Evening star., 1945-01-23
DR.. Maier 10 Address
Closing Session Today
OF Leadership Group

DR.. walter A. Ma1er, Lutheran
Hour radio preacher of Concordia
Seminary, st. Louis, is scheduled to
address the concluding session of
the conference sponsored by the
National Committee for Christian
Leadership at pm. today at the
Departmental Auditorium, Constitu-
ton avenue and Twelfth street NV.
The committee represents break
fast groups OF laymen throughout
the country dedicated to "the pro-
duction and cultivation of Christian
leadership" Nathaniel Leverone of
Chicago is its president.
Robert G. LIE Tourneau, president
OF LIE Tourneau, Inc, OF Peoria, H.,
will be the other speaker. Greetings
will be brought to the audience by
Howard w. Selby, committee vice
president. DR.. Maier will be intro
duced by Representative thinner
man, Democrat, Of Missouri. The
meeting is open to the public.
Board to Elect Today.
The conference program today
calls for the election Of officers for
l945 at a meeting OF the Board Of
Directors of the committee. A group
meeting of all the breakfast groups
in Washington, each Of them au-
tonomous, was held this morning at
the Hotel Statler. Youth leaders
were to conduct the luncheon at the
hotel at 1915 pm. and the Rev. w.
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ada, was to address this gathering,
with Miss Rosalie Leslie, assistant
dean of women of the University of
Maryland, presiding.
Senator Hoey, Democrat. OF North
Carolina told the gathering last
night at the Hotel Statler that law,
freedom, morality and education are
the essentials for growth and pros
perity for mankind. He said these
must be topped by faith in God. The
Senator affirmed his belief that
world peace can be attained and de-
clared some kind Of higher tribunal
to which the nations can bring their
quarrels for adjustment must be
achieved. s ss.-
Representative Judd, Republican,
Of Minnesota also asserted some
kind Of organization to enforce
permanent peace must be had. He
said the primary problem is one In
volving good relations between man
and man. groups and groups and
nations and nations. To achieve
this, he added, we must go to re-
ligion"
Calls Asia Future Market.
The Minnesota representative told
his hearers that 1t would be impos-
sible for America to consume the
goods it can produce once war is
over and he pointed out "our mar
ket for the future lies in Asia, where
one half the people of the world
need things We produce and where
we need the things they produce" !"
At the afternoon session yester-
day Mr.. LIE Tourneau declared 'lay-
men must have the same high
standards as preachers for we all
expect some day to stand before
the Lord on equal terms"
The manufacturer of "bulldozers"
for the armed services said it was
the job Of laymen to do work that
preachers were unable to perform
and called upon his listeners to
give testimony that God is good. !"
He said, you cannot cram Chris
tianity down mans throat. but you
can induce him to come to it nat
urally."
Among those to bring greetings to
the evening meeting were Senator
Wiley. Republican, OF Wisconsin;
Representative Brooks Hays, Demo-
crat, OF Arkansas: Dudley r. Holt
man. head Of the Uptown Breakfast
Group, and Sir Frederic Eggleston,
Minister from Australia. Abraham
Vereide, executive secretary Of the
committee, was in charge of meeting
arrangements and Mr.. Leverone