Religion: U.S. Parish in Paris

After a week of banquets, speeches and plaque dedications, a Presbyterian minister led his congregation in a special service commemorating the 100th anniversary of the founding of their church. The week-long observance might not have been remarkable except for the rank of some of those who took part, e.g., U.S. Ambassador to France Amory Houghton, and for the church's location: 65 Quai d'Orsay, Paris. Cabled the President of the U.S.: CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES AS YOU ENTER YOUR SECOND CENTURY OF SERVICE.

The pastor of the nondenominational American Church in Paris, Dr. Clayton Edgar Williams, tends a parish that is 49 miles...

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