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LiisJJnited Nations' World-Wide Church Meet to Lay Base for Cooperative Programs Work ORCE W.CORNELL f 1.1. J Vrlct ,., AM""'"" Churches to fts approaching a major V F:..mnnrarv affairs ndorn. r ..nara ions are gu b problems are be ll011. L.i rfntlns are be- gpeiiai I .J r ihe World Shcs still is. five off. but aireany siw n itiitv nas UK- ;Smbly will be one.. nt Imponani um ! m centuries," said L. u Van Dusen, presi- W- . Cam. Union incuius.v... j head ol a u. o. i - committee. IS U.S. . Ljj.u.irtp inferdenomina- llhering, in Evanston, 111., first ever nera in me Itales. trill be the first general lltln International Chris- Lgqf lounaea six yens 1 gow inciuaing oi nu .ml Orthodox Catholic L no million followers, Lii of views, stemming fcrent ecclesiastical, poll' Lj economic backgrounds rforeseniea giving uie the explosive potential- i religious "United JNa- Lderi are shuttling back) hh across tne Aiianuc, conferences ana setting LITERATURE kneenne program" faces bcil, said Dr. W. A. Visser't council executive secret- i visit here from head in Geneva, Switzerland fcr presses nere ana already are turning out Its of documents for the I)'. him of "study literature" b to thousands of local Es throughout the United md elsewhere, to acquaint lii with the issues. is even simplified child kitenal on the subject, rturei and stories, for use Hi? schools. trial associations, church md theological schools tinging special institutes and lectures on asembly topics. In St. Louis, for example. wher a broad program of pre-assembly siuay discussions has been mapped, Dr. 0. Waltedrr Wasner. executive director of the Metro politan Church Federation, said: NEW APPRECIATION 'Out of the common slurlv. I anticipate a new appreciation for tne cooperative program of the world's churches." Twelve Bible schools and sem. inaries in the Chicago area have scneauiea "ecumenical institutes" on six campuses just prior to the assembly. The word "ecumenical" itself one confined to theological vocab ularies is fast becoming widely iammar to cnurcn-goers as a term denoting interdenominational co operation. The assembly poses some acid tests for such cooperation. Questions, which Can mpan either a more divided or more close-knit pattern of Chrisitianity, are up for decision. Some of mem: ASSEMBLY'S THEME Are the various failhs InduH. ing denominations in 48 coun tries, seeking the same objectives in society; Do they see their duties in snf. ficiently similar light to supportl eacn oiner: Are their religious values compatible? Can they agree to work together) effectively for specific, signifi-1 cam goals? Theme for the assembly is "Christ the hope of the world. But even this general heading coucnes possible clashes of inter pretation, depending on whether innstian "nope" is focused chief- Earth's Climatic Changes Described in New Book Fresh off the Harvard Univer-i sity press at Cambridge, Mass. comes a new book, Climatic Change. It consists of 22 inter esting chapters, written by as many scientists, each a noted authority in his ("her," in one case) field. Many evidences show us that our old earth during the pastitwo Billion years has undergone many climatic changes. At times, the Arctic regions for long periods were so warm that life such as we know in the temperate zones existed there. Later and with many repetitions huge ice sheets (glaciers) covered large sections of the earth's surface which we now know as land areas. Glaciers are still known in some parts of the world, but we are not at pres-' ent in an ice age. The end of the most recent major glacial period is placed at about 6500 B.C., by one of the authors. CLUES TO CHANGES How do we know these past changes of climate? One chapter of this interesting book discusses the soil changes due to climate. Fairly recent changes are deter- r By j. HUGH PRUETT Astronomer, Extension Division Oregon Higner Education Sjstem MAKE ZZZZ your KODAK dealer 76 W. BROADWAY Headquarters far mined from the inspection of the annual growth of the rings in trees. The study of fossils, those buried remnants of life extending back Into -millions of years ago, are splendid indicators of ancient climates. Land plants and they have been on earth for more than a billion years are the very best sources of information of chang ing conditions. Since it is abundantly estab lished that terrestrial climate has1 gone through many ice ages and periods of unusual warmth, we naturally ask, "What has been the cause of all this?" The gen oral concensus of the authors is that it was due to changes in the radiation received from the sun along with fluctuations in land elevations. Now what can cause an Increase about once every quarter billion years In solar heat received? Some blame it on changes in the shape of the earth s orbit and the inclinations of the earth's poles to the plane of its orbit. Spots on the sun are known to have effect, even at the present time. There are clouds of dust and gas in in terstellar space. One writer est!-1 mates that the sun and its planets have several times passed through such clouds with resulting changes in the solar heat reaching the earth. Huge amounts of dust thrown up by major volcanic erup tions also have a marked effect. ly on the hereafter, or in making Christ s will more effective on earth. Sub-themes include such deep rooted problems as church dis unity, racial tensions and Chris tian conduct in vocations and so ciety. The assembly also raises such ticklish questions as the admis sion of delegates from iron-cur tain satellites. MODERNISTS" "It is possible," said Dr. O, Frederick Nolde, director of the council's Commission of the Churches on International Af fairs, "that a quite limited num ber of people will become pub licly critical of any move to ad mit to the United States Chris tians from behind the Iron Curtain." "In that eventuality, enlight ened public opinion must make itself heard and felt. It is imper ative that these delegates be admitted." Criticism already has come from the Rev. Carl Mclntire, of Collingswood, N. J., president of the International Council of Chris tian Churches, a body of rela tively small, newer denomina tions. Mclntire. who contends the larger churches are "modernists" promoting Marxism and trying to undermine our free economic order," has written President Eisenhower, urging that the Iron Curtain delegates be banned If our government admits these Communists and Commu nist propagandists to the United States, you, as our president, and the Republican Party, the party m power, will be responsible," ne said. SPECIAL CHALLENGE In Chicago, the Cook County Council of the American Legion also has urged that certain relig ious leaders it terms "antagonis tic to capitalism" be barred. The world council includes all of the larger Christian bodies, ex cept for the Russian Orthodox, Southern Baptists, Missouri- Synod Lutherans and Roman Catholics. The latter three may send observers. Uranium Claims Filed in Oregon ONTARIO W Five claims on rovernment land believed to contain uranium deposits have been filed in the Malheur County clerk's office. Louis Hall, former Ontario motor company employe, and his partner, Dormond Wise, filed the claims Thursday morning. They said tests Indi cate the presence of radio-active material in the Sand Hill area on the Harper Basin road. Judges Hold Secret Session SALEM ( A 10-day secret. hearing, conducted by three cir cuit judges, ended here this week, with the judges refusing to say what it was all about. The three judges were asked by Chief Justice Earl C. Latourette to hear the case, which report edly involves a brilliant law school graduate who was denied POWER CONFERENCE TACOMA W Representatives from 93 publicly-owned utilities are expected to be in attendance March 31-April 2 for the annual convention of the Pacific North west Public Power Assn. permission to practice law be cause of a morals charge against mm. Tho riAnrtnir. nnlv nnp nf lis kind ever held in this area, open- en March 8, ana a steatiy stream of witnesses went into the court room. The three judges are Rex Kim- mel, Salem; William G. East, Eu gene; and Arlie Walker, Mc- Minnville. They said they would make their report to the Supreme Court. Judge Walker said the proceed ings were secret because public ity would damage the person involved. Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore. Sun., Mar. 21, 1954 OA Prince Postpones Visit to Hollywood HOLLYWOOD IW-Actress Gene Tierney said Saturday Prince Aly Khan has postponed his visit to movietown until sometime in April. "He will not be over now until after the film festival In Cannes," Miss Tierney said. 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