Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-08
MethOdisfs
Urge More
Foreign Aid
BY CASPAR NAMES
star stan Writer

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will halt the spread Of Com
munism and aid freedom. a.
report approved today by the
Baltimore Annual Conference
Of the Methodist Church, de-
clared.
The Board Of World Peace
statement urged our Govern
ment to provide greater eco
nomic aid and technical as
sistance. divorced from military
ties and political expediency,
for these countries.
Disregard for the economic
needs of the 'have-not' nations
plows the ground for the seeds
of Communism" the statement
claimed. THE fostering of
world trade and economic
health. is therefore an i'm
portant means of preventing
the spread of communism and
furthering the cause of free
dom"
The 1000 lay and minister
delegates to the annual con-
ference at Western Maryland
College also called on Govern
ment to take the lead "in
fastening negotiations with
other nations toward the cessa-
ton of the testing of nuclear
weapons and the abolition of
nuclear warfare"
Asks Arms Cut
AS a corollary, the state
ment suggested a progressive
lowering of our arms level" but
also asserted IAN adequate de-
Tense through strength at
home and of allies abroad is
essential"
Similar statements were is
sued earlier this week by the
general assembly of the United
Presbyterian Church in the
United States of America at
Pittsburgh.
The report also made the
following statements:
l. Urge Christian young
people to learn more about the
language and customs of other
lands since peace comes from
mutual understanding and
common goals"
2. Asserted the Christian way
to fight Communism must not
be confined to mere opposi-
ton" but should be lone of
aggressive spreading of our
ideals"
3. Warned that peoples over
seas will not accept the Chris
tan doctrine of the brother
hood of men if it is not prac-
ticed at home"
Methodist Bishop G. Brom-
ley Oman, of Washington, told
the session that the. outcry
about indignation in the pub
lie schools has obscured The
fundamental issue OF the right
to vote.
when we deny a great cody
Of our electorate the right to
vote, we are doing something
un-Christian and un-Ameri-
can" Bishop Oman declared"
The politician understands the
right to vote of a Negro. When
the vote is there, the politician
is going to think in terms CT
proper treatment"
The Washington bishop also
expressed disappointment that
no strong Methodist voice has
been raised in the South on
this issue to show where the
Methodist Church stands.
There is no use talking about
the good news of Jesus Christ
If you do not carry it out in
concrete situations" he de-
clared.
D. Stewart Patt erson of
Washington, general secretary
Of the Commission of Camp
Activities, appealed to Meth
odist churches not to neglect
their young men who enter the
military service.
1T has been estimated that
approximately IA million
MethodistS will have had serv-
ice in the period of 194?60." he
said. Thousands of others will
enter later. We need to be very
much concerned what happens
to these people while in military
service, for these same people
will become the leaders of to-
morrow"
New PrOfessOrship
The first profeSsorship of
city and church planning will
be initiated in September when
Wesley Theological Seminary
opens its doors on the Ameri-
can University campus.
The announcement was made
Jointly by the conference Board
of Missions, Wesley Seminary
President Norman L. Trott and
Bishop Oman.
First occupant of the new
post will be the Rev. Clifford
c. Ham, jr., "a, at present CO.
pastor of the Broadway-East
Baltimore Parish. He is a grad
uate of the Massachusetts In
stitute of Technology and of
Andover Newton Theological
Seminary.
DR.. Philip c. Edwards, as
eociate secretary of the de-
nominations Department Of
City Works. said Mr. Ham
will be the first professor in
the field of church and city
planning in any Methodist
theological seminary. We see
in this the beginning of most
important development in re-
lating the church more effect
lively to the field of city plan
ming and urban redevelopment. "