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DOMESTIC MISSIONARY POLICY— Stowe

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Domestic M issionary Policy B y WALTER H. STOWE Rector of Christ Church, New Brunswick, N. J. E R T A IN Missionary Districts in continental in the lifetime 'of any man now living the district of C United States were established when conditions Salina from becoming a self-supporting diocese. The were radically different from what they are now. ( i) same is true of Western Nebraska although the delib It was assumed that the rural, agricultural regions of erate endeavor to keep any very large city out of the the Middle West would grow as rapidly as they had in district is not so flagrant. In both cases, however, the the past. This we now know is not to be expected. In sensible thing in view of the means of transportation fact, they are losing population because of the increase was to have drawn the lines east and west and not in the use of agricultural machinery by which one man north and south. The future solution is not even that. can now produce on the average enough to feed 12 peo It is to incorporate the district of Salina into the dio ple whereas a generation or two ago one man could cese of Kansas, and the district of Western Nebraska produce only enough to feed 6 people. It would ap into the diocese of Nebraska. pear that certain agricultural regions will have to be ROM the available evidence it would appear that withdrawn from production unless there is a develop F no domestic missionary district considers that it can ment of foreign markets not now apparent on the exist on less than $20,000 per year from the National horizon of world economy. (2) The means of com Council. This was the lowest appropriation for any munication were so limited that a large area made ad domestic district as adopted by the General Convention ministration difficult and the solution appeared to be in of 1931, and the figures run from that to $112,700 for reducing the area to be administered. Now, however, South Dakota. No district is getting its full appropria any region which cannot be reached by railroad can tion as adopted by General Convention and no district with considerable and increasing ease be reached by is likely so to do for some years to come. But the G. C. automobile, and the rapid development of automobile appropriations are what they claim they need to have. highways in the Middle West has been going on at as The question before the house is : How can the rapid a pace as in the more settled East. This highway weak be made stronger with less money at their dis development has not reached its end there because of posal? the subsidies of the national government for national One thing is-certain, weakness begets weakness and highways running north and south as well as east and not strength. The proper thing to do is to incorporate west. certain missionary districts into contiguous dioceses, al The setting up of certain missionary districts was low the diocese to have an assisting bishop if neces accompanied by sharp practices on the part of interest sary, and continue appropriations to the merger on a ed dioceses. They took advantage of their opportunity reduced scale for 10 or 15 years. At the end of the to shoulder off on the National Church areas or regions period have a reappraisal and determine what the ap which, alone, are doomed to perpetual weakness with propriations shall be from the National Church for any almost no chance (as now constituted) of becoming extended period that may be necessary. self-supporting or of being erected into dioceses. One The only objections to this plan are purely those of of the slickest pieces of political gerrymandering is the personnel. That is, how to place existing district case of the district of Salina. A study of the m^p will bishops. Some dioceses might not like as their co show that the line starts from the north and moves adjutor the bishop of the district to be merged. This south in a fairly straight line until it reaches the County may not be settled at once, but death and removal of Sedgwick of which Wichita is the county seat—the should be taken advantage of by refusal to elect a largest city but one in the state of Kansas. Here the missionary bishop until the possibility of merger has line was moved to the west sufficiently far to keep been explored. Wichita in the diocese of Kansas and forever prevent Four dioceses or districts may be taken for purposes

Copyright 2020. Archives of the Episcopal Church / DFMS. Permission required for reuse and publication. Page Four THE WITNESS July 19, 1934 of illustration. Albany is an eastern diocese with a the Pacific and in Eastern Colorado into the Atlantic. fairly sizeable area and many clergy and parishes ad One thing is certain: Unless some such plan is adopt ministered by one bishop. Colorado is a very large ed we are confronted with only two alternatives, both area of over 109,000 square miles, and answers the unsatisfactory. One is to continue to pump great quan argument of difficulty of administering a large area. If tities of money into these feeble districts with no assur that isn’t conclusive, .consider Montana which is the ance that the money will do other than pauperize the largest diocese or district in the continental U.S.A., districts and postpone indefinitely greater efforts to having 147,000 square miles. Colorado illustrates the wards self-support; the other is to let them lanquish wisdom of incorporating 4, m issionary district into a in weakness without the fostering support of a con diocese. In 1919 Coloradp took in Western Colorado; tiguous diocese. Concerning the former alternative, lis in 1921 it elected a Coadjutor. It has consistently saved ten to what a priest of great ability in one missionary the National Church $10,000 per year for 15 years, and district wrote to m e: “ I am appalled at the extent of the now it has entirely released its appropriations from the pauperization that has taken place because of the forty National Council. years of subsidy from the National Church.” This Oklahoma is an illustration of the merger of two study was submitted to him and his considered opinion Missionary Districts now administered by one bishop is : “ Your study of the advantages to be gained by unit where two grew before! Only by reason of the merger ing weak missionary districts with contiguous dioceses has it any chance of becoming a diocese and it is now in the same state is fairly conclusive.” making a serious effort to become such. The time has come for these babies to try to walk. Let the big sister take hold of the baby’s hand and we H E dioceses of Quincy and SpringUeld should be shall continue to buy milk and spinach for a season. T merged to make one decently strong diocese. The good roads in Illinois make it entirely possible to travel Mr. Stowe proposes the merging of California and San Joa with considerable ease over the whole territory. As quin; Dallas and North Texas; Kansas and Salina; Ne braska and Western Nebraska; Olympia and Spokane; Ore long as they are independent, they are doomed to per gon and Eastern Oregon; Quincy and Springfield. He presents petual weakness. convincing figures to show that these combinations would create In the suggested mergers, no combination except districts or dioceses comparable to such dioceses as Albany, Colorado, Montana and Oklahoma as to size, population, num Dallas-North Texas would have as large an area to ber of clergy, parishes, baptised persons and communicants. administer as Colorado and none as large as Montana. There are other mergers that suggest themselves, such as The argument about mountains and terrain has no Duluth with Minnesota, the dioceses in North Carolina, two- rather than three in both Wisconsin and Virginia, Delaware weight because both Colorado and Montana have these md Easton. It should be remembered however that this is a to contend with. In Western Colorado water runs into matter over which General Convention has no power of action.

M inistry of Healing T oday By JOHN GAYNER BANKS Of the Fellowship of Saint Luke

EN years ago we were appointing commissions to origin. Many books were written. Healing “ centers” Tinvestigate what was called “ The Ministry of Heal were established. Missions of Christian Healing were ing.” This was done by the General Convention at De held in many places. Prayer groups and study circles troit and elsewhere and in England by the Archbishop flourished. Conferences and retreats were held for of Canterbury’s Committee on the same subject. It the purpose of developing the right sort of faith and was largely the Church’s reaction to the work and mes receptivity, and to reach a clearer perspective of the sage of James Moore Hickson. The investigation was whole healing function of the Church—whether with eagerly pursued by two types of clergy and doctors. or without medical co-operation. The novelty of the The first wanted to shbw how central was this work Movement departed. And then the real work began. to the greater success of the Gospel message. The sec-' I write these lines in old England. I am here for the ond type wanted the Church to be warned against the fourth time to make a first-hand study of the Church’s fifty-seven varieties of healing cults which clamored at healing ministry as it functions today in its many rami their doors. fications. The task is intriguing and satisfying. One The investigation was successful. The reports of is impressed far more by the persevering and sacrificial these commissions struck a strong note of caution. The work done by individuals and small groups than by the traditional rights of clefgy and doctors respectively publications and achievements of large organized move were duly safeguarded. At the same time it was made ments. One also welcomes the significant blending to clear that the Church was free to exercise such healing gether of the truly scientific spirit with the truly devo functions as were compatible with its authority and tional element in this work.

This was particularly observable in a conference in much experience, with headquarters on the south coast; Lancashire during May where medical psychologists the “ Divine Healing Fellowship” led by the Rev. John (resident officers at large mental hospitals) sat to Maillard—these and several others are all emphasizing gether for several days to work out some of the prob the “ Work” rather than merely,spreading teaching and lems presented in the cure of mental disease. I no propaganda. ticed that the clergy had quite as much to give the med It is surely a healthy sign that these groups are dis ical men as the medical men had to give the clergy. In tilling their doctrine of spiritual healing out of actual one hospital there is a very close alliance between the practice and, experiment, following Father Waggett’s chaplain and the medical superintendent and the ma sage maxim that it takes a ton of practice to produce tron. They have decided that the patients are there an ounce of reliable theory! Less books are being to be cured, not just for the protection of the general written. More work is being done. public or the relief of their families ! The inexorable managing editor of T h e „ W i t n e s s requires this article immediately and I cannot therefore*, report here the striking experiment at St. George’s,' G L A N C E at my diary may be of interest to the Brede, Sussex, where I am writing these lines during reader. After less than five weeks in Britain I A their annual Week of Healing. But I have been here have personally contacted some seven or eight different twice before and I know what to expect. - It is an Eng healing activities in the English Church. Outwardly lish healing shrine worthy to be classed with Lourdes they seem to be unrelated. But I see this element which and much more convincing in its atmosphere and meth unites them all. The clergy have responded to their od. The rector of Brede is not a-healer, but he has vocation. They are not posing as “ healers;” they seek learned through ten years’ experiment how to create eagerly the support and co-operation of faithful laity, the elusive element we call “ faith” among the village whether through small prayer groups, or individually people who come to his lovely parish and when this" through medical doctors, nurses and psychiatrists. atmosphere is created, they find that God Himself does These clergy are not “ doctors,” but they are indeed the healing! “ Faithful Dispensers” to use the Prayer Book phrase in the ordination charge. The chaplain of the well known Winwick Hospital imultaneously with the Guild of Health for mental cases (Fr. Wickham) speaking at the con S Conference at St. Hilda’s college, Oxford (and ference referred to above told of cures of mental preceding and following it) will be the famous annual disease by a fearless presentation of the Christian Gos International House Party of the Oxford Group. This pel ; but he showed also that in the light of this Gospel is not avowedly a healing society but it has tremendous men were made to see reality—to discover themselves healing implications in its work and message. I have as God created them to be—in such fashion as to dispel heard or read recently half, a dozen cases where people delusions and manias and other aberrations. The note have received complete physical or mental healing fol of absolute honesty, so much stressed by the Oxford lowing their act of “ surrender” to the claims of Christ Group was seen to be a clue to mental cure by both through the challenge of the Group. I believe there are doctors and parsons. hundreds more. These come from different parts of Father Fitzgerald, of the Mirfield Order, told amaz the world and they illustrate the health-giving influence ing stories of tussles with evil obsessions which might which flows in when the heart and conscience have well be described literally as “ devils” but which yielded found release. Perhaps the secret is enshrined in the to the name of Jesus when approached in the spirit of slogan which appears outside of Calvary Church, New Jesus. York: “ Sin is the Disease— Christ is the Cure!” The medical and clerical workers did not argue over The physical, moral and spiritual elements in the names. A literal “ devil” and a diabolical obsession cure of disease become clearer as we listen to the wit classed as “ ‘delusional insanity” may quite easily be dif ness of a well known physician in Detroit. I refer to ferent labels to describe the same thing. Dr. Frank Sladen, head of the Henry Ford Hospital. The most powerful plea for a study of the New He anticipates a higher level of national health as a re Testament miracles of cure was made by a prominent sult of spiritual training. Liverpool doctor who witnessed to the power of Dr. Sladen frankly gives credit to the Oxford Christ’s work in his own life and to his increasing use Group for his recent illumination and he is one of sev of distinctively “ Christian” technique in his own prac eral distinguished international figures who have re tice. cently toured Canada for the purpose of Christian wit My diary records days or weeks spent with special nesses. groups—the Guild of St. Raphael at their new House Dr. Sladen thinks this spiritual awakening makes it in London; the “ Healer” Group, led by the Rev. S. H. possible to think of medicine on a different plane. C. Wynne, following closely the example and teaching “ In almost every instance,” he. says, “ patients have a of Mr. Hickson; the Guild of Health at London and background of fear which is a constant menace to Oxford; the Chapel House Fellowship, led by Miss health. Physicians who will in future be able to tackle Dorothy Kerin; the Brede “ Centre” conducted by the the problem from a spiritual standpoint will effect Rev. C. C. Frewer; the Crowhurst Home of Healing, cures that are far more permanent.” He continues: “ I under the leadership of the Rev. E. Howard Cobb; know of no reconstructive power other than the one “ The Friends of Christ” conducted by two priests of going on here,” referring to the remarkable physical

Copyright 2020. Archives of the Episcopal Church / DFMS. Permission required for reuse and publication. Page Six T H E WITNESS July 19, 1934 improvement in those “ changed” through the Oxford to the “ Twelve” and to “ The Seventy” show that Group. This realization of the importance of effecting evangelism and healing go together. spiritual cures may lead to the publication of new I have a direct and growing correspondence with medical textbooks, Dr. Sladen believes. clergy all over the U.S.A. and in many other parts of He adds: “ The Sermon on the Mount has become a the world showing how keenly they appreciate the value textbook for me; it is a book on health!” of such correlation. I have tried to work out a plan for such practical correlation in a small pamphlet en ND, lest the reader should think I am devoting too titled “ A Clinic of Personal Religion.” A much time and space to the work abroad and that The Fellowship of Saint Luke with headquarters in carried on by specialized propaganda, let me hasten to San Diego, California, is growing rapidly in numbers add that the American Church is not asleep in thiis and achievement. Groups are developing all over the great work, either in healing or in “ Life-Changing.” state and beyond. A monthly journal devoted to heal I am not so much impressed by the number of titles ing and life-changing is being published. It is called which appear on the programs of Oxford Group house- “ Sharing” and is already circulating in sixteen coun parties as I am that two American priests have been tries. given definite written licenses by their respective bish This Fellowship has sent me to England to study the ops to work as evangelists with the Group in various situation and in our subsequent conferences and mis parts of the world. Had such action been taken dur sions we have hope to co-ordinate all that has been ing the Wesley revival in the 18th century we might discovered in the store-house of the Church. We con still enjoy the stimulus of a powerful Spirit-guided fidently look forward to a new era of curative evangel evangelism within the Anglican Church! ism on a basis of sharing and experiment which shall Evangelism need not be hysterical. And spiritual add whole chapters to the Book of the Acts of the healing need not become a “ cult.” The commission Apostles.

More A bout Convention Issues Reported by WILLIAM B. SPOFFORD

O G ETH ER with two men eminent in Church the sincere convictions of leaders in the medical pro T affairs, I spent an evening recently at the country fession, and national leaders in the fields of social ser home of the Rev. H. Percy Silver, who not long ago vice and education, should be entirely wrong and the resigned from the Incarnation, New York, because of Church a priori right, when it comes to our ironclad illness. Naturally we discussed the coming Conven pronouncement that we will under no conditions re tion and I threw out the question, “ Will anything marry divorced persons, for that is what the canon happen at General Convention worth travelling to really amounts to. I am not yet persuaded that the Atlantic City to see?” The answer, coming from Dr. Church should recognize polygamy, which is a mani Silver, was to me indicative of his return to normal fest basis for human relations in American life today, health; “ Won’t it be worth travelling miles to see the whether covert or overt, but I do feel, like the Phar House of Bishops in bathing?” It’s an idea—put a isees of old, we run to the hard letter of the law and tent over them and charge a dollar to get in and the send people away who have rightful righteous indig diocese of New Jersey wouldn’t have to worry about nation when the Church officially, through her dead convention expenses. The discussion of bishops that hand of the past, outrages the claim of human justice followed brought forth the further observation from in their case. Of course the Church must stalwartly another present that “ the House of Bishops is divided uphold the highest conception of Christian marriage, into two parts, pose and repose.” but if this is inconsistent with basic human justice, But the purpose of this essay is not to deflate bish then I have my doubts about the highness of the con ops but rather to continue our discussion of Conven ception. We can side-step this thing as we have for tion issues, the quotations being from letters to the generations, but I believe we will lose the respect of question, “ What do you consider the most important the best intelligence of our land, and justifiedly so, if matter to come before Convention?” We have already we keep up this ‘play-safe’ attitude too long. The presented opinions on the Budget and the Missionary mind of Jesus in the matter I feel has been too long work of the Church; Clergy Placement; Clergy and overclouded by scribal special pleading and misinter Bishop Retirement; Women in the Church; Hymnal pretation. I cannot believe that Jesus had in His mind Revision; Negro Work and War and Peace. any such cold-blooded self-justification as regulates the The canon on marriage and divorce looms large in administration of this office of performing marriage the minds of many. Thus one Churchman writes; “ It rites in our ministry today.” does not seem fair to me, nor honest, to assume that On the other hand another writes : “ If the question

Copyright 2020. Archives of the Episcopal Church / DFMS. Permission required for reuse and publication. July 19, 1934 T H E WITNESS Page Seven of divorce in relation to the home and family life, show no interest in the church may be dropped from rather than from the standpoint of right and individ the church rolls. Under the present ruling, many peo ual claims and needs, was really faced I believe it would ple are carried on two or three church rolls simply be open up a new conception to the average Christian.” cause they have never applied for a letter of transfer.'’ Another writes: “ I hope that no amendments to the carton will be attempted at the forthcoming Conven N TIN CTIO N and the common chalice is a matter tion. Personally, I think we have hardly had time to I many want to see thrashed out at Atlantic City; digest this canon with its many new duties imposed up others believe we should determine once and for all on the clergy, particularly as to instruction on the whether or not we are to allow layreaders to administer duties of married life, the operation of the re-cited the chalice, though nobody writes with much feeling on grounds of nullity, and the provisions for mercy and either subject. The combining of dioceses and mis forgiveness which are the basis of Section V II. I hope sionary districts in order to cut down overhead ex to bring up this subject of operation of the grounds penses is considered the most important matter to come of nullity at a meeting of the Chancellors during Con before the Convention by several, but since it is dealt vention for an exchange of opinion. The practical ex with elsewhere in this issue we will say nothing further perience expressed by the members present might en about it for the present. . able the commission three years hence to offer amend The opinion is also expressed, with a good deal of ments which would be of practical value.” feeling by at least one gentleman that the Convention- Meanwhile a member of the commission writes : had better face up to the problem of rural Church work,, “Action taken some months ago by the commission which he considers most important. We are actually was to the effect that we had better leave the present starving many of the clergy doing this work, he states, canon alone and not tinker with it perhaps for another “ Bishops put them on part-time salaries and compel three years, and see how it works. There are certain them to work at farming, to the neglect of their real things in it that we can value better on the basis of ex work, in order that they and their families may live at perience.” all. It is high time the Church really took its rural work seriously.” R A Y E R BOOK revision is a matter which many Another, writing along the same line, says, “ I have P feel should again be introduced into the Conven been in rural mission work for thirty years, and the tion. You will possibly recall that some weeks ago we one plain fact that has stared me in the face all the had an illuminating article on the subject by Dean time is that this type of work never gets a hearing. In Grant of the Seabury-Western Seminary. The sug the small communities where the Church is unknown gestion is made by one person that the Convention au or falsely known, our message does not reach the peo thorize forms of service for use primarily in missions, ple. We go on year after year ministering to our little since he feels that the present services of Morning and group, but without any aggressive program for reach Evening Prayer are too cold and formal for the unde ing the community. Meanwhile the Sects are blowing veloped taste. He believes that shortened services their trumpets from the house-tops. The lonely priest would do much to popularize our services, especially in charge of four or five scattered missions can do lit among young people. Many others seem to feel that tle to secure a hearing. I think it is a matter for the Prayer Book revision will have a place in Convention General Church to carry through. I believe further deliberations, though I rather gather from the letters that the results would more than justify the outlay. that most of them regret the fact, being disposed to let There would be many who would rejoice to embrace the present Prayer Book stand as it is for a time. the Episcopal Church if they knew what it was. The Whether bishops should be transferred from one plan would be to have two ‘experts’ in evangelism and diocese to another is considered by many an important teaching go into a community with a tent and camp subject. One gentleman expresses himself on the sub there until they receive a hearing. We need to con ject forcefully and briefly by writing, “ Swat the pro vince the people of this country that we do stand, for posal to transfer bishops.” the Christian religion. A hundred men (near Francis The duties of the Presiding Bishop, and his tenure cans if you like) evangelizing this country for the next of office, is to be another Convention matter. Several three years I believe would make a tremendous dif write that we have no right to ask a bishop to take the ference in the affairs of the Church. But the weak responsibility for the administration of a diocese and of missionary dioceses and districts cannot do the job— the National work of the Church as well. As one man it is one for the National Church.” writes, “ we have already killed two bishops by loading Finally there are many suggestions as to the Church’s on them more than they could possibly stand, and we responsibility in world affairs and the economic crisis, will keep right on killing them if we do not somehow or indicating perhaps that these matters will be among the other limit their responsibilities.” most important to come before the Church at Atlantic Then here is a suggestion in regard to “ Letters of City. However I will have to hold over further quota Transfer” which seems to me to be worth passing on tions until another week, when we can also present at for consideration: “ Some means ought to be devised least the gist of many letters that have come in from whereby people who live out of the parish and who our readers on Convention Issues.

Let’s Know Casual Comment By By BISHOP WILSON BERNARD IDDINGS BELL N E of our readers writes a request for some com H E chairman of rural work in a certain southern Oment on the phrase, “ The Fear of God.” The Tdiocese has written me, protesting with some heat writer refers to the Catechism's answer to “ My Duty a statement in this place that much of diocesan mis to God” which says. “ To believe in Him, to fear Him, sion work is done extravagantly. This comment col and to love Him . .” , asking if the cue is to be umn is not suitable for controversy; but one or two found" perhaps in Otto’s concept of awe things, suggested by his letter, bring to mind further Broadly speaking, there are two kinds of fear — comment in elaboration of my previous article. selfish fear of consequences and reverent fear or re One, missions which do not become self-supporting spect. The former has to do mostly with man’s re lation to man in an imperfect world, which the latter after a reasonable lapse of years can only be continued finds its truest significance .in man’s relation to God. at somebody else’s expense. Why should the recipients I f we all treated each other like full-fledged Christians, of charitable aid— for that is the brutal fact—in the there would be only one kind of fear to consider. Bnt upkeep of their rural churches, insist that the estab ,as long as selfishness, greed, and cruelty continue to lishments should be run at unnecessary cost? Why a corrupt human nature, there will always be cause for resident minister for Exe Corners, for example, when that lower grade of fear that makes us afraid of one the priest from Wey Villa’ge, or a diocesan missionary another. Often-times people have carried over their from the city of Zed, can do quiteAvell everything nec -human experience into their relationship with God and essary save minister to village conceit arid a local de have attributed to Him a vindictiveness which is sim sire to “ keep up with the Baptists.” ply the shadow of their own troubled consciences— for Two, with Christ is no respect of persons. A city “ conscience doth make cowards of us all.” Hence the man’s soul is of equal value with a countryman’s soul. ghastly terrorist doctrines of the angry God, eternal If with a given and limited sum one can minister to punishments, brimstone and hell-fire, which are simply forty people in the country or to four hundred in a anthropomorphic distortions of the Christian teaching city, is there any doubt on which work the money of divine majesty. Contrast this with the reference to our Lord in should be spent? Hebrews 5 :7 who was heard “ in that He feared.” Cer Three, is there much to the argument that the city tainly there is nothing in the Gospels to indicate that parishes are fed from the country parishes? I, for Christ was afraid of the Heavenly Father. Quite to one, have not noted it. Most emigres from the country the contrary St. Paul reminds us that “we have bold lapse, I think, when they come to town, more attached ness and access with confidence by the faith of Him.” to the dear old village church than to the Church as Or as St. John puts it even more emphatically—“ Here such; or it may* be, rather fed up with a friendly and in is our love made perfect, that we may have bold too intimate rural parochialism. Most city parsons ness in the day of judgment.” , have given up hoping for much from the folks who The fear of God means to feel awe of what He is move into town. As a matter of fact, especially in rather than apprehension over what He might do. It is north-east America, it is people from the city churches fear of a Person rather than of His power. This is the who have moved into the country, that keep the coun background of our Lord’s constant teaching about the try churches alive. The notion that good new blood love of the Heavenly Father and the return of love flows ever from the noble village into the decadent and devotion due to Him from us. To be sure, this city, thus preventing rot and decay in the metropolis, is emphasis is not constant throughout the Holy Scrip tures. There is a development in the conception of the contrary to plain fact. A better argument for country fear of God just as there is in many other points. Also missions is that they should be preserved to take care we are warned against taking advantage of the love 01 of those who are moving out, and more and more will God, as in the parable of the Unjust Steward. God is move out, into the countryside. just—not merely good-natured. He is not to be im Four. But the real point is that missions cannot posed upon. But above all else, He is love, never will properly be planned in any sentimental manner. I still ingly afiflicting or grieving the children of men. He maintain that it is largely sentimentality, rather than provides certain laws to govern our spiritual lives just sound sense and statesmanship, which governs rural as we have laws to govern our natural lives. If we in missions, and suburban missions too, in most of our sist on violating those laws, we can scarcely expect diocese. And woe be to the bishop who tries to better to escape the penalty—but there is a difference be things in his jurisdiction. His numerous rural mis tween penalty and punishment, and God is not venge sionaries will not rise up and call him blessed. Mean ful. . # while we are approaching ecclesiastical bankruptcy; The Christian fear of God means veneration, re and so probably something will be done about it before spect, reverence. Christians love God—they are not afraid of Him. long, no matter how much interference is involved with But they really love Him—they do not patronire Him. local vested interests.

6. It is a fact that in her new home NEWS NOTES OF she set up centers of learning and THE CHURCH IN missionary enterprise, sending her BRIEF PARAGRAPH sons and grandsons into Ireland and Scotland and thence down into Eng Edited by W. B. S po f fo r d land in the seventh century. I suppose it is a bad time of the 7. It is a fact that when Augustine year to talk to you about subscrip with his forty Roman monks came tions but it won’t be long before Gen in 597, they found this old Church eral Convention is upon us at that. with her own bishops, priests, and We mean to do a good job with the abbots, with her liturgy and customs Convention. First off, during Septem different from those of Rome, and ber we are to devote every issue to having lived her life entirely inde Convention matters, with articles by pendent of all outside authority. top-notch people about the various1 8. It is a fact that she refused to matters that are to come up for dis allow the claims of obedience to Rome cussion. Then the Convention itself set forth by Augustine. will be fully reported each week by a 9. It is a fact that each set of staff consisting of Bishop Johnson, Christians then went their own way Bishop Wilson, Mrs. Eleanor Wilson and did their work as best they could. and myself. It will be our aim to re 10. It is a fact that the permanent port fully for the laity—for the man results in evangelization effected by and woman that is in the pew. Augustine and his companions were confined chiefly, if not entirely, to Now this is the idea: if we have ELEANOR WILSON to spend a lot of money on promotion j the County of Kent. of Bundle sales we will be obliged to ' A General Convention Reporter 11. It is a fact that the missionaries charge 4 cents a copy for Bundles | of the old British-CeLtic Church evan gelized by far the larger part of Eng taken for a short period like the Con carefully read also the pamphlet of land, and all of Ireland and Scot vention. On the other hand if we can Dr. Wells, and I find it impossible to land. ' get the orders in this summer, with agree with his two main points, name 12. It is a fact that the papacy was out a lot of direct mail advertising, ly: 1st “ That the British people and constantly extending its claims of we can make the price but 3 cents a the British Church had about as jurisdiction and that after the Nor copy. So we urge you parsons please much to do with the origin and found man Conquest, followed by a large to send in your Bundle orders now. ing of the English Church as the importation of foreign bishops, ab Merely write a postal indicating ; the American Indians had to do with the bots, deans and rectors, papal en number of copies desired, and wheth- i American settlers and the constitu croachments increased in both the er you wish to have the Bundle start ; tion of the United States-' and in Church and the realm of England with the first issue of September or much the same way.” 2nd, That the and that the pope exercised both in the week of the opening of the Con English Church in the middle ages fluence and power there for several vention. Will you please act on this was a papal Church, a part of the centuries. suggestion, which certainly is to our Western Church whose head and cen mutual advantage? ter was in Rome and that there are 13. It is a fact that such exercise Also elsewhere in this paper is a “ only two or three recorded opposi of power was usurped jurisdiction column advertisement that presents a tions to papel orders and control” in and not according to the constitution special gift offer. We want more sub that period. or ancient customs of the Church in scribers. Won’t you introduce the On account of your limited space it Britain. paper to some friend? He will ap is not possible to discuss in any detail 14. It is a fact that such unwar preciate it; we certainly will, and I the points involved, but I wish to sub ranted encroachments and their con am sure you will enjoy reading Bish mit as a general answer the follow sequences were from time to time re op Johnson’s book. Or if you already ing well established points and facts sisted by both ecclesiastical and polit have read it merely so indicate and of English Church History: ical elements of the realm—up to the we will offer you your choice of a 1. It is a fact that however and by 16th century the same people con number of other good books. whomsoever it was founded, the stituting both the Church and the We ought to have at least double Church was in Britain at a very early state of England—through the cen our present circulation by Conven period, with its own liturgy and its turies and finally repudiated and defi tion time. Won’t you please help us full-fledged ministry culminating in nitely terminated by constitutional get it? the episcopate. authority and by constitutional meth * * * 2. It is a fact that she was inde ods in the 16th century. An Argument pendent of all outside authority. Can any one with any show of his About Church History 3. It is a fact she was sufficiently torical accuracy deny any one of The Rev. W. P. Witsell is the rec prominent to be the object of fierce these facts? If not, it would seem tor of Christ Church, Little Rock, persecution under the Roman Em clear that when the English Church Arkansas, and the author of several peror Diocletian. in the sixteenth century rejected such first rate books on Church history. 4. It is a fact that she was suf unwarranted impositions placed upon We have received from him the fol ficiently eminent and respected to be her by the forgery of others and ig lowing communication which is asked to send representatives to great norance of her own, and by foreign passed along for your edification : Councils of the Church held on the invasion—military and ecclesiastical, Some weeks ago you carried an edi Continent from 314 onwards. as well as by royal and papal greed torial commenting on a pamphlet is 5. It is a fact that this Church, and ambition—she was expressing sued by the Rev. Dr. Wells, Dean of zealous and known on the Continent her own inherent life and setting the Theological Department of the for its orthodoxy, was driven by hea forth her identity with her former South and Professor of Church His then invaders from what we now self, the same essential self that re tory in that institution. know as England into Wales and Ire fused the yoke of Rome in Augus Since reading your comment I have land. tine’s day. And the Anglican Church

Copyright 2020. Archives of the Episcopal Church / DFMS. Permission required for reuse and publication. Page Ten T H E WITNESS July 19, 1934 today has nò “ position” assumed ar Church Pension FUhd. The increase in terms of dollars, since diocesan chairmen are holding back until their tificially, but is in her true position for the period from January 1st campaigns are completed. as an independent national Church, through June, 1934, over the cor * * * one through the ages, and Catholic responding period of 1933 was 50 per in faith and order, which position and cent. First year annuity premium Restored Church character are hers by reason of the income for the first six months of this Rededicated St. James Church, Fort Edward, facts just stated, notwithstanding the year increased 462 per cent over the N. Y., seriously damaged by fire some theories and prejudices of men that first half of 1933, the report shows, months ago, was re-dedicated on July may be to the contrary. Facts are while renewal premium income for 1st, the Church having been complete solid and remain. Theories and prej the same period has risen 632 per ly restored. The parish hall is prac udices are shaken and pass away. cOnt. * * * * * * tically a new building, and there are New Rector for a number of new memorials in the Twenty-five Students Flint Parish i church. The Rev. J. Hugh Hooper is in Cincinnati The Rev. Donald Veale, who has the rector of this parish and also of The 12th year of the Cincinnati been serving Christ Church, Flint, summer school for seminary students Michigan, was elected rector recent got under way on July 6th, with twenty-five men enrolled, represent ly. •Ha r c o u r t Pl a c e S c h o o l * * * ing all the seminaries of the Church. One of the men is a Chinese deacon, Increased Confirmations FOR GIRLS the Rev. Wai-on Shim, now a student in Connecticut Gambier, Ohio at the Seabury-Westera Seminary!. In view of the widespread question In picturesque college community. Offers Ten of the boys are living in a cot ing as to the progress of the Church pre-high school, general, college preparatory in these days, it is interesting to note and advanced courses. Preparation for Col tage at Bethany Home, Glendale, lege Board Examinations. Strong art and while the rest of them are living in that records have been broken in each music departments. Students have opportunity of thepast two years in thenumber to hear distinguished lecturers and concerts the home of the director, Dr. William by noted artists. Rate, $800. S. Keller. of confirmations in thediocese of * * «is Connecticut. During the past year For illustrated catalog, address Large Attendance Bishop Budlong came close to the rec Sarah Bedell Macdonald, Headmistress, at Gambier ord established by Bishop Acheson in 7 Lewis Hall The Gambier Conference, Ohio, has 1929, and the increase in the mem just closed a successful year, with an bership of the Church during the past enrollment of 241, the largest since five years is greater than in any pre G U N 5T O N HALLv vious time in the history of the dio 1930. The clergy conference was at School for girls in National Cap- | tended by 74 parsons and was under cese. The enrollment of the Church ital. General academic and col schools also showed a corresponding lege preparatory work. Small : the directilon of Dean C. B. Emer classes. Special courses in Art, son of Cleveland and the Rev. Eric increase. Music, Expression, Home Eco # * * nomics, Commercial. Estab. 1892. Tasman, general secretary of the Na Catalog on request. Mary L. L tional Council. Outstanding members Report on Gildersleeve, Mary B. Kerr, M. I Everyman’s Offering > A., Principals. Richard N. Ma- 1 of the faculty were Bishop Paul son, Business Manager, 1918 J y Jones, student chaplain at Antioch Headquarters of Everyman’s Offer Florida Are., Washington, D. C. Còllege, the Rev. J4 A. Muller of ing is unable yet to report progress Cambridge Seminary, the Rev. John ST. FAITH’S SCHOOL Gass of Charleston, W. Va., the Rev. Day and Boarding School H. N. McNulty of China and the Rev. r c y { o t e l Authorized by the Episcopal Church, Chartered under the Board of Regents. McVeigh Harrison of the Order of Kindergarten to College. Special Courses— the Holy Cross, who made a hit as c D & r i n i s Art, Music, French, Secretarial. 44th year. Tuition $450 year. Opens Sept. 19th, 1934. chaplain but was booed for a number A tla n tic C it y Apply to Rev. Dr. F. ALLEN SISCO, of raw decisions when he umpired a Saratoga Springs, N. Y. FOR SUMMER VACATION ball game on the Fourth of July. and Bishop Rogers and Bishop Hobson OCTOBER CONVENTION CHRIST CHURCH SCHOOL gave the addresses at the sunset serv Directly on the ices. * * * Boardwalk Middlesex Co., Va. Affording all the comforts A moderately priced School offering every Cowley Father and luxuries of a great advantage. Highest academic standard, dig Is Drowned summer home for the bet nified cultured atmosphere. For details write, ter enjoyment of Atlantic The Rev. Benham Ewing of the City’s continuous entertain Headmaster, Box C. Christ Church, Va. Cowley Fathers was drowned at ment program. Southboro, Mass., on June 30th. Fol lowing his ordination in 1918 he was The Bishop Strachan School a curate at St. Paul’s Cathedral, De College Heights, Toronto, Canada troit, and was an assistant at St. Established over 67 years Clement’s, Philadelphia, from 1923 to Presidenti Thè Lord Bishop of Toronto 1928 when he became associated with A CHURCH OF ENGLAND the Order. RESIDENTIAL AND DAY * * * SCHOOL FOR GIRLS No Seasonal Slump in Enlarged Accommodation Insurance Sales Kindergarten to Junior and Senior Matriculation—Household Science, Art, Ordinary life insurance sales, ap MUsic, Physical Education with indoor and parently thriving on the hot wea outdoor sports. Fees for boarders $700 per annum. ther, are reported 96 per cent higher Principal: Miss E. M. Lowe, B. A. in June of this year than in June, Vice-Principal: Miss Rosseter, Chelten 1933, according to the quarterly re ham and Firoebel Institute. port of the Church Life Insurance For Calendar apply to the Bursar Corporation, a subsidiary of the

Zion Church, Hudson Falls, the con Another resolution favoring the hour, where the discussion method gregation of which joined in the dedi adoption by the United States of a was employed and findings of each, cation service. policy of declaring it illegal to sup course were mimeographed. * * * ply munitions or ftioney to buy muni * * * tions to countries at War was unani Chapel of Youth Special Railroad mously passed. at Illinois Church Rates for ConVfentioli A Chapel of Youth, built entirely The new location of the Conference The railroads have granted a spe by young men of the parish, has been at Penn Hall College, Chambersburg, cial rate of one and one-third fares dedicated at Emmanuel Church, Rock Pennsylvania, proved to be a delight for round trips to and from General ford, Illinois. ful one. The faculty composed of the Convention. The Rev. Franklin J- * * * ReV. Angus Dun, chaplain, the Rev. Clark, assistant secretary of the Sister Goes A. C. Zabriskie, the Rev. Charles House of Deputies (and a good hand to China Townsend, the Rev. Charles L. Taylor, ball player in case you want a per Sister Eunice of the Church of the the Rev. C. L. Stanley, Miss Viennie sonal touch) also passes on the infor Ascension, Chicago, has been trans Borton, Mr. Lewis B. Franklin, the mation that there are summer excur ferred to the Convent of the Sisters Rev. Howard R. Weir, Mr. S. M. sion tickets, good on many roads,, of St. Anne in China. Keeny and Miss Mildred Hewitt not which are even less than the special * * * only gave lecture courses but each convention fares. Better write M r- Conference Passes course was accompanied by a work Clark at 281 Fourth Avenue, New Resolutions on W ar The Blue Mountain Conference this year proved to be not only an insti tution where academic subjects were studied, but the students and faculty turned themselves into an open forum. A carefully prepared questionnaire revealed an overwhelming majority against war of any kind, and the fol Costly Shrinkages in Estates- lowing resolution was sent to the Bishop of Albany, with the earnest request that it be presented to the are often reminders that Life Insurance House of Bishops: “ The Pastoral Letter sent out by is a necessity for the well-to-do, as well the House of Bishops on 9th Novem ber, 1933, summoned the members of the Protestnat Episcopal Church to as for those in moderate circumstances. wage unremitting war against war and to put loyalty to the Cross above . . . A n adequate proportion of life in* loyalty to the flag. A large and in creasing proportion of the members surance for family protection, or to pay of this Church feel this means, at the least, refusal to support any but a de for inheritance taxes, or to settle an fensive war. In view of the modern agencies of propaganda they distrust estate is a wise precaution. | their ability to ascertain the facts or form a true judgment once war be comes immanent. Therefore, the The facilities of this corporation are avail members of the Blue Mountain Con ference respectfully urge that some able, not only to the clergy, but to lay offi body, in a position to obtain accurate information and competent to weigh cials and lay workers of the Church, such it, be charged with the responsibility as vestrymen, church school teachers, choir of informing the members of this Church, in case of a serious threat of member's and members of official parish war, involving this country, as to the exact nature of the issues involved organizations, and their families. and whether the government of the United States has taken every pos sible step to avoid armed conflict. “ Furthermore, an increasing num Inquiries in regard, to low cost life insur ber of men and women feel that loy ance and annuities ma/y be sent to the alty to the Christ and to the admoni tion of the Pastoral Letter involves them in a refusal to participate in any form whatsoever in any future war. Members of the Blue Mountain Conference feel it is incum Church Life Insurance Corporation bent upon the Church to defend to the utmost of its ability such of its communicants as are led to this posi 20 Exchange Place New York tion by their Christian convictions. They therefore respectfully urge the Bishops of the Church to consider very carefully how this can be done.’-

York, if you are planning to go to structions each week for the past Atlantic City. six months. Forty-six of these boys ALTARS ^ H: had been baptized on the previous Case of Mistaken Sunday at a picturesque rock shrine, DECORATIONS Identity built by the boys themselves on the MURALSWOODWORK Pity the poor bishops! Now word shortei of Lake Wickham, conies that Bishop Goodwin is being * * =H STAINED GLASS confused with the genius who origi Rector Heads nated the Goodwin Plan. That plan, Education Board LIGHTING FIXTURES in case you have forgotten, is a pretty The Rev. Lloyd B. Benson, rector little scheme devised by a Chicago at Illion, N. Y., and rural dean of the salesman to line his own pockets. His Mohawk, was elected president of the name is Adolph Goodwin and he is board of education on July 3rd for related in no way to Bishop Goodwin the ...third time, He has served on tiie of Virginia. board for the past twelve years. * . * * $ * * Death Takes Dozen Eggs in Delaware Rector Alms Basin The Rev. Alban Richey, rector of The Rev. Oscar Meyer, rector at St. John’s, Wilmington, Delaware, Newton, N. J., went to an isolated A TRIBUTE B h o n o r : died in a hospital in Faribault, Min community in the mountains of .ENDURING AND DISTINCTIVE nesota, on June 28th, following a northern Jersey and had a celebra CEMETERY MEMORIALS heart attack. He was 74 years of tion of the Holy Communion. As age, and was the eldest son of the an offering he received a dozen eggs. JOSEPH NËWALL & CO. Rev. Thomas Richey who was profes These he presented on his return ESTABLISH ED 'lN 1820 511 FIFTH AVE. 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A check of Church colleges are to dine together persons visiting the exhibit during 3960 Filbert St., Phila., Pa. on the 17th and the dinners of the the busier days reveals that in peak provinces are to be held on the 18th. periods there are as many as 75 to * H* * 12,0 visitors passing through the ex THE BISHOP WHITE PRAYER BOOK Mission Superintendent hibit bay each minute. SOCIETY ^ * Founded by Bishop White 1833 on the Air Donates to Missions, Institutions, and Par The Rev. L. Ernest Sunderland, su General Johnson ishes unable to purchase them, in limited grants, perintendent of the New York City a Deputy The Book of Common Prayer. Mission Society, gave a radio address General Hugh Johnson, top man The Combined Book (The Book of Com mon Prayer and Hymnal in one volume). over one of the big broadcasting sta of the NRA, is a deputy to General Pew Size tions on July 9th, his subject being Convention from thie diocese of Apply t o ' Rev. W. Arthur Warner, D. D., Secretary, S. W. 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The first was held recently at Lake Forest, with the Rev. Howard R. Brink,er leading. W ilbur Herbert Burnham ■ * * * ■ J WIPPEN Choir School Designer and Master Becomes Day School Grace Church, New York, which Craftsman recently celebrated its 125th anni versary, announced the reorgan ization of its famous Choristers’ Stained and Leaded Glass School, the first of its kind estab lished in this country. When it re Studios 1126 Boylston Street V I II be pleased to submit opens in the autumn it will be con designs and Estimates fo r ducted as thlei Grace Church School, Boston, Massachusetts a preparatory day school for boys aged temto fourteen, instead of as a a boarding school as heretofore. It will admit boys who sing in the Grace Embroidery-Wood Church choir and a limited number of others. h M h Stone Metal and * * * WwÂ no‘325 sixth-avlnve-new-yqrk Good Conference 1 }£ STAINED GLASS -MURALS Stained Cjlass * in Western Michigan » V l i MOSAIC-MARBLE-STONE ESÏ The Rochdale summer conference, !U M § CARVED-WGDD ’METAL W k diocese of Western Michigan, was EXETER • • C athed ral Yard. held during the last week of June, with a full time registration of about LONDON • • 11,Tufton St.S.W i MEMORIAL TABLETS MANCHESTER J 32,Victoria Street 100, with many others there for part ■V F SC, | A NE, • time. Bishop McCormick was the “ of enduring worth chaplain, and courses were given by and attractiveness” in genuine cast bronze the Rev. Alfred Newbery of Chicago, Moderate in Price - Booklet on Request the Rev. Arthur M. Sherman of the National Council staff, the Rev. ELLISON BRONZE CO., INC. JAMESTOWN, N. Y. Lewis Whittmore of Grand Rapids, the Rev. C. C. Jathro of Cleveland, the Rev. A. Gordon Fowkes and the Rev. John S. Higgins. Many sig m e n e e l y b e l l c© natures were secured at the confer TROY, N.Y a n d «a-a BROADWAY.N Y. CITY. ence for the Legion of Decency, which, as I understand it, is a pledge to boycott movies that the Roman Catholic Church considers immoral. ST. HILDA GUILD, Inc. * * * 131 E. 47th St., New York Teachers Attend CHURCH VESTMENTS Cathedral Service ECCLESIASTICAL EMBROIDERY Conferences with references to the adornment Members of the National Educa of Churches tion Association, in Washington for Telephone EL-dorado 5-1058 their annual meeting, attended a spe cial vesper service at the Cathedral on July first. The address was giv en by Mr. George Wharton Pepper, JAMES POWELL. & SONS layman of Philadelphia. * * * {Whitefrian) jjfej1680 Bishop Brown Confirms LONDON, ENGLAND Baseball Pitcher On his annual visitation to the S T A I N E D State Tuberculosis Sanatorium, at Mont Alto, Pa., on July 6th Bishop GLASS Brown of Harrisburg, administered confirmation to two bedfast patients. One of them, suffering from a brok "'Distributor| en back as well as tuberculosis, was PAUL S. BUCK a member of the state highway con 714 Fifth Aye., New York City stabulary. His illness is the result of an accident sustained in the course of his duties. The other bed patient confirmed was Lew Ritchie, former ^ R.GEISSLER.INC..^ major league pitcher, who was known 4 5 0 SIXTH AVE.NEAR 10 «> SX NEW YORK as “ Red Shirt Lew” from 1909 un til 1914. Richie has been bedfast for Gfturtft FurniBÎmmB several years. He was formerly a IN CARVED WOOD AND f f W MARBLE’BRASS • SILVER pitcher with the Phillies, Braves, and FABRICS + W IN D O W S Cubs, and achieved his greatest suc SB cess with the Cubs. His forte was l

■defeating the New York Giants, who Church Institute Schools to encour of their dioceses. There may be a were then known as an almost un age students planning to take college hospital with its medical program, a beatable baseball team. He was re work to attend St. Augustine’s. In home for children with its child-car garded as second only to Jack Pfeis- making their appeal, they told the ing program, a settlement with its ter, a southpaw who was known as story of the parent of a student who social program, each unrelated to the “ Jack the Giant Killer,” because of came to St. Augustine’s College with others and often ignorant of their his success in i conquering the New advanced standing from another col work. For a number of years the Yorkers. Richie was presented for lege in the state of North Carolina. social service department of the -confirmation by the Ven. A. A. The parent wrote that when her diocese of Los Angeles has fostered Hughes, chaplain of the Institution. daughter was at “ X ” college, her let quarterly meetings of its numerous * * * ters home all through the spring kept social agencies and institutions in Negro Choir referring to the date of school clos order to prevent their isolation and Visits Parish ing and expressing longing for vaca to promote their cooperation. These A choir of twenty Negro students tion time. But since she has been at meetings have been held in turn at of the Fort Valley Normal and In St. Augustine’s, the parent has to ask the several institutions to provide op her when she will be home. portunities for personal inspection. dustrial School visited St. Paul’s, Al * * * bany, Ga., recently and rendered Special attention has been paid to spirituals. Bishop Cook, who had Social Service suggestions for raising of standards. been at the school that day, also went Work in Los Angeles These meetings have culminated in along and delivered an address. A Bishops are frequently distressed the formation of the Episcopal Wel gala day for Albany. at the lack of cooperation between fare Federation, its purpose being Hi He ❖ the social agencies and institutions “ to promote closer cooperation among June Aho a Good Month Lewis B. Franklin, treasurer of the National Council, reports that the Services of Leading Churches good record of May was almost main tained in June—talking about money The Cathedral of St. John St. James’ Church, New York ■of course. Sixty dioceses and dis the Divine Madison Avenue and 71st Street tricts paid the proportion due on The Rev. H. W. B. Donegan, Rector Amsterdam Avenue and 112th St. Sunday Services their expectations and the total for New York City 8 A. M.—Holy Communion. Sundays: Holy Communion, 8. Morning 11 A. M.— Morning Prayer and Sermon. all dioceses is above what was due. Prayer, 10. Holy Communion and Sermon, H* H* Hi 11. Evening Prayer and Sermon, 4. Trinity Church, New York Weekdays: Holy Communion, 7:30 Joins Staff of Broadway and Wall St. (Saints’ Days, 10). Morning Prayer. 9. Sundays: 8, 9, 11 and 3:30. Newark Parish Evening Prayer, 5. Organ Recital, Satur Daily: 8, 12 and 3. days, 4 :30. The Rev. Walter Klein of the staff of St. Mary the Virgin’s, New York, St. Paul s Cathedral Church of St. Mary the Virgin Buffalo, New York has accepted a position as curate at New York Sundays: 8, 9 :30, 11, and 8. Grace Church, Newark, New Jersey. 46th St. between 6th and 7th Aves. Weekdays : 8, 12 :05. * * $ Rev. Granville M. Williams, S.S.J.E. Thursdays (Quiet Hour at 11) and Holy Sunday Masses, 7, 9, 11 (High Mass). Days: 10 :30 a. m. Successful Conference Week-day Masses, 7, 8 (Thurs., 7, 8, 9:30). St. Mark’s, Berkeley, California in North Texas Bancroft Way and Ellsworth Street The North Texas district summer Near the University of California Grace Church, New York Sundays: 7 :30, 11 a. m .; 6 :30 p. m. •conference in Lubbock drew its per Rev. W. Russell Bowie, D.D. Wednesdays : 10 :30 a. m. sonnel from more congregations than Broadway at 10th St. Sundays: 8, 11, 4 and 8. Christ Church Cathedral ever before. Miss Mabel Lee Cooper Daily: 12 :80 except Saturday. Hartford, Conn. lectured on hymnology and Rev. P. Holy Days and Thursdays, Holy Com Cor. Main and Church Streets munion, 11:45.- The Very Rev. S. R. Colladay, D.D. Walter Henckell gave in biographi Sundays: 8:00, 10:05, 11:00 a. m .; 7:30 cal form a course on current church p. m. The Heavenly Rest and Beloved Daily: 7:00, 12:10, 5:00. history. Bishop Seaman lectured on Disciple, New York Holy Days and Wednesdays, 11:00 a. m. the Bible in the Prayer Book. Rev. Rev. Henry Parlington, D.D. Holy Communion. Warwick Aiken gave an illustrated Fifth Ave. and Ninetieth St. Sundays: Holy Communion 8 a. m. Grace and St. Peter’s Church, lecture on Bible prophesies fulfilled. Sunday School 9 :30.: a. m. ; Morning * * * Service and Sermon 11 a. m .; Musical Baltimore, Md. Vespers 4 p. m. (Park Avenue and Monument Street) Dean T akes Thursdays and Holy Days: Holy Com The Rev. Robert S. Chalmers, D.D. munion at 11 a. m. Rev. Gordon B. Wadhams Mediterranean Cri|ise Rev. Bernard McK. Garlick The Very Rev. Kirk B. O’Ferrall, Sundays: 8, 9:30 and 11 a. m .; 8 p. m. The Incarnation Week Days: 8 a. m. dean of St. Paul’s Cathedral, Detroit, Madison Avenue and 35th Street has left for a Mediterranean cruise Rector Church of St. Michael and to Egypt and the Holy Land. He Rev. H. Percy Silver, S.T.D. All Angels Sundays 8 and 11 a. m. Baltimore, Md. sailed from New York on July 10 and St. Paul and 20fch Sts. will be away until August 22. The Sundays: 7 :30, 9 :30, and 11 a. m .; St. Bartholomew’s Church 8 d. m. cruise will touch at Gibraltar, Mar-i Park Avenue and 51st Street Week Days: Wednesdays 10 a. m .; sailles and Alexandria, where there Rev. G. P. T. Sargent, D.D., Rector Thursdays and Fridays 7 a. m., Holy 8 A.M., Holy Communion. Days 7 and 10 a. m. will begin an interesting land tour 9 :30 A.M., Junior Congregation. 11 A.M., Morning Service and Sermon. through Caire, Jerusalem, Bethlehem Special Preacher Bishop Rogers of Church of St. John the and all of Palestine. Ohio, “The Sermon on the Mount.” Evangelist H« H? Hs Boston Bowdoin Street, Beacon Hill A Boost for St. Paul’s Church The Cowley Fathers Flatbush, Brooklyn, N. Y. Sundays: Masses, 7 :30, 9 :30 and 11 St. Augustine’s Sunday Services:, a. m. Benediction, 7 :30 p. m. St. Augustine’s College, Raleigh, Holy Communion, 7 :30 a. m. Weekdays: Masses, 7 and 8 a. m. Holy Communion Choral, 8 :30 a. m. Thursdays and Holy Days. 9:30 a. m.. also. N. C., has closed a most successful Morning Service, 11:00 a. m. Confessions: Saturdays, 3-5 and 7-9 year and has recently sent two mem Evening Service, 8 :00 p. m. p. m. bers of its .faculty on a tour of

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