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THE CATHERDAL OF ST. JOHN CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL THE DIVINE EDITORIAL BOARD Main & Church Sts., Hartford, Conn. New York City ROSCOE T. FOUST, EDITOR; WILLIAM B. Sunday: 8 and 10:10 a.m., Holy Com­ munion; 9:30, Church School; 11 a.m. Sundays: 7:30, 8, 9 Holy Communion; SPOFFORD, MANAGING EDITOR; ALGER L. Morning Prayer; 8 p.m., Evening Prayer. 9:30, Holy Communion and Address, ADAMS, KENNETH R. FORBES, GORDON C. Weekdays: Holy Communion, Mon. 12 Canon Green; 11, Morning Prayer, GRAHAM, ROBERT HAMPSHIRE, GEORGE H. Holy Communion; 4 Evensong. Ser­ noon; Tues., Fri. and Sat., 8; Wed., 11; MACMUBRAT JAMES A. MITCHELL, PAUL Thurs., 9; Wed. Noonday Service, 12:15. mons: 11 and 4; Weekdays: 7:30, 8 MOORE JR., JOSEPH H. TITUS. Columnists: (also 8:45, Holy Days and 10 Wed.), CLINTON J. KEW, Religion and the Mind; CHRIST CHURCH Holy Communion. Matins 8:30, Even­ MASSEY H. SHEPHERD JR., Living Liturgy. Cambridge, Mass. song 5 CChoir except Monday). Open Rev. Gardiner M. Day, Rector daily 7 p.m. to 6 p.m. Rev. Frederic B. Kellogg, Chaplain THE HEAVENLY REST, NEW YORK CONTRIBUTING EDITORS: Fredrick C. Grant, Sunday Services: 8, 9, 10 and 11 a.m. Fifth Avenue at 90th Street F. O. Ayres Jr., L. W. Barton, D. H. Weekdays: Wednesday, 8 and 11 a.m. Rev. John Ellis Large, D.D. Brown Jr., R. S. M. Emrich, T. P. Ferris, Thursdays, 7:30 a.m. Sundays: Holy Communion, 8 and 9:30 J. F. Fletcher, C. K. Gilbert, C. L. Glenn, ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL

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/ a.m., Church School; 11 a.m., Morning Matter, August 5, 1948, at the Post Office TRINITY CHURCH Service and Sermon; 4 p.m., Evening at Tunkhannock, Pa., under the act of Service and Sermon. March 3, 1879. Miami, Fla. Wednesday 7:45 a.m. and Thursday 12 Rev. G. Irvine Hiller, S.T.D., Rector Church noon, Holy Communion. Sunday Services: 8, 9:30 and 11 a.m. THE CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION SERVICES TRINITY CHURCH 5th Ave. and 10th St., New York Broad and Third Streets Rev. Roscoe Thornton Foust, D.D., Rector In Leading Churches Columbus, Ohio Episcopal Sundays 8 a.m., Holy Communion; 11 Rev. Robert W. Fay, D.D. a.m., Morning Prayer and Sermon; 8 Sun. 8 HC; 11 MP; 1st Sun. HC; Fri. the p.m., Service of Music (1st Sunday in ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH 12 N HC; Evening, Weekday, Lenten of month). Tenth Street, above Chestnut Noon-Day, Special services announced. Daily: Holy Communion, 8 a.m. Philadelphia, Penna. 5:30 Vespers, Tuesday through Friday. The Rev. Alfred W. Price, D.D., Rector CHRIST CHURCH This Church is open all day and all The Rev. Gustav C. Meckling, B.D., Nashville, Tennessee night. Minister to the Hard of Hearing Archives Rev. Peyton Randolph Williams H. Alexander Matthews, Mus.D., ST. MARY THE VIRGIN 7:30 a.m., Holy Communion; 10 a.m., Organist 46th Street, East of Times Square Family Service and Church School; 11 Sunday: 9 and 11 a.m., 7:30 p.m. 2020. New York City a.m., Morning Prayer and Sermon; Weekdays: Tues., Wed., Thurs., Fri., The Rev. Grieg Taber 5:30 p.m., Young People's Meeting. 12:30-12:55 p.m. Thursdays and Saints'Days: HC 10 a.m. Sunday Masses: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 (High). Services of Spiritual Healing, Thurs., Evensong and Benediction, 8. 12:30 and 5:30 p.m. CHURCH OF ST. MICHAEL AND

Copyright CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY CHRIST CHURCH IN ST. GEORGE 316 East 88th Street PHILADELPHIA Saint Louis, Missouri New York City 2nd Street above Market The Rev. J. Francis Sant, Rector The Rev. James A. Paul, Rector Founded 1695 Built 1727 The Rev. William Baxter Sundays: Holy Communion, 8; Church Rev. E. A. de Bordenave, Rector Minister of Education School, 9:30; Morning Service, 11; Eve­ Rev. William Tichman, Assistant Sunday: 8, 9:25, 11a.m. High School, ning Prayer, 5. Sunday Services 9 and 11. 5:45 p.m.; Canterbury Club, 6:30 p.m. Noonday Prayers Weekdays. PRO-CATHEDRAL OF THE HOLY Church Open Daily 9 to 5. ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL TRINITY Shelton Square Paris, France ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL Buffalo, New York 23, Avenue George V Oklahoma, City, Okla. Very Rev. Philip t. McNairy, D.D., Dean Services: 8:30, 10:30 (S.S.), 10:45 Very Rev. John S. Willey, Dean Canon Leslie D. Hallett Boulevard • Raspail Student and Artists Center Sunday: H. C. 8, 11 first S.; Church Canon Mitchell Haddad School', 10:50; M. P. 11. The Rt. Rev. J. I. Blair Tamed, Bishop Sunday Services: 8, 9:30 and 11. The Very*Rev. Sturgis Lee Riddle, Dean Weekday: Thurs. 10. Other services as Daily: H.C., 12:05 noon; also 7:30 a.m. "A Church for All Americans" announced. Tues. Healing Service, 12 noon, Wod. VOL. XL, No. 41 The WITNESS May 14, 1953 FOR CHRIST AND HIS CHURCH

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STORY OF THE WEEK-

The Archbishop, speaking Archbishop Fisher Denounces optimistically about the out­ look for world peace, welcomed statements by President Apartheid Policy Eisenhower and Prime Minis­ ter Churchill indicating their Speaks Optimistically On The Outlook willingness to reach an under­ publication. For World Peace Settlement standing with the Soviet Union. and He chided "some writers and * Geoffrey Francis Fisher, a British - proposed union of speakers" for being dogmatic reuse Archbishop of Canterbury, has Northern and Southern Rho­ and not sufficiently "tactful or for denounced the apartheid (se­ desia and Nyasaland. Many restrained" in their comments gregation) policy of Prime native Africans have opposed about the recent Russian peace feelers.

required Minister Daniel F. Malan's it out of fear that they might regime in South Africa and lose political rights under a The Council's international predicted it would end in racial segregation set-up. department submitted a report disaster. He spoke at the on the African Federation

Permission opening of the semi-annual question. It recommended con­ meeting of the British Council tinued recognition of the fol­ of Churches. lowing factors in working out DFMS. / He said that under the the proposed new dominion: Malan policy, "the European Provision of equal educa­ tional opportunities for all

Church was still to use and to exploit for his own ends the labor of races "by such rapid stages as the African and to keep him may be practicable." not 'apart' but 'under'." Removal of any existing ra­ Episcopal "This is a sort of slavery," cial restrictions on training the for and admission to skilled

of the Archbishop said. "All his­ tory and all Christian history employment and the profes­ declares that this is no solu­ sions. Increasing the participation Archives tion and that it must end sometime in disaster." of Africans in local, territorial and federal government. 2020. He added that if South Africa decided to become two Progressive reduction of ra­ separate countries with sepa­ cially discriminatory practices rate cultures, customs and based on purely racial grounds. Copyright governments, "there would be The report also recommended much to be said for it." "influential approaches to the The Anglican Church leader government to reiterate the warned that if the proposed concern of the Churches in this Central African Federation matter." were misused, it could lead to In other actions, the Council: something similar to the situ­ Received from its standing ation in South Africa. The conference on sex, marriage Central African Federation is and the family a comprehensive

THE WITNESS - MAY 14, 195 3 Three plan for educating young people in preparation for mar­ Church Congress Deals riage and family life. The conferenc warned that divorces in England now averaged 30,- With Communism 000 a year. * Speakers at the mid-west selves in terms of a just and Heard a report on work in regional meeting of the Church righteous society." the armed forces from the Congress, held in Evanston on Prof. Hallowell, in dealing Rev. Alan Stanley Giles, chap­ April 25th, were Dean Pike of with Communism and Chris­ lain in chief of the air force, New York, the president, the tianity, stated that "if we have who said the chaplains' big­ Rev. H. R Higgins, rector of underestimated the strength gest problem was the women St. Mark's,. Evanston, and Prof. and appeal of Communism, and in the services. The women, Hallowell of Duke University. there are indications that we said Chaplain Giles, just would Dean Pike gave the same have, it is because we have not respond to religious appeals. publication. address apparently that he underestimated the passion Got a piece of advice from gave at the last General Con­ which informs it and the intel­ and its general secretary, the Rev. vention, reported in these lectual appeal which lies in its Richard D. Say: Beware that pages at the time. ideology. Communism we have reuse the Council's voice is not heard gradually come to realize is

for Mr. Higgins presented com­ too often or too loudly on munism in creedal form and something more than an econ­ minor matters, lest it go un­ stated that it "does meet the omic doctrine, it is something heard when it wishes to speak more than an economic system required basic requirements of a reli­ on really important topics. gion. For this reason Com­ opposed to capitalism. It is a Say's remarks apparently were munism can be neither ade­ complete philosophy of life, a intended to answer complaints quately nor effectively dealt world view, a massive, coher­

Permission that the Council had not is­ with on political, economic or ent structure. And the passion sued pronouncements on some military grounds alone. The which informs it is religious questions being debated by threat of world Communism in character. DFMS. / member denominations. can be successfully met only "The Communist, like the when its basic religious appeal Christian, is a man of faith is neutralized. For this rea­

Church confident of the ultimate tri­ HUNGARIAN BISHOPS son it will not do to combat umph of righteousness as he BACK GOVERNMENT Communism on the ground that understands it. For the per­ * Eight of the 11 Roman it is a materialistic philosophy; son who is in search of a total Episcopal Catholic bishops in Hungary after all, western capitalism view of life which is more than the endorsed the government's re­ has demonstrated that it, too, an intellectual doctrine, for a of cent manifesto put forth as a is essentially materialistic both view of life which unites platform for the parliamentary in theory and in practice. thought and action in a cause elections to be held this com­ demanding self - sacrifice and Archives "Communism will be liquid­ ing Sunday. The pastoral let­ ated only by the sincere adop­ self-denial, Communism pre­ ter requested Roman Catholics sents itself as an appealing 2020. tion of a religious philosophy "to do their duty as citizens" which makes sense as an in­ alternative to those who, for at the elections and approved terpretation of universal real­ one reason or another, have the government's peace policy lost their faith in God.

Copyright ity and also guarantees the and promises of economic and achievement of those human "There is a strong tendency cultural progress contained in rights and dignities which among some Christian groups the election platform. mankind generally holds to be in America today to identify "We can answer only in the part of its inherent right. Christianity and capitalism. affirmative to such plans," the Christians are convinced that Such a tendency is as much to bishops stated. They were their theology and world view be deplored as is the identifica­ joined in the letter by the su­ meet these specifications; all tion of Christianity with so­ perior abbot of the Benedictine that is required is that these cialism. To seek to identify Order in Hungary. principles shall manifest them­ the Church with any particular

Your THE WITNESS - MAY 14, 1953 social system is to seek to bend AUXILIARY MEETS service was being held in ac­ God's will to our own and to IN MADISON cord with statement issued by refuse to recognize the imper­ * The annual educational the House of Bishops at the fections which any and every last General Convention on system must inevitably con­ institute of the Auxiliary of the diocese of Milwaukee "gatherings for a responsible tain. ecumenical purpose." "Christianity teaches us to meets this week, May 13, at seek a kingdom which is not Grace Church, Madison. Work­ The executive board of the of this world, yet, at the same shops give members a chance A. C. U. declares that the serv­ time, to prepare for its advent to discuss their problems and ice "strains the loyalties of by refusing to be conformed to swap ideas. Bishop Gordon of great numbers of churchmen this world. This is a harsh Alaska, meeting with several and introduces a divisive ele­ saying to ears accustomed to groups in the diocese, May 13- ment into the life of the the language of secularism, but 17, was the luncheon speaker. Church." Christian teaching supplements The board therefore asks the publication. the harsh saying with a para­ CHURCH UNION next General Convention to and doxical one that reads: only HITS HALL consider whether the state­ by aiming above the world can ment of the bishops is not un- reuse we master the world. Only by * The American Church canonical since, it contends, it

for aspiring to eternal life can we Union has criticized Bishop should have been concurred in give meaning to temporal life. Hall of New Hampshire for by the House of Deputies. It To be free in the world we must inviting "baptized communi­ asks also that the word "ecu­ required remember that we are not of cants of other Churches" to menical" be defined and to the world. Christianity ... is receive Communion at a serv­ "clarify the phrase 'responsible given us not to save our civil­ ice to be held at Grace Church, ecumenical gathering' which ization but to save our souls. Manchester, in connection with is at present so unguarded as Permission But it is also true that what­ a statewide conferences of to leave it to the discretion of ever welfare and prosperity Churches to meet in that city each individual bishop to in­ and peace we shall be able to terpret the phrase for himself DFMS. on May 11th, (Witness, April / achieve in our civilization must 16). with a consequent confusing flow from God's peace." Bishop Hall stated that the throughout the Church." Church GUILDS HELP RAISE FUNDS

Episcopal • The three guilds of St.

the James, Bozeman, Mont., helped of raise a $50,000 fund for an addition and improvements in the parish hall by serving over Archives 300 people at a choice roast beef dinner. Building is soon 2020. to get under way.

IOWA CONVENTION Copyright ON RADIO-TV * The convention of Iowa, which met at Trinity Cathe­ dral, Davenport, May 12-13, was on both radio and tele­ vision. All of the major events, except the strictly busines3 sessions, were on the air, sev­ eral of them on a nationwide YOUNG ADULTS of the Cathedral in Jacksonville, Fla., have a hook-up. gay time as Canon Robert J. McCloskey looks on

THE WITNESS - MAY 14, 1953 Five The A. C. U. board "recog­ ment, and now the bishop of ate secretary of the division of nize that by using the ecu­ New Hampshire by his action, leadership training to be the menical movement as a basis are introducing serious divi­ executive secretary. for innovations in Church or­ sions into the family of the Louise B. Gehan, at present der the bishops in their state­ Church." doing work among students in Missouri, was appointed asso­ ciate secretary in the division of college work. She will be National Council Makes advisor to the Canterbury As­ sociation, do counselling with Appropriations women college workers, plan summer projects, recruit * Appropriations of over Three new officers were ap­ women for college work. $380,000 were made by the pointed to the department of Director of Education

publication. National Council at the Spring education. Margaret McBride, The Rev. David Hunter — meeting held at Seabury director of education in the answering the often asked and House, with $180,000 of the diocese of Eau Claire, will be question as to when Church sum in loans. A large part of associate editor in the division school material will be ready— reuse the money will be used for of curriculum development. told the Council that the divi­ for building and repairing chur­ Esther G. Pierce, at present sion of curriculum develop­ ches in Mexico, Philippines, ment will have a full staff of editors by this fall and that required Honolulu, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Canal Zone, and Japan. A grant the complete series of curricu­ was also made to establish a lum materials will be ready by church in the atomic research 1958. Five of the courses will

Permission town of Los Alamos, N. M. be ready for use in 1955. He One of the largest grants also announced that a vaca­ was $40,000 for a student cen­ tion church school course is DFMS. / ter at one of the government now ready. universities in Japan. This A loan of $100,000 was made to the American Church Insti­

Church initiates work recommended at the February meeting of the tute for Negroes for the build­ Council by Francis B. Sayre, ing of a dormitory at one of who stressed the need of a the institutions it aids. Also Episcopal Christian influence in the five $50,000 was loaned to the Sea- the government universities where bury Press to be used during of future leaders of the country the slack summer months and are trained. repaid in the fall. Iolani School, Honolulu, re­ An honored visitor to the Archives ceived $35,000 for a chapel and Council's meeting was the for­ St. Andrew's Seminary, Guad- mer Presiding Bishop, Henry 2020. lajara, Mexico, received $15,000 BISHOP SHERRILL St. George Tucker, who spoke to repair and extend its build­ " . . . . the greatest 'advance briefly. Also honored was the ings. in our missionary program" Rev. George A. Wieland, retir­ Copyright The Rev. Claude L. Pickens, ing next month after 14 years Jr., veteran missionary to doing graduate work at Yale as director of the home de­ China and the last Episcopalian Divinity School, also joins this partment. He has converted a to leave that country, was ap­ division, and the Rev. Malcolm building on the property of Sea- pointed assistant secretary in Strachan, chaplain at Groton bury House into a home and the overseas department. He School, is to be the full-time is to settle there, with a nice succeeds J. Earl Fowler who consultant in parish and pre­ new television set, presented has been made business mana­ paratory schools. by the Council, so that he can ger of St. Luke's Hospital, Also the Rev. Grant A. Mer­ keep track of the baseball Tokyo. rill was promoted from associ­ games and fights — both in

THE WITNESS - MAY 14, 1953 Si* Madison Square Garden and is on the staff of Ludhiana two and alternative civilian the UN. Christian Medical College, work under the present draft The Presiding Bishop, Henry North India. law. K. Sherrill, commented enthu­ Others to address the 20 Because such service by siastically on the action taken members attending the meet­ religious objectors is given no at the meeting, stating that ing were Presiding Bishop H. credit at present, physicians "this has been the greatest K. Sherrill, Bishop Bentley and who spent considerable time as advance in our missionary pro­ Earl Fowler of the overseas C.O.'s are being recalled for gram since I have been Pre­ department, and Roger Blan- further service since they have siding Bishop. I think that it chard of the college work not performed any military has been possible because we division. duty as required by the pres­ have had a marked increase of ent doctors' draft law. dioceses who haVe met their INDIANAPOLIS GETS The Friends Medical Society apportionment." A MILLION reported that 30 of its mem­ * A million dollars in securi­ bers already have been drafted publication. AUXILIARY MAKES ties has been given to the dio­ for a second tour of duty in APPROPRIATIONS cese of Indianapolis. The news, alternative civilian work. The and •k Scholarship appropriations announced at the convention Friends committee on national at Terre Haute, May 3 - 4, by legislation praised sponsors of reuse for women being trained in Bishop Kirchhoffer, electrified the new bills for giving recog­ for Church work, United Thank Offering grants, and a number the delegates. nition to CO. service. of addresses were the high­ The donor remains anony­ CENTRAL NEW YORK required lights of the meeting of the mous. The income is to be executive board of the Wom­ used for advance work, inde­ CONVENTION an's Auxiliary, meeting April pendent of the work now sup­ * Reports on the progress 24-27. ported by the parishes. The of a campaign for $300,000 Permission The Rev. John Heuss, rector bishop also asked that Christ was the highlight of the con­ of Trinity parish, New York, Church, Indianapolis, be desig­ vention of Central New York, told of the plans of the Angli­ nated as the pro - cathedral, a meeting May 1 at Grace Church, DFMS. / can Congress which will meet request made by the donor of Utica. Bishop Peabody stated in August, 1954, in Minneapo­ the million dollars. that the fund would provide lis. The board then voted new churches in new commu­ Church Presiding Bishop Henry K. $5,000 toward expenses of over­ Sherrill attended the conven­ nities and also make possible seas representatives of the tion on May 4th and was the "better work on college campus Anglican Churches who other­ speaker at the dinner that and a superior camping pro­ Episcopal wise could not attend. evening. gram." the The largest U. T. 0. grant Bishop Higley, the suffragan, of was $5,000 to help in building CIVILIAN WORK pointed out that the diocese additional houses for the cen­ FOR COs has today "only 58 self - sup­ ter at Kobe, Japan, established porting parishes out of 141

Archives * Congress has under con­ as a conference center. An­ sideration for the first time parishes and missions." other $3,000 went to Japan to

2020. legislation which would recog­ aid in rebuilding the burned nize civilian work performed DEAN BROWN GOES out kindergarten run by the by conscientious objectors as TO BERKELEY only sisterhood of the Japanese being equal to military service * Dean Francis C. Brown, Copyright Church. for purposes of the selective resigned head of the seminary A grant of $4,000 went to service law. at the University of the South, Bishop Carruthers of South Bills introduced in both has been appointed professor Carolina to help build a church Houses to extend the draft of of pastoral theology at the at Pawleys Island, S. C, where doctors and dentists provide Berkeley Divinity School, New the Negro congregation has that, in determining those to Haven. He will have respon­ raised a slightly larger amount. be called, weight shall be given sibility for supervising field Scholarship aid also was to periods spent in civilian pub­ work and summer program in voted for Dr. Doris Lai who lic service during world war addition to teaching.

THE WITNESS - MAY 14, 1953 Set'eu EDITORIALS

of life becoming humdrum once again. When We May Walk, and Not Faint the disciples returned from the mountains of the Ascension it was with joy. There might T IFE IS full of let-downs and anti-climaxes. be much waiting—an immediate wait for the And unless their onset is anticipated and new experience of the Spirit at Pentecost: for the dangers foreseen, the effect may be morally many much longer waiting. A number of years disastrous. After every war there comes a passed between the conversion of St. Paul and period in which energies flag and a sense of his call to become the apostle to the Gentiles. direction is hard to find. After some personal But the intervening years were not wasted. achievement, the experience of having climbed They were a necessary part of one pressing by great efforts to new heights, there is often movement forward. publication. an onset of lassitude or lack of restraint. Few The Collect of Ascension Day tells how and are in greater danger than those who have Christians may continue to avoid the sense of reached great heights and then relax their anti-climax. "As we do believe thy only begot­ reuse vigilance. ten Son to have ascended into the heavens, so for The prophet Isaiah, in exile, when he thought may we also in heart and mind thither ascend, of the great and lasting effort which the return and with him continually dwell." Thus to required to Palestine would demand, declared, "they dwell with Christ is to find him a contemporary who would wait upon the Lord shall renew and to climb over new heights with him. Not their strength; they shall mount up with wings only may we mount up with wings as eagles, as eagles; they shall run and not be weary; we also may walk and not faint. Permission they shall walk and not faint." It might be comparatively easy for a people, in the first DFMS.

/ ecstasy of national deliverance, to mount up with wings as eagles. Excitement would carry Questionable Offer them some way on their journey. But the real Church task lay ahead — would they be able to walk A MERICAN newspapers recently published and not faint? It would be possible in the the fact that General Mark Clark, com­ prophet's opinion, only if they waited upon manding UN forces in Korea, had broadcast Episcopal the Lord; if they relied not upon their own an offer to Communist airmen of $100,000 to the strength but upon the strength of God to the first one of them who would steal an MIG of sustain them. Russian-made plane and deliver it to UN forces The remarkable thing about the early his­ in Korea and $50,000 to all other pilots who succeeded in stealing and delivering such

Archives tory of Christianity is that the sense of anti­ climax was so short-lived. "We trusted that planes. He also guaranteed political asylum and resettlement to the pilots who accom­ 2020. it had been he which should have redeemed Israel," it was said on Easter night. But the plished this feat. lament didn't last. The members of the infant The simplest pertinent comment on this

Copyright Church were, men and women with a new song news item would be the question: "How would in their hearts. For a time they never knew American public opinion express itself had the where they would meet their Lord. Then by conditions been reversed and a Communist the sign of the Ascension, he made it clear general had offered a bribe to UN pilots to that they were to expect his visible presence steal an American or British jet-plane and de­ no longer. They were to set about the work liver it to North Korean or Chinese head­ for which they had been prepared, the con­ quarters?" To ask such a question is to suming task of making disciples of all nations. answer it. Denunciation of such an action Here was no sense of the best being over, would be well-nigh unanimous. Scathing com-

Eight THE WITNESS - MAY 14, 1953 ments on the low moral standard of honor of Specific religious comment might perhaps be Communists would have resounded from coast fairly summed up in the so-called Golden Rule: to coast. And further expressions of opinion "Do unto others as ye would that they should would have pointed out that here was convinc­ do unto you; for this is the law and the proph­ ing proof that, by timing their offer to coin­ ets." What this incident may reveal of the cide with the reopening of truce negotiations, intelligence and the moral quality of our mili­ the Communists were not interested in negoti­ tary leaders and political policy-makers is a ations and peace, but only in keeping up the question that deserves careful consideration tension, for their own nefarious purposes. and meditation by Christian citizens.

On Starting New Churches publication. Part Two and Bv Joseph L. Kellermann Rector of the Holy Comforter, Charlotte, N. C. reuse TNEVITABLY all problems in the mission a population of over 10,000. Within the for churches get back to the question of growth, diocese the Episcopal Church had 1.8 percent without which the local church can never of the population as communicants. Wherever arrive at the point of having a large enough this average was exceeded in any community required budget to pay all of its own expenses. Only our Church has been in existence and active when this is achieved can a church "give" to for more than 100 years. Only one parish had the support of the diocese. The major problem less than 250 communicants, and this parish

Permission then in any mission becomes the matter of was heavily endowed. Since we can not turn increasing communicant strength, granting of the calendar back 100 years and replant our course that the maintainance of the spiritual missions, nor produce enough endowment for DFMS. / life of the congregation is more important. each mission to make a parish, in this partic­ But this is not the matter under consideration, ular diocese it seems logical to assume that although in reality it is perhaps the ultimate Church 10,000 population is somewhat the minimum key. In this consideration what then effects requirement for the establishment of a parish. the growth of the Episcopal mission church in While losing seven parishes in smaller towns, the south? not one single new parish has appeared in a Episcopal town under 10,000 in this diocese. the First of all in any given section of our of country, say within a state or a diocese, the This population factor might not be so population of the community places a real evident in some dioceses but it is an ever limit on the eventual size of the church in present plague in the missionary work of any Archives regard to the number of communicants a southern diocese and will remain so until other church might anticipate. In one diocese ten factors relating to mission work are radically 2020. years ago each community in the state which changed. Since there is little likelihood of had a population of 10,000 or more had a self radical changes, the population barrier then supporting parish, with one single exception. remains the primary factor in considering the Copyright In all towns under 10,000 there was not a achievement of parish status. single parish church. Without 10,000 peoole Other Factors to draw from there was little chance of building 'TVHERE are other factors effecting the a parish. This fact was further substantiated growth of the Episcopal Church. Our by the fact that seven parishes which once Church has a "heritage" in most communities, existed in towns of less than 10,000 ceased but unfortunately it is often an undesirable being parishes during the previous 50 years ore. People in a given community are not and fell back on the diocese for partial support. attracted to a Church because of it's denom­ Still other evidence supported the need for inational status. Nor are they basically

THE WITNESS MAY 14, 1953 Nine attracted to a specific church because of the into mission fields. We approach the problem particular minister of that church. Much by increasing diocesan budgets, placing more stronger influences guide their choice. First clergy, and stating that if we could just keep of all the conditioning period of the individuals one man in the mission long enough to have own past history. If it has been extremely continuity the mission will become a parish. Protestant and there is no mature reevaluation Unfortunately most clergy don't live that long or rebellion against extreme Protestantism, and may retire at 68 after a maximum of 44 this factor alone will keep that particular years of ministry by that time. In our present individual from ever becoming an Episcopalian, situation time will solve the problem but as except through unusual circumstances. the decades pass in the solution, other denom­ We must add to this what the mission has inations will have far out-distanced us in been in the community and how it has condi­ growth. Getting the right clergvmen will help tioned the attitude of the community toward the growth but all his efforts and skill cannot itself. In one southern town of over 11,000 overcome the handicaps under which he works, publication. population the Episcopal Church had sixteen especially that of competition from other churches in the community.

and communicants, 104 years after the church was founded. Needless to say that community has Efficiency Point reuse a definite attitude toward that particular mis­ A REPORT in the Christian Century a few for sion church. One does not classify that mission "^ years ago stated that if a church is to as a saving remnant, but rather what remains operate efficiently it should have about 600 of the corpus delecti. The normal flow of members. This is necessary to give adequate required population exchange in a town of that size support to a minister, a full time helper as would deposit more than sixteen communicants secretary-youth-religious education assistant, at one time. If for 104 years the church has and a full time janitor. Also from this number failed to grow successfully the community Permission may come an adequate choir, Woman's Aux­ looks upon it as failure, and certainly nothing iliary and laymen's organization, a graded short of a major miracle will change the Sunday School, youth activities and the like. DFMS. / community attitude. A church which has less than 600 members Another handicap can best be explained by will generally find itself in a financial struggle,

Church the following information filled in on a ques­ without competent assistance for the minister tionnaire circulated in one diocese. In almost and without many normal activities which every instance the Episcopal church was listed larger churches have and find desirable and

Episcopal as the smallest in the community in member­ helpful in their lives. ship. Yet the minister in charge listed these In the Annual we find that in the Southern the

of few persons in most churches as being in the Dioceses there are very few parishes with 600 top social bracket of the community, a few or more communicants. About one fourth of congregations listed as being below the top our parishes are large enough to have an

Archives flight society status, and only one was listed adequate congregation which will produce good as below middle class. Regardless of what choirs, youth activity, and professionally 2020. else the mission communicants do, most of trained assistance for the minister in his them travel only in the best company in the work- Even where we have a few strong social world. Since there is little effort to pull parishes, our totalled strength in the com­ Copyright others up the social ladder there is little effort munity on a percentage basis is only two or to pull others into one's church. three percent. Where we are at our best, the Despite the overwhelming odds against the other denominations far outstrip us in mem­ growth of mission churches in the south, bership. Yet in small communities with augmented by the fact that the Church is missions of 50 - 75 communicants we place our largely a metropolitan Church with the over­ clergy and expect them to compete with whelming majority of its communicants found churches of other denominations which have in the cities, we still hope to solve the problem memberships of 500, 1,000 or 1,500 or more, of mission growth by sending the "right man" with active programs for every age group and

I en THE WITNESS - MAY 14, 1953 type of person. Yet we still send clergy into Communicants forming the nucleus of a small town missions, encouraging them to go new mission are not aware of the fact that on the basis that a few years hard work will they are asking for a partnership is one of the make the church grow and that in four or five most difficult tasks that faces our Church, years they should have fine young parishes. that of helping, and feeding and nurturing a Our best clergy cannot offset this handicap. mission church through infancy, adolescence Some clergymen have endured the struggle of and young adulthood into a mature parish. mission churches and by their best efforts And the tragedy of it all is that when these increased the communicant list by four or new groups come requesting the formation of five communicants a year. From missions the Episcopal Church in their towns, we do they have gone to parishes of several hundred not tell them what they must do if the communicants and have discovered not only church is to grow and the reality of the handi­ that they were adequate for the parish work, caps under which they must labor for years. but that in a year's time, without too great an In fact we do the opposite. We encourage publication. effort, they were able to present more adult little groups in small towns to form new persons for confirmation than they had pre­ Episcopal churches, pretending with much and sented in any five year period of mission work. enthusiasm that it is so easy to grow.

reuse The law of diminishing returns sets in with a Furthermore we do not challenge them with for vengence, almost in geometrical degree, as the necessity of committing themselves to the related to the effective growth a priest may task of being fellow missionaries with their accomplish in choosing a mission church clergyman as an honest return for the financial required rather than work in a parish. This fact we assistance we give as a diocese when we assign will not recognize openly, nor will we in the a clergyman to a mission or mission field. We Episcopal Church try to discover just why it assume that the mission will grow because it works that way.

Permission is the Episcopal Church, and yet this fact Is There A Solution? alone may be the major reason why it will not YV7HERE is the key to the solution of our grow. For any who might doubt this fact, DFMS. / " problem? Probably no one has more read the statistical section of the annual than half an answer but certainly it is to be diocesan journals, under the section parochial statistics. Note the number of communicants Church found in the process of establishing a mission and in the policies which are installed in the acquired by confirmations during the previous initial working relationship of all concerned. year in the various mission churches. Look at the threes, the ones, the fives and the

Episcopal Psychologists indicate that the first five years of a child's life largely determine the future occasional zeros which mean no confirmations the

of character, and that relationship with parents for a whole year. Look at the total com­ during this five years play a vital determining municant status of a mission and if available role. This same factor is true in a mission in the journal or elsewhere, look at the date

Archives church. We are so excited over the prospects at which this mission came into existence and of a new Episcopal Church that we will open compute the average yearly growth in mem­

2020. one almost anywhere wherever two or three bership. are gathered together as Episcopalians. First Yet this is one thing we don't do, we simply of all the child is going to be something like don't look, we do not see the bankruptcy of our

Copyright the parents. Since the nucleus of the mission, present system and go on with our present Episcopalians who have moved into the com­ system, blindly trying to purchase missionary munity from the outside, were not missionaries growth with a system of currency that has no in the church where they lived before, they purchase value in the present competitive are not likely to become missionaries in their market for new church members. In the fairy new community. They expect the church to tale, "The Emperor's Clothes," the emperor come into being and stay in existence with the paraded down the street clad in his nakedness same minimum effort they made in their but convinced that he must be properly clothed. former parish or mission. The stymie in southern missions is that our

THE WITNESS - MAY 14, 1953 Eleven missionary program stands almost naked but unbelieving eyes the look of forgiveness and in our minds we dress it up successfully for peace on the face of the dying Christian each diocesan convention and every member martyr, Stephen. He knew then that annihila­ canvass, pretending it is a successful venture. tion of the followers of Jesus could never stop We refuse to see first of all that our churches the power of the spirit that could do this to are not growing in the small towns, when a man. From that day on, he had to struggle compared with other denominations. Failing with his own purpose, with the teaching that in this we make no real effort to see who is was now sending him on a mission of "exter­ responsible for the growth of our missions, mination." Finally, his mind and his life in consequently the responsible persons are not complete chaos, facing God at last, and afraid challenged to fulfill their task in building a to hope for mercy, he asked his question. mission into a parish. God's answer was a summons to duty. "Stand For any who might not yet have grasped on thy feet." It was also a commission: "I will where this responsibility lies, it lies in the make thee a minister and a witness" . . . And publication. membership of each individual mission church, what a witness it was!

and or group bound together asking for admission To every man who searches his own life and as a mission church. A congregation itself asks, "Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?" reuse can stymie, and often does block, the work of God gives an answer. To some, it is a summons for a minister in effectual work toward member­ to use their abilities and their gifts for the ship growth in a community. People do not sacred priesthood. To others it is the call to join a minister, they become members of a serve as a "minister and a witness"—to be required church, and the church in a given community the living evidence that a life that is Christ- is the congregation. When we are willing to centered and God-directed is better able to change our mission program from securing meet life and to cope with its conditions, good clergy and raising budgets to that of convert­ Permission or bad, than a self-directed one. ing congregations to missionaries we shall The conversion of St. Paul is an annual have removed the stymie that blocks southern reminder to each of us that, however good we DFMS.

/ missions. may judge our lives to be, however often we receive the plaudits of our friends and the public for the work we do and the way we do Church it, no man can be certain he has really done with his life what God intended him to do with Changing Human Nature it until he asks the great question of God. Episcopal By Philip McNairy Decision may not come as a blaze of light from the Dean of St. Paul's Cathedral, Buffalo heaven. of r pHERE is an old cliche which says, "You But unmistakably there will come to us the can't change human nature." Students of summons. It may send us back to our old

Archives Holy Scripture, out of conviction, have added work with a new attitude and purpose. It may a second phrase which is now almost as com­ goad us into a new beginning of something

2020. mon— "But God can." The conversion of St. God needs us to do for him. But always there Paul is perhaps the most outstanding example will be the eternal criterion of its worth—that of the fact that God does change human it "opens the eyes of the people, to turn them

Copyright nature, and for the specific purpose which the from darkness to light and from the power of apostle's life reveals: "... I send thee to open Satan unto God." their (the people's) eyes and to turn them from darkness to light and from the power of Satan unto God." This command was God's Meaning of direct answer to Paul's question—"What wilt thou have me to do?" The Real Presence $4 for 100 copies Saul, the enemy of the Christians, had been G. A. STUDDERT-KENNEDY sure of his position until the day he saw with THE WITNESS Tunkhannock, Pa.

Twelve THE WITNESS — MAY 14, 1953 before the day of the typist. It is in Psalm 100 God which is used regularly in our Morning Prayer By Philip H. Stinmetz and to which we give the title Jubilate Deo Rector of the Ashfield Parishes from the opening words of the Latin. In its i""1 OD is known to us not by thinking out our second verse we are familiar with the render­ ^ ideas about him, but in our doing his ing, "It is he that hath made us and not we will as it is shown to us by the prophets and ourselves." It is something of a shock to read by our own sense of right and wrong. In other in the more recent versions, "It is he that hath words, he is the living God, meeting us made us, and we are his." Yet the difference squarely in history, past and present. between these two renderings rests upon the In history God shows himself in the action change of a single consonant in the Hebrew. of creation, begun in the past and continuing Indeed the two words in question are pro­ into the future. He is further revealed in the nounced exactly alike and the variation is in return of Jesus to life after his death, and in the spelling. If the ancient scribe wrote the Psalm from dictation, he might well have been publication. the power of the spirit making alive a body of people, the Church, and maintaining it puzzled how to spell it. Either way makes and through the centuries. sense. The two renderings supplement each In the present, God comes to us both in the other. God made us which means equally reuse quiet inner voice who speaks to our needs, and that we did not make ourselves and also that for in every event in the world. We may not hear we belong to him. the voice or recognize God in every event, but We need both these truths today. So many required when we do, we are full of joy and when we there are who think that we can live without don't, we know that the fault lies with us, not thought of God. There is the so-called self- with him. made man who is usually a poor specimen of One difficulty in our knowledge of God arises his own handiwork. God made him, gave him Permission from the fact that he does not force himself the raw materials for living but in his blind­ upon our attention, but rather can be heard ness and arrogance the self-made man has

DFMS. botched the job. Yet he is not content to let it

/ best in stillness, not a common condition in modern life. Moreover, he does not force his rest there. He rides rough shod over his will upon every event, but allows men freedom fellows. His rugged individualism will Church which, when used selfishly, may distort an acknowledge no higher authority than his own event so badly that we cannot readily see what self-will. No interest other than his own. The God intended by it. self-made man is less than a man. He has the Episcopal But always remember that God is not our uncontrolled passions and greeds of a wild the idea. He is not dependent upon us. He is not animal which knows no master. We belong to of in need of our defense or support. Rather, we God but modern man belongs only to himself. are his idea and creatures. We need him to He recognizes no higher responsibility, no superior power. It is good that we listen to

Archives sustain our life, even when we do not realize our need. the ancient Psalmist in the double version of his message as it has come down to us. There

2020. And when you remember, thank God just for being himself! is no self-made man, however wealthy or powerful any man may be; all his riches, his wisdom and his strength is the gift of God Copyright whose creature he is and to whom he must Self-Made Or Self-Mastered render account. By Corwin C. Roach Dean of Bexley Hall THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH-WHAT I FOUND TT WAS all the fault of the stenographer. In By Don Shaw this case, however, it was probably a "he" The Story of a Modern Conversion for the composition which we have in mind 10 c a copy — $4 a hundred was written 2,500 years or more ago, long THE WITNESS Tunkhannock, Pa.

THE WITNESS - MAY 14, 1953 Thirteen JAPAN SEMINARY urged the men to seize every PACIFIC SCHOOL GRADUATION opportunity to appear on both GETS BEQUEST * Six members of the thirty- radio and television, as well as * A bequest of securities ninth graduating class of the keeping on the alert for possi­ amounting to more than $15,- Central Theological College, bilities of creating new pro­ 000 has been left the Church Tokyo, received their diplomas grams for evangelism. Divinity School of the Pacific, at colorful exercises held on Some seminaries are already Berkeley, Calif., in the will of March 31st at Holy Trinity planning specific instruction in the late Mrs. Ellwood P. Cub- Church, Tokyo. these fields. Kennedy prom­ berley of Palo Alto. A long­ In the presence of bishops, ised the support of his division time supporter of the school, large numbers of friends and in conducting workshops at all Mrs. Cubberley died January their parents, the graduates seminaries next year, in coop­ 25. were handed their diplomas erating with ministers in hold­ certifying the satisfactory ing such workshops, and in PARISH RECEIVES completion of three years of providing materials for further A RANCH publication. study and training for the min­ exploration in these two fields. * A 200 acre ranch with

and istry by the dean of the col­ house and other improvements, CONNECTICUT SCHOOL lege, the Rev. Shunji F. Nishi. valued at $100,000, has been ON ALCOHOLISM reuse The preacher, Bishop Paul given to St. Andrew's, Amar- * The diocese of Connecticut for Ueda, Hokkaido, advised the illo, Texas. It will be used for men graduating from the sem­ will hold a conference on alco­ inary and the large congrega­ holism on June 8th at Christ Church Cathedral, Hartford. required tion not to follow inadequate ideals of political, economic or There will be lectures, ques­ social Utopias but to focus their tions, a meeting of Alcoholics attention and concentrate their Anonymous, and a visit to the Permission energies on the service of state's special hospital for the Christ and his Church. treatment of alcoholics. Speakers will include So­

DFMS. A blessing by Bishop Michael / H. Yashiro, Presiding Bishop ciologist Selden Bacon and of the Nippon Sei Ko Kai and Lawyer Ralph Henderson ot the Yale school of alcohol

Church chairman of the board of trus­ tees, brought the service to a studies; President Harry Tie- close. bout of the National Institute of Alcoholism; Director Dudley Episcopal RADIO AND TELEVISION Miller of the State commission the on the subject; the Rev. E. A.

of SEMINARS Shepherd, director of the divi­ •*• Students of seminaries sion on alcoholism of New and women's training centers Hampshire; the Rev. David Archives received recent seminars on ra­ Works, director of the North dio and television by the Rev. Conway conference.

2020. J. W. Kennedy with interest and enthusiasm. During the TOWN-COUNTRY two to four hour sessions, Ken­ SEMINAR nedy, director of the division

Copyright * A town-country seminary of radio and television for the for the fifth province was held National Council, discussed the at St. John's, Bedford, Ind., importance of voice training, April 21-22, with stress on careful preparation of manu­ architecture. Leaders were D. scripts and meticulous care in B. Maxfield, church architect producing each program. He and former professor at Miami dealt with both radio and tele­ University, and Canon W. Clin­ vision techniques, encouraged ton Billig, executive secretary participation in workshops, and of the diocese for Los Angeles. ESTEY ORGAN CORP., BRATTLEBORO,VT.

Fourteen THE WITNESS — MAY 14, 195 3 spiritual, mental and physical wife and two children to study diocese was to get underway recreation, according to the at the Divinity School. He was presently. It will be conducted rector, the Rev. S. H. Lindsay. graduated from Yale in 1942. by workers under the direction The donor, Mrs. Betty Child- His father is dean - emeritus of the Rev. Joseph Moore who ers, has also provided a fund of Syracuse University Law is in charge of such studies for its maintenance and pro­ School. for the National Council. gram. NEW JERSEY PLANS THE PRAYER BOOK: It's QUITS LAW FOR URBAN SURVEY History and Purpose, by MINISTRY • Bishop Gardner of New Bishop Johnson. 25c a copy, * Nigel Andrews of Syra­ Jersey told laymen who met 10 copies for $1. The Wit­ cuse, N. Y., has given up his recently at St. John's, Camden, ness, Tunkhannock, Pa. law practice to study for the representing parishes from all ministry. The grandson of the parts of the diocese, that a first bishop of Central New survey of urban areas of the GOWNS publication. York, Bishop Huntington, he has returned to Yale with his ALTAR LINENS 'Pulpit and Choir > and By The Yard Headquarters for RELIGIOUS SUPPLIES

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THE WITNESS - MAY 14, 1953 Fifteen involve the ordinary citizen of the western nations in actual sacrifice to the extent of lowing his standard THE NEW BOOKS of living. Nothing is said about the prior need of lowered investment profits and the only reference to The Church Under Communism. movement there, his lack of docu­ the relation of military spending to Philosophical Library, Inc. mentation is inexcusable and the this problem is to assert that "this This book of 78 pages was written re'ating of alleged facts and the programme of help for the poorer by the "Commission On Communism" inferences from them are both in­ regions of the world must be carried of the General Assembly of the adequate and seriously open to out in a context of rearmament, and Church of Scotland, of which George question. One would suppose that indeed in the maintenance of a very M. Dryburgh is the chairman. It is he had never heard of that classic considerable level of armaments for a sincere attempt, I believe, to de­ account of the early stages of the the whole foreseeable future." scribe the conditions under which Communist movement in China by the various Christian bodies are Edgar Snow: "Red Star Over China," Not a book to be recommended to living today in Russia, the "PeODles nor Harrison Foreman's record of Christians looking for a true and Democracies" and China, but it has the same period, nor even Ralf Sues' fair picture of the world we live in. certain very serious defects which story in "Sharks Fins and Millet," There are much more valuable publication. militate against much of the ma­ which is in some ways the most treatises available, even in this terial which is valuable. revealing of all, owing to the author's hysterical fear-ridden era. and Its most glaring weakness is the intimate relations with the family —K. R. F. complete lack of documentation. It of Chiang-Kai-Shek. Neglected a'so, reuse speaks simply of "well-authenticated even for mention, is the most auth­ entic and detailed account of the • ADDRESS CHANGE for facts," but that is all. For any publication dealing, as this does, later stages of the Revolution, Please send both your old and with a highly controversial subject, Jack Belden's "China Shakes The your new address. this lack of documentation tends to World." The Witness, Tunkhannock, Pa. required make its whole content suspect. The As to the contemporary scene, section on Soviet Russia, especially this account also suffers either from its historical treatment, is inexcus­ ignorance or neglect. The witness of ably partisan and inadequate. There veteran observers on the spot, with THE PARISH OF TRINITY CHURCH

Permission is no mention of the military inter­ 20 years missionary experience be­ New York City vention of the western powers in hind them and a wide acquaintance Rev. John Heuss, D.D., r the infancy of the Soviets nor of with Christian leaders, like the TRINITY Rev. Bernard C. Newman, v the long history of the old Russian Broadway and Wall St. DFMS. Endicotts, is given no consideration Sun HC 8, 11, EP 3:30; Daily MP 7:45, / Church as p. persecuting force as or even mention. This picture of HC 8, Noon Ser, EP 5:05; Sat HC 8, EP having any effect on the policies of China today cannot be considered 1:30; HD & Fri HC 12; C Fri 4:30 & By the Bolsheviks toward religion which as either fair or authentic. appt

Church the author properly deplores. The best part of the book is its ST. PAUL'S CHAPEL In the treatment of religion in the section on the pressing need of Broadway and Fulton St. "Peoples Democracies," the book is western help in improving the con­ Rev. Robert C. Hunsicker, v much more nearly adequate, prob­ dition of backward and colonial areas Sun Music Broadcast CBS 9, HC 10; Daily Episcopal ably because the period dealt with of the world, particularly its em­ MP 7:45, HC 8, 12 ex Sat, EP 3; C Fri is much shorter and the factors in & Sat 2 & by appt the phasis on the fact that if this is to it less complicated. of be of any great or lasting value it CHAPEL OF THE INTERCESSION The author is more ambitious in must be of such magnitude as to Broadway and 155th St. his dealing with China. He devotes Rev. Joseph S. Minnis, D.D., v twice as much space as he does to Sun HC 8, 9:30 & 11, EP 4; Weekdays

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Sixteen THE WITNESS - MAY 14, 1953 BOREDOM CALLED MOST that it had set a church PIKE TO PREACH WIDESPREAD DISEASE record. AT TRINITY if "The most prevalent dis­ Despite his formal retire­ * Dean James Pike of the ease in this country is bore­ ment, Mr. Wiswell said he will Cathedral of St. John the dom," E. V. Cowdry, director occasionally take his place in Divine, New York, is to de­ for cancer research at Wash­ the chancel as an "honorary" liver the baccalaureate sermon ington University, said at a member of the choir. at the commencement of Trin­ church conference in St. Louis ity College, Hartford, Conn., June 7th. on the problems of aging. WELLESLEY MEETS "Boredom affects young JUNE 21 - 28 BANKS SUFFERS people as well as old ones," * The Wellesley Conference HEART ATTACK Cowdry said. "The cure is will be held June 21-28, again * The Rev. John Gayner not gambling, drink, trashy at Wheaton College. Dean Banks of San Diego, Calif., novels, drugs or more war. It Brooke Mosley of Wilmington suffered a heart attack while

publication. can be relieved by constructive will give the series to be at­ conducting a healing mission and socially useful activity. tended by all enrolled, his sub­ at St. Peter's, Washington, and Time-killing hobbies do not ap­ ject being "The relevance of N. C. Doctors stated that it peal to me, for the reason they Christianity for today." The was not serious. reuse do not provide any contribution director will be Bishop Hall of for to the community. A hobby New Hampshire and the chap­ has been defined as something lain, the Rev. Charles W. F. LECTERN one would be ashamed to do Smith of Episcopal Theological required for a living." School. Old people should not allow themselves to "rust away," he LAYMEN TEACH Permission said. CANDIDATES Cowdry is president of the * An innovation in preparing

DFMS. International Association of confirmation classes is being / Gerontology. The conference tried at Trinity, Covington, Ky., here was sponsored by the with laymen giving the instruc­

Church Metropolitan Church Federa­ tions. Teachers have been a tion. professor, a lawyer, an archi­ tect. Rector Bruce Weatherly

Episcopal ANGLICAN RETIRES AFTER gave one lecture on the faith of the Church and the series the 81 YEARS IN CHOIR of •k A record of church choir ended with a talk by the service believed to be un­ chairman of the every mem­ equalled in the annals of the ber canvass on stewardship. Archives Anglican Church ended when Arthur B. Wiswell retired Content: Nine courses based Distinctive Church Furniture 2020. from the choir of the Cathe­ on the Prayer Book. Quality of Material dral Church of All Saints in Method: Workbook. 33 les­ Integrity in Con­ unr sons, handwork. struction - Durabil­ Halifax, Nova Scotia. ity in Finish - The To teach under- Copyright three things looked Mr. Wiswell, one of the lead­ Objective: standing and prac­ tice of the Epis­ for first in Church ing businessmen in the Mari­ copal faith. (ft (ftft Seating - You can Current Prices: expect only the finest time Provinces, began singing Pupils work books ea. .75 in all three with in the choir 81 years ago when Teachers manuals I to III ea. .50 L. L. Sams & Sons he was nine years old. Teachers manuals IV to IX ea. .75 Church Furniture (Postpaid U.S.A.) Pews When he had completed his No Samples Payment with orders Write for 74th year of choir service in ST. JAMES LESSONS, INC. Complete 865 Madison Ave. Dept. 5 New York 21, N. Y. River at LaSalle Information 1946, the Archbishop of Can­ Waco, Texas Pulpit Furniture terbury expressed the belief Altars - Lecterns

THE WITNESS - MAY 14, 1953 Seventeen Trinity Cathedral, Trenton, on April 25, by Bishop Gardner and CHURCH LINENS becomes curate at St. Uriel By The Yard PEOPLE Church, Sea Girt, N. J. June 1. Fine Irish Linens made for us in Belfast. Transfer Patterns, Vestment Patterns, Ny­ DOUGLAS J. BERNDT was ordained lon for Surplices, Thread, Needles, etc. deacon at Christ Church, Fitch- Free Samples Clergy Changes: burg, Mass., by Bishop Lawrence, Mary Fawcett Company RICHARD H. WILMER, JR., chap­ April 25, and becomes curate at Box 25w, MARBLEHEAD, MASS. lain of the University of the South, Trinity, New Haven, Conn. who recently resigned over the CATHEDRAL STUDIOS race issue, becomes minister of Deaconess: Washington, London, Materials, linens by the Episcopal students at Yale, July 1. PAULINE E. WATTS was set aside yd. Surplices, albs, Altar Linens, stoles, burses, veils. My new book, "Church Embroidery & JAMES S. WETMORE of Toronto, as a deaconess by Bishop Donegan, Church Vestments" (1st edition sold out, 2nd Canada, has been appointed direc­ May 13, and is on the staff of St. edition now ready). Complete instructions, 128 tor of education of the diocese of pages, 95 illustrations, vestment patterns drawn Stephen's, New York City. to scale, price $7.50. Handbook for Altar New York. Guilds 53c. L. V. Mackrille, 11 W. Kirke St., JOHN H. STIPE has resigned as Lay Worker: Chevy Chase 15, Md. Tel. Wisconsin 2752. rector of Christ Church, Washing­ EVELYN HAMPTON is now mana­ ton, D. C, to enter the army as a ger of the bookstore of Seabury CASSOCKS publication. chaplain. Press at the Church Missions SURPLICES - CHOIR VESTMENTS EDMUND K. SHERRILL, assistant House, New York. EUCHARISTIC VESTMENTS and ALTAR HANGINGS and LINENS at Christ Church, Cambridge, MRS. LAURENCE F. PIPER, con­ All Embroidery Is Hand Done Mass., has resigned to accept a sultant in religious education of J. M. HALL, INC. reuse missionary appointment in Brazil. the diocese of Connecticut, has 14 W. 40th St., New York 18, N. Y. TEL. CH 4-3306 for PHILIP S. KRUG, director of edu­ resigned on doctor's orders. She cation at the Epiphany, Winchester, plans later to take up another Mass., will be assistant at Christ phase of church work. MONEY for your TREASURY Church, Cambridge, following his OVER 1,500,000 required ordination in June. SUNFLOWER DISH CLOTHS Death: Were sold in 1946 bv members of Sunday HANS FREI, at present on the RUDOLPH E. BRESTELL, 78, re­ Schools, Ladies' Aids, Young People's Groups, faculty of Wabash College, will etc. They enable you to earn money for tired rector of St. Paul's, Camden, your treasury, and make friends for your become associate professor of N. J., died April 23. He was leader organization. theology at the Seminary of the SANGAMON MILLS Permission in the diocese which he repre­ Southwest, Sept. 1. Established 1915 Cohoes, N. Y. sented at seven General Conven­ LEONARD P. BRUIJN, formerly of tions. the Church of Canada, is now as­ St. Augustine's College DFMS.

/ sistant at the Redeenrety^arasota RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA FORK UNION 1867 - 1951 Fla. Accredited Four-Year College for Negro TIMOTHY C. PICKERING, former Military Academy Youth. Co-educational. Music, Pre-Medical, TFighcst Government rating with strong Chris­ Health and Physical Education, High Church assistant at Trinity, Columbus, O., tian emphasis. Upper School prepares for Uni­ School Teacher Training, Business, Pre- is now rector of St. Michael's, versity or Business. Fully accredited. R.O.T.C. Social Work, Nursing Education in co­ Every modern equipment. Separate Junior operation with St. Agnes Hospital. Toledo, O. School from six years up, housemothers. Stu­ HAROLD L. TRIGG, PRESIDENT WILLIAM F. HAYS, formerly in dents from thirty states. Catalogue, DR. J. C. WICKER, BOX 284, FORK UNION, VA.

Episcopal charge at McGehee, Ark., is now rector of St. Mark's, Jonesboro, KEMPER HALL the KENOSHA, WISCONSIN Ark. Boarding and day school for girls offering of \lDeVEAUX SCHOOL ROBERT C. HUBBS, rector of St thorough college preparation and training for 1 NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK purposeful living. Study of the Fine Arts \ndri if 1 N TIT N JM hrr-nm?" FOUNDED 1853 encouraged. Complete sports program. Junior associate rector of Christ Church, , Church School in the Diocese of West­ school department. Beautiful lake shore campus. ern New York. College preparatory. Broad Under the direction of the Sisters of St. Mary. Archives Baltimore, Md., July 1. activities program. Small classes. Schol­ FOR CATALOG, ADDRESS, BOX WT LEROY D. HALL, formerly rector arships available. Grade 7 through 12. For information address The Headmaster, of St. Andrew's, New Kensington, Box "A." 2020. Pa., is now rector of Grace Church, Virginia Episcopal School LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA Cincinnati, O. Prepares boys for colleges and university. Splendid environment and excellent corps Ordinations: of teachers. High standard in scholarship

Copyright and athletics. Healthy and beautiful ALAN P. SMITH was ordained location in the mountains of Virginia. dtfattucfc &cl)ool For catalogue, apply to' deacon by Bishop Brinker on April GEORGE L. BARTON, Jtt., Ph.D., 8 at St. Mark's Cathedral, Hast­ Headmaster, Box 408 ings, and has been placed in charge FOUNDED 1858 of Emmanuel, Fairbury, Nebr. The oldest Church School west of the Alle- THE BISHOP WHITE ghen ies integrates all parts of its program— PATRICK F. L. CONNOR, student religious, academic, military, social—to help PRAYER BOOK SOCIETY at General Seminary, was ordained high school age boys grow "in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and man." Founded by Bishop White 1833 deacon April 16 by Bishop Essex Donates to Missions, Institutions and parishes Write unable to purchase them, in limited gTants. at Grace Church, Galesburg, 111. CANON SIDNEY W. GOLDSMITH, JR . PEW SIZE JAMES J. ENGLISH, student at Rector and Headmaster The Book of Common Praver 357 Shumway Hall The Church Hymnal (words only) P. D. S., was ordained deacon at Shattuck School Faribault, Minnesota Apply REV. ALLEN EVANS, D.D., S.T.D., See.

Eighteen THE WITNESS - MAY 14, 1953 CARLETON COLLEGE LAUBENCE M. GOULD, President BACKFIRE Carleton is a co-educational liberal arts col­ lege of limited enrollment and is recog­ nized as the Church College of Minnesota. Addresss Director of Admissions VIDA D. SCUDDER Goodspeed in his book on Jesus says CARLETON COLLEGE Prof .-Emeritus of Wellesley that this was Jesus' own addition to NOHTHFIELD MINNESOTA the Commandments as dictated to Let me send you a line of personal Moses.) thanks for your clever defense of poor little ELSA (Witness, April 23). Now I apologize for pratting on. HOLDERNESS You know that my sense of grateful The White Mountain School, for hoys I feel that Kenneth Forbes is doing 13-19. Thorough college preparation in all that can be done for that neces­ fellowship with you is pretty near small classes. Student government em­ pre-historic. I think that the Witness phasizes responsibility. Team sports, sary but tiny and enfeebled organi­ skiing. Debating. Glee Club. Art. zation. You and I share our loyalty is a very vital weekly — it certainly New fireproof building. to it. seems so to your ancient "Aunt Vida". DONALD C. HAGERMAN, Headmaster As you must see, my shaky old Plymouth New Hampshire fingers debar me from letter writing. CHARLES V. YOUNG Old age is an amusing predicament. Rector, Trinity, Greeley, Colo. publication. St. Mary's-in-the-Mountains Not only my hand writing but my mental processes are failing. The ex­ I have just read your Story of the and Episcopal college preparatory boarding school for 60 girls. Community life based perience is weird. But I can still Week in the April 23 edition of The on Christian principles in which all stu­ look out of my windows into the Witness. This kind of editorializing, dents share responsibility for social, sports, reuse religious, and social service activities. garden — and beyond. And I am a feature story writing, or reporting, Work program. Arts. Skiing, other sports. lucky and healthy nonagenarian and has no place in any magazine of any for Catalogue. I do enjoy watching our bewildering, Christian Church. It is stooping far Mary Harley Jenks, M. A., Principal : LITTLETON (White Mountains), and perhaps final, crisis in human below the dignity of any self-respect-- NEW HAMPSHIRE history on this wee planet, though I ing Church. I cannot say that I am required try not to pray too impatiently to surprised, but that I am disgusted. 1 escape from it. I have every reason Is this the Christian type of argu­ ST. AGNES SCHOOL to fear that I will join the centen- ment? Is this recognizing Christ's An Episcopal Country Day and Boarding arians reported in pretty much every admonition regarding "If ye have School for Girls -rfiorning paper. ~.

Permission Excellent College Preparatory record. Spe­ ought against your brother—"? cial courses arranged for girls not con­ Since I've yielded to temptation to templating college. Day pupils range from This may be a good example of Kindergarten to College Entrance. Board­ scribble, may I beg of you to choose modern journalism, but a mighty ers from Grade 8 to College Entrance. with special care a competent re­ DFMS. poor example of Christian precept / MISS BLANCHE PITTMAN, Principal viewer for Corliss Lamont's new and I want no more of it. This ALBANY NEW YORK book on Soviet civilization. It needs finishes me with The Witness. competent Christian appraisal. With

Church what mournful amusement we Chris­ LENOX SCHOOL tians observe that not we but the HAROLD W. MELVIN, JR. A Church School in the Berkshire Hills for disciples of Marxism and Dialectical Rector, St Mark's, Dorchester, Mass. boys 12-18 emphasizing Christian ideals Materialism are at present the chief and character through simplicity of plant I am writing this letter to tell you Episcopal and equipment, moderate tuition, the co­ agents to trying to apply the Laws operative self-held system, and informal, of the Kingdom of Heaven to the how much I appreciate the article, the personal relationships among boys and "Editors Vie with Each Other in faculty. economic order. Never did the Church of REV. ROBERT L. CURRY, Headmaster so fail to obey the command of our Using Smear Technique", in the Lenox, Massachusetts Lord to love the Lord our God with April 23 issue. all our minds. (I've just noticed that In a particularly clever and force­ ful way you have exposed not only Archives ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL the tendency of our Church maga­ SCHOOL OF NURSING / zines to "smear by innuendo", but

2020. New York City I also the tendency of these magazines Offers an accredited 3-year program fin, basic professional nursing. Classes enwr Cathedral Choir School to surpress the free play of ideas. in September and February. Write or New York If the Episcopal ChurchNews de­ visit (Saturdays at 10 A. M..) CChoir Membership Not Required") plores the reactionaries, who are

Copyright THE REGISTRAR Organized by Bishop Henry C. Potter m 1901 to supply material for the choir of "quick to dub their adversaries 419 W. 114th St., New York 25, N. Y. the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. 'communist-inspired' ", it neverthe­ Boarding Department restricted to choir less is willing to apply the tactics boys, Day students not being required to sing. Total cha>ge for boarders, including it deplores to the Episcopal League The Church Home and i tuition,££5GCTotal charge for non-sing- for Social Action. It is dishearten­ Ing^flystudents, including lunch, $450. ing indeed, to see the tendencies of Hospital 1 ^For singing day students, $250. Second­ SCHOOL OF NURSING U ary Board Requirements strictly followed smear and supression grow inside BALTIMORE, MD. is to Curriculum and examinations. the Church. A three year course of nursing. Classes THE REV. DARBY W. BETTS, S.T.M. enter August and September. Scholarships available to well qualified high school Head Master It is very encouraging to see your graduates. CATHEDRAL CHOIR SCHOOL Cathedral Heights, N. Y. City 25 magazine take hold of the issues in Apply to Director of Nursing so bold a fashion.

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TRINITY ,INED GLASS Representing Our Church &Ly+> publication. *m& and In Higher Education reuse for These four colleges have sur­ v i it MASONIC WASHINGTON MEMORIAL required vived wars and depressions for 131 years, the only four old ACROSS the Potomac River colleges of 22 founded by Epis­ -**• from Washington, D.C. Permission copalians to remain steadfast stands a magnificent temple, in their commitment to our erected by the Masons of the DFMS.

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