Religion: No. I Layman

For the first time in its ten-year history, the National Council of Churches last week elected a layman as its president.* At its fifth general assembly in San Francisco, the council chose Joseph Irwin Miller, 51, a rich man (his personal fortune is estimated at about $50 million) who has dedicated his life to putting the camel through the needle's eye.

Bach on the Strad. In Columbus, Ind. (pop. 20,658), Miller is a substitute Sunday school teacher at the 350-member North Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). He is also a Rotarian, a faithful worker in the local Chamber of Commerce, a Republican....

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