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Title: Portrait of Reverend Phineas D. Gurley.
Description: Moderator General Assembly (Saint Louis) 1867. Pastor N.Y. Ave. Church Wash D.C. at the time of his death Sep. 30, 1868. Hamilton, Madison Co. N.Y. This picture is a photograph of a miniature, taken at the age of 21, when a member of the Theological Seminary Choir at Princeton, N.J. (1837.)
Creator Name(s): Siegel-Cooper Company (New York, NY) (photographer)
Date Created: 1837
Name Subject(s): Gurley, P. D. (Phineas Densmore), 1816-1868.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States--New York--Kings County--New York
Physical Location: RG 329, Box 1, Folder 4; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Phineas Densmore Gurley Papers, 1837-1867.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-329
Identifier (local): ds5153
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:14697

Title: Dr. William Pierson Merrill.
Description: Dr. William Pierson Merrill, Brick Presbyterian Church, New York NY.
Date Created: n.d.
Name Subject(s): Merrill, William Pierson, 1867-1954--Portraits., Brick Presbyterian Church (New York, N.Y.)
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Clergy--New York (State)--New York--Portraits.
Geographic subjects: New York (State), New York, New York (N.Y.), North and Central America--United States--New York--New York
Physical Location: RG 414, Series I; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: William Pierson Merrill (1867-1954) Biographical Vertical File.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=YzYzYjljY2MtNTRkYi00NDdkLTgxZmQtZGQ1NmRkZjkxMzk2&rID=MjcxNzQ=
Identifier (local): ds6548
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:153460

Title: Father Abbott heads LaFarge Institute.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: C-31048 FATHER ABBOTT HEADS LAFARGE INSTITUTE For Release: Wed., May 27, or later NEW YORK -- Father Walter M. Abbott, S. J., associate editor of America, is director of the new John LaFarge Institute being launched in New York by the national Catholic weekly. The institute will promote the cooperation and fellowship “of all men of goodwill” in seeking to cope with inter-group and other community problems. Bottom photo shows Father LaFarge for whom the institute is named. The Jesuit priest, who died last November, is shown with African Methodist Episcopal Bishop George W. Baber of Philadelphia at the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Father Abbott, prominent in the ecumenical movement, advocates a common Bible for all English-speaking Christians. Father LaFarge was a leader in the Catholic interracial and interreligious movements, as well as an editor of America. The institute’s board of advisers will include Catholic, Protestant and Jewish clergymen and laymen. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (BM-DC-5D-64-NAB)
Creator Name(s): Boris Studios (New York, N.Y.) (photographer)
Date Created: 1964, May 1964, May 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Clergy., Abbott, Walter M., Jesuits--Clergy.
Topical Subject(s): Clergy--New York (State)--New York., Periodical editors--New York (State)--New York., Ecumenical movement--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, Box 103, image no. C-31048; 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-31048
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:348364

Title: Mr. Baseball aids Japan Christian University.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-30316 MR. BASEBALL AIDS JAPAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY NEW YORK -- Branch Rickey, “Mr. Baseball” to most U.S. sports fans, has been named honorary sponsor of a $100,000 drive for a physical education center at International Christian University in Japan. The man who built world championship teams for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Brooklyn Dodgers regards his assignment as an “exciting challenge” to promote brotherhood through “increased international harmony and good-will.” The project was undertaken in New York by the Men’s Committee of the Japan International Christian University Foundation. Mr. Rickey, 60 years in baseball and still an adviser to the Cardinals, has long been active in YMCA work in New York, St. Louis and Pittsburgh. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (JIC-NY-12A-63-W)
Creator Name(s): Kokusai Kirisutokyō Daigaku. (publisher)
Date Created: 1963
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Rickey, Branch, 1881-1965., Kokusai Kirisutokyō Daigaku.
Topical Subject(s): Fund raising--New York (State)--New York., Baseball players--New York (State)--New York., Sports executives--New York (State)--New York., Physical education facilities--Japan--Tokyo.
Geographic subjects: New York (State), New York., New York (State), New York., New York (State), New York., Japan, Tokyo., New York (N.Y.), North and Central America--United States--New York--New York
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 101, image no. P-30316; 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-30316
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:352930

Title: Nun-historian.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: C-30344 NUN-HISTORIAN BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- Sister Joan de Lourdes, a specialist in American colonial history, has become the first nun to be invited to address the American Historical Association. She will be a speaker Christmas week at the association’s convention in Philadelphia. Chairman of the history department and dean of students at St. Joseph’s College for Women, Brooklyn, Sister Joan is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania where she did her doctoral work under Pulitzer Prize winner historian Dr. Roy Nichols. A fellow of the Rockefeller Foundation Colonial Williamsburgh [sic] Archives, the nun has had a number of scholarly articles on colonial government published. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (SJ-BRO-12B-63-RB)
Creator Name(s): St. Joseph's University, New York (New York, N.Y.) (publisher), Verna Photographers (New York, N.Y.) (photographer)
Date Created: 1963
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Leonard, Joan de Lourdes, 1915-, St. Joseph's University, New York (New York, N.Y.)--Faculty., American Historical Association--Congresses.
Topical Subject(s): Nuns--New York (State)--New York., Historians--New York (State)--New York., Women historians--New York (State)--New York., Women college teachers--New York (State)--New York., College teachers--New York (State)--New York.
Geographic subjects: New York (State), New York., New York (State), New York., New York (State), New York., New York (State), New York., New York (State), New York., New York (N.Y.), Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.), North and Central America--United States--New York--New York
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 101, photo no. C-30344; 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-30344
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:352885

Title: Priest given title of Protopresbyter.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: C-30710 PRIEST GIVEN TITLE OF PROTOPRESBYTER NEW YORK -- Pope Paul VI has conferred a rare title -- that of Protopresbyter -- upon Father Andrew Rogosh, assistant secretary of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association. He is the only Protopresbyter in the United States and one of the few in the Catholic world. Title is a distinction in the Byzantine-Russian Rite which resembles to some extent the rank of Protonotary Apostolic in the Roman Rite. It carries with it certain privileges of dress and precedence, including the right to wear the mitre [sic. miter]. The papal honor was in recognition of Father Rogosh's 20 years of service with the welfare agency. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (R-NY-3B-64-W)
Creator Name(s): Catholic Near East Welfare Association. (publisher)
Date Created: 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978., Catholic Near East Welfare Association., Rogosh, Andrew., Catholic Church Byzantine rite, Russian.
Topical Subject(s): Papal decorations., Popes., Award presentations--New York (State)--New York.
Geographic subjects: 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. C-30710; 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-30710
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:353747

Title: India Christian leader named visiting professor.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-31792 INDIA CHRISTIAN LEADER NAMED VISITING PROFESSOR NEW YORK -- Dr. J. Russell Chandran, principal of the United Theological College in Bangalore, India, has been appointed Henry W. Luce Visiting Professor of World Christianity at Union Theological Seminary in New York for 1964-65. Announcing the appointment, Dr. John C. Bennett, seminary president, hailed the Church of South India clergyman-educator as “one of the most influential Christian leaders in India.” Dr. Chandran has been a leader of Faith and Order activities of the World Council of Churches, serving as vice-president of the Faith and Order Commission. He is also a member of the WCC’s policy-making Central Committee. Principal of the Bangalore college, he also teaches systematic theology and Christian ethics. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (US-NY-11A-64-NBM)
Creator Name(s): Union Theological Seminary (New York, N.Y.) (publisher)
Date Created: 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Union Theological Seminary (New York, N.Y.), Union Theological Seminary (New York, N.Y.)--Faculty., Chandran, J. Russell., Church of South India--Clergy., United Theological College (Bangalore, India)--Faculty., World Council of Churches.
Topical Subject(s): Clergy--India--Bangalore., Theological seminaries--India--Bangalore., Theological seminaries--New York (State)--New York., College teachers--New York (State)--New York.
Geographic subjects: India, Bangalore., India, Bangalore., 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. P-31792; 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-31792
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356628

Title: New YWCA secretary in Ethiopia.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-29940 NEW YWCA SECRETARY IN ETHIOPIA NEW YORK -- Mrs. Gladys C. Lawther of Portland, Ore., a staff member of the YWCA of the U.S.A., has been named advisory secretary to the new YWCA of Ethiopia, founded in 1962. She has been Pacific Northwest regional executive director for the College and University Division of the YWCA and the World University Service. Associated with the YWCA since 1945, primarily in educational positions, Mrs. Lawther will work in a child-care and literacy program being launched by the Ethiopia YWCA and social work agencies. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (YW-NY-9E-63-NBM)
Creator Name(s): Young Women’s Christian Association. (publisher), Pach Brothers (Firm) (photographer)
Date Created: 1963
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Young Women’s Christian Association., Young Women’s Christian Association--Management., Lawther, Gladys C.
Topical Subject(s): Christian women--Societies and clubs., Child care services--Ethiopia., Literacy programs--Ethiopia., Social workers--Oregon--Portland., Women social workers--Oregon--Portland.
Geographic subjects: Ethiopia., Ethiopia., Oregon, Portland., Oregon, Portland., Ethiopia., New York (N.Y.), Portland (Ore.), North and Central America--United States--New York--New York
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. P-29940; 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-29940
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:358110

Title: YWCA executive director.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-45800 YWCA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NEW YORK -- The appointment of Sara-Alyce P. Wright as the new executive director of the Young Women’s Christian Association of the U.S.A. has been announced in New York by Mrs. William H. Genne, national president. Mrs. Wright, currently deputy national executive director, will assume her new post Sept. 1. She succeeds Edith M. Lerrigo, who is retiring after 15 years in the Association’s top professional post. The YWCA, with its more than 2,300,000 members and program participants, is the largest women’s membership organization in the country. Mrs. Wright, a native of Pennsylvania, has served in a variety of YWCA posts for more than 20 years and has also been involved in community work. She is the wife of the Rev. Emmett F. Wright, pastor of Christ Memorial Church Baptist in St. Albans, N.Y. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (C-NY-7C-74-DS)
Creator Name(s): Pach Brothers (Firm) (photographer)
Date Created: 1974
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Wright, Sara-Alyce P., Young Women’s Christian Association of the U.S.A.
Topical Subject(s): Women in church work--United States., Christian women--Societies, etc., Women., African American women.
Geographic subjects: United States., New York (N.Y.), North and Central America--United States--New York--New York
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. P-45800; 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-45800
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:360878

Title: Heads lawyers committee for Soviet Jews.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: J-45880 HEADS LAWYERS COMMITTEE FOR SOVIET JEWS NEW YORK -- Formation of a National Lawyers Committee for Soviet Jews, a panel of prominent attorneys, jurists and law enforcement officials that will monitor Soviet legal activities as they relate to the rights of Jews in the USSR, has been announced by the National Conference on Soviet Jewry. Rita Hauser, former U.S. representative to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, has been named chairwoman of the committee. Mrs. Hauser said the committee, established as an affiliated of the National Conference on Soviet Jewry, has taken its first action on behalf of a Soviet Jew -- Dr. Viktor Polsky, a noted physicist who faces imminent trail on what have been called “trumped up” charges. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (C-NY-8B-74-DS)
Creator Name(s): National Conference on Soviet Jewry (U.S.) (publisher)
Date Created: 1974
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., National Conference on Soviet Jewry (U.S.), Hauser, Rita E., Polsky, Viktor.
Topical Subject(s): Lawyers--New York (State)--New York., Women lawyers--New York (State)--New York., Communism and Judaism--Soviet Union., Jews--Soviet Union.
Geographic subjects: New York (State), New York., New York (State), New York., Soviet Union., Soviet Union., New York (N.Y.), Soviet Union., North and Central America--United States--New York--New York
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. J-45880; 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_J-45880
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:360873

Title: 'Revelations' from the Rev. Moon.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: PC-46042 ‘REVELATIONS’ FROM THE REV. MOON NEW YORK -- Intensity shows on the face of the Rev. Sun Myung Moon as he makes his much publicized appearance at New York’s Madison Square Garden. The Korean preacher, founder of the Unification Church, declared time and again during his two and one-half hour discourse that “the messiah” will come soon and establish the “physical kingdom of God on earth.” This new messiah will be the same one that Christians believe came in Jesus Christ, the evangelist asserted, making veiled references to “new revelations” concerning the messiah. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (CS-NY-9C-74-DS)
Creator Name(s): Sheridan, Chris. (photographer)
Date Created: 1974, September 18, 1974, September 18, 1974
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Moon, Sun Myung., Unification Church--Clergy., Madison Square Garden (New York, N.Y. : 1968- )
Topical Subject(s): Clergy--New York (State)--New York., Revivals--New York (State)--New York., Evangelistic sermons--New York (State)--New York., Unificationists--New York (State)--New York., Evangelistic work--New York (State)--New York., Revelation.
Geographic subjects: New York (State), New York., New York (State), New York., New York (State), New York., New York (State), New York., New York (State), New York., Manhattan (New York, N.Y.), North and Central America--United States--New York--New York
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. PCJ-46042; 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_PCJ-46042
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:361288

Title: Rusty's an angel.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: C-45919 RUSTY’S AN ANGEL NEW YORK -- When the Angel Guardian Home of Brooklyn selected Rusty Staub of the New York Mets as its Baseball Angel for 1974, it sent one of its foster children to Shea Stadium as an emissary to present the award to Staub prior to a Mets’ game. Eight-year-old Deborah makes the presentation, reminding Rusty that he was selected for those qualities both on and off the field that can be imitated by children everywhere. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (C-NY-8C-74-DS)
Creator Name(s): Angel Guardian Home (New York, N.Y.) (publisher)
Date Created: 1974
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Staub, Daniel., Angel Guardian Home (New York, N.Y.)--Awards., Shea Stadium (New York, N.Y.), Angel Guardian Home (New York, N.Y.), New York Mets (Baseball team)
Topical Subject(s): Award presentations--New York (State)--New York., Baseball players--New York (State)--New York., Foster children--New York (State)--New York., Role models.
Geographic subjects: New York (State), New York., New York (State), New York., New York (State), New York., Queens (New York, N.Y.), North and Central America--United States--New York--New York
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. C-45919; 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-45919
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:361196

Title: Issues threat against Arafat.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: PCJ-46241 ISSUES THREAT AGAINST ARAFAT NEW YORK -- With a pistol prominently displayed on his desk, Russell Kelner, who claims he is the chief of operations of the Jewish Defense League, tells newsmen that “We have trained men who will make sure that Arafat (Yasir Arafat, head of the Palestine Liberation Organization) and his lieutenants do not leave New York alive” during a press conference at the JDL’s New York headquarters. On the wall behind Mr. Kelner is a picture of Rabbi Meir Kahane, founder of the militant Jewish organization. The day after making his threat against Mr. Arafat, who came to New York to address the United Nations General Assembly, Mr. Kelner was arrested by agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and charged with violating a Federal law that prohibits someone from using interstate commerce to threaten to injure and kidnap another person. Mr. Arafat arrived at the United Nations under tight security precautions and addressed the General Assembly without incident. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (B-NY-11B-74-DS)
Creator Name(s): United Press International. (publisher)
Date Created: 1974, November 11, 1974, November 11, 1974
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., United Nations. General Assembly., Arafat, Yasir, 1929-2004., Munaẓẓamat al-Taḥrīr al-Filasṭīnīyah., Kelner, Russell., Jewish Defense League., United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Topical Subject(s): Arab-Israeli conflict., Palestine question (1948-), Press conferences--New York (State)--New York., Threats of violence--New York (State)--New York.
Geographic subjects: 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. PCJ-46241; 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_PCJ-46241
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:361964

Title: U Thant dies at 65.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: PC-46279 U THANT DIES AT 65 NEW YORK -- U Thant, former Secretary General of the United Nations, died of cancer Nov. 25 at New York’s Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. U Thant, who was 65, entered the hospital Nov. 22, suffering from pneumonia. He was first operated on for cancer of the cheek about 13 months ago. A devout Buddhist, U Thant first came to the United Nations as a Burmese delegate in the 1950s. He was appointed Acting Secretary-General in November 1961, following the then-mysterious disappearance and death of his predecessor, Dag Hammarskjold of Sweden, on a peace mission to the Congo, now called Zaire. In November 1962 he was reconfirmed for a full five-year term and then extended for another five-year period until retirement at the end of 1971. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (R-11D-74-DS)
Creator Name(s): United Nations. (publisher)
Date Created: 1965
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Thant, U, 1909-1974., United Nations. Secretary-General., Thant, U, 1909-1974--Death and burial., Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center.
Topical Subject(s): Diplomats., Ambassadors--Burma.
Geographic subjects: Burma., New York (N.Y.), Burma., North and Central America--United States--New York--New York
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. PC-46279; 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-46279
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:361944

Title: Applauds efforts of U.S. groups.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-46616 APPLAUDS EFFORTS OF U.S. GROUPS NEW YORK -- Canon Burgess Carr, general secretary of the All Africa Conference of Churches, based in Nairobi, Kenya, praises the efforts of U.S. religious groups in opposing U.S. business practices that bolster “racist and colonial regimes” in southern Africa. Canon Carr made his statement at a New York press conference during which representatives of the Church Project on U.S. Investment in Southern Africa -- a coalition of Protestant agencies and Roman Catholic religious orders -- announced a series of stockholder challenges against seven U.S. corporations doing business in southern Africa. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (JL-NY-1C-75-DS)
Creator Name(s): Lei, John C. (photographer)
Date Created: 1975
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Church Project on United States Investments in Southern Africa (New York, N.Y.), Carr, Canon Burgess., All Africa Conference of Churches.
Topical Subject(s): Clergy--New York (State)--New York., Press conferences--New York (State)--New York., Anti-apartheid movements--United States., Disinvestment--South Africa., Interdenominational cooperation--United States., Segregation--South Africa., Clergy, Black--New York (State)--New York.
Geographic subjects: New York (State), New York., New York (State), New York., United States., South Africa., United States., South Africa., New York (State), New York., New York (N.Y.), South Africa, North and Central America--United States--New York--New York
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. P-46616; 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-46616
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:362228

Title: Centennial of first black Episcopal bishop marked.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-46655 CENTENNIAL OF FIRST BLACK EPISCOPAL BISHOP MARKED WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The 100th anniversary of the consecration of James Theodore Holly, first black bishop of the Episcopal Church in this country, will be commemorated with a conference Feb. 7-8 at the Washington Cathedra. Featuring talks by experts on Haiti (where Bishop Holly ministered for more than 50 years), the conference is co-sponsored by the cathedral and the Black Episcopal Clergy Association. Bishop Holly was born in Washington in 1829 of Roman Catholic free parents, later converting to the Episcopal Church. He was ordained a deacon in 1855 and a priest the following year. In 1874, he was consecrated bishop of Haiti, becoming the first black to be elevated to the episcopate by the Church. He died in 1911. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (JN-WAS-1D-75-DS)
Date Created: 1900
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Episcopal Church--Centennial celebrations, etc., Episcopal Church--Bishops., Holly, James Theodore, 1829-1911., Holly, James Theodore, 1829-1911--Anniversaries, etc.
Topical Subject(s): Bishops--Haiti., African American bishops--Haiti., Anniversaries.
Geographic subjects: Haiti., Haiti., New York (N.Y.), Haiti., North and Central America--United States--New York--New York
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. P-46655; 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-46655
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:362231

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