Evening star., 1942-01-24

Most recent action is that of the
Swiss Protestant Relief Society of
the Confessional Church which ap-
pealed to the Reformed Churches of
Switzerland to issue q proclamation
outlawing anti-Semitism from the
church. A few months ago the as
sembly Of the Swiss Protestant
Church Federation addressed an
urgent appeal" to the Swiss people
to remain firmly united In its will
to resist both morally and militarily
everything which menaces our most
valued possessions, especially our
freedom Of faith. thought and re-
sponsible speech"
Woo South American Catholics.
The Nazis are now wooing the
Catholics of Portugal and Of Argen-
tina, Brazil and Chile, leading ma
tions of South America, according
to the Centre OF Information Pro
Del. This group reports that many
parish priests. editors Of Catholic
magazines and newspapers and
Catholic magazines and newspapers
and Catholic action leaders receive
regularly a weekly press service from
Berlin, Service Europee de Infor-
nation Cultural.
Articles and news items, in ex-
sellent Spanish, avoiding open prop
aganda, seek in many subtle ways to
create the strong impression that
Nazi Germany is in the vanguard Of
goth century progress. This service
is presented as coming from German
Catholics who wish to become better
acquainted with South American
Catholics" While at least one Cath
olic newspaper in Buenos Aires uses
this service, as do some parish mag
azines. the c. I. p. states that most
Catholic editors, mot so gullible, +"
reject the Na1 handouts.
Canterbury Resigns.
The resignation of the Archbishop
Of Canterbury, announced this week,
has been expected for some time.
The Archbishop Of York Is promi-
nently mentioned as his successor.
but other possible candidates are the
Bishop of Winchester and the Bishop
Of Chichester.
The Archbishop Of York is well
known to American church leaders
through his active interest In the
movement for closer cooperation
among the Roman Catholic
churches of the world 1t Is believed
that his appointment as head of the
Church of England would be well
coined by American church leaders
and would help bring the British and
American churches closer together.
In announcing his resignation, the
Archbishop Of Canterbury said he
was relinquishing his office to make
way for some one younger in years
and more vigorous in mind and
spirit. who will be better able to
prepare now for postwar plans"
Observers recall in this connection
that the Archbishop Of York has
been one Of the outstanding leaders
in British church movements which
nave formulated the principles upon
which the postwar social order
should be based. He was the MOVING
figure In the now-famous Malvern
Conference which initiated discus
sion of postwar principles in
churches throughout the world. He
has also just written the introduc-
ton to a new report on economic
and industrial problems issued by
the Industrial Christian Fellowship
The report is regarded in England
as a follow-up Of the Malvern Con-
ference.
The new Archbishop Of Canter-
bury will face some important prob
lens. One Of these is the material
loss caused by war damage to
churches. Another is the decrease
In some aspects of the church's work.
The Official Church of England
Yearbook. Just published, shows de-
creases for 1910 in the number of
infant baptisms, in the number OF
Easter communicates and in yolun-
tary offerings contributed by par.
ishes.