Evening star., 1940-01-11
Episcopal Leaders
Tell Roosevelt Of
Conyocation Plan
Approval Of international
Meeting to Push Peace
Move Requested
BY JOHN C. HENRY.

Rallying to support of recent ef-
forts by President Roosevelt to effect
q greater degree of co-ordinated
church-state leadership in connec-
ton with efforts to restore the world
to peace, a delegation of Episcopal
churchmen conferred today with the
Chief Executive at the White House.
Emphasizing their particular con-
cern is the spiritual contribution
which the churches may make, the
group told reporters later that they
had asked the Presidents approval
of a Christian foreign service con-
vocation to be summoned at some
future date. To be international in
character, the proposed convocation
would be sponsored by the Foreign
Missions Conference of North Amer
lea, an interdenominational Prot
estant organization. World peace
would be the broad background OBJ
jective of the meeting, it was said
Heading the delegation was the
Right Rev. Henry st. George Tucker
of Virginia, presiding bishop of the
Protestant Episcopal Church of
America. Accompanying him were
the Rev. James M. Speers and
Emory Ross of the Foreign Missions
Conference.
Response From Vatican Awaited.
Meanwhile, the White House said
all official response from the Vati-
can to the recent appointment of
Myron c. Taylor as President Roose-
velt's personal representative to the
head of the Roman Catholic
Church was understood to be en-
route. Presumably, it was said, the
reply will move through the apos-
tolic delegate and Archbishop F.. j.
Spellman of New York, through
whom President Roosevelt ad-
dressed Pope Plus at the time of
his designation of Mr.. Taylor last
month.
Beginning with his appointment
of Mr.. Taylor, a retired steel mag
nate and Episcopalian, President
Roosevelt in the last three weeks has
conferred or made contact with
representatives of numerous inf1u-
entail American church denomina-
tions.
simultaneously with the appoint
ment at which time the President
wrote Pope Plus that though no
given action or given time may now
be prophesied, it is well that we en-
courage a closer association between
those in every part of the world
those in religion and those in gov
ernment-who have a common pur-
pose" the Chief Executive wrote IN
similar vein to DR.. George A. But
trick, president of the Federal Coun-
sci of Churches, and to Rabbi Cyrus
Adler, head of the Jewish Theologi-
cal Seminary.
Willard Invited to Luncheon.
In his letters to the latter two he
suggested that they might person.
ally come to Washington for CONVEX
sations. Subsequently, they visited
the White House and expressed
themselves in accord with the broad
purpose of Mr.. Roosevelt's actions.
At the request of DR.. Buttrick the
President today invited for a
luncheon conference Oswald Gar
rison Willard, liberal writer and edi-
tor. Mr.. Willard has just returned
from a long European visit.
Mr.. Taylor, who was the head OF
an inter- governmental committee on
refugees, has been ill since his des-
ignation as an emissary to the Vati-
can. 1t was said at the White
House, however, that he is recover
ing and is expected to visit Wash
ington for conferences with the
President and the State Department
in the near future. After this he
will leave for Italy.