Church 's Merger
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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
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"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.
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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
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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. Local churches
and agencies now are carrying on
various inter-church activities to
cement understanding. i
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Human Cells
Cultivated
BERKELEY. 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
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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-
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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
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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
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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
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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!
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The Davidson Baking Company is looking for
little girls who most resemble! the famous
Miss Sunbeam shown on every loaf ;
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$36,000 in prizes will be distributed j
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I. Tear best Swbesei Batery. ttraefi Sfenminary, sectional ewteite In fx Sunbtim
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resemble Miss Sunburn, as ste appears on the Sunbeam Bread wrtoptr, regardless ot
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taember of the immediate family may be employed by Quality Bakers of Amanca
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1 Each contestant may tend orrfy ooc photograph to ywjr local SunbeM Wiry Mr
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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
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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.
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