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Title: Melchite Patriarch in Philadelphia.
Description: Patriarch Maximos IV of Antioch visits Philadelphia.
Creator Name(s): Riley, George. (photographer)
Date Created: 1955, November 8, 1955, November 8, 1955
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Byzantine rite, Melchite., IV, Maximos, Patriarch of Antioch, 1878-1967., Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Philadelphia (Pa.), Catholic Church--Clergy--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Khoury, Basilios., Bohachevsʹkyĭ, Konstantyn, 1884-1961., O'Hara, John Francis, 1888-1960., Senyshyn, Ambrose, 1903-1976.
Topical Subject(s): Bishops--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Geographic subjects: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., Philadelphia (Pa.), North and Central America--United States--Philadelphia--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 55A, image no. C-18337; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-18337
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:151503

Title: Indian Cardinal at nun departure ceremony.
Description: Cardinal Gracias presides over missionary departure ceremony for 12 Medical Mission Sisters in Philadelphia.
Creator Name(s): Medical Mission Sisters. (publisher)
Date Created: 1955, October 16, 1955, October 16, 1955
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Medical Mission Sisters., Catholic Church--Missions., Gracias, Valerian, 1900-1978.
Topical Subject(s): Nuns--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Nuns as nurses--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Missions, Medical--Southeast Asia., Missions, Medical--Africa., Missions, Medical--South America., Rites and ceremonies--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Cardinals--India--Bombay., Women missionaries
Geographic subjects: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., Southeast Asia., Africa., South America., Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., India, Bombay., Philadelphia (Pa.), North and Central America--United States--Philadelphia--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 55, image no. C-18250; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-18250
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:150114

Title: Nun named to women's state commission, press release.
Creator Name(s): Medical Mission Sisters. (publisher), Pierre, M., Sister. (author)
Date Created: 1965, July 16, 1965, July 16, 1965
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Medical Mission Sisters., McKenna, M. Lawrence, Sister., Scranton, William W. (William Warren), -1947.
Topical Subject(s): Nuns--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Women's rights--Pennsylvania., Women's rights--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., Pennsylvania., Philadelphia (Pa.), North and Central America--United States--Philadelphia--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 109A, image no. C-32857; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-32857_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:150746

Title: Medical Mission Sisters press release.
Description: Press release regarding a missionary departure ceremony for 12 Medical Mission Sisters in Philadelphia.
Creator Name(s): Medical Mission Sisters. (publisher)
Date Created: 1955, October 17, 1955, October 17, 1955
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Medical Mission Sisters., Catholic Church--Missions., Gracias, Valerian, 1900-1978.
Topical Subject(s): Nuns--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Nuns as nurses--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Missions, Medical--Southeast Asia., Missions, Medical--Africa., Missions, Medical--South America., Rites and ceremonies--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Cardinals--India--Bombay., Women missionaries.
Geographic subjects: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., Southeast Asia., Africa., South America., Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., India, Bombay., Philadelphia (Pa.), North and Central America--United States--Philadelphia--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 55, image no. C-18250; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-18250_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:149703

Title: Re-elected head of United Lutheran Church.
Description: Dr. Franklin Clark Fry re-elected for third two-year term as President of the United Lutheran Church.
Creator Name(s): Ruff, G.E.
Date Created: 1948, October 6, 1948, October 6, 1948
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Fry, Franklin Clark, 1900-1968., United Lutheran Church in America.
Topical Subject(s): Lutheran Church--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Lutheran Church--Clergy--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Geographic subjects: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., Philadelphia (Pa.), North and Central America--United States--Philadelphia--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 18, image no. P-7779; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_P-7779
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:146253

Title: Medical Mission Sisters mark 30th year.
Description: Mother Anna Dengel, M.D., with Bishop Fulton J. Sheen and Monsignor Philip E. Donahue.
Creator Name(s): Riley, Geo. (photographer)
Date Created: 1955
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Medical Mission Sisters., Catholic Church. Archdiocese of New York (N.Y.), Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Philadelphia (Pa.), Catholic Church--Bishops--New York (State)--New York., Catholic Church--Clergy--New York (State)--New York., Society for the Propagation of the Faith., Dengel, Anna, 1892-1980., Sheen, Fulton J. (Fulton John), 1895-1979., Donahue, Philip E.
Topical Subject(s): Nuns--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Women physicians--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Geographic subjects: New York (State), New York., New York (State), New York., Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., Philadelphia (Pa.), North and Central America--United States--Philadelphia--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 55, image no. C-18174; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-18174
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:150009

Title: First nun named to Surgeons College.
Description: Sister Mary Benedict Young, M.D., a medical mission sister, becomes first nun named a Fellow of the International College of Surgeons.
Creator Name(s): Riley, George. (photographer)
Date Created: 1955, September 6, 1955, September 6, 1955
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., International College of Surgeons., International College of Surgeons. Annual Congress (20th : 1955 : Philadelphia, Pa.), Catholic Medical Mission Board., Catholic Church--Missions--Bangladesh--Dhakka., Young, Mary Benedict.
Topical Subject(s): Nuns--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Nuns--Bangladesh--Dhakka., Women surgeons--Bangladesh--Dhakka., Women missionaries--Bangladesh--Dhakka., Missions, Medical--Bangladesh--Dhakka.
Geographic subjects: Bangladesh, Dhakka., Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., Bangladesh, Dhakka., Bangladesh, Dhakka., Bangladesh, Dhakka., Bangladesh, Dhakka., Philadelphia (Pa.), Dhaka (Bangladesh), North and Central America--United States--Philadelphia--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia, Asia--Bangladesh--Dhaka
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 55, image no. C-18111; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-18111
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:148637

Title: East meets west.
Description: Further information regarding Patriarch Maximos IV of Antioch and his visit to Philadelphia.
Creator Name(s): Riley, George. (author)
Date Created: 1955, November 9, 1955, November 9, 1955
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Byzantine rite, Melchite., IV, Maximos, Patriarch of Antioch, 1878-1967., Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Philadelphia (Pa.), Catholic Church--Clergy--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Khoury, Basilios., Bohachevsʹkyĭ, Konstantyn, 1884-1961., O'Hara, John Francis, 1888-1960., Senyshyn, Ambrose, 1903-1976.
Topical Subject(s): Bishops--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Geographic subjects: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., Philadelphia (Pa.), North and Central America--United States--Philadelphia--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 55A, image no. C-18337; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-18337_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:150733

Title: Sleep-in demonstrators under Liberty Bell.
Description: Sleep-in demonstrators under Liberty Bell.
Creator Name(s): Riley, G. (creator)
Date Created: 1965
Name Subject(s): Liberty Bell Center (Philadelphia, Pa.), Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Civil rights demonstrations--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--20th century., Liberty Bell.
Geographic subjects: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 20th century., Philadelphia (Pa.), North and Central America--United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Image no. 32340; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): ds3343
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:7274

Title: Nun named to women's state commission.
Description: Sister M. Lawrence McKenna, a headquarters staff member of the Medican Mission Sisters in Philadelphia, was named to the Governor's Commission on the Status of Women for Pennsylvania.
Creator Name(s): Medical Mission Sisters. (publisher)
Date Created: 1965, ca. July 16, 1965
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Medical Mission Sisters., McKenna, M. Lawrence, Sister., Pennsylvania. Lieutenant Governor (1979-1987 : Scranton), Scranton, William W. (William Warren), -1947.
Topical Subject(s): Nuns--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Women's rights--Pennsylvania., Women's rights--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., Pennsylvania., Philadelphia (Pa.), North and Central America--United States--Philadelphia--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 109A, image no. C-32857; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-32857
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:151675

Title: Medical Mission Sisters departure ceremony, October 16, 1955.
Description: The list of the names of the 12 Medical Mission Sisters who are being celebrated in a departure ceremony in Philadelphia, October 16, 1955. The sisters are leaving the United States to begin their missionary work in India, Pakistan, Africa, and South America.
Creator Name(s): Medical Mission Sisters. (publisher)
Date Created: 1955, October 16, 1955, October 16, 1955
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Medical Mission Sisters., Catholic Church--Missions.
Topical Subject(s): Nuns--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Nuns as nurses--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Missions, Medical--Southeast Asia., Missions, Medical--Africa., Missions, Medical--South America., Rites and ceremonies--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Women missionaries.
Geographic subjects: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., Southeast Asia., Africa., South America., Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., Philadelphia (Pa.), North and Central America--United States--Philadelphia--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 55, image no. C-18250; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-18250_03
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:149694

Title: Heads college student council.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: C-30875 HEADS COLLEGE STUDENT COUNCIL PHILADLEPHIA -- Top student, top man in student government. Johnson E. Collins, 20, is the first Negro student to be elected president of the Student Council at 113-year-old St. Joseph’s College, Philadelphia. A history major who holds the highest academic average in his class, Mr. Collins is also vice-president of the Junior Class. A native Philadelphian, he serves at Mass, is a member of the Knights of Columbus, and is active in seven extracurricular organizations at St. Joseph’s. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (GR-PHI-4C-64-W)
Creator Name(s): Schick, Jules. (photographer), Saint Joseph's College (Philadelphia, Pa.) (publisher)
Date Created: 1964, April 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Saint Joseph's College (Philadelphia, Pa.)--Students., Saint Joseph's College (Philadelphia, Pa.), Collins, Johnson E., Jr.
Topical Subject(s): College students--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., African American college students--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., College student government--Elections.
Geographic subjects: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., Philadelphia (Pa.), North and Central America--United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Philadelphia
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 103, image no. C-30875; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-30875
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:348392

Title: Heads college student council.
Date Created: 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Saint Joseph's College (Philadelphia, Pa.)--Students., Saint Joseph's College (Philadelphia, Pa.), Collins, Johnson E., Jr.
Topical Subject(s): College students--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., African American college students--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., College student government--Elections.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 103, image no. C-30875; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-30875_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:348551

Title: Spiritual healing conference.
Description: Alternate caption.
Creator Name(s): Riley, G. (author)
Date Created: 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Thomas, Klaus., Price, Alfred William, 1899-, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (Philadelphia, Pa.), Saint Elizabeths Hospital (Washington, D.C.)
Topical Subject(s): Congresses and conventions--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Spiritual healing--Christian Science., Mental health--Religious aspects--Christianity., Suicide--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 105, image no. P-31611; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_P-31611_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:349341

Title: Spiritual healing conference.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-31611 SPIRITUAL HEALING CONFERENCE PHILADELPHIA -- Dr. Klaus Thomas (left), German Lutheran pastor-psychiatrist widely known for his suicide prevention clinic in West Berlin, talks with Dr. Alfred W. Price, warden of the Order of St. Luke the Physician, who presided at the ninth annual International Conference on Spiritual Healing at Philadelphia's St. Stephen's Episcopal church. The order, while having predominant Episcopalian leadership, has assumed worldwide, interdenominational leadership in the last 14 years. Attendance at the conference's 12 sessions exceeded 7,000. Dr. Thomas currently is spending a year as a consultant at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Washington, D.C. He is an associate warden of the Order of St. Luke. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (GR-Ph-9D-64-NBM)
Creator Name(s): Riley, G. (photographer)
Date Created: 1964, September 13-16, 1964, September 13-16, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Thomas, Klaus., Price, Alfred William, 1899-, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (Philadelphia, Pa.), Saint Elizabeths Hospital (Washington, D.C.)
Topical Subject(s): Congresses and conventions--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Spiritual healing--Christian Science., Mental health--Religious aspects--Christianity., Suicide--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., Philadelphia (Pa.), North and Central America--United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Philadelphia
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 105, image no. P-31611; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_P-31611
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:349186

Title: CEF leaders greet Jewish philosopher.
Creator Name(s): The Tablet (New York, N.Y.) (author), Zirkel, Don. (author)
Date Created: 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Herberg, Will., Hubbell, Stuart., Palmer, Edwin H., Drew University., Westminster Theological Seminary (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Topical Subject(s): Educational equalization--United States., Church schools--Law and legislation., Awards., Congresses and conventions--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Interdenominational cooperation.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 105, image no. C-31398; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-31398_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:349293

Title: CEF leaders greet Jewish philosopher.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: C-31398 CEF LEADERS GREET JEWISH PHILOSOPHER PHILADELPHIA -- Officials of Citizens for Educational Freedom are shown as they greeted Dr. Will Herberg of Drew University, famed philosopher and author, at the CEF annual convention in Philadelphia. With him are Stuart Hubbell, left, a Catholic and prosecuting attorney of Travers City, Mich., who was elected president of the CEF, and Dr. Edwin H. Palmer of Westminster Theological Seminary, an independent Protestant school in Philadelphia. Dr. Palmer, a trustee of the group, won the annual CEF award for his contribution to the recognition of constitutional and civil rights of parents and children in church-related schools. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (Z-NY-8C-64-W)
Creator Name(s): DiToro, A. Jack (Anthony J. "Jack") (photographer)
Date Created: 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Herberg, Will., Hubbell, Stuart., Palmer, Edwin H., Drew University., Westminster Theological Seminary (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Topical Subject(s): Educational equalization--United States., Church schools--Law and legislation., Awards., Congresses and conventions--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Interdenominational cooperation.
Geographic subjects: United States., Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., Philadelphia (Pa.), North and Central America--United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Philadelphia
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 105, image no. C-31398; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-31398
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:349061

Title: Philadelphia religious leaders act on race.
Creator Name(s): Riley, George. (author)
Date Created: 1964, circa June 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Corson, Fred P. (Fred Pierce), 1896-, World Methodist Council., Król, John J. (John Joseph), 1910-1996., Catholic Church--Bishops., Methodist Church (U.S.)--Bishops., Episcopal Church--Bishops., DeWitt, Robert Lionne.
Topical Subject(s): Bishops--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Interdenominational cooperation--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Civil rights movements--United States., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Catholic Church., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Judaism.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 104, image no. PC-31124; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_PC-31124_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:349735

Title: Philadelphia religious leaders act on race.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: PC-31124 PHILADELPHIA RELIGIOUS LEADERS ACT ON RACE PHILADELPHIA- Protestant and Roman Catholic bishops make public the first interreligious statement on racial justice and religious harmony ever issued in Philadelphia. Shown left to right are Methodist Bishop Fred Pierce Corson of Philadelphia, head of the World Methodist Council; Catholic Archbishop John J. Krol of Philadelphia; and Protestant Episcopal Bishop Robert L. DeWitt of Pennsylvania. The joint statement was also signed by local Baptist, Lutheran, Quaker, United Presbyterian, United Church of Christ, and Jewish leaders. For the first time in this city, many of them attended a Mass offered for racial and religious harmony by Archbishop Krol in the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (GR-PHIL-6B-64-NAB)
Creator Name(s): Riley, George. (photographer), Evening bulletin (Philadelphia, Pa.) (publisher)
Date Created: 1964, circa June 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Corson, Fred P. (Fred Pierce), 1896-, World Methodist Council., Król, John J. (John Joseph), 1910-1996., Catholic Church--Bishops., Methodist Church (U.S.)--Bishops., Episcopal Church--Bishops., DeWitt, Robert Lionne.
Topical Subject(s): Bishops--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Interdenominational cooperation--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Civil rights movements--United States., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Catholic Church., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Judaism.
Geographic subjects: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., United States., Philadelphia (Pa.)
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 104, image no. PC-31124; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_PC-31124
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:350271

Title: Civil rights bill supporters at Independence Hall.
Creator Name(s): Wide World Photos, Inc. (author)
Date Created: 1964, May 24, 1964, May 24, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Independence Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Topical Subject(s): Clergy--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Civil rights movements--United States., Civil rights demonstrations--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Catholic Church., Unitarian churches--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Interdenominational cooperation--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Judaism.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 104, image no. PC-31068; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_PC-31068_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:349900

Title: Religious groups support civil rights.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: PC-31068 RELIGIOUS GROUPS SUPPORT CIVIL RIGHTS PHILADELPHIA-Representatives of church groups demonstrate for racial justice at an “interreligious witness for civil rights” in Philadelphia’s Independence Hall Square. The meeting was attended by several hundred persons from about 25 cooperating religious groups. Aim of the demonstration was an early passage of the civil rights bill in Congress. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (W-5E-64-NAB)
Creator Name(s): Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Date Created: 1964, May 24, 1964, May 24, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Independence Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Topical Subject(s): Clergy--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Civil rights movements--United States., Civil rights demonstrations--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Catholic Church., Unitarian churches--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Interdenominational cooperation--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Judaism.
Geographic subjects: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., United States., Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., Philadelphia (Pa.)
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 104, image no. PC-31068; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_PC-31068
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:350266

Title: National Council holds assembly.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-30313 NATIONAL COUNCIL HOLDS ASSEMBLY PHILADELPHIA -- About 4,000 delegates, consultants and visitors attended the sixth triennial General Assembly of the National Council of Churches in Philadelphia. Photo shows part of the crowd in Convention Hall during an opening session. Assembly theme, “Servants of the Eternal Christ,” is symbolized on stage by figures depicting Christians in the service of others down through the centuries. At right is statue of Christ symbolically surveying the ages. The NCC represents 31 Protestant and Orthodox bodies with more than 40 million members. Attending the assembly as official observers were five Catholic priests and five Jewish leaders. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (NC-12A-63-NAB)
Creator Name(s): National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. (publisher)
Date Created: 1963, December 2, 1963, December 2, 1963
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America--Congresses., Philadelphia Civic Center., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America.
Topical Subject(s): Congresses and conventions--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Ecumenical movement--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Geographic subjects: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., Philadelphia (Pa.), North and Central America--United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Philadelphia
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 101, image no. P-30313; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_P-30313
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:352928

Title: Youth choir on Easter Sunday.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH EASTER 1964 PI-30466 YOUTH CHOIR ON EASTER SUNDAY Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RNS-1-C-64)
Creator Name(s): Riley, George. (photographer)
Date Created: 1950, April 9, 1950, April 9, 1950
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Belmont Avenue Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Topical Subject(s): Easter--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Choirs (Music)--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Children's choirs--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Geographic subjects: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., Philadelphia (Pa.), North and Central America--United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Philadelphia
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 101, image no. PI-30466; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_PI-30466
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:353005

Title: Catholic observers at National Council assembly.
Creator Name(s): National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. (author)
Date Created: 1963, December 2, 1963, December 2, 1963
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America--Congresses., Philadelphia Civic Center., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America., Cantwell, Daniel Michael, 1914-, Moody, Joseph N. (Joseph Nestor), 1904-, Catholic Church--Clergy., Littell, Franklin H. (Franklin Hamlin), 1917-2009., Chicago Theological Seminary--Faculty., Ladycliff College--Faculty., Catholic Inter-Racial Council (Chicago, Ill.), Catholic Council on Working Life (Chicago, Ill.)
Topical Subject(s): Congresses and conventions--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Ecumenical movement--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Clergy--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Protestant churches--Relations--Catholic Church.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 101, image no. PC-30319; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_PC-30319_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:352671

Title: Catholic observers at National Council assembly.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: PC-30319 CATHOLIC OBSERVERS AT NATIONAL COUNCIL ASSEMBLY PHILADELPHIA -- Msgr. Joseph N. Moody of Highland Falls, N.Y., (left), and Msgr. Daniel Cantwell of Chicago (right) were two of five official Catholic observers at the triennial General Assembly of the National Council of Churches in Philadelphia. Msgr. Moody is head of Ladycliffe [sic] College’s Social Science Department, and Msgr. Cantwell is chaplain for the Catholic Council on Working Life and the Catholic Interracial Council of Chicago. They are shown with Dr. Franklin H. Littell of Chicago Theological Seminary, a major speaker at the assembly attended by representatives of 31 Protestant and Orthodox bodies. The other three Catholic observers were Father Benjamin Masse, S.J., of New York; Father Dennis J. Comey, S.J., of Philadelphia, and Msgr. John P. Connery of Overbrook, Pa. The five priests were the first official observers at any National Council assembly. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (NC-12A-63-NAB)
Creator Name(s): National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. (publisher)
Date Created: 1963, December 2, 1963, December 2, 1963
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America--Congresses., Philadelphia Civic Center., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America., Cantwell, Daniel Michael, 1914-, Moody, Joseph N. (Joseph Nestor), 1904-, Catholic Church--Clergy., Littell, Franklin H. (Franklin Hamlin), 1917-2009., Chicago Theological Seminary--Faculty., Ladycliff College--Faculty., Catholic Inter-Racial Council (Chicago, Ill.), Catholic Council on Working Life (Chicago, Ill.)
Topical Subject(s): Congresses and conventions--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Ecumenical movement--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Clergy--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Protestant churches--Relations--Catholic Church.
Geographic subjects: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., Philadelphia (Pa.), North and Central America--United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Philadelphia
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 101, image no. PC-30319; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_PC-30319
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:352983

Title: New NCC president receives gavel.
Creator Name(s): National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. (author)
Date Created: 1963, December 7, 1963, December 7, 1963
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Mueller, Reuben Herbert., Miller, J. Irwin (Joseph Irwin), 1909-2004., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America--Congresses., Evangelical United Brethren Church--Bishops.
Topical Subject(s): Congresses and conventions--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Bishops--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Ecumenical movement--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 101, image no. P-30335; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_P-30335_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:352678

Title: NCC delegates press for civil rights legislation.
Date Created: 1963, December 6, 1963, December 6, 1963
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America--Congresses., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America., Miller, J. Irwin (Joseph Irwin), 1909-2004., Smith, Benjamin Julian, 1899-1977., Spike, Robert W. (Robert Warren), Hedgeman, Anna Arnold, 1899-1990., Espy, R. H. Edwin., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Commission on Religion and Race.
Topical Subject(s): Congresses and conventions--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Civil rights movements--United States.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 101, image no. P-30348; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_P-30348_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:352766

Title: NCC delegates press for civil rights legislation.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-30348 NCC DELEGATES PRESS FOR CIVIL RIGHTS LEGISLATION PHILADELPHIA -- Two busloads of delegates and official visitors, a total of about 80 men and women, left the National Council of Churches’ triennial General Assembly at Philadelphia, Pa., on Dec. 6 for a one-day journey to Washington, D.C., to contact legislators and personally urge speedy passage of pending civil rights legislation. The trip followed Assembly approval of a resolution seeking accelerated Christian pressure on Congressmen to force the bill out of committee and onto the floor of the House of Representatives for debate. J. Irwin Miller, outgoing NCC president, (third from right, front row) greets Christian Methodist Episcopal Bishop B. Julian Smith of Chicago and other travelers on their return to Philadelphia. Also welcoming the returning group (second from left) was Dr. Robert W. Spike, executive director of the NCC’s Commission on Religion and Race. Next to Bishop Smith, a vice chairman of the race commission, is Dr. Anna Arnold Hedgeman, special projects coordinator for the commission, and to her right is Dr. R.H. Edwin Espy, NCC general secretary. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (1-P-12B-63-NBM)
Creator Name(s): Religious News Service. (publisher)
Date Created: 1963, December 6, 1963, December 6, 1963
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America--Congresses., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America., Miller, J. Irwin (Joseph Irwin), 1909-2004., Smith, Benjamin Julian, 1899-1977., Spike, Robert W. (Robert Warren), Hedgeman, Anna Arnold, 1899-1990., Espy, R. H. Edwin., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Commission on Religion and Race.
Topical Subject(s): Congresses and conventions--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Civil rights movements--United States.
Geographic subjects: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., United States., Philadelphia (Pa.), North and Central America--United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Philadelphia
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 101, image no. P-30348; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_P-30348
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:352933

Title: New NCC president receives gavel.
Description: 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)
Creator Name(s): National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. (publisher)
Date Created: 1963, December 7, 1963, December 7, 1963
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Mueller, Reuben Herbert., Miller, J. Irwin (Joseph Irwin), 1909-2004., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America--Congresses., Evangelical United Brethren Church--Bishops.
Topical Subject(s): Congresses and conventions--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Bishops--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Ecumenical movement--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Geographic subjects: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., Philadelphia (Pa.), North and Central America--United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Philadelphia
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 101, image no. P-30335; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_P-30335
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:352932

Title: NCC holds Kennedy memorial service.
Creator Name(s): National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. (author)
Date Created: 1963, December 2, 1963, December 2, 1963
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America--Congresses., Philadelphia Civic Center., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America., Miller, J. Irwin (Joseph Irwin), 1909-2004., Baber, George Wilbur., African Methodist Episcopal Church--Bishops., Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Clergy., Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963--Death and burial.
Topical Subject(s): Congresses and conventions--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Ecumenical movement--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Memorial service., Presidents--Assassination--United States., Clergy--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Bishops--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., African American bishops--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 101, image no. P-30317; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_P-30317_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:352686

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