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Washington, D.C.,, 1949. 1 page, on White House Stationery to Rev. G. Bromley Oxnam, Bishop of the Methodist Church in New York City and dated July 7, 1949. This was a time of intense friction between President Truman and leading Protestant Bishops because of Truman's attempt to replace his informal envoy to the Vatican with a permanent ambassador namely General Mark Clark. Oxnam, emboiled in an especially nasty feudr with New York's Cardinal Spellman, was especially outraged objecting to the United States establishing official relations with the Holy See. Many in Congress who harbored resentment against General Clark for the way he handled the Italian Campaign during the war were equally upset and after long and bitter rangling the nomination was withdrawn. In this letter Truman tries to reassure Bishop Oxnam concerning the proposed change of status which had just been cancelled.. Near Fine.

Washington, D.C., 1948. One page, on White House stationery dated May 13, 1948, to Bishop G. Bromley Oxnam, Bishop of the Methodist Church in New York City. A highly interesting letter about religion and politics. President Truman thanks Bishop Oxnam, an active leader of the Federal Council of Churches and Americans for Democratic Action. for sending him a copy of his recent speech to the Conference of Methodist Bishops in Boston. He writes in part: "There is a great need in these troublous days for the leadership of the church which you suggest. We must not only proclaim the Christian ideal. We must live it." In fine condition..