The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-03
NERC0 BISHOP
TO SPEAK HERE
Was Sent To Europe By
President Truman
Recently

"A j NOA
atomic devastation would destroy
Goth century civilization beyond
repair.
That is the prediction Of Bishop
William j. Walls, meflber of a
special church delegation, sent by
President Truman to Europe 10
. study moral. industrial and educa-
tional conditions. will make at to-
morrow's afternoon session of the
national convention of the Connec-
tional Council of the Afclran
Methodist Episcopal Zion church,
scheduled at 3 o'clock at St. Luke's
Seventh and Church streets
Bishop Walls a native OF Ashe-
Vile came here after reporting to
President Truman upon his ARRIVAL
july 20 from Europe where ne
and II other heads spent 81 days
touring the American occupation
zone and points Of interest
throughout The. war-ravased coun-
Try.
Another hlghlight OF the weeks
convention will be an address by
Governor R. Gregg Cherry at the
church next Wednesday night at
8 o'clock, when more than 3,Ooo
delegates will again gather for the
convention.
For three days delegates have
been pouring into the city n Tor
three days business session have
been in progre.
Railroads have furnished special
trains and cars to transport the
delegates. and Atlantic Coast Line
station here has been flooded with
delegates at train time, DR.. II. B..
Shaw. chairman of the Citizens
committee for local arrangements,
said.
If the world today should have
another war, even of the proper
tions Of the second World conflict,
our civilization would be destroyed
beyond repair, and the world would
stand a grave possible Of revertlng
to conditions like those of the Dark
Ages" Bishop Walls said.
Europe's moral, educational, and
industrial life is weakened to an
extent which will require years to
rebuild even now. the bishop SAID.
About Russia's part in regulld-
ing, the bishop said that the gene
raj feeling in Europe is that Rus
STA is not going out Of her way to
help reconstruct either industry,
moral or education"
On the tour, the delegation, was
feted and entertained by Pope
Plus. General Lucius D. Clay of
the Army, the president of France
and other dignitaries, but in the
Russian which they frequent
ly had to traverse in to get to all
points Of the American territory,
the delegates were not allowed to
leave their cars Or planes without
special passes and escort, he said.
" "Germany's food crt,s look
good, but in spite Of Lnis, pro-
duction this year will be Only one
third OF what is necessary to feed
her people," he said.
Heldieburg university, heart of
Germany's education is hard hit
with tuberculosis and other dis
ease, Bishop Walls reports.
A survey shows that 40 per cent
of the schools students are tuber-
cular and that 20 per cent of it's
faculty is suffering from TB.
The school lost 20 studnets in
n months from disease, Bishop
Walls said a report disclosed.
Bishop Walls said that Europe
IS in ruins, people are without
homes, food and clothing. Fac
tories have been destroyed and
are slow at rebuilding.
Its physical conditions we're de-
scrlbed as follows:
Education in the American zone
is progressing, under the direction
OF the American command"
"Europe's moral is low"
The country's industrial con-
dltlons are pitiful."
: This is the gist of Bishop Wallis
review as taken from notes he
mace during his tour of the u
tries.
"Eur.,e's necessities for life.
Tor a long time will have to come
from other countries, upon whom
she is dependent" he said.
About American troops in the
European countries, Bishop Walls
was optimistic.
Their moral and religion are
about the average of what thew
would be if the boys were here at
home" he said.
In either respect, Whatever
they are, they are ours, and in .
way are us, and with more at
tention being given to recreation.
its extension and enlargement mo-
gram, the troops will undoubtedly
come through with flying coiors."
the bishop said.