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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1955)
Church 's Merger Plans gradually Erase Opposition to By GEORGE W. CORNELL NEW YORK on Work is hum mint today to put broken-up churches back together again. In some cases, the mending job is proving to be a tough one. But numerous projects gradually are closing the gaps. Twenty Protestant denomina tions currently are involved in uni- Hr ffnrtc -ff fiej 13 ara. taking active - steps toward mergers. 11 these are achieved, the result will j Ka f'tvm nnwiv . rnmhinari hod ICS. . I . . . W I - "There is a world sense of grow-, Congregational Christian ana me ing together," said veteran Luth- Evangelical and Reformed Church- j ran ipnrW Dr. J A. Aaseaard. of'es hone to unite. I The four Lutheran bodies work ids toward merger are: Lutheran Free Church (Norwe gian background), with 66,000 members; American Lutheran (German background), with 823, 000 members Evangelical Luth eran (Norwegian origin), with 920,000 members, and the United Evangelical (Danish background), with 54,000 members. Target date for final formation of the unified church is 1957. This also is the time when the it Minneapolis. "We can t go alone, any more than nations' Here are the chief merger moves now going on: 1. The Congregationa' Christian Churches, with 1,284,000 members, and the Evangelical and Reformed Church, with 762,000, are; en 03 sort in stpn. leading toward a two-million member United Church of Christ. Vatet Dne 2. Four Lutheran bodies are to tote at conventions this year on a constitution for a single, unified body of 1,800,000 members, which would make it the third largest 'Lutheran church. 3. A plan to unite the three branches of Presbyterianism was turned down -this week in a vote among Southern Presbyterians. It was believed likely, however, that a revised unity formula would be attempted in the future. 4. The Unitarian and Universal ist Churches last year acted to mrs mm activities educa tion, publications and public rela tions as a step towara a uni fied, 164,000-member liberal coun cil of churches. 5. Two other smaller Lutheran hnri;e tha 32 OOO-member Fin- ttih Evangelical Lutheran Church (Suomi Synod) and the 8.000-mem- ber National Evangelical luui eran Church are discussing pos cihla union. But beyond these immediate ma wis 4 a hrnarf lnns-ranee oro- sram aimed at ultimate unity of tiina hnrliaa with about IS million members, and including some of the country's largest . denomina tions. Wartr ftaaa M Tjmnrherl i vears aeo by the Conference on Church Union, work n the clan has eone on steadily. and earlv this month, a master blueprint for & "basis of union "nmnlpfpf! . v Mathnriist Bishon Ivan Lee Holt. of St. Louis, a leader in the proj ect, termed the document "one of the great papers in the history of tha Protestant movement in uus It is. he said, the first specific outline for unity "that has been drawn In 50 years of converse- Inn Participating are representatives i these denominations: . Methodist, Presbyterian U.S.A. (Northern), Presbyterian U.S. (Southern), Congregational Chris tian, Disciples of Christ. Evangeli cal and Reformed, Colored Meth odist Episcopal. African Methodist Episcopal, and the Council of Com munity Churches. . The Protestant Episcopal Church also is taking part as an observer. If these todies eventually get to Hr Ht wniilH nroduce the great est consolidation of Protestant forces yet. Waaniaa Trend For the last half century, there ' has been a strong trend among Protestants 'toward reunion. In that period, mergers involving more than 70 separate bodies have occurred. n;ot nf these was the reun Ion in 1939 of the Methodist Church, which had been split Knrth and South since the Civil tear With 9 million members, b now the nation's largest Prot est&nt church. Besides the various merger mnvM now fa process, other ohnrrhM also are carrying: on tantativ negotiations. The Ameri- VUM - O - t , can Baptists and the Disciples of Christ have worsing commissions mi tha "aiihiect. The plan to join the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. (Northern), the TcHvtarian Church U.S. (South ern), and the United Presbyterian Church into a 3-million-member body began in 1938. Governing assemblies of both both churches have approved the plan. A court challenge to it has been overthrown. 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Calif. (UP) His tory i lint successtui .euuivauon nf a-anaratinn after ceneranon si normal human cells on glass a development that is expected to nrnviria. a naw tonl for Dolio and) cancer researchhas been, achiev ed by a team of scientists at the University of Caluornia. ; , Tha raaarri vn rattnrtMt liv Mra. Rlsa M. Zitcer. nrindoal lab- ui awl j icuiiuuiiu m viwucuur try; Dr. Relda Cailleao, bacteriol ogist,, and Dr. Paul L. Kirk, pro fessor of Diocnemutry. it was supported v by federal and errant . - w f Formerly, it had been -possible to cultivate single generations of living cells on glass, but they are unsatisfactory for most experi ments. Dr. Albert Buckner Coe. of Bos-'NO BEARS WANTED ton, moderator of the Congrega tional Christian Churches, says that these mutual activities by the tune ot union should produce noi only understanding of each other but a solid base of fellowship and joint effort TiTTr.A. v Y. (UP) A con tract made known as result of a $30,000 suit brought in federal court by the Gould Paper Company of Lyons Falls against the Brandeth Lake Corp. revealed that loggers were to "dispose ot gar Fruits such as annles. oranges and bananas contain a sugar that is identical in food and energy values with the granulated sugar usea in every nome. bage in a manner that will not at tract bears." Cellophane Tape Closes Wounds CHICAGO f VP Cellorjbane tape is being used to close wounds miWkA Am 9AMmtl0 SnlWtaftVtMP a attitlHaSt in many cases, according to aei-j eat Dicest.. .".---! Dr. Paul Williamson of Walsh. Colo., reported in in article that he used the tape inclosing SI skin lacerations, and that 'results have been encouraging. He said there is a relative ab sence of pain compared with stitching, and the final appear- tiiM At ina v?itifiA naa Kaa Kat- U. M... " V " ' II.. WWM V ( ter. Healing also is speeded up, he t taio. - WillfiiTnilAn aald aHtahM "mi state ,oon Dccome a cruel and archaic arai v in i-iiaxa. miniir iirvraimni He added that studies already are . ... M ..... .. a ft . M 1 unaer way on ue use ox eeuo- phane tape in closing major surg ical wounas. Statosman, Salom, Oregon, Friday, Jan. IT, lf5S5ec !)-!! TAIVIFS . - CHICAGO (UP) The Art In stitute of Chicago is experiment ing with nalking pictures." A touch of a button beside a paint ing brings a recorded two-minute talk about the masterpiece, i '1 'U SURGICAL SUPPORTS Of AD Kinds, Trasses, Abdominal Snpports, . ' Elastic Hosiery Expert Fitters Private Fitting . j ' Rooms. . -Ask Tour Doctor" Capital Drug Sfcro 405 State Street Corner of liberty ftsf Greea Sttmpi A5-fl A'fu-i ? r-4:; it WOOL GABARDINE OR CREPE . . . any time, any clime SUITS 0 0 0 0 Definitely, your moneys worth! Still a race hit and every inch a beautyi Unsurpassed for excellence of tailoring, quality of fabric, beauty of line. Cut to flattering slim look ... with new close-set shoulders, gently rounded hips ... a narrow skirt. So perfect, we have it now' in a wider range of fine wools and new spring shades, m to 242L . ' Ax, Cow, Plow Can Bring Desert iramsoTtf Wis. fUP) A Un Iversity of Wisconsin scientist lays man's impact upon the wt-ir natural nlant life in most parts of the globe can be describ ed in four words "ax, cow, plow, John T. Curtis, professor of botany and a well-known ecolo- aicf aairf thii is "not entirely pessimist's view of the world, but a nearly true reporting m uauy Iah af Jerusalem, of Carthafe, and of parts of China and the Or ient.- , He added that It is too close to the truth for dangerously large araas in the United States." Curtis said man tends to cut Anvm tha traes. domesticate ani mals which need grain which, in turn, converts the fertile soil into arid wasteland. ; ; He said soU conservation in the future may "insure that the ax- . cow-clow cycle does not go to eomcletion" and create a desert NOW HEAR THIS! C FRESNO, Calif. (UP) A Fresno , State College psychology professor says that a man who has haan married to the same woman (or a number of years probably is a better driver than one with sev aral divorces to his credit. Dr. 'M. I Bruce Fisher reports statistics show there are more accident re- peaicra siuobs fawns wu uani marital difficulties: than those with! Contest ends Jan1. 32 It's Simple It'sE&syt The Davidson Baking Company is looking for little girls who most resemble! the famous Miss Sunbeam shown on every loaf ; of Davidson's Sunbeam Bread.1 J $36,000 in prizes will be distributed j among 140 lucky children HERE'S MOW TO ENTER a. I. Tear best Swbesei Batery. ttraefi Sfenminary, sectional ewteite In fx Sunbtim territory, will select four little girts, who. the opinion el a panel el tudgts. aost resemble Miss Sunburn, as ste appears on the Sunbeam Bread wrtoptr, regardless ot color 9i hair. All girls mu$t be at least three years of age, but not mora than ten years of ate on the day of judeing. They must live in the territory served by our bakery. No taember of the immediate family may be employed by Quality Bakers of Amanca Cooperative, Inc, any of Hs member bakers, or any ether bread maker. 1 Each contestant may tend orrfy ooc photograph to ywjr local SunbeM Wiry Mr contestant's name, address sad date of birth en back of photo. Catries atost be st- larked aot later than midnight January 31, 1955. . J. From the four contestants se selected as most resembling mns $eam . territorial winner and thrn rwinewip will be selected by sopular vote. Only fficul WVrts ebtained at your Sunbeam grocery be valid. 1 The winner ef each territorial contest shall be eligible to compete f alt ether territorial contests m the judging tor the Grand Prue Award. The territorial winner and the three rmmwm from eecti Seabeea tenrtory shaM receive prim as described bereia. f. The leebea H. Donnelley Cerporation will judge the tegrtohs ef Ihe terrrrorbj winners and will select from among them a Grand Prize winner who win be known as Miss Sunbeam 1955. From this fro The leuben H. Donnelley Cofporitioa. wiN a4a jodgc and select 16 (sixteen) Second Prize winners and IS teifhteen) Third Prire winners. t. The pKototraphar ef aach ef the top 17 winaars as frdftd by The ! H PoaaiWey OporatkM wtU be awaried a Benm wrick. : 7. M eetries become the preperty ef Quality lakers tf Amto CcoperatJve. Inc, sad its Sunbeam membets to use as they see fit. Ko photograph will be rsjeraed. Only eae arize to a family, to each iudfwic the decision ef the judges ts final. AJI winners wiH be notified by mail. Duplicate prizes w he awarded m the evert ef ttes. Contest subjact te all federal, state and local laws. i I, The parents of each territorial winner w be remiired to fW out slen and hate aotarind aa official application Wank that contestant ketajiMo aceordini Jo contest Mies, and thet they will take the prize-winnmf trip ea er tefsre May la, 19U, i d wot, GRAND PRIZE Trip to Ewrepe far Miss SoeibeoM 1955 mmi W pen-ewes vtei l.xvriows Trow-Wodi" Airiirm Cwwtellotieei. 20 Ve4iM DtUrxt EdRtioti tl the immmn C lmcylfG A FtHKtka Uxttk taa-a. 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