[Released May 30, 1931. Dated May 29, 1931]
I SHALL appreciate it if you will express my cordial greetings to the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, now in session in your city. The constant advancement of the spiritual welfare of our country is its primary necessity, and your efforts are a very substantial contribution to that objective.
HERBERT HOOVER
[Rev. Hugh T. Kerr, D.D., Retiring Moderator, General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, c/o Shadyside Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, Pa.]
Note: The message was read at a session of the General Assembly meeting in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Herbert Hoover, Message to the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/210985