English Translation

- 28 - for the daily press and the press of the Orel and outlined the tasks within the framework of the annual work program of the orel. The cultural program of Orel was in recent months quite extensive. In Iglau for example on 16. and 17.4.41 in the Catholic Association House theatre performances, in which among others artists of the Czech radio also participated as guest actors, the events were occupied to the last place and the audience brought the actors back to the open scene ovations. For the performance, two Czech tendency pieces "The President from Canada" and "Uncle Křopal as Minister", which were able to strengthen the Czech population in their spirit of resistance. The Bohemian-Marian Church remains calm in general. Its unbalanced household has a very inhibiting effect on work. However, in spite of the great difficulties, individual pastors try to promote a strong propaganda for the Church. The success did not go away, it is reported from various parts of the Protectorate that a remarkable transition movement from the Catholic Church to the Bohemian Moravian Church has recently been observed. Other clergymen have set themselves the task of promoting the "national youth associations" of the Church among the youth and of training suitable persons as functionaries, social questions have also been given increased attention for a short time. NG's "national help" has become involved in this activity especially through money transfers. In order to activate youth, a call was made by the Church leadership, which has the following wording: "We young people promise our National Church that we will cooperate in the religious rebirth of our nation, guided by the clear examples of our glorious past".... The desire to create a deacon of its own and to train full-time nurses there was also accompanied by success. The applications for this profession exceeded all expectations. In the Eastern Bohemian ecclesiastical province, the bishop's election, which had now been completed on April 20, was still the focus of church life. As bishop, contrary to expectations, the priest Tabach from Kolin was elected, obvohl after the pre-election of other candidates, especially those in the penultimate