Evening star., 1948-11-05
Bishop Oman Assai|s
Churches Racial Bars
|Af Mission Meetinq

Methodist Bishop G. Bromley Ok
nam of New York last night lashed
out at churches which excluded
any one from worshipping within
them because of race or color"
"It is intolerable that any one be
excluded because Of race or color
from any Christian church," he
told a Protestant Missions Ad-
vance mass meeting at Calvary Bap-
tist Church.
"It is a scandal In the body Of
Christianity. It is infinitely bad If
a church of Christ bars a man from
bits doors. I know that isn't popular
tbut it is easier to talk about the
problems Of Asia than Of New York
Tor Washington"
The speaker also asserted those
who attack communism without
looking further for the causes that
bring it into being are unwise.
Communism is far more an effect
Of causes that are deeper than it.
self than it is in itself cause" he
declared. 'It has set UP an answer
that I cannot accept. But it is
stupid for people to think that, by
dealing with it in an attack way, we
are dealing with the causes that ef-
feet things"
Two Great Issues.
The churches have to regain
their contact with reality to get
away from the charges they are the
bulwarks of privilege, Bishop Oman
declared, adding the two great is
sues facing them are power and
| justice,
Power must be brought under
democratic control" he asserted.
Justice must be established by the
democratic process. There are too
many willing to follow the teachings
of Jesus Of Nazareth, provided 1t
does not interfere with their privi-
leges."
He said it is the mission Of the
church to move into the whole in
ternational situation so that we
take the next step upward and bring
to mankind the law and order our
forefathers brought to us.
within the United Nations, we
have an instrument which must be
used by the church in such q way
as to Danish anarchy from the
earth," he declared.
Events of the last few days,
Bishop Oman declared, shows that
'our people are resolved that some
how we shall find freedom and
peace and Justice"
mo one nation is going to rule
the world in the future" he pre-
dicted. "The nations of the world
together are going to think through
their problems in the interest OF
the peoples Of the world, who are
going to make the decisions"
Looks Toward One Church.
Bishop Oman also declared there
was a trend from competitive
struggle to cooperative endeavor.' u
He pointed out this does not mean
the end of the free enterprise sys-
tenn Of democracy but rather "that
we have to learn to work together
so we can use what is in our hands
He ended by calling on the
churches to break down the de-
nominational differences among
them 30 that eventually there will
be one church.
Mrs. Paul Moser, past president
of the Presbyterian National Coal1-
Gil of Wonen's Organizations,
warned the rally that communism
great threat lies in its missionary
zeal. Only the gospel Of Christ can
successfully meet the challenge. she
added.
DR.. L. Ralph Tabor, pastor OF
Luther Place Memorial Church and
chairman of the executive commit
ttee, Washington Protestant Missions
Advance. Conference, presided.
The rally was an interdenomina-
tional one for the Protestants Of the
area. Today and in some churches
tomorrow the individual denomina-
tions will hold meetings to further
the foreign missions programs of
their bodies.