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Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943, at the postoffice
at Nome, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Nome, Alaska, Friday, October 29, 1948
SOME STRAIGHT THINKING BY A CHURCHMAN
(The Denver Post,
In London recently the archbishop of York called up
on the people of Britain to support the government’s re
armament campaign, and to be prepared to fight against
enslavement.
He elaborated on the conclusions of the Lambeth con
ference of the Anglican church—that there are worse
things than war, and that slavery is the worst of these.
“The Christian, with all his hatred of war and pas
sionate desire for peace, must recognize that war is not
the worst of all evils. The utter degredation of man, the
loss of human rights and the trampling underfoot of all
that is righteous and true, is an evil worse than war.”
The archbishop said that Berlin is a symbol of the
cold war, and called upon the western allies to stand
firm at all costs.
By this time, it is obvious that the western powers—
and the United States in particular—are prepared to
stand in Berlin at any cost. Still, it is especially gratify
ing when an important churchman makes it clear he
knows the dangers of weakness, and the horrors of to
talitarianism.
In the past there has been a good deal of verbal ap
peasement of Soviet expansion by prominent church
members, both in the United States and England. Not
long ago, from England, has come publicity of the Red
dean of Canterbury, a consistent Soviet apologist.
And now, in New York state, the Presbyterian Synod
of New York has voted unanimously to oppose a “get
tough” policy in dealing with the Soviet Union. The
Presbyterian churchmen, showing a singular misunder
standing of world affairs, say America should “put
ourselves in the place of a people made hypersensitive
by the recent events of history.”
Here, these churchmen seem unable to distinguish
between the Russian people and their Soviet rulers, a;
distinction that becomes ever more clear in the march
of events. /
Oftentimes, religious leaders forget that we have al
ready tried long and hard to practice the golden rule. We
have done unto the Soviets as we would have them do
unto us, and they have not. We have turned one cheek
after the other, and had all but our head knocked off. So
now has come a time for action, the action of rearma
ment to meet the positive, unveiled threat of continued
Soviet expansion. The archbishop of York gives evi
dence o freal understanding of the world situation.
He does not exalt war, defensive or any other variety.
He decries it. But at the same time, he recognizes that
worse tragedy threatens, and indicates a willingness to
meet that threat. Some of our American religious lead
ers, who advocate appeasement of the Soviet Union at
any cost, could well take a leaf from the archbishop’s
book.
FILLING IDEOLOGICAL VACUUM IN GERMANY
(New World News Service)
The Western Powers controlling Germany has intro
duced political democracy, the Marshall Plan, and more
recently the Air Lift. All this is good; but is it enough?
Have we filled the vacuum in German hearts and minds
left by the collapse of Nazism? So far the democracies
have lacked a superior program that could outpace Rus
sia’s push to fill that vacuum.
That is why the training of over 600 key German lead
ers of government, labor, press and education during
the past three years in democracy’s inspired ideology is
so significant. In their different zones these men and(
women have begun to apply anew positive program to
LET’S PUT THE FROST ON THIS PUMPKIN
1. Restore the hope and will to rebuild in the German
people. 2. Train German youth in the ideology of in
sored democracy. 3. Build industrial teamwork in the
Ruhr, where a large percentage of labor is communist
led. 4. Train German leadership that can be trusted by
France and the other nations.
To spearhead this program scores of top German of
ficials including the Minister Presidents and Cabinets
of North Rhine-Westphalia and Wurttemberg-Baden
and the Minister President of Bavaria, have brought a
trained Moral Me-Armament task force of 250 with “The
Good Road,” musical dramatization of inspired democ
racy to Germany. Backed by the approval of U. S. and
British occupation authorities “The Good Road” is now
touring the German cities of Munich, Stuttgart, Frank
furt, Dusseldorf and Essen. This is a major advance for
democracy initiated by German leadership.
The impact of this inspired ideology has been so hard
hitting that it has even affected German communists.
The chairman of a workers’ council who came a con
vinced Communist to a week-end WRA conference for
Ruhr miners and managers said at the closing session,
“This is a completely different side of the world. I have
never seen it before. If you can carry out the ideas you
have got here in the Ruhr area, Communism in which I
have believed for so long will disappear overnight. And
I would like to fight with you.”
ATOMIC TASK
Three authoritative statements on atomic control
have just been made by Americans.
The statements of Bernard Baruch, author of the
American Plan, Lt. Gen. Leslie R. Groves, wartime chief
of the bomb project, and Warren R. Austin, United
Statse delegate to the United Nations, are strikingly
[ similar in emphasis. All agree that the failure to obtain
international control is due to Russian obstruction. All
agree that it would be disastrous for the United States
to scrap its bombs, or to share it know-how, until the
Soviet veto on effective international inspection is lifted.
This, we believe, is also the attitude of the American
people. They may find it difficult to follow diplomatic
maneuvers on this subject, and few of them pretend to
understand the mysteries of atomic energy, but they
know enough about Stalin to be sure he can’t be trusted.
The danger of war and of atomic destruction isn’t the
only result of the Soviet’s refusal to permit effective in
ternational control. Also it is retarding untold non-mili
tary uses of this scienitfic boon to mankind. To free
atomic energy for usefulness, the Baruch Plan for ban
ning the bomb was offered and acepted by the non-Com
munist nations. Though we are now forced to continue
the manufacture of bombs, Mr. Baruch warns that war
fear should not freeze peaceful atomic use.
“Our task,” he says, '‘is to strike a wise balance be
tween peaceful and military development—the same
balance needed all through life.” Certainly that is an ac
curate statement of the problem. But its solution will be
increasingly hard while Russia threatens world peace.
CHURCHES
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CATHOLIC CHURCH
jSunday—
Masses at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.
At the Base Chapel at 4:30 p.m.
I _____
LAVINIA WALLACE YOUNG
MISSION
Pastors • Rev. H. R. Amundsen*
and Rev. Theran McGrew
I Sunday:
11:00 a.m. Sunday School.
7:30 p.m. Evening Service.
Wednesday - 3:30 p.m. - Chil
dren’s Miracle Book Club.
Thursday - 7:30 p.m. - Prayer
Meeting.
FEDERATED CHURCH
Sunday
10:00 a.m. Sunday School.
PENTACOSTAL ASSEMBLY OF
GOD
Third Avenue West
Pastor A. E. Capener
Sunday—
Sunday School.10:30 a.m.
Evening service .7:45 p.m.
Wednesday—
Bible Study . 7:45 pm.
EVERYONE WELCOME
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
Third and Division
Pastor—Lewis I. Hudgins
“Be not simply good, be good
for something.”
10:00 a.m. Singspiration and Sun
day School classes.
11:00 a.m. Morning message.
7:00 p.m. Young People’s Meeting.
7:30 p.m. Singspiration and special
music.
8:00 p.m. Evening message.
Wednesday: 7:30 p.m. Melody and
Prayer.
Come and bring your Bible.
You are ever welcome to attend
these services.
NOME GOSPEL MISSION
of
Alaska Evangelization Society
Rev. Vern Rimling, Pastor
Sunday:
2:00 p.m. Sunday School.
7:30 p.m. Gospel Service.
Tuesday:
7:30 p.m. Prayer and Testimony
Thursday:
2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Bible Club for
Boys and Girls.
Friday:
7:30 p.m. Bible Study.
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST
SERVICES
at
Pastor's Residence, corner of B St.
between 3rd and 4th Ave.
Sabbath School—10 a.m. Saturday
Morning Worship—11 a.m.
Visitors welcomed.
Fred H. Wagner. Pastor
MAKING ECONOMIC SURVEY
OF 2ND DIVISION NATIVES
Robert N. Druxman, public re
lations executive of Juneau, for
merly with the Juneau Empire,
who is making an economic survey
of the native population in the
Second Division for the Alaska Na
tive Service, arrived in Nome yes
terday from Bethel and Unala
kleet. He vAis scheduled to leave
for Point Barrow and way points
with Wien Airlines, vand is making
a study of housing, sanitation, em
ployment and general economic
conditions.among the Eskimos.