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Presbyterian involvement in wars from the Revolutionary War to the Vietnam War. Featured image: James Caldwell at the Battle of Springfield by Henry Alexander Ogden.

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Title:
"Rubble" Church rises in Germany.
Description:
Pictured is a "Notkirche" (church built from rubble) at Mannheim-Waldhof, American zone of Germany, at the time of cornerstone-laying ceremonies.
Creator:
Thorrelson. (photographer)
Subject names:
World Council of Churches., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topics:
Church buildings--Germany., Cornerstone laying--Germany., Reconstruction (1939-1951)--Germany., Buildings--Repair and reconstruction--Germany., Interdenominational cooperation--Germany., Missions--Interdenominational cooperation--Germany.
Geographic subjects:
Germany--Buildings, structures, etc., Germany (Territory under Allied occupation, 1945-1955 : U.S. Zone)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:147289
Title:
Keeping his Bible dry.
Description:
Private First Class A.C. Maynard, on patrol near a rubber plantation about 40 miles north of Saigon, keeps his Bible dry by strapping it to his helmet with an elastic band.
Creator:
Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Maynard, A. C.
Topics:
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Jungle warfare., Soldiers, Black--Vietnam--Ho Chi Minh City
Geographic subjects:
Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:147155
Title:
A North Vietnamese nun.
Description:
Hanoi -- A North Vietnamese nun, Ntuyen Tkhi Choung, looks sadly at signs of war in Hanoi. The city's workers, unlike the nun, all bear arms. Ringed with anti-aircraft guns and missile sites, the city is on a constant alert for air raids.
Creator:
Daily express (London, England) (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service, Archives.
Topics:
Nuns--Vietnam--Hanoi., War--Religious aspects--Catholic Church., Vietnam War, 1961-1975., War and society--Vietnam--Hanoi.
Geographic subjects:
Hanoi (Vietnam)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:139021
Title:
An Easter sunrise service led by Chaplain Howard McNight Wilson.
Description:
An Easter sunrise service led by Chaplain Howard McNight Wilson near Bollington, Cheshire, England, 1944.
Subject names:
Wilson, Howard McKnight.
Geographic subjects:
Bollington (England)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:8727
Title:
French chaplains presenting message.
Description:
[Federal Council Bulletin, A Journal of Religious Cooperation and Inter-church Activities, vol. 1, no. 1, January 1918] French chaplains presenting message from French Protestant churches to Federal Council officials. From left to right: Chaplain Monod, Rev. Charles S. Macfarland, General Secretary of the Federal Council; Rev. Frank Mason North, President of the Federal Council; Chaplain Lauga.
Subject names:
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America--Periodicals., Macfarland, Charles S., Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America--Archives.
Topics:
World War, 1914-1918--War work--Presbyterian Church., Protestant Church--France--20th century., Interdenominational cooperation.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:8468
Title:
The Chaplain's Medal.
Description:
[Federal Council Bulletin, A Journal of Religious Cooperation and Inter-church Activities, vol. 3, no. 5, May 1920] The Chaplain's Medal.
Subject names:
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America--Periodicals., Federal Council Bulletin., Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America--Archives.
Topics:
World War, 1914-1918--War work--Presbyterian Church., Military chaplains--Medals., Interdenominational cooperation.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:8458
Title:
Letter to Robert E. Speer from President Woodrow Wilson.
Description:
Letter to Robert E. Speer from President Woodrow Wilson, August 3, 1918 [Facsimile]
Subject names:
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America., Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924., Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America--Archives.
Topics:
World War, 1914-1918--War work--Presbyterian Church., Interdenominational cooperation.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:8410
Title:
In conference with the Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs, at his home. [Federal Council Bulletin, A Journal of Religious Cooperation and Inter-church Activities, vol. 1, no. 8, September 1918].
Description:
In conference with the Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs, at his home. [Federal Council Bulletin, A Journal of Religious Cooperation and Inter-church Activities, vol. 1, no. 8, September 1918.]
Subject names:
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America--Periodicals., Federal Council Bulletin., Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America--Archives.
Topics:
World War, 1914-1918--War work--Presbyterian Church., Interdenominational cooperation.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:8391
Title:
A Cablegram from General Pershing.
Description:
[Federal Council Bulletin, A Journal of Religious Cooperation and Inter-church Activities, vol. 1, no. 3, March 1918] A Cablegram from General Pershing Urging Increase of Chaplains.
Subject names:
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America--Periodicals., Pershing, John J. (John Joseph), 1860-1948., Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America--Archives.
Topics:
World War, 1914-1918--War work--Presbyterian Church., World War, 1914-1918--Chaplains., Military chaplains., Interdenominational cooperation.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:8389
Title:
The Committee on the War and the Religious Outlook.
Description:
The Committee on the War and the Religious Outlook [Officers].
Subject names:
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America., King, Henry Churchill, 1858-1934., Gilkey, Charles Whitney, 1882-1968., Committee on the War and the Religious Outlook (U.S.), Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America--Archives.
Topics:
World War, 1914-1918--War work--Presbyterian Church.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:8383
Title:
Religious Publicity Service.
Description:
Religious Publicity Service, Federal Council of the Churches of Christ, clipsheet.
Subject names:
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. Religious Publicity Service., Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America--Archives.
Topics:
World War, 1914-1918--War work--Presbyterian Church.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:8373
Title:
Religious Publicity Service.
Description:
Religious Publicity Service, Federal Council of the Churches of Christ, clipsheet.
Subject names:
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. Religious Publicity Service., Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America--Archives.
Topics:
World War, 1914-1918--War work--Presbyterian Church.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:8334
Title:
With the Commanding General of the Second French Army.
Description:
[Federal Council Bulletin, A Journal of Religious Cooperation and Inter-church Activities, vol. 1, no. 8, September 1918] 1. With the Commanding General of the Second French Army, after the Religious Service in the Citadel of Verdun. 2. Meeting at a French Y.M.C.A.
Subject names:
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America--Periodicals., Federal Council Bulletin., Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America--Archives.
Topics:
World War, 1914-1918--War work--Presbyterian Church., World War, 1914-1918--France--Verdun., Interdenominational cooperation.
Geographic subjects:
Verdun (France)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:8307
Title:
Religious Publicity Service.
Description:
Religious Publicity Service, Federal Council of the Churches of Christ, clipsheet.
Subject names:
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. Religious Publicity Service., Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America--Archives.
Topics:
World War, 1914-1918--War work--Presbyterian Church.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:8295
Title:
Headquarters in the field.
Description:
Headquarters in the field (Mr. [James R.] Miller seated on the chest, at the left.)
Subject names:
Miller, J. R. (James Russell), 1840-1912.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:7139
Title:
Death-bed of Lincoln.
Description:
Death-bed of Lincoln. [print reproduction of a painting by John H. Littlefield; Reproduced through the courtesy of the Rosenbach Co.]
Creator:
Littlefield, John H. (artist)
Subject names:
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Death and burial.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:7058
Title:
Rev. Henry C. McCook.
Description:
[Rev. Henry C. McCook at Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Day.]
Subject names:
McCook, Henry C. (Henry Christopher), 1837-1911.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:7057
Title:
Prisoners of War.
Description:
Reciting Scripture.
Creator:
Voelkel, Harold, 1898-1984. (photographer)
Topics:
Korean War, 1950-1953--Prisoners and prisons., Prisoners of war--South Korea., Prisoner-of-war camps--South Korea., Church work with prisoners of war--South Korea.
Geographic subjects:
South Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:6984
Title:
Prisoners of War.
Description:
Worship.
Creator:
Voelkel, Harold, 1898-1984. (photographer)
Topics:
Korean War, 1950-1953--Prisoners and prisons., Prisoners of war--South Korea., Prisoner-of-war camps--South Korea., Church work with prisoners of war--South Korea.
Geographic subjects:
South Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:6967
Title:
Prisoners of War.
Description:
Blood Petitions.
Creator:
Voelkel, Harold, 1898-1984. (photographer)
Topics:
Korean War, 1950-1953--Prisoners and prisons., Prisoners of war--South Korea., Prisoner-of-war camps--South Korea., Church work with prisoners of war--South Korea.
Geographic subjects:
South Korea.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:6966

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