Evening star., 1960-06-08
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BY CASPAR NAMES
Star Stan Writer

ROCHESTER. N. Y, June 8.
The American Baptist Con-
vention has called on its
churches to study the principles
and methods of communism
and other totalitarian systems
in order to overcome the threat
they pose to our way of life.
The resolution. adopted yes
terday at the closing session of
the convention in War Memo
rial Auditorium here, recorded
firm opposition to Communist
and other totalitarian regimes"
as contrary to Christian con-
science and democratic princi-
pies of free government"
Baptist churches were asked
to undertake a program of
education regarding the prin-
ciples and methods of commu-
nism and other totalitarian
systems"
The resolution was one of
several adopted by delegates to
the week-long annual meeting
on national and International
issues. The delegates repre-
sented 1.6 million members in
more than 5000 churches in
the United States.
Layman Elected
A. Layman, c. Stanton Gal
lup of Plainfield, Conn.,, was
elected president of the de-
nomination yesterday. He sue
ceeds DR.. Herbert Gezork,
president of Andover Newton
Theological Seminary, Mr.. Gal
lup, 40, a lumber dealer, has
served as president of the Ma
tional Council of American
Baptist men and as president
of the Connecticut Baptist
Convention.
The Washington area resi-
dents were elected to impor-
tant posts. The Rev. Harry A.
Mcknight, pastor of Briggs
Baptist Church, was named to
the council on Missionary Co
operation. Mrs. Lee Shane, wife
of the pastor of National Bap-
tist Memorial Church, was re-
elected to the American Bap-
tist Home Mission Societies.
The annual meeting will be
held next year at Portland,
Oreg., with the 1862 assembly
scheduled for Philadelphia.
Editor HOnOred
The Rev. James o. Duncan
of Washington was presented
one of five press awards to
Baptist papers ''in recognition
of the outstanding front-page
layouts of the Capital Baptist,
which consistently presented a
creative and well-balanced use
of news and pictures during
1959-60." Mr.. Duncan is edi-
tor of the Capital Baptist, Of
fetal publication of the Dis
trict of Columbia Baptist Con-
vention.
Resolutions on national is
sues passed by the delegates
included:
/. Population increase. Urges
churches to study problems
raised by the tremendous popu-
lation increases throughout the
world. Stresses special empha-
sis on the migration of peoples
from overpopulated areas to
Sparsely settled ones, more ef-
ficient methods of food pro-
duction and careful develop
ment of techniques of family
limitation and birth control"
2. immigration. Calls on Con-
gresS to pass legislation liber-
alizing Americas immigration
and naturalization laws.
8. Gambling. Deplores all eff
forts to "legalize" gambling.
Urges AbStaining
4. Alcohol and narcotics. Calls
on church members to set an
example by abstaining from
the use of alcoholic beverages
and asks them to support "leg-
islative restrictions on the ad-
vertising of beverage alcohol in
publications, radio and televi-
sion." Asks that narcotic ad-
diets be treated as sick people
in the same way alcoholics are
treated. .
International resolution n S
passed include the following:
/. Disarmament. Encourages
the United States to make "in-
creaSing efforts to reach agree
mentS among all nations, with
adequate enforcement controls
for the cessation of all kinds of
nuclear testing"
Q. United Nations. Registers
firm support of the U. N. and
its agencies.
3. Underdeveloped countries.
Urges the United States to help
underdeveloped countries
through every cooperative
channel" including surveys that
would lead to investment, pub
lie and private, and increased
technical assistance"