Words & Works

P: In a letter to Bishop S.K. Mondol, president of the Christian Council of India and Pakistan, India's Prime Minister Nehru spelled out his stand on foreign Christian missionaries. They are not, he said, "considered by us from the point of view of Christianity but [as] foreigners coming to India . . . Any unrestricted entry of foreigners creates political problems which may give us trouble in the future."

P: More than 8,000 people gathered in San Francisco for the 47th General Conference Session of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. To replace retiring President William H. Branson, 66, they selected 57-year-old Elder Reuben Richard Figuhr. During Branson's four-year incumbency, membership increased 29%, to 924,822 adults. One of the latest Adventists: Film Star Penny Edwards (Pony Soldier, Powder River) who gave up a Hollywood career for her new faith (TIME, April 12). Her face was innocent of lipstick, but she confessed to using a bit of powder. "Even Adventist ladies have an aversion to shiny noses," said her husband, a fellow convert. "The toughest part for me was giving up smoking. It took me three weeks."

P: After sharp debate, the 94th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S. (Southern) voted 236 to 169 to condemn racial segregation as out of harmony with Christian theology and ethics.

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