Evening star., 1942-06-22
Brings
Voice Of Canterbury
To Cathedral Thronq
Archbishop Outlines
Postwar Duties to
Large Assembly
BY JAMES WALDO FAWCETT.

By JAMES WALDO FAWCETT.
A world free from 'idolatrous
nationalisn' was forecast in a
service at Washington Cathedral
yesterday afternoon. the Most Rev.
William Temple, Archbishop of Can
terburv participating by radio. in
the sacred program of intercession.
More than an hour before the
appointed time, the great unfinished
diocesan church at Mount st. Alban
was filled from wall to wall with
a congregation which included hun
dreds of men and women in uni
form, many Government officials,
diplomats. clergymen of various de-
nominations teachers from schools
and colleges, visitors from other
cities and regular worshipers.
The procession to the chancel at
the start of the service was led by
a crucifer bearing the Jerusalem
cross and followed by bearers with
the American and British flags.
Reads Salutation.
Canon w. Curtis Draper, jr., read
the salutation, beginning: Men and
brethren. we are gathered here in
this house of God to pray, to
praise, to intercede, and indeed to
confess with shame past failures.
May our hearts be stirred, our
minds set on fire. our souls lifted
to the living Lord of all, so that
our countries may begin to encom-
pass the peace Of Christ for all
mankind. Save us and help
us, we humbly beseech Thee, o
Lord"
The lesson. chosen from ST. Pauls
epistle to the Romans. 8:3l, then
was read by Lord Halifax, British
Ambassador.
Canon Theodore O. Wedel led the
repetition of the Apostles Greed
and prayers for President Roose-
welt, King George VI, all of those
in authority in the United Nations.
those who serve their country"
those who have laid down their
lives" and for Gods blessing
The guest preacher of the day was
the Rev. Michael Coleman. acting
vicar of All Hallows-b blythe Tower
in London, an historic church
wrecked by German bombs and
now reduced to rubble." Taking
as his text the phrase And the Iron
Did Swim from II Kings S, he told
the story of the miracle performed
by Elijah and applied its teaching
to the DreSent crisis
Germans Still Brothers.
I'VE need such a spiritual demon
stration now" he declared. The
hardest thing I have known in the
bombing of London has been to
make myself say. as bombs came
down on homes and churches, I hate
everything those men are doing,
but under God they are my brothers
still But fire of pain and suffering
cleanses. and as our minds, hearts
and bodies are touched by suffering,
we can learn to grasp the truth
of God"
Naziism. the speaker declared. "is
an evil, poisonous menace which has
enslaved the masses of mankind.
We are only seeking to set the world
free from its baleful influence To
do that We must remember that
Jesus hated just one thing-namely
sin, and not sinners. The enemy
also are numbered among the chill
dren Of God. We must see the
future as st. John saw it-as the
tree of life upon which the Saviour
was crucifled and from the leaves
of which the healing of the nations
will come"
Canon Wedel introduced the voice
of the Archbishop of Canterbury,
broadcast by the British Broadcast
ing Corporation and the Columbia
Broadcasting System.
Sees Temptation Strong.
The end of the war, the Arch
bishop said, will find the United
Nations possessed of almost un-
limited economic power The temp
tation to use this selfishly will be
very strong. We shall be tempted
to invoke the great name Of free
dom under which we fight in the
interest of our own commercial pre-
dominance, but let us prepare be-
forehand for such temptations and
be ready to meet them.
Our enemy in this war is the
idolatrous nationalism exemplified
by each of the Axis powers. We
are working to prevent those powers
from establishing their domination
over the world. If we use our
victory to impose our own domina-
ton we descend to the level of the
enemy and deprive our cause of its
chief moral justification. - We
must fight to preserve our own free
dom but also to win or to win back
freedom Of others. = - In devotion
to Christ, In dependence on Him,
in fellowship with Him. we are all
united now and shall find the
strength and the wisdom for united
ness when the day of opportunity is
dawning"
The Crown Princess of Norway
and her three children. Lady Hail.
fax, the Duchess of Leinster. the
Minister of Luxembourg. the Min
lister of Iceland, the Minister Coun-
selor of the Netherlands and Baron.