English Churchmen Speak

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ENGLISH CHURCHMEN SPEAK

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English Churchmen Speak Reported by WILLIAM B. SPOFFORD

'T'H IS IS the report of a conference that may go itself by Dorothy Sayers, novelist, who said: down in history as one of the most important “Suppose that during the last century the ever sponsored by the Church. Place: Malvern churches had devoted to sweetening intellectual College, England. Tim e: January 7-10. Con corruption a quarter of the energy they spend in vener and chairman: The Archbishop of York, nosing out fornication or denouncing cheating, who issued a call “ to consider from the Anglican with a quarter of the vehemence with which they point of view what are the fundamental facts denounced legalized adultery. But one was easy which are directly relevant to the ordering of the and the other was not. The law cares little for new society that is quite evidently emerging, and sacraments, but it is reluctant to alter marriage how Christian thought can be shaped to play a laws because such alterations upset the orderly leading part in the reconstruction when the war devolution of property, and of fornication it takes is over.” Secretary: the Rev. P. T. R. Kirk, sec little cognisance unless it leads to riots and dis retary of the Industrial Christian Fellowship, an turbance. But to upset legalized cheating, the organization that was authorized by the confer Church must tackle the government in its very ence to organize immediately a “ national permea stronghold; while to cope with intellectual corrup tion campaign” based upon the conference find tion she will have to affront all those who exploit ings. Present: about 500 Church leaders, includ it— the politician, the press, and the more in ing 23 of England’s 98 Bishops; 14 deans; 21 fluential part of her own congregations. There canons; 14 archdeacons; 90 rectors, with the rest fore she will acquiesce in a definition of morality of the large assembly composed of lay men and so one-sided that it has deformed the very mean women, including members of Parliament and not ing of the word to sexual offences. And yet, if a few captains, majors and other ranking officers every man living were to sleep in his neighbor’s of the British army. bed, it could not bring the world so near ship wreck as that pride, that avarice and that intel Opening the conference Archbishop Temple de lectual sloth which the Church has forgotten to clared that “ This war is not a mere clash of na write in the tale of its capital sins.” tional ambitions but a crisis of civilization itself. W e are called to discuss ways and means of find The next body-blow was struck when the youth ing a new order of society, a new integration of ful Liberal member of Parliament, Sir Richard religion, morals, politics and economics. We must Thomas Dyke Acland, made an uncompromising work out a real scheme of principles bearing on demand that the Church advocate the collective the subject, together with their order of subordi ownership of production. Sir Richard is the same nation. The function of the Church then would be gentleman (the fifteenth to hold the title of baro to proclaim its principles, to pronounce condemna net in a family that was granted the title about tion upon all factors of life, including those within 300 years ago) who declared in Parliament not so the Church itself, which infringe those princi long ago that the time had come for the privileged ples.” people of England to pay for the war, and ex The conference was but a few hours old before pressed the hope that the day would soon come it was rocked by a ringing attack upon the Church when he could welcome to his home officers of the

Copyright 2020. Archives of the Episcopal Church / DFMS. Permission required for reuse and publication. Page Four T H E WITNESS January 23, 1941 inions, government who had come to take away the fam “Regarding unemployment,” he asked, “has the welfare' ily possessions. “The whole structure of society,” Church done any other than acquiesce in the he declared at this Church conference, “ is, from appalling solution, which is the only one secular |h bring or The ec the Christian point of view, rotten and must per society has found, namely, preparation for war? manently frustrate your efforts to create for the The Church fails in leadership because it shows individual the possibility of a Christian life. This no signs of having known despair; no evidence of jiant, as th has given Hitler the opportunity for saying ‘To having been terrified by its own impotence.” Poet pan’s true hell with the whole order, and what’s more, to hell T. S. Eliot in an important speech (even though hat product with liberty, equality and well-being on which it it was so dull that many gaitered clerics turned to [trial world is supposed to be based, and above all to hell with crossword puzzles) said that religious education principles. reason which persuaded you that these things must permeate all subj ects and not be confined to were possible.’ He said this, and from despairing brief periods of Bible instruction. humanity he wrung forth a tremendous and dy w tends to namic response. In order to save humanity from FTER LISTENING for three days to ten dif the horror of the Black Knight of Nazism, we A ferent speakers, the important business of ly monetarj must find a way of living superior, not merely to considering a long resolution which had been pre iyment at 1 Nazism, but to that which we ourselves knew be pared by Archbishop Temple, came up, and was foli fore. We are unprepared for this. We are caught the highlight of the conference. No sooner was it like the unwise virgins. Like them and Hitler, we presented than Sir Richard Acland introduced an would like more time to get oil. You must be pre amendment advocating communal ownership. Rf the agri pared to offend people who are determined to pre This dramatic intervention caused vigorous de serve the existing order. I beg of you now to bate, with the older people opposing the amend proclaim the new society openly— as we were told ment and the younger ones supporting it. The lers of the to live two thousand years ago— proclaim that it amendment, which Archbishop Temple finally de is now at hand. This new way of living can never clared to be carried “ by a very large majority,” be achieved until great resources of community affirmed: “ We believe the Church should declare cease to be owned by private individuals. So, and that maintenance of that part of the structure of only so, will you save yourselves and us.” our society by which the ownership of great re Acland’s speech was followed by others along sources of our community can be vested in the the same line, particularly one by Kenneth In hands of private individuals is a stumbling block. gram, layman, who declared that “ The economic Time has come therefore for Christians to pro iecover rev order which we have known is undergoing a rapid claim the need for seeking some form of society es, treating disintegration. The inevitability of a planned in which this stumbling block will be removed. Hal wealth civilization is beyond controversy. For this Christians, clergy and laity alike, cannot take part civilization Christians should be carefully trained in this work unless they are prepared to advocate in theology, economics, sociology and practical complete reorganization of the internal financial psychology. To carry out this missionary cam life of the Church.” paign priests must preach in the pulpit and speak The conference resolution, largely the work of in halls and village greens and at street corners. Archbishop Temple, and which passed unanimous Their habit should be a sweater and flannel ly, is summarized as follow s: “ The war is not to trousers, and whatever is the correspondingly ap be regarded as an isolated evil detached from the propriate garb for women.” general condition of western civilization. It is This was too much for a few attending the con one symptom of widespread disease and malad ference, and it was at this point that the Bishop justment, resulting from loss of conviction con of Coventry, shocked equally at the thought of col cerning reality and the character of God. The lective ownership and the clergy garbed in any Church has the duty and the right to speak, not thing but round-collars, walked up to the rostrum only to its members but to the world, concerning and demanded that the speeches by Acland and the true principles of human life. The Church, Ingram be kept from the press so that the world as we know it, does not manifest this life of the might not get a false idea of the conference senti true community. We therefore urge that enter ments. There were equally strong counter objec prises be initiated whereby that life can be made i tions to any limits on free speech and free press, manifest. Where possible, the whole congrega with the Archbishop finally ruling that he had no tion habitually worshiping together should regu power to interfere with these freedoms. larly meet to plan and carry out some common en There were other important speeches: Middle- terprise for the general good. Christian people ton Murry, noted philosopher and critic, declared should take the fullest possible share in public that the Church had failed man all along the line. life, both in Parliament, in municipal councils, iu

trade 'unions, and all other bodies affecting the an occasional flash from the verger’s light as he public welfare. There is urgent need that the ushered stumbling worshipers to their pews. It Church bring order into chaos of its own financial was quite impossible for anyone to distinguish his system. The economic activity of man, which is neighbor, with the whole effect extraordinary to entirely concerned with means, has become pre an American, especially when the congregation dominant, as though to produce material wealth sang unaccompanied plain song in unison. were man’s true end. Christian doctrine must in It is to the American newsmagazine, Time, that sist that production exists for consumption. The I am indebted for this report, since they very industrial world, as we know it, offends against courteously sent us copies of the cables as soon as these principles. To a large extent production is received. That magazine carries a five column carried on not to supply the consumer with goods story of the conference in the current number— but to bring profits to the producer. This method, an unusually long story for Time, which indi which tends to treat human work and human cates the importance that its editors place upon satisfaction alike as a means to a false end— the findings. Their story starts with these state namely monetary gain— becomes the source of un ments : “Church of England liberals moved boldly employment at home and dangerous competition last week to seize for the Church leadership in fot* markets abroad. This system also tends to ‘ordering the new society’ which they found recklessness and sacrilege in the treatment of ‘quite evidently emerging’ from the war. To that natural resources. It has led to the impoverish end they stole a march on the government with a ment of the agricultural community. The mone program of post-war aims which, coming from tary system must be so administered that what the any group, would be startling. Coming from the community can produce is made available to the traditionally complacent and conservative estab members of the community, the satisfaction of lished Church it was little short of revolutionary. human needs being accepted as the only true end It called for unification of Europe in a cooperative of production. The true status of man indepen commonwealth, communal ownership of the means dently of the economic progress must find expres of production, more religion and less liturgy. On sion in the managerial framework of industry. In the negative side it condemned the profit motive international trade a genuine interchange of ma and the Church’s own financial dependence on terially needed commodities must take the place ancient perquisites and levies. All seemingly re of a struggle for so-called favorable balance. We membered that the great ages of Christianity have must recover reverence for the earth and its re come when the Church took the lead in historic sources, treating it no longer as a reservoir of movements, which were as much economic and potential wealth to be exploited, but as a store social as religious, like the Crusades and the house of divine bounty on which we utterly de Reformation. All of them were determined that pend. After the war our aim must be the unifica the Church should assume just such leadership in tion of Europe as a cooperative commonwealth. post-war reconstruction. And all of them were Our traditional forms of matins and evensong, determined that such leadership should come from presupposing as they do, acceptance of the tradi the liberal rather than the conservative wing.” tion of the church and unfailing regularity of use, are largely unsuitable. They must in most places be supplemented by services of another type, A Retrospect whether liturgical or not, designed to bring before By uninstructed people the truth concerning God.” BISHOP JOHNSON TN SPITE of the length of this report, I do not H E N one has retired, he has more time to re want to close without giving you a bit of the W view the past and to compare what is with color of the conference. It was held in the great what was when he was young. I fully realize the hall of Malvern College with no heat whatever tendency of old age to be critical of youth and also and with the upper windows open to allow the es the tendency of the young to be censorious of the cape of smoke from the clerics’ pipes. Everyone, old. In this connection I am reminded of a letter including the chairman, sat in great overcoats which was written about 1500 years ago in which with mufflers wrapped about their necks. One a farmer complained to his son that “ they do not of the dramatic incidents was the evening that the farm the way they did when I was a boy.” So one entire conference moved 300 yards across the col can say truthfully that we do not worship God in lege yard to the chapel, which was even colder the Church the way they did when I was a boy, than the great hall, where a midnight service was In my school and college days I attended old held. The chapel was lit only by four candles and St. George’s Church in Schenectady, where they

Copyright 2020. Archives of the Episcopal Church / DFMS. Permission required for reuse and publication. 'l l Page Six T H E WITNESS January 23, 1941 | to s a y 1 adhered rigidly to the customs of their fathers, sing Christians but there was a very large section of healthy young animals who gave little thought japrofe but it was not the usage of their ancestors prior my rate! to the Reformation. There were no lights on the to religion but were interested in philosophy. ms of altar, no colors for the different seasons, no vest 1st rather tl ments other than the surplice and black stole. I N M Y own case I was not confirmed until my I chose tin do not date far enough back to remember the I senior year in college. I told the rector that I black gowns and Geneva bands that my father, as had decided to be confirmed. I attended one rector of Christ Church, Hudson, wore in the lecture and after my confirmation I attended the isinwt pulpit. That was in the sixties, whereas my youth early service frequently, possibly because there was spent in the eighties. This reminds me of a was no sermon and it satisfied my need of wor story dating back to those days. Dr. Houghton ship. My decision to be confirmed had a curious was entertaining a cleric who said that he had background. I had always taken the Church as a m f f matter of course but my chief interest was in had a dream. He dreamt that he was in Heaven First P contemplating the beauties of the place when there philosophy under the teaching of a very able pro entered two militant low churchmen. He looked fessor. It was the period in which materialists jweso muc. up and identified them in their black gowns and and idealists had their separate schools. One day b u g i ! he Geneva bands as Dr. D. and Dr. T. As they passed I said to myself, what is the use of studying him they began to sniff and one said to the other, philosophy? Here is one group of men far abler “ Incense” and they turned around and stalked out. than I who say that all is material and here is an There would have been no occasion for their walk other equally able group who assert that the ing out of old St. George’s where the people came spiritual is the vital element. So far as I am in ras an Erae regularly to church, opened the door of their pew, volved I might as well toss up a cent to decide entered and turned the button on the door to the which leaders I could follow. Suddenly philosophy ìe Church. exclusion of any undesirable occupants. seemed to begin nowhere and end nowhere. So I Religion was thoroughly respectable but it did turned from philosophy to the Christian religion. not appeal to the imagination of a child. I con Christ seemed to have a definite gospel, even iry, it fess: that it left me rather cold. It was a service though men perverted it. I was not interested in >vis to 1 primarily for adults. But there were giants in a universe which seemed to be a riddle to be » o u t the those days. I was confirmed by Bishop Doane of guessed. I wanted to know whence I came? Cl Albany ; ordained deacon by Bishop John Williams Whither I am going? And for what purpose I am Andai of vjpohuecticut and attended the General Semi here? Since those days science has had its sway authori nary .when Henry C. Potter was bishop of New and has been in the saddle but it has not told me ie had his o York,": This trio were men of great character and that which I most want to know. Christ has given of the influence. They were personalities rather than me an answer to these questions and my accept his worl servers of tables. They did not head campaigns ance of His interpretation of life is based upon my for pepping up Church members. There were few confidence in His integrity. alphabetical groups or executive secretaries. The In the eighties life moved along as a peaceful itjj ifluence on overhead of Episcopal offices was not as great as river; today it is a roaring cataract. The river p is sect it is now but the Church made progress. It was enriched the territory through which it flowed; I ft is the Pd looked upon as a closed corporation whose mem the cataract operates mechanical devices which ^ in a polei bers said prayers out of a book and refused to have been destructive of security. Men have mul ; as wisely i participate in revivals. tiplied things but have not increased the joy of If the customs of the Church have changed so living. Christ has been rejected and the world fined the ol has the attitude of those outside its walls who now has suffered. His gospel alone has satisfied the k, whic favor liturgical worship and do not go in for re equations of human life and that is the proof of lor!1 any ge vivals. The tempo of the Victorian age was very its reality. different from that of today. There were no tele When I graduated from college in 1887 I was °f terror phones, no electric lights, no automobiles, no faced with the decision of a profession in life. I J o as by fir radios nor movies and yet I believe that the favored the law and spent several months read rtruerefoi ati youngster of that day had far more fun than they ing law in an office during the week and acting j i n is a: do now, because they were obliged to create their as a lay reader for a small rural church on Sun ¡sides, Thi own amusements. In those days children obeyed days. Again I was faced with a decision. I chose Ì into the their parents and accompanied them to church. the ministry rather than the bar because I pre- So far as religious connections of college students ferred the clients in the Church to those who fre diil were concerned the extremists on the left and quented the lawyer’s office. Moreover law was be | attacked right were few ; the center was very large. There coming more of a business than a profession and p had I had no desire for entering a business career. I were few radical atheists and not many profes deformi

Copyright 2020. Archives of the Episcopal Church / DFMS. Permission required for reuse and publication. January 23, 1941 T H E WITNESS Page Seven regret to say that the ministry has also become issued a revised and greatly inferior book, which less of a profession and more of a business. is substantially the English Prayer Book of today. At any rate I have never regretted the two vital But the first Prayer Book of Edward V I could decisions of my life. I shall prefer to follow not be destroyed. It remained the ideal to which Christ rather than the philosophers and I am glad churchmen turned back again and again. Arch that I chose the atmosphere of the Church rather bishop Laud in the X V II century was, like Cran than that of the courts. And I also must confess mer, a scholar and a man of letters. He inspired that I prefer the security of those days to the the Scottish book of 1637, which in large measure chaos in which we are now enveloped. reproduced that of 1549. But it fell a quick victim to Presbyterian fanaticism and to civil war. Fifty years later came the Non-jurors. They were Prayer Book Inter-Leaves Anglicans of the Cranmer type. They were as opposed as he to papal obscurantism. They rec F ir s t P r a y e r B o o k o f E d w a r d VI ognized the affinity of the Church of England with 'T 'O NO one does the Book of Common Prayer the Eastern Churches. They were zealous stu owe so much as to Archbishop Thomas Cran- dents of the liturgy. They argued for the sym mer. Though he was a gentle soul, and inclined to bolic character of the ancient liturgical termi surrender to bloodthirsty people like King Henry nology. They appreciated the significance of thé VIII and Cardinal Reginald Pole, he was a per Eucharistic offering, and a learned work entitled son of fundamental courage and integrity, as was “Unbloody Sacrifice” was written by one of their demonstrated on the day of his tragic martyrdom. number. He was an Erastian, that is, one who believes the Their Eucharist was based on that of Cran- civil ruler has the right to administer the affairs mer’s first book. Thus it retained the invocation of the Church. But he did not invent that idea. of the Holy Ghost in its Prayer of Consecration. It dates back to the Emperor Constantine in the Happily for us Seabury was ordained bishop by IV century, it dominated the Frankish Church the Scottish Non-jurors, and accepted their from Clovis to Charlemagne, it prevailed widely liturgical ideas. It would have been a gain if throughout the whole Middle Ages, it has always American churchmen had closely followed the been the teaching of the Eastern Orthodox Seabury tradition rather than attempting, as some Church. And although Cranmer faithfully served have done, to copy the Sarum customs of the X V the civil authority under Henry V III and Edward century, or the “ Western Use” of the Roman VI, he had his own ideas about reform. The chief Catholic Counter Reformation. defects of the Prayer Book of 1549, which is This column is written by Dean IV. P. Ladd of Berkeley Divinity largely his work, are not Erastian but medieval. School, 80 Sachem Street, New Haven, Connecticut, to whom questions That book was, however, a notable achievement. and suggestions can be sent. Its literary preeminence is due to Cranmer. And its influence on the religious life and language of England is second only to that of the English Parson on the Treasurer’s Back Bible. It is the greatest of Prayer Books. It ap peared in a polemic time but it was an irenic book. It was wisely planned to satisfy the devotional needs of differing theological parties. It skilfully combined the old and the new. It followed that via media, which is the Anglican ideal and one name for any genuine Catholicism. It carried the English Church through the stormy seas of that “reign of terror,” the Protestant Reformation— yet “ so as by fire.” For true reform is always difficult, and moder ate reform is always attacked by extremists on both sides. The new Prayer Book was quickly drawn into the thick of theological controversy. When the conservative Bishop Gardiner praised it, the Calvinist die-hards (led by a continental The treasurer of St. Hilda’s Mission, River Rouge, divine) attacked it at exactly those points which Michigan, really believes in supporting his parson. Here 'you see him with the Rev. Edward Platts standing on the Bishop had approved. After three years the his shoulders while the parson and a group of parishioners extreme reformers got the upper hand, and they paint the church.

NEWS NOTES OF was the preacher, with the Rev. FOR LENT William F. Moses of Lakeland and THE CHURCH IN the Rev. Russell Carlton of Bartow T^ACH Y E A R the churches of taking the service. There was a din ft ^ iili BRIEF PARAGRAPHS j? Pea« Pr8?®1 'Lj America unite for the study of ner following the service served Edited by G e r a r d T e a s d a l e special subjects. This year, in all by the Young People’s Service Increases in several important de League. The festival was started by ■ffi denominations, people are study episcopal bis! partments of the Church in the three ing CHINA and MIGRANT Mr. Morton O. Nace, the advisor of a years preceding the last General Con WORKERS IN AMERICA. Co the Brotherhood of St. Andrew in the Wii| vention were revealed by Presiding [; |e Pa^ 0 operating with this plan T h e Tampa parish. I Bishop Tucker in a recent analysis feoase of 1 W it n e s s is to run a special series 4 of the report of the committee on |tion to tol of articles on these subjects dur Church Service League ci the state of the Church. Bishop J|on tbe Pa ing Lent, prepared particularly Meets in Massachusetts ai Tucker stated that the total com le for peace, for discussion groups. The articles The Church Service League of the 1 municant strength of the Church is ¡jthis suggf on China are to be written by John diocese of Massachusetts held its an i now 1,476,000, an increase of 70,000 [ Who will Foster, missionary of the Episco nual meeting on January 15th with 1 communicants during the triennium. !cli does not s pal Church in China, and Jack Mc- the men meeting at the Cathedral in I There was a $20,000,000 increase in s the statf Michael who worked in China for the morning for a conference on the cd giving for parish support and a sier that the the Christian Volunteer Move present world situation, and the f $1,000,000 increase in gifts to the at this time ment and is at present the chair women meeting at Ford Hall to hear mj general missionary program during j, f i l l our man of the American Youth Con a report on the work of th^¿Auxiliary PÎ the past three years. This figure initjr and for gress. The articles on Migrants delivered by Miss Eva Corey. In the H does not represent special gifts from people of th will be by Carey McWilliams, afternoon both groups joined for a I organizations of the Church but rep lualy for pe author of Factories in the Fields, mass meeting in Ford Hall with i resents only the weekly pledges by Issation of and Jack H. Bryan of the United Bishop Sherrill presiding. to individual church-goers. There has States Department of Agriculture I |re and the been a net gain of 89 clergy in the . . . both outstanding authorities I i>be the spec! service of the Church. Of the total on the subject. The first of eight Bishop Remington at |charist; to of 1,343 who are without cures or Lenten numbers will be the issue Visits Massachusetts aj lollectively,; unassigned, 900 are retired on pen of February 20th. The cost of the Bishop Remington of Eastern Ore I with the co: sions. The Presiding Bishop also eight issues in Bundles is $3.20 gon is to address a number of con ol |ur Lord to; disclosed that there were 252 more for ten copies; $8 for 25 copies; gregations in the diocese of Massa I inity tease; tl parishes represented at the 1940 $15 for 50 copies. A postal will chusetts from January '26th through al if: and that convention than at the previous one. place your order: we will bill you February 2nd. Bishop Roberts of Ijuay becom Also 71 additional churches had been Easter week. Please place your South Dakota is also filling a heavy ci it, the Prince consecrated during the past three order at once. schedule of engagements in the dio years. cese from January 19 through Febru I itt H. Jones’i H* H* ary 5. H* red CLID Meets in William Allen White as chairman of B oston the committee, plus the criticism of Attempt to Unite The Boston chapter of the CLID Mr. White by Mayor LaGuardia of College Students held a meeting in the crypt of St. New York, plus the bill before Con A project to gather 25,000 Church Paul’s Cathedral on January 17, with gress which would give such sweep members who are students in colleges an address by the national executive ing powers to President Roosevelt and universities, into a national as secretary. He was also the preacher prompted his action. sociation of Canterbury Clubs, is an at the Community Church, Boston, on nounced by the Rev. Alden Drew the 19th. Virginia Rector Kelley, head of the society for col Killed in Accident lege work. The program is expected University of Life The Rev. J. Sutherland Watt, rec to be well under way during 1941. In Houston Parish The Redeemer, Houston, Texas, tor of churches in the diocese of Southern Virginia, was killed on Jan where the Rev. Gordon M. Reese is Hymnal Revision uary 7th when his car collided with a rector, is again sponsoring this year Making Headway a University of Life program. Edu truck. The work of the joint commission cation, literature, medicine, the fam on the revision of the Hymnal is ily, labor relations, economic condi Prominent Layman of progressing steadily according to the tions, foreign relations are among E rie D ies chairman of the tunes committee, the the subjects to be dealt with by an Judge Thomas W. Dickey, senior Rev. Winfred Douglas. The words outstanding group of lecturers. The warden of Trinity, New Castle, Pa., of the hymns were authorized and “ university” opens each Sunday eve and prominent in the affairs of the approved by the recent General Con ning with a ten cent supper, followed diocese of Erie, died on January 3rd vention and the commission has been by a chapel service and then the after a brief illness. given authority to perfect thè details forty minute lecture. of its work and to make minor H» H* H* Acolytes Festival changes. The work at present is cen Bishop Wilson Resigns In South Florida tered on the choice of tunes. The From Allied Aid Committee The third annual acolytes festival tunes, both new and old, will be lim Bishop-E|ditor Frank E. Wilson of of the western deanery of South ited to a pitch within ordinary con Eau Claire resigned from the com Florida was held on January 12th at gregational range. They will be mittee to Defend America by Aiding St. Andrew’s, Tampa, with 112 aco chosen to supply the varying needs the Allies on January 15th. He said lytes present. The Rev. John B. of different types of churches, but that the recent resignation of Walthour, rector of St. Andrew’s, always with the proviso that the

melody itself can be readily sung by luncheon at the diocesan house and the congregation. a conference. The conference will be ❖ ❖ ❖ on the ten year plan as proposed by 6ishcp Randall Calls the Presiding Bishop. For Peace Prayers * * * Bishop Randall of Chicago hits out Philadelphia Loses with some remarks rarely heard from L an dm ark an Episcopal bishop these days. He On January 13, workmen began writes: “W ar still rages throughout demolishing St. James’ Guild House, a large part of the world. We urged which for more than fifty years has the House of Bishops in General beena landmark and acommunity Convention to take the lead in a de center in Philadelphia. The building mand on the part of all Christian was just around the corner from St. people for peace. Unfortunately, we James’ Church to which it belongs. think, this suggestion did not find And Philadelphia will have another favor. Who will speak out, if the V. AUGUSTE DEM 4 NT parking lot. Church does not speak out! And now Leader at Malvern Conference H» H* H* comes the statement by Senator D ismiss Wheeler that the United States could Christian Fronters a retreat for their own personal now at this time insist upon a just Here is the end of the legal story peace. W ill our nation speak for rededication. * * * of the 17 unknown Christian Front humanity and for God? W e call upon members charged with “a conspiracy the people of this diocese to pray Mrs. Rudolph Bolling to overthrow the government and continually for peace! We urge that Teusler Dies seize its property.” Nine men had the cessation of this futile, devilish Mrs. Rudolf Bolling Teusler, widow been previously acquitted, one com warfare and the establishment of of the founder and long-time head of mitted suicide while the trial -was in peace he the special intention at many St. Luke’s Medical Center, Tokyo, progress and two were dismissed dur an Eucharist; that we individually Japan, died in Richmond, Virginia, ing the trial. The cases of the re and collectively, unite our interces January 12. Mrs. Teusler is survived maining five were “nolle prossed” for sions with the continual intercession iby a son and three daughters, all of lack of evidence by the district at of Our Lord that this awful in them in Richmond at the time of her torney with the consent of the humanity cease; that peace may come death. judge. The men were immediately again; and that the nations of the * * * freed and congratulated by over 100 world may become the Kingdom of CMH to H ear friends and relatives. Christ, the Prince of Peace.” Reinhold Schairer * * * * * Dr. Reinhold Schairer, head of the Otis R. Rice to Everett H. Jones’s department of international relations Conduct Institute H on ored and studies at the University of Lon The Rev. Otis R. Rice is to conduct A reception was given on January don, will speak at the annual lun a two day institute at the diocesan 7, by the members of St. Mark’s cheon of the national council of the house, Buffalo, New York, on January Church, San Antonio, Texas, honor Church Mission of . Help on February 30 and 31. The subjects of this in ing the Rev. and Mrs. Everett H. 4. He will discuss problems of youth stitute will be family integration and Jones, who were recently married. arising from disturbed world con marriage. H* H* H* ditions. Dr. Schairer has made a ❖ * ^ British Consul General thorough study of the youth crisis in Jersey Youths Discuss Speaks in Newark Britain and most other countries in Proper Basis for Marriage A t the Presiding Bishop’s request, Europe. Christ Church, Short Hills, New the Hon. Godfrey Haggard, British * * * Jersey, has a group of young people Consul General in New York, ac 1940 Adds to twenty years and older who meet with cepted the invitation to attend and Fund for Deaf the rector to discuss a proper basis speak at Trinity Cathedral, Newark, The Rev. A. D. Steidemann, for marriage. Though they have al New Jersey, on January 19. Arrange treasurer of the conference of church ready heard and discussed plenty ments were made by Bishop Wash workers among the deaf, reports that about the fascinating subject they burn of Newark. during the year 1940, $877.23 was still want to hear more. * * -j*. added to the fund, so that the fund * * * Tennessee Plans now amounts to $19,282. The object R. W. Woodroofe Resigns “Forward” Conferences of the fund is to aid students for the Albany Secretaryship Under the leadership of its bishops, deaf ministry and otherwise to re The Rev. Robert W . Woodroofe, for and with arrangements in the hands inforce the work. It is hoped that the five years executive secretary of the of the Rev. Theodore N. Barth, rector objective of $30,000 will be reached diocese of Albany, has resigned to be of Calvary Church, Memphis, the in the near future. come rector of St. Mark’s Church, diocese of Tennessee is setting up * H= * West Hampton, Long Island, effective three regional two-day conferences Bishop Davis Celebrates February 26. He relinquishes his for clergy in preparation for the Pre Anniversary of Consecration work in Albany because of his desire siding Bishop’s Forward in Service Bishop Cameron J. Davis of West to engage wholly in a pastoral plan. The conferences will be held ern New York will celebrate the an ministry. the last week in January and the niversary of his consecration to the ❖ ❖ ❖ first week in February. Mr. Barth Episcopate on January 23. He is in School of Christianity says that the schedule calls for open viting all the clergy of his diocese At New York Church ing devotions, a statement of general to come to Buffalo, first for a service The School of Christianity at St. purposes and a call of the clergy to at Trinity Church and then for a George’s Church, New York City,

Copyright 2020. Archives of the Episcopal Church / DFMS. Permission required for reuse and publication. Page Ten T H E WITNESS January 23, 1941 began its winter term this year in a Democracy, meeting in Wash Eskimos, eighty per cent of whom are January 15 and runs until February ington, January 18-20, 1940, struck still pagan, several Indian tribes, and 19. The meetings are held in the at the heart of the problem when it white people, mostly men. The Bish memorial house on Wednesday eve stated in its final report: “ It must op has seen a herd of 4,000 reindeer. nings. Headlining speakers will be: be recognized, however, that to Some of his northerly missions, as on January 29th, Angus Dun; Feb eliminate the harmful features of well as some of the police stations ruary 5, Roswell Barnes; February child labor in agriculture is no simple and trading posts, have now received 12, Shelton Hale Bishop. There will matter. The exploitation of children their supplies for two years in order be a panel discussion of various pro is merely one phase of an acute to save sending a ship north next posals for international organization, social and economic problem. To re year. Bishop Fleming is the only non- February 19, on the subject, “ How strict the employment of children of Roman missionary in all Arctic can the nations be organized for migratory workers or of sharecrop Canada. He preached at Grace peace?” pers or of impoverished farmers, Church, New York, last Sunday. even if practicable from the view Federal Council Reports point of enforcement, is futile unless Watch Out for On Child Labor such measures are accompanied by Confidence Man The department of research and action on a nationwide basis to in The following is taken from a letter education of the Federal Council of sure greater economic security for by the Rev. Harvey D. Butterfield, Churches has issued a report on the the parents, better wages, and gener rector of Christ Church, Media, National Child Labor Committee in ally improved living conditions.” The Pennsylvania. “ Near the end of vestigations into child labor problems subject of Migrant Workers is to be August 1940 a small time confidence in agriculture. To put the reader one of the two topics dealt with dur man called on me and gave his name face to face with the situation the ing Lent in this paper— see announce as Karl Hansen, his residence as the report states that more children are ment in the box. Virgin Islands. He is now wanted employed in agriculture today than for questioning by the Pennsylvania were employed in factories even when Connecticut Works Hard State Police in connection with a child labor was at its peak in 1910. For British Missions Then 261,000 boys and girls, ten to The diocese of Connecticut is work sixteen were factory hands. Now a ing hard on its campaign for aid to very conservative estimate of the British Missions, under the leadership Also China number of children under 16 years of Bishops Budlong and Gray, the engaged in agricultural work would In these days of many appeals Ven. Thomas S. Cline, chairman and don’t forget struggling China. run from 500,000 to 600,000. And the Rev. Raymond Cunningham, The Rev. Kimber Den (see his these children are not merely giving secretary of the diocesan committee. letter: January 16) is caring for casual assistance on the farm. Aiming at $10,000 the committee re hundreds of. children orphaned by “ Education is in competition with ports over $5,000 so far received and the war. Fifteen dollars will feed, beans in this country and beans are approximately $2,000 more in sight. clothe and house a child for an winning out,” said a county super * * H* entire year. intendent of schools in Florida. Last Arctic Bishop The Chinese Industrial Coop winter after a disastrous freeze Visits New York eratives are starting mills and fac which destroyed the beans many mi tories all over free China. $250 After a 12,00p mile visitation will start a plant that employs gratory children entered school for which covered only the eastern part from 20 to 30 people. Be one of the first time. The enrollment of the of his diocese, with a week-end visit 25 to give $10. local school, which had desks for 280 to the Danish Church in Greenland, Make checks payable to “ Treas children, rocketed and the school ran Bishop A. L. Fleming, bishop of the urer, CLID” indicating where you on a double shift for about two Arctic, arrived in New York last week want your donation to go. months. Then beans came in again. for a short stay. His large diocese One week the enrollment was 485. stretches from Newfoundland in the The next week it was 20. The children east to Alaska in the west; it is Church League were in the bean fields. This is more bounded on the south by all Canada for or less the story of tens of thousands and on the north by the North Pole. Industrial Democracy of children all over the country who The Bishop can sing songs in the work in the crops. A 13 year old boy, language of the Baffin Land Eskimos. 155 Washington Street who had only 44 days of school last His people, very far apart, and most New York City year and 45 days the year before, nomadic in that vast area, include picked hops for eight or ten hours a day. It is not surprising that he had not yet finished the third grade. An eight year old boy also worked, but not for such long hours. His father said, “ What else can I do? The kids should be in school but then they wouldn’t eat regular.” Although this country has lagged in protecting agricultural workers, there are several recent hopeful signs. One is the clause of the fed eral Sugar Act of 1937 which makes benefit payments to growers con ditional upon the observance of speci fied child labor standards. But the White House Conference on Children

Copyright 2020. Archives of the Episcopal Church / DFMS. Permission required for reuse and publication. January 23, 1941 T H E WITNESS Page Eleven murder which occurred in this town schools, St. Margaret’s in Waterbury, at the time of his visit here. A letter Hillside in Norwalk, Low-Heywood in to Bishop Colmore has revealed that Stamford and Rosemary Hall in Hymnal Revision Karl Hansen has not been seen in Greenwich, all in Connecticut. Each the Virgin Islands for twenty years. I school in turn entertains the other The Hymnal Commission invites presume he is making the rounds of at a song festival in, May. Wykeham composition of new tunes for the the clergy.” Rise’s turn to be host will be this following hymns, numbered as in the * * * May 10. There will be 125 voices Report recently adopted by General Bishop Stires to singing, first individual school songs Convention. In accordance with the Resign in May and then, certain songs in chorus. strict rule of the Commission, all Bishop Stires of Long Island has There will be about two to three tunes submitted must reach the hundred guests for this song festival declared his intention of resigning Tunes Committee anonymously. The and of course tea afterwards. Hoibby his office at the diocesan convention name and address of the composer in May, in a letter to the clergy and groups are a new feature at Wyke should be sent in a sealed envelope people of his diocese. The Bishop, ham Rise this year. Every Wednes with the manuscript, to the address who is 74, said that he felt the diocese day afternoon the girls meet in small should have a younger bishop “to lead groups. One group cooks, another below, before June 1, 1941. you in the new era which will follow knits and weaves on two looms, a 69 It is finished! Christ hath known third group is learning to play the 93 “ O who shall roll away the stone” this year.” 99 I heard two soldiers talking recorder and another is interested in 145 Not alone for mighty empire enlarging pictures. There is also a 190 Come, risen Lord, and deign to be DeWolfe and McGregor at our guest Chicago Convention unit that get out the school news 211 Lord, who at Cana’s wedding feast 234 Cod who made the earth The Very Rev. James P. DeWolfe, paper, not only getting together ma 246 Christ is the world’s true Light Dean of the Cathedral of St. John terial for it but typing and mimeo 251 In Christ there is no East or West 261 All labor gained new dignity the Divine and the Rev. Daniel A. graphing it. The ever present dra 267 Almighty Father, who dost give matic group costumes and stages its 270 And have the bright immensities McGregor, head of the religious edu 329 Give peace, O Cod, the nations cry cation department of the National own plays. An applicant for the 421 Lord God of hosts, whose mighty hand 435 Most high, omnipotent, good Lord Council, will go to Chicago as speak walking club cannot get away with 541 The great Creator of the worlds ers in connection with the 104th an just walking across a room but has nual convention of the diocese, Febru to walk a certain number of miles The full text of any or all of the ary 4 and 5. before she is eligible for membership. above will be mailed on application * * * to the Reverend Winfred Douglas, Looking for English Churchmen 2588 Dexter Street, Denver, Colorado. A S e x to n ? Repudiate Profit System Paul Pritchard, formerly assist Leaders of the Church of England, Joint Commission On the ant sexton of St. Stephen’s Church, meeting January 10th at Malvern at Revision of the Hymnal. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, is out of the call of the Archbishop of York, a job now because the vestry decided went on record as being opposed to to take on city steam. Mr. Pritchard who is 26 and married is recommend ed highly for his workmanship and Pastors Say: responsibility by the rector, the Rev. Gardiner Day. Any church looking “ Here’s Our Most Successful Method for a fine young fellow as a sexton should contact Mr. Day. of Raising Lenten Funds”

Youngstown Rector Caution: Don’t be Late and be Sorry.r T o R etire The Rev. Leonard W . S. Stryker Deadline for ordering Lenten Folders is Jan. 29, 1941 has announced his retirement from the rectorship of St. John’s, Youngs • town, Ohio, effective February first. He has served the parish for 22 years. Clergymen listed in TH E LIVIN G CHURCH ANNUAL, * * * Year Book of the Episcopal Church, should have received a complete mailing from us. If, by any chance, you did not Basketball and Tea At W'ykeham Rise receive your mailing with an actual sample of the new 1941 Just to show that the earnest com Lenten Self Denial Folder and complete details, including your petition aroused during a ¡basketball profit guarantee, write us A T ONCE air mail— there is still game has all been in fun, the girls BARELY time! We will send our reply air mail. of Wykeham Rise, Washington, Con necticut, sit around with their op Mention This Ad and Receive a Special Discount of 5%. ponents and have tea at the game’s end. They use this opportunity for Deadline for ordering Lenten Folders is Jan. 29, 1941 an exchange of ideas and a better acquaintance. They also have a a thirty-eight year old tradition of placing the name of the opponent’s captain on the wall of their school PARISH SERVICE CO. gymnasium. Each year Wykeham 141 Rhode Island Ave. Detroit, Michigan Rise helps push this spirit of cam Phone TOwnsend 6-8438, Day and Night araderie a little further. The school belongs to a group of four other

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W h a t ’ s i n a N a m e that time did not permit personal tellectual. Nevertheless, a consider Q U R December monthly Bulletin letters and so replied to those pro able number of those voting on both ! perican carried the announcement that the testing any change in this vein: “ It sides expressed the fact that they Executive Committee was proposing was quite evident at our General felt it inadvisable to use the word the dropping of the name Liberal Convention meetings, that there was Anglican, first, because it is British; ard was reti Evangelicals and suggesting the sub a considerable hesitancy among many second, because our organization geo written stitution of the new name The Angli of our clergy about joining the or graphically is limited to the Protes can Ecumenical Fellowship and that ganization because they did not like tant Episcopal Church in the United |ot know w the membership of the organization the present day connotations of the States of America. Several people of suggest»: would be asked to vote on the adop word Liberal and still more did not suggested the simple substitution of |of cards li tion of this new name or for the re like the connotations of the word the word Episcopal, thereby, calling iposed new Evangelical. Unfortunately, to many it The Episcopal Ecumenical Fellow tention of the old one. Frankly, the Man Executive Committee was not enthusi people the word Evangelical seems to ship. One or two suggested The astic about the new name primarily signify camp meetings, and those Protestant Episcopal Ecumenical Fel because it was not euphonious and customs of the Evangelical Churches lowship and several simply, Ecumeni secondarily because the word “ Ecu that are least congenial to Episco cal Fellowship. Personally, I agree menical” is of such recent origin that palians. with this criticism and would myself vote for the substitution of the word it has not yet become current out “Even though it was suggested, the Cimi ! ton’s Ecume Episcopal for Anglican. side of religious circles. A t the same use of the term Catholic presents dif j lurch Univi time, with one exception, the Execu ficulties owing to previous use by L o c a l D is c u s s io n tive Committee was agreed that the other groups. Its use on our part 'T'H E name is by no means settled. present name did not emphasize the might be greatly misunderstood, The Executive Committee expects fact that we wish to be an inclusive even though we say it in our creed to meet during January to carefully rather than an exclusive organization. and believe firmly in its original consider various suggestions which meaning. We tried to find a word have been made by the membership. T h e B a l l o t which would express the inclusive I urge Liberal Evangelicals, to give A W A IT E D , with the keenest in ness of our Fellowship. The word serious thought to the question of I terest, the reaction of our mem Ecumenical is a new and difficult our name, both individually and col bership through the poll. I might word, but we hope that it may have iing the nan lectively and to write me your con add that the Executive Committee somewhat the same history that the sidered opinion. I can not speak now felt, that, even though the new name word international has had. This lof the leng for the Executive Committee, but it might not ultimately ibe adopted, the latter word was used for the first Ito associate« seems to me wiser to take a few wisdom of other minds might suggest time about 100 years ago, and now t will be of months to discover a name that is a better name. Up to the date of writ is widely known. i l suggestio expressive of the things we stand for ing, roughly 50 % of our membership “We found that there was much Erai than hastily to select a name that has voted. The number voting cor criticism of our group because, our rley of will have to be changed again in a responds almost exactly with the title, having nothing to associate it ¡Parsons of few years. Hence, I am going to number of members who paid their with the Episcopal Church, gave t: use the remainder of the space this current dues as reported by Mr. Du- people the impression that we were s Ur. Chorh month to pass on the comments of Barry, the former Treasurer, at the more interested in other churches to tj Anglican Ec some of the membership. There are meeting in Wilkes-Barre last spring. than in our own. We hoped that the [two fold: several long letters that would con Hence, it would seem to fairly repre word Anglican would adequately pre n we are moi sume all of the space, so I shall limit sent our interested membership, vent any further criticism along that myself to the brief comments. die. Ai which I regret to say is all too small line. 11' More oi in number. “ Several objected to the initials A lternatives P Anglica: The result is that 61% of the votes AEF, which was not noted until after J J E R E is a list of names suggested cans! favor the new name Anglican Ecu the choice of the name, because A E F on the cards. Please read them can fUons in a menical Fellowship, 31% favored re already stands for something definite; over carefully and thoughtfully. Some | al. You w laityj taining Liberal Evangelicals, 8 % ex and one or two persons even sug of them might be THE better name. does si pressed themselves as neutral. About gested that there might be another I find that the forty odd suggested to th 10 % elaborated upon their views with A E F before the year was out, and names divide themselves into several some very interesting letters; most of that would further complicate mat groupings by emphasis. The follow p not Mi those so doing were among the 31% ters. ing names, with an evangelical em J t voting in the negative, including a “We definitely want to preserve the phasis, were suggested. (The number I 1 Catholic representative of the Boston group, values and ideals of the Liberal and idicates it was suggested more than who stated that those present at the of the Evangelical tradition. A t the once). Episcopal Evangelical Fellow-, meeting held to discuss the matter in same time we would like a name that ship; The Anglican Evangelical Fel Boston, were opposed to the change. would include values for which the lowship-2; Episcopal Evangelicals; However, the actual vote of the Liberal Catholics stand with which and The Evangelical Churchmen. members of the diocese of Massa we agree.” These following emphasize modern chusetts was 18 in favor of the or progressive: The Anglican Modern my A n g l ic a n to betv change and 6 against it with 1 neu Churchmen; Modern Disciples; The f or Ep: tral, and in. the diocese of Western A NUM BER of criticisms were Progressive Evangelicals; The Mod dsc Persona Massachusetts, 3 were in favor and 1 made of the use of the word ern Churchmen; The Modern Church the Rc against it. I started answering the Ecumenical and some of them not a men Association; Progressive Church S to letters and extended post card com little sarcastic, inquiring whether we word men; The Progressive Group; and MIC j&j ments, Which came to me, but found were trying to be highbrow or in The Modern Churchman’s Union.

Copyright 2020. Archives of the Episcopal Church / DFMS. Permission required for reuse and publication. A small number would emphasize tinually in our creed. At the same a member in good standing but am the word Liberal: The Liberal Fel time, I find that in a short space of glad to express my opinion. I was lowship; The Liberal Christians; The time, since the Oxford and Edin on the committee on the name at the Liberal Churchmen’s Union; and The burgh Conferences, in 1937, I have initial conference at the Virginia Liberal School. become so accustomed to the word Seminary and my desire to get some Another group of names would ap Ecumenical that I find it no more thing other than ‘Liberal Evangelical’ pear to emphasize that members are difficult than many another word. was fruitless.” Finally, a comment Churchmen: Episcopal Unionists; Without any attempt to sift out from an interested non-member reads: The Churchman’s Fellowship; Ameri special emphases, I here give a broad “I rejoice in your proposed new name. can Churchmen; Christian Fellow side of the type of comments that Unless my lexicon errs, ‘Anglican ship; American Church Fellowship; came in on the cards. Ecumenical’ and ‘Anglo-Catholic’ The Anglican Fellowship-3; and The mean precisely the same thing. I From t h e 61 Per C e n t Protestant Episcopal Fellowship. hope we may both live to see the day TTERE are a few comments from One card was returned with Church when the two organizations may be Congress written as a suggested A those voting for the new name as alike as the titles and then aban listed by Dioceses. From Virginia: name! don the titles in order to emphasize “ I think the A E F is a grand title.” a larger and richer status— that of I do not know whether it was the From Massachusetts: “The new name being members of Christ and mem power of suggestion but the largest and statement of purpose is much bers of one another.” number of cards listed variations of more inclusive and revives my in the proposed new name as follows: terest.” From New York: “I vote F r o m t h e 31 P e r C e n t N o Many cards suggested Episcopal most heartily for the new name.” N both cases I am leaving out Ecumenical Fellowship; three sug From Albany: “ The new name is an I those who simply objected to the gested Ecumenical Fellowship; two excellent one and fits exactly the word Anglican for reasons noted suggested Ecumenical Christian Fel character of the Fellowship.” From above, or to the word Ecumenical for lowship; others suggested Protestant Kansas: “ But the present name has reasons also noted. S. Ohio: “I am Episcopal Ecumenical Fellowship; long been a confusion, especially since enthusiastic about what we stand for Churchman’s Ecumenical Fellowship; ‘liberalism’ has come to mean ‘laxity’ but I might never have joined if The Church Universal Fellowship; and no one outside is able to under called Anglican Ecumenical. I still and The Anglican World Fellowship. stand how one may be a liberal and dare admit I am a liberal.” From The following titles were also sug still evangelical. The problem is that N. H .: “I vote for Liberal Evangeli gested, in which both the ecumenical we need a new word to express the cals for one more year until you can or catholic and the evangelical em old meaning of ‘liberal.’ Perhaps we get a pronounceable name.” From phasis appeared: Protestant Catholic can find it after a few years as the Chicago: “You can leave off the word Fellowship; Catholic-Evangelical Fel A E F .” From Mass.: “ I have never Liberal and it will be all right with lowship; and Evangelical Catholics. been satisfied with the name ‘Liberal me. If you lived in Chicago you While I have refrained from Evangelicals’ and am glad to see a would say so too.” From St. Louis: mentioning the names of those who new name suggested. It is distinctly “Just Liberal Christians would be have made the suggestions, I believe better.” From a Bishop: “ I don’t better but I must say that I like the because of the length of time they like either name but I can’t suggest word Liberal and definitely do not have been associated with the move a better one; hence, I vote for the like the proposed name. I am in ment, it will be of interest to state new one.” S. Virginia: “A bit flam terested in a group that will stand that the suggestion of the name boyant in sound but an improvement strong for the application of the Evangelical Catholics came from Dr. on the old restrictive description, and spirit of Christ in the life of our own Clowes Chorley of New York and I can’t think of any other.” From day, rather than traditions, etc.” Bishop Parsons of California, with Mass.: “ The name is not euphonious From Mass.: “ I share the general letters explaining their reasoning. but it does say what we mean.” From dissatisfaction with L E, but I think Writes Dr. Chorley: “ My reaction N. Y .: “I favor a change but A E F is A E F a thousand times worse. Let’s to the Anglican Ecumenical Fellow a bit cumbersome. Wish we could keep Liberal Evangelical until we ship is two fold: 11 To the word find a shorter name.” A considerable find a better.” From Bethlehem: Anglican we are more than Anglican; number of cards expressed such a “ The proposed name is too long, but I we are Catholic. Anglican is a limit sentiment as came from Newark: the old name is a contradiction in ing word. More over, with all our “Awkward, but I know of no better.” terms as pointed out bv PT-ofe--or debt to the Anglican we are Ameri Then there were several cards that Ferré in his recent book, Christian cans— working out the finest Angli indicated dissatisfaction with the old Fellowship.” From W.N.Y.: “Your can traditions in a new world. 2. name and rejoiced in a change toward letter says we want more laymen. Ecumenical. You want to enlist the a more inclusive fellowship. For ex True. I think that Anglican and Ecu laity. What does such a word mean ample, from Mass.: “In my Seminary menical will frighten them away.” to the average layman? It will need days I was one of the founders of the From W . Mass.: “ The proposed name constant explanation. If we are to L E ’s but lost interest because I felt is just high-flutin’. It isn’t clear. It change, why not Muhlenberg’s felici that the group had become too po has an implication of limiting to the tous yet comprehensive phrase lemic. I am delighted to re-enlist church area only. I much prefer Lib Evangelical Catholics.” under the new name and purpose, eral Evangelicals although I would Dr. Robbins and Dr. Grant are two which gives me a chance to contribute prefer something less partisan such of the three that suggested simply my share as a Liberal Catholic in as The Liberal Churchman’s Union.” Ecumenical Fellowship. theology but not in ceremonial.” From Conn.: “ I do not think it is After spending considerable time Another from the Diocese of any more of an improvement than analyzing and thinking about the Newark wrote: “ As long as your Forth for the Spirit of Missions, suggestions, I find myself divided in name remains the ‘Liberal Evangeli even though Liberal Evangelicals my preference between Evangelical cals’ I can not join. If you do adopt leaves much to be desired. W e had Catholics or Episcopal Ecumenical the new name I will seriously consid better keep what we have until we Fellowship. Personally, I hate to al er rejoining.” From Conn.: “ It is can find a name which is not infinite low either the Roman or Anglo- hard to be an active member here in ly worse. It would seem to me that Catholics to mobilize that splendid Connecticut, but there are hopes.” the proposed name is a contradiction word Catholic which we repeat con From Virginia: “ I don’t think I am in terms just as is Roman Catholic.”

Copyright 2020. Archives of the Episcopal Church / DFMS. Permission required for reuse and publication. From Ohio: “ I think we ought to Anglican. Ecumenical is musty and comments and a splendid statement have an understandable name. The at present a liev Don’t be afraid of by the Boston group, which will be first one sounds like a dictionary. what we use in our creed. Catholic, presented next month. Certainly a name ought to mean but not Roman Catholic nor Anglo- Please write me your considered something besides a conundrum.” Catholic.” Another New Yorker sug opinion about the new name. We do From N. Y .: “ I never liked the gests: “ Why not Protestant Catholic not want to act hastily, but at the name Liberal Evangelicals because it to show we are not waiting for same time, the matter of the name is too partisan. I suggest Catholic- Rome?” should be settled expeditiously in Evangelical Fellowship. This pioneers Space will not permit me to con order that we may put our whole ef without giving cause for ridicule like sider the Statement of Purpose for fort into other things. A E F and goes further back than which we had a number of favorable G a r d in e r M . D ay

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