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Nelson, John Oliver, 1909-1990

 Person

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Church Peace Mission Records

 Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-177
Abstract The Church Peace Mission began as an outgrowth of a conference on the "Church and War," held in Detroit in May 1950, with its purpose being to disseminate the findings of the conference to as many churches and seminaries as possible in the next six months. Its objective was to challenge the various peace groups "to face anew their responsibility to Christ, to his Church, and to mankind," by appealing to Christians not to make or use weapons of war and to "devote their energies to the removal...
Dates: 1950-1967; Majority of material found within 1959-1965