Show patriots ask holy stress for july ath LOS ANGELES INS america was urged ur thursday u day tad allu I 1 by v leading p patr oits ts including ding gen douglas 0 macarthur a r h to ap pp mutual ap ahti tho place spiritual emphasis s 0 on the e fourth of july holiday and to return to the religious values as conceived by the founders ot of america the proclamation came from the newly formed committee to proclaim liberty who asked that bells of every church in the nation ring for ten minutes at noon on independence day that clergymen preach inspirational sermons on freedom under god and that each citizen take time on the fourth ot of july to read the declaration of independence pen dence the committee consists of 56 prominent americans including gen douglas macarthur former pres herbert hoover cecil B de mille dr robert A millikan gen mark dark clark and others representing every field of endeavor formation of the committee and its purpose was announced at a press conference in los angeles dr james W fifield jr minister of the first congregational gregat ional church of los angeles declared independence day began as a religious day but this fundamental part of its observance was vas neglected as time went on god has to be brought back into vinto the observance of the ithe day for he is the source of all our freedom and this is the faith held by our founding forebear 1 I ers the minister further saida said a return t urn to spiritual values would save americas freedom he expressed the hope religious values will be stressed on the national holiday every year hereafter desert news |