Evening star., 1953-01-19

Congress, by courts, by the Exec
utive is our most critical need"
Rabbi Norman Gerstenfeld,
minister of the Washington He
brew Congregation (statement)
with a prayer in our hearts
we face the future with hope.
The interregnum between the old
administration and the new. the
magnificent spirit of co-opera-
ton for the common cause re-
vealed in the past weeks between
a President about to retire and
a new President soon to take the
helm. has renewed our conf
dence IN the greatness of the
American tradition.
"The President in the White
House is the President of the
entire American people, not alone
of the party that nominated him
or the citizens who voted for
him. He cannot perform his
high duties without the help of
every one of us. His office will
only be as effective as the kind
of cooperation each of us is
willing to give him for the
common cause"
DR.. Edward L. r. ElsOn, min
lister of National Presbyterian
Church-"The minister ordi-
narily cannot go into the political
area, but the Christian states
man can apply the truth of
Jesus Christ to the problems of
our world. The work of pro-
claiming the gospel and redeem
ing mankind is only the speciality
of the clergy because they can
give their full time to it.
Nothing in this world of ours
is SO desperately needed as the
right kind of men. We may
fight our wars. and win them;
make our treaties, and begin life
anew; produce great scientific
inventions, and yet go to rot if
we do not have the right kind
of men. Clearly what our
age needs is not better states
men, not better financiers, not
better soldiers, nor better SCENT
lists, but universally better men,"
DIR. A. Powell Davies, minister
of All Souls Unitarian Church.
eve are told that the new adj
miniStration is a business admin
istration since it is drawn
largely from the managements
of great corporate enterprises.
If this meant what it used to
mean. we might be apprehensive.
In the perilous world of the
present and the future, it is high
moral vision and a deep concern
for the general welfare that are
chiefly needed. Narrower aims
are not enough. If business
minds and business methods will
serve the general welfare, we
shall have cause to be grateful.
But if they serve lesser ends.
the conscience of the people will
condemn them, and this will be
the last business administration
that America will ever see."
DIR. Edward B. Willingham,
pastor of National Baptist Men,
orial Church-"It is not for the
pulpit to give itself to a mere
patriotic call to united support
of the Government It is
our responsibility to point to
certain great ideals and prin-
ciples which we believe are neces-
sary for the Nation to observe
and practice if it is to be true
to the spirit of God as we know
Him and if we are to fulfill our
destiny as a nation.
1--WE must clearly define moral
issues and appeal to the noble
spirit which is to be found among
our people. We must detect that
which is propaganda, that which
is materilistic, that which is
selfish, and warn against the
things which we believe will
weaken the Nation and be con-
trary to the will of God, as we
understand it, for all people"
DIR. Seth r. Brooks, minister
of Universalist National Men,
orial Church-"On Tuesday we
will have a new President. He
will need the hopes and prayers
of every citizen, for his is a
lonely, heavy, crushing burden.
We hope he will be progressive
and lead this Nation forward,
that he will be dignified and
uphold his great Office and that
he unity the Nation so there is
no schism in our common life.
Beyond this we hope he will
be so historically wise that he
will know the dangers in all
schemes of an absolute state
(that) he will have the intel
lectual capacity to be familiar
with great ideas Cthat) he
will have the sustaining strength
of religious comprehension so he
may see that world as men have
made it and the world as God
is ever moving men to make"
DIR. Leland Stark, rector OF
Epiphany Episcopal Church
1.-THE foundation of our Democ-
racy is a spiritual foundation
God has given us this good land
for our heritage, and it augurs
well for our country that ou1
President-to-be we'll knows this
for he and his official family, as
other Presidents have done be-
fore him. will begin Inaugural
Day with prayer and with hum
BILE dedication of themselves tc
the service of God and oul
country"
DIR. L. Ralph Tabor, pastor o1
Luther Place Memorial Lutheran
Church-"No one can be so wei
equipped by his own gifts tt
guide with full competence tht
course of our Government. Our.
is Government "by" the people
and not only "for" the people