The Archive · 1938

Community Church

Lead in the South — Pastorate

New York Minister Accepts Gen. Chang Fah-kuei Said Post for Six Months Appointed Chairman of The Community Church Calendar Kwangtung Government for the current week carries the announcement of the acceptance by Hongkong, Nov. 14. a New York Minister of the pastorate Gen. Chang Fah-kuei, one-time com-of Community Church for a period mander of ihe famous Nationalist of six months, commencing early in "Ironsides" Division, today was re-February next, in succession to the ported in influential Chinese circles Rev. Emory Luccock, who resigned here as likely to succeed Gen. Wu a few months ago and who has re-Te-chen, former Mayor of Greater cently been appointed to the First Shanghai, as chairman of the Kwang-Presbyterian Church at Evanston, tung Provincial Government, The removal of Ken. Wu and Gen.

Vu Han-mou, pacification commis-Presbyterian Appointee sioner for the province, was und stood to have been agreed upon at a The appointee is the Rev. Dr. John recent meeting of the Nationa L. Caughey, who is retiring from Supreme Military Council at Hengthe pastorate of Grand Falls Presby-yang, Hunan. Both officials are terian Church, New York, after a biomed for the ineffective defence of successful ministry of 25 years. Dr. Kwangtung against the Japanese, Caughey is making a tour round the Reports of Gen. Chang's selection as world, and, hearing of the need of ngtung chairman gained currency Community Church, has acceded to re today ts of intense the request of the comraittze to make political manceuvring among south his first stop-over at Shanghai and hina military leaders grew among take charge of the work here for a li-informed Chinese here. period of six months. He is reputed to be a good preacher and organiz Want 19th Route Army and the church whose charge he is shortly relinquishing has a member-Members of the Kwangsi military ship of 1,500. He may be assured of faction were alleged to be approach-a warm welcome at Community ing Gen. Li Chi-sen, one-time Church, and from other Churches* in governor of Kwangtung, to promote a revival of the defunct 19th Route the community.

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