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At this Nazi "German Christians" rejoiced. Evangelical Christians denounced "outrage upon outrage" and President von Hindenburg wrote to Chancellor Hitler: "From the continuance, let alone the exacerbation, of these conditions the gravest damage must result to our people and Fatherland as well as injury to national unity. I therefore feel myself obligated to God and my conscience to do everything in my power to avert such damage.
"From my discussions of these questions with you yesterday I know that you, Herr Reichskanzler . . . are prepared to cooperate. ... I am most confident that your statesmanlike farsightedness . . . will bring about the desired union of ihe various churches.
"With friendly greetings, your "VON HINDENBURG."