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Title: To become first Negro nursing Sisters.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: #C-4326 TO BECOME FIRST NEGRO NURSING SISTERS ST. LOUIS -- Said to be the first Negro girls admitted to a Catholic nursing order in America, these three young women have begun training with the Sisters of St. Mary of the Third Order of St. Francis at St. Mary’s Infirmary here. LEFT TO RIGHT they are: Pauline Townsend, Washington, D.C.; Hilda Brickus, Brooklyn, N.Y., and Betty Ebo, Bloomington, Ill. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (JZ-ST.L-MES-8D-6-C)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Franciscan Sisters of Mary., SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital (Saint Louis, Mo.), Townsend, Pauline., Brickus, Hilda., Ebo, Betty.
Topical Subject(s): African American Catholics--Missouri--Saint Louis., Nuns as nurses--Missouri--Saint Louis., African American nuns--Missouri--Saint Louis., African American nurses--Missouri--Saint Louis., Nuns--Missouri--Saint Louis.
Geographic subjects: Missouri, Saint Louis., Missouri, Saint Louis., Missouri, Saint Louis., Missouri, Saint Louis., Missouri, Saint Louis., Saint Louis (Mo.), North and Central America--United States--Missouri--Saint Louis City--Saint Louis
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. C-4326 ; 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-4326
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:360301

Title: War Veterans officers exchange congratulations.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: C-4008 WAR VETERANS OFFICERS EXCHANGE CONGRATULATIONS NEWARK, N.J. -- Max H. Sorensen, of Philadelphia (left), newly-elected president of the Catholic War Veterans, exchanges congratulations with John C. James of Lafayette, La., a national trustee of the CWV, following their election at the organization’s convention here. Sorensen, father of nine children, was born in Denmark and is believed to be the first naturalized citizen to head a major veterans service agency. James is principal of Long Elementary School in Lafayette and is the first Negro to hold a national office in the veterans’ group. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (CWV-MES-6D-6-C)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic War Veterans of the United States of America, Inc.--Congresses., Sorensen, Max H., James, John C., Long Elementary School (Lafayette, La.)
Topical Subject(s): Congresses and conventions--New Jersey--Newark., Veterans--New Jersey--Newark., School principals--Louisiana--Lafayette., African American civic leaders--New Jersey--Newark., African American Catholics--New Jersey--Newark., African American veterans--New Jersey--Newark.
Geographic subjects: New Jersey, Newark., New Jersey, Newark., Louisiana, Lafayette., New Jersey, Newark., New Jersey, Newark., New Jersey, Newark., Newark (N.J.), North and Central America--United States--New Jersey--Essex--Newark
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. C-4008; 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-4008
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:359827

Title: Episcopal Bishop of Liberia.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: EPISCOPAL BISHOP OF LIBERIA #1797 NEW YORK -- The Rt. Rev. Bravid W. Harris, bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church’s Missionary District of Liberia, West Africa, (shown above) conferred here with Presiding Bishop Henry St. George Tucker at Church headquarters. The Episcopal Church has 3,052 communicants and about 2,500 church school pupils and numerically it is the largest church in Liberia. Bishop Harris, whose control extends over 57 churches and mission stations, said he was fortunate to visit the establishments even twice a year, owing to transportation difficulties in the 45,000 sq. mile country. “Along the coast I travel by surf-boat, a kind of sailing vessel which, of course, depends on the winds. It takes three days at best to travel 60 miles,” he said. “Travel to the interior, by river, is accomplished by dug-out canoe.” The Bishop went to West Africa last October. A native of Warrenton, N.C., he was rector of the Grace Episcopal Church, Norfolk, Va., for 19 years when he joined the Church’s National Council here as educational secretary for its Negro work. He plans to return to Liberia in two months. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (BH-NY-JOG-2C-6-A-E)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Harris, Bravid W., 1896-1965., Episcopal Church--Bishops., Episcopal Church. Missionary District of Liberia., Episcopal Church--Missions--Liberia.
Topical Subject(s): Bishops--New York (State)--New York., Missionaries--New York (State)--New York., Missions--Liberia., African American missionaries--New York (State)--New York., African American bishops--New York (State)--New York.
Geographic subjects: New York (State), New York., New York (State), New York., Liberia., 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. 1797; 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_1797
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:358634

Title: Interracial Baptist gathering.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: #4837 INTERRACIAL BAPTIST GATHERING SAVANNAH -- The Georgia Baptist Convention, which went on record urging the application of Christian principles to combat racial disturbances, put its resolution to practice here by adjourning its own meeting and assembling for a “precedent-breaking” one-hour joint session with the Negro General Missionary Baptist Convention. Delegates to the white Baptist convention voted unanimously to participated in the joint meeting, first of its kind among Baptists in the history of the state. Dr. Leander A. Pinkston, president of the Negro conference, is shown addressing the interracial gathering. He called it “a practical application of good will.” Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (EP-SAV-BS-11C6-B-N)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Georgia Baptist Convention--Congresses., Georgia Baptist Convention--Clergy., Georgia Baptist Convention., Pinkston, Leander A.
Topical Subject(s): Race relations--Georgia., Segregation--Religious aspects--Baptists., Race relations--Religious aspects--Baptists., Clergy--Georgia--Savannah., African American clergy--Georgia--Savannah.
Geographic subjects: Georgia., Georgia, Savannah., Georgia, Savannah., Savannah (Ga.), North and Central America--United States--Georgia--Chatham--Savannah
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 4837; 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_4837
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:360472

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