Presbyterian General Assemblies

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History of Presbyterian General Assemblies--annual and now biennial meetings to review the work of the denomination and resolve controversies within the church. Featured image: Rev. Joan Salmon Campbell at the 202nd General Assembly, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 1990.

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Title:
122nd General Assembly, Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1910.
Description:
Delegates to 122nd General Assembly gathered on the Atlantic City boardwalk.
Creator:
George A. McKeague Co. (photographer)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (122nd : 1910 : Atlantic City, N.J.)
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Congresses.
Geographic subjects:
Atlantic City (N.J.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:120
Title:
Recording studio of Omaha General Assembly, 1957.
Description:
Charles [Booker?] and Charles Brackbill in recording studio of Omaha General Assembly, 1957.
Subject names:
Brackbill, Charles, 1921-, Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (169th : 1957 : Omaha, Neb.)
Topics:
Sound studios--Nebraska--Omaha.
Geographic subjects:
Omaha (Neb.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:1679
Title:
Learning audiovisual techniques in Seminary.
Description:
Learning audiovisual techniques in Seminary. Used in 'Signs of Promise' 1957.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (169th : 1957 : Omaha, Neb.)
Topics:
Seminarians--Nebraska--Omaha.
Geographic subjects:
Omaha (Neb.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:1680
Title:
William Phelps Thompson clippings and photographs.
Description:
William Phelps Thompson collage of clippings and photographs.
Subject names:
Thompson, William P., 1918-, United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (178th : 1966 : Boston, Mass)
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Congresses.
Geographic subjects:
Boston (Mass.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:1947
Title:
Scenes from the 1967 United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly.
Description:
General footage of meeting; workprint. Scenes from the 179th General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon, 1967.
Creator:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (179th : 1967 : Portland, Or.) (creator)
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (179th : 1967 : Portland, Or.), United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Division of Mass Media., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Confession of 1967.
Geographic subjects:
Portland (Or.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:2013
Title:
179th General Assembly, Portland, Oregon, May 1967.
Description:
View across the city. The cleaner air of Portland looked good to many a Commissioner from smog-covered eastern cities. Weather was never better for an Assembly.
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (179th : 1967 : Portland, Or.)
Geographic subjects:
Portland (Or.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:3801
Title:
179th General Assembly, Portland, Oregon, May 1967.
Description:
Information area scene. They registered, received messages, information and hospitality from willing local volunteers.
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (179th : 1967 : Portland, Or.)
Geographic subjects:
Portland (Or.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:3828
Title:
179th General Assembly, Portland, Oregon, May 1967.
Description:
The General Assembly in session, as seen from the rear, kept the Commissioners hard at work all day and well into the night on several occasions.
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (179th : 1967 : Portland, Or.)
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Congresses.
Geographic subjects:
Portland (Or.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:3829
Title:
179th General Assembly, Portland, Oregon, May 1967.
Description:
Chartered buses took delegates from their central-city hotels across the Willamette River to the Memorial Coliseum, where they were welcomed by a huge sign and unusually fine facilities.
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (179th : 1967 : Portland, Or.)
Geographic subjects:
Portland (Or.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:3830
Title:
179th General Assembly, Portland, Oregon, May 1967.
Description:
According to custom, the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper was administered by the retiring moderator the Rev. Ganse Little of Pasadena, California.
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (179th : 1967 : Portland, Or.), Little, Ganse, 1904-1990.
Topics:
Lord's Supper., Presbyterian Church--Clergy., Presbyterian Church--Congresses.
Geographic subjects:
Portland (Or.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:3992
Title:
179th General Assembly, Portland, Oregon, May 1967.
Description:
On Sunday, a ground-breaking ceremony was held at Lewis & Clark College for a new chapel. Some students felt moved to protest, as students are inclined to do these days.
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (179th : 1967 : Portland, Or.), Lewis & Clark College (Portland, Or.)
Topics:
Chapels--Oregon--Portland., Rites and ceremonies--Oregon--Portland.
Geographic subjects:
Portland (Or.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:4010
Title:
179th General Assembly, Portland, Oregon, May 1967.
Description:
Memorial Coliseum. Chartered buses took delegates from their central-city hotels across the Willamette River to the Memorial Coliseum, where they were welcomed by a huge sign and unusually fine facilities.
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (179th : 1967 : Portland, Or.)
Geographic subjects:
Portland (Or.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:4011
Title:
179th General Assembly, Portland, Oregon, May 1967.
Description:
Next on the agenda was the election of a new moderator, the Rev. Eugene Smathers of Big Lick, Tennessee, who immediately assumed office and presided over the Assembly.
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (179th : 1967 : Portland, Or.), Smathers, Eugene Feland, 1907-1968.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Congresses., Presbyterian Church--Clergy.
Geographic subjects:
Portland (Or.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:4017
Title:
179th General Assembly, Portland, Oregon, May 1967.
Description:
Sunday evening, an ecumenical service of worship was held, with leaders of many faiths in attendance.
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (179th : 1967 : Portland, Or.)
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Congresses., Interfaith worship.
Geographic subjects:
Portland (Or.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:4018
Title:
179th General Assembly, Portland, Oregon, May 1967.
Description:
Massed choirs from the Portland area provided musical inspiration for Commissioners and a large assemblage of visitors.
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (179th : 1967 : Portland, Or.)
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Congresses., Choirs (Music)
Geographic subjects:
Portland (Or.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:4019
Title:
179th General Assembly, Portland, Oregon, May 1967.
Description:
Chaplain at podium. The Church and Society Report brought forth extended debate. A highlight was Air Force Chaplain Ken Hamstra's support of the Vietnam Declaration of Conscience.
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (179th : 1967 : Portland, Or.), Hamstra, Ken.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Congresses., Military chaplains.
Geographic subjects:
Portland (Or.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:4020
Title:
179th General Assembly, Portland, Oregon, May 1967.
Description:
Orchestra playing. A treat to be long-remembered by those in attendance was an evening of exciting music by the Philadelphia Orchestra, under the baton of its brilliant conductor, Eugene Ormandy. And so, the 179th General Assembly proved to be, like its predecessors, a mixture of long hours, hard work, stimulating debate, interesting experiences and pleasant memories.
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (179th : 1967 : Portland, Or.), Ormandy, Eugene, 1899-1985., Philadelphia Orchestra.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Congresses.
Geographic subjects:
Portland (Or.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:4021
Title:
179th General Assembly, Portland, Oregon, May 1967.
Description:
Three men on stage. Back to business matters on Monday, Stated Clerk William Thompson, at left, confers with Moderator Smathers, while ex-moderator Little ponders over report papers.
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (179th : 1967 : Portland, Or.), Thompson, William P., 1918-, Smathers, Eugene Feland, 1907-1968., Little, Ganse, 1904-1990.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Congresses.
Geographic subjects:
Portland (Or.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:4022
Title:
179th General Assembly, Portland, Oregon, May 1967.
Description:
Lady at mike [sic], in audience. A commissioner speaks her mind. Though in the minority, the ladies gave good account of themselves in discussing issues.
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (179th : 1967 : Portland, Or.)
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Congresses.
Geographic subjects:
Portland (Or.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:4023
Title:
179th General Assembly, Portland, Oregon, May 1967.
Description:
Commissioners in seats. As the sessions went on - and on - the seats got harder and harder.
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (179th : 1967 : Portland, Or.)
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Congresses.
Geographic subjects:
Portland (Or.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:4024

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