Religion: Noe's No

In the shadow of a new, white stone Gothic edifice, St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral at Memphis, Tenn., stands the house of the Cathedral's dean. Here, in 1921 from Georgia, came Rev. Israel Harding Noe,— with his wife, Mrs. Ellen Morris Camblox Noe. Friendly, more personable in appearance than she, a good conversationalist, he guided his large flock ably, over pulpit and radio, until he came to be known as one of Memphis' most popular churchmen. A liberal, a patrician, he distinguished himself—without seeking notoriety—in such matters as an attack last month on Tennessee's famed anti-evolution laws. He considered his...