Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-05
Catholics Hif
As Evangelical
Farley Closes

BUFFALO, N. Y. April S Up.
An official of the NATIONAL
Association of Evangelicals says
the Roman Catholic hierarchy
In the United States is "a threat
to our American way Of life"
Clyde w. Taylor of Washing
ton, d. c., secretary of public
affairs for. the NAE. said last
night that Catholic leaders ARE
persistently and constantly driv-
ing toward the establishment Of
a Roman Catholic nation with
q church-State union. :"
He gave the principal address
of the last day of the associa-
TONS 18th annual convention.
DR.. Paul p. Petticord of Port
land, Greg, was reelected presi-
dent.
Mr.. Taylor said: I'm general,
Evangelicals have been alerted
to the tactics of the Catholic
hierarchy to use every loophole
to advance the cause Of their
church."
He said the "loopholes" were
used to secure (FederaD funds
to put up hospitals. to buy land
through the Federal Housing
Administration, to get a $26 mil
lion gift through special legisla-
ton for their (Catholic) work
in the Philippines. and raid
Federal, State and local treas
uries."
USIA Commended
The association represents 40
theologically conservative Prot
estant denominations with about
2 million members.
Reversing its position of few
years ago. the association COM
mended the United States IN
formation Agency for forward
steps in the handling of religious
information"
The association approved a.
resolution which stated that the
agency and the Voice of America
are engaged in heralding to the
world the American heritage and
the American system of individ-
ual freedom and responsibility"
In other action the Association
elected DR.. Carl F. H. Henry of
Washington to the board of adj
ministration for a three-year
term.
The association reaffirmed its
support Of the national origins
quota system Of the present i'm
migration laws in q resolution
stating that:
ANY departure from the lib
eral provisions of our present
immigration laws would en-
danger these freedoms for the
future of America by assimi-
lating into the population large
numbers of people who have
little historic attachment to, or
understanding of. the American
heritage"
Other Resolutions Passed
Other resolutions approved by
the association:
Urged passage by Congress of
legislation to prohibit service 1
Of liquor aboard American COM /
mercial and military passenger |
planes.
Expressed "unalterable op-
position to American recogni-
ton Of Red China on the ground
that it would be "unquestionably
Immoral and Christian"
Reaffirmed its opposition toll
Federal aid to education asI
tending to facilitate increasing
seculariZation of the public
schools, tending toward social
ism and opening the door toI
Federal control and thus enable
the extremely liberal educational |
elements in UNESCO to forward
their anti-Christian program.
including the elimination of
Christian schools" The resolu-
ton said individual States
are able to provide adequate ed
ucational buildings, equipment
end teaching STATS, and noted
that the Presidents Commission
on Intergovernmental Relations
reveals "irrefutable evidence OF
waste and extravaganza" in con-
nAnfin,a NTH all Endnrn1 IA