He later served as United Protestant Chaplain of Drexel University, and as a special assistant to Congressman Bill Gray.

[3] Serving in the United States Congress from 1975 to 1987, Edgar sought to improve public transportation, authored the community Right to Know provisions of Super Fund legislation, and co-authored the new G.I.

[2] Among other appointments, he served as chair of the Congressional Clearinghouse on the Future from 1982 through 1986, and as a member of the House Select Committee on Assassinations, from 1976 through 1978, that investigated the deaths of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and President John F. Kennedy.

[2] He assumed the role amid a period of financial difficulty for the school, and during his tenure, he oversaw an increased enrollment and endowment.

[clarification needed] In 2000, Edgar began a seven-year term as chief executive of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA.

[2] Under his leadership, the 50-year-old NCC began to reshape its mission, focusing its energies on major initiatives in the areas of overcoming poverty, protecting the natural environment, fostering interfaith understanding, and building international peace.