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or another he felt these things were God's will; even though he gave it lip service, he couldn't really believe that anything could be done.

And it probably is not pertinent at all, but it still seems as though there is a relationship.

Yes, I've thought of that, and actually they came to it very slowly, I think, because of the acceptance of disaster and death and illness from the Church. It seems to me that this is part of it, but maybe I'm wrong. But I had this feeling myself. Isn't that interesting?

The Subcommittee itself had been difficult to work with this year, 1952. Senator Russell of Georgia was busy with many other things and not especially inspired by the needs of medical research for the main things that kill and cripple people of the United States. In fact, he was skeptical more or less about it.

Senator Hill was agreeable but not willing to use any of his time or real energy to male a fight. He was interested in the Hill-Burton bill and he always got more money for the Hill-Burton bill, but he didn't give any attention to the research needs this year at all. He was busy with other things. He was on the subcommittee but he didn't work.

Kilgore was never present at the meetings of the committee,