Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-11-08

this week were discussing dis
missaI of Professor Ralph t.
Elliott by the trustees of Mid
western Baptist Theological
Seminary at Kansas City, Mo-,
for his refusal not to offer for
republication his controversial
book "The Message of Genesis.
Elliott's book was originally
published by Broadman Press
at Nashville operated by the
Baptist Sunday School Board.
This past summer, the publish
ing firm declined to order a
second printing despite a sellout
of the first printing and orders
for a second. Instead, it offered
republication rights to Elliott,
a professor of Old Testament
and Hebrew at Midwestern
Baptist.
A special committee Of trus-
tees appointed a few weeks ago
to go into the matter and Elliott
agreed upon nine of ten points
up for discussion. The tenth con-
cerned republication. Elliott
was called home from revival
in Virginia to attend.
The nine points of agreement
dealt with historical studies of
scripture and seminary teach
ing.
Midwestern president Ber-
quist said the request on repub-
LEGATION twas not intended to be
a reputation of the book but to
be a precautionary measure to
avoid a recurrence of the recent
disturbance.
Elliott did not comment on his
dismissal or future plans. The
seminary will continue his sal
airy and fringe benefits for II
months.
Ground breaking ceremonies
for a $4,000 addition to the
Parish Hall of the Potomac
Church were held Sunday. When
the addition is completed next
spring, it will add ID additional
classrooms, a large central wor-
ship area, a church office and a
study for the pastor to present
facilities.
Thomas Coleman Of the
Building Committee, said the
entire Sunday School will be
housed in the enlarged building
rather than partially in the
church. This will allow stimuli
taneous church and Sunday
School programs at such time
as this becomes necessary.
Thomas Landlord, Sunday
School supertindent, broke the
ground with a ceremonial gold
shovel. Children representing
each section of the Sunday
School followed and turned a
spade of earth.
Spiritual requirements of the
Potomac Community have been
conducted on the South Glen
and Falls Rds. site of the Poto-
mac church since 1716 when
Presbyterians organized a
church and built a sanctuary
there. Fifty-two years later, the
church established a grammar
school. These activities were
abandoned early in the 1905.
In 1854, the Southern Methodist
Church took over and built the
central section of the present
church.
Additions were made in 1894,
1924, and in 1917 when add.
tional construction occurred to
accommodate the increasing
Sunday School enrolment.
Since completion, the Parish
House has served as Potomac's
Town Hail.. Boy Scouts, Girl
Scouts, citizens organization,
the All Club and others use it as
their meeting place.
The Norman Church has &C.
quired a 57-acre tract of land in
the county which will be used
for future needs of the church
in the Washington area. The
tract is located between Beach
Dr., and the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad west of Stone.
brook Dr., in Rock Creek Hills.
The Norman Church, official,
ly known as The Church OF
Jesus Christ of Latter-Day
Saints, has over 5000 members
in the Washington Stake. Local
units of the church, known as
wards, are in Chevy Chase, Sill.