The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-09-21
RELIGIOUS
IMPLICATIONS
OF ATOMIC AGE

Bearing the signatures of 81 dis
tinguished clergymen a statement re-
leased today by tho Religious Associ-
ates of the National Citizens Political
Action committee called upon leaders
of all faiths ito approach the changes
that the new era of atomic power
makes inevitable with positive, hope
full and socially constructive determi-
nation"
The clergymen urged that control
of atomic power be placed in the So
cial and economic council of the unit
ed nations organization or in the
hands of a special council to be estab
lished for the purpose.
Noting that this is a problem of
political, economic and social signifi-
canoe beyond all computation" the
clergymen added "it is even more a
religious problem. Man has now taken
the basic structure of the material uni
verse into his own keeping. 1t must
be matched by another kind of power
the power to master human nature.
This we call "the power of the spirit.
The task of religion is to make it
available and to make it work"
In releasing the statement, DR..
Dwight ]. Bradley, director of the re-
ligious associates, emphasized that
There is no middle ground. Unless
this new force is directed to the well
fare of all mankind, it will be misused
in such ways as to destroy mankind.
DR.. Bradley deplored the fact that
many religious leaders have spoken
lighted PAC organization meetings in
Pennsylvania and Illinois. At a Phila-
delphia parley, attended by 40 CLIO of
ficials Mr.. Hillman stated that the
Clio reconversion plan was the only
program for maintaining purchasing
power, the keynote to prosperity and
full employment He attacked the
committee for economic development,
ridiculing its estimate of 80 billion
dollar civilian output based on 1889
prices, between now and September
only dejectedly of the atomic era, say
ing: I'VE must recognize that this
can be and must be force for good.
1t does us no good to view the develop
ment of atomic power dejectedly. It
is here. 1t is a fact with which we
must and can cope"
Signers of the Religious Associates
statement included:
Arkansas: Rev E. d. Brown.
California: Rev. Jack Glasse.
Connecticut: Rev. Henry ]. MacKen-
zie, DR.. Willard Uphaus, Rev. John W.
Deschnez, Rabbi Robert e. Goldburg,
Rev. Harold b. Hunting.
Florida: Rev. j. l. Johnson.
Georgia: Rev. Edwin Brock.
Illinois: Rev Erwin A. Gaede, Dr.
A. w. Loos, Rev. Paul Folino, Rev.
Carl Baehr.
Maine: Rev. Everett |. Campbell.
Massachusetts: Rev. Neil Richard
son, Rev. Thaddeus Clapp, Prof. Al
bert e. Bailey. Rabbi Samuel Korff.
Rev. William Spefford Jr., Rev. Ste
phen H. Friedman.
Michigan: Rev Henry ID. Jones, Rev.
Albert Wallace Kaufman.
Minnesota: Rev. Paul S. Rahneff,
l'rof. Ruth Raymond.
Nebraska: DR.. ]. e. Taylor.
New Hampshire: Rev. John F. Hoyt,
Rev William Nelson Deane, Rev. Ed
win E. Aiken Jr., Rev Charles A. Eng
vail, Rev. Robert A. Brakeman.
New Jersey: Rev. George G., Hene-
weld, Rev. Robert d. Smith.
New York: Rev. Jack McMichael,
Rev. Francis Fornau, Rev. G. Shubert
Frye, Rev Merritt B. Queen, DR.. Fred
L. Brownlee, Rev. Alvin w. Hofer,
Rev. Eliot White, Rev. Wilbur ],
Stone, DR.. Dwight j. Bradley, Rev.
Paul H. Stretch, DR.. Guy Emery Ship
er, DR.. William Spofford, Rev. Dryden
= Phelps, DR.. Algernon D. Black.
North Carolina: Rev. Vladimir E.
hartman.
Ohio: Rev. Frank Kicker, Rev. JOS
phi +. Quick.
Tennessee: Bishop R. r. Wright Jr.,
Dr.. James A. Dombrowski, DIR. Alvin
". Taylor, Rev. G. A. Long, Rev. T.
Cowan, Rev. A. L. DeJarnette
Texas: DR. John G. CRANBERRY.
Vermont: Rev. Howard Stimmel
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