Religion: Protestants on Self-Sacrifice

The Federal Council of Churches last week outlined in detail the civilian "Re-sponsibilities of Christian Citizens in War; time." They should "count it a privilege to share in such self-denials" as rationing entails, "accept ungrudgingly the greatly increased taxation," cut personal expenses hard "in order to invest the savings in Government bonds." They should "repudi-ate hoarding," and "give on a truly sacrificial level for the alleviation of the vast suffering arising from the war." The resolution was adopted by 60-odd members of the executive committee of the Council, representing its 24 constituent sects. It pointed out that "when other men are offering their lives we must at least offer our substance," and that "we can be worthy of their sacrifice only as we ourselves manifest a similar spirit."