Arizona sun., 1961-03-23
Whot's Behind the Confusion?

is raging the predomnantly, or en-
tirey white churches Phoenix
of Churches of Christ in the UA practically
interest in the Negro churches This easily understood
the Negro churches generally have great regard
the National Council So the demon
nations the National Council Churches
kind Christian attitude of
believe Christ Himself preached when He said His
disciples Love another This has different
from most of associations with whites that there has been
doubt Negroes of the ecunenica Christian value
all faiths membership Council
whites individual Negro church members know
little the Nriple c. the Council is often called
Briefly what this suddenly organiza
ton? When young man in college there the
Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America which
organized in 1908 Ito active Christian the
interest of its members Al first all of the member
denominations were protestant but later several American
Orthodox Catholic sought
ship and admitted. Among the denominations which
the Federal Council of Churches the
Negro Methodist denominations, of which have churches
Phoenix, the National Baptist Convention
that time had not split into two conventions There
altogether about 26 religious denominations the
membership the FEC At that time pentecostal
churches and the Southern Baptist Convention did a
late
The FEC the organization of denominations the
and their foreign missions there
World Movement which attempted ogeh-
the protestant churches of the world for effective
Christian evangezation through joint effort churches
the world over.
In 1850 the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in Amer
gave organization protestant
Churches of Christ
in the USA At least one of the new denominations was the
additional Negro Baptist Convention made by the split of the
National Baptist Convention and less the result the
combining of the Methodists North and South
cosal churches and the Southern Baptist Convention still
Trained from affliation This be understood when
realize that the NCCs policy segregation is follows:
The National Council of Churches earnestly
recommends its member churches that they the
pattern of segregation based color national origin
and undesirable violation
human brotherhood Always
of the NCC but formulated policy by
Board in 1852 in the period when the NAACP
organizations making the matter of school segregation
and all discrimination based color hot issue in the SOUTH
including Arizona The Pentecosta though
fundamentals doctrine entirely
south So it is understandable why they would
truck with organization with such a policy.
There is also in the NCC Department
tural Relations It's office in headquarters
ersde Drive New York 27, N. Y Mr. Lee Negro
is executive director.
The NCC General Board up representatives of
all the member denominations formuateS policy by majority
vote of Board membership attempt to
make this policy binding denominations
thermore the representatives who against
statements of policy bind the their own
denominations in terms of the they NCC
"This is what beleve-and recommend this kind
of thinking and action to Christians.
Two Rev. McIntire, unfrocked and ousted
Presbyterian and another Billy Hargis
fuses to state his denomination but obviously
If he anything have organized opposing
ian movements The former Presbyterian
organized Presbyterian denomination
lean Christian Council of Churches which
tional meeting in Phoenix May suspect that it
will get publicity in the Phoenix daies some
editorial support would not surprise
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