WedneS- day evening. 1 was attending the Assembly as ministerial commits sioner from the Presbytery of AL uSka.
 We left here by plane on Sun day, May 18th and flew to Seattle, and from there took a leisurely | tip by train along the coast to- Los Angeles where we arrived for the PreAssembly Conference on Evangelism which was held in the Immanuel Presbyterian Church of Los Angeles.
 All through the sessions of the Pre-Assembly Conference and the meetings of the General Assembly, tOne couldn't help but be reminded that he was not only a part of g eat segmenti of the Protestant church, but also a part of a great movement that was and is respon- sib.e for the salvation of the world. Joining with the Assembly were also fraternal delegates from vari- ous denominations within Protest antism.
 Following the PreAssembly Con- ference on Evangelism, the meet ings of the General Assembly were officially opened with the Sacra- ment of the Lords Supper This was, indeed, a great spiritual ey perience with more than $500 commissioners and visitors receiv- ing the Sacrament, which was sci ved by 80 Elders who came from various continents and different walks of life. The Elder who serv- ed our section was from Africa, where the Mau Mau raids have been prevalent.
 The evening popular meetings were held in the First Methodist Church where every evening the church, which seats $500, with additional overflow rooms which seat about 5000 more, were crowded and hundreds were turn d away for lack of seating and standing space
 Inc final service was held in Hollywood Bowl, where over 2O,- J00 came to see the original dram dtic presentation on the life of John Knox and the Protestant Re formation in Scotland called Gods Man Alone" After the Bowl was filled there were several thousand who were turned away.
 This was one event in our lives . hat we certainly wished that not Jnly all of the members and friends | )f our church could have witnessed and taken part in, but that all peo- pie could have seen and heard the program and work of the Presbyter- | ian Church as it moves forward not only singly, but hand in hand with other denominations in spreading the word that God is able for any thing.
 Behind Iron Curtain One minister was present who is working behind the iron curtain in occupied Germany. Unlike those who were present at the World Council of Churches in Evanston last year, he was allowed to speak at the Assembly and in the church. l es of the Los Angeles area. He had great story to tell of the work l the churches are doing even behind the iron curtain. His stories of the work of the churches behind the ] iron curtain would put many of our churches in the United States to shame.
 Following the meetings of the General Assembly we visited Mrs. l Evans brother and family in San ! Diego and were taken on a short trip to Mexico, just south of the !, border. These were followed by short visits at San Francisco and Seattle before returning home. [ We are happy to be back in
 Wrangell, although we did enjoy
 the sunshine of California. All dur ing our trip we had no rain until
 we arrived back at Annette. Mrs.
 Evans would like to thank all
 those who had any part whatsoever
 in making this trip possible.
 Services will be held as usual
 with Sunday School at 9:45 and
 church at 11:00 Sunday morning. DAUGHTER BORN m