LiisJJnited Nations'
World-Wide Church Meet to Lay
Base for Cooperative Programs
Work
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Churches to
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off. but aireany siw
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;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
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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.
She refused comment on reporti
the prince delayed his trip be
cause he and his ex-wife, Rita
Hayworth, couldn't agree on a
property settlement for their
daughter, Yasmine, which was to
be signed by him in Las Vegas,
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