Evening star., 1950-02-03
Lutherans Ask Truman
To Abolish Post OF
Vatican Ambassador
By Cospor Names
Sior Stoff Correspondent

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Feb. 3.
The National Lutheran Council
today called on President Truman
to abolish the post of Ambassador
to the Vatican recently left vacant
by the resignational of Myron
c. Taylor.
The council adopted a resolu-
ton stating "The resignation of
Myron c. Taylor as the personal
representative of the President of
the United States at the Vatican
reminds us again of the impropri-
ETY. of such representation"
1t then urged that mo one
shall be appointed as successor to
MIR. Taylor as representative of
the President to the Vatican, and
that the diplomatic relationship
with the Vatican should be termi-
mated now" 4.
DR.. Tabor Speaks.
DR.. L. Ralph Tabor of Washing
ton, chairman of the councils di-
vision of public relations, told the
gathering yesterday "the church
has responsibility to serve as the
conscience of the state"
He asserted that in contrast to
"self-seeking groups" the church
must raise it's voice ION behalf of
human welfare. When issues are
pending which involve moral prin-
ciples, silence on the part of the
church is itself a negative wit
ness"
"The church can influence Gov
ernment policies mainly through
the power of IDEAS" DR.. Tabor,
pastor of Luther Place Memorial
Church, declared.
Calls for Ideas.
'The moral authority of the
church comes, not from pressure
which it may try to exert, but
from the validity of the ideas
which it voices. To be most effec-
tive, these ideas should be ex-
pressed to those who are respon-
sible for the formulation of policy
at a time when decisions are In
the making" he said.
The Rev. Robert E. Van DeuSen
of Washington. secretary Of the
councils division of public re-
lations, urged churchmen to keep
posted on current affairs SO that
the church's view would receive
serious consideration from the
Government.
"The church must subject itself
to the discipline of continuing
study Of current problems" Mr..
Van Deusen said. With ade-
quate preparation, the church
need never be apologetic or hesti-
tant about approaching Govern
ment on matters of mutual con-
Germ"
Seminar Planned.
1t was announced that a semi
mar of so clerical and lay Lutheran
leaders will be held in 1851. prob
ably in Washington, on church
and state.
DR.. Clarence E. Krumbholz, ex-
ecutive secretary of the councils
division of welfare, called on the
100 Lutheran old peoples homes
in the United States to take in
more aged men and women from
displaced persons camps In Eu-
rope. .s-
More than 26,9O0 displaced per-
sons have been turned down by
immigration missions because of
their age, the speaker said.
1T would be tragic for so many
OF these people to be left in Eu-
rope, where the care would be
inadequate and there is insufi-
cient food for the people who are
confined to the camps or even to
old peoples homes" DR.. Krumb-
holz asserted.
The council yesterday passed a
resolution urging Congress to lib
eralize the displaced persons law.
Displaced persons coming here
must 'be willing to play the game
and stay where they have the
assurance rather than flock to the
cities" If serious trouble is to be
avoided, DR.. T. F. Gullison, presi-
dent of the Lutheran Seminary,
st. Paul, Mimi, warned yester-
day.
I'VE do not want to keep
librarian on farm in South
Dakota, but we must be sure he
does not rush into the Twin
Cities and cause trouble by COM
ing in before things have been
adjusted" the speaker said,