Text transcribed from caption: P-30335 NEW NCC PRESIDENT RECEIVES GAVEL PHILADELPHIA -- Senior Bishop Reuben H. Mueller of the Evangelical United Brethren Church, right, new president of the National Council of Churches, is congratulated after receiving the presidential gavel from J. Irwin Miller of Columbus, Ind., outgoing NCC head. Bishop Mueller, who comes from Indianapolis, Ind., was elected to the National Council post at its triennial General Assembly in Philadelphia. As NCC president, he heads the largest non-Catholic church organization in this country, representing 31 Protestant and Orthodox bodies with more than 40,000,000 members. Mr. Miller, a member of the Disciples of Christ, was the first lay president of the Council. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (NC-12A-63-NAB)
