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Title: 179th General Assembly, Portland, Oregon, May 1967.
Description: Memorial Coliseum. Chartered buses took delegates from their central-city hotels across the Willamette River to the Memorial Coliseum, where they were welcomed by a huge sign and unusually fine facilities.
Date Created: 1967, May 17-24, 1967
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (179th : 1967 : Portland, Or.)
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States--Oregon--Portland--Multnomah, Portland (Or.)
Physical Location: SLIDES B24 (3); 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): ds4914
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:4011

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: 179th General Assembly, Portland, Oregon, May 1967.
Description: View across the city. The cleaner air of Portland looked good to many a Commissioner from smog-covered eastern cities. Weather was never better for an 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.)
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States--Oregon--Portland--Multnomah, Portland (Or.)
Physical Location: SLIDES B24 (1); 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): ds4908
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:3801

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: Chartered buses took delegates from their central-city hotels across the Willamette River to the Memorial Coliseum, where they were welcomed by a huge sign and unusually fine facilities.
Date Created: 1967, May 17-24, 1967
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (179th : 1967 : Portland, Or.)
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States--Oregon--Portland--Multnomah, Portland (Or.)
Physical Location: SLIDES B24 (2); 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): ds4911
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:3830

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: 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: On Sunday, a ground-breaking ceremony was held at Lewis & Clark College for a new chapel. Some students felt moved to protest, as students are inclined to do these days.
Date Created: 1967, May 17-24, 1967
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (179th : 1967 : Portland, Or.), Lewis & Clark College (Portland, Or.)
Topical Subject(s): Chapels--Oregon--Portland., Rites and ceremonies--Oregon--Portland.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States--Oregon--Portland--Multnomah, Oregon, Portland., Oregon, Portland., Portland (Or.)
Physical Location: SLIDES B24 (8); 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): ds4913
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:4010

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

Title: 179th General Assembly, Portland, Oregon, May 1967.
Description: Information area scene. They registered, received messages, information and hospitality from willing local volunteers.
Date Created: 1967, May 17-24, 1967
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (179th : 1967 : Portland, Or.)
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States--Oregon--Portland--Multnomah, Portland (Or.)
Physical Location: SLIDES B24 (4); 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): ds4909
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:3828

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