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Show jingi r; mriii jijih. mirjni m ,, v , VWV , i ' ; - .?- sv - w ' f yww Q. $ f - t 'TvvywAfv nFWvvyy ' . .? o dm,: g EJ f A WX- I By f' I 3 '. . ' fc; 's'H" ., '' s 4 ' . ''' .s v "J ' i- - Their Fruits V ' $iL.. '' .. S'-- ' - - ' v s ' - t? From the Religious News Service and the wires Press and the United ress internatici the Associated .) Welfare Plan Supported O' An interreligious coalition of some 50 Christian and Jewish leaders in New York City called for support of President Nixons family assistance program, which was recently rejected by the Senate Finance Committee. As rabbis, priests and ministers we are compelled to speak because we see a moment of high opportunity for the healing of America An Inpassing us by, the New York Clergy terreligious Coalition said in a statement. The coalition, headed by the Rev. Richard J. Neuhaus of St John the Evangelist Lutheran Church, stressed the urgent need for' all, concerned citizens to abandon their partisan misconceptions and to create public support for AA A t,jia pwl A-- -' tORENA D. JEAN By . the bill. It is our belief, they stated, that the fami- John Anderson has always believed in doing Church assignments well. , ly assistance program proposed by this Administration can break through some of the myths and perverted structures that support the present welfare enterprise and perpetuates social and economic inequity. National religious bodies were urged to reaffirm and intensify their concern in this area, striving to create the religious sense of urgency that has in times past been so effective in moving reluctant legislators. Tax Exemption That property-ta- x exemption for church-owneland and buildings has become a major concern in Wastington State is reflected in appeals to boards of equalization. Because a state supreme court decision in December opened the way to tax some church property, county assessors have put back on the tax rolls certain summer camps, parking lots ar.d church buildings. The spate of church appeals stems from the courts decision denying tax exemption to the Warm Beach Camp and Conference Center of the Pacific Northwest Conference, Free Methodist Church. Because of that, it is probable that every church-ownefacility, other than sanctuaries and parsonages will come under the scrutiny of county tax assessors. Even the church buildings may not escape if they are used for purposes other than worship, such as e centers. d FROM 9 TO 2 78 MEMBERS CARBONDALE, ILL. Twenty years ago, the Carbondale was comprised of nine or ten members, meeting in the kitchen of a house. Today, largely due to the missionary efforts of one man, membership in the branch totals 278 and meetings are held in a bright, modern chapel. The man is John 0. Anderson. He arrived in Carbondale with his family in tne fall of 1950 to assume a position in speech correction, guidance and special education on the faculty of Southern Illinois University (SIU). Almost immediately, Mr. Anderson and his family began holding services in the kitchen of their home. Soon, they had generated enough steam among members that a branch was organized. Mr. Anderson was called as branch president. From that quiet beginning, he spearheaded missionary work over a sprawling area covering the southern third of Illinois, stretching from the Ohio to the Mississippi River. By 1965, the Carbondale Branch had succeeded in building a chapel, which was dedicated in 1966, just before Mr. Anderson left with his family for a two-yetour of duty as chief of SIUs educational mission to the Himalayan land of Nepal. Reminiscent of that first worship service in Carbondale, the Andersons held meetings in their home in ar The Andersons are back in the Carbondale area now where Mr. Anderson is serving as a district councilor. He has also served as a counselor in the South Illinois District presidency and, as a district president. Despite the increasing tasks of his assignments at the University (he g is now dean of the schools Office of International Education), Mr. Anderson has been a spiritual light for members in Carbondale and southern., s Illinois for the past two decades. g of assisted in the planning seminary and institute of relione gion classes, teaching the latter for year. He has also taught a Sunday School class and has sponsored the Deseret Club on campus. Mr. Anderson comes from Mormon age. His pioneer on his fathers side were Denmark. from converts to the Church His grandmother, Sophia Johnson, at the age of six, walked much of the way to Salt Lake City and lived with her family for a year in a river bank cave before they built their first log cabin. far-flun- He-ha- early-mornin- , ' herit great-grandparen- I Mr. Anderson recalls. children, like to think of grandmother as a fine example of strong pioneer womanhood. rsons life. . His grandfather died at an early aae, leaving the grandmother to rear 14a were large family. I think there Episcopal First ' For the first time in the history of the Protestant Episcopal Church, women voted as delegates during the, denominations triennial Gener- My parents taught me that I was to do the things the Church asked me he to do and to do them well, explained. I attended the seminary across the street from high school, tak- course as an elecing the three-yea- r tive. . Mr! Anderson has instilled in his own children the same philosophy of , Church service that he himself inherited. All participate in Church activities s and assume their increasing as they grow older. respon-siblitie- The eldest, Janet, who attended SIU, is now Mrs. Brent Farris of Logan, Utah. Another daughter, Mary Lou, who also attended SIU, is now a senior at Brigham Young University. .The four younger children, Monte 17, Cathy 15, Jacqueline 12, and Bryan 8, are at home and attend school in Carmarried bondale. miles from there. day-car- From his childhood, the Church has played a central role in Mr. Ande- ts When his grandmother Andrew Anderson, the young couple moved further west to become the first settlers in the community of Bothwell, Utah. Mr. Anderson was bom just four d I cant think of anything that would give me greater satisfaction, Mr. Anderson said, than to see my children grow up totally involved in which Is the program of the Church a broad and varied one, not narrowly limited to religion because it leads to an enriched dimension of living. ' al Convention in Houston. I The House of Bishops voted unanimously and the House of Deputies vdted with only one negative ballot to change the wording determining who may be seated as deputies from lay man to lay person. The no vote was registered by the lay delegation Of the Diocese of Rhode Island. After the voting was completed, Mrs! Edward B. Briggs Jr., was seated as chairman of the delegation. Twenty-seve- n other women took their places the delegations. among Layman Succeeds Bishop A layman has been named to succeed a bish- op as the Episcopal Churchs deputy for over- seas relations. The denominations Executive Council approved the appointment of Paul A. Tate to succeed Bishop J. Brooke Mosley, effective Nov. 1. Mr. Tate has been employed by the Council since 1961. A native of Berne, N.Y., he served 32 years as headmaster of an Episcopal school in Camaguey, Cuba. Bishop Mosley has been elect- ed to succeed Dr. John C. Bennett as president of Union Theological Seminary in New York. WEEK ENDING OCTORF.R 31, 1C70 0m ilmgiiii. - wm CHURCH-- 11 |