Religion: Same Old Show

Chunky, beetle-browed Rev. Bernard Iddings Bell, 58, frequently chides the church he loves. This week at Dartmouth College, the Episcopal clergyman, taking a gloomy prophet's view of the San Francisco conference, spoke harsh words to Christians who want their peace both just and durable. Said he:

"There is no country today which seeks to make a peace according to the desire and wisdom of the Christ-God. We are in for a peace of expediency. . . . That may be the best peace we can get, since all the nations are pagan; but at least we ought to be honest enough to...

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