Evening star., 1946-06-05
Protestant Leaders
Ask Truman 10 Recall
Taylor From Vatican

Bishop G. Bromley Oman OF the
New York area of the Methodist
church. president OF the Federal
Council of Churches, today called
at the White House with 10 other
Protestant church leaders to ask
President Truman to withdraw My
ron Taylor as personal representa-
tive to the Vatican.
A statement distributed to news
men by the visitors said their dele
CATION represented about 10000, 900
Protestants and that they expressed
the united judgment that any form
of diplomatic relation between the
Government of the United States
and the Vatican is contrary to the
historic American principle of the
separation Of church and state"
The statement said that. "Basing
their appeal upon recent resolutions
adopted by national assemblies and
conventions and a large number of
churches" the delegation asserted
that Mr.. Truman's personal repre-
sentative to the Vatican should not
be continued in this relationship"
The Rev. DR.. Samuel McCrea
Cavert. general secretary of the
federal council. told newsmen that
the clergymen had very pleasant
and gracious interview" with the
President. But he added I'VE have
no statement to make" when asked
what the Presidents reaction was
to their representations.
Mr.. Taylor was sent to Rome in
1910 by President Roosevelt, re-
Gently returned to the Vatican at
the behest of President Truman
after spending several months in
this country.
The delegation today. the state
ment said. submitted to the Presi-
dent a memorandum embodying
resolutions adopted during the last
six weeks by national gatherings
OF several major denominations in
cluding Northern and Southern
Baptists and Presbyterians, Re-
formed Church and Universalist
Church and the Presbyterian Church
of the United States of America.
The memorandum also listed res
olutions adopted by more than 30
regional conferences and conven-
tions of denominational groups in
cluding Methodists. Disciples of
Christ, Congregational. Lutheran.
Universalist. Presbyterian, Baptist
and Seventh day Adventist.
Resolutions coming from inter-
denominational bodies also were
cited to the President.
Coming from many diverse
bodies" these statements said. they
agreed in their central emphasis
that the fundamental American
policy of the separation of church
and state must be upheld and that
any arrangement by which the head
Of our Government maintains Of
ficial relationships with the head
of a church is in violation of that
principle
/, The Federal Council of Churches,
DR.. Cavert said. went on record
against the Taylor appointment two
years ago. Other members OF the
delegation today included the Rev.
Drs. Louie Newton. Atlanta, presi-
dent of the Southern Baptist Con-
vention: Franklin c. Fry. New York
president Of the United Lutheran
Church in America; William B.
Pugh. Philadelphia. stated clerk of
the General Assembly of the Pres
byterian Church in the United
States OF America: Arthur Brunn
Brooklyn, Evangelical Lutheran
Synod of Missouri, Ohio and Other
States: Edwin T. Dahlberg, Syra-
cuse, N. Y, president of the North
ern Baptist Convention; John A.
MacLean, Richmond, General As
sembly Of the Presbyterian. Church
of the United States, South: w. H.
Jernagin, Washington, National
Baptist Convention; John w. Brad
bury, New York, editor of the
Watchman-E Examiner, and Prof.
w. E. Garrison. editor of the Chris
tian Century and dean of Disciples
Of Divinity House, University of
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