The guardian., 1954-04-17
BOSTON
BAKED
BY MABE KoUNTzE

BY MABE KoUNTzE
"YOu can not fight Tyranny
with tyranny"
Bishop Shell
TWO BISHOPS of the Chris
tian faith outSpokenly featured
the news of the past weeks
Both provided profound thought
for the Easter Sunday ahead.
Certainly the brilliant Meth
odiSt Bishop, william ]. Walls.
delivered an historic lecture on
his world travel observations.
Six days later, Catholic Bishop.
Bernard ]. She'll, exploded any
belief that the methods of a
Jr. U. S. Senator are upheld"
by all men of the Church Far
from it'll
BISHOP SHE'LL, a CYO found
er and long champion of the
underprivileged, has hit square,
ly at the Mccarthy methods,
uphOlding the stand taken by
this writer and most other
Americans. Said Bishop She'll
although the Church takes no
position, and will not, on this
matter of public controversy,
the Church does take a posi-
ton on lies, calumny, the alb
sence of charity and calculated
deceit"
ADOLPH HITLER was one of
the most noisest" of the So
called anti-communists. OBJ
served Bishop Shell, addressing
$500 American labor union
members at Chicago recently.
Questioning the sincerity of
some politicians on this uues-
ton, the Bishop added, Il hate
to see anti-communism identi-
fled with playing for the grand
stand. It is not a game to
be played SO publicity y-minded
pols can build fame for them
selves"
THE GENUINE anti-commu-
mist, said Bishop She'll. is not
the headline hunter but rath-
er those people who are inter
ested in and are working for
the reforms so that people get
decent jobs, homes, enough to
eat, and the removal of racial,
religious and class barriers. The
task of the true anti-commu-
mist is to uphold the Christian
doctrines in all these matters
so that communism won't take
root. A great speech by
great Bishopl
BISHOP WALLS, although
speaking nearly week before
Bishop She'll, gave basieally the
same wisdom here in Boston.
Veteran world traveller, Bishop
Walls told of the economic ills
and suffering in three fourthS
of the world. He had seen it;
talked with people, been close
to the scenes. He warned us
against any false security Of
physical power. Like Bishop
She'll, Bishop Walls also advO-
Gated fighting communism with
reforms.
WILLIAM PICKENS, a great
American equal rights champion
who passed on this month, was
one of the reform crusaders"
of the Christian character call
ed upon by Bishop Walls and
She'll. Mr.. Pickens was a product
of Talladega, Yale, Fisk, and
other colleges. He served the
U. S. government. He was a
great NAACP leader He wrote
and worked for the underpri-
v.'eped Aud yft men like
Pickens were smeared as com
munists" by some politicians.
CHRIST BRAvED even the
Qualification to oppose these
same smear-p politicians of the
past. Christ was called a FRA
dical" for preaching reforms.
He and others were judged
''guilt by association. The
Apostles and early Church were
called radical by the Roman
State which fed Christians to
the lions. Certainly no Church
man in view of history can
afford to uphold any reckless
radical smears" by any poll
tician OF any otaIe'
EASTER SUNDAY brings a
story of religious faith and
charity; a faith and charity
which must come from all
church leaders if they are
genuinely true to their beliefs
and hopes to save the world.
Our modern problems will not
be solved by Power Politics and
war. Two world wars have solved
nothing. Power alone did not
sustain Rome and other fallen
Empires Two Bishops have
spoken wisdom the nation and
world might well heed.