Calvin Synod Herald, 1987 (87. évfolyam, 1-5. szám)
1987 / 3. szám
CALVIN SYNOD HERALD — 7 — REFORMÁTUSOK LAPJA AMERICA CELEBRATES AS THE CONSTITUTION TURNS 200 Americans are honoring the bicentennial of the United States Constitution this year. How “up to date” are you on its history? Just for fun, do you know... 1. Which of the original 13 states did not send delegates to the Constitutional Convention or sign the document? 2. When did the Constitutional Convention begin? When did it end? 3. What were the ages of the youngest and oldest delegates at the convention? 4. The Preamble was based in part on an Indian treaty. For which Indian tribe was the treaty written? 5. What did the Constitution replace and what was the purpose? 1. Rhode Island didn’t attend the convention or sign the Constitution because, among other things, they feared the federal government would take too much power from the states. 2. The Constitutional Convention began on May 25, 1787. It ended on September 17, 1787. 3. Jonathan Dayton (NJ) was 26 years old. Benjamin Franklin (PA) was 81. The average age of the delegates was 42. 4. The Iroquois Treaty of 1520 began “We, the people, to form a union, to establish peace, equity and order...” 5. The Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation. The Constitution, in part, formed a national governing body with the power to create and enforce laws and treaties, to raise funds for running the government (taxes), to regulate trade and to defend itself. Sources: A More Perfect Union. William Peters, Crown Publishers, Inc.. NY. 1ÖN7. The Genius of the People. Charles L. Mee Jr.. Harper & Row. NY. mr---------Clergy Find That Confidentiality Is No Longer Secure Once considered a clearly-defined, well-protected privilege, clergy confidentiality now faces legal challenges in some states. Clergy have been asked to testify in court in divorce cases involving couples they have counseled. Some states require clergy to reveal confidential information related to sexual or child abuse. “The intervention of the legal system has created conflict for ministers who want to adhere to a professional code of ethics which EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS RELATED TO THE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST Academies The Massanutten Academy The Mercersburg Academy Woodstock, Virginia 22664 Mercersburg, Pennsylvania 17236 Beloit College Beloit, Wisconsin 53511 Carleton College Northfield. Minnesota 55057 Catawba College Salisbury, North Carolina 28144 Cedar Crest College Allentown, Pennsylvania 18104 Defiance College, The Defiance, Ohio 43512 Dillard University New Orleans, Louisiana 70122 Doane College Crete, Nebraska 68333 Drury College Springfield, Missouri 65802 Elmhurst College Elmhurst, Illinois 60126 Elon College Elon College, North Carolina 27244 Fisk University Nashville, Tennessee 37203 Franklin & Marshall College Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17604 Grinnell College Grinnell, Iowa 50112 Hawaii Loa College Kaneohe. Oahu. Hawaii 96744 Heidelberg College Tiffin, Ohio 44883 Hood College Frederick, Maryland 21701 Huston-Tillotson College Austin, Texas 78702 Illinois College Jacksonville, Illinois 62650 Lakeland College Sheboygan, Wisconsin 53082-0359 LeMoyne-Owen College Memphis, Tennessee 38126 Northland College Ashland, Wisconsin 54806 Olivet College Olivet, Michigan 49076 Pacific University Forest Grove, Oregon 97116 Ripon College Ripon, Wisconsin 54971 Rocky Mountain College Billings, Montana 59102 Talladega College Talladega, Alabama 35160 Tougaloo College Tougaloo, Mississippi 39174 Ursinus College Collegeville, Pennsylvania 10426 Westminster College of Salt Lake City Salt Lake City, Utah 84105 Seminaries Andover Newton Theological School* Newton Centre. Massachusetts 0215° Bangor Theological Seminary* Bangor, Maine 04401 Chicago Theological Seminary* Chicago, Illinois 60637 Eden Theological Seminary" St. Louis Missouri o311° Hartford Seminary Hartford. Connecticut 06105 Harvard University Divinity School Cambridge. Massachusetts 02138 Howard University Divinity School Washington D C. 20017 T liN’It K'LtUxI calls tor maintaining confidentiality.' says James Ewing. American Association of Pastoral Counselors executive director. Dr. Ewing advises pastors to comply with the legal requirements, but to inform the person who received counseling if confidential information is to be revealed “The minister is called to honor confidences so as to create relationships based upon trust. Clergy should reveal confidential information only as a last resort.” savs James Interdenominational Theological Center Atlanta, Georgia 30314 Lancaster Theological Seminary* Lancaster. Pennsylvania 17603 Pacific School of Religion' Berkeley, California °470° Seminario Evangelico de Puerto Rico Hato Rev. Puerto Rico 00°1S Union Theological Seminary New York, New York 1Ó027 United Theological Seminary" New Brighton Minnesota 55112 Vanderbilt University Divinity School Nashville Tennessee 37240 Yale University Divinity school New Haven, Connecticut 0o510 E. Dittes, professor of pastoral theology and psychology at Yale University. A third view is taken by Marie Fortune, director ot the Center for the Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence. She feels confidential information must be reported in child abuse cases to protect the victim, but persons being counseled should first be encouraged to report and get help themselves. Pastoral counseling centers can provide information about state laws on the issue.kyp Colleges & Universities
