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Presby terian HeritageSpring 2016 Vol 29 No 1
(continued on page 4)
contention amp reconciliation THE CONFESSION OF 1967
In the fractious 1960s objections to the Confession of 1967 ran the theological and political gamut Presbyterians could agree only that the confessionmdashadded to the United Presbyterian Church in the USArsquos constitution during the last Portland General Assembly and later adopted by the reunited denominations of todayrsquos Presbyterian
Church (USA)mdashwas something entirely new
Heated disagreement about confessional standards was not In the late 19th century proponents of Higher Criticism challenged the doctrines of scriptural inerrancy and double predestination found in the 1647 Westminster Confession At the 1892 Presbyterian Church in the USA General Assemblymdashthe first assembly held in Portland Oregonmdashthe Committee on the Revision of the Confession of Faith presented twenty-eight amendments to Westminster that were approved and sent to the presbyteries as distinct overtures When the presbyteries defeated the amendments momentum to significantly change Westminster stalled The 245-year-
old confession remained the denominationrsquos sole official faith confession for another 75 years
Students at Lewis amp Clark College protesting a new chapel May 1967
VAN EVERA FAMILY PAPERS
This summer PHS is opening to researchers the processed papers of the Van Evera Family Mary Helen Harris daughter of Louise Van Evera Person donated 8 cubic feet of materials to the Society documenting her grandparentsrsquo nearly 40 years of missionary work in China Spanning two world wars the transition from a Republic to a Peoplersquos Republic and nine presidential terms this collection has the sweep of a multigenerational nonfiction epicmdashone augmented by a trove of correspondence and images
From 1912 to 1951 Kepler and Pauline Van Evera lived primarily in the city of Hangzhou 100 miles southwest of Shanghai The Van Everas wrote about their evangelistic relief and child-welfare work their interactions with native Chinese and the political and military flashpoints of the day including the Japanese invasion of China in 1937 and the expulsion of western missionaries in the early 1950s
Pr esby t er i a n Her itage
The Van Evera papers feature hundreds of informative letters Pauline and Kepler along with their family members in America were avid correspondents Bill Brock PHS Collection Management Archivist recommends the epistolary papers for their relevance to mission church and China historians as well as the ldquorich and interesting personal livesrdquo the letters revealmdashincluding the lives of the Van Evera children Carl and Louise from infancy to adulthood
Summers at the Mokanshan ldquohillrdquo retreat Playful drawings from Kepler to Louise Carl costumed as a mouse for ldquoThe Goblin Fairrdquo at the Hangchow American School or two decades later wearing the uniform of a US serviceman during an unannounced visit to his parents The Van Evera papers feature lantern slides photograph albums travel diaries and board reports that enhance the historical record of Presbyterian mission work in China They also reveal the moments of family life that make it so memorable wherever it occurs
wwwhistorypcusaorg | 2156271852
Cast members of ldquoThe Goblin Fairrdquo including Louise and Carl Van Evera Hangzhou China 1924
PRESERVING THE PAST
Itrsquos central to everything we do at PHS preservation
That means preserving records from every state personal papers from hundreds of historic church figures and multimedia materials documenting the Reformed tradition in America and overseas In the last two years wersquove made great strides toward protecting the long-term viability of items inside our building by adding a preservation archivist to our staff beginning a preservation planning process and securing preservation grant funding from the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts and the National Endowment for the Humanities
In 2016 wersquore also preserving six special items outside our building the only known terra cotta statues by Alexander Stirling Calder The statues mdashdepicting early American Presbyterians including Samuel Davies Marcus Whitman and John Witherspoon mdash are being professionally conserved
for the first time in their 118-year history by Materials Conservation Co Thanks to the generous designated support of individuals and organizations the six statues will be reinstalled in front of the Society later this year PHS continues to raise funds toward the full implementation of the Calder Conservation Project
To contribute or find out more about the project contact Samantha Piccolo at spiccolohistorypcusaorg or 215-928-3889
JOURNAL PREVIEWIn the SpringSummer issue of The Journal of Presbyterian History Dr Arlin C Migliazzo writes about Henrietta Mears who was raised a Baptist and went on to great renown as a fundamentalist leader at First Presbyterian Church in Hollywood California Dr Aaron Sizer examines the post World-War I ldquoNew Era Movementrdquo a push by the Presbyterian Church in the USA to adopt a corporate national structure and pursue greater ecumenical collaborations
Visit wwwhistorypcusaorgjournal or call 2159283865 to receive The Journal
32
James Caldwell statue by AS Calder 1898
wwwhistorypcusaorg | 2156271852
encapsulated a desire for simplicity in church affairs in addition to increased support for poverty relief efforts around the world Calls for simplicity echoed outside the Portland assembly when picketing students at a ceremonial groundbreaking for a new chapel at Lewis amp Clark College denounced the new buildingrsquos expense holding up signs reading ldquoThe God of Chartres is Deadrdquo and ldquoA Chapel Not A Cathedralrdquo Chairman Dowey would later rebut criticism that the confessionrsquos emphasis on economic reconciliation was socialist in orientation ldquoIf the church truly believes that reconciliation is accomplished and will be consummated hellip it need not fear the competition of Marxrdquo
The conservative group Presbyterians United for Biblical Concerns organized in 1965 pressed the Committee of Fifteen to uphold traditional views on biblical inerrancy and morality within the confession Working through regular denominational channels the PUBC argued for language in
tune with what it called ldquothe moral law as expounded by Jesus Christ to matters of social concern such as the lsquonew moralityrsquo divorce drunkenness and delinquencyrdquo In direct response the committee added the words
ldquoAnarchy in sexual relationships is a symptom of manrsquos alienation from God his neighbor and himselfrdquo to the fourth and final reconciliation PUBC accepted that edit and ultimately supported passage of the confession in Portland Other conservative leaders maintained staunch opposition In May 1966 oilman J Howard Pew wrote a scathing column in Readerrsquos Digest lambasting the Committee of Fifteen for abandoning inerrancy he also castigated Presbyterian leadership for failing to obey ldquothe rule of lawrdquo Pew would go on to chair the National Lay Committee and sponsor The Layman magazine standard-bearers of conservative Christianity to this day
For pure spectacle the fulminations of theological separatist Carl McIntire took a backseat to no onemdashnot even those students
holding ldquoThe God of Chartres is Deadrdquo signs In Portland McIntire parked a hearse outside the assembly and delivered a live radio broadcast decrying the denominationrsquos appeasement of ldquoRed Chinardquo calling McNamara and US Secretary of State Dean Rusk communists and claiming possession of a list of fellow travelers who ran Portlandrsquos
ldquoUnited Presbyterian coffee houserdquo Citing the Federal Communication Commissionrsquos Fairness Doctrine McIntire declined to name names
ldquoMy radio station would probably be in great trouble hellip I canrsquot read them to yourdquo
The year 1967 is widely remembered for the Summer of Love McIntirersquos hearse proclaimed an altogether different slogan one at odds with the spirit of reconciliation the Confession of 1967 encouraged the whitewashed words ldquoDEATH OF A CHURCHrdquo covered one side In a hope-filled counterpoint to that dire statement commissioners inside the assembly spontaneously sang ldquoNow Thank We All Our Godrdquo after the final approving vote
In 1957 the Presbytery of Amarillo overtured the General Assembly to update the Westminster Shorter Catechism With the 1958 union of the United Presbyterian Church of North America and the Presbyterian Church in the USA the Committee on a Brief Contemporary Statement of Faith opted to write a new confession outright Seven years later that committee presented the 1965 General Assembly in Columbus Ohio with a Book of Confessions Containing many of the major confessional documents of the Reformed tradition up through the Barmen Declaration the book also included a statement that would become the Confession of 1967 By placing a new confession in the framework of its predecessors the committee argued for the historical and contextual particularity of every confession Thousands of Presbyterians and their congregations presbyteries and synods provided feedback on the statement to the
Committee of Fifteen Led by Chairman Edward Dowey the committee would redraft the confession in light of feedback
The proposed confession called on Presbyterians to ldquofulfill the work of reconciliationrdquo and elucidated the theme in four sections titled
ldquoReconciliation in Societyrdquo The first reconciliation was a straightforward antidiscrimination message Presbyterians should ldquoreceive and uphold one another as persons in all relationships of life in employment housing education leisure marriage family church and the exercise of political rightsrdquo According to Dowey General Assembly commissioners in Columbus held ldquopassionate debates public and private long into the nightrdquo on a range of topics including interracial marriage By the Portland assembly two years later with the Supreme Court set to abolish Virginiarsquos anti-miscegenation statute United Presbyterians were
overwhelmingly attuned to the new political realities of the Civil Rights era
The second reconciliation called on Presbyterians ldquoto practice the forgiveness of enemies and to commend to the nations as practical politics the search for cooperation and peace hellip even at risk to national securityrdquo Those last five words caused great consternation among national-security Presbyterians including elder Robert McNamara the US Secretary of Defense Against the backdrops of war in Vietnam and the Cold War the Committee on Bills and Overtures was sharply divided finally voting down a proposed amendment removing the phrase 12-11 The floor sustained the committeersquos action and a statement of radical pacifism entered Presbyterian doctrine
The confessionrsquos third reconciliation decrying ldquoenslavement by povertyrdquo
Carl McIntirersquos hearse May 1967
(continued from page 1)
contention amp reconciliation THE CONFESSION OF 1967
Images of attendees at the Portland General Assembly May 1967
54 Pr esby t er i a n Her itage
wwwhistorypcusaorg | 2156271852
Janice HorakMr David S Hornbeck JrMr Robert V HotchkissLouise D HoweThe Reverend James D HowieThe Reverend James H HuffakerMr and Mrs Ben HulseyMrs Steven L HuntMr and Mrs Ronald JenningsMr Craig JohnsonDr David JordanMrs Julie Kaufman-PrenticeMr Norman K KellerDr William J Kelly amp Alice J Wooden-KellyDr Paul C KemenyMr Ted and Mrs Sue KerrMr David KiddCharles Kurz IIMr Dean H LewisDr Charles R LilleyMr William Long amp Mrs Ann Hammond LongMs Marian P LowryPatricia amp Robert LucyDr Philip R LuhmannMr and Mrs James W MackieThe Reverend Dr A Donald MacLeodThe Reverend Charles MarksMr Charles L Marshall JrThe Rev J Oscar McCloudSuzanne H McDanielThe Rev Carol M McDonaldMrs Coline Thies McGeheeMrs Robert H McNeill SrMrs Katherine C Meerse amp Mr David E
WoodardCapt Harry R Miller USN RetMr Martin and Mrs Pamela Miller-HesselMs Esther H MilnesThe Reverend Charles MitchellMrs Samuel H MoffettMrs Miriam H MontgomeryThe Reverend Dr James H MoorheadP Dorothea MurrayMr and Mrs James N MurrayMr William NeelySue A NewtonNorth amp Southampton Reformed Church
Churchville PAMs Stelley D NottinghamThe Reverend Dr Rick L NuttThe Reverend and Mrs James OrsquoDellMr and Mrs Manley E OlsonMr John A OrsquoNealMs M Agnes PeeblesMs Rebecca PetersonMs Samantha Piccolo^The Reverend Charles N PickellMs Marjorie PoiskerMrs Carol PrenticePresbytery of CarlislePresbyterian WomenmdashNational Capital
PresbyteryMrs Robert L RauschLee M ReaMatt and Kayte Restaino
Mr Richard RobertsDr and Mrs Thomas D RobinsonMs Vickie RoddaThe Reverend and Mrs James RoghairWilma RuleDr Thomas A ScottRev Dr Robert L SeamanRev Edward W SensenbrennerJoanna R SheltonMrs Tolly Gilmer SheltonMrs Joan ShordayMr Peter SimeMr Robert SimpsonThe Reverend Kenneth W SmithMr and Mrs Robert SmithThe Reverend Dr James H Smylie amp Mrs
Elizabeth SmylieMr and Mrs Charles W SoltisRichard K SpencerMr Ellsworth G Stanton IIIThe Reverend Paul S StavrakosSteele Creek Presbyterian Church
Charlotte NCProfessor Alexander StewartMrs Josephine Stewart amp Mr Michael
StewartMrs Mildred W StroopSugar Creek Presbyterian Church
Kettering OHSycamore Presbyterian Church
Cincinnati OHMr Q John TammMr Fred Tangeman^Nancy J Taylor^The Reverend Richard H TaylorMs Alice B ThornDr and Mrs WP TinklerThe Rev Dr C Raymond TroutMs Barbara Mitchell TullThe Rev Dr Eugene TurnerDr I Bruce TurnerMr and Mrs J Daniel Vann IIIMr Marc A VitaWilliam J WadeMr Dewey D Wallace JrJohn CB WebsterThe Reverend Kenneth WellsWest Chester Garden Club PAWest Nottingham Presbyterian Church
Colora MDWestminster Presbyterian Church Salem ORMr Dave and Mrs Dottie WhitesidesThe Reverend Edward C WickleinMr and Mrs Gene WilliamsMrs Margaret M WilliamsMr Jeffrey S WoodDr Phyllis B WoodworthThe Reverend H Elliott Wright
Board Member^ Staff Memberdagger Deceased
If your name was omitted or listed inaccurately please accept our sincere apologies and call 2159283889 so we can correct the mistake
Gifts of $25000 or moreThe Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian
Church (USA)Mr and Mrs Paul M Mecray IIIOtto Haas Charitable TrustThe Pew Charitable Trusts
$5000ndash$24999The Reverend Dr George Abdo amp Mrs Sara
Campbell AbdoAnonymousConservation Center for Art amp Historic ArtifactsMr amp Mrs C Michael HarringtonWilliam Lake LeonardBarbara Mann Steinwedell
$1000ndash$4999Mr Earle P BarronSara amp Bob BauerPaul and Joan BergsteinssonBetty H BergstromRobert G BradfordBrick Presbyterian Church New York NYBryn Mawr Presbyterian Church PAPam amp Doug CallantineClan Campbell Education FoundationThe Reverend Ellen Clark CleacutemotMargaret Holben EllisFirst Presbyterian Church Burlingame CAJoan Chen Fong and Ronnie Lee FongSusan and Paul GrierThe Reverend Dr Beth Hessel^Dr and Mrs Frederick J Heuser JrErnest R Higginbotham and Donna McKayYardly amp Scott JenkinsSherry Scarbrough JonesAlfred W KaemmerlenRob and Debbie MaggsMr William J MarshallMr and Mrs Robert F Morris JrPresbytery of New CovenantDrs Alvin and Catherine PuryearJames Foster ReeseMrs Winifred RutenbarRonald and Ellen ShafferMs Elizabeth L SmallDrs Louis B and Carolyn WeeksWestminster Presbyterian Church Minneapolis MN
$250ndash$999Mr Robert E amp Mrs Carol AdcockMrs Susan AggarwalAnonymousMr and Mrs John L Asher JrAssociation of Presbyterian Church EducatorsMr and Mrs James H Averill JrEugene C BayMrs Rebecca Baird Bergstresser amp Dr Paul R
BergstresserCatherine G BorchertR Douglas BrackenridgeJane A and William J Carl IIIDr Charles D CashdollarThe Reverend James M CollieThe Reverend and Mrs James DonnellGayle Etienne amp James PetteeFirst Presbyterian Church Battle Creek MIFirst Presbyterian Church of Natchez MSSteve and Pam GraceDr David H GreenMs Lisa Jacobson^Ms Martha KadueMs Tricia KoenigMissy and John KuykendallMr and Mrs Lee R LarkinJorge A LeonTim LeonardRev Dr and Mrs Steven MarshMr Christopher MasonJohn Matthew and Judy McKayThe Reverend Dr David McAlpinDr and Mrs Robert D McCrieMr amp Mrs William B MillerThe Reverends Richard and Eunice PoethigNancy L PowellThe Presbytery of New HopeVirginia F RaineyCheri RegisterMr amp Mrs Charles R RogersMs Shirley Ann SatterfieldThe Reverend David F SchultDr John B ShaferJoseph amp Valerie SmallDr amp Mrs John SpauldingMr and Mrs David A StedmanWilliam JTaylorMark D TomaskoBarbara Henry TroughtTyco Intergrated Security LLCJane and Edmundo VasquezAl amp Ruthie WaldropThe Reverend Dr and Mrs Paul G WatermulderMrs Ruth WatermulderRev Robert E and Elizabeth H WilliamsDr David W WillsMr Wayne WilsonMr and Mrs William G Young Jr
$100ndash$249 Abington Presbyterian Church PARev Fahed Abu Akel Moderator 214th General
Assembly 2002-2003Advantage Industrial Supply IncAnonymousThe Reverend Stephen AschmannDr Mark T BankerJennifer F Barr ^Dr Mason Barr JrMort and Lrel BellMr Dennis BlackDoris Anne BradleyProfessor James D Bratt amp Mrs Tina BrattMs Deborah G BrincivalliMr and Mrs Frederick G BurtonCarmel Presbyterian Church Glenside PACarmichael Presbyterian Church Carmichael CAMr William ChapmanThe Reverend Dr Charles ColsonMs Lisa CorumMr and Mrs George CraigMalcolm F CrawfordThe Reverend Katherine A Cunningham amp Mr
Kurt KabothThe Reverend Charles L Cureton IIIMr Jay J DavenportDr Edna L DavisDerry Presbyterian Church PAMr Ronald G DimbergMr and Mrs William H DodgeMrs Jane D DouglassThe Reverend and Mrs Arlo DubaBettie J DurrahNancy and Donald EhrlichMs Elisabeth C ErvinMr James F EverettMr and Mrs Jack FerlinoFirst Presbyterian Church Big Spring TXFirst Presbyterian Church Gibson City ILFirst Presbyterian Church Gouverneur NYFirst Presbyterian Church Monticello ILFirst Presbyterian Church Welsh LAFirst United Presbyterian Church Charlotte NCMr Christopher and Mrs Ann FrautschiThe Reverend Dr Aaron E GastMr and Mrs Paul H GaultDr David Gelzer daggerAnita Sue GodshallMrs Peggy GotchMr and Mrs Kent GrimesMr and Mrs Richard Hall IIIMr and Mrs Henry HeidlerMr and Mrs Mark HerrMr David P HivelyMr Larry Holder amp Mrs Annette HolderJean HolmesHope of Christ Presbyterian Church
Summit Hill PA
w e a re gr ateful for the wonderful generosit y of our supporters The following donors made gifts of $100 or more in 2015 All contributors are essential to our work Thank you
phs church membership
progr a m Since 1852 PHS has preserved church histories and supported local ministries through educational resources workshops and reference services
Our new Church Membership Program follows that tradition Designed for congregations presbyteries and synods the program supports your ministry and our own Church members at the $150 Partner level and up receive great benefits such as The Journal of Presbyterian History and discounts on the digitization of church records
To become a member or learn more visit wwwhistorypcusaorgjoinphs or contact Fred Tangeman at ftangemanhistorypcusaorg or 215-928-3895
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76 Pr esby t er i a n Her itage
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Fred Tangeman Nancy Taylor
Beth Hessel Samantha PiccoloDavid Staniunas Deana Stuart
Ryan Penn
Editors
Contributors
Designer
IN THIS ISSUEPAGE 1 4 5 Contention amp Reconciliation The Confession of 1967
PAGE 2 Van Evera Family Papers
PAGE 3 Preserving the Past Journal Preview
PAGE 6 Thanking Our Donors
PAGE 7 PHS Church Membership Program
May 22 2016 is Presbyterian Heritage Sunday This year learn about elder Buzz Aldrinrsquos communion service on the moon and his continuing connection to Webster Presbyterian Church in Texas Download the bulletin insert and past inserts
wwwhistorypcusaorgheritage-sunday
HERITAGE SUNDAYLunar Communion
Edwin E ldquoBuzzrdquo Aldrin inside the Apollo 11 Lunar Module July 1969 Photo courtesy of NASA
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oto
co
urt
esy
of
NA
SA
Im
ages
The mission of the Presbyterian Historical Society is to collect preserve and share the story of the American Presbyterian experience with Presbyterians the scholarly community and the general public Unless otherwise stated all images come from the PHS collection
VAN EVERA FAMILY PAPERS
This summer PHS is opening to researchers the processed papers of the Van Evera Family Mary Helen Harris daughter of Louise Van Evera Person donated 8 cubic feet of materials to the Society documenting her grandparentsrsquo nearly 40 years of missionary work in China Spanning two world wars the transition from a Republic to a Peoplersquos Republic and nine presidential terms this collection has the sweep of a multigenerational nonfiction epicmdashone augmented by a trove of correspondence and images
From 1912 to 1951 Kepler and Pauline Van Evera lived primarily in the city of Hangzhou 100 miles southwest of Shanghai The Van Everas wrote about their evangelistic relief and child-welfare work their interactions with native Chinese and the political and military flashpoints of the day including the Japanese invasion of China in 1937 and the expulsion of western missionaries in the early 1950s
Pr esby t er i a n Her itage
The Van Evera papers feature hundreds of informative letters Pauline and Kepler along with their family members in America were avid correspondents Bill Brock PHS Collection Management Archivist recommends the epistolary papers for their relevance to mission church and China historians as well as the ldquorich and interesting personal livesrdquo the letters revealmdashincluding the lives of the Van Evera children Carl and Louise from infancy to adulthood
Summers at the Mokanshan ldquohillrdquo retreat Playful drawings from Kepler to Louise Carl costumed as a mouse for ldquoThe Goblin Fairrdquo at the Hangchow American School or two decades later wearing the uniform of a US serviceman during an unannounced visit to his parents The Van Evera papers feature lantern slides photograph albums travel diaries and board reports that enhance the historical record of Presbyterian mission work in China They also reveal the moments of family life that make it so memorable wherever it occurs
wwwhistorypcusaorg | 2156271852
Cast members of ldquoThe Goblin Fairrdquo including Louise and Carl Van Evera Hangzhou China 1924
PRESERVING THE PAST
Itrsquos central to everything we do at PHS preservation
That means preserving records from every state personal papers from hundreds of historic church figures and multimedia materials documenting the Reformed tradition in America and overseas In the last two years wersquove made great strides toward protecting the long-term viability of items inside our building by adding a preservation archivist to our staff beginning a preservation planning process and securing preservation grant funding from the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts and the National Endowment for the Humanities
In 2016 wersquore also preserving six special items outside our building the only known terra cotta statues by Alexander Stirling Calder The statues mdashdepicting early American Presbyterians including Samuel Davies Marcus Whitman and John Witherspoon mdash are being professionally conserved
for the first time in their 118-year history by Materials Conservation Co Thanks to the generous designated support of individuals and organizations the six statues will be reinstalled in front of the Society later this year PHS continues to raise funds toward the full implementation of the Calder Conservation Project
To contribute or find out more about the project contact Samantha Piccolo at spiccolohistorypcusaorg or 215-928-3889
JOURNAL PREVIEWIn the SpringSummer issue of The Journal of Presbyterian History Dr Arlin C Migliazzo writes about Henrietta Mears who was raised a Baptist and went on to great renown as a fundamentalist leader at First Presbyterian Church in Hollywood California Dr Aaron Sizer examines the post World-War I ldquoNew Era Movementrdquo a push by the Presbyterian Church in the USA to adopt a corporate national structure and pursue greater ecumenical collaborations
Visit wwwhistorypcusaorgjournal or call 2159283865 to receive The Journal
32
James Caldwell statue by AS Calder 1898
wwwhistorypcusaorg | 2156271852
encapsulated a desire for simplicity in church affairs in addition to increased support for poverty relief efforts around the world Calls for simplicity echoed outside the Portland assembly when picketing students at a ceremonial groundbreaking for a new chapel at Lewis amp Clark College denounced the new buildingrsquos expense holding up signs reading ldquoThe God of Chartres is Deadrdquo and ldquoA Chapel Not A Cathedralrdquo Chairman Dowey would later rebut criticism that the confessionrsquos emphasis on economic reconciliation was socialist in orientation ldquoIf the church truly believes that reconciliation is accomplished and will be consummated hellip it need not fear the competition of Marxrdquo
The conservative group Presbyterians United for Biblical Concerns organized in 1965 pressed the Committee of Fifteen to uphold traditional views on biblical inerrancy and morality within the confession Working through regular denominational channels the PUBC argued for language in
tune with what it called ldquothe moral law as expounded by Jesus Christ to matters of social concern such as the lsquonew moralityrsquo divorce drunkenness and delinquencyrdquo In direct response the committee added the words
ldquoAnarchy in sexual relationships is a symptom of manrsquos alienation from God his neighbor and himselfrdquo to the fourth and final reconciliation PUBC accepted that edit and ultimately supported passage of the confession in Portland Other conservative leaders maintained staunch opposition In May 1966 oilman J Howard Pew wrote a scathing column in Readerrsquos Digest lambasting the Committee of Fifteen for abandoning inerrancy he also castigated Presbyterian leadership for failing to obey ldquothe rule of lawrdquo Pew would go on to chair the National Lay Committee and sponsor The Layman magazine standard-bearers of conservative Christianity to this day
For pure spectacle the fulminations of theological separatist Carl McIntire took a backseat to no onemdashnot even those students
holding ldquoThe God of Chartres is Deadrdquo signs In Portland McIntire parked a hearse outside the assembly and delivered a live radio broadcast decrying the denominationrsquos appeasement of ldquoRed Chinardquo calling McNamara and US Secretary of State Dean Rusk communists and claiming possession of a list of fellow travelers who ran Portlandrsquos
ldquoUnited Presbyterian coffee houserdquo Citing the Federal Communication Commissionrsquos Fairness Doctrine McIntire declined to name names
ldquoMy radio station would probably be in great trouble hellip I canrsquot read them to yourdquo
The year 1967 is widely remembered for the Summer of Love McIntirersquos hearse proclaimed an altogether different slogan one at odds with the spirit of reconciliation the Confession of 1967 encouraged the whitewashed words ldquoDEATH OF A CHURCHrdquo covered one side In a hope-filled counterpoint to that dire statement commissioners inside the assembly spontaneously sang ldquoNow Thank We All Our Godrdquo after the final approving vote
In 1957 the Presbytery of Amarillo overtured the General Assembly to update the Westminster Shorter Catechism With the 1958 union of the United Presbyterian Church of North America and the Presbyterian Church in the USA the Committee on a Brief Contemporary Statement of Faith opted to write a new confession outright Seven years later that committee presented the 1965 General Assembly in Columbus Ohio with a Book of Confessions Containing many of the major confessional documents of the Reformed tradition up through the Barmen Declaration the book also included a statement that would become the Confession of 1967 By placing a new confession in the framework of its predecessors the committee argued for the historical and contextual particularity of every confession Thousands of Presbyterians and their congregations presbyteries and synods provided feedback on the statement to the
Committee of Fifteen Led by Chairman Edward Dowey the committee would redraft the confession in light of feedback
The proposed confession called on Presbyterians to ldquofulfill the work of reconciliationrdquo and elucidated the theme in four sections titled
ldquoReconciliation in Societyrdquo The first reconciliation was a straightforward antidiscrimination message Presbyterians should ldquoreceive and uphold one another as persons in all relationships of life in employment housing education leisure marriage family church and the exercise of political rightsrdquo According to Dowey General Assembly commissioners in Columbus held ldquopassionate debates public and private long into the nightrdquo on a range of topics including interracial marriage By the Portland assembly two years later with the Supreme Court set to abolish Virginiarsquos anti-miscegenation statute United Presbyterians were
overwhelmingly attuned to the new political realities of the Civil Rights era
The second reconciliation called on Presbyterians ldquoto practice the forgiveness of enemies and to commend to the nations as practical politics the search for cooperation and peace hellip even at risk to national securityrdquo Those last five words caused great consternation among national-security Presbyterians including elder Robert McNamara the US Secretary of Defense Against the backdrops of war in Vietnam and the Cold War the Committee on Bills and Overtures was sharply divided finally voting down a proposed amendment removing the phrase 12-11 The floor sustained the committeersquos action and a statement of radical pacifism entered Presbyterian doctrine
The confessionrsquos third reconciliation decrying ldquoenslavement by povertyrdquo
Carl McIntirersquos hearse May 1967
(continued from page 1)
contention amp reconciliation THE CONFESSION OF 1967
Images of attendees at the Portland General Assembly May 1967
54 Pr esby t er i a n Her itage
wwwhistorypcusaorg | 2156271852
Janice HorakMr David S Hornbeck JrMr Robert V HotchkissLouise D HoweThe Reverend James D HowieThe Reverend James H HuffakerMr and Mrs Ben HulseyMrs Steven L HuntMr and Mrs Ronald JenningsMr Craig JohnsonDr David JordanMrs Julie Kaufman-PrenticeMr Norman K KellerDr William J Kelly amp Alice J Wooden-KellyDr Paul C KemenyMr Ted and Mrs Sue KerrMr David KiddCharles Kurz IIMr Dean H LewisDr Charles R LilleyMr William Long amp Mrs Ann Hammond LongMs Marian P LowryPatricia amp Robert LucyDr Philip R LuhmannMr and Mrs James W MackieThe Reverend Dr A Donald MacLeodThe Reverend Charles MarksMr Charles L Marshall JrThe Rev J Oscar McCloudSuzanne H McDanielThe Rev Carol M McDonaldMrs Coline Thies McGeheeMrs Robert H McNeill SrMrs Katherine C Meerse amp Mr David E
WoodardCapt Harry R Miller USN RetMr Martin and Mrs Pamela Miller-HesselMs Esther H MilnesThe Reverend Charles MitchellMrs Samuel H MoffettMrs Miriam H MontgomeryThe Reverend Dr James H MoorheadP Dorothea MurrayMr and Mrs James N MurrayMr William NeelySue A NewtonNorth amp Southampton Reformed Church
Churchville PAMs Stelley D NottinghamThe Reverend Dr Rick L NuttThe Reverend and Mrs James OrsquoDellMr and Mrs Manley E OlsonMr John A OrsquoNealMs M Agnes PeeblesMs Rebecca PetersonMs Samantha Piccolo^The Reverend Charles N PickellMs Marjorie PoiskerMrs Carol PrenticePresbytery of CarlislePresbyterian WomenmdashNational Capital
PresbyteryMrs Robert L RauschLee M ReaMatt and Kayte Restaino
Mr Richard RobertsDr and Mrs Thomas D RobinsonMs Vickie RoddaThe Reverend and Mrs James RoghairWilma RuleDr Thomas A ScottRev Dr Robert L SeamanRev Edward W SensenbrennerJoanna R SheltonMrs Tolly Gilmer SheltonMrs Joan ShordayMr Peter SimeMr Robert SimpsonThe Reverend Kenneth W SmithMr and Mrs Robert SmithThe Reverend Dr James H Smylie amp Mrs
Elizabeth SmylieMr and Mrs Charles W SoltisRichard K SpencerMr Ellsworth G Stanton IIIThe Reverend Paul S StavrakosSteele Creek Presbyterian Church
Charlotte NCProfessor Alexander StewartMrs Josephine Stewart amp Mr Michael
StewartMrs Mildred W StroopSugar Creek Presbyterian Church
Kettering OHSycamore Presbyterian Church
Cincinnati OHMr Q John TammMr Fred Tangeman^Nancy J Taylor^The Reverend Richard H TaylorMs Alice B ThornDr and Mrs WP TinklerThe Rev Dr C Raymond TroutMs Barbara Mitchell TullThe Rev Dr Eugene TurnerDr I Bruce TurnerMr and Mrs J Daniel Vann IIIMr Marc A VitaWilliam J WadeMr Dewey D Wallace JrJohn CB WebsterThe Reverend Kenneth WellsWest Chester Garden Club PAWest Nottingham Presbyterian Church
Colora MDWestminster Presbyterian Church Salem ORMr Dave and Mrs Dottie WhitesidesThe Reverend Edward C WickleinMr and Mrs Gene WilliamsMrs Margaret M WilliamsMr Jeffrey S WoodDr Phyllis B WoodworthThe Reverend H Elliott Wright
Board Member^ Staff Memberdagger Deceased
If your name was omitted or listed inaccurately please accept our sincere apologies and call 2159283889 so we can correct the mistake
Gifts of $25000 or moreThe Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian
Church (USA)Mr and Mrs Paul M Mecray IIIOtto Haas Charitable TrustThe Pew Charitable Trusts
$5000ndash$24999The Reverend Dr George Abdo amp Mrs Sara
Campbell AbdoAnonymousConservation Center for Art amp Historic ArtifactsMr amp Mrs C Michael HarringtonWilliam Lake LeonardBarbara Mann Steinwedell
$1000ndash$4999Mr Earle P BarronSara amp Bob BauerPaul and Joan BergsteinssonBetty H BergstromRobert G BradfordBrick Presbyterian Church New York NYBryn Mawr Presbyterian Church PAPam amp Doug CallantineClan Campbell Education FoundationThe Reverend Ellen Clark CleacutemotMargaret Holben EllisFirst Presbyterian Church Burlingame CAJoan Chen Fong and Ronnie Lee FongSusan and Paul GrierThe Reverend Dr Beth Hessel^Dr and Mrs Frederick J Heuser JrErnest R Higginbotham and Donna McKayYardly amp Scott JenkinsSherry Scarbrough JonesAlfred W KaemmerlenRob and Debbie MaggsMr William J MarshallMr and Mrs Robert F Morris JrPresbytery of New CovenantDrs Alvin and Catherine PuryearJames Foster ReeseMrs Winifred RutenbarRonald and Ellen ShafferMs Elizabeth L SmallDrs Louis B and Carolyn WeeksWestminster Presbyterian Church Minneapolis MN
$250ndash$999Mr Robert E amp Mrs Carol AdcockMrs Susan AggarwalAnonymousMr and Mrs John L Asher JrAssociation of Presbyterian Church EducatorsMr and Mrs James H Averill JrEugene C BayMrs Rebecca Baird Bergstresser amp Dr Paul R
BergstresserCatherine G BorchertR Douglas BrackenridgeJane A and William J Carl IIIDr Charles D CashdollarThe Reverend James M CollieThe Reverend and Mrs James DonnellGayle Etienne amp James PetteeFirst Presbyterian Church Battle Creek MIFirst Presbyterian Church of Natchez MSSteve and Pam GraceDr David H GreenMs Lisa Jacobson^Ms Martha KadueMs Tricia KoenigMissy and John KuykendallMr and Mrs Lee R LarkinJorge A LeonTim LeonardRev Dr and Mrs Steven MarshMr Christopher MasonJohn Matthew and Judy McKayThe Reverend Dr David McAlpinDr and Mrs Robert D McCrieMr amp Mrs William B MillerThe Reverends Richard and Eunice PoethigNancy L PowellThe Presbytery of New HopeVirginia F RaineyCheri RegisterMr amp Mrs Charles R RogersMs Shirley Ann SatterfieldThe Reverend David F SchultDr John B ShaferJoseph amp Valerie SmallDr amp Mrs John SpauldingMr and Mrs David A StedmanWilliam JTaylorMark D TomaskoBarbara Henry TroughtTyco Intergrated Security LLCJane and Edmundo VasquezAl amp Ruthie WaldropThe Reverend Dr and Mrs Paul G WatermulderMrs Ruth WatermulderRev Robert E and Elizabeth H WilliamsDr David W WillsMr Wayne WilsonMr and Mrs William G Young Jr
$100ndash$249 Abington Presbyterian Church PARev Fahed Abu Akel Moderator 214th General
Assembly 2002-2003Advantage Industrial Supply IncAnonymousThe Reverend Stephen AschmannDr Mark T BankerJennifer F Barr ^Dr Mason Barr JrMort and Lrel BellMr Dennis BlackDoris Anne BradleyProfessor James D Bratt amp Mrs Tina BrattMs Deborah G BrincivalliMr and Mrs Frederick G BurtonCarmel Presbyterian Church Glenside PACarmichael Presbyterian Church Carmichael CAMr William ChapmanThe Reverend Dr Charles ColsonMs Lisa CorumMr and Mrs George CraigMalcolm F CrawfordThe Reverend Katherine A Cunningham amp Mr
Kurt KabothThe Reverend Charles L Cureton IIIMr Jay J DavenportDr Edna L DavisDerry Presbyterian Church PAMr Ronald G DimbergMr and Mrs William H DodgeMrs Jane D DouglassThe Reverend and Mrs Arlo DubaBettie J DurrahNancy and Donald EhrlichMs Elisabeth C ErvinMr James F EverettMr and Mrs Jack FerlinoFirst Presbyterian Church Big Spring TXFirst Presbyterian Church Gibson City ILFirst Presbyterian Church Gouverneur NYFirst Presbyterian Church Monticello ILFirst Presbyterian Church Welsh LAFirst United Presbyterian Church Charlotte NCMr Christopher and Mrs Ann FrautschiThe Reverend Dr Aaron E GastMr and Mrs Paul H GaultDr David Gelzer daggerAnita Sue GodshallMrs Peggy GotchMr and Mrs Kent GrimesMr and Mrs Richard Hall IIIMr and Mrs Henry HeidlerMr and Mrs Mark HerrMr David P HivelyMr Larry Holder amp Mrs Annette HolderJean HolmesHope of Christ Presbyterian Church
Summit Hill PA
w e a re gr ateful for the wonderful generosit y of our supporters The following donors made gifts of $100 or more in 2015 All contributors are essential to our work Thank you
phs church membership
progr a m Since 1852 PHS has preserved church histories and supported local ministries through educational resources workshops and reference services
Our new Church Membership Program follows that tradition Designed for congregations presbyteries and synods the program supports your ministry and our own Church members at the $150 Partner level and up receive great benefits such as The Journal of Presbyterian History and discounts on the digitization of church records
To become a member or learn more visit wwwhistorypcusaorgjoinphs or contact Fred Tangeman at ftangemanhistorypcusaorg or 215-928-3895
Help us serve others together
76 Pr esby t er i a n Her itage
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Non-ProfitOrganizationUS Postage
PaidPermit No 356
York Pa
Presbyterian Heritage is published twice a year by the Presbyterian Historical SocietyPresbyterian Church (USA)
Presby teria n Heritage
Sign up for our monthly newsletter at our homepage and follow us on social media
Fred Tangeman Nancy Taylor
Beth Hessel Samantha PiccoloDavid Staniunas Deana Stuart
Ryan Penn
Editors
Contributors
Designer
IN THIS ISSUEPAGE 1 4 5 Contention amp Reconciliation The Confession of 1967
PAGE 2 Van Evera Family Papers
PAGE 3 Preserving the Past Journal Preview
PAGE 6 Thanking Our Donors
PAGE 7 PHS Church Membership Program
May 22 2016 is Presbyterian Heritage Sunday This year learn about elder Buzz Aldrinrsquos communion service on the moon and his continuing connection to Webster Presbyterian Church in Texas Download the bulletin insert and past inserts
wwwhistorypcusaorgheritage-sunday
HERITAGE SUNDAYLunar Communion
Edwin E ldquoBuzzrdquo Aldrin inside the Apollo 11 Lunar Module July 1969 Photo courtesy of NASA
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encapsulated a desire for simplicity in church affairs in addition to increased support for poverty relief efforts around the world Calls for simplicity echoed outside the Portland assembly when picketing students at a ceremonial groundbreaking for a new chapel at Lewis amp Clark College denounced the new buildingrsquos expense holding up signs reading ldquoThe God of Chartres is Deadrdquo and ldquoA Chapel Not A Cathedralrdquo Chairman Dowey would later rebut criticism that the confessionrsquos emphasis on economic reconciliation was socialist in orientation ldquoIf the church truly believes that reconciliation is accomplished and will be consummated hellip it need not fear the competition of Marxrdquo
The conservative group Presbyterians United for Biblical Concerns organized in 1965 pressed the Committee of Fifteen to uphold traditional views on biblical inerrancy and morality within the confession Working through regular denominational channels the PUBC argued for language in
tune with what it called ldquothe moral law as expounded by Jesus Christ to matters of social concern such as the lsquonew moralityrsquo divorce drunkenness and delinquencyrdquo In direct response the committee added the words
ldquoAnarchy in sexual relationships is a symptom of manrsquos alienation from God his neighbor and himselfrdquo to the fourth and final reconciliation PUBC accepted that edit and ultimately supported passage of the confession in Portland Other conservative leaders maintained staunch opposition In May 1966 oilman J Howard Pew wrote a scathing column in Readerrsquos Digest lambasting the Committee of Fifteen for abandoning inerrancy he also castigated Presbyterian leadership for failing to obey ldquothe rule of lawrdquo Pew would go on to chair the National Lay Committee and sponsor The Layman magazine standard-bearers of conservative Christianity to this day
For pure spectacle the fulminations of theological separatist Carl McIntire took a backseat to no onemdashnot even those students
holding ldquoThe God of Chartres is Deadrdquo signs In Portland McIntire parked a hearse outside the assembly and delivered a live radio broadcast decrying the denominationrsquos appeasement of ldquoRed Chinardquo calling McNamara and US Secretary of State Dean Rusk communists and claiming possession of a list of fellow travelers who ran Portlandrsquos
ldquoUnited Presbyterian coffee houserdquo Citing the Federal Communication Commissionrsquos Fairness Doctrine McIntire declined to name names
ldquoMy radio station would probably be in great trouble hellip I canrsquot read them to yourdquo
The year 1967 is widely remembered for the Summer of Love McIntirersquos hearse proclaimed an altogether different slogan one at odds with the spirit of reconciliation the Confession of 1967 encouraged the whitewashed words ldquoDEATH OF A CHURCHrdquo covered one side In a hope-filled counterpoint to that dire statement commissioners inside the assembly spontaneously sang ldquoNow Thank We All Our Godrdquo after the final approving vote
In 1957 the Presbytery of Amarillo overtured the General Assembly to update the Westminster Shorter Catechism With the 1958 union of the United Presbyterian Church of North America and the Presbyterian Church in the USA the Committee on a Brief Contemporary Statement of Faith opted to write a new confession outright Seven years later that committee presented the 1965 General Assembly in Columbus Ohio with a Book of Confessions Containing many of the major confessional documents of the Reformed tradition up through the Barmen Declaration the book also included a statement that would become the Confession of 1967 By placing a new confession in the framework of its predecessors the committee argued for the historical and contextual particularity of every confession Thousands of Presbyterians and their congregations presbyteries and synods provided feedback on the statement to the
Committee of Fifteen Led by Chairman Edward Dowey the committee would redraft the confession in light of feedback
The proposed confession called on Presbyterians to ldquofulfill the work of reconciliationrdquo and elucidated the theme in four sections titled
ldquoReconciliation in Societyrdquo The first reconciliation was a straightforward antidiscrimination message Presbyterians should ldquoreceive and uphold one another as persons in all relationships of life in employment housing education leisure marriage family church and the exercise of political rightsrdquo According to Dowey General Assembly commissioners in Columbus held ldquopassionate debates public and private long into the nightrdquo on a range of topics including interracial marriage By the Portland assembly two years later with the Supreme Court set to abolish Virginiarsquos anti-miscegenation statute United Presbyterians were
overwhelmingly attuned to the new political realities of the Civil Rights era
The second reconciliation called on Presbyterians ldquoto practice the forgiveness of enemies and to commend to the nations as practical politics the search for cooperation and peace hellip even at risk to national securityrdquo Those last five words caused great consternation among national-security Presbyterians including elder Robert McNamara the US Secretary of Defense Against the backdrops of war in Vietnam and the Cold War the Committee on Bills and Overtures was sharply divided finally voting down a proposed amendment removing the phrase 12-11 The floor sustained the committeersquos action and a statement of radical pacifism entered Presbyterian doctrine
The confessionrsquos third reconciliation decrying ldquoenslavement by povertyrdquo
Carl McIntirersquos hearse May 1967
(continued from page 1)
contention amp reconciliation THE CONFESSION OF 1967
Images of attendees at the Portland General Assembly May 1967
54 Pr esby t er i a n Her itage
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Janice HorakMr David S Hornbeck JrMr Robert V HotchkissLouise D HoweThe Reverend James D HowieThe Reverend James H HuffakerMr and Mrs Ben HulseyMrs Steven L HuntMr and Mrs Ronald JenningsMr Craig JohnsonDr David JordanMrs Julie Kaufman-PrenticeMr Norman K KellerDr William J Kelly amp Alice J Wooden-KellyDr Paul C KemenyMr Ted and Mrs Sue KerrMr David KiddCharles Kurz IIMr Dean H LewisDr Charles R LilleyMr William Long amp Mrs Ann Hammond LongMs Marian P LowryPatricia amp Robert LucyDr Philip R LuhmannMr and Mrs James W MackieThe Reverend Dr A Donald MacLeodThe Reverend Charles MarksMr Charles L Marshall JrThe Rev J Oscar McCloudSuzanne H McDanielThe Rev Carol M McDonaldMrs Coline Thies McGeheeMrs Robert H McNeill SrMrs Katherine C Meerse amp Mr David E
WoodardCapt Harry R Miller USN RetMr Martin and Mrs Pamela Miller-HesselMs Esther H MilnesThe Reverend Charles MitchellMrs Samuel H MoffettMrs Miriam H MontgomeryThe Reverend Dr James H MoorheadP Dorothea MurrayMr and Mrs James N MurrayMr William NeelySue A NewtonNorth amp Southampton Reformed Church
Churchville PAMs Stelley D NottinghamThe Reverend Dr Rick L NuttThe Reverend and Mrs James OrsquoDellMr and Mrs Manley E OlsonMr John A OrsquoNealMs M Agnes PeeblesMs Rebecca PetersonMs Samantha Piccolo^The Reverend Charles N PickellMs Marjorie PoiskerMrs Carol PrenticePresbytery of CarlislePresbyterian WomenmdashNational Capital
PresbyteryMrs Robert L RauschLee M ReaMatt and Kayte Restaino
Mr Richard RobertsDr and Mrs Thomas D RobinsonMs Vickie RoddaThe Reverend and Mrs James RoghairWilma RuleDr Thomas A ScottRev Dr Robert L SeamanRev Edward W SensenbrennerJoanna R SheltonMrs Tolly Gilmer SheltonMrs Joan ShordayMr Peter SimeMr Robert SimpsonThe Reverend Kenneth W SmithMr and Mrs Robert SmithThe Reverend Dr James H Smylie amp Mrs
Elizabeth SmylieMr and Mrs Charles W SoltisRichard K SpencerMr Ellsworth G Stanton IIIThe Reverend Paul S StavrakosSteele Creek Presbyterian Church
Charlotte NCProfessor Alexander StewartMrs Josephine Stewart amp Mr Michael
StewartMrs Mildred W StroopSugar Creek Presbyterian Church
Kettering OHSycamore Presbyterian Church
Cincinnati OHMr Q John TammMr Fred Tangeman^Nancy J Taylor^The Reverend Richard H TaylorMs Alice B ThornDr and Mrs WP TinklerThe Rev Dr C Raymond TroutMs Barbara Mitchell TullThe Rev Dr Eugene TurnerDr I Bruce TurnerMr and Mrs J Daniel Vann IIIMr Marc A VitaWilliam J WadeMr Dewey D Wallace JrJohn CB WebsterThe Reverend Kenneth WellsWest Chester Garden Club PAWest Nottingham Presbyterian Church
Colora MDWestminster Presbyterian Church Salem ORMr Dave and Mrs Dottie WhitesidesThe Reverend Edward C WickleinMr and Mrs Gene WilliamsMrs Margaret M WilliamsMr Jeffrey S WoodDr Phyllis B WoodworthThe Reverend H Elliott Wright
Board Member^ Staff Memberdagger Deceased
If your name was omitted or listed inaccurately please accept our sincere apologies and call 2159283889 so we can correct the mistake
Gifts of $25000 or moreThe Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian
Church (USA)Mr and Mrs Paul M Mecray IIIOtto Haas Charitable TrustThe Pew Charitable Trusts
$5000ndash$24999The Reverend Dr George Abdo amp Mrs Sara
Campbell AbdoAnonymousConservation Center for Art amp Historic ArtifactsMr amp Mrs C Michael HarringtonWilliam Lake LeonardBarbara Mann Steinwedell
$1000ndash$4999Mr Earle P BarronSara amp Bob BauerPaul and Joan BergsteinssonBetty H BergstromRobert G BradfordBrick Presbyterian Church New York NYBryn Mawr Presbyterian Church PAPam amp Doug CallantineClan Campbell Education FoundationThe Reverend Ellen Clark CleacutemotMargaret Holben EllisFirst Presbyterian Church Burlingame CAJoan Chen Fong and Ronnie Lee FongSusan and Paul GrierThe Reverend Dr Beth Hessel^Dr and Mrs Frederick J Heuser JrErnest R Higginbotham and Donna McKayYardly amp Scott JenkinsSherry Scarbrough JonesAlfred W KaemmerlenRob and Debbie MaggsMr William J MarshallMr and Mrs Robert F Morris JrPresbytery of New CovenantDrs Alvin and Catherine PuryearJames Foster ReeseMrs Winifred RutenbarRonald and Ellen ShafferMs Elizabeth L SmallDrs Louis B and Carolyn WeeksWestminster Presbyterian Church Minneapolis MN
$250ndash$999Mr Robert E amp Mrs Carol AdcockMrs Susan AggarwalAnonymousMr and Mrs John L Asher JrAssociation of Presbyterian Church EducatorsMr and Mrs James H Averill JrEugene C BayMrs Rebecca Baird Bergstresser amp Dr Paul R
BergstresserCatherine G BorchertR Douglas BrackenridgeJane A and William J Carl IIIDr Charles D CashdollarThe Reverend James M CollieThe Reverend and Mrs James DonnellGayle Etienne amp James PetteeFirst Presbyterian Church Battle Creek MIFirst Presbyterian Church of Natchez MSSteve and Pam GraceDr David H GreenMs Lisa Jacobson^Ms Martha KadueMs Tricia KoenigMissy and John KuykendallMr and Mrs Lee R LarkinJorge A LeonTim LeonardRev Dr and Mrs Steven MarshMr Christopher MasonJohn Matthew and Judy McKayThe Reverend Dr David McAlpinDr and Mrs Robert D McCrieMr amp Mrs William B MillerThe Reverends Richard and Eunice PoethigNancy L PowellThe Presbytery of New HopeVirginia F RaineyCheri RegisterMr amp Mrs Charles R RogersMs Shirley Ann SatterfieldThe Reverend David F SchultDr John B ShaferJoseph amp Valerie SmallDr amp Mrs John SpauldingMr and Mrs David A StedmanWilliam JTaylorMark D TomaskoBarbara Henry TroughtTyco Intergrated Security LLCJane and Edmundo VasquezAl amp Ruthie WaldropThe Reverend Dr and Mrs Paul G WatermulderMrs Ruth WatermulderRev Robert E and Elizabeth H WilliamsDr David W WillsMr Wayne WilsonMr and Mrs William G Young Jr
$100ndash$249 Abington Presbyterian Church PARev Fahed Abu Akel Moderator 214th General
Assembly 2002-2003Advantage Industrial Supply IncAnonymousThe Reverend Stephen AschmannDr Mark T BankerJennifer F Barr ^Dr Mason Barr JrMort and Lrel BellMr Dennis BlackDoris Anne BradleyProfessor James D Bratt amp Mrs Tina BrattMs Deborah G BrincivalliMr and Mrs Frederick G BurtonCarmel Presbyterian Church Glenside PACarmichael Presbyterian Church Carmichael CAMr William ChapmanThe Reverend Dr Charles ColsonMs Lisa CorumMr and Mrs George CraigMalcolm F CrawfordThe Reverend Katherine A Cunningham amp Mr
Kurt KabothThe Reverend Charles L Cureton IIIMr Jay J DavenportDr Edna L DavisDerry Presbyterian Church PAMr Ronald G DimbergMr and Mrs William H DodgeMrs Jane D DouglassThe Reverend and Mrs Arlo DubaBettie J DurrahNancy and Donald EhrlichMs Elisabeth C ErvinMr James F EverettMr and Mrs Jack FerlinoFirst Presbyterian Church Big Spring TXFirst Presbyterian Church Gibson City ILFirst Presbyterian Church Gouverneur NYFirst Presbyterian Church Monticello ILFirst Presbyterian Church Welsh LAFirst United Presbyterian Church Charlotte NCMr Christopher and Mrs Ann FrautschiThe Reverend Dr Aaron E GastMr and Mrs Paul H GaultDr David Gelzer daggerAnita Sue GodshallMrs Peggy GotchMr and Mrs Kent GrimesMr and Mrs Richard Hall IIIMr and Mrs Henry HeidlerMr and Mrs Mark HerrMr David P HivelyMr Larry Holder amp Mrs Annette HolderJean HolmesHope of Christ Presbyterian Church
Summit Hill PA
w e a re gr ateful for the wonderful generosit y of our supporters The following donors made gifts of $100 or more in 2015 All contributors are essential to our work Thank you
phs church membership
progr a m Since 1852 PHS has preserved church histories and supported local ministries through educational resources workshops and reference services
Our new Church Membership Program follows that tradition Designed for congregations presbyteries and synods the program supports your ministry and our own Church members at the $150 Partner level and up receive great benefits such as The Journal of Presbyterian History and discounts on the digitization of church records
To become a member or learn more visit wwwhistorypcusaorgjoinphs or contact Fred Tangeman at ftangemanhistorypcusaorg or 215-928-3895
Help us serve others together
76 Pr esby t er i a n Her itage
Presbyterian Historical Society425 Lombard Street Philadelphia PA 19147-1516wwwhistorypcusaorg | 2156271852
Non-ProfitOrganizationUS Postage
PaidPermit No 356
York Pa
Presbyterian Heritage is published twice a year by the Presbyterian Historical SocietyPresbyterian Church (USA)
Presby teria n Heritage
Sign up for our monthly newsletter at our homepage and follow us on social media
Fred Tangeman Nancy Taylor
Beth Hessel Samantha PiccoloDavid Staniunas Deana Stuart
Ryan Penn
Editors
Contributors
Designer
IN THIS ISSUEPAGE 1 4 5 Contention amp Reconciliation The Confession of 1967
PAGE 2 Van Evera Family Papers
PAGE 3 Preserving the Past Journal Preview
PAGE 6 Thanking Our Donors
PAGE 7 PHS Church Membership Program
May 22 2016 is Presbyterian Heritage Sunday This year learn about elder Buzz Aldrinrsquos communion service on the moon and his continuing connection to Webster Presbyterian Church in Texas Download the bulletin insert and past inserts
wwwhistorypcusaorgheritage-sunday
HERITAGE SUNDAYLunar Communion
Edwin E ldquoBuzzrdquo Aldrin inside the Apollo 11 Lunar Module July 1969 Photo courtesy of NASA
Mo
on
ph
oto
co
urt
esy
of
NA
SA
Im
ages
The mission of the Presbyterian Historical Society is to collect preserve and share the story of the American Presbyterian experience with Presbyterians the scholarly community and the general public Unless otherwise stated all images come from the PHS collection
wwwhistorypcusaorg | 2156271852
Janice HorakMr David S Hornbeck JrMr Robert V HotchkissLouise D HoweThe Reverend James D HowieThe Reverend James H HuffakerMr and Mrs Ben HulseyMrs Steven L HuntMr and Mrs Ronald JenningsMr Craig JohnsonDr David JordanMrs Julie Kaufman-PrenticeMr Norman K KellerDr William J Kelly amp Alice J Wooden-KellyDr Paul C KemenyMr Ted and Mrs Sue KerrMr David KiddCharles Kurz IIMr Dean H LewisDr Charles R LilleyMr William Long amp Mrs Ann Hammond LongMs Marian P LowryPatricia amp Robert LucyDr Philip R LuhmannMr and Mrs James W MackieThe Reverend Dr A Donald MacLeodThe Reverend Charles MarksMr Charles L Marshall JrThe Rev J Oscar McCloudSuzanne H McDanielThe Rev Carol M McDonaldMrs Coline Thies McGeheeMrs Robert H McNeill SrMrs Katherine C Meerse amp Mr David E
WoodardCapt Harry R Miller USN RetMr Martin and Mrs Pamela Miller-HesselMs Esther H MilnesThe Reverend Charles MitchellMrs Samuel H MoffettMrs Miriam H MontgomeryThe Reverend Dr James H MoorheadP Dorothea MurrayMr and Mrs James N MurrayMr William NeelySue A NewtonNorth amp Southampton Reformed Church
Churchville PAMs Stelley D NottinghamThe Reverend Dr Rick L NuttThe Reverend and Mrs James OrsquoDellMr and Mrs Manley E OlsonMr John A OrsquoNealMs M Agnes PeeblesMs Rebecca PetersonMs Samantha Piccolo^The Reverend Charles N PickellMs Marjorie PoiskerMrs Carol PrenticePresbytery of CarlislePresbyterian WomenmdashNational Capital
PresbyteryMrs Robert L RauschLee M ReaMatt and Kayte Restaino
Mr Richard RobertsDr and Mrs Thomas D RobinsonMs Vickie RoddaThe Reverend and Mrs James RoghairWilma RuleDr Thomas A ScottRev Dr Robert L SeamanRev Edward W SensenbrennerJoanna R SheltonMrs Tolly Gilmer SheltonMrs Joan ShordayMr Peter SimeMr Robert SimpsonThe Reverend Kenneth W SmithMr and Mrs Robert SmithThe Reverend Dr James H Smylie amp Mrs
Elizabeth SmylieMr and Mrs Charles W SoltisRichard K SpencerMr Ellsworth G Stanton IIIThe Reverend Paul S StavrakosSteele Creek Presbyterian Church
Charlotte NCProfessor Alexander StewartMrs Josephine Stewart amp Mr Michael
StewartMrs Mildred W StroopSugar Creek Presbyterian Church
Kettering OHSycamore Presbyterian Church
Cincinnati OHMr Q John TammMr Fred Tangeman^Nancy J Taylor^The Reverend Richard H TaylorMs Alice B ThornDr and Mrs WP TinklerThe Rev Dr C Raymond TroutMs Barbara Mitchell TullThe Rev Dr Eugene TurnerDr I Bruce TurnerMr and Mrs J Daniel Vann IIIMr Marc A VitaWilliam J WadeMr Dewey D Wallace JrJohn CB WebsterThe Reverend Kenneth WellsWest Chester Garden Club PAWest Nottingham Presbyterian Church
Colora MDWestminster Presbyterian Church Salem ORMr Dave and Mrs Dottie WhitesidesThe Reverend Edward C WickleinMr and Mrs Gene WilliamsMrs Margaret M WilliamsMr Jeffrey S WoodDr Phyllis B WoodworthThe Reverend H Elliott Wright
Board Member^ Staff Memberdagger Deceased
If your name was omitted or listed inaccurately please accept our sincere apologies and call 2159283889 so we can correct the mistake
Gifts of $25000 or moreThe Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian
Church (USA)Mr and Mrs Paul M Mecray IIIOtto Haas Charitable TrustThe Pew Charitable Trusts
$5000ndash$24999The Reverend Dr George Abdo amp Mrs Sara
Campbell AbdoAnonymousConservation Center for Art amp Historic ArtifactsMr amp Mrs C Michael HarringtonWilliam Lake LeonardBarbara Mann Steinwedell
$1000ndash$4999Mr Earle P BarronSara amp Bob BauerPaul and Joan BergsteinssonBetty H BergstromRobert G BradfordBrick Presbyterian Church New York NYBryn Mawr Presbyterian Church PAPam amp Doug CallantineClan Campbell Education FoundationThe Reverend Ellen Clark CleacutemotMargaret Holben EllisFirst Presbyterian Church Burlingame CAJoan Chen Fong and Ronnie Lee FongSusan and Paul GrierThe Reverend Dr Beth Hessel^Dr and Mrs Frederick J Heuser JrErnest R Higginbotham and Donna McKayYardly amp Scott JenkinsSherry Scarbrough JonesAlfred W KaemmerlenRob and Debbie MaggsMr William J MarshallMr and Mrs Robert F Morris JrPresbytery of New CovenantDrs Alvin and Catherine PuryearJames Foster ReeseMrs Winifred RutenbarRonald and Ellen ShafferMs Elizabeth L SmallDrs Louis B and Carolyn WeeksWestminster Presbyterian Church Minneapolis MN
$250ndash$999Mr Robert E amp Mrs Carol AdcockMrs Susan AggarwalAnonymousMr and Mrs John L Asher JrAssociation of Presbyterian Church EducatorsMr and Mrs James H Averill JrEugene C BayMrs Rebecca Baird Bergstresser amp Dr Paul R
BergstresserCatherine G BorchertR Douglas BrackenridgeJane A and William J Carl IIIDr Charles D CashdollarThe Reverend James M CollieThe Reverend and Mrs James DonnellGayle Etienne amp James PetteeFirst Presbyterian Church Battle Creek MIFirst Presbyterian Church of Natchez MSSteve and Pam GraceDr David H GreenMs Lisa Jacobson^Ms Martha KadueMs Tricia KoenigMissy and John KuykendallMr and Mrs Lee R LarkinJorge A LeonTim LeonardRev Dr and Mrs Steven MarshMr Christopher MasonJohn Matthew and Judy McKayThe Reverend Dr David McAlpinDr and Mrs Robert D McCrieMr amp Mrs William B MillerThe Reverends Richard and Eunice PoethigNancy L PowellThe Presbytery of New HopeVirginia F RaineyCheri RegisterMr amp Mrs Charles R RogersMs Shirley Ann SatterfieldThe Reverend David F SchultDr John B ShaferJoseph amp Valerie SmallDr amp Mrs John SpauldingMr and Mrs David A StedmanWilliam JTaylorMark D TomaskoBarbara Henry TroughtTyco Intergrated Security LLCJane and Edmundo VasquezAl amp Ruthie WaldropThe Reverend Dr and Mrs Paul G WatermulderMrs Ruth WatermulderRev Robert E and Elizabeth H WilliamsDr David W WillsMr Wayne WilsonMr and Mrs William G Young Jr
$100ndash$249 Abington Presbyterian Church PARev Fahed Abu Akel Moderator 214th General
Assembly 2002-2003Advantage Industrial Supply IncAnonymousThe Reverend Stephen AschmannDr Mark T BankerJennifer F Barr ^Dr Mason Barr JrMort and Lrel BellMr Dennis BlackDoris Anne BradleyProfessor James D Bratt amp Mrs Tina BrattMs Deborah G BrincivalliMr and Mrs Frederick G BurtonCarmel Presbyterian Church Glenside PACarmichael Presbyterian Church Carmichael CAMr William ChapmanThe Reverend Dr Charles ColsonMs Lisa CorumMr and Mrs George CraigMalcolm F CrawfordThe Reverend Katherine A Cunningham amp Mr
Kurt KabothThe Reverend Charles L Cureton IIIMr Jay J DavenportDr Edna L DavisDerry Presbyterian Church PAMr Ronald G DimbergMr and Mrs William H DodgeMrs Jane D DouglassThe Reverend and Mrs Arlo DubaBettie J DurrahNancy and Donald EhrlichMs Elisabeth C ErvinMr James F EverettMr and Mrs Jack FerlinoFirst Presbyterian Church Big Spring TXFirst Presbyterian Church Gibson City ILFirst Presbyterian Church Gouverneur NYFirst Presbyterian Church Monticello ILFirst Presbyterian Church Welsh LAFirst United Presbyterian Church Charlotte NCMr Christopher and Mrs Ann FrautschiThe Reverend Dr Aaron E GastMr and Mrs Paul H GaultDr David Gelzer daggerAnita Sue GodshallMrs Peggy GotchMr and Mrs Kent GrimesMr and Mrs Richard Hall IIIMr and Mrs Henry HeidlerMr and Mrs Mark HerrMr David P HivelyMr Larry Holder amp Mrs Annette HolderJean HolmesHope of Christ Presbyterian Church
Summit Hill PA
w e a re gr ateful for the wonderful generosit y of our supporters The following donors made gifts of $100 or more in 2015 All contributors are essential to our work Thank you
phs church membership
progr a m Since 1852 PHS has preserved church histories and supported local ministries through educational resources workshops and reference services
Our new Church Membership Program follows that tradition Designed for congregations presbyteries and synods the program supports your ministry and our own Church members at the $150 Partner level and up receive great benefits such as The Journal of Presbyterian History and discounts on the digitization of church records
To become a member or learn more visit wwwhistorypcusaorgjoinphs or contact Fred Tangeman at ftangemanhistorypcusaorg or 215-928-3895
Help us serve others together
76 Pr esby t er i a n Her itage
Presbyterian Historical Society425 Lombard Street Philadelphia PA 19147-1516wwwhistorypcusaorg | 2156271852
Non-ProfitOrganizationUS Postage
PaidPermit No 356
York Pa
Presbyterian Heritage is published twice a year by the Presbyterian Historical SocietyPresbyterian Church (USA)
Presby teria n Heritage
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Fred Tangeman Nancy Taylor
Beth Hessel Samantha PiccoloDavid Staniunas Deana Stuart
Ryan Penn
Editors
Contributors
Designer
IN THIS ISSUEPAGE 1 4 5 Contention amp Reconciliation The Confession of 1967
PAGE 2 Van Evera Family Papers
PAGE 3 Preserving the Past Journal Preview
PAGE 6 Thanking Our Donors
PAGE 7 PHS Church Membership Program
May 22 2016 is Presbyterian Heritage Sunday This year learn about elder Buzz Aldrinrsquos communion service on the moon and his continuing connection to Webster Presbyterian Church in Texas Download the bulletin insert and past inserts
wwwhistorypcusaorgheritage-sunday
HERITAGE SUNDAYLunar Communion
Edwin E ldquoBuzzrdquo Aldrin inside the Apollo 11 Lunar Module July 1969 Photo courtesy of NASA
Mo
on
ph
oto
co
urt
esy
of
NA
SA
Im
ages
The mission of the Presbyterian Historical Society is to collect preserve and share the story of the American Presbyterian experience with Presbyterians the scholarly community and the general public Unless otherwise stated all images come from the PHS collection
Presbyterian Historical Society425 Lombard Street Philadelphia PA 19147-1516wwwhistorypcusaorg | 2156271852
Non-ProfitOrganizationUS Postage
PaidPermit No 356
York Pa
Presbyterian Heritage is published twice a year by the Presbyterian Historical SocietyPresbyterian Church (USA)
Presby teria n Heritage
Sign up for our monthly newsletter at our homepage and follow us on social media
Fred Tangeman Nancy Taylor
Beth Hessel Samantha PiccoloDavid Staniunas Deana Stuart
Ryan Penn
Editors
Contributors
Designer
IN THIS ISSUEPAGE 1 4 5 Contention amp Reconciliation The Confession of 1967
PAGE 2 Van Evera Family Papers
PAGE 3 Preserving the Past Journal Preview
PAGE 6 Thanking Our Donors
PAGE 7 PHS Church Membership Program
May 22 2016 is Presbyterian Heritage Sunday This year learn about elder Buzz Aldrinrsquos communion service on the moon and his continuing connection to Webster Presbyterian Church in Texas Download the bulletin insert and past inserts
wwwhistorypcusaorgheritage-sunday
HERITAGE SUNDAYLunar Communion
Edwin E ldquoBuzzrdquo Aldrin inside the Apollo 11 Lunar Module July 1969 Photo courtesy of NASA
Mo
on
ph
oto
co
urt
esy
of
NA
SA
Im
ages
The mission of the Presbyterian Historical Society is to collect preserve and share the story of the American Presbyterian experience with Presbyterians the scholarly community and the general public Unless otherwise stated all images come from the PHS collection
