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lana State University.
The Rev. Malcolm Boyd said
that he had been told by tele-
phone that if he spoke at the
college the university would not
receive a 81, 900, 900 grant in state
funds. He added that 1900 leaf
let's announcing his appearance
had been destroyed.
The 35-year-old clergyman is
rector of st. Georges Church
here. He is a well-known writer
in the field of religion, and has
made radio and television appear
ances.
Studied At Oxford
He studied at Union Theological
Seminary in New York and Ok
ford University in England. He
has written articles for The Chris
tian Century, a non-denominational
weekly, and The Living Church,
an Episcopal periodical.
Father Boyd said that last Feb
ruary he addressed a Religious
Emphasis Week Conference at
Louisiana State.
His talks at that time were
given prominent coverage by The
Daily Reveille, the school paper.
For the most part the talks were
an exposition of the Christian be-
lief in the brotherhood of man
and the dignity of the individual.
The clergyman said he was in
formed of the Silliman cancella-
tion letter dated April "a from
Frederick F. Fost, coordinator of
religious activities at the univers-
ity.
In his letter Mr.. Fost wrote
that the staff members of the
University Religious Council "deep-
ly regret that the present situa-
ton makes it inadvisable to have
such conference at this time"
Mr.. Fost also wrote: "This is
to confirm our telephone converse
tion of April 19 in which l related
the circumstances that have neces-
STATED our canceling all arrange
ments for the Educational Spring
Conference on May 8 and 9 at
Silliman College"
The letter indicated in typist's
notation that a copy had been
sent to Troy H. Middleton, presi-
dent of Louisiana State.
Mr.. Fost could not be reached
for comment.
In telephone conversation, Mr..
Middleton declared there was no
truth in the charge that the uni
versity would have lost financial
support if Father Boyd had spoken
at Silliman.
He said that he had not spoken
to either Mr.. Fost or Father Boyd
and declined further comment.
Second Invitation Cancelled
Father Boyd also disclosed that
an invitation to lead a Religious
Emphasis Week at Mississippi
Southern College in Hattiesburg
next year was Cancelled by letter
last week. The letter, written by
the Rev. John F. Nau, chaplain
of the schools Student Christian
Federation, acknowledged Father
Boyd's willingness to speak.
1t then said: "In the meantime
however, we received word of diff
ficulties you met while at Louis
lana State University. We in
| quired into the nature of the diff
ficulties and now feel that it would
be an injustice to you and to the
great cause of our program tt
have you appear as our principa
speaker for the year 1860.
"Should the climate of our So
ciety change in the coming years
we will not only be proud but
happy to present you as mair
speaker at our Religious Empha
sis Week.
Tensions Are Cited
eve pray that you understand
fully the position in which we fint
ourselves doing the work of the
church and of the Lord in an at
mosphere that is filled with var
ious tensions, which is unduly ex
cited, will bring harm to the es'
sence of our entire religious pro
gram"
In commenting on the two can
cellations, Father Boyd said that
"this is the kind of nightmare
situation in which, I am sure, nc