Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-27
Churehman Rejects
Red Prober' S Bid 10
Get Bishop on Stand
BY Casper Names
Sfor Stoff Correspondent

UC1OIC SOllSICSSiOI1d1 lllNCot4-
eating committee.
The telegram was sent to
Bishop Albert Bereczky. one of
a efive-man delegation from the
Hungarian Reformed Church
attending the current second
assembly of the council.
DR.. Franklin Clark Fry, vice
chairman of the councils policy
making central com m II e.
termed the House members re-
quest a clear improperly" in
rejecting it.
Recalling our long converse
ton in your Office in Washington
early in August, I am amazed at
your telegram inviting church
delegates from Hungary to tes-
tify at a public hearing of Con-
gressional committee" the tele-
gram from DR.. Fry. president of
the United Lutheran Church in
America, said.
"As you know, these men are
here exclusively for church con-
ferences and this fact heightens
the clear improperly of your
proposal"
Bentley Sees Conflict.
Representative Bentley, head
of a House subcommittee on
Communist Aggression. sent the
telegram from Cleveland two
days ago. It said: Statements
made by members of your dele
cation to the effect that complete
religious freedom exists today in
Hungary are in direct conflict
with testimony taken and pend
ing before this committee.
1--WE believe that the best way
to attain peace in this world is
by telling all the people the en-
tire truth"
The telegram then invited
Bishop Bereczky and members
of the Hungarian delegation to
appear before the congressional
committee in Cleveland either
yesterday or today.
Bishop Bereczky, in declining.
said his reasons for doing so were
given in Dr.. Fry's response.
Delegates Seek to Merge Views.
Today, assembly delegates tried
to bring together conflicting
views regarding the assembly's
main theme, "Christ-the Hope
of the World"
The difficult and touchy theo-
logical problem confronting rep
resentatives of 1853 denomina-
tions from 48 countries may con-
ceivably run into a snag that
might prevent a statement
wholly acceptable to all. If this
occurs. a report expressing broad
INCREMENT and then listing or
commenting on points of dis
agreement may be approved. In
tensive efforts are being made
by all concerned to reach final
decision today
Several serious differences con-
corning the main theme are be-
ing studied by delegates from
various communions and even
by many from within the same
religious family. One objection
was that the original report
lacked the note of joyous af-
f1rmation and radiant expect
ancy which should mark a state
ment of the, Christian hope"
Other Views ON Question.
Another, and probably more
fundamental cleavage, states:
1--WE are not agreed on the rela-
tionship between the Christian's
hope here and now, and his ulti-
mate hope" One view empha-
sizes the Christian hope as re-
lated to the second coming of
Christ while an opposing school
believes it is more directly con-
cerned with present conditions.
Other objections included dis
satisfaction with "the treatment
of the non-Christian religions
and observed there was no agree
mefit on "the correct definition
of our hope as it applies" to
those who believe in God but
lido not know Him as revealed
in Christ" Some felt the docu-
ment had too strong a WEST
ern" tinge while others consid-
cred the statement as too
sympathetic to rival hopes" OF
those that falsely bear the
Christian name"
Delegates from, ort h cd o X
churches in a special declaration
hit hard at the last point.
Rallies Impress Reds.
Even the Communists in East
Germany were visibly impressed
by the recent kirchentages
Church days-or rallies) held in
Leipzig, DR.. Reinhold Won Thad-
den of Fulda, Germany, told a
press conference yesterday.
DR.. Won Thadden. originator
and guiding spirit of these mass
meetings and rallies, related how
thousands of men. women and
children from innumerable towns
and villages in Germany came
| to the six-day kirchentages in
July. They were climaxed when
more than 100000 people gath
cred over the week end for the
religious rallies, to the obvious
establishment of the Commu-
nists, he said.