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03-July-1996 
 
GA96083 
 
Kirkpatrick is committee's choice for Stated Clerk 
 
ALBUQUERQUE--The Rev. Clifton Kirkpatrick, who has already been nominated 
once for Stated Clerk of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) by the Stated 
Clerk Review/Nomination Committee, is still the top candidate to succeed 
the Rev. James Andrews as the denomination's top ecclesiastical officer. 
 
    The committee -- enlarged with the addition of 10 commissioners from 
the 208th General Assembly -- interviewed Kirkpatrick and four others who 
were nominated from the floor of the Assembly last Saturday. It also heard 
proponents of the candidates and reviewed their qualifications. 
 
    The other candidates are the Rev. W. Clark Chamberlain of Houston, 
Texas; the Rev. Richard Dolin of Louisville, Ky.; John D. Matta of 
Pittsburgh, Pa.; and James B. Railing of Scottsburg, Ind. 
 
    While the 19-member committee's endorsement of Kirkpatrick, director of 
the Worldwide Ministries Division, was not unanimous, its report indicates 
that opposition to the nomination was not directed toward Kirkpatrick, but 
to the process. The committee is also recommending that the committee on 
the Office of the General Assembly review that nomination process. 
 
    Election of the stated clerk is scheduled for 9:55 a.m. Friday. 
 
John Sniffen 

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