Word: pastor
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Sirs: In your issue of July 13 your correspondent refers to Chinese General Cohen being the only Chinese white Mason he knew of. The late Dr. Russell H. Conwell, former pastor of Temple Baptist Church, Philadelphia was also made a Mason in China. As a young man he was sent to China as a correspondent for a New York newspaper. He became very friendly with the captain of the vessel he sailed on and among other things discussed Masonry, with the result that when they reached China Dr. Conwell expressed the desire to become a Free Mason. So the captain...
...Violet Blanche's potent relatives and speakers at the Central Hall meeting last fortnight gave the lie direct to the Attorney General. After a few kind words by the chairman, famed Dr. Frederick William Norwood, pastor of the London City Temple, a Mr. J. J. Edwards rose to make the speech of the evening...
...almost miraculously, realized. In Seattle the Congregational and Christian Churches met in joint convention, consummated a long-planned union. Representing 6,670 congregations and 3,000,000 church constituents, the new church will be called "Congregational and Christian." It will have two moderators. Rev. Dr. Carl Safford Patton, pastor of the First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, was elected by the Congregationalists to succeed Rev. Dr. Fred B. Smith. Dr. Samuel Parkes Cadman of Brooklyn, syndicated advice-giver, was nominated but had his name withdrawn. Christian President, too ill to attend the Convention, is Dr. Frank George Coffin of Columbus...
...Batanga, Cameroun, West Africa, black Pastor Eduma Musambi heard of "starving Americans," raised $3.77 among his Bulu parishioners, sent it through ;i missionary to Presbyterian mission headquarters in Manhattan...
...Pittsburgh where delegates were registering the 15 hurried, there voted to delete their recommendation. Mother Church, alarmed by many a protest since the report was issued, had made them quickly drop the hot potato. Moderator elected that afternoon was Dr. Lewis Seymour Mudge of Philadelphia. Princeton graduate (1889), pastor for 26 years in churches in Beverly and Trenton, N. J., Lancaster and Harrisburg. Pa., since 1921 he has been Stated Clerk of the Assembly-the Church's second most important position. He succeeds Dr. Hugh Thompson Kerr, famed radio preacher. Because many felt that the incumbent should...