Evening star., 1949-06-23
u. n. Chaher Support
Urged in Speech 10
CongregationaIists
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charter" while recognizing the
U. Ms present defects was pro-
posed at the sixth International
Congregational Council meeting
here today In a message on
church and international dis
order"
Presented to the 225 delegates
from 81 nations by the Rev. Ed
ward 8. Kick Of Kent Town. Aus
tralia, the message further de-
clared support Of ANY regional
pacts" within the province Of the
United Nations that are "genu-
inely aimed at the maintenance
Of peace and freedom"
I'VE recognize that the estab-
lishment Of true international law
involves the acknowledgment Of
a supernatural authority armed
with sufficient power to repel ag-
gression and promote the common
welfare" the statement continued.
In proportion as this is achieved.
the progressive reduction of ma
tional armaments should follow" J"
The paper also asserted the
spread of Christian ideals was es-
sential to prepare people every
where "psychologically and spirit
ually" for world unity. 1t added
that separation of "the spiritual
realm from the political and eco
nomic realms would be treason to
Holy Scripture and the funda-
mental idea Of the kingdom Of
God"
Thorp 10 Speak Today.
William L. Thorp. Assistant
Secretary of State. will address
the council today on the interna-
tional situation as part of the
discussion centering around the
statement presented by Mr.. Kick.
Later today speakers from sew
eral countries discuss the basic
needs and some successful expert
ments In the field of international
relations. Among them will be the
Rev. Cecil Northcott of the Lon
don Missionary Society; the Rev.
Earle H. Ballou Of China and the
Rev. David McKeith. jr., Of the
American Board of Commission
ers for Foreign Missions.
At the concluding session to-
morrow q message to the
churches" comprising the revised
drafts Of statements presented
this week on the relationship Of
the church to world conditions,
will be submitted to the council
for approval.
DR.. Reinhold Niebuhr Of the
Union Theological Seminary, New
York, last night declared "the
most obvious and immediate
cause of the worlds disorder is
the inability Of modern man to
achieve community in terms set
by q technical society" &
Modern Technics Cited.
Although modern technics have
created q potential world COM
munity," DR.. Niebuhr asserted we
have been unable to realize this
potential. He further claimed
these modern technics have re-
suited I'm the destruction Of "an-
cient and organic communities"
and that now the family unit itself
sin the process Of disintsGration. i"
= Or. Nieblihr told the gathsring
that blaming all the worlds Ills on
modern secularism" was incor-
rect.
1--WE ought rather to confess
that some Of the achievements Of
democratic society are secular In
origin and were attained in the
teeth Of Christian opposition" the
theologian declared. But, he con-
tinued, modern secularism is
based upon a false scheme of SAL
vation" because it believes men
are miserable in their impotence
poverty and ignorance and that
they will be saved when they be-
come powerful and intelligent. It
did not foresee that technical
power could be used suicidally and
that intelligence does not neces-
sarily imply wise self-knowledge
or self-control."
Communism Called Evil.
Pointing out that communism
was conceived as "a justified pro-
test against some Of the illusions
of liberal culture and the real
tiles of a liberal society" DR.. Me
buhr charged communism had
become a source of evil through
its conception Of a nation which
is by definition sinless."
THE fanatic fury of communism
and its cruelty toward its foes
derives from this religious illu-
sion," he claimed. Its hard
utopianism has proved to be more
vexatious than the soft utopianism
of the liberal world"
The mems division yesterday
formed a laymen's organization.
to be known as the International
Congregational Laymen's Fellow
ship. When approved by the
council, it will be set up as a COM
mittee of the international body
Proposals for the formation of
a women's fellowship and q youth
fellowship also will be submitted
to the council before 1t adjourns
tomorrow.