Evening star., 1942-12-10
Bishop Tucker Named
President Of Federal
Council Of Churches
Presiding Episeopo|ion
PreIute Will Succeed
Dr.. WeigIe Of Yale
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BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Dec. 10.-Free-
dom cannot "be achieved by war
alone" but without war today
and without victory for the
United Nations human freedom
would be lost" declared DR.
Luther A. Weigle of Yale Uni
versity today in his presidential
address before the Federal
Council of Churches of Christ in
America.
Victory for the United Nations
will keep open the possibility OF
achieving a more free, more just
and more Christian civilization"
Victory for the Axis powers would
end freedom Of religion, he said.
There is no more imperative duty
OF the churches, he said. ''as they
prepare to participate in the estab-
lishment Of just and enduring
peace, than to reach a common un-
derstanding as to what sort OF
measure OF religious freedom they
are ready to claim and grant,"
Communions Received.
The Right Rev. Henry St. George
Tucker, Presiding Bishop of the
Episcopal Church. was elected pres
ident of the council.
1t was the first time a council
president had been chosen from the
Episcopal communion. The Epis-
copal Church became a member OF
the council in 1910. Bishop Tucker
succeeds DR.. Weigle and will serve
for two years.
Received into full membership In
the council were three communions
the Presbyterian Church in the
United States, the Church of the
Brethren and the Ukrainian Ortho-
dox Church. raising the total to 13
AS other Protestant interdenom-
national agencies held separate
meetings, they considered plan
for effecting some sort of Christian
unity between the Protestant
churches Of the United States and
Canada. They began working
toward this goal two years ago.
Was Missionary to Japan.
The new president, member OF
distinguished Virginia family long
active in the church, began his
career as a missionary in Japan
and after serving six years as presi-
dent OF st. Paul's University, Toxic
was elected to the office of mission
ary bishop, and was consecrated in
Kyoto.
In the World War he was a ma ior
In charge of civilian refugee work
In Siberia, under the American Red
Cross, resuming his duties in japan
after the war.
In 1923 he resigned because of III
health and returned to the United
States, becoming professor of pas
toral theology in the Theological
Seminary at Alexandria, Va. Elected
bishop coadjutor of the Diocese OF
Virginia in 1926, he became bishor
OF the diocese year later, and was
named presiding bishop of the
church in 1887, to serve until Octo-
ber, 1943.
Brothers Active in Church.
Five brothers are active in the
ministry and missionary service Of
the Episcopal church, Beverley D
Tucker, jr., Bishop Of Ohio: Herbert
Tucker, rector of St. Pauls Church
Suffolk, Va; Francis Bland Tucker
rector of st. Johns (Georgetown)
Church, Washington, D. c.: DR.. Au.
gustine w. Tucker, head of st
Luke's Hospital. Shanghai, China
and Ellis N. Tucker, professor O.
mathematics in st. Johns Univer.
sity, Shanghai.
DR.. j. Mcdowell Richards. presi.
dent of the Columbia Theological
Seminary, Decatur, Ga, was electee
vice president, succeeding DR.. Albert
Day, Pasadena, Calf.
New treasurer of the church grour
is Harper Sibley, New York, former
president Of the Chamber of Com.
merce of the United States. DR.
Charles H. Sears, New York. wa,
reelected secretary.