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Title: Elder Rebecca Davisson presents amendment at 179th General Assembly.
Description: Elder Rebecca Davisson of Los Angeles presents amendment during debate on Church and Society report. Another commissioner awaits his turn. Lower left, a page is ready to rush amendment to desk of recording clerk on stage. [Presbyterian Life, June 15, 1967, p. 15.]
Date Created: 1967
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (179th : 1967 : Portland, Or.), United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Advisory Council on Church and Society., Davisson, Rebecca.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Congresses.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States--Oregon--Portland--Multnomah, Portland (Or.)
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 74-0311; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Presbyterian Life and AD Magazine Records, 1950-1972.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=NDkx&qrs=
Identifier (local): ds4951
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:4313

Title: Critical moment in the debate on Church and Society.
Description: Critical moment in the debate on Church and Society report is reflected in the faces of committee members. From left: Standing Committee chairman Robert McAfee Brown, secretary of Office of Church and Society, Robert Bulkley, and pastors D. Evor Roberts (Swarthmore, Pa.) and Edward L. R. Elson (Washington, D.C.) [ Presbyterian Life, June 15, 1967, p. 25.]
Creator Name(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Advisory Council on Church and Society. (creator)
Date Created: 1967
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (179th : 1967 : Portland, Or.), Brown, Robert McAfee, 1920-2001., Bulkley, Robert DeGroff., Roberts, D. Evor (David Evor), 1919-2002., Elson, Edward L. R. (Edward Lee Roy), 1906-1993.
Topical Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Confession of 1967., Presbyterian Church--Congresses.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States--Oregon--Portland--Multnomah, Portland (Or.)
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 74-0311; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Presbyterian Life and AD Magazine Records, 1950-1972.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=NDkx&qrs=
Identifier (local): ds4947
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:4309

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.
Date Created: 1967, May 17-24, 1967
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (179th : 1967 : Portland, Or.)
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Congresses.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States--Oregon--Portland--Multnomah, Portland (Or.)
Physical Location: SLIDES B24 (14); Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Slides of the 179th General Assembly [slide].--http://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1851
Identifier (local): ds4921
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:4023

Title: The Reverend Eugene Smathers is welcomed to stage of 179th General Assembly.
Description: The Rev. Eugene Smathers is welcomed to stage of 179th General Assembly by retiring moderator, Ganse Little, and (left) Stated Clerk William P. Thompson. [Presbyterian Life, June 15, 1967, p. 19.]
Date Created: 1967
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (179th : 1967 : Portland, Or.), Smathers, Eugene Feland, 1907-1968., Thompson, William P., 1918-, Little, Ganse, 1904-1990.
Topical Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Confession of 1967., Presbyterian Church--Congresses., Presbyterian Church--Clergy.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States--Oregon--Portland--Multnomah, Portland (Or.)
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 74-0311; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Presbyterian Life and AD Magazine Records, 1950-1972.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=NDkx&qrs=
Identifier (local): ds4949
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:4311

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.
Date Created: 1967, May 17-24, 1967
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (179th : 1967 : Portland, Or.)
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Congresses., Choirs (Music)
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States--Oregon--Portland--Multnomah, Portland (Or.)
Physical Location: SLIDES B24 (10); Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Slides of the 179th General Assembly [slide].--http://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1851
Identifier (local): ds4917
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:4019

Title: 179th General Assembly, Portland, Oregon, May 1967.
Description: Led by the Moderator, commissioners rise in thanksgiving and sing "Now Thank We All Our God" following successful vote which ratified Overture I embodying the text of the Confession of 1967. [Presbyterian Life, June 15, 1967, p. 17.]
Date Created: 1967
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (179th : 1967 : Portland, Or.), Smathers, Eugene Feland, 1907-1968.
Topical Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Confession of 1967., Presbyterian Church--Congresses.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States--Oregon--Portland--Multnomah, Portland (Or.)
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 74-0311; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Presbyterian Life and AD Magazine Records, 1950-1972.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=NDkx&qrs=
Identifier (local): ds4950
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:4312

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.
Date Created: 1967, May 17-24, 1967
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (179th : 1967 : Portland, Or.)
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Congresses., Interfaith worship.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States--Oregon--Portland--Multnomah, Portland (Or.)
Physical Location: SLIDES B24 (9); Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Slides of the 179th General Assembly [slide].--http://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1851
Identifier (local): ds4916
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:4018

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.
Date Created: 1967, May 17-24, 1967
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (179th : 1967 : Portland, Or.), Hamstra, Ken.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Congresses., Military chaplains.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States--Oregon--Portland--Multnomah, Portland (Or.)
Physical Location: SLIDES B24 (13); Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Slides of the 179th General Assembly [slide].--http://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1851
Identifier (local): ds4918
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:4020

Title: Members of Church and Society Standing Committee vote.
Description: At late evening session, members of Church and Society Standing Committee vote on an early draft of the Declaration of Conscience. [Presbyterian Life, June 15, 1967, p. 27.]
Creator Name(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Advisory Council on Church and Society. (creator)
Date Created: 1967
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (179th : 1967 : Portland, Or.)
Topical Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Confession of 1967., Presbyterian Church--Congresses.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States--Oregon--Portland--Multnomah, Portland (Or.)
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 74-0311; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Presbyterian Life and AD Magazine Records, 1950-1972.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=NDkx&qrs=
Identifier (local): ds4946
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:4307

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.
Date Created: 1967, May 17-24, 1967
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (179th : 1967 : Portland, Or.)
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Congresses.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States--Oregon--Portland--Multnomah, Portland (Or.)
Physical Location: SLIDES B24 (7); Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Slides of the 179th General Assembly [slide].--http://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1851
Identifier (local): ds4910
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:3829

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.
Date Created: 1967, May 17-24, 1967, May 17-24, 1967
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (179th : 1967 : Portland, Or.), Ormandy, Eugene, 1899-1985., Philadelphia Orchestra.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Congresses.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States--Oregon--Portland--Multnomah, Portland (Or.)
Physical Location: SLIDES B24 (16); Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Slides of the 179th General Assembly [slide].--http://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1851
Identifier (local): ds4919
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:4021

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.
Date Created: 1967, May 17-24, 1967
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (179th : 1967 : Portland, Or.), Smathers, Eugene Feland, 1907-1968.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Congresses., Presbyterian Church--Clergy.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States--Oregon--Portland--Multnomah, Portland (Or.)
Physical Location: SLIDES B24 (6); Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Slides of the 179th General Assembly [slide].--http://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1851
Identifier (local): ds4915
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:4017

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.
Date Created: 1967, May 17-24, 1967
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (179th : 1967 : Portland, Or.), Little, Ganse, 1904-1990.
Topical Subject(s): Lord's Supper., Presbyterian Church--Clergy., Presbyterian Church--Congresses.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States--Oregon--Portland--Multnomah, Portland (Or.)
Physical Location: SLIDES B24 (5); Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Slides of the 179th General Assembly [slide].--http://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1851
Identifier (local): ds4912
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:3992

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.
Date Created: 1967, May 17-24, 1967
Name Subject(s): 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.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Congresses.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States--Oregon--Portland--Multnomah, Portland (Or.)
Physical Location: SLIDES B24 (11); Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Slides of the 179th General Assembly [slide].--http://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1851
Identifier (local): ds4920
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:4022

Title: 179th General Assembly, Portland, Oregon, May 1967.
Description: Pensions display. In between sessions, there was much to be learned from nearby displays, such as that provided by the Board of Pensions - a perennial favorite.
Date Created: 1967, May 17-24, 1967, May 17-24, 1967
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (179th : 1967 : Portland, Or.), United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Pensions.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Congresses.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States--Oregon--Portland--Multnomah, Portland (Or.)
Physical Location: SLIDES B24 (15); Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Slides of the 179th General Assembly [slide].--http://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1851
Identifier (local): ds4923
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:4025

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.
Date Created: 1967, May 17-24, 1967
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (179th : 1967 : Portland, Or.)
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Congresses.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States--Oregon--Portland--Multnomah, Portland (Or.)
Physical Location: SLIDES B24 (12); Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Slides of the 179th General Assembly [slide].--http://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1851
Identifier (local): ds4922
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:4024

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