Evening star., 1931-12-25
BISHOP URGES j. s.
WORK WITH BRITAIN
Christmas Sermon From
Bethlehem Chapel Put on
International Chain.

call to the people of America and
Britain to give heed to spiritual rather
than material values was sounded to-
day by Right Rev. James E. Freeman,
Episcopal Bishop Of Washington in an
International Christmas greeting broad
cast from Washington Cathedral at
1870 o'clock today.
Speaking from Bethlehem chapel
Bishop Freeman reminded his vast au-
dlence OF the forthcoming arms con-
ference and, recalling the ties between
this country and England, bespoke a
unity Of action to make such cortri-
button to the worlds peace and hap
piness as it has never before known"
Broadcast on Chain.
Bishop Frcemans sermon and a por-
ton of the festival service of holy CON-
munion was broadcast throughout the
United States by the Columbia Broad
casting System and was expected to
reach Europe-particularl England
through the British Broadcasting Cor
poration.
The service was conducted by Very
Rev. G. c. F, Bratenahl, dean of the
Cathedral and special music was fur
niShed BY the choir Of men and boys
directed by Edgar Priest
When Bishop Freeman attended the
Lambeth Conference in England a year
ago last Sumner he broadcast a mes
sage from London TO America on the
solidarity Of the English-speaking
world. Advance notice of his interna-
tional message today was sent to men,
bers OF the National Cathedral Asso-
citation living in England and to the
bishops of the Church of England and
deans of cathedrals in the principal
English dioceses.
Presently we of America and Eng
land will be called to join with sister
nations in a fresh appraisal of what
We have builded of armament to secure
our peace" the bishop said today. I'VE
have built without reference to that
which we profess to believe is the
worlds sureSt guarantee against dis
order, namely. the impregnability of
Christian character While we guard
our outposts We tragically neglect our
finest resources as constituted by our
homes and firesides While We arm our
men and fortify our frontiers, we per-
init the moral standards of our do
meStlc and social habit to be weakened
by uSages that enervate and destroy
tire1eSS zeal our trade at home and
abroad. We indulge in ways and prac-
tices that must ultimately undermine
our efficiency and impair our institu-
tionS. We are bunglers at best, and
while we proclaim our skill and herald
our enterprise and genius to the world,
we fail to make sure our footings or to
build our estate to withstand the storms
that at times threaten its ruin and
destruction.
Our reckoning is all wrong. We
have toiled long and tirelessly and
what have we gained? A disordered
and disorderly world. We have created
perfect mechanisms, accelerated speed,
increased luXuries, harnessed the waters
and the air, built goodly houses for the
few and tenements for the many paid
in the blood of our sons a prodigal
price for a devastating and fruitless
war; burdened the nations with debt
and effected such dislocation of in
duStry as the world has never known
before, and what have we gotten in ex-
change? Nothing; net even the bene-
fits that accrue to hard earned expert
ence. Our course is wrong, wickedly
wrong. 1t must be corrected, and that
without delay"