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Four-Way Protestant Church Merger Flan Receives Warm Reception
San Francisco -(UPD- A bold
proposal to unite four of the
nation's largest Protestant
bodies was warmly received
by church leaders today.
The four-way merger, which
would create an 18 million
member "reformed and cath
olic church" was proposed
here Sunday by the Rev. Dr.
Eugene Carson Blake, stated
clerk of the United Presby
terian Church in the U.S.A.
It would bring together the
United Presbyterian Church,
(he Protestant Episcopal
Church, the Methodist Church,
and the United Church of
Christ. The latter is itself the
product of a recent merger of
the Congregational Christian
and the Evangelical and Re
formed churches.
To Invite Others
Other Protestant denomina
tions would be invited to join
the new body once a detailed
plan of union has been work
ed out.
Dr. Blake's surprise pro
posal created great excitement
among the 3,000 church lead
ers from all parts of the na
tion who are assembled here
for the triennial general as
sembly of the National Coun
cil of Churches. The national
council is composed of 33 ma
jor Protestant and Orthodox
denominations, including the
four involved in the proposed
merger. '
The Most Rev. Arthur H.
Lichtenberger, presiding bish.
op of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, said "this is a most
important proposal and I am
sure Episcopalians will study
it very seriously."
Pike Endorses Proposal
The Right Rev. James A.
Pike, Episcopal bishop of Cali
fornia, called it "the most
sound and inspiring proposal
for church unity in history
and said he will work vig
orously for its acceptance.
Methodist Bishop John
Wesley Lord, of Washington,
D.C., said the plan is "worthy
of deep and serious thought."
He said that Methodists are
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Others Would
Be Invited To
Join New Body
MERGER PROPOSED Dr. Eugene C. Blake, center, stated
clerk of the United Presbyterian churcn of the United States,
and the Rt. Rev. James A. Pike, Episcopal Bishop of Cali
fornia, approach the pulpit of Grace Cathederal in San Fran
cisco from which Dr. Blake proposed the merger of four of
the Protestant denominations in the United States. Dr. Blake
is in San Francisco with the leaders of many denominations
for the Triennial meeting of the National Council of Church
es. '...... (UPI Telephoto)
interested in any move that
will heal denominational di
visions. The Revs. James E. Wagner
and Fred Hoskins, ro-presi-dents
of the United Church of
Christ, said in a joint state
ment that the proposal "by
its very boldness warrants the
grateful consideration of us
all.".
Speaking As Individuals
They noted, however, that
their church is committed to
Quotes From the News
BY UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL
San Francisco Dr. Eugene Carson Blake, of the Unite
Presbyterian Church, commenting on his own proposal U
unite four of the nation's largest Protestaant bodies:
"We can no longer afford the luxury of ouT divisions,"
cise restraint" is all the
grownups offer to complete
the picture!
Why do we try so hard, by
our movies, plays, TV shows,
fashions, books and maga
zines, to teach young people
to inflame each other, and
then teach them zero about
where to go from there?
Mrs. W. and Myrna point
to an imbalance in the way
we prepare teenagers for boy
girl relationships. i
(Copyright 1960, General
Features Corp).
Washington Rep. John A. Blatnik, (D-Minn.), chair
man of a House investigating committee charging corruption, j
graft and incompetence in the nation's highway construction
program:
"It seemt that almost every time we punch through the
crust, we find the pudding of either corruption or mismange-ment."
London Dr. Alistair MacKinnon, British medical expert,
suggesting a radical alternative for smoking:
"For the man over 40 who shouldn't smoke for health
reasons I think flirting is a suitable alternative."
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. An Air Force of
ficial on the explosion of a huge Titan missile: . -.
"Just imagine the force of explosion when that beast
with 90 ions of fuel in its lets go,"
The Family Council
Editor's Note: The Family Council coniliti of m Judc nivrhi..
trlst, thre. clergymen, three edlton mnd a women's editor. Each article
ii a summary of an actual caaa hlitory. The Council reporta on
problemi that bay. been dealt with by reiponilble agencies and
couniviorB.
begin unity talks soon with
the Disciples of Christ denom
ination and said it was "re
grettable" that the Disciples
were not included in the ini
tial merger plans,
Each of the denominational
leaders emphasized ' that he
was speaking as an individual
and that an official stand on
the merger could be taken
only by the appropriate gov
erning body of the denomina
tion.
Mrs. F. W. My teenage
daughter was out all night
with a boy.
Myrna W. He happened to
be a very fine boy and
everything's O.K.
: Mrs. F. W. I know that
basically Myrna is a good
girl with high morals and
that makes it all the harder
for me to understand why
she didn't return from her
Senior Prom till the next
morning.
She's 17 and we certainly
wanted her to take part in all
the fun that goes with being
a high school senior. Her
guest was Allen, a boy she'd
been out with only once be
fore. She met him through
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one of my friends, so we were
not worried. And they were
going to stick with two other
couples.
Instead, she and Allen
broke away from the rest aft
er the dance. They had supper
in a night club, a drink some
where eise, -and sat around in
Allen's car waiting for dawn
so they could have breakfast
together!
According to Myrna, this is
a "must" for seniors. I'm try
ing to explain to her that she
was playing with fire.
Myrna W. While I en
joyed every minute of the
prom and the rest of Senior
Night, I wound up feeling a
great anger toward my moth
er. She considered herself
very enlightened and ad
vanced, and yet she didn't
know- a thing about boys
really.
Oh, she had explained sex
to me. She made it sound so
poetic and so sacred that you
could almost hear violins
playing whenever she got on
the subject. And whenever
Salem-mPD- The Republican
State Central committee Sat
urday unanimously approved
the $200,000 "Oregon Plan" was out on one o my lew
for financing the state's GOP I dates alone with a boy, I'
party.
Under the plan, 600 to 800
Republicans will contribute
at least $250 per year lor a
minimum GOP operating
fund of $200,000 annually:
The committee gave Ore
gon . GOP party chairman
Peter Gunnar a vote of con
fidence in the form of a stand
ing ovation.
Earlier, Gov. Mark Hat
field termed his 1961-63 budg
et a "miracle budget" because
it provides for needed serv
ices such as medicare and at
the same time permits a cut
in property taxes.
The miracle, he said, is
sound administration.
Hatfield said he is confi
dent his program will be
adopted by the 1961 legisla
ture despite the fact that the
Democrats control both
houses. "I know personally of
a good number of Democrats
who think as we do about
economies.
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Kennedy's Baby
Must Gain Weight
Washington -(UPD- Ten-day-
old John F. Kennedy Jr. will
be able to go to Palm Beach,
Fla., with his mother next Fri
day if he gets back up to his
birth weight - six pounds and
three ounces.
That's the word from his
pediatrician, Dr. Edward B.
Broocks. The doctor said Sun
day that the president-elect's
son last weighed in at five
pounds, 10 and one-quarter
ounces, a normal decline from
his weight at birth.
Mrs. Kennedy hopes to take
the baby to Florida Friday,
but Broocks has not promised
her that she will be able to do
so. He would like for the baby
to gain an ounce a day.
Dr. John W. Walsh, Mrs.
Kennedy's obstetrician, re
ported that she is making a
good recovery and would be
able to continue her recupe
ration at the Kennedy home
in Palm Beach.
go easy on the necking and
make orations about love
being lofty, not' animal,
echoed my mother.
But Allen opened my eyes.
He's a pre-med student and
he made things very clear.
He told me most girls know
how to handle a situation of
being next to a man for 12
hours. He asked how come I
didn't know what to do.
Well now I know. But why
can't mothers prepare girls
better?
.
The Council: No matter
how much "know-how" a girl
has, no matter how safe she
feels in a prolonged . tete-a-tete,
there's her reputation .to
consider. ; Before consenting
to other all-night activities
with a gentleman frend, Myr
na might think of "how it
looks."
And then instead of being
filled with anger toward her
mother for the gaps" in her
instruction, Myrna might be
grateful for the emphasis on
the positive and radiant as
pects of sexual behavior, for
the honest information ac
quired at home. This is un
usual. Many parents are
either tongue-tied or clumsy
on the topic.
1 But Myrna raises an Inter
esting question, that of pre
paring young people for dates.
We try to prepare them for
marriage and parenthood, but
we leave them hanging on a
ledge during the dating and
courtship years when it comes
to matters physical. .
"Exercise restraint" .Is the
official advice we give young
people. Hold back until mar
riage. But out of the other
side of our mouth we're tell
ing .them to teasel Myrna and
her friends are encouraged to
dress and behave seductively.
Allen and the boys slick up,
tuck a fair-sized bill in their
wallets, get hold of a car. Al
len calls for Myrna. Add
Lover's Lane, moonlight and
honeysuckle, soft music, and
hours upon hours. Yet Exer-
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