Evening star., 1943-06-05

States, meeting at Detroit, adopted
special report on the principles OF
righteous peace" which called for
punishment of war criminals, union
of the United Nations as the basis
of peace, an end to unemployment
and racial discrimination and the
raising OF living standards in every
land.
A postwar planning commission
was officially created by the Cen
eral Council of the Northern Bap-
tist Convention in Chicago. The
Executive Committee of the South
ern Baptist Convention. meeting in
Nashville, recommended that the
postwar plans of other Baptist
bodies be ascertained with view to
effective correlation of efforts. 1t
also urged that the denomination
begin immediate efforts to influence
those who will most likely de-
termine the conditions Of peace and
the pattern of the postwar world
order"
The American Unitarian Associa-
ton, at its annual convention in
Boston. adopted declaration of
faith and purpose which advocated
creation of worldwide family of
nations based upon the extension of
freedom.
I'VE seek complete and universal
freedom" the declaration stated,
and we look for freedom through
better regulation of the worlds
prosperity, freedom from poverty,
freedom from want.
I'VE seek world more equal In
its opportunity, free from hereditary
privilege and from entertainments
that defy the common good. We
look for equal justice, equal eco
nomic treatment, equal education,
equal privilege. irrespective of color
or creed. There is no room for
prejudice or prosecution in a free
mans world"
Religious Liberty.
The status of religious liberty after
the war was major subject at
several of the conventions. The
Southern Baptists urged that a plan
be formulated to present the ques-
tion OF religious freedom at the next
peace conference, because never
before has the cause of religious
liberty been so seriously threatened"
The Executive Committee of the
World Baptist Alliance, which met in
Chicago. urged that peace treaties
made following the war include a
section guaranteeing full religious
liberty. The General Assembly of
the Presbyterian Church in the
United States Of America stated in
its postwar principles that the
church demands that the principle
of religious liberty be recognized
among all nations"
The General Assembly Of the Pres
oyterian Church in the United States
(Southern at Montreal. NJ c..
adopted statement criticizing the
Roman Catholic Hierarchy of the
United States for allegedly attempt
ing to suppress further Protestant
Missionary work in Latin America.
Similar criticism was expressed by
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Baptist World Alliance which also
voiced serious concern at the re-
preston of evangelical churches and
work in Spain" The Baptist group,
in addition, protested a recent de-
cree of the Rumanian government
Suppressing Baptist churches and
conf1scating Baptist property and
deplored the influence exercised by
the Orthodox Church of Rumania
in using the powers of the state
to suppress minority religious
groups"
Baptist World Alliance.
Religious freedom in Russia also
came in for attention. The Baptist
World Alliance, while stating that
there has been some relaxation in
the attitude Of the Soviet govern
ment toward religion, urged modi-