Religion: Preacher LaGuardia

Thrice during the past fortnight. New York's bantam Mayor Fiorello Henry LaGuardia addressed himself to Protestants on religious matters. As a guest of the annual Episcopal diocesan convention the Mayor, an Episcopalian, renewed his appeal for $1,000,000 for the Cathedral of St. John the Divine (collected to date: $283,000). To Presbyterians celebrating the 200th anniversary of the New York Presbytery he said: "We could use some more of you; we might even be glad to make some exchange of some others, for you carry a weight in the social services of this city...

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