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Story of the Week Associated Press wanted the Henry Parker Asked to Leave story and called Bishop Car- ruthers. There are always two South Carolina Mission sides to every story. publication. Bishop Carruthers' Story RECTOR OF HIS HOME PARISH GIVES DETAILS and Hle "had not intended" that OF CASE WHICH MAY BECOME FAMOUS this matter receive any public- reuse ity. "The publicity originated for By Kenneth Hughes doctrine, discipline and worship elsewhere," he says. (For Church. Rector of St. Bartholomew's, of our naivete the bishop wins all the It was our understanding marbles. Whence and why the

required Cambridge. Mass. that Henry Parker was doing publicity originated is im- * Last June our parish gave well in the promotion of the portant, and we shall come to one of its sons, Henry Levy Lord's work in the South Caro- this in a moment). lie denies Parker, to the ministry of our lina vineyard. We heard from that Henry Parker's NAACP Permission Church. Our vestry signed many and diverse sources, in- activities had anything to do and sent papers to the bishop cluding the National Council, with his dismissal, but both

DFMS. and standing committee of the of his diligence in this re- the Orangeburg Times and / diocese saying that he is "a spect. We took a justifiable Democrat and the Charleston fit person" to serve in that pride in these reports. Of News and Courier for April 7

Church capacity. I presented him for h i m his congregation, as quote the bishop as saying, ordination. Soon our vestry late as April 17, had this "his (Parker's) NAACP activ- will again have to sign papers to say: "his services have ities could have been a faucet saying the same thing for his added materially and spiritual- in the matter." Hie said that Episcopal advancement to the priesthood. ly to the Church." neither the congregation nor the this young Imagine, then, our shock the vestry (a complimentary of Our interest in man transcends the personal. when we heard Bishop Car- term in a mission) requested To be sure, the judgement of ruthers had told Mr. Parker their vicar's resignation. He that he must get out of the had taken his action because Archives our vestry and the reputation of our parish are at stake. diocese of South Carolina and "certain individuals" had come important inter- find work elsewhere. to him "about the work at the 2020. But the more Est is the welfare of our whole We decided to learn the mission." The matter was Church and its role in human facts. We invited Mr. Parker about "internal administrative affairs. to preach. He told a straight- difficulties." Both Jet and Copyright On August 1 Mr. Parker forward, objective story of his Ebony, Negro Weeklies, want became the vicar of St. Paul's activities in South Carolina to know what that cryptogram mission, Orangeburg, S. C. He singularly void of bitterness or means. So do we. Bishop is still canonically resident in recrimination. What he had Carruthers pulled out the old Massachusetts. A bishop is been doing sounded like "good cliche: he did not think Mr. the rector of a mission. As news" to us. Our amazement Parker was "happy" here. He such he can dismiss his vicar grew. Our shock remained. makes much of the fact that at any time without having to We wanted to learn more. Mr. Parker "is still here; he is give a reason. That is his The day before this the news not dismissed. Ile will leave right according to the canons of Mr. Parker's dismissal broke when suitably placed" outside of our Church. We recognize in the South Carolina press- his diocese. In this Mr. Parker, that right as loyal Episco- April 7. It was over the local we are sure, will find much palians sworn to abide by the radio this same day. The consolation; as much as the

"lni W INESS, - IAY 10, 1956 Three man who was promised by the good reason and the real employment in city, county, cannibal chief that he would be reason. The "good" reason is and state any member of the eaten last. At the parish for the public; it is a face- NAACP. To t h e i r credit, meeting on April 22 the bishop saver. The "real" r e a s o n, soon after this law was passed stood by his decision. The know only to himself, cannot about 90, of the faculty of vicar has got to go. This, in stand public scrutiny. In the the South Carolina S t a t e spite of a unanimous protest light of the tense racial situa- College for Negroes signed a by the congregation against tion in Orangeburg of which statement in support of the the bishop's action. Mr. Parker is a focal figure, NAACP and its objectives. we are forced to deduce the About two months ago a cross In short, Bishop Carruthers "real" reason for his dismissal was burned, a la Klu Klux exercised his episcopal prero- since the "good" reason given Klan, not far from Mr. gative to remove his vicar by Bishop Carruthers does not Parker's vicarage. The WCC without consulting either the satisfy us. published a list of "marked" vestry or the congregation. (to go) men which included Truly, Bishop Carruthers doth Parker's Activities his name. But "none of these publication. bestride his diocese like a He was trained in a parish things moved him." He chose

and colossus. Forgive us if, in where social issues are con- to remain "marked." "I could human frailty, we ask if he so sidered the concern of the do no less and remain a man,"

reuse bestrides his non-Negro con- Church. We erect no im- he says. In short, Henry gregations. Such for practice is penetrable wall between the Parker was preaching and unusual in our Church which sanctuary and the street. Mr. practicing "the deliverance of we like to think is demo- Parker applied this teaching in them that are bound,"-the required cratically governed. This is his first cure. He was chair- first sermon of Jesus Christ. authoritarianism run riot, and man of an "ad hoc" committee we Episcopalians do not like The Blow Falls for financial relief to Negro authoritarianism. We are not farmers threatened with fore- On Easter Tuesday Bishop Permission Romans. Neither are Negroes closure and whose credit for Carruthers called in this vicar wards of the Church. We are fertilizer etc. was cut off be- and told him to find work out- communicants. The Roman

DFMS. cause they were either mem- side his diocese. Some ques- / bishop in South Carolina, bers of the NAACP or sym- tions press for answer: If Mr. avowedly authoritarian, acted pathized with its aims, i. e. Parker is a misfit in South differently. His priest was

Church integration. The initial contri- Carolina ho w can he be equally active for Negro rights, bution of five thousand dollars "suitably placed" anywhere too, but his bishop re-appointed to this committee came else in the Church? Are the him for another three years in through the National Council standards of the diocese of Episcopal defiance of the White Citizens of Churches. He led a counter South Carolina so superior to

the C o u n c i l s, - organizations boycott against the White those prevailing elsewhere in of recently sprung up all over the Citizens Councils which hurt the Church? Why should one south to counter the legal gains the white merchants. Negroes bishop want to foist upon of the NAACP and pledged to refused to patronize WCC another bishop a man who Archives preserve segregation. stores and in some cases sales after eight months in his cure Bishop Carruthers' motives fell off by half. He collected is responsible for "internal ad- 2020. may be "for the good of the clothing for Negroes thrown ministrative difficulties ?" Church" as he says, but he out of employment for signing Bishop Carruthers says that has left too much unsaid and integration p e t i t ions. His there is no connection between Copyright unexplained to convince us. garage became a warehouse for his action and Mr. Parker's An "argumentum e silentio"' clothing contributed by World NAACP activities, Hie wanted can be unfair, but in an ex- Church Service. He was not to keep this affair quiet, yet, plosive situation like this, and averse to allowing "the House three days later the press got in tense days like these, Bishop of God to be defiled" by it. Who "leaked" the story? Carruthers, by his "explana- NAACP meetings (quote is If Bishop Carruthers cannot tions" which do not explain and from the Orangeburg Times add, these "leakers" at least the arbitary exercise of his and Democrat). can. They know two plus two episcopal authority, lea v es In the church bulletins he equals four, and they speedily himself wide open for plausible urged his congregation to join published the result of their and devastating deductions. the NAACP. This was before mathematical equation. Here The late J. P. Morgan used to (and we hope since) the South it is: Southern traditions with say that a man always has two Carolina legislature passed a respect to the Negro are reasons for doing anything-a law rendering ineligible for inviolate. Those who dare dis- Four TIm \VirTmiss. - M-A 10. 1956 turb them are "marked." To But is that enough? Can the ing. Only injured innocence persist, as Henry Parker did, National Council take a stand can atone for sin, and only this means expulsion. This is the in a statement and then sign is acceptable to God. The moral mathematics of white off? Pontius Pilate once took Church must produce such supremacy. a stand in a statement,-a good men. We have them. Let statement, too. He said that them stand forth and be Evidence The Jesus was just and right and counted on the side of right- The Orangeburg Times and necessary that he not die. But cousness, and let our Presiding Democrat gloated that they when the chips were down he Bishop and National Council had "got" this "marked" man. washed his hands. He pre- re-assure them that the whole They termed his removal from ferred not to interfere in the company of God's faithful office "a gain in race rela- "internal affairs" of the Jews. people is back of them, ready tions." And why is this con- That would have cost some- and willing to share in the sidered "a gain?" With Henry thing. His statement co s t fellowship of their sufferings. Parker out of the strife- nothing. ridden community, strife born Our National Council has no An Illustration of seeking to apply the law of legal jurisdiction in the "inter-

publication. the land, things have a chance nal affairs" of any diocese, not We know that in some areas of settling down again to what even when these "affairs" hurt "powerful laymen" have and is termed "normal," - the the whole Church. We are a threatened to withdraw their Negro as a second-class citizen. federation of eighty-eight dio- support of the Church because reuse Stripped of militant leadership ceses each supreme and jealous their bishops have taken a for the Negro will "know his of its prerogatives. But what firm stand on declared nation- place." "Smite the shepherd of moral jurisdiction? The al Church policy. What shall and the sheep shall be scat- Supreme Court's decisions we do then? I submit that a required tered." Agitation for human have no whit more force back Church founded by one who dignity will cease. All will be of them than the directives of had no place to lay his head "well" again. Future such our National Council. Just as can afford to do without that leaders beware! in the United in any amount. Permission there is nothing kind of money, States constitution to legally The Church is not for sale to Whole Church Involved implement the Supreme anyone, least of all to those

DFMS. Court's decisions, so too there with deepest pocket books. / The whole Church is in- volved because there is a is nothing in the constitution Shall we barter principle for our Church to the quota? definite tie-up between this and canons of the sake of raising Church outlook and those pressures legally enforce declared policy What doth it profit the Church of our National Council. to which we know our southern if it should balance the budget white leaders of unquestionable Are we therefore stymied? and lose its soul? Herein the Episcopal goodwill are subjected. They God forbid! On a purely Church must lose its economic life to find its spiritual life. the want to carry out declared mathematical basis the of Church policy, but the good Church's directives should be This is one price we must that they would do they do not thirteen times more forceful pay. This is one assurance we because sin lies without rather than the Supreme Court's for can give our hard - pressed Archives than within them. It is this it is thirteen times older; and leaders when they stand for sin represented by strong ec- this leaves out the divine im- what is just, right, and neces- 2020. onomic and social pressures perative to which we, as sary for the fulfilment of the that our Church must face Churchmen, are subjected. Church's mission. It is moral squarely up to. How can the Why then is the National confusion worse confounded so important in these Copyright Church help those who would Council when a man who seeks to ap- apply its declared policy to be "affairs?" Because it fails to ply declared Church policy, free from these sinful pres- implement w h a t it says. fort'fied by the laws of the sures? Many succomb to Statements must be imple- land, is cut down or has to them. mented to be meaningful, and compromise on principle. The Our Church has spoken in this implementation is always result is utter demoralization no uncertain terms on the ecstly. Churchmen must be among all our leaders every- Supreme Court's decision prepared to pay the price of where should he remain cut which has "caused" all this their convictions, and the price down or compromised. "trouble" in our land. It said of conviction is high; the road HIenry Parker an- that it is '"Just, Right, and is rough. It once led to a Getting in another diocese is Necessary," and urged upon all Cross. Only good men can pay other job no solution to this problem Church leaders their Christian this price, for only they know which now hits our Church duty to make it operative. the value of redemptive suffer- Five HIm Wrrxess, - \,\ 10, 1956 smack in the face. No job is taxing the frailty of human made a determination as to important enough to fight for. nature too far. The Church is the disputed facts, if any, and The Church is not an employ- a fellowship. Too often we as to the applicable law." ment agency. But it is an conceive of that fellowship Almost immediately follow- agency for the exercise of the only in benign social terms. ing this ruling of the court, free spirit. It is the freedom But the Church is also word was received from the of the clergy to speak and act a fellowship of those who World Peace Council that Mr. on any and on all issues, as are willing to share in Melish has been awarded one God directs, that is at stake in "the fellowship of his suf- of four international peace this "affair." It is the role ferings," to do, perhaps to prizes. Others to receive the of the unafraid prophet which die, for the least of his honor are the late Mme. is in jeopardy. Henry Parker's brethren. Sticking one's neck Irene Joliot-Curie of France; successor, and his counterparts out is the task of Christian Nikod Kazantzakis, G r ee k everywhere, will be muzzled. people. They alone know that novalist living in France, and And what respect can the faith involves a risk. They Chi-Pai-Shi, a Chinese artist. people have for a muzzled alone know that it is necessary Mr. Melish announced to the publication. priest? That is not only a con- for a man to live his life a bit congregation of Holy Trinity tradiction in terms; it makes dangerously if he is to live at on April 29th that he would and a mockery of our ordinal. all usefully. "Safety first" is accept the award which con- Man is a gregarious animal, a good motto for the highway, sists of a diploma, a gold reuse especially in his opinions and but where moral issues are in- medal and 5-million French for social attitudes. It is difficult volved it is the coward's francs, which run to five anywhere, even in the Church, slogan. "The blood of the figures in American dollars. to find men willing to stand martyrs was the seed of the He stated that he did not required alone with only "the silent Church." Who follows in their know when the award would certitude of right." It is train ? be made, or under what private or public circum-

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DFMS. DECREASES / Melish at Holy Trinity * Church construction dur- ing March totaled $53,000,000, Church the record for the * The Appellate Division of faction, said he would seek equalling set in 1955, the depart- the Brooklyn Supreme Court for an early trial on this ap- month labor approved the right of the Rev. plication. ments of commerce and Episcopal William Howard Melish to Officials of the diocese reported. the serve as supply priest at Holy made no comment on the Ap- It was the third consecutive of 'Trin'ty Church. pellate Division ruling but it month, however, in which In a unanimous decision, the was indicated that a state- building activity by churches court upheld a previous deci- ment might be issued later. declined. Construction totaled Archives sion of Supreme Court Justice In its decision the Appel- $58-million in January and Edward G. Baker who de- late Division said: $55-million in February. 2020. nied an application for a "On the record presented The March decline may have temporary injunction to re- we are unable to say that it been due, in part, to unusually strain Mr. Melish from con- was an improper exercise of inclement weather. Ordinarily,

Copyright ducting services at the church. discretion to deny the applica- construction activity picks up The appeal had been taken tion for a temporary injunc- in March. by four vestrymen, two war- tion herein. April figures will be care- dens and the Rev. Herman S. "The propriety of an in- fully watched by government Sidener, who was officially in- junctive order in a matter of economists to determine if the stalled as rector of the church this kind may be more satis- church construction boom is on March 5 by Bishop James factorily reviewed, if neces- starting to level off. P. DeWolfe of Long Island. sary, on appeal from the judg- Pending in Brooklyn ment after issues have been WILMINGTON HAS Supreme Court is an applica- joined, a complete record made NEW DEAN tion for a permanent injunc- at a trial where the parties * The Rev. Lloyd E. Gres- tion against Mr. Melish. have had the opportunity to sle of Sharon, Pa., has been George L. Hubbell, Jr., attor- adduce all their proof, and, elected dean of the cathedral ney for the anti - Melish. after the trial, justice had in Wilmington, Delaware. Tiw: \Vrr'ss, - JMA 10, 195(" EDITORIALS

confess, are well worth re-reading in these Liberty of Prophesying days. Although it is not theological heresy about which most American Christians are so- HERE is no doubt in our mind that the concerned, but social heresy, the principle is called Melish Case will have a chapter in the same. A good word for Russia; a sugges- The History of the Protestant Episcopal tion that Communism has something to tell Church, that some scholar will write fifty us; a suspicion that once upon a time a man years from now. Whether the case of an ob- or woman had been associated with a so-called scure Negro deacon of Orangeburg, North subversive organization-that is the kind of Carolina, will also have a place in this book of heresy which today terrifies many good the future, it is too soon to tell. But from the Americans and that is the kind of heresy for account by the Rev. Kenneth Hughes, found which the Church, if it is to protect its publication. elsewhere in this number, we suspect that it prophetic task, must find room. will. and If that is so it needs no argument to prove Both of these cases involve the duty of a that whether the liberty of prophesying has reuse clergyman to speak the truth as he sees it, to do with theology or with the impact of the for from the pulpit, on any subject which he be- Christian faith on social conditions, "tenure" lieves is within the orbit of the Christian is of vital importance. There is not, there religion, and we would affirm that this includes cannot be, that free and joyous acceptance of required everything having to do with the souls and the guidance of the Spirit of Truth, where at bodies of men-in other words, everything. any moment the fiat of a superior (even his Highly pertinent to this discussion is a godly admonition) or the unchecked judgment

Permission pamphlet written some years ago by one of of the congregation has authority. Tenure I the outstanding scholars of our Church, the say is of vital importance to both bishop and Rt. Rev. Edward L. Parsons, retired Bishop of priest if there is to be liberty of prophesying; DFMS. / California. The pamphlet, published by the and liberty of prophesying is essential. Witness, is titled, "The Bishop and the Pas- Prophets Are Essential

Church toral Relationship" and should be read in its concerned about this vital entirety by anyone THE immediate grounds for that last asser- matter. Space limitations prevent us from tion lie in the two complementary facts reprinting all of it; we do however herewith Episcopal that on the one hand the growth and vigorous give you that part of it which is sub-titled the life of the Church, on the other the Christian- of "Liberty of Prophesying." izing of the world, depend upon it. The Church can go on living, existing, bringing One of the great fundamental Christian consolation and help to individuals in worship, Archives values involved in all this matter of call and in sacrament, in teaching with little or none tenure is that of the "liberty of prophesying." of the prophetic spirit. It is bringing God to 2020. I have used the phrase which Jeremy Taylor men through the formal channels of his grace. made familiar. The more common phrase, That the Holy Spirit comes to men in these "freedom of the pulpit," covers only part of accustomed ways the Church has always made Copyright the freedom which belongs or ought to belong clear; but it is equally clear that when the to the minister's office, whether he is bishop emphasis changes from the charismatic min- or priest. He must be free to interpret his istries to the feeling that the gifts of the Spirit priesthood in the light of his call to prophesy. in baptism or confirmation or ordination are He cannot forget that in a sense his whole life the only vital things, something happens to is prophetic. Hosea revealed God in his rela- the very life of the Church. Prophets are tions with his faithless wife; Isaiah when he essential. It is the prophets, not the bishops named his sons. and priests, whom the Te Deum couples with Jeremy Taylor was, it is true, using the term the apostles and martyrs. It is the prophets especially in reference to preaching and in to whom the word of the Lord comes to lead, preaching especially to its doctrinal content; to be disturbers of the peace, to find new ways but his wise words, a bit ponderous one must to meet new conditions, to reach out to the

iHI WVITNESS, - .IA 10, 1956 Seve- pagan world with the message of the gospel. Church or in the wider context of the world It seems unnecessary to remind ourselves (the light that lighteth every man) always that the greatest of the prophets, our Lord ultimately in a personal relationship. The himself, was a disturber of the Church of his "divine-human encounter" however mediated day. The righteous of his people, the good, must always partake somewhat of the unique- the respectable, the hierarchy brought him to ness of the individual. And thus St. Paul his death; but of his death and life the new emphasizes the diversities of gifts in the same Church was born. So Paul in his time shocked Spirit. the first disciples as he broke the barriers of And, thus from generation to generation the narrow Judaism. So Athanasius stood against interpretation of the gospel is enriched by new the world; and Francis brought new life to the emphases, new experiences, new revelations of vast ecclesiastical structure of his day. So its adequacy to the infinite variety of human Wiclif and Hus and later Luther stirred men's needs. When there is no vision the people hearts in days when the freshness and new perish, the Church becomes the slave of its life of the gospel had been so widely forgotten. traditions, the mouthpiece of a system of doc- publication. And what of Wesley and what of the circuit trine. Its arteries harden. It is no longer riders who followed the pioneers to the west and what the Body of Christ should be, living, here in America? growing, adventurous. The letter killeth; the reuse But I need not go on with a catalogue. It Spirit giveth life.

for is the "goodly fellowship of the prophets" which stirs the moribund Church to life, which Liberty Is Not Anarchy points its way in new conditions, which pro- required claims the word of the Lord where the Church OF COURSE this liberty is not anarchy. It has grown cold or indifferent or complacent in is not license. It is exercised within the accepting the standards of society. One must great affirmations of the historic faith of the remember too Church. It is exercised in this Church by the Permission that while the Church, to use one of the cliches of today, stands in judgment clergy with loyalty to the vows taken at over against the "world" and the "world's" ordination. It is exercised with a deep sense

DFMS. of the responsibility of the bishop or priest to / social order, it makes that judgment effective for the most part only through those clergy the total life of the Church and the Church's and laity to whom God has vouchsafed the mission to the world. Church prophetic charisma, the men and women whose But it is likewise exercised with full recog- hearts are stirred, whose minds are open, nition of the wide and generous spirit of the whose courage is unwavering. Church, the diversity of interpretation and of Episcopal Men do not become Kingsleys and Maurices emphasis everywhere acknowledged; but most the important of all with recognition that the of and Dollings, Rauschbusches and Williamses through the gift of the Spirit in ordination. ultimate responsibility of the minister is to It is the Spirit, coming as the wind, which God in Christ, the Head of the Church. The

Archives sweeps them along. They are helpless (to bishop as chief pastor (himself secure in his change the figure) when the flame from heaven tenure except for causes which would warrant 2020. rests upon them. They must speak. They a trial) has of course the duty to advise, to come, these prophets, from all kinds of Chris- give guidance, to warn. His "godly admoni- tian bodies; small marginal groups of whom tions" (if we speak of those modern social

Copyright most of us have never heard, great historic "heresies") will properly warn enthusiastic Churches, Roman, Orthodox, Anglican, Catho- young liberals to be sure of their facts and lic, Protestant. The wind bloweth where it still more sure that their prophetic message listeth; the Spirit where God elects. finds warrant in the gospel. But if it is true that the immediate grounds But understanding how vital this freedom is for the liberty of prophesying lie in the fact to the Church and to Christianity he will that on the one hand the dynamic life of the realize how much it depends upon that tenure Church, on the other the Christianizing of the which for him is so secure. There are I think world depends upon it, the fundamental ground few congregations which, if assured of their lies in the very nature of the Christian faith. rector's good faith and given a full opportunity The New Testament breathes from first to last to understand what this liberty of prophesying this spirit of freedom. This is because God means, will not be ready to accept it. It is one comes to men whether in or through the of the chief pastor's opportunities. But he

biht THE \ITNESS, - MAY 10, 1956 will always be himself a man under authority He will never forget that the canons are and that the authority of the Lord of the made for the Church and not the Church for Church. He will never forget that his essen- the canons. tial relationship is not to the boards and com- He will never forget the apostolic precept, mittees and vestries which represent his people "quench not the Spirit" nor the apostolic word for purposes of common action, but to his that "where the Spirit of the Lord is there is people themselves. liberty."

MINORITIES IN ENGLAND

By D. Wallace Bell Secretary of the Council of Christians and Jews, England (OUR attitude to many of the things that we are hotels that refuse accommodation to people publication. J deplore in other countries is: "Thank with Jewish names; clubs that will not admit and goodness that kind of thing can't happen in Jews as members and firms that will not England." We feel different, and the feeling employ Jews. reuse gives us a comfortable sense of superiority. community is smaller still. Here for The colored But are we sure the difference is in ourselves again it is not subject to any restrictions or rather than in our circumstances? legal discrimination and on the whole is ac- required Our attitude to the color bar, and to religious cepted into our society without serious dif- intolerance, is a case in point. We get hot ficulty. Nevertheless a great many people in under the collar about a colored girl being this country have reservations about colored refused admission to the all-white University Negroes. Permission people, especially in Alabama; we are indignant about Apartheid To-day we cannot but be aware of an in South Africa, or, a few years back, about increasing number of West Indians coming to DFMS. are / the persecution of Jews by the Nazis. We live in this country; actually the numbers are glad that none of these things could happen quite small, perhaps twelve or fifteen thou- here.

Church sand a year, but there is talk of an "influx". But are we so sure that we do not share Many of them find it extremely difficult to get the same basic human attitudes which, given lodgings: landladies explain that the other similar circumstances, would make for the

Episcopal lodgers would object to having a black man in same religious or racial intolerance that from with high pro- the the house. Negroes, even those a comfortable distance of four or five thousand of fessional qualifications, sometimes have dif- miles we so much deplore? ficulty in finding suitable employment: em- What of our own minorities in Great ployers explain that they are afraid of

Archives Britain? The 400,000 or so Jews in this "friction" with their other employees. country are free to live and work and worship

2020. where and as they wish. They are no more Surely honesty compels us to admit that, subject to restrictions or discriminatory laws even with our much smaller, and less acute, than any other citizens. The Jewish commu- minority problems in this country, the same

Copyright nity in this country would be the first to pay basic prejudices are all too often found in our tribute to Britain's tolerance-this year is, in- own community, which in other circumstances deed, a year of celebration among British could lead to a very real color bar, or religious Jews, to mark the 300th anniversary of the re- discrimination. settlement of a Jewish community in England under Cromwell. Labels are the roots of prejudice? For A Certain Reserve WHATunless we can understand the causes, we that a great many people have a are not likely to be able to deal with the symp- BUTstop for allin their minds about Jews. They toms. One thing that is certain is that think of Jews with a certain amount of reserve, prejudice begins in the minds and heart of the suspicion and sometimes even hostility. There prejudiced people, rather than in any real Ni" I HE V ITNESS, - MAY 10, 1956 characteristics of those against whom it is being formed in our minds, nor that they are directed. influencing our judgment, but in fact, and One of the roots is the tendency, which all almost inevitably, they are being built up from of us share, to have in our minds a kind of our earliest childhood. It has been established are picture of the ideal human being-the type, beyond question that very young children or standard by which we judge all people-and quite free from prejudices of any kind; but to draw that picture in terms of ourselves. An from a very early age children begin to pick amusing story neatly illustrates the point. up their attitudes from the environment about When a white visitor was being welcomed as a them. speaker at a colored gathering in the "Deep Even the way in which words are used can South," the colored chairman introduced him lraw the first line or two in our pictures of thus: "I am sure we shall all give a hearty what people are like. welcome to the Rev. Mr. -- ; and let us all Does not our first idea of Jews come the remember that although his skin is white, his very way in which the word "Jew" is used in

publication. heart is as black as yours and mine." Black the English language, as a term of abuse; from or White, Christian or Jew, English or Rus- Xhe stories and music hall jokes about Jews; and sian, we all tend to paint humanity in our own from the Jews whom we read about in our fiction-the Shylocks and the Fagiils? reuse colors; and "dislike of the unlike" is a fairly

for universal characteristic. And if children have the beginnings of a prejudiced picture in their minds, it is easy The second factor is the way in which we for them to get the wrong impression even think about people. Broadly speaking we dif- required from religious teaching: the impression from ferentiate between the people whom we know the Gospel story, and especially from the well, our families and friends, the people we Passion, that on the one side stood Jesus, the work or play with, the members of our clubs Disciples, and the early Christian Permission Church, and churches, our near neighbors, on the one representing all that is good and true, and on hand, and on the other those whom we do not the other side "the Jews," representing all that

DFMS. know personally, those who do not move in the

/ is evil. That is an impression that no Christian same circles as we do. minister or teacher of to-day means to give, We think of the first group as individuals but it would be idle to deny that historically Church and we like or dislike them on their individual it has been one of the strongest factors in merits. But with the second group we usually anti-Jewish feeling. think in terms of the label which they happen Thus long before we meet any Jews in real Episcopal to bear. Chinese, Americans, Italians, Ger- life, we may have formed, quite unconsciously, the mans, Russians, Scots, Arabs, Negroes, Roman a mental picture of what "they" are like. And of Catholics, Quakers, Jews-all these words it is all too easy to find individual Jews who fit conjure up in our minds pictures of people. into the picture, and so confirm and harden it

Archives in our minds. We notice, and remember, the Terms of Abuse examples of bad behavior by members of

2020. minority groups, and we come to think that it pictures may be somewhat hazy in out- THEline but they serve as a basis for our is typical of the whole group. We should not thoughts about the whole group, and very often condone bad behavior; but it is prejudice to Copyright for our attitude towards individual members condemn a whole group for the behavior of of that group whom we may come across. individuals within the group. Sometimes the pictures are friendly and tolerant-for instance the average English. Origin of Intolerance man's picture of the Scot. But some of the IRRATIONAL prejudice of this kind forms pictures are not so friendly. They are based, a convenient channel for irritation and perhaps on the worst characteristics of the hostility when we find life becoming more group, or on generalisations from worst than usually difficult. We all know from our instances, or on the ideas that have been passed own experience how easy it is to "take it out on from generation to generation of our social on someone" when we get frightened or frus- history. trated, or when we cannot see our way through We are never conscious that the pictures are our problems. As with individuals, so also with

TIlE VXITNESS, - AAY 10, 1956 groups, communities, peoples, nations. When to accord to us? Are we prepared to respect life goes wrong in a community it almost al- the other man for the very things on which we ways looks for a scapegoat: for people who differ from him? can be thought of as "them" as distinct from Most of us would answer in the affirmative. "us," and on whom the blame can be laid. But often, even with the best intentions, our That is the point at which prejudice becomes judgment is influenced by the irrational things, intolerance, discrimination, and even perecu- the prejudices, that lie deep in our minds. We tion. We saw the process in Germany in the should take every opportunity of dispelling twenties and thirties, but it could easily hap- those prejudices, which breed so freely on ig- pen elsewhere. Is there not a real danger that norance and fear by seeking a real knowledge if unemployment were to increase in this and understanding, and by a positive effort of country during the next few years, people goodwill, towards those who by accident of might blame the West Indians for "flooding birth happen to be different in some way the labor market and keeping Englishmen out from ourselves. of jobs"? Only thus can the children who are still pick up tolerant rather publication. We are proud, in this country, of our tradi- growing up in our midst than intolerant attitudes from their environ-

and tional tolerance, and of the way in which many different peoples have been able to come into ment-for their environment consists of ordinary people such as ourselves. Only thus reuse our land through the course of our history, and can we ensure that Britain remains, what we for settle down and become part and parcel of the English community. have always been proud to call it, a tolerant But we need to temper pride with judgment. country. required All these different peoples-French Hugenots, Irish Catholics, Flemish weavers and the rest '-were only fully accepted into our social life A Blind Man Groping Permission when, by dropping all the things that marked them off as different, they became completely By W. B. Spofford Sr. assimilated into the rest of the community. in the United States DFMS. IF THERE is a man / Before that assimilation, which usually took who has put up a better fight for the Bill place through intermarriage, all these dif- of Rights and civil liberties generally than

Church ferent groups were treated with a great deal of Corliss Lamont I do not know who he is. This reserve, suspicion and hostility. son of a former partner of J. P. Morgan has To-day England is facing a new problem, now put it all in a book, aptly titled, "Freedom

Episcopal because with two of her minorities at least- Is as Freedom Does" and if you can spare with Jews and with colored people-it is un- the $3.95 I'd advise you to buy it. of likely that the same complete assimilation It is a reporting job and as exciting as a through intermarriage will in fact take place. mystery thriller. Recorded is his tilt with the Jews are not willing to drop the oneessential Un-American Committee; his challenge of Mc- Archives thing that marks them off from their fellow- Carthy, which he won; the whole sorry story citizens: their faith; and to maintain their of the Congressional inquisition. 2020. distinctive traditions and worship, the Jewish Conform or lose your job is one of his community sets its face against intermarriage, chapter titles, which applies to public school and the inevitable assimilation that would fol- teachers, college professors, actors, clergymen Copyright low. With colored people, the widespread op- and others. "To a degree unique in the history position among white people to intermarriage of the United States those holding unpopular between black and white is likely to prevent opinions face the loss of their jobs and the complete assimulation for a long time to come. possibility of being unable to earn a living", This is a new problem, and it poses a new Lamont states, and there is an index of fifteen challenge of tolerance. In fact we do not have pages which is loaded with names of people to be tolerant towards those who are willing who can testify to the truth of the statement. to become exactly the same as ourselves in It had been my intention to write a couple every respect. Tolerance only comes in at of pieces in this column about the American the points of difference. Are we prepared to Civil Liberties Union. I have hesitated only accord to the other man the same right to the because many of the local affiliates of the strength of his conviction that we expect him organization have battled hard for the basic

THE WITNESS, - MAY 10, 1956 Eleven ideas which brought the organization into principles of the Union. However the final being and I did not want in any way to hurt vote on her expulsion was 9 to 9, so the Rev. their continued good work. John Haynes Holmes, minister of the re- Now the whole sad story of what Lamont nounded Community Church in New York, was calls the "decline of the Civil Liberties Union" obliged to cast the deciding vote since he had is set forth, documented, as was done previous- succeeded Ward, as chairman. If Ward had not ly in "Education of an American Liberal" by been previously purged, Elizabeth Flynn never Lucille Milner, who was secretary from the would have been. But with the "liberal" founding of the organization in world war one Holmes in the chair, out she went. until she quit in disgust in 1945. Loyalty oaths have long plagued liberty- I'm not much for dates so can't say off hand loving Americans. Few realize however that when I became a member of the board of the first organization in this country to re- directors of the Union. It was before Lamont quire a loyalty oath of members of its went on the board in 1931 and was thrown out governing bodies was the American Civil in 1954 when such distinguished citizens as Liberties Union which had come into being to Rights in all its ramifica- publication. Morris Ernst, Norman Thomas, James L. Fry defend the Bill of and Ernest Angell, threatened to resign if tions. and Lamont's name went on the ballot for re- But the story is told in Lamont's book-

reuse election. along with a lot of others of equal importance.

for Mary van Kleeck, Episcopalian and author of The reading of it will, I imagine, make you the articles on atomic energy that ran in this mad enough to do something about it, for, as magazine in Lent, had introduced a resolution he says, "Freedom is as Freedom Does." required which stated "that complete and consistent support of civil liberties as guaranteed in the Bill of Rights of the Constitution of the United

Permission States is the one invariable and basic qualifica- Pointers for Parsons tion for office or membership in the governing By Robert Miller bodies of the American Civil Liberties Union." Episcopal Clergyman of Campton, N. H. DFMS. / This effort to get the Union back to its original purpose, by dropping the test of I HAD come in from a meeting and the first Church opinion on political or economic questions a condition of membership, was defeated 7 to 6. thing my wife said was "Mrs, Brimes Mary van Kleeck quit soon after, partly in wants to see you." "Oh dear," I groaned. "I wonder what it is

Episcopal disgust and partly because she figured it was a waste of time to spend most of every Mon- now. She'll want me to do something." the "She wouldn't say what she wanted. She of day afternoon battling the members that La- mont called the "purge group" in the early said it was too confidential to be told over the stages of the battle, and the "cold war group" phone. The wires could be tapped."

Archives after they were in control and could do as they "Nonsense," I said pleased. "Well, she'll be along any minute. Why, I 2020. You can read in this book about how the believe that's her now." lawyers for the Union, Morris Ernst and It was. She was all bundled up for it was a Arthur Garfield Hays, buddied up with Martin nasty night. She came in and got rid of her Copyright Dies, then the head of the Un-American Com- big cloak and overshoes and I took her into the mittee. You have the story of how Ernst, study where my wife-doubtless to give me Norman Thomas and others ganged up on both comfort and moral support-had lighted Harry Ward, chairman for nearly twenty years the fire. and at the time professor of Christian social Mrs. Brimes wasted no time. ethics at Union Seminary; of the trial of "I've been reading that Witness," she de- Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, which started with clared. "So unsettling, and now it's all about supper and ended at 2:30. At this meeting, atom bombs, nasty things." which I remember vividly, not one of her op- "They are indeed." ponents could cite a single instance in which "Well, this Mary Van Kleeck seems to think she had written, spoken or acted in violation we should all get rid of them." of the Bill of Rights or the civil liberties "I should breathe safer if we did."

Twohe TILE WAITNESS,\ v Y , 1956 "Ah yes," said Mrs. Brimes. "But how could you trust those Russians?" Church Every Sunday? "I don't know." By A. E. Cornetti "No. And nobody else does. They might keep a few hidden away, in an attic or a cave Episcopalian and Instructor at Texas or somewhere, and then where would we be?" Lutheran College I really didn't like to say. I didn't know if Did you miss church last Sunday? I could say. Then I would like to talk to you: man to "You see," went on Mrs. Brimes. "The man, layman to layman-or better still, one Russians could trust us but we couldn't trust not-so-vicious sinner to another. the Russians." Once a week, Mr. Average American with "But nations will never live at peace if they best foot forward, with a skeptical look of don't trust each other." piety, and sometimes full of sound and fury, "Trust is all right when nations are trust- manages to squeeze out one precious hour of worthy but how can you trust Communists?" his busy life. This hour he donates to the I really did not know. I did not doubt their church of his choice with either sound or publication. courage nor their devotion to ideas that seemed unsound reasoning. One hour out of a week and abhorrent to me. I did feel it would be a of one hundred and sixty-eight hours is cer- blessing if atoms were used solely for peace tainly not placing an unreasonable demand reuse but I felt that Mrs. Brimes had a point. We upon anyone. Yet we can always find excuses for didn't and we couldn't trust the Russians. I to rob our Lord of the golden hour. would admit that they certainly didn't trust First, it must be understood that this little us but I did not say so because Mrs. Brimes felt required evasive Sunday hour is not just an ordinary that they were most unreasonable about this. hour: it is a conglomeration of various intri- "If anybody can be trusted, it's us," she gues and intricacies; it is like a boiling pot declared. with mush running over the sides; it is the Permission "But what do you want me to do?" most over-worked, over-used, over-stuffed "I want you to write to the editor of that hour in man's time budget. For this is the paper and tell him it's no good to expect lions DFMS.

/ hour in which Ma has to prepare Sunday to lie down with lambs. Tell him we only make dinner; for this is the hour that Pa depends bombs so we won't have to use them. If we upon to be resuscitated from his Saturday Church didn't make them, we would have to use them." night aberrations; for this is the hour that I do not always find it easy to follow Mrs. someone should stay with Junior. Thus the Brimes in her reasoning but I have learned not conclusion: "I just haven't got time to make

Episcopal to ask her to make it clearer to me. I prom- church this morning."

the ised I would write to Mr. Spofford and tell him of we could get nowhere without trust and I Then for a look at the weather. The ele- trusted he would understand. ments are surely at their worst on Sunday "And don't be too polite,", warned Mrs. mornings. The rain is always harder, the cold Archives Brimes as she got up to go. "It's like you said weather is always sharper and keener; the en Sunday. 'Can two walk together unless fog is inevitably thicker than usual. Thus the 2020. they be agreed'." conclusion: "If it weren't for the weather- She took her leave and my wife asked me I'd surely like to go to church this morning." what she wanted. I told her. Sunday has a habit of playing tricks on our Copyright "Oh," she said. "I supposed it would be physical condition. On Sunday mornings the about joining in services with other churches. headache has grown from a pin prick to a She doesn't approve of it. But if it was only dagger thrust. The common cold which has atoms . . ." accompanied us all week to work, which has survived through parties, movies, and tele- THE BISHOP AND THE PASTORAL vision, has now developed all the flagrant signs RELATIONSHIP of pneumonia. And even the minute pain in By Edward L. Parsons the back has grown into a devastating monster. Bishop of California, Retired Thus the conclusion: "You see, I must stay home to protect my health." 25¢ a copy - $2 for 10 Therefore man will lie, cheat, deceive himself The WITNESS - Tunkhannock, Pa. -there is no limit to his bag of tricks, always

Tnm WITNISSS, - MAY 10, 19i6 searching for the loophole which will permit Christ is indeed unduplicated. His very him to escape Sunday service. uniqueness was the foundation for the faith To be a good Christian seven days a week is of those who knew him. But the faith was not a very difficult task; one has to be constantly established on a freak personality. Belief was reminded and reawakened to the principles of established on the basis of character consistent Christianity. When our spiritual battery falls with the claim of Christ, "He that hath seen low, and so it must for all human beings, it me hath seen the Father". Not only did he becomes necessary to have it recharged. What- teach the love of God, he was the love of God. ever garage you go to is not too important, Not only did he teach righteousness, humility, but it is important that at least once a week meekness, purity, he was all of these. we report to church with our run-down battery, To be "logical" means to be "defensible on prepared to receive spiritual regeneration. the ground of consistency". Christianity pre- Then with this new surge of power, the head- sents Christ, who consistently reveals what lights will shine brighter, the road ahead will God is. The Bible's panorama of man's faulty be clearer, in the drive towards being a better concepts of God reaches stability and exactness parent, a better citizen, and a better Christian. in Christ. Having seen the living God mirrored publication. The one hour recharge does not last forever; in a human soul, men knew for certain what and for a few-maybe a week; for the most of us they had previously only hoped was true. The -a day or two. That's why it's so very im- Creator cares! With a Father's love, he gives reuse portant that we do not neglect the upkeep of us life, loves us, heals us, restores us. Instead for our spiritual battery. of revenge in his heart there is forgiveness. The next time that you plan to miss church Instead of a disinterested sovereign, he is a on Sunday, ask yourself these questions: seeking Saviour. Those who trust their lives required "Do I honestly have a good reason for staying to him on this basis have never been let down. home? Am I being fair to my pastor who Christianity presents Christ who is the truth ardently has prepared a Sunday sermon and about man. His life and character always

Permission which now must be served to the vacant stand out in contrast to the ordinary human pews? (The feast was prepared but the guests life. Are we then to be dazzled by his perfec-

DFMS. didn't arrive.) Am I being fair to my fellow tion? Not at all. It is in order that we may / parishioners, whose team spirit depends upon see ourselves as we are in contrast to what we my cooperation and support? (One is not much were intended to be. Then, just as the need

Church help sitting out every Sunday on the bench.) of change begins to overwhelm us, we come to Thus. above all things, be honest with your- the realization that Christ, the perfect one is self-be honest with your church-and most offering us individual help to accept and use

Episcopal of all, be honest with God. Don't let the our heritage. the spiritual battery deteriorate and die out, for History furnishes us an impressive record. of once dead, man becomes but an empty shell- Whenever a man decides to turn his back upon he is as desolate and forsaken as the car in his eternal model, and live his life according a junk heap. to some dther design-perhaps his own, he Archives That little desperate, evasive hour on Sunday becomes either a tyrant or a slave, spreading can be the golden hour in each man's week; misery and despair, or experiencing it. 2020. for through this medium man finds the Whenever he chooses to live the Christ-life shortest and most direct route to God and with all his might, and with God's help, com- Christian living.

Copyright passion, courage, love, joy, peace become the hallmarks of his character and they fill other lives with their good infection. Wild claims these? Not at all. They are the Christ the Truth truth we need. By Philip McNairy Dean of St. Paul's Cathedral, Buffalo AN INVITATION TO ROMAN CATHOLICS HERE are those who ask, "Is Christianity By Robert S. Trenbath logical? How can an intelligent person Rector of St. Alban's, Washington, D.C. accept in blind faith a wild claim made by a 10c a copy - $4 a hundred man who lived two thousand years ago which THE WITNESS Tunkhannock, Pa. is unsubstantiated and unduplicated?"

Fourteen THE WITNESS, - MAY 10, 1956 PICTURE FROM has also been Deputy to tenville, Staten Island, N. Y., CHINA e i g h t General Conventions was honored by the congrega- where he has distinguished tion of Ahavis Israel, with * Bishop William P. himself as a leader. Rabbi B. Wykansky of nearby Roberts, now of Philadelphia, Port Richmond lauding the who was Bishop of Shanghai PASTORAL THEOLOGY rector's "service to God and for many years, has sent us FORUM man regardless of race and corrections about the picture on pastoral the- creed." of the Chinese bishops and * A forum New clergy that was on the ology was held at the York Cathedral on May 2nd, ALBUQUERQUE HAS Witness cover for April 26th. NEW RECTOR The picture was taken in sponsored jointly by t h e staff and the Urban * The Rev. Charles E. Fish. the rear yard of The Church cathedral The rector of Trinity, Hamilton, of Our Saviour, Shanghai, not Priests of the diocese. E. W. Ohio, becomes rector of St. Trinity Cathedral. There are headliner was Canon Southcott of Halton, Leeds, Mark's, Albuquerque, N e w eleven Bishops seated in the Mexico, June 1st. front row. In the center of England. 100th the eleven is Bishop Robin On May 5th the anniversary of the birth of LONG ISLAND publication. Chen. On his right is Bishop Sigmund Freud was observed SEEKS FUND Ting. On his left, Bishop for $200,000 and when his * An appeal Lin, Bishop T. K. Shen and at the cathedral contribution to religion was for the charities of the diocese Bishop K. T. Mao, in that Island will be launched reuse discussed by the clergy and of Long order. Bishop Tsang of Han- with services on May 13th. for leaders in the field of psychi- kow is the second bishop from atry. the left-that is, the fourth MEANING OF THE man on Bishop Chen's right. required SYNAGOGUE HONORS REAL PRESENCE The Chinese characters in RETIRED RECTOR By G. A. Studdert-Kennmedy that the picture clearly state * The Rev. Raymond E. 10c a copy - $4 for 100 the consecration and picture Brock, who is retiring as The WITNESS Permission 19, 1955 at the TUNKHANNOCK - PENNSYLVANIA were on June rector of St. Stephen's, Tot- Church of Our Saviour. We are grateful for these -r

DFMS. - / corrections about a picture which the former Bishop of Shanghai declared "was a Choose the Quality of Cuthbertson Church very interesting picture to publish and the article by Bishop White was an inter- Vegtmentg and Accessories Episcopal esting a d d i ti o n to the the picture." of for the (tterqp TWO BISHOPS RESIGN Carful Finest Fabricsan Archives FOR PERFECT FIT * Bishop Rhea of Idaho CUSTOM TAILORED l Crflselection of materials plus accurate cuttingan

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Copyright ASSOCKS, SORPLICes. RABKtS, COLLARS, October 31, 1956. , CLCRGY HATS, CINcruftes, SHIRTS, Rees 4;\ nd CAPES. DON FRANK FENN CELEBRATES JTHEODOR;F (uiliSERTSON "" J1C. Manufacturers of Ecclesiastical Vestments * The Rev. Don Frank 2013 Sansomi Street "Philadelphia 3, Pa. { Fenn celebrated the 25th Pleasesend me illustrated catalogend cloth swatches (wherepossible) for { anniversary of his rectorship items checkedbelow: I El ClergyVestments 0 ChoirVestments El Stoles I of' St. Michael and All Angels, El EucharisticVestments andCopes I Baltimore, on May 1st. He NAME I has held many positions in ADDRESS I CITY ZONE the diocese, particularly in NAME OF CHURC ______the field of social -work, lie DENOMINATION W 16 _ _ _ J -__

Iill %'lIT'sF'C, - A~ir10,x 1956 Fifteen Joaquin toward full self-sup- National Council Gets Report porting status. The National Council ap- On proved a statement by its Work in Far East division of Christian citizen- ship, urging Episcopalians to * The National Council at bishops, priests and laymen is register, to inform themselves its spring meeting held, at Sea- ministering to a great body of of the issues at stake, and to bury House was told that over faithful people". exercise the ballot during the a million dollars had been re- The Bishop's report pointed coming national elections. ceived in the first quarter of out that the overseas depart- Dr. Masatoshi Matsushita, this year for the work directed ment has long regarded Asia, by the Council. The amount one of Japan's foremost edu- particularly the lands of the cators and president of St. represents payments on quotas Far East, of being of major to the dioceses of close to 6- Paul's University, T o k y o, importance in its overall mis- spoke on the present and million. sionary program and t h e In the past decade, the Epis- future status of the Univer- report was testimony to the sity, founded by the Episcopal copal Church's financial assis- Church's continuing interest, publication. and affiliated with the tance for its missionary work Church concern and support of its Church in Japan. Today, the and in Asia has totaled $16,473,991. missionary enterprisesi in Asia Today 110 American men and student population numbers during the post-war years. more than 6,000, and the reuse women (including wives of Other business conducted by University has three colleges: for miss'onaries) are serving the economics, and science. Church's missions in this area. the Council at its meeting in- arts, of funds Dr. Matsushita spoke of his These facts were cluded the allocation disclosed in to aid missionary enterprises hopes to add a school of law required a report on the part played by in Alaska, the Panama Canal and a college of medicine to the Church in the Christian Zone, the Philippines, and the University, stating that missionary enterprises carried Puerto Rico. It approved the among the many medical on in Asia from the end of

Permission appointments of new mission- schools in Japan, not one was World War Two through 1955. aries and of new members to Christian-sponsored. Bishop Horace W. B. Donegan the National Council staff, and He stated that in view of

DFMS. of New York, chairman of the / the appointment of Miss Olive the atomic age, Japan must Council's overseas department Mae Mulica, as new director of made the report, which covered produce good nuclear scientists Windham H o u s e, national and hoped' that the university Church the Church's missionary work graduate training center in the in Japan, the Philippines, the would receive an experimental east for women workers in the atomic reactor in the near Near East, Southern a n d Episcopal Church. Southeast Asia and China. f u t u r e. The feasability of Episcopal The Council also allocated presenting such a reactor to In speaking of China, where the grants and loans to aid its the university has been under of the Episcopal Church's mis- missionary work in Eastern consideration by the joint sionary work ceased in 1951, Oregon, California, and commission on the peaceful the departure of the last with Chicago. It noted with ap- uses of atomic energy of the Archives American Episcopal mission- proval the strides being taken General Convention. ary Bishop Donegan emphat- by the missionary districts of 2020. ically stated that "the Church North Texas, Arizona, and San in China is not dead; it is much CHURCH BULLETINS alive perhaps more than ever Every progressive church should u.. Winter.' D. Luse Bulletin before". Today, he observed, *~IIBoard. Dignified, *ffctive, and

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I Hi: WITNESS, . MA Y 10, 1956 a basis for the continued work Episcopal Unity Commission of the new, commission on Church union which will be set Meets With Methodists up by this conference." * A new proposal looking toward intercommunion - and Bishop Gibson, coadjutor of perhaps eventual union-between the Methodist Church and the Virginia and chairman of the to Protestant Episcopal Church was made public at the Methodist Commission on Approaches Unity, told the Methodist dele- General Conference. gates that "we are optimistic Submitted by the Methodist and clergy of both Churches about the future relationship Commission on Church Union, reconsecrated. of the two Churches." the plan includes these fea- One advantage of their pro- "Both of us claim John Wes- tures: posal, the Methodists said, is ley," he said. "And both of us Bishops of both communions that it would shorten the would be better off if we were would be consecrated by each "anticipated 30 to 40 years" more loyal to John Wesley. other in "a new dedication of which the Episcopal proposal learned we pray publication. "We have themselves." Such consecra- estimated would be necessary and worship with the same in- and tion would be accompanied by to achieve a completely epis- comparable language of the a mutual laying on of hands. copally ordained ministry. reuse The bishops then would hold If intercommunion w e r e for consecration services in their established, clergy would be areas at which ministers of the permitted to administer the two Churches would be in- MTINED GLASS sacraments in each other's 1 CICH M CffGS & N0O T1A1m required vited, but not required, to churches PYE SPIERS SGUDIOiE receive the laying on of hands arr EM . * P113KN tUA "Let us rnove as rapidly as IL L from the bishops. possible t o w a r d complete T h e Methodist commission

Permission union," the Methodist commis- offered the two-way plan as an sion said, "and in our prelimin- alternative to one submitted ary forms let us so conduct

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/ ourselves that neither Church of the approaches to unity shall appear to be regarded as ~ Cr ~ rx iBased err the I'ras er Hank Church. The Epis- ixi<16Tp1: w~orkborok,* 3:3 lessons. handwork. Episcopal either superior or inferior to Nine courses. Oriji liii: Tor teach uindeistaniding and practi- Church proposal provided only copal the other... of the Episcopal faith. for the reconsecration of Pius : Pupils' work books, each...... S5 The Methodist proposal was Teachers mainuals 1, 11, il1, each .501 Methodist bishops and the or- Teacheiiis' iniuals IN' to IS, uacll .75 distributed to the delegates No samples or books on approval. Payment with orders. dination of future Methodist Episcopal for "information only." It was clergy by bishops who had P. 21 arh 0.Bx o? . the explained that it will "serve as been reconsecrated. of One of the stumbling blocks to unity between the two corn- munions has been the Epis- Archives copal Church's claim to hav- ing the apostolic succession. 2020. The new Methodist proposal QI Altars Q Pews Q Organs apparently hopes to over- Q Flags LI Lighting Fixtures come this by having bishops Q Visual Aids QI Bibles

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Se centIee, iHi W.iFNt-ss, - i xvA l10, 1956 they could English Reformation. In doc- that discrimination is wrong, statement saying good faith be- trinal things on all essential then I should try not to be a not sign it in things, we are mostly ident- party to discrimination. cause they were identified with which did dis- ical." "Concretely, I should not organizations criminate, Mr. Pickett said. But Bishop Gibson added take a job in a firm or join a that "we have also learned union which discriminates. The Quaker leader said the there are great differences be- "I should not become a mem- author of the declaration is tween the two Churches." ber of a church which dis- Frank S. Loescher, a member *'Let us not only work for criminates. of the American Friends Ser- union because we are alike but "I should not join a club vice Committee. because each has something which discriminates. Interest in the declaration is which it can give the other "I1 should not patronize a snow-balling, Mr. Pickett re- for the Glory of God," he business which discriminates. ported. urged. "I should not buy or rent a The bishop noted fears that home in a neighborhood from the 2V2 million-member Epis- which Negroes are barred. publication. copal Church mi g ht be '"This is so important that I LENOX SCHOOL and "swamped and out-voted" by this way, A Church School in the Berkshire Hills for must try to behave boys 12-18 emphasizing Christian ideals the 9 million-member Method- whether it is effective or not. and character through simplicity of plant and equipment, moderate tuition, the co- reuse ist Church. But I think it is effective." operative self-help svstem, and informal, personal relationships among for boys and And Methodists are afraid The declaration was sent to faculty. REV. ROBERT L. CURRY, Headmster the Episcopalians m i g h t about 4,000 persons by Clar- LENOX, MASSAcHusarrs change them or "corrupt" ence E. Pickett, se cr et ar y required them, he said. emeritus of 't h e American "These are natural, human Friends Service Committee and Write us for fears but not Christian fears,"~ president of the Philadelphia B i s h o p Gibson continued. Permission Fellowship Commission. Organ Information "Christians have nothing to Among the signers, he said, fear in either Church if it be were most of the religious, AUSTIN ORGANS, Inc.

DFMS. God's will that His Broken / civic and business leaders of Hartford, Conn. Body here should come to- this city. Mayor Richardson gether." Dilworth was one of the first Church to sign. ']'HE ]',IRISH OF TRINITY CHURCH AGAINST Rev'. John~ Heuss, D.D., r PLEDGE Some persons returned the I RINITY DISCRIMINATION Blroadw'ay & W~all St. Rev. Berntard C. Newvman,, v Episcopal * More than 800 leading Sun IIC 8, 9, 11, EP 3:30; Daily MP CASSOCKS 7:45, HIC 8, 12 Mlidday Ser 12:30 EP the citizens of the Philadelphia SURPLICES - CHOIR VESTMENTS 5:05; Sat IIC 8, EP 1:30; HID Hdf 12;

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being the case, what more worthy more than the one in April 12 by and necessary aim has the Church Col. Richard Leghorn. to work for than this? Let us bend BACKFIRE every effort toward world disarma- Indeed the time has long since pas-? ment-anid let 'u$ see that our own sed when a group of citizens whose country does not lag behind in names would count issued a man- PHILIP H. STEINMETZ carrying out this purpose. ifesto calling for the banning of Rector of the Ashfield Parishes the horrible weapons. I have been very-miuch impressed GEORGE J. LAWRENCE J. F. COMMONS by the objections raised to the Laymean of Los Angeles ministry of the Rev. William .Ho- Chur-chian, of Los Angeles ward Melish in H o 1 y Trinity We are constantly being told that Two of the major concerns of they Church. Brooklyn because it has Christianity is being crushed in Church these days is-or ought to1 resulted in too many pJeople coming China Now , you report, all top be-delinquency and the aged. One into the church, especially people briefly, -that a' meeting of Prot- concerns youth chiefly, who are not regular Episcopalians. .e nt AeaderF.'otB maipxland was, the other of, th~e you This is the first time that I have lherd recently.' Is it not possible to- course old people. The articles were, heard that it is wrong to be a report on this matter in greater recently gave us on youth revealing. And the one of Serving4, publication. missionary in' the home field. I detail? know. that many people do not the Aged by Ruth Adams, sociall and believe in giving money to foreign' Note: The picture on the cover worker of England, full of excellent missions, but I have not met this of April 26 and the article in that suggestions. 1 objection to bringing in the folks issue by Bishop White brings reuse in our own towns to membership in China fairly up to date. for the church. It helps to explain THE why the Diocese of Long Island THOMAS 0. WOODS has trouble-in paying its share of CHURCH FARM SCHOOL4 Linmo of Wa singiton, D. C. required the Budget of the National Council. GLEN LOCH, PA. I am grateful to you for the A School for boys whose mothers are responsible for support and educations. LUTHER D. WHITE -plendid articles on Atomic Energy. College Preparatory Loy-man of W~aterford, Conn. They were all challenging, and none Grades: Five to Twelve Wholesome surroundings on a 1,200 acre Permission The efforts of the Church of fwmi in Chester.-Valley, Chester County, be directed not only ISam boys learn to study, work and Play. today should CARLETON COLLEGE Rev. Charles W. Shreiner, D.D. to the worship of God but to im- Headmaster DFMS. here on LAtJBENCa M. GouLn, Presidenst / proving the lot of man Post Office: Box 662, PAOLI, PA. most important task Carleton is a co-educational liberal arts cl earth. Its lege of limited enrollment arnd is recog- at present is to work for the nized as the Church (.ollege of Minnesota. maintenance of "Peace on Earth, Address Director of Admissions Church Goodwxvill toward Men." This CARLETON COLLEGE ST. AGNES SCHOOL means that all nations, including NOETHISILD MINNESOTA our own, must agree to abandon An Episcopal Country Day and Boarding CM*00*0OC0cc)J0oo0000oc0000t0 School (or Girls the manufacture and use of the Prceparatory record. Eazten- Episcopal Excellent College destructive atomic and hydrogen sive sports fiels and new gymnasiaum., Iloarders range from Grade 9 to College the bombs. Other weapons of mass Virginia Episcopal School Entrance. of destruction must also be discarded. MISS BLANCHE PrfFMAN, Principal Ex - President Truman recently tYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA xLBN~Y NEW YogaX stated that "if peace doesn't come. Prepates boys for colleges and university. Splendid environment and excellent ams there will be no world left." Such of teachers. High standard in scholarship Archives and athletics. IHealthy and beautiful loca- tion in the mountains of Virginia. THE BISHOP'S SCHOOL: For catalogue, apply to LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA 2020. GEORGE L. BARTON, JR., Ph.D., DeVEAUX SCHOOL A Rlesident Dav School for Girls. Head master, Box 408 Grades1 NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK Seven through Twelve. College Preparatory. Fouwo~xD 1853 - - DRAMA'TICS for boys in the Diocese ART MUSIC A Church School Twesnty-Acre Campus, Outdoor Heated Pool,l

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