Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-19
Void Church Council to Hear
Address by Eisenhower I odoy

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audience Of visitors to the con-
yention gathering of repre-
sentatives of 1913 denominations
from 48 nations.
He mentioned social security,
workmen's compensation for in
juries on the job. the minimum
wage law, the 40-hour week.
farm price floors and public
housing. and said:
II am not reciting these facts
to boast. but to show you that
we are not, and probably never
have been, a laissez-faire cap
italism. In nearly all of this
legislation and in its enforce
ment has been evidence of the
strong reform instincts of
America. It comes in large part
out OF our religious and mission
airy background"
Lebanese Envoy Speaks.
Last night the delegates and
others heard DR.. Charles Malik,
Ambassador of Lebanon to the
United States and Lebanon rep
resentative in the United Ma
tion'S Security Council, warn
that communism "can never be
opposed in Asia and Africa by a
mere negation.
DR.. Malik, a member of the
Greek Orthodox Church, de-
clared that not only "the high
est political wisdom" but a ring
ing message of reality, truth
and hope is needed in the pres
ent crisis.
Communism exposes the in
adequacy, if not indeed the bank
ruptcy, of the Western imperi-
alistic and the SNUG Christian
approach of the past" he said.
Something infinitely more hum
BILE :. something touching the
hearts of men, touching their
need for fellowship and under
standing and love, for being
included and being trusted,
something providing them with
real hope for themselves and
their children in this life as well
as in the next is needed.
This something is Jesus Christ,
the risen Lord"
Americans and other Western
peoples must not expect Asia and
Africa to have the same kind of
social and political forms as they
have. the Lebanon Ambassador
said.
Act on "Streamlining"
Action taken by the delegates
yesterday on structural changes
aimed at streamlining the coun-
Gil were provisional and will be
subjected to a final vote tomor-
row.
However, indications are that
the votes recorded, particularly
the one on the presidency, will
prevail. The delegates yester-
day approved the committees
recommendation that q maxi
mum of six council presidents
be elected, STIMULATING that the
incumbents would be ineligible
for reelection. While the COM
mittee's proposal left open the
door for fewer than six presi-
dents, it is expected that the
maximum numb. will be chosen,
following the precedent estab-
lished when the council was
formed in 1913 at Amsterdam,
Holland. IL
Only three of the six presi-
dents at Amsterdam have served
out their terms of Office. Arch.
bishop Erling Eden, then pri-
mate Of the Lutheran Church of
Sweden. md DR.. T. C. Chao of
the Anglican Church of China,
resigned and Archbishop S. Ger
manos of the Ecumenical Patri-
archaic of Constantinople, died.
Those serving out their terms
are Archbishop Fisher, Bishop
Oman and DR.. Marc Boegner,
president of the Reformed
Church in France. Two ap-
pointed to the above vacancies,
Archbishop Athenagoras Of the
Greek Orthodox Church and
Bishop Ewing Berggrav of the
Lutheran Church of Norway,
still are serving, while the sixth
president, Miss Sarah Chakko of
the Syrian Orthodox Church,
died in February. DR.. John r.
Mott of the United States is
honorary president.
Ten pickets paraded outside
the assembly meeting last night,
protesting the presence of DR..
Joseph Hromadka of the Czech
Evangelical Church.
They Identified themselves as
members of the Alliance of
Czechoslovaks in Exile" They
hoisted placards which said:
1000 priests in Jail. Why is
Hromadka here?"