21 MARCH 1941, Page 13

THE OXFORD GROUP

Sta,—As an Oxford man I am, I hope, as interested in the good name of Oxford as much as " Janus " or anyone else. But I also happen to know about the work which the Oxford Group is at present carrying on through the Moral Rearmament Movement, in America, stirring up millions to a sense of responsibility for the issues for which Britain is fighting. I have seen emphatic testimony given by prominent Members of Congress as to the indispensable nature of that work, and I cannot help wondering what they will think of our sense of responsibility when they hear of such an issue being raised in Parliament in such a way at such a moment. The name of Oxford, I am afraid, is only being used as an excuse for making an attack which should not be made at any time, certainly not at this, and which will only encourage the idea about Oxford typified by the remark a former mayor of this town made when he first heard about the Oxford Group: " I hope it has nothing to do with those young men who said they would never fight for their King [Does the success of the Group Movement depend on the use of the word " Oxford "?—ED., The Spectator.]