Evening star., 1939-05-30
Presbyterian Union
With Episcopa|ians
Is Held Possible
High Church OfficioI
Says Task Is Not
lnsurmountobIe'
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, May 30.-The task
OF achieving organic union of the
Presbyterian and Protestant Episco-
pal Churches "is anything but in
surmountable," high official of the
Episcopal Church told the 151st
General Assembly Of the Presby-
terian Church in the United States
OF America yesterday.
DR.. Howard Chandler Robbins.
appearing before the assembly as
representative of presiding Bishop
Henry st. George Tucker of the
Episcopal Church, predicted uniting
efforts would be successful" when
each church acknowledges the
spiritual efficacy of the administra-
tons of the other"
DR.. Robbins, former dean of St,
John the Devine Cathedral in New
York and now a member of the
faculty OF General Theological
Seminary of New York, was one of
several "fraternal delegates" to ad-
dress the assembly.
The assembly today approved a
report OF its general council urging
continued contributions by church
members for oppressed Jews and
non-Aryans in Central Europe.
christians simply must help in
succoring these distressed and dis
paired co-religionists whose plight
is result of Hitler's fantastic race
theories" the councils statement
said.
The church Committee on Ma
tional Missions also recommended
the assembly strongly reaffirm its
position with reference to anti
Semitism as being irreconcilable
with Christianity
Other Speakers.
Speaking with him were the Rev.
j. w. Woodside of Ottawa, Ontario,
moderator of the United Church of
Canada; DR.. Paul c. Warren of
New York. representative of the
Presbyterian Church of Italy: DR..
A. P. Kepler, stated clerk of the
Church of Christ in China, and the
Rev. Joseph L. Kromadka of the
Church of Czech Brethren, formerly
of Prague
DR.. Robbins advocated procedure
with quiet confidence" toward
union of Presbyterian and Episco-
pal Churches, on which the as
sembly earlier voted to continue
merger efforts.
This ecclesiastical courtship was
begun many wears ago by the
Protestant Episcopal Church. said
DR.. Robbins. 1T is anything but
sudden
Toward greater understanding,
Episcopalians everywhere are lis
tening to doctrinal sermons preached
by Presbyterian ministers and both
churches have exchanged pastors.
DR.. Robbins said. He described the
results as "enlightening."
The Episcopal Church has no in
tention of offering the Presbyte-
rians its 80 articles as an engage
ment ring" he asserted, and de-
clared beliefs of the two denomina-
tions are similar.
Hits Sales to Japan.
DR.. Kepler told the assembly the
United States should refuse to be
partner any longer of Japan in its
program of aggression"
An adviser to the Chinese govern
ment as we'll as missionary in China,
DR.. Kepler said the japanese re-
Gently were able to buy bomb sights
from the United States.
Mr.. Kromadka. describing himself
as a victim of German aggression
in Czecho Slovakia," said there is
"a deep desire in Bohemia and Mo-
ravia for new devotion" since the
fall of Czecho-S -Slovakia. What hap
pened in Czecho-S -Slovakia can hap
pen anywhere" he declared.
From DR.. Woodside came the as
sertion that the world needs Cal
whistle totalitarianism."
What the world needs TODAY is
the thing we have to give it. We
ought to establish again, in a new
way. the authority and sovereignty
OF Almighty God" he said.
The Board on Christian Education
reported today s4215,s22 has been
raised to date in campaign for
$lO,OOO,OO0 for Christian education
IN So colleges and universities SUD-
ported by the church and 50 uni
versity centers.
DR.. Peter Marshall, pastor of the
New York, Avenue PRESBYTERIAN
Church in Washington, D. c., in an
address last night declared the
church has lost the young people
OF the country, the working man
and the intelligentsia and has sur
rendered her intellectual leader
ship.
The real issue before us todav
is not between left and right or be-
tween progressives and conservatives
but between Christianity and pa-
ganism," he said.