Evening star., 1944-04-09
Archbishop Of York
Says Religion Mus.
Seal Peace Treatie.:

Declaring that religion h. a
vital contribution to make to the
cause of world cooperation, the
Most Rev. and Right Hon. Cyril
Forster Garbett, Archbishop OF
York, last night called on Chris
tians to pray this Easter morning
that "the risen Christ may help His
disciples to be men of good will and
to build a new and better world OF
f wship, righteousness anc
peace"
Speaking over a Nation wide net
work of the National Broadcastine
Co., the Archbishop, in his first
formal address since his arriva
from England Friday, asserted thai
"pacts and treaties in themselves
will be quite useless unless they are
built on the genuine coed will o1
the people on whose behalf they
are made
He was introduced to the radio
audience by Vice President Wallace
Archbishop Garbett is the frs
church dignitary to reach Wash.
ington to participate in the con.
secration of DR.. Angus Dun of Cam.
bridge, Mass, as Episcopal BishoI
of Washington on April 19 at Wash.
ington Cathedral.
DR.. Dun Due This Week.
DR.. Dun, who has been vacation.
ing with Mrs. Dun at Beaufort
S. c., is expected to reach Wash.
ington tomorrow or Tuesday. They
will reside temporarily at the Col.
lege Of Preachers on the Cathedra
Close.
Archbishop Garbett will celebrate
holy communion at 7:30 am. today
at the high altar in the great sane,
tuary Of the cathedral The morn.
ing sermon will be delivered at Il
a m. by Canon Chancellor Charlie.
w. F. Smith. The evensong message
will be by Canon Theodore o. Wede
at pm.
Archbishop Garbett will deliver
another radio address at 10 am
next Sunday over the Columbis
Broadcasting System. He also will
deliver the sermon at the 4 pm
|evensong service next Sunday at the
cathedral. He plans to make severa
short trips about the Eastern United
States and Canada.
"Co-operation based on self-in.
terest may for a time be very valu.
able but it does not stand the strair
|of misunderstanding unless it is the
expression of mutual respect anc
friendship"
Everywhere in London" he said
I'VE see your boys and there are
whole counties of England occupied
by your armies and airmen. 1t ha.
been a friendly invasion which nj
one could ever have dreamed O.
when America gained its independ.
ence. Your sailors, soldiers ane
airmen are ambassadors of gooe
will. We like their high spirits
their generosity, their humor, ane
we admire their courage on tn,
sea, on land and in the air"
The archbishop expressed appre
citation to the American people fol
war relief goods sent to England
during the blitz.
Staying at Embassy.
Interviewed yesterday at the Brit.
ish Embassy where he is residin,
while in Washington, the 6e-year.
old archbishop, tall, and a trif1,
stopped, seemed somewhat wear,
from exertion of his first journey
to the United States.
When it was suggested that HI
might wish to say something 'abou
the influence of the war on the
progress of religion, the smile fadee
from his face.
1T cuts both ways" he replied
There Is renewed interest in tn,
church everywhere. People want t.
know If religion has the answers t,
their questions about the purpose O
human existence. They want to b,
assured that there Is a power out
side themselves to help them to d,
the great things that they SO mucf
want to do and which materialisti
science has failed to do. But tn,
work is handicapped by the ten
dency of war to draw men anr
women away from church attend
ance to duties imperatively con
nected with the struggle.
For example, we have been callee
upon to furnish very great mum.
ber-I am not permitted to tell yo,
exactly how many-chaplains fol
the armed forces. That necessaril,
makes parish activity difficult. Some
factories, of course, have chaplain.
and regular services are held: but
we'll, it is hard"
Lauds German Pastors.
After victory has been achieved
the archbishop believes there will
be spiritual forces in the Axis coun.
tries with which the religious lead.
ers of the United Nations can dea
in terms of fellowship. AT least !
hope So" he commented. I'm Ger.
many, anyway. both Roman Cath.
ollc and Lutheran spokesmen have
lifted their voices in protest agains
the exceSseS of the totalitariar
state; both Lutherans and Cath.
lolics has shown remarkable courage
in bearing Christian witness there
in some very important cases"
Concerning social progress ir
Britain after the war, he indicated
his confidence in the principle O,
the national health insurance pro.
gram and added: ut is very fine
but room still should be left fol
the voluntary side"
The archbishop is profoundly in.
terested in plans for rebuildins
church structures damaged in thu
blitz. Manchester and Liverpool
cathedrals are included in the list
Of edifices which are to be repaired
| Meanwhile, he said the famous
stained glass of York Minister has
been hidden in safe storage fol
the duration. The Five Sisters
windows are boarded up" he sighed