by Dr. W. A. Visser 't Hooft
General Secretary of the World Council of Churches
This talk is a shortened version of the Burge Memorial Lecture given last yea-r. In it Dr. Visser't Hooft deals with the various meanings that have been ascribed to a word not generally used except in connection with world gatherings of Churches. The word ecumenical will again be much m use this year concerning the Second Assembly of the World, Council of Churches, to be held in Bvanston, Illinois.