Evening star., 1938-11-14
Presbytery
Here Protests
To Nazi Envoy
CIerics Express
Moral Indignation
At Prosecutions

In an unusual move, Presbyte
rian clergymen of Washington toda
addressed a communication to An
bassador Dieckhoff of Germany ex
pressing moral indignation at tn
treatment accorded the Jews by you
government" and urging that r
counsel the German leaders again
pursuing their present course.
The ministers action was taken O
a resolution offered by the Rev. D
Albert Joseph Mccartney, pastor
Covenant-First Presbyterian Churc
and the letter which went to An
bassador Dieckhoff was signed
the sponsor, along with the Rev.
b. Taylor and the Rev. j. Lowrt
Fendrich as committee in beha
OF the Presbytery of Washington.
The text follows:
Together with millions upon mi
lions of American citizens and IL
millions Of other nationals through
out the world, we, COMPANY
ministers and officers, members
the Presbytery of Washington Cit
wish to register our moral indigns
tlon at the treatment accorded til
Jews by your government. Can yo
not make 1t plain to your leader
that every such act but builds highe
the barrier against peace and ths
all OF us who would heal the hostil:
ties OF the nations are rendered help
less either to speak or to act whe
all the instincts of our common HI,
manlty are thus violated and ou,
ragged?
We are group of Christian re
hglous leaders and officers, part {
The Presbyterian church in tt
United States of America. numbe
ing 100000 communicates. and V
are confident tina. we are eXpressir
the sentiments OF millions through :
out the Nation"
Follows Pulpit Protests.
The protest from the Presbyter'
followed in the wake of vigorous d,
nunclation OF the antl-Semitlc can
paign in Germany from pulpi
throughout the Capital yesterday.
At Holy Comforter Church, Fou,
teenth and East Capitol stree
Sc, where the 25th anniversal
OF the ordination of the Re
Charles R. O'Hara was being OF
served, the Most Rev. Michael
Curley, Archbishop of Baltimor
castigated Adolph Hitler as
''madman' with delusions of divir :
ity, and described Propaganda Mir =
lister Goebbels as cripple minded
DR.. Ulysses G. B. Pierce, pastor
All Souls Unitarian Church, de-
clared the Jews in Germany Al
victims of savage persecution, ar
added that only aggressive an
persistent goodwill can check tn
hysteria which releases the lowe:
passions of men"
I'VE must stand fast against 2
bigotry. all intolerance, all fanat
cism, ever keeping in mind that +
matter what our difference, We
are bound together in one worlc
wide brotherhood, Dr.. Pierce cor
tinued I'VE must strive by
practical means. by acts as we'll
words. to spread good will upon ii
earth
Eventual Action Held Needed.
Sooner or later, something W
have to be done to check such &C
as those transpiring in Germany
the Rev. ZeBarney Phillips told tt
congregation at the Church of IL
Epiphany.
DR.. Phillips declared it a terrib, ,
thing that the persecution of IL
Jews is being intensified because
maddened youth slew Ernst vc
Rath, German diplomat, in Paris.
The Epiphany rector, who also
chaplain of the Senate. speculate
on the possibility that the Unite
States might have to take fir,
stand in the present situation.
I'D give my life for my count
and its ideals" he asserted.
More than 60 priests and sever
hundred laymen attending solem
high mass at Holy Comforter heal .
Archbishop Curley's vigorous dc =
nunciation of the German leader
in which he said that he spoke M
only in the name of all priests ar
the 100000 Catholics in this arch :
diocese, but for all decent -minde
Americans of every faith, even of r
faith"
Defeat of Nazi Efforts Seen.
THE Savageries Of Hitler toda
exceed any recorded in history" tt
prelate asserted.
His persecution of the Jews wi
never succeed. Centuries after Hi, d.
Ter is gone, Jews will still be l..
Germany.
Hitler, who was baptized Cath :
olic, has not only turned his bac
on God, but seeks to think he
divine. Most of the Nazis seem I
have gone mad along with Hitle.
but not all are Nazis In the sam
spirit as Hitler and Goebbels. The,
love their fellow-men. They do nc
forget. as Catholics do not forge
that Jesus was a Jew. Catholic
remember that Jesus founded thei
church, and will preserve His churc
just as He will protect His crea
lures from being exterminated b,
madmen like Hitler or cripple
minded men like Goebbels."
Opposition to Continue.
Referring to the outbursts agains
Cardinal Won Faulhaber of Munic.
and Cardinal Innitzer of Vienna
Archbishop Curley declared the
could not be intimidated and wi
continue to raise their voices agains
tyrants."
He also challenged Hitler ito taxi
up my statements with Secretar,
of State Hull if he wishes. just a
he did the remarks of Cardina
Mundelein"
Father O'Hara has been pastor
Holy Comforter for the past two
years. after serving churches il
Maryland. He was ordained in Bal
timore in 1913 by Cardinal Gibbons