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Title: South India United Church leaders visit U.S.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: SOUTH INDIA UNITED CHURCH LEADERS VISIT U.S. #S-4945 Three leaders of the South India United Church are on an extended tour of the United States. They are left to right, the Rev. Arthur John, Mrs. Arputham William and Jared S. Savarirayan. Favorable progress is reported on the South India Union Scheme by which Anglican, Methodist and other denominational groups in South India would be merged with the United Church, providing Christians with a single group and eliminating separate British, Australian, American and German communions there. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (DR-KAL-BS-1A-47W)
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-4945; 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_S-4945
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:360635

Title: American church relief.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: AMERICAN CHURCH RELIEF #S-4974 DUESSELDORF, Germany -- More than 600 German youngsters flocked to the Pestalozzi Home here for a “party” sponsored by local Protestant churches. In this photo, some of the children are shown as they received a bowl of soup, a relief item send by American church groups. Each child brought along his own bowl--or can, mug, or other container--to receive his gift of soup. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (CWS-GER-1B-7-JOG-W)
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-4974; 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_S-4974
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:360636

Title: Honored for 25 years' service with Federal Council.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: HONORED FOR 25 YEARS’ SERVICE WITH FEDERAL COUNCIL #S-4929 NEW YORK -- Dr. George E. Haynes (left), retiring executive secretary of the department of race relations of the Federal Council of Churches, is honored at a testimonial luncheon here in recognition of his 25 years’ service with the department. Mrs. Leslie E. Swain, chairman of the department, presents Dr. Haynes with a gold watch while Dr. Samuel McCrea Cavert, general secretary of the Federal Council, looks on. Dr. Haynes will shortly leave for an eight-months’ trip to Africa for the World’s Committee of the YMCA. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RNS-NY-BS-12D-6-W)
Creator Name(s): Religious News Service. (publisher)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Haynes, George Edmund, 1880-1960., Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America., Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. Department of Race Relations., Swain, Anna Canada., Cavert, Samuel McCrea, 1888-1976.
Topical Subject(s): Retirement--New York (State)--New York., Clergy--New York (State)--New York., African American clergy--New York (State)--New York.
Geographic subjects: New York (State), New York., New York (State), New York., New York (State), New York., New York (N.Y.), North and Central America--United States--New York--New York
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-4929; 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_S-4929
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:360585

Title: Missionary plane assembled and dedicated in church.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-4942; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA, RNS RG 1, image no. S-4942; 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_S-4942
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:360634

Title: Missionaries honored at mass meeting.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: MISSIONARIES HONORED AT MASS MEETING #S-4919 OAKLAND, Calif. -- Nine hundred missionaries returning to the Far East were honored at this gigantic mass meeting in the Oakland Auditorium. Principal speaker was Dr. C. Oscar Johnson, of St. Louis. The record number of missionaries will take up posts in China, the Philippines, Hong Kong, and India. They are going abroad under the auspices of the Foreign Missions Conference of North America. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (LW-OAK-CAL-MES-12-C-6-W)
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-4919; 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_S-4919
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:360632

Title: Missionaries honored at mass meeting.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: MISSIONARIES HONORED AT MASS MEETING #S-4919 OAKLAND, Calif. -- Nine hundred missionaries returning to the Far East were honored at this gigantic mass meeting in the Oakland Auditorium. Principal speaker was Dr. C. Oscar Johnson, of St. Louis. The record number of missionaries will take up posts in China, the Philippines, Hong Kong, and India. They are going abroad under the auspices of the Foreign Missions Conference of North America. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (LW-OAK-CAL-MES-12-C-6-W)
Creator Name(s): Religious News Service. (publisher)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Foreign Missions Conference of North America--Congresses., Foreign Missions Conference of North America.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Congresses., Congresses and conventions--California--Oakland., Missionaries--Oakland--California., Missions--Asia.
Geographic subjects: California, Oakland., Oakland, California., Asia., Oakland (Calif.), North and Central America--United States--California--Alameda--Oakland
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-4919; 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_S-4919b
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:360581

Title: Honor Nobel Prize winner.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: HONOR NOBEL PRIZE WINNER #S-4925 NEW YORK -- Exclusive photo of Dr. John Raleigh Mott (right), 81, internationally-famous churchman, seated at dais table during a testimonial dinner given here in his honor. Dr. Mott recently was the recipient of a 1946 Nobel Peace Prize. Talking to the guest of honor is John D. Rockefeller, Jr. The testimonial was sponsored by the Federal Council of Churches, the Foreign Missions Conference, the International Missionary Council, the World Council of Churches, the World’s Student Christian Federation and YMCA. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RNS-NY-BS-12D-6-W)
Creator Name(s): Religious News Service. (publisher)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Mott, John R. (John Raleigh), 1865-1955., Rockefeller, John D., Jr. (John Davison), 1874-1960., Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America., Foreign Missions Conference of North America., International Missionary Council., World Council of Churches., World's Student Christian Federation., National Board of the Young Men’s Christian Associations.
Topical Subject(s): Nobel Prize winners--New York (State)--New York., Clergy--New York (State)--New York., Dinners and dining--New York (State)--New York.
Geographic subjects: New York (State), New York., New York (State), New York., New York (State), New York., New York (N.Y.), North and Central America--United States--New York--New York
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-4925; 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_S-4925a
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:360584

Title: Missionaries honored at mass meeting.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: MISSIONARIES HONORED AT MASS MEETING #S-4919 OAKLAND, Calif. -- Nine hundred missionaries returning to the Far East were honored at this gigantic mass meeting in the Oakland Auditorium. Principal speaker was Dr. C. Oscar Johnson, of St. Louis. The record number of missionaries will take up posts in China, the Philippines, Hong Kong, and India. They are going abroad under the auspices of the Foreign Missions Conference of North America. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (LW-OAK-CAL-MES-12-C-6-W)
Creator Name(s): Religious News Service. (publisher)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Foreign Missions Conference of North America--Congresses., Foreign Missions Conference of North America., Johnson, C. Oscar.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Congresses., Congresses and conventions--California--Oakland., Missionaries--Oakland--California., Missions--Asia., Clergy--California--Oakland.
Geographic subjects: California, Oakland., Oakland, California., Asia., California, Oakland., Oakland (Calif.), North and Central America--United States--California--Alameda--Oakland
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-4919; 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_S-4919a
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:360580

Title: Missionaries honored at mass meeting.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: MISSIONARIES HONORED AT MASS MEETING #S-4919 OAKLAND, Calif. -- Nine hundred missionaries returning to the Far East were honored at this gigantic mass meeting in the Oakland Auditorium. Principal speaker was Dr. C. Oscar Johnson, of St. Louis. The record number of missionaries will take up posts in China, the Philippines, Hong Kong, and India. They are going abroad under the auspices of the Foreign Missions Conference of North America. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (LW-OAK-CAL-MES-12-C-6-W)
Creator Name(s): Religious News Service. (publisher)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Foreign Missions Conference of North America--Congresses., Foreign Missions Conference of North America.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Congresses., Congresses and conventions--California--Oakland., Missionaries--Oakland--California., Missions--Asia.
Geographic subjects: California, Oakland., Oakland, California., Asia., Oakland (Calif.), North and Central America--United States--California--Alameda--Oakland
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-4919; 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_S-4919c
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:360582

Title: Plane dedicated in church.
Creator Name(s): Associated Press. (author)
Date Created: 1946, December 16, 1946, December 16, 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., First Baptist Church (Minneapolis, Minn.)
Topical Subject(s): Pastoral theology--Equipment and supplies., Airplanes--Minnesota--Minneapolis., Home missions--Minnesota., Church work with youth--Baptists., Church work with youth--Minnesota.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-4942; 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_S-4942_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:360367

Title: Honor Nobel Prize winner.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: HONOR NOBEL PRIZE WINNER #S-4925 NEW YORK -- Exclusive photo of Dr. John Raleigh Mott (right), 81, internationally-famous churchman, seated at dais table during a testimonial dinner given here in his honor. Dr. Mott recently was the recipient of a 1946 Nobel Peace Prize. Talking to the guest of honor is John D. Rockefeller, Jr. The testimonial was sponsored by the Federal Council of Churches, the Foreign Missions Conference, the International Missionary Council, the World Council of Churches, the World’s Student Christian Federation and YMCA. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RNS-NY-BS-12D-6-W)
Creator Name(s): Religious News Service. (publisher)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Mott, John R. (John Raleigh), 1865-1955., Rockefeller, John D., Jr. (John Davison), 1874-1960., Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America., Foreign Missions Conference of North America., International Missionary Council., World Council of Churches., World's Student Christian Federation., National Board of the Young Men’s Christian Associations.
Topical Subject(s): Nobel Prize winners--New York (State)--New York., Clergy--New York (State)--New York., Dinners and dining--New York (State)--New York.
Geographic subjects: New York (State), New York., New York (State), New York., New York (State), New York., New York (N.Y.), North and Central America--United States--New York--New York
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-4925; 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_S-4925
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:360583

Title: Missionaries honored at mass meeting.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: MISSIONARIES HONORED AT MASS MEETING #S-4919 OAKLAND, Calif. -- Nine hundred missionaries returning to the Far East were honored at this gigantic mass meeting in the Oakland Auditorium. Principal speaker was Dr. C. Oscar Johnson, of St. Louis. The record number of missionaries will take up posts in China, the Philippines, Hong Kong, and India. They are going abroad under the auspices of the Foreign Missions Conference of North America. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (LW-OAK-CAL-MES-12-C-6-W)
Creator Name(s): Religious News Service. (publisher)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Foreign Missions Conference of North America--Congresses., Foreign Missions Conference of North America., Johnson, C. Oscar.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Congresses., Congresses and conventions--California--Oakland., Missionaries--Oakland--California., Missions--Asia., Clergy--California--Oakland.
Geographic subjects: California, Oakland., Oakland, California., Asia., California, Oakland., Oakland (Calif.), North and Central America--United States--California--Alameda--Oakland
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-4919; 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_S-4919
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:360579

Title: Honor Nobel Prize winner.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: HONOR NOBEL PRIZE WINNER #S-4925 NEW YORK -- Exclusive photo of Dr. John Raleigh Mott (right), 81, internationally-famous churchman, seated at dais table during a testimonial dinner given here in his honor. Dr. Mott recently was the recipient of a 1946 Nobel Peace Prize. Talking to the guest of honor is John D. Rockefeller, Jr. The testimonial was sponsored by the Federal Council of Churches, the Foreign Missions Conference, the International Missionary Council, the World Council of Churches, the World’s Student Christian Federation and YMCA. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RNS-NY-BS-12D-6-W)
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-4925; 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_S-4925
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:360633

Title: PWs hold religious services.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: #S-4831 PWs HOLD RELIGIOUS SERVICES RIMINI, Italy -- German prisoners of war interned in an Allied camp here gather for religious services and hear a sermon by Pastor Adolf Freudenberg, a secretary of the World Council of Churches in charge of refugee work. Dr. Freudenberg is a prominent anti-Nazi who worked in Geneva during the war, assisting in the rescue of Jewish refugees. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RR-GEN-BS-11C6-W-L)
Creator Name(s): World Council of Churches. (publisher)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Freudenberg, Adolf, 1894-, World Council of Churches.
Topical Subject(s): Clergy--Italy--Rimini., World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons., Prisoners of war--Germany., Church work with prisoners of war--Italy--Rimini., Prisoners--Italy--Rimini., Prisoner-of-war camps--Italy--Rimini., Public worship--Italy--Rimini.
Geographic subjects: Italy, Rimini., Germany., Italy, Rimini., Italy, Rimini., Italy, Rimini., Italy, Rimini., Rimini (Italy), Europe--Italy--Emilia-Romagna--Rimini--Rimini
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-4831; 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_S-4831
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:360568

Title: Baptist World Alliance president.
Description: Alternate RNS caption when photo file S-4919 was published as a portrait of C. Oscar Johnson.
Creator Name(s): Religious News Service. (author)
Date Created: 1947
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Johnson, C. Oscar., Baptist World Alliance., Baptist World Alliance--Presidents., Baptist World Alliance--Congresses.
Topical Subject(s): Congresses and conventions--Denmark--Copenhagen., Clergy--California--Oakland., Christian leadership--Baptists.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-4919; 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_S-4919_03
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:360413

Title: Evangelicals, United Brethren achieve unity.
Description: Clipping from an unknown issue of an unknown publication.
Creator Name(s): Rue, J. (contributor)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Evangelical United Brethren Church., Evangelical United Brethren Church. General Conference., Evangelical Church., Church of the United Brethren in Christ (New constitution)
Topical Subject(s): Christian union--Pennsylvania--Johnstown., Congresses and conventions--Pennsylvania--Johnstown.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-4839; 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_S-4839_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:360363

Title: Missionaries honored at mass meeting.
Creator Name(s): Religious News Service. (author)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Foreign Missions Conference of North America--Congresses., Foreign Missions Conference of North America.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Congresses., Congresses and conventions--California--Oakland., Missionaries--Oakland--California., Missions--Asia.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-4919; 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_S-4919_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:360415

Title: Sabbath reminder.
Creator Name(s): Davis, William J. (author)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Billboards--Texas--Odessa., Church attendance--Texas--Odessa.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-4908; 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_S-4908_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:360357

Title: Evangelicals, United Brethren achieve unity.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: #S-4839 EVANGELICALS, UNITED BRETHREN ACHIEVE UNITY JOHNSTOWN, Pa. -- Thirteen years of planning are successfully ended here as representatives to the united General Conference of the Evangelical Church and the Church of the United Brethren in Christ attend a historic session at which the union of their churches was announced, forming the new Evangelical United Brethren Church. With a combined membership of more than 714,000 members the new group ranks 13th in size among Protestant denominations. It is relatively strong in Pennsylvania and the Midwest. First attempts to unite were made in 1813, and while unsuccessful, a close association existed between the two churches. In 1933 commissions from both churches were appointed to work out the detail which were accepted by both groups. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (JR-JOHN-BS-11C6-W)
Creator Name(s): Rue, J. (contributor)
Date Created: 1946, November 16, 1946, November 16, 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Evangelical United Brethren Church., Evangelical United Brethren Church. General Conference., Evangelical Church., Church of the United Brethren in Christ (New constitution)
Topical Subject(s): Christian union--Pennsylvania--Johnstown., Congresses and conventions--Pennsylvania--Johnstown.
Geographic subjects: Pennsylvania, Johnstown., Pennsylvania, Johnstown., Johnstown (Cambria County, Pa.), North and Central America--United States--Pennsylvania--Cambria--Johnstown
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-4839; 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_S-4839
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:360570

Title: Sabbath reminder.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: SABBATH REMINDER #S-4908 ODESSA, Texas -- Since the attractive billboard shown above was erected outside the Ector County Court House here a year ago attendance at all of Odessa’s 11 churches has noticeably increased. Sponsored by the Odessa Ministerial Association, the sign has prompted tourists to compliment the town on its church-mindedness. The Ministerial Association now has plans for three other signs to be put up at the edge of town, where they will be seen by one-third of the nation’s coast-to-coast highway travelers every year. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (WJD-DALLAS-12C-6-JOG-W)
Creator Name(s): Davis, William J. (photographer)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Billboards--Texas--Odessa., Church attendance--Texas--Odessa., Courthouses--Texas--Odessa.
Geographic subjects: Texas, Odessa., Texas, Odessa., Texas, Odessa., Odessa (Tex.), North and Central America--United States--Texas--Ector--Odessa
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-4908; 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_S-4908
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:360578

Title: Evangelicals, United Brethren achieve unity.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: #S-4839 EVANGELICALS, UNITED BRETHREN ACHIEVE UNITY JOHNSTOWN, Pa. -- Thirteen years of planning are successfully ended here as representatives to the united General Conference of the Evangelical Church and the Church of the United Brethren in Christ attend a historic session at which the union of their churches was announced, forming the new Evangelical United Brethren Church. With a combined membership of more than 714,000 members the new group ranks 13th in size among Protestant denominations. It is relatively strong in Pennsylvania and the Midwest. First attempts to unite were made in 1813, and while unsuccessful, a close association existed between the two churches. In 1933 commissions from both churches were appointed to work out the detail which were accepted by both groups. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (JR-JOHN-BS-11C6-W)
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-4839; 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_S-4839
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:360630

Title: Sabbath reminder.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: SABBATH REMINDER #S-4908 ODESSA, Texas -- Since the attractive billboard shown above was erected outside the Ector County Court House here a year ago attendance at all of Odessa’s 11 churches has noticeably increased. Sponsored by the Odessa Ministerial Association, the sign has prompted tourists to compliment the town on its church-mindedness. The Ministerial Association now has plans for three other signs to be put up at the edge of town, where they will be seen by one-third of the nation’s coast-to-coast highway travelers every year. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (WJD-DALLAS-12C-6-JOG-W)
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-4908; 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_S-4908
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:360631

Title: Industrial chaplain offers jobs---and the Gospel.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: INDUSTRIAL CHAPLAIN OFFERS JOBS---AND THE GOSPEL #S-4711 CHICAGO -- Applicants for jobs at the Derby Laundry here are interviewed by Chaplain E.D. Roberts (right), who combines his spiritual duties with the work of a personnel manager. Signs posted in his office introduce prospective employees to the firm’s interest in religion for its workers. “We have an opportunity to minister to the spiritual as well as the economic needs of our associates,” explains the Chaplain. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (KEY-NY-BS-10E6-W)
Creator Name(s): Press Syndicate Photo (Chicago, Ill.) (publisher)
Date Created: 1946, October 1946, October 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Derby Laundry (Chicago, Ill.), Derby Laundry (Chicago, Ill.)--Chaplains., Roberts, E.D.
Topical Subject(s): Chaplains--Illinois--Chicago., Clergy--Illinois--Chicago., Laundry industry--Employees., Laundry industry--Employees--Religious life., Laundry industry--Illinois--Chicago., Personnel management--Illinois--Chicago., Employee selection--Illinois--Chicago.
Geographic subjects: Illinois, Chicago., Illinois, Chicago., Illinois, Chicago., Illinois, Chicago., Illinois, Chicago., Chicago (Ill.), North and Central America--United States--Illinois--Cook--Chicago
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-4711; 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_S-4711
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:360556

Title: Post war version of evangelism.
Creator Name(s): Cronin, Fergus. (author)
Date Created: 1946, November 15, 1946, November 15, 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Steele, Willard Karl., Wheaton College (Ill.)--Faculty., Paquin, Andre.
Topical Subject(s): Military hospitals--Québec--Montréal., World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--Canada., Hospital patients--Québec--Montréal., Artists--Québec--Montréal., Christian art and symbolism--Québec--Montréal., Chalk drawing--Québec--Montréal., Evangelistic work--Québec--Montréal.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-4826; 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_S-4826_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:360409

Title: PWs hold religious services.
Creator Name(s): World Council of Churches. (author)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Freudenberg, Adolf, 1894-, World Council of Churches.
Topical Subject(s): Clergy--Italy--Rimini., World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons., Prisoners of war--Germany., Church work with prisoners of war--Italy--Rimini., Prisoners--Italy--Rimini., Prisoner-of-war camps--Italy--Rimini.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-4831; 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_S-4831_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:360407

Title: Heads irate pastors.
Creator Name(s): Associated Press. (author)
Date Created: 1946, November 1, 1946, November 1, 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Russell, Robert K., Steubenville Ministerial Association (Steubenville, Ohio)
Topical Subject(s): Clergy--Ohio--Steubenville., Gambling and crime--Ohio--Steubenville., Police--Recruiting--Ohio--Steubenville., Vice control--Ohio--Steubenville.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-4785; 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_S-4785_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:360401

Title: "Visual evangelism."
Description: Text transcribed from caption: ‘VISUAL EVANGELISM’ #S-4826 MONTREAL -- Patients and attendant at the Montreal Military Hospital gather ‘round a bed-ridden soldier to watch W. Karl Steele, muralist and art instructor at Wheaton (Ill.) College, put the finishing touches to a blackboard drawing of the “Twenty-third Psalm.” Mr. Steele is making the rounds of military hospitals with his “visual evangelism.” He uses his own invention of phosphorescent chalk to highlight his artistic efforts. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (FC-MON-BS-11D-6-W)
Creator Name(s): Graetz Bros. Commercial Photographers (Montréal, Québec) (photographer), Montreal Daily Star. (publisher)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Steele, Willard Karl., Wheaton College (Ill.)--Faculty., Paquin, Andre.
Topical Subject(s): Military hospitals--Québec--Montréal., World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--Canada., Hospital patients--Québec--Montréal., Artists--Québec--Montréal., Christian art and symbolism--Québec--Montréal., Chalk drawing--Québec--Montréal., Evangelistic work--Québec--Montréal.
Geographic subjects: Québec, Montréal., Canada., Québec, Montréal., Québec, Montréal., Québec, Montréal., Québec, Montréal., Québec, Montréal., Montréal (Québec), North and Central America--Canada--Quebec--Montreal
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-4826; 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_S-4826
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:360567

Title: Anti-vice crusader.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: ANTI-VICE CRUSADER #S-4785 STEUBENVILLE, Ohio -- The Rev. Robert K. Russell, 35, studies a pamphlet on crooked gambling devices. He is one of the 12 local Protestant ministers who are conducting a campaign against vice and gambling in this Ohio River community which has attracted national attention. The Steubenville Ministerial Association has submitted a petition signed by the townsfolk to Gov. Frank Lausche requesting a special grand jury investigation. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (PA-NY-BS-11B-6-W)
Creator Name(s): Associated Press. (publisher)
Date Created: 1946, November 1, 1946, November 1, 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Russell, Robert K., Steubenville Ministerial Association (Steubenville, Ohio)
Topical Subject(s): Clergy--Ohio--Steubenville., Gambling and crime--Ohio--Steubenville., Investigations--Ohio--Steubenville., Vice control--Ohio--Steubenville.
Geographic subjects: Ohio, Steubenville., Ohio, Steubenville., Ohio, Steubenville., Ohio, Steubenville., Steubenville (Ohio), North and Central America--United States--Ohio--Steuben--Steubenville
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-4785; 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_S-4785
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:360560

Title: Anti-vice crusader.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: ANTI-VICE CRUSADER #S-4785 STEUBENVILLE, Ohio -- The Rev. Robert K. Russell, 35, studies a pamphlet on crooked gambling devices. He is one of the 12 local Protestant ministers who are conducting a campaign against vice and gambling in this Ohio River community which has attracted national attention. The Steubenville Ministerial Association has submitted a petition signed by the townsfolk to Gov. Frank Lausche requesting a special grand jury investigation. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (PA-NY-BS-11B-6-W)
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-4785; 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_S-4785
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:360627

Title: "Visual evangelism."
Description: Text transcribed from caption: ‘VISUAL EVANGELISM’ #S-4826 MONTREAL -- Patients and attendant at the Montreal Military Hospital gather ‘round a bed-ridden soldier to watch W. Karl Steele, muralist and art instructor at Wheaton (Ill.) College, put the finishing touches to a blackboard drawing of the “Twenty-third Psalm.” Mr. Steele is making the rounds of military hospitals with his “visual evangelism.” He uses his own invention of phosphorescent chalk to highlight his artistic efforts. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (FC-MON-BS-11D-6-W)
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-4826; 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_S-4826
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:360628

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