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GRACE LINDLEY To Be Honored at Cenerai Convention

ECCLESIASTICAL WPA by C. G. HAMILTON

ABBITT, R., was ordained deacon by Bishop Helfenstein of Maryland, in Emmanuel ©{je (üeiteral tEijeoIogtca:! Church, Baltimore, on September 18th. He K E M P E R HILI will soon sail for the Philippine Islands to ^ em m a rg take up his work at Upi. KENOSHA, WISCONSIN Three-year undergraduate BALLARD, L. F., is now curate in Christ Episcopal Boarding and Day School course of prescribed and elective Church, Greenwich, Connecticut. BOLLES, DeF. B., is now rector of Christ Preparatory to all colleges. Unusual study. Church, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. opportunities- in Art and Music. Fourth-year course for gradu COTTON, C. E., formerly canon of the Cathe Complete sports program. Junior ates, offering larger opportunity dral of St. John, Spokane, Washington, is School. Accredited. Address: for specialization. now rector of St. Stephen’s parish, Long view, Washington. SISTERS OF ST. MARY Provision for more advanced DEVLIN, T. P., rector of the Church of the Box W. T. work, leading’ to degrees of S.T.M. Nativity, Union, South Carolina, has ac Kemper Hall Kenosha, Wisconsin and D.Th. cepted a call to be rector of St. Mary’s Church, El Dorado, Kansas, effective Oct. 15. | ADDRESS FAY, R. W., rector of St. Paul’s Church, Overland, Missouri, has accepted a call to ST. AUGUSTINE’S COLLEGE THE DEAN become rector of Christ Church, Warren, Raleigh, North Carolina Ohio, effective October 15. An accredited Church College for Negro Chelsea Square New York City LEFFLER, J. C., for the past eleven years Youth. Coeducational. rector of St. John’s Church, Ross-, Cali Degrees of B. A. and B. S. For Catalogue Address the Dean fornia, has resigned to become rector of Needs of college: A larger endowment, St. Luke’s Church, San Francisco, effective scholarship aid for worthy students, December 1. gifts for current expenses. Address The President MIDLER, H. G., of Fort Scott, Kansas, has Legal Title for Bequests: Episcopal Theological School recently come to Annapolis to take up his Trustees of St. Augustine's College, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS duties as assistant in St. Anne’s Church. Raleigh, North Carolina. MORRELL, G. R., formerly rector of St. Affiliated with Harvard University offers Mary’s Church, Gowanda, New York, has unusual opportunities in allied fields, such as been called as rector of Christ Church, Guil philosophy, psychology, history, ford, Connecticut. sociology, etc. HOLDERNESS MOWERS, E. B., formerly priest-in-charge of For Catalogue Address the Dean St. Peter’s Church, Huntington, West Vir In the White Mountains, College Preparatory ginia, has accepted the call to St. Luke’s and General Courses. Music and Crafts. For Parish, Welch and Gary, West Virginia, and boys 12-19. All sports including riding. 200 The Protestant Episcopal not the Rev. R. O. Moehle. acres of woods. New fireproof building. In dividual attention. Home atmosphere. Theological Seminary in Virginia NIVER, E. B., died at his home in Baltimore, Maryland, on September 9th. Rev. Edric A. Weld, Rector For Catalogue and other information OTIS, C. P., of the Society of St. John the Box W , Plymouth, N. H. address the Dean Evangelist, died suddenly in his office in REV. WALLACE E. ROLLINS, D.D. the Monastery of St. Mary and St. John, Cambridge, Massachusetts, on September 12 Theological Seminary Alexandria, Va. at thè age of 55. PAULSEN, M. C., has been called as rector of Calvary Church, Stonington, Connecticut. Stuart M ali Berkeley SECCOMBE, A. B., of the University of Vir ginia, has been called as chaplain of Yale An, Episcopal girls’ school of fine old Divinity School University and will assume his duties De B traditions and high standards in the beau- New Haven, Connecticut cember 1. S tiful Valley of Virginia. College prepara- Affiliated with Yale University STINNETTE, C. R. JR., is now curate in B tory, general courses, and secretarial Trinity Church, Hartford, Connecticut. I courses. Two years beyond high school Address DEAN W. P. LADD I Music, art, expression. Graduates success- 86 Sachem Street STRETCH, R. N., formerly curate at St. H ful in college. Well-equipped buildings. Luke’s Church, E.anston, Illinois, is now 8 New gymnasium, pool. Outdoor life. Rid- assistant to the director of clinical training |1 ing. Founded 1843. Catalog. Ophelia S. T. at the Philadelphia Divinity School. S Carr, A.B., Box A, Staunton, Va. TRINITY COLLEGE WRIG'HT, W. G., rector of Trinity Church, Hartford, Conn. Wethersfield, Connecticut, has accepted a Offers a general cultural education, with call to become assistant rector of St. Paul’s special emphasis on the Classics, Modern Church, Cleveland Heighis, Ohio, effective Languages, English, Economics, History, Phil October 15. osophy, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics, Biology, and Pre-Medical, or Pre-Engineering. A ll Saints’ Episcopal College For information apply, The Dean. Vicksburg, Mississippi A small church school for girls offering four years of high school (specializing In college preparatory) and two years of college. Em CARLETON COLLEGE phasis on thorough work. Donald J. Cowling, President Borders on the National Park In historic Carleton is a co-educatlonal liberal arts Vicksburg and overlooks the Mississippi. college of limited enrollment and is rec At'fj. Mild Climate. Outdoor Sports. ognized as the Church College of Min A ddress : nesota. The Rev. W. G. Christian, Rector Address: Assistant to the President CARLETON COLLEGE DeVEAUX SCHOOL Northfield Minnesota 1852-1940 Niagara Falls, New York A Church preparatory school for boys from the sixth grade. Small classes. Experienced In structors. Students may enter at any time and FORK UNION In any grade above the fifth. Enrolment lim ST. AGNES SCHOOL ited to 120. MILITARY ACADEMY The Rt. Rev. Cameron ]. Davis, D.D. A Resident and Day School for Girls An Honor Christian School with the highest Bishop of Western New York GENERAL COURSE: MUSIC AND ART academic rating. Upper q-1''->'•> 1 p-epares for President, Board of Trustees SPORTS OF ALL KINDS university or business. ROTC. Every mod For catalogue, address New Fireproof Building ern equipment. Junior School from six years. Geo. L. Barton, Jr., Ph.D., Headmaster Miss Blanche Pittman, Principal Housemother. Separate building. Catalogue. DeVEAUX SCHOOL Niagara Falls, N. Y. Dr. J. J. Wicker, Fork Unio~, Virginia. Loudonville Road, Albany, N. Y. MARGARET HALL Under Sisters of St. Anne i f . Faith’s Ssh@®i (Episcopal) Virginia Episcopal School Saratoga Springs, Hea!th Centre of Small country boarding and day school for Lynchburg, Virginia America girls, from primary through high school. Accredited college preparatory. Modern build Prepares boys for colleges and university. Episcopal School for 60 girls, ages 8-18. ing recently thoroughly renovated includes Splendid environment and excellent corps of Tuition $550. Regents’ examination for col gymnasium and swimming pool. Campus of six teachers. High standard in scholarship and lege entrance. Business. Art, Music, French, acres with ample playground space, hockey athletics. Healthy and beautiful location in Winter Sports. field, and tennis courts. Riding. Board ana the mountains of Virginia. The Rev. F. Alien Sisco, Ph.D., Rector tuition, $700. For catalogue apply to For catalog, address: Protection, Care, Health, Education Mother Rachel, O.S.A., Box A, Versailles, Ky. Rev. Oscar deWolf Randolph, D.D., Rector

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Ecclesiastical W PA By CHARLES G. HAMILTON Rector at Aberdeen, Mississippi T IS widely alleged that some WPA projects ex who have once gotten on the dole, take it as a nat I ist rather to keep certain people employed than ural right. In my early ministry in Alberta I to accomplish anything definite. It is often tried to get a church off the dole. I soon learned charged that some WPA activities are merely better. rackets in which the less energetic rest. TTERE are sample churches from several de- These statements may be entirely incorrect as nominations which show some of the results to the governmental WPA. But most churches of the ecclesiastical WPA. A. is a small subur maintain unconsciously, a similar WPA, under ban field of a few small churches. They have not the sanctimonious disguise of Home Missions. gained in membership in the twenty years they Home Missions sounds like a determined effort to have had the present minister. Their falsified sta Christianize America. Actually it expends its tistics have increased but their attendance and money mainly on keeping alive ecclesiastical an giving have declined. They have cost the general achronisms and overindulged congregations. In denomination over $30,000 during this pastorate. advertising Home Missions, work among foreign The $30,000 has really been a dole given this min ers, Negroes, Indians, Mountaineers, is stressed. ister (who bitterly resents federal relief for the Actually, little of any denomination’s Home Mis poor) for being a complacent lackey. The denomi sion expenditures goes for these. And much that nation has gained absolutely nothing in member does go for such work, in spite of many heroic ship or finances or churchliness or reputation pastors, is mere denominational aggrandizement. from his work, although he has widely publicized Its aim is to take Eastern Orthodox or Latin Cath it. The next man there will find it worse than olic members, or to borrow Baptists from the nor twenty years ago. mal Negro church, or to drag the Mountaineer B. is a group of churches in a county. This de from his virile faith to urban platitudes and sta nomination poured $2,000 a year for twelve years tistical rolls. into a county that did not want its ministrations. Most churches that eke out a precarious spir Many small churches have been organized, none itual existence in small towns are maintained in strong. For the thousands of dollars expended, competition with churches already filling the re there are a few hundred on the rolls who would ligious needs of the community. This is particu otherwise have been Baptists. larly true of the Congregational, Episcopal, and C. is a town whose members want a full time Presbyterian class churches who usually feel their minister, and are willing to pay five to fifteen dol superiority to the “ lesser breeds without the law.” lars a month for one. The dozen active members But these same supercilious “better class” people are well-to-do, including a judge about to be im do not think enough of their religious arrogance peached but still getting several thousand a year. to pay for it. Instead they expect the missionary A transient town, every pastor receives scores, Budget of the National Church to sustain them. and they move away. No minister has ever seen Having once gotten on relief, they never get off. any future to klHe^c flf^ h. Even professional There are churches that have been on this ecclesi sheepstealers give up hope. The counties sur astical WPA for a century. And those churches rounding have no organization of this variety, and

Copyright 2020. Archives of the Episcopal Church / DFMS. Permission required for reuse and publication. Page Four October 3, 1940 there are no old residents in the town who belong. full time proselyter there. Here is a college work But thousands of dollars have been spent and sev where thirty years have not produced a single eral young ministers reduced to bitterness and town member, and not one college student can be poverty by the stubborn insistence of executives counted on every Sunday. Here is a group of old on running it. churches slowly starving a minister unwilling to D. was a county without a church of a certainlive in the same town with his churches. Here is brand. So a young minister was sent in to build a church where not one member gave a dollar in a it up. Four churches were organized. One was year but due to parsonage rent they can give the the only church in a new town. This made ex minister what is left after other expenses. The cellent propaganda and a building and special National Church built the parsonage. Here is a gifts were given it. Before long other churches, young, alert minister wasting his life because an moved in and all but a dozen returned to their ambitious society matron insisted on service every former loyalties. Then the dozen quit going. Sunday. Finally the church burned. Two of the other Does the Church owe doles to local congrega churches evaporated, and the fourth, after years tions unwilling to support themselves? Is not without a pastor, has a once-a-month supply. Fif some of the decline in home mission giving due to teen thousand dollars of home mission money was disgust at the pauperizing of this ecclesiastical sunk in that county without a trace. WPA? One wealthy town insists on a $1,000 a year subsidy that they may have a full time minister. Two others receive the same dole, with an aver age attendance of six out of the hundred alleged members. In another $8,000 has been poured into Im p a c t a field to keep a minister there whom the people By will not pay. A field where there are not ten mem EARL GREENWOOD bers of the denomination within two hundred National Director of Church Army miles is used as a continual exhortation to put a MPACT is a word used by Bishops of the Epis I copal Church in a recent statement describing the work of the members of the Church Army. “ Impact” may mean the “ collision or forcible con tact of a moving body with another body which is stationary.” According to this definition it is a perfect word with which to picture the Church THE Army in action. MEETING PLACE Of course the “ moving body” in attempting to OF move the “ stationary body” may be smashed to GENERAL pieces in the effort! Foolish, isn’t it? Yet they CONVENTION are “ fools for Christ’s sake.” Yes, in every day IN language they are fools rushing in where angels

KANSAS fear to tread. CITY The “ stationary body” may be some civic prob lem such as hundreds of undernourished children and families in a conjested area of some Amer ican city. Foolish, for one little group to try to collide with this overwhelming situation! Yet they rushed in and as a result a seventy-three acre farm has been secured. An old barn has been transformed by many hours of hard labor into a rustic bunk-house for thirty persons. The farm house is painted white and green and the re modelling included the extension of the porch the length of the house to make an attractive dining room in which almost four thousand meals were served this summer during ten weeks of camp life. One hundred forty children from a con-

Copyright 2020. Archives of the Episcopal Church / DFMS. Permission required for reuse and publication. October 3, 1940 T H E WITNESS Page Five jested city section where the heat is almost un willing to adventure in churchly evangelism for bearable in the summer months enjoyed games on the Master may obtain information by writing to the two level playing fields made over from un The Church Army, 414 East 14th St., New York, used ploughed land full of holes and ruts. Ten N. Y. families from a city mission, itself a miracle of new life because of Church Army work, enjoyed week-ends together in the country. Eight other L et’s Know youth organizations used the camp facilities. Ask By Captain and Mrs. Laurence Hall, the five Church BISHOP WILSON Army Students, the people and friends of St. H istorical Barnabas’ Mission, Cincinnati, Ohio, about the OW many of our readers know that there is “ impact” which has been made! H such a publication as the Church Historical Another great “ stationary body” is the social Magazine? It has been going on now for nine problem caused by the migrant worker system of years with a small but appreciative list of sub employment. Church Army has little opportunity scribers. General Convention makes a very small to spend months in an economic-social survey and appropriation toward the cost which with a little analysis of this tremendous problem but the advertising and the subscriptions allows the Church Army wanted to have that problem feel magazine to pay its modest way. Even this is the “ impact” of the Gospel of Christ. Therefore, possible only because of the devoted and unre this “ moving body” equipped and partially sup munerated efforts of the Rev. E. C. Chorley and ported three workers to co-operate with the the Rev. Walter H. Stowe to whom the Church Women’s Council for Home Missions this season. owes a large debt of gratitude. Contributors to The Church Army workers learned much in this the quarterly issues are, of course, paid nothing “ collision.” A Sister wrote: “ Five out of seven for the many hours of study and research which mornings I get up at five o’clock, cook my own lie back of every article. breakfast, walk over a mile to the center, work I was once asked to address a meeting of school all day and return about seven o’clock in the eve teachers on the subject “ The Contribution of Re- ning.” (Most Episcopalians were on vacation while this was going on.) In another part of the country which is said to be the fastest growing industrial section of the United States, a group of six Church Army work ers under the direction of a keen-minded bishop are helping to survey, establish or extend the work of the Church. One of these workers re ported: “ My visits from house to house up this little ‘holler’ have been a revelation of the lives and conditions of these people. Without exception I was cordially received and welcomed into the homes. I was impressed most of all by the rather wistful concern of the parents for the welfare and training of their children. Many of the women expressed a longing for their children to get some ‘teachin’ about God.’ ” Surely the Episcopal Church through these lay-workers will make an “ impact” in that area! These members of the Church Army are re cruited from the various youth organizations within the Episcopal Church. They must be over twenty years of age and willing to place them selves under certain discipline. A two year train ing course is provided with the students attend ing classes at the Training Center in New York. The quota of young women has been filled for this

year but keen young men of the Episcopal Church A CAR LOAD OFF TO CAMP JOY

ligion to American Life.” As I got into the rami would permit. This Society has made an excellent fications of the subject I was surprised myself at beginning. It ought to have official recognition the large part played by the Episcopal Church in by the Church and the Historical Magazine should the whole field of American progress. Historians be made its regular organ. It is really amazing are only j ust beginning to awaken to the fact that to think that the Episcopal Church has no place the Churches have exerted enormous influence on that begins to be adequate for housing its growing the course of events in this country, not the least collection of records. The National Council has being that of the Episcopal Church. These his not even sufficient room for handling its own torians are now asking for information, seeking records, to say nothing of those of dioceses and for reóords, hunting for documentary sources Church institutions which comprise the living from which they can reconstruct the part played stream of Church progress. by the American Church in the past three cen Things are happening every year in the work turies. of the Episcopal Church which are worthy of per We have been careless and shiftless about it manent record. Future historians will be gnash long enough. Valuable historical documents have ing their teeth over their inability to gain access been neglected and undoubtedly some of them to numberless documents which will be moldering have been irretrievably lost because there was in some forgotten attic. There should be an offi no authorized agency to conserve them and no cial depository with a competent librarian in place to keep them in safety. Thirty years ago a charge who can catalog the material and keep it small group of laymen in Philadelphia incorpo available for future generations. We have been rated the Church Historical Society and began in criminally neglectful of this important phase of a tentative way to gather records and assemble our Church life. The Historical Magazine has al them in a depository as far as their resources ready proved the need for it. How can any his torian write a decent history of the United States without including the role of the Church in its achievements ? And how can it be done if the records are unattainable? Every respectable library in the country ought to carry the issues of the Church Historical Maga zine on its shelves. Our clergy and laymen must be educated to preserve and deposit records of important Church developments in some central place. As matters now stand nobody knows where to send such important information and there is no proper provision for caring for them. Let’s do something about it.

Talking It Over By WILLIAM B. SPOFFORD HOSE WOMEN are at it again. This time Tthey have sent a letter to all General Conven tion delegates protesting against the Church League for Industrial Democracy sponsoring open forum meetings at Kansas City. The speakers, so they say, are “ communists” and the Episcopal Church is a sucker to allow the Convention to be used as a sounding board. The charge is made

ZeBARNEY PHILLIPS by the same group of Park Avenue dowagers who The rector of the Epiphany, Washington, and chaplain of earlier in the summer sent a flock of fancy litera the United States Senate where he was recently described ture to parsons throughout the country to “ prove” by Vice-President Garner as “ai good pray-er” As presi that the Federal Council of Churches was com dent of the House of Deputies he will keep things moving munist controlled. They did so by pointing out at a fast pace.

Copyright 2020. Archives of the Episcopal Church / DFMS. Permission required for reuse and publication. October 3, 1940 T H E WITNESS Page Seven that on Federal Council committees were such struggle of that country for freedom and inde “ Reds” as the Rev. W. Russell Bowie, Bishop Gil pendence. bert, Miss Vida Scudder, Bishop McConnell, Dean As a member of the committee that selected Henry P. Van Dusen of Union Seminary, Miss these speakers I am rather proud of the job. Mary E. Wooley, the Rev. Henry Smith Lieper There are others we would have liked also. We and scores of others of equal prominence in asked Mr. Green, president of the A.F.L., but he church aifairs, several of whom are speakers at found it impossible to accept. Likewise we had official meetings at this General Convention. All hoped to have Mayor LaGuardia of New York and that the blast got for the hundreds of dollars Mayor Maverick of San Antonio, both Episco spent were good belly laughs and protests from palians, and we did considerable urging as my other distinguished churchmen who were a bit files testify. But they were unable definitely to angered because they were not included on the say yes in July, and since the Convention pro honor list. The present letter about the CLID gram committee was pressing us for our list of meetings in Kansas City will receive the same speakers we had to forego the honor of having treatment. At all recent General Conventions the them. It can be said however that the CLID is CLID has sponsored forum meetings, receiving giving the General Convention an opportunity to not only the fullest sort of cooperation from the hear outstanding people, and I am sure that the Convention but thanks as well, since these meet leaders of the Church, as at former Conventions,, ings have come to be one of the most interesting will give them the hearing they deserve and will of the side-shows. They will be this year since be grateful to the CLID for making it possible. they give the thousands of people visiting the Let me close by thanking these New York Convention an opportunity to hear outstanding women for advertising the meetings by their pro leaders of American thought. Delegates to the test. It saves the CLID both time and money. I General Convention— many, and perhaps most of was beginning to fear we would have to do the job them— will not agree with what Mr. John L. ourselves. Lewis has to say. But our Convention is com posed of people of a high degree of intelligence who know that what Mr. Lewis says is important, whether they agree with him or not. Keep the HAT can be said of Mr. Lewis can be said W equally of the others on the program. All Informed of them are outstanding leaders whose opinions on current problems are influencing the minds of THE WITNESS will have a staff of six millions. Roger Baldwin is the director of the experienced writers covering American Civil Liberties Union, a vitally im portant organization in American life. Carey Mc General C Williams, the director of Immigration and Hous ing in California, is generally recognized as the If you have not already done so order leading authority on migrant workers and share your BUNDLE at once, so that the croppers. Jack McMichael is the president of the issues of October 10, 17, 24, 31 and American Youth Congress which has an enroll November 7 may be on sale at your ment of several million young Americans. Mr. church every Sunday or otherwise dis Lewis is the president of the C.I.O. with a mem tributed among the people of the parish. bership of several million. Max Yergen is the Simply send a Postal giving the number president of the National Negro Congress and is of copies desired with the address. We the recognized leader of the millions of Colored will bill later at the low rates previously citizens who belong to that organization. Jose announced. phine Roche is an employer of labor and was for merly the assistant secretary of the United States Act Immediately to Receive the treasury. She has been, and I think still is, the First General Convention Number chairman of the White House conference on child welfare. Jack Foster, one of our own mis T H E WITNESS sionaries, is to represent Free China and surely 6140 Cottage Grove Ave. Chicago all attending the Convention are interested in the

WOMEN OF CHURCH MASS MEETINGS WILL PLAN FOR W ILL DRAMATIZE THE YEARS AHEAD WORK OF CHURCH Women of the Church have a great The pulse of the Church around Convention of their own meeting at the world and highlights of Christian the same time and place as the problems in the midst of war will be Church’s General Convention which caught in a series of five great meet will open in Kansas City, October 9. ings during General Convention un Their Convention is called “ The der sponsorship of the National Triennial Meeting of the Woman’s Council and its various divisions. Auxiliary,”— “ The Triennial,” for The keynote to the series will be short. It is made up of five delegates sounded by the United Thank Offer from each diocese and missionary ing meeting the evening of October district of the Church, a total of more 10 in the Municipal Auditorium than 500 women actively engaged in arena. “ The Church Marches On” is the work of the meeting, with thou the theme. Through a commentator sands of women visitors who are not coming to the audience in radio delegates, but are active in Church fashion; through motion, pictures on work. a huge screen dropped before the Convention altar; through mission The purpose of the Triennial is to aries from far-flung fields, will come develop in broad outline a plan for the story of the persistent march for women’s work in the Church for the ward of the Church in these trouble next three years. Carey McWilliams, the director of some times. John W. Wood, so well- The delegates determine how the housing and immigration of the state known as a missionary speaker, will United Thank Offering of the wom of California who is to speak at the give the message of the evening and en of the Church is to be used. This the Presiding Bishop will say a word. Offering, collected in little blue boxes CL.ID meeting on October 11th. Below is a picture of the Music The announcement of the 1940 into which thousands of women Hall in the Kansas City Municipal United Thank Offering will climax place money in thanksgiving for spe Auditorium where many General the program. Arrangements for this cial blessings, and which has reached Convention meetings will be held. meeting have been made by a com the million dollar mark at some pre mittee of the Woman’s Auxiliary vious Triennials, is normally used for N. Y .; Dr. Walter Van Kirk, New executive board of which Mrs. Clin salaries of women missionaries; their ton Quin of Houston, is chairman, retirement fund; training of present York, of the National Peace Confer ence; Dr. Henry Smith Leiper, New and a Kansas City committee headed and prospective workers; erection of by Mrs. Henry Burr. York, of the Universal Christian new buildings in mission fields. Another picture of the Church’s Two events of special interest to Council; Miss Edith M. Lowry, N. Y., of the Council of Women for Home world-wide mission will be provided the women are the United Thank Of Sunday evening, October 13 when, in fering gatherings Thursday, October Missions; Miss Florence G. Tyler, N. Y., of the Foreign Missions Confer the Music Hall, Bishop Thomas of 10. First is the Corporate Communion Brazil, Bishop Roberts of China and of Churchwomen, at which the United ence; Dr. Lewis B. Franklin, New York, Treasurer of the National Bishop Nichols of Japan, will speak. Thank Offering is presented at the The formal presentation of the chil altar on a 24-inch golden alms basin; Council; Mrs. James R. Cain, Colum bia, S. C., member of the National dren’s Lenten Offering will be made the other is the meeting at night at this meeting. Council of the Church, and others. when the amount of the Offering is Something of a patriotic theme will announced. After presentation in the An important moment is the occas be sounded Tuesday evening, October morning, the Offering is rushed in a ion when the Presiding Bishop, the 15 at the third of the series in Mu closely guarded armored car to a lo Rt. Rev. Henry St. George Tucker, sic Hall. “ America for Christ” will cal bank, where it is counted, and the will speak to the assembled Church be the subject, with Bishop Freeman total kept a secret until announce women. of Washington; Bishop Bartlett of ment at the evening public meeting. The Triennial elects its presiding Idaho; the Hon. William A. Merrill, The general theme of this year’s officer at its first session. Mrs. Allen superintendent of schools, Des meeting is “ Witnesses to the Power Stebbins of Rochester, N. Y., has Moines, and Daniel A. McGregor as of God,” and speakers include Dr. been nominated by the National speakers. William A. Eddy, president of Hobart Executive Board of the Woman’s The Church’s work with a great and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, (Continued on page 15) race—the Negro—will come in for attention Thursday evening, October ‘ | ^ .... ; | 17, in a program under direction of the American Church Institute for Negroes. A huge massed choir of ■ 'S ift voices from Negro churches in Kan sas City will sing. The grave plight of missions throughout the Anglican Communion ■ÏWÊÊÊÊÊÊk V.' caused by the war will be brought to the attention of Convention in com pelling terms Sunday evening, Octo * I ber 20. A personal representative of the Archbishop of Canterbury is ex pected to speak at that time. Bands from Kansas City high schools will provide the musical set ting for two of the meetings. ». in»!

Copyright 2020. Archives of the Episcopal Church / DFMS. Permission required for reuse and publication. October 3, 1940 T H E WITNESS Page Nine NEWS NOTES OF racy; Church work among Indians in various parts of the country; the THE CHURCH IN American Bible Society; Church Ar BRIEF PARAGRAPHS my; Church secondary schools; col lege work and others. Edited By G e r a r d T e a s d a l e Over one hundred thousand dollars Honorary Degrees for missionary work of the Church of at Philadelphia England and other Eluropean Chris The Philadelphia Divinity School tian bodies, urgently needed because conferred three doctorates at a spe of the war, will be recommended by cial convocation on September 27th. the National Council to General Con The degree of Doctor of Divinity vention when it meets in Kansas went to the Rev. Franklin J. Clark, City, October 9-24. The recom secretary of the National Council and mendation is contained in the Coun secretary of the House of Deputies cil’s report to Convention which has and to Dean Benedict of Haiti. The been sent to the bishops and clerical degree of Doctor of Sacred Theology and lay deputies. If the Convention went to two members of the semi adopts the recommendation, this will nary faculty, the Rev. W. Arthur be the first time that the American Warner and the Rev. R. L. Howe. Church has assisted financially the mother Church to such a substantial Japanese Religious Law degree in the 300 years since the S u m m arized Episcopal Church was planted on The background of new regula American shores. At the present tions issued by the Japanese govern time, the Church contributes to the ment in connection with missionaries support of joint work in India and and missionary funds is provided in Jerusalem but only to a comparative a statement summarizing the Japa ly small degree. The Presiding BISHOP JAMES FREEMAN nese religious law, prepared by the Bishop is hopeful that the Archbishop To Speak at Convention Meeting Rev. James Thayer Addison, vice- of Canterbury will send a personal president of the National Council. representative to Kansas City to tell after seventeen ballots at a special The religious bodies bill, it is pointed of the English missions situation. convention held on September 24th. out, did not spring full armed out of Recommending that “ for 1941 the Another convention for the purpose the present emergency situation in appropriations for the existing work of electing will be held on October the Far East. It has been under con of our own missionary society be 25th, unless a late adjournment of sideration for some years. The pres kept at a minimum, and as large a General Convention makes it neces ent law was passed by the House of sum as possible inserted in the budget sary to postpone it. Four men led Peers of the Japanese parliament in as aid to the missionary work of the throughout the balloting, the Rev. 1939 and by the lower house a month European societies,” the statement Dudley S. Stark, rector of St. Chry later. It became effective April 1, suggests a total budget for 1941 of sostom’s, Chicago; Bishop Spence 1940. The law is the first recogni $2,350,000 of which $117,471 is spe Burton of Haiti; Rev. Harold I. tion of Christianity by name in Japa cifically designated for the “ relief of Bowen, rector of St. Mark’s, Evans nese religious law. Heretofore only missionary work of non-Roman ton, and Suffragan Bishop E. J. Ran Buddhist temples have been recog Churches of Great Britain and con dall. However it was abundantly nized as juristic persons in Japan. tinental Europe.” clear at the end of the day that no Under the new law, Shinto sects, de With reference to the recent gov body could be elected so the conven nominations and churches also may tion adjourned. ernment regulation in Japan which * * * be juristic persons providing they may result in the discontinuance of meet the requirements of the law. CMH to Share foreign support to missions in that Shinto is the name of a Japanese country, the statement says that it is in Institute cult, consisting primarily of those The Church Mission of Help will impossible as yet to determine how who worship the spirits of tribal an share actively in the Institute spon the new law will affect financial re cestors and of dead heroes. It is now sored by the department of educa lations with the Church in Japan. possible for such bodies to hold prop tion of the National Council and the Specifically noted are such institu erty in their own names. Hereto tions as St. Luke’s International Med Forward Movement, to be held at fore Church property has been regis ical Center, St. Paul’s University, St. General Convention. They are also tered usually in the name of a mis Agnes’ and St. Margaret’s Schools to take part in the seminar on fam sionary corporation called the sha- ily life. den. Episcopal Church property al and St. Barnabas’ Hospital. “ If * * * American missionaries are forced to most without exception has been held leave Japan,” the report says, “ there Many Exhibits at thus. Each church body, under the will be added expense for travel and General Convention new law7 tnust have a responsible salaries must continue until these The vast exhibit hall in the mu head known as the torisha who shall men and women find appointments nicipal auditorium in Kansas City manage and represent it in govern elsewhere.” Under such conditions will open on October 9th with sixty mental dealings. It is specifically re the Convention will be asked to re booths showing the work and activi quired that the torisha be a Japanese. tain in the budget for 1941 the nor ties of agencies of the Church. Half The new law provides that the re mal appropriations for Japan of them will be taken by the various sponsible head of each parish unit amounting to some $226,000. agencies of the National Council. shall actually manage and represent Others to exhibit their work are the it and that such head may be assist * * H= American Mission to Lepers; the St. ed by a committee of three or more Chicago Fails Andrew’s Craft Shop, Puerto Rico; persons. This corresponds to the T o E lect True Light Industrial Work, China; vestry. Management of temple and The diocese of Chicago failed to the trailer chapel of California; the church lands and buildings, and elect a successor to Bishop Stewart Church League for Industrial Democ- changes of boundaries of temple and

Copyright 2020. Archives of the Episcopal Church / DFMS. Permission required for reuse and publication. Page Ten T H E WITNESS October 3, 1940 church compounds, must be regulated ion. Invitation to become a member by proper governmental authorities. OFF-MOMENTS of the World Council will be present The government has the right to ed to the Convention by a commis limit or prohibit entirely the preach sion on the World Conference on ing of doctrines or conduct of cere Faith and Order with a statement monies considered as disturbing to that constitution of the Council de peace and order or counter to the du fines it as “ fellowship of Churches ties of the people. Reports to the which accept our Lord Jesus Christ government are required and inves as God and Saviour.” The functions tigation of religious bodies may be of the World Council are stated to carried on by the government if con be: “ To carry on the work of the two sidered necessary. Temple and world movements for faith and order church grounds, except those earn and for life and work; to facilitate ing rent, are free from land tax. common action by the Churches; to Priests, missionaries or preachers promote cooperation in study; to pro may be sentenced to prison, with or mote the growth of ecumenical con without hard labor, when they vio sciousness in the members of all late a governmental order to suspend Churches; to establish relations with or stop their work. Two of the younger bishops confer denominational federations of world * H* H* on the State of the Church in prepa wide scope and with other ecumeni Congressman Asks President ration for General Convention. Wear cal movements; to call world con to Set Church Example ing the hat and looking rather seri ferences on specific subjects as occa Representative Bruce Barton, Re ous about the whole business is Bish sion may require, the conferences be publican, New York, asserting he be op Arthur McKinstry of Delaware, ing empowered to publish their own lieved in a “ five day week for poli while the hatless one with the not- findings. tics and politicians,” delivered what so-sure look is Bishop Malcolm Pea he termed a “ layman’s sermon” re body of Central New York. This is Alden Drew Kelley Joins cently instead of a speech. “ Five the first Convention for both as Student Movement Committee days a week is enough for business, Bishops though both served several The Student Volunteer Movement war and politics,” he said. “ Most of Conventions as Deputies. announces the appointment of the us were taught in our youth that Rev. Alden Drew Kelley as a mem Sunday is the day to go to church mation on the status of foreign lay ber of its executive committee. The and ‘make a joyful noise unto the workers. The faith and courage of new appointee is head of the division Lord.’ The average political speech Japanese leaders in the Nippon Sei of college work in the National is not a joyful noise.” Declaring Ko Kwai are reported to be highly Council. The Rev. Artley B. Par “ faith is our greatest need,” Mr. commendable. son, associate secretary of the de Barton said the best service the Pres partment of foreign missions, has ident of the United States, who is an been a member of the committee for Episcopalian, could render would be Clergyman Raises Money for several years. to set the American people an ex 18 British Ambulances ample by attending church regularly The Rev. W. B. Lusk, rector of St. Time and Place for on Sunday. He said this applied with Stephen’s Church, Ridgefield, Con College Work Luncheons equal force to Presidential candidate, necticut, heads a committee which Four college work luncheons at Willkie, also an Episcopalian. has raised the money to buy eighteen Hotel Philips, Kansas City, have been Hi H* & ambulances for Great Britain. His announced as part of the college Triennial Meeting of Deaf own personal efforts in Ridgefield work program at General Conven Churchmen October 18-20 were responsible for sending five am tion. On October 10, 15, 17, 22, the Conference of Church workers bulances to England. speakers respectively will be: Dr. among the deaf will hold their trien * * * William A. Eddy, president of Ho nial meeting in St. Louis, Missouri, bart College, Geneva, New York; Pro October 18-20. On October 16th the West Virginia Clergy fessor Louis More of the University conference members consisting of all Conference Held of Cincinnati; Dr. Gordon K. Chal the deaf clergy will hold a special “ The Church cannot tie with mers, president of Kenyon College, meeting in Kansas City. An exhibit earthly systems. She must take her Gambier, Ohio, and Professor Clark is being arranged. The Rev. Arthur stand on high ground and preach Her Kuebler of Northwestern University. O. Steindemann of St. Louis will be message to all men,” said Bishop H« * ❖ the host to the members and their Strider, of West Virginia, in his Women’s Leadership Conference wives and other visitors who may be opening lecture to the second dioce to Be Held October 7-8 present. Since the ordination of the san clergy conference, September 18- A conference on the preparation of first deaf man in the eighties, a total 20. Other leaders were the Rev. A. women for professional Church lead of 28 deaf men have been ordained. T. Mollegen, Bishop Colmore of ership will be held October 7 and 8, Of this number only fifteen are liv Puerto Rico and the Rev. Kenneth at the Hotel President, Kansas City, ing. Cameron. just before Convention opening. * * * Needs of the field will be discussed Cable on Japanese Church World Council of Churches by Miss Ellen Gammack, Dean Ethel Conditions Received Here Action to Be Asked at Convention Springer and others. Prof. Adelaide A cable described as a tentative re Final action will be asked of the Case of Columbia University will port on present conditions in Japan General Convention whereby the lead all the group discussions assist affecting the Christian Churches has Episcopal Church will become a con ed by the Rev. Daniel McGregor of been received by the National Coun stituent member of the World Coun the National Council. It promises to cil. No date has been fixed for the cil of Churches. Already 63 Chris be a good session if two of the ques resignation of the foreign bishops. It tian Churches have officially accepted tions to be discussed are indicative. is not yet clear whether foreign cler the invitation to join, these including One is “ Are we fearless enough to gy can usefully remain in Japan and the Church of England and four other try something new?” the other “ Are the cable contains no definite infor- Churches of the Anglican Commun- we developing the kind of people who

are imaginatively alive to meet cession to the Rev. Wallace E. Rol different times stationed in Boston, changing needs caused by local needs lins, who retired last commencement, New York and San Francisco, and and by large social changes?” the Rev. Alexander C. Zabriskie is was widely known both in the east dean. The Rev. Thomas K. Nelson and on the west coast. Those who A Caution From has been succeeded by the Rev. Rob knew and loved him will not soon Don Frank Fenn ert 0. Kevin as professor of Old forget his gentleness and unfailing A caution from the Rev. Don Frank Testament language and literature. courtesy, his keen sense of humor and Fenn, against a family named Amos The Rev. Robert F. Gibson, Jr., has the shining holiness of his life. who are obtaining money in the east joined the staff as a teaching fellow and south on the basis of their mem in the history department. Stabler Gives Up Presidency bership in the Church of St. Michael * * * of Society for College Work and All Angels, Baltimore, has just Father Otis The Rev. W. Brooke Stabler, who been issued. Is D ead will retire as chaplain of the Univer The Rev. Charles Pomeroy Otis of sity of Pennsylvania to become Young People Meet the Society of St. John the Evan Provost of the Avon Old Farm In New York gelist, died suddenly in his office in School, Avon, Connecticut, announces The League for a Christian Society, the Monastery of St. Mary and St. his retirement also from the office of young people’s group of the Church John, Cambridge, Massachusetts, on president of the Church society for which is affiliated with the CLID, are September 12, at the age of 55. In college work. He will continue as to hold a conference starting tomor the nearly twenty years of his life vice-president of the society, and row’ evening, October 4th, and run in the Society, Father Otis was at the Rev. C. Leslie Glenn, who will be- ning through Saturday afternoon. The conference will be at Christ Church, Bronxville, N. Y., with Mrs. Reinhold Niebuhr and the Rev. Paul V. K. Thompson featured on the pro gram. * * * Insurance on Church Property South Carolina Diocese Sponsors Social Case Worker At the close of the past year THE CHURCH PROPERTIES Arthur Peabody West of Madison, FIRE INSURANCE CORPORATION had insured the prop Wisconsin, has recently assumed his duties in Beaufort, South Carolina erty of 3,169 Episcopal churches, as well as that of many and adjacent islands as a social case institutions of the Church and of the clergy. worker under the direction of the The increase in the number of churches insured is shown diocese of South Carolina. The de below: velopment of social religion in the diocese with the cooperation of the bishop has made this new work pos 1929 330 sible. Mr. West is a graduate of Ken 1930 803 yon College. He will not only do case 1931 1,224 work in isolated sections but hold 1932 1,600 services as a licensed layreader. It is an interesting experiment and rep 1933 2,035 resents the first penetration into the 1934 2,365 rural populations of South Carolina 1935 2,640 by the Episcopal Church. Hi * H* 1936 2,845 Cut Out Smoking During 1937 2,927 Sessions Deputy to Ask 1938 3,063 One lay deputy to the General Convention will arrive in Kansas City 1939 3,169 ready to appeal for legislation re Some other reason than that of the desire of the Church stricting the use of tobacco during the Convention period. “ Smokers,” to support an institution organized solely for its benefit says the complainant, “ are so lacking is necessary to explain the great increase in the number of in self control that they cannot re Episcopal churches insured with it. Without the economies main in their seats a minute after afforded by the Corporation, the advantageous conditions that longing desire strikes them to fill that are granted, and the fact that its settlements of fire their lungs and throats with vicious losses have been satisfactory, the progress shown by such poison, and in so doing they create a impressive figures could not well have been made. very disagreeable odor for those not victims of the weed.” * * * The Church Properties Fire Insurance Corp. Virginia Seminary Begins 20 Exchange Place New York 118th Session The 118th session of the Virginia Seminary, Alexandria, Virginia, be gan on September 18. The seminary D l RECTORS is filled to capacity, with a total of Stephen Baker Charles E. Mason Everard C. Stokes seventy-nine students, all but three Jarvis Cromwell J. P. Morgan Samuel Thorne of whom have college degrees. They Charles D. D ickey Wm. Fellowes Morgan Allen Wardwell represent over forty colleges and uni Robert C. Hill Frank L. Polk Joseph E. W ld ener versities and come from twenty-four Bradford B. Locke Charlton Yarnall different states. A number of changes have occurred in the faculty. In suc

come rector of St. John’s parish, Many new members have been Stuart, John Krumm and Gordon Washington, this month, has been added to the congregation and the Cross took part also as leaders of elected president, to take office im Church school by this “ Penny-a-Fam- conferences. A survey of the numeri mediately. ily” plan, according to the Rev. Ed cal strength of the diocese showed * * * ward R. Welles, rector. that the Church in Southern Cali 75th Anniversary fornia had only half as many com for Washington Church Feminist in a municants as it ought to have on the The 75th anniversary of the conse Nebraska Parish basis of the ratio of communicants cration of the first church built for Vestrymen at Trinity Church, Nor to population which prevails else St. John’s Parish, Olympia, Washing folk, Neb., have found it advanta where in the country. . . . Bishop Beal ton, was held September 1 by Rector geous to combine pleasure with busi of the Panama Canal Zone visited Thomas E. Jessett. ness at their regular meetings. Each the diocese early in September, H* H* H* meeting is held at the home of one preaching at St. James’-by-the-Sea Chapel of Bellevue of the vestry. Other members and Church, La Jolla, and attended a Hospital Dedicated their wives attend, having supper to reception given in his honor at St. The Protestant Chapel of Christ gether and enjoying a social hour Paul’s Cathedral, Los Angeles, where the Consoler of Bellevue Hospital, until 7 :30 p.m. Then the men work New York City, was dedicated on in earnest around the dining room September 29. The chapel is main table. The wives plan the next meet tained by the New York City Mission ing and later have an informal dis Society. cussion, which is more likely than not % * % to center around Church affairs. A Caution from Twice during a recent vestry meet Bishop Carpenter ing one of the men was sent to ask Another caution against misrepre the opinion of the women about some sentations of a magazine solicitor has plan that was under discussion. been issued, this time by Bishop Car * * H: penter of Alabama. “ Clergy and lay Los Angeles Diocese members of the Church are hereby T id -B its warned against the activities of a Eighty-four laymen of the diocese man by the name of Henn, who of Los Angeles took part in the claims to be a postulant from Ala second annual Labor Day week-end bama and solicits subscriptions to conference at Harvard School in magazines. He has no connection North Hollywood under the direction with the diocese of Alabama and is of Bishop Stevens and the Rev. W. unknown to the bishop.” E. Craig. The Rev. Messrs. 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he was formerly dean. . . . St. ing of the women of the Church is girls this year. The school year runs Christopher’s Trailer Chapel, built announced. It is hoped the offering from June to March. The Chinese by the Daughters of the King of will reach $1,000,000 as it has some work was started only two years ago, the diocese, had a busy summer. times in the past. in answer to requests from local Under the direction of the Rev. Fred * * * Chinese merchants who knew about Crane, vicar of St. Stephen’s, Beau- A Foul Deed the Church’s Chinese school, St. mont-Banning, the trailer served the in C hina Stephen’s, in Manila. residents ©f Balboa and Newport The sleepy old country town of In 1910 people ridiculed the idea Beach, popular summer resort. Plans Zangzok, China, where the Rev. that the conservative hostile Moros are being made to use the chapel for Hollis Smith leads a life anything would ever permit their daughters isolated mountain and desert areas in but sleepy experienced its first po to live in a Christian dormitory but the winter. . . . Bishop Gooden of Los litical murder. Says Mr. Smith, now some of those daughters, Church- Angeles led a retreat for the clergy “ Done in handsome Shanghai style women, are serving the Church in and staff of the missionary district of on a crowded street in broad day the Islands, and Miss Bartter’s 24 Nevada at the request of Bishop light. The victim was a prominent years of patience and tact laid the Jenkins on September 1-3 at Galille figure in a near-by Japanese-sup foundations for the present work. Camp, Lake Tahoe. ported government office. Four Her brother, the Rev. George C. * * * guerrillas entered the city and went Seven to his home. He was out but they I mprobabilities met him on the street, greeted him WILBUR HERBERT From the summer issue of the Sac politely, shot him dead, and walked ramento Missionary, a diocesan paper, away. As soon as the authorities BURNHAM this bit is filched. were aware of the shooting the city 1. The wardens calling for assist gates were closed but no gunmen Designer and Master ance in carrying the offering because were ever found. Craftsman of its bulk or weight. * * * 2. The sexton standing around ask A Crazy Idea STAINED AND ing “ Isn’t there something else for me That Worked to do?” Word just received from Zambo LEADED GLASS 3. A church “ sorehead” doubling anga, P. I., reports that the Moro his subscription to current expenses. Settlement School there and its flour Studios: 1126 Boylston Street 4. A dozen people asking the clergy ishing child, the Chinese School, have Boston, Massachusetts man on Sunday for some real definite an enrolment of over 500 boys and Christian work to do during the week. 5. Everyone in the congregation THE BISHOP WHITE PRAYER BOOK reaching alert for the hymn book SOCIETY when a number is announced, and Founded by Bishop White 1833 singing heartily every stanza. Donates to Missions, Institutions, and Par ishes unable to purchase them, in. limited ^>. The man who sleeps during the grants. sermon telling everyone how he en The Book of Common Prayer. The Combined Book (The Book of Common joyed it (the sleep). Prayer and Hymnal in one volume). 7. The preacher telling the truth in Pew Size some such fashion as this: “ I really Apply to Rev. W. Arthur Warner, D.D. Secretary, 1935 Chestnut St. do not feel like preaching today. 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Bartter, is still in the Philippines in southern conference on human wel- nearly 3,000 people representing 53 charge of the Church of the Resur fare for having done exceptional central Iowa churches. The address rection, Baguio. work in his field. was given by Rev. R. R. Brown of Omaha. Do Birds Eat * * * More Than Chinese Church Parade Evangelical Lutherans This question is asked in all seri Is Huge Success Accept World Council ousness. Reports from Chinese Six years ago the city of Marshall The Evangelical Lutheran Augus- missions would indicate that any bird town, Iowa, began a church and tana Synod, at the 81st annual con can get more food than many Bible school community day celebra vention at Rock Island, Illinois, voted Chinese. According to Miss Gertrude tion. A feature of the event this to join the World Council of Selzer, now in America on furlough, year was a six-mile parade, lasting an Churches because members are con the mission at Wusih recently found hour and a half and having in line an elderly couple who had been vinced that the Council “ is a much without food for four days. An offer ing of $3 came from the Church peo ple in Chinkiang in spite of the fact that they are all facing grim poverty, earning at most a few cents a day. They cannot even buy rice. Hs % ^ The Cathedral of St. John St. Thomas Church the D ivin e Fifth Avenue and 53rd Street Kingdon Would Chech Amsterdam Avenue and I12th St. Rev. Roelif H. Brooks, S.T.D., Rector Freedom of Speech New York City Sundays: 8 and 9, Holy Communion. Sunday Services, 8 & 11 A.M. & 4 P.M. President Frank Kingdon of 10, Morning Prayer, 11, Holy Communion Newark University declared that and Sermon. 4, Evening Prayer and Ser Daily Services, mon. 8 :30 A.M. Holy Communion circumstances called for a check on Weekdays: 7:30, Holy Communion (on 12:10 P.M. Noonday Service (except freedom of speech at the National Saints’ Days 7 :30 and 10.) 9, Morning Saturdays) Prayer. 5, Evening Prayer. Saturdays: Thursdays, 11 A.M. Holy Communion Conference for Christians and Jews, Organ‘s Recital at 4 :30. held in Denver, Colorado, on the Labor Day week-end. Said Dr. King Chapel of the Intercession don: “ The German propaganda ma Broadway at 155th St. P a u l’ s C ath edral New York City chine is trying to break down com Rev. S. Tagart Steele, Vicar Buffalo, New York munications between groups in this Sundays : Holy Communion : 8 and 9 :30 ; Very Rev. Austin Pardue, Dean Service and Sermon at 11; Evening Serv country by the devices of group ice and Sermon, 8. Sundays: 8, 9 :30, 11 A.M. prejudice. They 'are trying to de Weekdays: Holy Communion daily: 7 Weekdays: 8, 12:05 Noon. and 10. Morning Prayer, daily, 9 :40. stroy the meaning of words such as Wednesdays: 11 A.M. Holy Communion. peace. They are trying to make rea Grace Church, New York sonable argument impossible. They Rev. Louis W. Pitt, D.D., Rector are trying to drive wedges of di Broadway at 10th St. Christ Church Cathedral vision into our society. Our nation Sundays: 8 and 11 A.M. and 8 P.M. Main and Church Sts., Hartford, Conn. must recognize this fact. The ex Daily: 12:30 except Mondays and Sat The Very Rev. Walter H. Gray, Dean urdays. Sunday Services, 8 :00, 9 :30, 10:00, periences of Holland, Belgium, Nor Thursday and Holy Days: Holy Com 11 a.m ..; 4:30 p.m. way and France make me question the munion 11:45 A.M. Week-days: 8:00 a.m. Holy Communion rights of communism and nazism in (7:00 on Wednesdays). 11:00 a.m. Holy The Heavenly Rest, New York Communion on Wednesdays and Holy Days. this country to use our freedom to Fifth Avenue at 90th Street 12:35 p.m. Noonday Service. destroy our freedom. To keep de Rev. Henrr Darlington, D.D. mocracy in America we must keep Sundays: Holy Communion 8 and 10:15 a.m .; Sunday School 9 :30 a.m .; Morning St. Michael and All Angels America. Perhaps now is the time Service and Sermon 11 a.m .; Choral Eve when we must check freedom for ning Prayer 4:30 p.m. Baltimore, Maryland Thursdays and Holy Days: Holy Com The Rev.. Don Frank Fenn, D.D., Rector certain groups by democratic munion, 11 a.m. methods in order to continue our Sunday Services:— 7 :30 A.M.— Holy Communion. freedom.” The conference at which The Incarnation 11:00 A.M.jp-Morning Service and Ser William Allen White was another Madison Avenue and 35th Street mon. Weekdays:— speaker was attended by 3,000. The Rev. John Gass, D.D., Rector Holy Communion--?'! " ¥ ? ^ Sundays: 8, 10, 11 A.M. Wednesdays Mon.., Wed., & Sat.—10:00 A.M. and Holy Days, Holy Communion 10! A.M. Tues., Thurs., & Fri.-g* 7 :00 A.M. Monument to Christ Fridays, Holy Communion 12:15 P.M. Holy Days— 7:00 and 10:00 A.M. in Washington A monument to Christ, ninety feet St. Bartholomew's Church high, is to be erected in Washington New York Gethsemane, Minneapolis Park Avenue and 51st Street in front of the building of the 4th Ave. South at 9th St. Rev. G. P. T. Sargent, D.D., Rector National Catholic ' Welfare Con Sunday Services: 8 A.M., Holy Com The Reverend John S. Higgins, Rector ference. munion ; 9 :30 and 11 A. M., Church Sundays: 8 :00 and 11:00 A.M. School; 11 A. M., Morning Service and Wednesdays and Holy Days: 10:30 A.M. Sermon ; 4 P. M., Evensong. Special Music. W. W. Alexander Resigns Weekday Holy Communion at 10:30 A. Thursdays: 7 :30 A.M. Government Job M. on Thursdays and Saints’ Days. The Church is open daily for prayer. In order to be free to accept the vice-presidency of the Julius Rosen- Emmanuel Memorial Church Saint James Church (The Tourist’s Church) wald fund, Dr. Will W. Alexander, Severance St. Madison Avenue at 71st Street Shelburne Falls, Mass. executive director of the Commission New York City on interracial cooperation resigned On The Mohawk Trail The Rev. H. W. B. Donegan, D.D., Rector Where you will find a warm welcome recently from his post with the Fed 8 A.M. Holy Communion. and a helpful message. eral Farm Security Administration. 11 A.M. Morning Service and Sermon. Services at 8 & 9 :45 A.M. He was honored not long ago by the

needed gathering point for the Boyd of Richmond, Virginia, as lead WOMEN OF CHURCH WILL PLAN Christian communions in the present ers. Following General Convention FOR THE YEARS AHEAD dark hour of the world.” The Synod there will be a laymen’s conference, (Continued from page 8) said that its membership would be October 26-27, followed by a clergy Auxiliary. She was presiding officer dependent on the Council’s main conference at the Otter Creek Reser at the last meeting in 1937. She is vation, with Bishop Thomas of South tenance of its present contention the only woman member of the Con ern Brazil and Bishop Ziegler of that “ the World Council of Churches tinuation Committee of the World Wyoming for leaders. Beginning is a fellowship of churches which ac Conference on Faith and Order, and November 1 through the 10th, Bish cept our Lord Jesus Christ as God is active in many phases of Church op Beal of the Panama Canal Zone and Saviour.” work. will hold a series of conferences in At Kansas City, in addition to the Evangelical and Reform Joins the diocese. Under the auspices of the department of Christian educa two great meetings and their study of Council of Churches the general theme, the women will The general synod of the Evan tion, the annual leadership training school will open November 12th run elect eight members of the National gelical and Reformed Church affili Executive Board of the Woman’s ated with the World Council of ning through December 10th in the cathedral house. Faculty members Auxiliary and nominate four women Churches at the convention held re will be Bishop Clingman, the Rev. to serve as members of the Church’s cently at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Messrs. Haines, Hunter and Myll and National Council. In addition they The Synod also renewed affiliation Mrs. Haines. will nominate an Executive Secre with the Federal Council of Churches. tary to succeed Grace Lindley, Litt. Either Bishop D., who is retiring after more than Southern Baptists Meet or Drift Wood 30 years of service at Church head To Aid English Baptists Bishop John B. Bentley, of Alas quarters in New York. The Southern Baptist Convention ka, is able to enjoy a joke on him Dr. Lindley has announced her in its recent annual session in Balti self. On the day before he was due final decision to retire at the end of more, appointed a special committee to visit a missionary family on the this year. to find methods of assistirig the Brit Yukon, his boat appeared far off in ish Baptist Foreign Mission Society. the rainy distance and a little Indian This action was taken in response to boy ran to the mission house to say, an appeal from Great Britain to “ It might be the bishop or it might American Baptists for $250,000. be a drift log.” The missionary’s H« * Hi wife, not quite ready for the bishop, Christian Organizations exclaimed, “ Well, I hope it’s a log.” Still in Geneva Possible government developments in Alaska and many duties in the field International Christian organi are preventing Bishop Bentley’s at zations have decided to keep up tendance at General Convention. their headquarters in Geneva, Switz erland, despite the fact that much of their activity has been curtailed. j Ï Nineteen Jehovah’s |TIMELY TRACTS Witnesses Arrested j WHY I AM FOR THE CHURCH Nineteen men and women, identi By Charles P. 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