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Title: Negro bishop preaches at Methodist consecration.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-31280 NEGRO BISHOP PREACHES AT METHODIST CONSECRATION PORTLAND, Ore. -- Bishops and elders “lay hands” on newly-elected Methodist Bishop R. Marvin Stuart of the Denver area during consecration ceremonies in Firth Methodist church, Portland, Ore. Right photo shows Negro Bishop Charles F. Golden of Nashville, Tenn., delivering the sermon at the rites. The consecration was held during the quadrennial meeting of the Methodist Western Jurisdiction. Bishop Stuart was pastor of First Methodist church, Palo Alto, Cal., prior to the election to the episcopacy. He succeeds Bishop Glenn R. Phillips, who retired after serving at Denver for 16 years. The Western Jurisdiction called on churches in its 12-state area to accelerate their interracial activities. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (WH-PORT-7C-64-NAB)
Creator Name(s): Hilliard, William A. (photographer), Oregonian (Firm) (publisher)
Date Created: 1964, July 11, 1964, July 11, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Methodist Church (U.S.), Methodist Church (U.S.)--Bishops., Methodist Church (U.S.)--Congresses., Stuart, Robert Marvin., Golden, Charles Franklin.
Topical Subject(s): Congresses and conventions--Oregon--Portland., Bishops--Oregon--Portland., African American bishops--Oregon--Portland., Consecration of bishops--Methodist Church (U.S.), Imposition of hands.
Geographic subjects: Oregon, Portland., Oregon, Portland., Oregon, Portland., Portland (Or.)
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 104, image no. P-31280; 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-31280
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:350250

Title: 21,000 Nazarenes attend communion service.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-31198 21,000 NAZARENES ATTEND COMMUNION SERVICE PORTLAND, Ore -- An estimated 21,000 members of the Church of the Nazarene jammed Portland’s Memorial Coliseum and adjoining rooms for a Communion service opening the denomination’s quadrennial General Assembly. Theme of the assembly, “In the Power of the Spirit,” is displayed on banner. Preaching the sermon was Dr. G.B. Williamson of Kansas City, Mo., a general superintendent of the Church. Founded in 1908 at Pilot Point, Texas, the denomination is one of the largest holiness bodies in the world. It has some 405,000 members, including about 65,000 in foreign countries. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (WH-POR-6D-64-NAB)
Creator Name(s): Hilliard, William A. (contributor), Oregonian (Firm) (publisher), Bacon, Leonard. (photographer)
Date Created: 1964, June 21, 1964, June 21, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Church of the Nazarene., Church of the Nazarene--Congresses., Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Portland, Or.), Church of the Nazarene--Liturgy.
Topical Subject(s): Congresses and conventions--Oregon--Portland., Lord's Supper.
Geographic subjects: Oregon, Portland., Portland (Or.)
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 104, image no. P-31198; 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-31198
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:350231

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