Evening star., 1947-11-17
Greater Endowments
For Education Needed ,
Stewardship Unit Told


greater financial support from the
public to compensate for lowered
interest rates on endowments, an
educational leader today told re-
ligious welfare officials gathered
here for the National Stewardship
Conference.
DR.. Guy E. Snavely, executive
director of the Association of Amer
ican Colleges, added his plea for
greater charity contributions to that
Of President Truman, who told the
conference in a message last night
that religious, educational and well
fare institutions were menaced by
reduced moral and financial support.
DR.. Snavely pointed out that al
though Is per cent Of an individu-
ais income may be donated to
charity tax free, the national aver
age is only 3 per cent.
Bishop Flint Speaks.
Meeting at the Foundry Meth
odist Church, 40 representatives of
Catholic, Protestant and Jewish re-
lief organizations heard Methodist
Bishop Charles w. Flint of the
Church Peace Union declare that
lasting peace required good faith
among nations, and a desire to place
the common welfare above in
dividual advantage.
He said private organizations
working for peace must create in ali
lands an atmosphere in which peace
may grow, but warned this would
mean "a colossal task involving
astronomical figures"
Charles v. Vickrey, president Of
the Golden Rule Foundation, OBJ
served, "A trillion dollars was spent
for war. A trillion dollars could do
marvels for peace"
George w. Miles Of the National
Catholic Welfare Conference warned
against any temptation to assume
that because the Government has
assumed great responsibilities in
providing relief for Europe, there is
less need for private agencies to
work In this field.
Truman Notes Contrast.
In his message to the National
Stewardship Conference last night,
President Truman noted that the
national income was sits, 900 ,060, 900
in 1916, more than four times the
total income in the depths Of the
depression in 1892.
But the percentage Of giving to
all church and charity institutions
dependent upon voluntary support
for their maintenance, which I am
informed was 5.3 per cent in 1882,
is currently reported to, be 1.6 per
cent during this time Of our highest
prosperity" he stated.
The message continued:
II submit to my fellow citizens
that we cannot hope to be worthy
of the continued. blessings of Provi-
dence if our prosperity Is used
selfishly for our own personal graft
fication without more appropriate
increase in the voluntary, systematic
support of those religious, educa-
tional and character building agen-
cies and institutions upon which
the integrity Of the Nation is based.
The President said that during
the war citizens responded with
"commendable loyalty and patriot
ism to every call both for heavy
taxes and for purchase of War Saw
ings Bonds in unprecedented
amounts.
If as many persons would start
a practice of laying aside on each
pay day share of their incomes
for the agencies. the problems con-
fronting the National Stewardship
Conference would be solved quickly,
the President added.
Conference Is Resumed.
IT am firmly convinced, moreover,
that such a systematic setting aside
of income would contribute much to
the moral fiber of every citizen thus
participating, and through the
service made possible by such volun-
tary contributions the welfare Of
the Nation would be greatly
strengthened and advanced"
A planning session is scheduled
this afternoon to hear DR.. Vickrey,
Simon A. Paddock, executive secre-
tary Of the Golden Rule Foundation;
Arthur Everts, ,layman, Of Dallas,
Tex, and J. K. LASER, layman, of
New York.
The general session at 7:45 pm.
at the church will hear message
from former President Hoover and
addresses by Oswaldo Aranha, presi-
dent of the United Nations General
Assembly, DR.. Stewart w. Herman,
jr., former pastor of the American
Church, Berlin, and Wilbur LaRoe,
jr., moderator of the Presbyterian
Church.
The conference viii conclude with
. luncheon at the Mayd0wsr Hotel
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