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called that the Methodist Anglicans Ponder Next Steps After Church had approved the 1968 scheme, but the Anglicans had now rejected it. He said, "We publication. Rejection of Methodist Union must bear in mind the reactions and * Church of England leaders its passage, gave one indication of those people, the Methodist are considering what steps to when he held an emergency Church especially, who will be so reuse take in the cause of Christian press conference and expressed vitally affected by our decision. for unity in Britian following the his sadness at the vote. However, we may have voted decisive vote of the Anglican He said, "I believe there today no one can escape the fact general synod against the 1968 should be one church." He spoke that it was the Church of En- required scheme for union with the Meth- of moves towards this goal by gland that took the initiative odist Church. such denominations as the En- and the Methodists who re- At the same time, the Meth- glish Presbyterians and Congre- sponded to it.

Permission odist Church will continue "its gationalists and added: "Mean- "Since 1956, representatives pursuit of the ultimate goal of while, maybe our best approach of both churches have worked the organic unity of all Chris- to that is by working together together and the outcome of DFMS. / tians." so that local situations have a their discussions resulted in the These are the two immediate transforming effect on official scheme of 1968, as the one ac- outcomes — both reflected in decisions."

Church ceptable way forward. The official statements — of the Another indication came in Methodist Church has given its historic special synod ballot on the synod itself immediately agreement. The Church of En- May 3 which more than con- after the voting. Bishop Gerald gland has declined to do so. Episcopal firmed a vote taken three years Ellison of Chester then moved "In such a situation the stand- the previously. On July 8, 1969, the "that this synod request the of ing committee — the inner Anglican convocations of bishops presidents — the Archbishops of cabinet of the synod, which is and clergy stalled the 1969 re- Canterbury and York — to con- the church's parliament — sug- union scheme by giving it a sider what steps should now be Archives gests to the synod that it would majority of only 69 per cent in- taken in the cause of Christian hardly be fitting at this junction stead of the 75 per cent needed. unity in England to which it re- 2020. and under these circumstances, This time the enlarged synod, mains strongly pledged and in for the Church of England to which also includes the laity, the meantime asks the Anglican- begin to talk about fresh initia- was called upon to give it final Methodist liaison commission to

Copyright tives. approval, also by 75 per cent. continue its discussion of mat- "That there will be new ap- But the combined votes of all ters of common concern." proaches we cannot doubt, for three houses — bishops, clergy This commission is a compact we cannot expunge what has and laity — gave it only 65.8 per body which was set up in the taken place during the past 25 cent and the 1968 scheme now three-year period while the 1968 years, nor can we be deaf to the lies dead after 16 years of dis- reunion scheme was stalemated promptings of the Holy Spirit, cussion. to consider ways in which the who certainly will not leave us The question now is: what two churches could cooperate. alone in the coming years. But happens next? Archbishop Mi- Bishop Ellison's motion was at this moment we cannot be chael Ramsey of Canterbury, passed unanimously after he had surprised if the free churches who had moved the unsuccessful pleaded that this was not the look with some suspicion upon resolution for the 1968 scheme's time for the synod to go into our protestations of eagerness final approval and pleaded for debate about next steps. He re- for unity, and at this moment n MAT, 1972 Thre« we should do nothing to add to care for the community and leged divisiveness of the 1968 further to the distress which to promote the fellowship of all scheme and also of its possible undoubtedly they will be feel- Christians. While committing it- effect on Anglican-Roman Cath- ing." self to use to the full existing olic discussions. "I am confident," he con- ecumenical opportunities, the Bishop Moorman said the An- tinued, "that however we may Methodist Church believes that glican-Roman Catholic interna- as individuals have voted today these great tasks can only be tional commission, of which he we would want as a synod to prosecuted with full effect by is a member, would next discuss express to the Methodists our churches organically united for the priesthood. This would un- sense of gratitude for the action. doubtedly lead to questions of courtesy, forbearance and char- ''Accordingly, while recogniz- validity of Anglican Orders, and ity which they have shown to- ing that this particular scheme he added: "It seems to me as a ward us when we have made so must now be abandoned, the member of the commission that many demands on their pa- Methodist Church will not if the Church of England decides tience. We would certainly de- thereby be deterred from its to give reconciled Methodists pursuit of the ultimate goal of the same authority which in the publication. sire that the liaison commission last 400 years, or 1,800 years, should continue to discuss mat- the organic unity of all Chris- and has been reserved for those in ters of common concern. tians." priestly orders, then I think our reuse "We would, I hope, want the Catholic Archbishop case for the validity of Anglican for presidents to consider what orders will be greatly weak- A statement on the Anglican steps should now be taken in the ened." cause of Christian unity in En- vote was also issued by Cardinal

required gland, and to advise us at the John Heenan, Archbishop of Bishop Moorman was here re- appropriate time how and by Westminster. He said, "Angli- ferring to the proposed contro- whom the next initiative should cans who do not recognize a versial service of reconciliation be taken. But the standing com- common faith with Methodists whereby clergy and ministers of Permission mittee considers that beyond had to vote against union. It was the Church of England and the that, out of respect for our fel- an unfriendly act but a matter Methodist Church will integrate low Christians in other churches, their ministries by a ceremony DFMS. of conscience. We shall continue / we should not go at this junc- our discussions with both Angli- involving a laying-on of hands. ture." cans and Methodists." Bishop Moorman also referred

Church to the alleged divisiveness of the Methodist Statement Cardinal Heenan had also, in fact, sort of introduced the de- Anglican-Methodist union plan. While Bishop Ellison's motion bate, spread over five hours, in He said, amid some murmurings

Episcopal was being passed by the synod, the synod, for he sent a message of dissent, that preliminary vot- to Archbishop Ramsey which ing on the scheme in the 43 di- the which then ended its special

of one-day session, President Ken- was read before the debate be- ocesan synods had shown that neth L. Waights of the Method- gan. It said, "A short note is about 5,000 clergy, or one-third, ist Conference and conference more personal than a telegram. and 500,000 laity, or a quarter

Archives secretary Kenneth G. Greet were I want you to know that you of the Easter communicants, op- issuing this statement: have the good wishes and posed the plan. Yet, he said, they

2020. "Great numbers of Methodists prayers of us all. May God bless were told the union document will have heard with deep re- and guide your decisions." was designed to promote unity. gret that there is not sufficient The debate itself was opened Archbishop Disappointed Copyright support in the general synod of by Archbishop Ramsey who de- the Church of England for livered a long address concen- Archbishop Ramsey had an- the Anglican-Methodist union trated on rebutting points of swered many of these points in scheme to enable the two contention which have been advance in his opening state- churches to proceed along the made about the 1968 reunion ment. In a closing address of re- lines already approved by the scheme. ply, which wound up the debate, Methodist Conference" — that The following speakers pur- he said nothing had emerged to is, to enter the first stage of sued a predictable pattern, re- cause him to change his mind. intercommunion. viving arguments both for and "Today's discussion," he said, "The Methodist Church will against the scheme. The first "leads me to think that 'yes' is continue to fulfil its historic role speaker was Bishop John Moor- still the right answer. But I in the by seek- man of Ripon, who has become want to end with a word about ing under God to preach the gos- a kind of unofficial leader of the what happens if 'no' is the an- pel, to spread scriptural holiness, opposition. He spoke of the al- swer. Well, I believe it will be lour THE WITNESS a great mistake to think we can Recently, the Anglican gen- means that the plan will be stu- rapidly cook up something else eral synod of New Zealand ap- died by the Anglican Church in to offer the Methodists." proved a plan for union with preparation for a final vote of The special session was pre- four other New Zealand de- acceptance or rejection by the sided over by Archbishop Don- nominations — the Presbyterian, general synod of 1974. ald Coggan of York. At one Methodist and Congregational point he left the chair to speak Churches, and the Associated The plan has already been in the debate and support Arch- Churches of Christ. endorsed by the New Zealand bishop Ramsey in favor of The action of the New Zea- Presbyterian general assembly union. land Anglican general synod and the Methodist conference. Archbishop Coggan referred to the lack of bitterness in the debate, though he said it was U. S. Catholics and Humanists characterized by strong convic- tions and a good deal of per- Confer in Sharp Dialogue publication. plexity. He invited the synod to By Edythe Westenhaver archaic set of values," Paul and look beyond the British Isles to those younger churches who RNS Special Correspondent Blanshard declared, because "it

reuse were watching their deliber- still promotes a system of magic * The first U. S. Catholic- for ations. He said that church di- and miracles which is at best visions had been exported from Humanist dialogue produced rec- childish and at worst corrupt." Britain, as they could see ognition of mutual ethical Describing himself as an athe- required throughout the world. If the values and willingness to work ist, he added that he was op- scheme were rejected, the scan- together for social justice but posed to all Christianity and dal of disunity would be ex- had some uneasy moments be- esteemed "least the Christian ported to continue and increase. cause of Paul Blanshard's at- doctrine of salvation which Permission tack on Catholic "power tactics." Archbishop Coggan also re- seems to me absolutely bizarre." ferred to the untouched millions, Blanshard, author of a series , a iong-time

DFMS. of books critical of Catholicism / intelligent, perplexed, almost leader in rationalist philosophy wistful in their desire to be in- over the past 25 years, and his circles, asserted that the basic corporated in a living church. twin brother, Brand, a Yale pro- difference between Catholics and Church "They have watched at a re- fessor, spoke at the final session humanists was that the former spectful distance the two great- of the program held in the La- believed in revelation and cen^ est churches in this country — Farge Institute at the headquar- tered his attack on the develop-

Episcopal leaving apart the Roman Cath- ters of America, the Jesuit ments in Catholic scripture stu- the olics — divided for a long time," weekly review. dies, asserting that these were of he said. "They have seen Angli- The comments of the 79-year- in opposition to church teaching cans inspecting their ecclesiasti- old brothers, although delivered on evolution and were full of cal navels for too long, and it in a courtly manner, introduced contradictions. Archives does not interest them very a note of strain into the discus- He expressed "sorrowful as- much." sions. Other humanists, while tonishment that persons who so 2020. deploring the tone of the re- sincerely respect reason should BRITISH ANGLICANS VOTE marks and the fact that they find it in so unreasonable a AFFECTS NEW ZEALAND came as a finale, indicated at creed." Copyright least partial agreement with the In response, Louis Dupre of * An Anglican prelate said he basic arguments. the Georgetown University phi- felt the decision of the general Catholic response — and it losophy department said he synod of the Church of England was led by the lay participants could not recognize himself in to reject union with the Meth- — charged that the Blanshards the Blanshard portrayal of pres- odist Church in Britain was had presented an outdated and ent-day Catholicism. The broth- likely to affect plans for church misleading picture of Catholic ers had discarded the notion of union in New Zealand. theology, church history, atti- dialogue, he said. "They're tell- Bishop Eric A. Gowing of tudes on authority and intel- ing me to either drop my beliefs Auckland, in a press statement, lectual development. or drop dead." said he was "very disappointed" "We humanists should fight Richard DeGeorge of the Uni- at the synod's negative vote on institutional Catholicism with versity of Kansas said the May 3. He said he hoped "it will every weapon at our command Blanshards appeared to hold all not be too significant." because it stands for a false and Catholics responsible for all n MAT, 1972 . „, The statements of the hierarchy, tivity on behalf of social justice. Frankel, Columbia University something DeGeorge said he did He said he had recently been in professor, disagreed on homo- not feel called to do, any more South Africa and praised efforts sexuality with Frankel taking a than he had defended all state- of the Catholics in promoting strong stand against homo- ments of the Nixon government racial justice there. He and sexual marriage. while on a visit to Soviet Russia. others stressed their desire to However, the humanists Daniel C. Maguire, theology work with Catholics on similar showed themselves united in op- professor at Marquette Univer- programs. position to Catholic efforts to sity and a former priest and Several humanist participants insert into U. S. laws their op- professor at the Catholic Uni- revealed themselves to be more position to liberal abortion laws versity of America, said the in disagreement with each other or to obtain government aid for Blanshards' survey of Catholic than with Catholics on some parochial schools. Church teaching today "would moral questions. During a dis- "If this weekend has taught not earn them a passing grade cussion of conscience, Sydney me anything," observed Fr. Rob- in a freshman theology class in Hook, New York University ert Roth, chairman of the phi- publication. any Catholic college in this philosopher, and B. F. Skinner, losophy department at Fordham

and country." the Harvard psychologist, got University, "it is the strength "I notice a feeling of loss on into a sharp debate over Skin- and feeling that the official reuse your part because the old-time ner's "behavioristic" philosophy. Catholic stands on resistance to for Catholic no longer exists," Dr. Paul Kurtz, editor of the Hu- change have created among Maguire added. "It's like taking manist magazine, and Charles other Americans." the fox out of your foxhunt." required Dorothy D o h e n, Fordham Editor Sees Churches Switching University sociology professor, said the emphasis of the Blan-

Permission shards and earlier speakers on Emphasis to Soul-Winning the rational approach to prob- lems was out-of-date in view of * Churches are moving from same four elements essential to DFMS. a dismal concentration on their success in sports are needed for / the interest of today's youth in religious experience, the concern institutional problems to a more living a Christian life. for astrology, the Oriental reli- optimistic outlook, the religion "If you're going to be a cham- Church editor of the Associated Press gions and the "Jesus freaks." pion in life or a champion for said. God," he said, "you've got to The U. S. Catholic-Humanist George W. Cornell addressed have faith, you've got to train,

Episcopal dialogue, similar to two previous the annual meeting of the Evan- you've got to have a goal, and sessions held in Europe, was the gelical Press Association, an you've got to have the will to of conducted under the auspices of organization having 200 member make it happen." the International Humanist and publications. About 160 church He said the difference be- Ethical Union and the Vatican journalists attended the meet- tween the Cowboys victory in Archives Secretariat for Non-Believers. ing, in Kansas City. the super bowl last year and General theme of the meeting He said he sees the churches their loss the year before was 2020. was "individual conscience and putting more stress on "soul faith. He added that training public policy" with papers on winning" and less on institution- and having the will to achieve the sources and sanctions of con- al matters and social action. But goals must accompany faith. Copyright science, conscience and the state, he feared that the "privatized "It's amazing how people ra- and conscience and sexuality. religion" of some young people tionalize success," Landry said. The papers given and the dis- may go too far and become an "I've found the harder you work cussions of the 50 participants escape from the real world. the luckier you get." showed lines of harmony on He said that a "direct, de- The coach told the editors many points, including an em- liberate presentation of the gos- that people must have "the will phasis on the need to provide pel" is emerging to complement to reach the goal that God has today's youth with ethical for- and enrich "their former all-out set ... We can submit our own mation adapted to modern times sweat to inject ethics into so- will to the will of God. That but stressing sound moral ciety." combination is hard to beat." values. Another speaker, Tom Lan- Frank Carlson, former U. S. Humanists, and in particular dry, coach of the Dallas Cow- Senator from Kansas, told the Paul Blanshard, expressed ad- boys football team, told the press association that it is pos- miration for recent Catholic ac- editors and journalists that the CContinued on Page Ten) Six THE WITNESS parishes, but parishes not giving to their bishops State of the Church and even bishops not giving to the national By C. Leslie Glenn church. In some cases, it is because of lowered in- come, but we are talking about not giving be- Sub-Dean Washington Cathedral cause of disagreement with the policy of the FOR MANY YEARS I used to preach a sermon church. Mrs. Cynthia Wedel, president of the every January on the state of the church. Not the National Council of Churches, who preached from condition of our own little parish, but the Episco- this pulpit a few months ago, wrote that the basic pal Church at large, and sometimes it was ecu- reason for withholding money is that the leader- menical, including the Roman Catholics and the ship of the church has not worked hard enough Methodists — the whole state of Christ's church. at explaining its actions to the rest of the church. I took up topical questions, are we going to have The body of Christ is both priests and laity so women deputies to the General Convention? How the priests have to explain to the laity. The are the missionaries doing in Japan? Can the famous dictum of the Roman Catholic Council of

publication. church in Germany stand against Hitler? Do we Trent in the sixteenth century — to some it is need more churches in the inner city? Is reunion given to command, to others simply to obey — and going forward with the Presbyterians? My con- was never true of Protestantism. And since the Vatican II Council, it is less and less true of reuse gregations were not much interested in such

for sermons. They knew they came in January like Roman Catholicism. No Episcopal clergyman the president's state of the union message, and takes the title rector too seriously; it means if they could guess what Sunday, there would be ruler. In many Protestant churches, perhaps most, required a distinct falling off in attendance that day. the minister's tenure is renewed each year by Now all that is changed. People are extremely vote at the annual parish meeting. In such cases, interested in church questions beyond their own the minister cannot move without his people's

Permission parishes. Strangers at public lunches will ask you, consent, reenforcing Mrs. Wedel's point. And if are psychoanalysts taking the place of ministers? the leader cannot persuade, the people will not In a barber shop, someone asks, have you seen the follow. DFMS. / latest Playboy magazine? It has a paid ad costing But, you say, Episcopalians never quarrel with $10,000 recruiting priests for the Roman Catholic their rectors. Well, rarely, and if they do, there's

Church Church; can they get priests from Playboy always a disagreeable row in the newspapers. We readers? A patient in the hospital whispers when like to think we do things "decently and in order" the nurse has gone out of the room, "My nurse following St. Paul's advice. We are more apt to

Episcopal says she's a Jesus freak, what's that?" stop going to church if we don't like our clergy-

the The mass media have brought the church's over- man or else we move to another parish. Old- of all activities — especially, sensational ones — to fashioned Episcopalians give to their parish no wide public attention, and concerned Christians matter who the minister is and if they disagree are faced with problems they never heard a gen- with him, they simply stay away, but they never Archives eration ago. This is good, our sympathies have think of withdrawing support. been stretched, our imaginations turpentined.

2020. Now even that has changed; people belong en- "That which cometh upon me daily," wrote St. thusiastically to the church or they vehemently Paul, "the care of all the churches. Who is weak, do not belong. They actively take a part in its and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn Copyright life, and writing a check or not writing a check is not?" one very obvious means. Paradoxically, the fi- This morning we will consider three common nancial crunch may be evidence of a larger inter- questions. There are thirty-three of them but we'll est in the church. Because of it the clergy have put the other thirty off until next January if to be sensitive to their people. "Who is weak, and they are still part of the state of the church. The I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not?" first question is, what about people cancelling The basic point is a theological one; clergymen their pledges? Second, how do you like the new are ordained by the people as well as by their liturgies? Third, should the church be in politics? fellow clergy and bishops. It is required at an These questions are not unrelated. ordination or a consecration that there be read Finding the Money what are called the consents of lay people, and the THE FIRST question, about church finances, is not bishop will ask if anyone in the congregation has only about individuals refusing to give to their any objection to the ordination of this man. And

II MAY, 1972 SeVen now there has been introduced into our liturgy would lead the service one Sunday in his uniform, some new vivid ways of expressing consent. The next Sunday in a jungle uniform, then dress blues, people all cheer and shout, "He is worthy, he is then an academic gown and once in a sport jacket worthy." Something like that happened when and white flannels. And what he did each Sunday Bishop Walker was consecrated in our cathedral. with the church service was equally novel. He told There was an exuberant demonstration to show me that the minute you repeated yourself, insin- that the people approved of it. All that is good cerity crept in. because it makes crystal clear to everyone that In contrast, our choir and clergy all look alike the people have some say. and all do the same thing in our liturgy every In colonial days, when the settlers came over in Sunday. Members of our choir may have different slow sailing vessels taking three or four months, barbers, but they have the same tailor. The idea the clergymen on board did not consider them- is to avoid the distracting question — where did selves clergymen while they were crossing the the preacher ever get that necktie? And what's ocean. It was not until they settled in the new he going to do next, announce a hymn or pass the publication. country in a parish some place like New Haven plate, or ask someone to sing a solo? or Boston or Portland that they became clergy- and What I am saying seriously is that we ought men again. They believed their de- not to confuse the slow essential alteration in the reuse pended on their congregation as well as on the liturgy through the ages with giving it up alto- for bishop. gether for free worship. We stand in a set pattern New Liturgies with Roman Catholics, Lutherans, and Greek Or-

required thodox. This is the larger tradition of Christen- THE CONGREGATION at an ordination, yelling dom because it follows its Jewish ancestry. Go to and throwing confetti — as they did in California the synagogue and you will see the rock whence — brings us to the second common question about we are hewn — dignity and a book. "I am that I Permission the state of the church, what about these liturgi- am." "The Lord is in his holy temple, let all the cal changes? earth keep silence before him." Talk about

DFMS. Canon Kenneth J. Sharp, preaching here, archaic Elizabethan English; they say it in He- / pointed out that many of the writers of new brew! Even if the Catholic Church abandons liturgies have a tin ear when it comes to the Latin, the Jews continue to use a language that Church sound of English, and in some cases they have a is twice as old as Latin. Those Christians who tinsel theology. All change is disturbing and the prefer the new tongues of Pentecost when the present ambitious effort to change so much so disciples appeared to be drunk, stand in another Episcopal quickly, both here and in England, is bound to tradition. It is an equally good one; it just does the raise resentment. Through the centuries, through not happen to be ours. Episcopalians who prefer of the millennia even, the worship of the church it become Pentecostals, and Pentecostals who has altered, but always gradually, so it seems we draw closer to God by a liturgy will become Epis- are still doing what our remote ancestors did. Archives copalians. Still, our understanding and love cover This impression is important as a symbol of our unity through history: these differences — "The care of all the churches. 2020. Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, 0 God, our help in ages past, and I burn not?" Our hope for years to come. What About Politics? Copyright However, there have always been other Chris- SHOULD the church be in politics? tians who feel strongly that the God of the ages This is not unrelated to the first two questions, requires us to worship always in new, ever-chang- as I said. Again, my answer is oversimple and in ing forms, that the minute the thing becomes this case exasperating. The answer is yes and no. stereotyped, it loses reality. Yes, the church should urge all its members to Basically, there have always been two ways to engage in politics and all the other work of the worship — a formal and an informal, through world. liturgy or spontaneously. These are almost glan- No, the church should not presume to give de- dular, rooted in the dispositions of the human tailed guidance on military, diplomatic and eco- race. nomic matters. I knew a Baptist chaplain in Berlin, attached to Every Christian has to be a Democrat or a Re- headquarters immediately after the war, who publican. If he refuses and if Governor Wallace

Bight THE WITNESS forms a third party, he has to join that, or if When we shake hands, to pass the peace, it does Senator McCarthy forms a fourth party, he might not mean we are all happily alike in our opinions; join that. These are four choices. Or he could be- it means, I may loathe your ideas, but I am a long to the Prohibition party or the Socialist or servant of Jesus Christ, as you are. I am your Communist parties although these last three are brother. "Who is weak, and I am not weak? who probably throw-away votes. But there are seven is offended, and I burn not?" options and he must work for one of them. Not As our Lord said on the night in which he was in the sense that he will condescend to vote next betrayed, drink ye all of it. Everyone drinks at November providing it does not rain on election this service this morning, whatever his politics, day or he's not playing golf. By work in politics I or his economics or his ethnic origin. mean he must give money, and do some tele- And this brings me back to the brief moment phoning and neighborhood calling and attend ral- earlier while the nurse has left the hospital room, lies. There is no more important duty for Chris- and there isn't much time to answer about Jesus tians in these critical times than sharing in freaks while she's out. But one hasty generaliza- government. publication. tion would be that the kaleidoscopic ferment in Wise people say the faces serious the world today is about God. Offbeat religions and threats to its safety and must increase its often bring back to us the same startling sense strength. Others say that there are no threats and reuse of his presence that the holy communion gives. that isolationism and unilateral disarmament are for This is what the world longs for. When people say, the wisest courses. Still others believe fortress let the church be the church, they mean, tell us America is the only wisdom, ourselves alone. about God and then we will go out into the city required Merely to name these complex alternatives shows and do our duty. The people never liked my ser- the need for hard thought and work in the world mons on the state of the church because they drift of foreign policy. Tyrants can move fast because off into organizations and movement and tech- they don't have to ask anyone; democracies move Permission nicalities. And what is important is to give slowly because they depend on the will of the thanks and break the bread and then lift the cup people. Therefore, every voter has a large respon- and bless it and so draw closer to him who is the DFMS. / sibility. As a worker, as a man of business, or source of all things, Alpha and Omega, the be- lawyer, or teacher, he has further grave respon- ginning and the ending. Amen. sibilities because America could be destroyed Church socially and economically even if not militarily. We Americans are descended from immigrants

Episcopal who played little part in the government of their Beware: Salient Safari the old countries. They were disenfranchised people of not responsible for social order. It has been a slow Approaching process to get Americans stirred up to their civic duties. Hence the church must be in politics if it By Charles R. Supin Archives means teaching Christians their duty as citizens Rector of St. John's, Far Rochaway, N. Y.

2020. of a free country. But the church has no wisdom to offer about Part Two specific courses except the one course of getting IF YOU RECALL, the imaginary Fr. Swellguy,

Copyright involved. Every church has attending it Demo- whom we noticed was not unlike many clergymen crats and Republicans, all seven of the political in this or any other diocese, was a hunted man. choices coming up next November, and the A committee from St. Goodplace had arrived at an preacher may not presume to air his insight as to inappropriate time during a Sunday service to which of the seven is the wisest. He will vote and check him out as a possible candidate to become will contribute money to his candidate, but his their new rector. political wisdom is no better than his judgment Fr. Swellguy did not know the members of this as to which dentist to go to, or what detergent to salient safari, nor was he convinced that they use, or which hospital is best, or how to invest knew him; except, perhaps, for some superficial your money. People who disagree violently over facts about the color of his eyes and the midwest- politics, medicine, education and finance all meet ern inflection in his speech. He feared, as many at the same altar. The kiss of peace in the new clergymen continue to do, that this brief encoun- liturgies is for reconciliation, not for amiability. ter between the announcements and the doxology

II MAY, 1972 Nine would constitute the bulk of the research preceed- What can the parish tell about itself? How can ing a decision that could mean a life-long tenure it best do it? Every clergyman asked said "Parish at St. Goodplace. profile." Something was wrong with the process. Of the The parish should go through the struggle of many colleagues I asked about this, all were in discovering who and what it is. And it should agreement that changes were necessary since share this information with the prospective rec- none felt that neither the priest's nor parish's tor. In sufficient time. "Who knows," added interests were being served well. another priest, "the parish might derive a ques- What can the priest tell about himself? How tionaire from their own profile, and this could can he best do it? When asked, most of the clergy- get the discussions off to an intelligent start." men said a resume could help. Most agreed that Should the form for such a parish profile be it should be a free expression of the man and not uniform? Most of the clergymen felt it should be. a filled-in form designed by others. "A resume," Three went so far as to suggest that a special said one, "is a great way to put the best foot committee consisting of members from the forward and everyone knows that's what it is clericus and/or council and/or archdeaconry publication. so why not send one anyway!" There is much to might design a form that each parish might use. and be said about knowing what one can do well. This suggestion might be presented to the clericus "The resume however, could cancel out the in- for their consideration. reuse formation sent by the deployment office," cau- One clergyman added, "In lieu of a basic form, for tioned one priest. "That's true," added another. the priest could always refer to parochial reports "Since both would be contradictory to the whole for the last ten years, plus the diocesan survey required process, we should go with the one system and forms used a few years ago." give it a good chance to work." No matter what Benefit to both St. Goodplace and Fr. Swellguy form is used, there was a strong feeling that per- is what we should hope to achieve, and the atti- sonal information should be in the hands of the tudes and suggestions given by these clericus Permission committee. members speak many truths. The priest serves "I am very ready to bare my soul," lammented the parish; the parish serves the priest — before DFMS.

/ one clergyman who felt his own kinship to Fr. as well as after the safari has conducted its real Swellguy. "But the parish is not." life expedition into the seemingly unknown. Church

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