Religion: Onward Buchman Soldiers

The hit-&-run Oxford Group, led by Dr. Frank Nathan Daniel Buchman, is the Lazarus among religious sects. Both in England and America last fall it seemed dead and practically ready for burial (TIME, Nov. 24). The cult had been afflicted by accusations of appeasement and isolation.

Now it is very much alive again, reincarnate in patriot guise and touring the country under the usual impeccable auspices with a rousing pageant called You Can Defend America. Some 50 regular members of Dr. Buch-man's troupe, aided by local volunteers in the mob scenes, last week...

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