[Released May 19, 1932. Dated May 18, 1932]
My dear Bishop:
I am deeply touched by your message from the Quadrennial General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and I thank you and them most warmly for this heartening thought. The organized spiritual forces of the people have a vital part in shaping the vision of the Nation at all times, and never more so than in periods of especial difficulty and strain. Please express my appreciation to the Conference.
Yours faithfully,
HERBERT HOOVER
[Rt. Rev. William F. McDowell, Hotel Dennis, Atlantic City, New Jersey]
Note: The message was in response to a message, dated May 17, 1932, expressing confidence in the President's leadership during a difficult and trying time in the Nation's history. The organization was meeting in the Municipal Auditorium in Atlantic City, N.J.
Herbert Hoover, Message to the Quadrennial General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/207984