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Title: NCC Officials Face Mississippi Press.
Description: Eugene Carson Blake, left, chief executive officer of the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. and chairman of the NCC's Commission on Religion and Race, and Dr. Robert W. Spike, executive director of the commission, [meet with reporters in the concourse of the Jackson, Mississippi airport to explain the Delta Ministry's summer student program].
Creator Name(s): Chambers, Elsie M. (photographer)
Date Created: 1964
Name Subject(s): Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., Delta Ministry of Mississippi., Religious News Service--Archives., Spike, Robert W. (Robert Warren)
Topical Subject(s): Civil rights movements--Mississippi--20th century., Civil rights--Mississippi--20th century.
Geographic subjects: Jackson (Miss.), North and Central America--United States--Mississippi--Jackson
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Image no. 31163; 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): ds3169
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:7199

Title: First General Assembly and Celebration of the Independence of the Église Presbytérienne Camerounaise, 1957.
Description: First General Assembly and Celebration of the Independence of the Église Presbytérienne Camerounaise. Elat, Ebolowa, Cameroon, 11 December 1957. Eugene Carson Blake preaching the sermon. A.I. Good, veteran missionary and linguistic, translate into Bible.
Date Created: 1957, December 11, 1957, December 11, 1957
Name Subject(s): Eglise presbytérienne camerounaise., Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., Good, Albert Irwin, 1884-1975.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Cameroon--Ebolowa.
Geographic subjects: Ebolowa (Cameroon), Africa--Cameroon--Sud--Ebolowa
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 06-0902 SPP 67; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: David Georg Gelzer papers, 1957.--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=65738
Identifier (local): ds6019
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:112806

Title: First General Assembly and Celebration of the Independence of the Église Presbytérienne Camerounaise, 1957.
Description: 11 December 1957, Elat, Ebolowa, Cameroon Français. Independence of the Église Presbytérienne Camerounaise. On the dais the Rev. Eugene Carson Blake, Stated Clerk of the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., preaches the sermon. Dr. A.I. Good, veteran missionary and linguistic, translating into Bible.
Date Created: 1957, December 11, 1957, December 11, 1957
Name Subject(s): Eglise presbytérienne camerounaise., Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., Good, Albert Irwin, 1884-1975.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Cameroon--Ebolowa.
Geographic subjects: Ebolowa (Cameroon), Africa--Cameroon--Sud--Ebolowa
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 06-0902 SPP 67; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: David Georg Gelzer papers, 1957.--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=65738
Identifier (local): ds6029
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:112818

Title: American churchmen sight-seeing in Moscow.
Description: Moscow--Seven of nine American Protestant leaders on a ten-day visit to Moscow go sight-seeing in Red Square accompanied by a Russian Orthodox churchman and two interpreters. Left to right are: Charles C. Parlin of Englewood, N.J., an attorney; Dr. Roswell P. Barnes of New York, associate general secretary of the National Council of Churches; Dr. Franklin C. Fry of New York, President of the United Lutheran Church in America; the Rt. Rev. Henry Knox Sherrill of New York, presiding bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church; an unidentified interpreter; Dr. Eugene Carson Blake of Philadelphia, president of the National Council; Archimandrite Pemin of the Russian Orthodox Church; unidentified interpreter; Dr. Hubert Gezork of Newton Center, Mass., president of Andover Newtown Theological Seminary; and Paul B. Anderson of New York, secretary of the YMCA International Committee. The visit was sponsored by the National Council at the invitation of the Patriarch Alexei, head of the Russian church.
Creator Name(s): Sovfoto/Eastfoto, Inc. (photographer)
Date Created: 1956, March 14, 1956, March 14, 1956
Name Subject(s): Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., Fry, Franklin Clark, 1900-1968., Sherrill, Henry Knox, 1890-1980., Gezork, Herbert Johannes, 1900-1984., Anderson, Paul B., 1894-1985., Religious News Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America.
Topical Subject(s): Ecumenical movement--Soviet Union.
Geographic subjects: Asia--Russia--Moscow, Soviet Union., Soviet Union.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 57, image no. 18880; 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): ds4587
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:11058

Title: Presbyterians at Pittsburgh 1958.
Description: Commissioners leaving the Bellefield Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Creator Name(s): Byers, Arthur M., 1915- (photographer), United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Dept. of Stewardship and Promotion. (publisher)
Date Created: 1958
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (170th : 1958 : Pittsburgh, Pa.), Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985.
Topical Subject(s): Church buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Geographic subjects: Pittsburgh (Pa.), North and Central America--United States--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
Physical Location: KIT 352 (41); Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Presbyterians at Pittsburgh, 1958 [presented by] the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. picture.--http://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=35963
Identifier (local): ds3261
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:7317

Title: American churchmen visit Moscow gallery.
Description: Moscow--American church leaders visit the Tretiakov Gallery here during their ten-day stay in the Soviet Union. Shown in front row are, left to right: Dr. Roswell P. Barnes of New York, associate general secretary of the National Council of Churches; Charles C. Parlin of Englewood, N.J., a member of the National Council's general board; the Rt. Rev. Henry Knox Sherrill of New York, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church; Dr. Eugene Carson Blake of Philadelphia, president of the National Council; Bishop D. Ward Nichols of New York, head of the African Methodist Episcopal Church's First Episcopal District; Paul B. Anderson of New York, secretary of the YMCA International Committee; and Dr. Franklin Clark Fry of New York, president of the United Lutheran Church in America.
Creator Name(s): Sovfoto/Eastfoto, Inc. (photographer)
Date Created: 1956, March 20, 1956, March 20, 1956
Name Subject(s): Sherrill, Henry Knox, 1890-1980., Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., Nichols, D. Ward (Decatur Ward), 1900-, Anderson, Paul B., 1894-1985., Fry, Franklin Clark, 1900-1968., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Ecumenical movement--Soviet Union.
Geographic subjects: Soviet Union., Asia--Russia--Moscow
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 57, image no. 18894; 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): ds4590
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:11060

Title: First General Assembly and Celebration of the Independence of the Église Presbytérienne Camerounaise, 1957.
Description: 11 December 1957. Elat, Ebolowa, Cameroon Français. 1st General Assembly of the E.P.C. Celebration of the Independence of the Église Presbytérienne Camerounaise (E.P.C.). Sitting at right, Eugene Carson Blake, Stated Clerk, United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.
Date Created: 1957, December 11, 1957, December 11, 1957
Name Subject(s): Eglise presbytérienne camerounaise., Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Cameroon--Ebolowa.
Geographic subjects: Ebolowa (Cameroon), Africa--Cameroon--Sud--Ebolowa
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 06-0902 SPP 67; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: David Georg Gelzer papers, 1957.--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=65738
Identifier (local): ds6027
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:112816

Title: Dr. Blake at YWCA observance.
Description: Dr. Eugene Carson Blake meets with representatives of the YWCA from Japan, Italy, and Burma.
Creator Name(s): Muse, Seth. (photographer)
Date Created: 1955, November 14, 1955, November 14, 1955
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America., Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., Washington National Cathedral (Washington, D.C.)., Suzukawa, Emiko., Viola, Loreha., Watanabe, Hiriko., New, New Vi
Topical Subject(s): Interdenominational cooperation--Washington (D.C.), Christian women--United States--Congresses., Christian women--Japan., Christian women--Burma., Christian women--Italy.
Geographic subjects: Washington (D.C.), United States, Japan., Burma., Italy., Washington (D.C.), North and Central America--United States--District of Columbia--Washington
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 55A, image no. P-18351; 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-18351
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:151296

Title: First General Assembly and Celebration of the Independence of the Église Presbytérienne Camerounaise, 1957.
Description: 11 December 1957. Elat, Ebolowa, Cameroon Français. On the dais standing, a member of the Board of Foreign Missions, the Rev. Matthias Meye, Moderator of the Synod of Municam, Dr. Eugene Carson Blake and the Rev. François Alloa. Inauguration of the Independence of the Église Presbytérienne Camerounaise.
Date Created: 1957, December 11, 1957, December 11, 1957
Name Subject(s): Eglise presbytérienne camerounaise., Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Cameroon--Ebolowa.
Geographic subjects: Ebolowa (Cameroon), Africa--Cameroon--Sud--Ebolowa
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 06-0902 SPP 67; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: David Georg Gelzer papers, 1957.--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=65738
Identifier (local): ds6025
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:112813

Title: Speakers at the Presbyterian Historical Society dedication.
Description: Presbyterian Historical Society building dedication service. Eugene Carson Blake in attendance.
Date Created: 1967
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Historical Society--Archives., Presbyterian Historical Society., Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985.
Geographic subjects: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc., North and Central America--United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Philadelphia
Physical Location: RG 22, Box 20, Folder 2; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Presbyterian Historical Society Records, 1851-1991.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-22
Identifier (local): ds5331
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:82445

Title: John F. Kennedy memorial service.
Description: Participating in the memorial service for John F. Kennedy were left to right: J. Irwin Miller; Bishop Baber and Dr. Eugene Carson Blake.
Date Created: 1963
Name Subject(s): National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America (6th : 1963 : Philadelphia, Pa.), Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. Department of Communication--Archives., Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963--Death and burial., Miller, J. Irwin (Joseph Irwin), 1909-2004.
Geographic subjects: Philadelphia (Pa.), North and Central America--United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 03-0531B; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. Department of Communication Records, 1925-1997.
Identifier (local): ds3932
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:7681

Title: March leaders confer with president.
Description: The March chairmen spent an hour with the Chief Executive following the demonstration which drew over 200,000 people to the capital. Shown here, from left, are: Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Floyd B. McKissick, national chairman of the Congress of Racial Equality; Matthew Ahmann, executive director of the National Catholic Conference for Interracial Justice; Whitney M. Young Jr., executive director of the National Urban League; Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., founder and president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference; John Lewis (in rear), chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee; Rabbi Joachim Prinz, president of the American Jewish Congress; Dr. Eugene Carson Blake (in rear), chief executive officer of the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. and acting chairman of the National Council of Churches' Commission on Religion and Race; A. Philip Randolph, founder and president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, director of the March; President Kennedy, and Walter P. Reuther, president of the United Automobile Workers Union.
Date Created: 1963
Name Subject(s): Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963., Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973., McKissick, Floyd B. (Floyd Bixler), 1922-1991., Young, Whitney M., Lewis, John, 1940 February 21-, Prinz, Joachim, 1902-1988., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.), Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Civil rights--Religious aspects., Civil rights demonstrations--Washington (D.C.)--1960-1970.
Geographic subjects: Washington (D.C.), 1960-1970., Washington (D.C.), North and Central America--United States--District of Columbia--Washington
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Image no. 29807; 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): ds3219
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:12190

Title: First General Assembly and Celebration of the Independence of the Église Presbytérienne Camerounaise, 1957.
Description: M. le Pasteur Jean Keller, secretary of the Fédération des Eglises of Missions Evangélique du Cameroun et de d'Afrique Centrale addressing the assembly. 11 Dec. 1957 Elat, Ebolowa, Cameroon Français. At left, sitting, Dr. Blake and the Rev. François Alloa.
Date Created: 1957, December 11, 1957, December 11, 1957
Name Subject(s): Eglise presbytérienne camerounaise., Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Cameroon--Ebolowa.
Geographic subjects: Ebolowa (Cameroon), Africa--Cameroon--Sud--Ebolowa
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 06-0902 SPP 67; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: David Georg Gelzer papers, 1957.--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=65738
Identifier (local): ds6028
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:112817

Title: Protestant churchmen in Moscow.
Description: Moscow--Metropolitan Nikolai of Krutitsky and Kolomna, second-ranking official of the Moscow patriarchate, greets Dr. Eugene Carson Blake of Philadelphia, president of the National Council of Churches, on the arrival here of nine American church officials for a ten-day visit. Dr. Blake is head of the delegation. The trip was sponsored by the National Council at the invitation of patriarch Alexei of Moscow, head of the Russian Orthodox Church. The American visit will be returned in June by a Russian Orthodox group. While in Moscow, the churchmen will confer and seek to establish continuing with Christian leaders of the Soviet Union. (Clergymen in background not identified.)
Creator Name(s): Sovfoto/Eastfoto, Inc. (photographer), Wide World Photos, Inc. (photographer)
Date Created: 1956, March 13, 1956, March 13, 1956
Name Subject(s): Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., Nikolaĭ, Metropolitan of Krutit︠s︡y and Kolomna, 1892-1961, Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Ecumenical movement--Soviet Union.
Geographic subjects: Soviet Union., Soviet Union., Asia--Russia--Moscow
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 57, image no. 18875; 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): ds4586
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:11057

Title: Dr. Blake in Alaska.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-20060. DR. BLAKE IN ALASKA. ANCHORAGE, ALASKA -- Dr. Eugene Carson Blake of Philadelphia, President of the National Council of Churches, is fitted with arctic gear at Elmendorf Air Force Base here during his Christmas visit to American servicemen and chaplains of the Alaskan command. Assisting him is Chaplain (Col.) Martin C. Foch of the Alaskan Command. Dr. Blake made the journey as spiritual ambassador of the National Council's 30 Protestant and Eastern Orthodox Communions and their 144,000 local churches. The visit marks the third consecutive year that he has spent the Christmas holidays with the men in the armed forces. CREDIT MUST READ: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (W-12C-56-NAB-P)
Creator Name(s): Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Date Created: 1956, December 1956, December 1956
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., Foch, Martin C., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America., Elmendorf Air Force Base (Alaska)
Topical Subject(s): Christmas., Interdenominational cooperation., Military chaplains--Alaska--Anchorage.
Geographic subjects: Alaska, Anchorage., Anchorage (Alaska), North and Central America--United States--Alaska--Anchorage--Anchorage
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 63, image no. P-20060; 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-20060
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:288246

Title: Pope Paul, United Presbyterian leaders meet.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: PC-31432 POPE PAUL, UNITED PRESBYTERIAN LEADERS MEET CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy -- Leaders of the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. became the first top officials of a U.S. Protestant denomination to have a private audience with Pope Paul VI. Meeting with the Roman Catholic pontiff for 20 minutes at the papal summer residence at Castel Gandolfo were, from left to right: Dr. Edler G. Hawkins of New York, first Negro moderator of the 3.3 million member denomination; Dr. Eugene Carson Blake, chief administrative officer, and Richard L. Davies of Washington, D.C., lay chairman of the denomination's Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (PC-NY-8D-64-NBM)
Creator Name(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. (publisher)
Date Created: 1964, August 17, 1964, August 17, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978., Hawkins, Edler G., 1908-1977., Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., Davies, Richard L., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations., Catholic Church--Relations--Presbyterian Church., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Clergy.
Topical Subject(s): Popes., Meetings--Italy--Castel Gandolfo., African American Presbyterians--Italy--Castel Gandolfo., Christian leadership--Presbyterian Church., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Civil rights movements--United States.
Geographic subjects: Italy, Castel Gandolfo., Italy, Castel Gandolfo., United States., Castel Gandolfo (Italy), Europe--Italy--Lazio--Roma--Castel Gandolfo
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 105, image no. PC-31432 ; 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-31432
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:349197

Title: United Presbyterian leaders meet Pope.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: PC-31431 UNITED PRESBYTERIAN LEADERS MEET POPE (NOTE TO EDITORS: We are rushing this radiophoto to you for those of you who need it for your deadlines. A picture of better quality will be sent to you tomorrow.) CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy -- Pope Paul VI held his first private audience with top officials of a U.S. Protestant denomination at his summer residence at Castel Gandolfo, Italy. Meeting for 20 minutes with the pontiff were Dr. Edler G. Hawkins of New York, first Negro moderator of the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. (center) and Dr. Eugene Carson Blake, chief administrator of the denomination. Pope Paul expressed deep concern over America's civil rights struggle and called for continuation of the ecumenical dialogue. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (U-NY-8D-64-NBM)
Creator Name(s): United Press International. (publisher)
Date Created: 1964, August 17, 1964, August 17, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978., Hawkins, Edler G., 1908-1977., Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., Catholic Church--Relations--Presbyterian Church., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Clergy.
Topical Subject(s): Popes., Meetings--Italy--Castel Gandolfo., African American Presbyterians--Italy--Castel Gandolfo., Christian leadership--Presbyterian Church., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Civil rights movements--United States.
Geographic subjects: Italy, Castel Gandolfo., Italy, Castel Gandolfo., United States., Castel Gandolfo (Italy), Europe--Italy--Lazio--Roma--Castel Gandolfo
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 105, image no. PC-31431; 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-31431
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:349196

Title: Assault victims address Presbyterian assembly.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-31073 ASSAULT VICTIMS ADDRESS PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY OKLAHOMA CITY - Two United Presbyterian clergymen, the Rev. Alexander Stuart of Oak Ridge, Tenn. (center) and the Rev. Geddes Orman of Knoxville, Tenn., described being attacked by a gun-wielding racist in Camden, Ala., to delegates to the 176th General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. They pose here with Dr. Eugene Carson Blake, left, chief executive officer of the denomination, which convened in Oklahoma City. The clergymen, who said they had gone to Alabama on ecclesiastical business, were accused by a man who broke into their hotel room of trying to “stir up” Negroes. The assailant beat Mr. Stuart with a shotgun, breaking the clergyman’s arm, and fired a pistol shot at the clergymen as they broke away and escaped in opposite directions. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (PC-OK-5E-64-NBM)
Creator Name(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. (publisher)
Date Created: 1964, May 25, 1964, May 25, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (176th : 1964 : Oklahoma City, Okla.), Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., Stuart, Alexander Montgomery, 1926-, Orman, Geddes.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Clergy., Congresses and conventions--Oklahoma--Oklahoma City., Victims of crimes--Oklahoma--Oklahoma City.
Geographic subjects: Oklahoma, Oklahoma City., Oklahoma, Oklahoma City., Oklahoma City (Okla.), Alabama
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 104, image no. P-31073; 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-31073
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:350210

Title: JFK and religious leaders.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-30273 JFK AND RELIGIOUS LEADERS The late John Fitzgerald Kennedy won the respect and friendship of many of the nation’s and world’s religious leaders. Above, at the White House, he is shown as he received Dr. Arthur Michael Ramsey, the Archbishop of Canterbury, in November, 1962. Below, he addresses leaders of the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. who advised him of the denomination’s plans to build a multi-million dollar National Presbyterian church in the nation’s capital [sic]. Shown from left are: President Kennedy; Major Gen. (Retired) Reginald C. Harmon, USAF; Dr. Eugene Carson Blake, stated clerk of the Church’s General Assembly; Dr. Edward L.R. Elson, pastor of the National Presbyterian church; the Rev. Stewart C. McKenzie, pastor of the Western Presbyterian church, Washington, D.C.; and Henry R. Luce, New York publisher and prominent Presbyterian layman. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (SM-11E-63-W)
Creator Name(s): Muse, Seth H., 1912-1976. (photographer)
Date Created: 1962, 1962-1963, 1962-1963
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963., Ramsey, Michael, 1904-1988., Church of England--Bishops., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., Harmon, Reginald Carl, 1900-1992., Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., Elson, Edward L. R. (Edward Lee Roy), 1906-1993., McKenzie, Stuart C., Luce, Henry R., 1898-1967., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Clergy.
Topical Subject(s): Presidents--United States., Clergy--Washington (D.C.), Bishops--Washington (D.C.)
Geographic subjects: United States., Washington (D.C.), Washington (D.C.), Washington (D.C.), North and Central America--United States--District of Columbia--Washington
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 101, image no. P-30273; 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-30273
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:352922

Title: NCC holds Kennedy memorial service.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-30317 NCC HOLDS KENNEDY MEMORIAL SERVICE PHILADELPHIA -- President Kennedy, who was to have addressed the National Council of Churches’ General Assembly in Philadelphia, was memorialized at a special service held at the sessions. Officiating at the service were, left to right, J. Irwin Miller of Columbus, Ind., outgoing NCC president; Bishop George W. Baber of Philadelphia, African Methodist Episcopal Church; and Dr. Eugene Carson Blake, stated clerk, United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Bishop Baber read the litany and Dr. Blake led the worship service. It was attended by representatives of the NCC’s 31 Protestant and Orthodox bodies. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (NC-12A-63-NAB)
Creator Name(s): National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. (publisher)
Date Created: 1963, December 2, 1963, December 2, 1963
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America--Congresses., Philadelphia Civic Center., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America., Miller, J. Irwin (Joseph Irwin), 1909-2004., Baber, George Wilbur., African Methodist Episcopal Church--Bishops., Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Clergy., Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963--Death and burial.
Topical Subject(s): Congresses and conventions--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Ecumenical movement--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Memorial service., Presidents--Assassination--United States., Clergy--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., Bishops--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia., African American bishops--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Geographic subjects: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., United States., Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., Philadelphia (Pa.), North and Central America--United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Philadelphia
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 101, image no. P-30317; 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-30317
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:352931

Title: Dr. Blake addresses Africa consultation.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-32050 DR. BLAKE ADDRESSES AFRICA CONSULTATION ENUGU, Nigeria -- Steps toward the solution of race problems are outlined at a consultation on “Christian Response to the African Revolution” by Dr. Eugene Carson Blake, chief administrative officer of the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. and chairman of the National Council of Churches’ Commission on Religion and Race. Dr. Blake also is chairman of the World Council of Churches’ Committee on Inter-Church Aid, Refugee and World Service, which jointly sponsored the consultation with the All Africa Conference of Churches. The meeting preceded the WCC Central Committee meeting at Enugu, Nigeria. Seated, from left to right, are: the Rev. Jean Kotto, general secretary of the Evangelical Church in the Cameroun; Sir Francis Ibiam, governor of the Eastern Region of Nigeria and one of the WCC’s six presidents, and Dr. Donal M’Timkulu, former general secretary of the All Africa Conference of Churches. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (2-EN-1D-65-NBM)
Creator Name(s): World Council of Churches. (publisher)
Date Created: 1965, circa January 12, 1965
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., World Council of Churches., World Council of Churches--Congresses., Hotel Presidential Limited (Enugu, Nigeria), Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Clergy., World Council of Churches. Division of Inter-Church Aid, Refugee, and World Service., Kotto, Jean., Église évangélique du Cameroun--Clergy., Ibiam, Akanu., M'Timkulu, Donald G.S., All Africa Conference of Churches.
Topical Subject(s): Congresses and conventions--Nigeria--Enugu., Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity., Race relations--Africa., Revolutions--Africa., National liberation movements--Africa., Revolutions--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects: Nigeria, Enugu., Africa., Africa., Africa., Enugu (Nigeria), Africa--Nigeria--Enugu--Enugu
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. P-32050; 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-32050
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:355900

Title: March leaders confer with president.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: PC-29807 MARCH LEADERS CONFER WITH PRESIDENT WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Strong bi-partisan support will be necessary to push civil rights legislation through Congress, President Kennedy told leaders of the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The March chairmen spent an hour with the Chief Executive following the demonstration which drw over 200,000 people to the capital. Shown here, for left, are: Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Floyd B. McKissick, national chairman of the Congress of Racial Equality; Mathew Ahmann, executive director of the National Catholic Conference for Interracial Justice; Whitney M. Young Jr., executive director of the National Urban League; Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., founder and president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference; John Lewis (in rear), chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee; Rabbi Joachim Prinz, president of the American Jewish Congress; ; Dr. Eugene Carson Blake (in rear), chief executive officer of the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. and acting chairman of the National Council of Churches’ Commission on Religion and Race; A. Philip Randolph, founder and president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, director of the March; President Kennedy, and Walter P. Reuther, president of the United Automobile Workers Union. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (SM-DC-8E-63-NBM)
Creator Name(s): Muse, Seth H., 1912-1976. (photographer)
Date Created: 1963, August 28, 1963, August 28, 1963
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.), Oval Office (White House, Washington, D.C.), Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963., Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973., McKissick, Floyd B. (Floyd Bixler), 1922-1991., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., Young, Whitney M., Reuther, Walter, 1907-1970., Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., Ahmann, Mathew H., Prinz, Joachim, 1902-1988., Randolph, A. Philip (Asa Philip), 1889-1979., Lewis, John, 1940-2020.
Topical Subject(s): Civil rights movements--United States., Civil rights demonstrations--Washington (D.C.), Civil rights workers--Washington (D.C.), Labor leaders--Washington (D.C.), Civil rights--Religious aspects., Presidents--United States.
Geographic subjects: Washington (D.C.), North and Central America--United States--District of Columbia--Washington
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. PC-29807; 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-29807
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:7220

Title: At ecumenical service.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: PC-46280 AT ECUMENICAL SERVICE NEW YORK -- Roman Catholic Bishop Francis A. Mugavero of Brooklyn (left) and Dr. Eugene Carson Blake, the former general secretary of the World Council of Churches, take part in an ecumenical service marking the 10th anniversary of Vatican II’s Decree on Ecumenism at St. James Roman Catholic Cathedral in Brooklyn. During the service, Dr. Blake, a former Stated Clerk of the United Presbyterian Church, paid tribute to the decree, terming it “the document that made possible the ecumenical movement.” Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (C-NY-11D-74-DS)
Creator Name(s): Catholic Church. Diocese of Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) (publisher)
Date Created: 1974
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Bishops., Mugavero, Francis J., Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Clergy., Vatican Council (2nd : 1962-1965 : Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano)--Anniversaries, etc., Catholic Church--Relations--Protestant churches.
Topical Subject(s): Ecumenical movement--United States., Bishops--New York (State)--New York., Clergy--New York (State)--New York., Anniversaries., Protestant churches--Relations--Catholic Church.
Geographic subjects: United States., New York (State), New York., New York (State), New York., Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.), North and Central America--United States--New York--New York
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. PC-46280; 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-46280
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:361945

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