The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-03

Some ministers of the Gospel have
been particularly gullible to the Commu-
mist Peace At Any Price pitch = that nu-
clear war is too horrible to contemplate,
therefore. we should surrender to the Com
munists If we have to crawl on our bellies
to Moscow to do it,
Excerpts from hearings before House
Un-American Activities Committee on Air
Reserve Center Training Manual:
Richard Arens - Director, House Un-
American Activities Committee
Secretary Sharp = Secretary for Air
AIR RESERVE CENTER
TRAINING MANUAL
MIR. ARENS. should like to invite
your attention to the quotation attributed to
Mr.. Wine appearing in the Washington
Evening Star, February "a, 1850.
Mr.. Wine also said the Air Force has
agreed to amend portions of a second
manual Objectionable to the council which
served as primary source material for the
reserve document. The second manual
205-5-is used now as a guide to security
indoctrination.
Did anyone in the Air Force. to your
knowledge, give such assurance to Mr.
Wine?
SECRETARY SHARP. I don't know of
anyone who gave such assurance. Do you
know anyone?
GENERAL HOLLYWOOD. No.
SECRETARY SHARP. 1 might COM
ment there that l read the manual 2O5-5
that you are referring to, and the portions
Of it that refer to Communism in American
churches and American schools. / do not
find them Objectionable think they are
proper to have in manual of this type.
MR.. ARENS. The essence then of man.
ual 205-5 with respect to Communist infil-
tration in churches and in church groups is
tenet with which you are in accord?
SECRETARY SHARP. 1 am, yes.
MR. ARENS. So the record may be
absolutely clear. based upon the inveSti-
cation of the investigators of the Air Force
who have been working on these manuals
and their reports to you. is it your position.
sir, that the facts are that Communists and
fellow-travelers are now, and have been in
the past. infiltrating church groups. among
other groups?
SECRETARY SHARP l have heard
that they have infiltrated church groups;
do not know whether this has been posi-
lively proven. but l certainly think we
ought to warn our people that they would
be in all probability and I mean by
they" the Communist - would in all prob
ability attempt to infiltrate church groups
or schools or any important group in the
United States which they could infiltrate.
MIR. ARENS. In manual. AT Manual
205-5 you say in essence or the manual
says. in essence. does it not - that Com
nlunists are now infiltrating church groups
or have infiltrated church groups?
May invite your attention to page So?
l should like to read you few sentences
from Air Force Manual 205-5, which UNI
derStand you to concur in, and then we will
discuss, if you please, sir, some of the
statements.
On page So Of Air Force Manual 205-5.
the following appears, does it not sir?
"A while back Americans were shocked
TO find that Communists had infiltrated our
churches 1t isn't so shocking though when
you consider how the Communists are u.s.
ing Russian churches today. They want To
do the same thing here. They want to
teach the Soviet gospel from the pulpit,
The Communist Party. USA, has in
Structed many of its members TO join
churches and church groups. to take con-
troll whenever possible, and to influence
the thoughts and actions Of as many
church-goers as they can.
Communists form front organizations
especially to attract Americans with religi-
GUS interests. The party tries to get lead
ing church men to support Communist poll
cieS disguised as welfare work for minori-
ties. Earl Browdcr former head of the
American Communist party. once admit
ted.
BY going among the religious masses.
We are for the first time able to bring our
anh-rehg1ouS ideas to them
Are there Communist ministers? Sure.
The Communists have members in Just
about every profession in our country, Of
course no clergyman admits he is Com
muniSt when he is one The is required to
keep his membership secret). but he still
does Communist work. The House Un-
American Activities Committee lists two
ministers the Rev. Blank. former
Presbyterian whose congregation kicked
L.. >l,A.. :. IL.