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W h a t is C hristianity ? An Editorial by BISHOP JOHNSON F SOMEONE from Mars should come to the real test of charity is to be met when you are I United States and ask “ What is this Chris called upon to love and to forgive your intel tianity that I hear so much about?” , there would lectual enemies and spiritual opponents. be replies from some two hundred ecclesiastical You never got a new idea in your life from groups saying, “ We have the nearest approach to those who agreed with you and to associate real Christianity which you will find on earth.” merely with those who think as you do makes Upon further investigation he would discover for opinionativeness, while not to think at all that no two of them were alike in the teaching produces a vacuum. that they set forth as the Gospel and that one Now the Lord can forgive a sinner— and he group emphasized this and another group that can be cleansed—whereas if the Lord were to for as essential to orthodoxy. give an empty head it would still be empty. But if he pursued the investigation further he Convictions are the backbone of behavior and would discover that very few of the members when you extract the backbone you either get a of these various groups really knew their faith shell or a jelly fish. and often attached little or no importance to When at the Reformation men threw away the the credal statements of this or that body to Altar and substituted Confessions of Faith they which they adhered and for the propaganda of altered the whole scope of religion so that in which that particular sect broke away from the stead of being in love and charity with one an historic Church. A large number of Baptists, other, men who thought alike segregated them Episcopalians, Methodists or Presbyterians could selves in a narrow fellowship. The result was not tell you just why they thought these various that while the various sects were instituted to beliefs were apostolic and just why they belonged preach very definite dogmas, they now care for to a society the creeds of which they were either no doctrine at all. ignorant of or indifferent to. They are like the prodigal who went off into a How many Christians could really give a rea far country and wasted his substance until he son for the faith that is in them and how many became poverty stricken and did eat the food would be bored if they were asked? that the swine did eat. It was only then that It is a nation that is colorless as to its religious he came to himself and longed once more for convictions. In fact, it is a people that regards his father’s house. We are told that he came dogma as narrowness and vacuity as charitable. to himself. Just now we are in that transition As a matter of fact, most of that which is claimed period when the substance of religion has been as tolerance is merely indifference and springs wasted, and when men look enviously at the from the fact that people regard anyone who dis husks of philosophies and isms and cults which, agrees with them as disagreeable. Whereas the like trails in the forest, begin nowhere and end

nowhere. It is time for them to think of their Father’s House and ask themselves what is this Prayer Book Inter-Leaves religion that we have forgotten? What is Chris T h e F ir st Su n d a y in t h e M o n t h tianity ? /"^HARITY begins at home. And if we are to make the Holy Communion once more the IWTANIFESTLY, it is that which Christ and sacrament of unity and the “ bond of charity” (as the Apostles instituted and God has pre St. Augustine calls it), we must begin with our served. Other foundations can no man lay than own home parish. Through parish unity we shall that which they established and have the same move towards Church unity and world unity. building. Men may build on other foundations The ideal is that every parish should unite and their work may be commendable, but if they around the Lord’s table on every Lord’s Day. We have added to or subtracted from these basic have seen that such was the custom in the primi principles, they have no right to use Christ’s tive Church. But today we cannot reach that name for their edifice. point at a bound. And, in fact, that ideal prac What is Christianity? It is that which the tice did not last long even in the primitive first missionary, St. Philip, took with him down Church. Already at the end of the fourth cen to Samaria when he preached Christ unto them. tury St. Chrysostom complains that his congre First, there was the Creed that Philip possessed gation in Constantinople left church before the for he knew Christ as the Creed describes Him mysteries began. In the sixth century St. Caesarius, Bishop of Arles, in order to keep and Christ was the corner stone of his message. people at the service had to lock the church door. Second, he taught the eunuch from the Scrip The Lateran Council in the thirteenth century tures. ruled that every communicant must receive com Third, he baptized his converts; he sent for munion once a year, but according to a chronicler the Apostles to confirm them; he broke bread of the next century “few” observed this according to the custom of the Apostolic Church. rule. Benedictine monks were supposed to receive To do all this he represented the Apostles in on every first Sunday of the month, but repeated doctrine and fellowship. There would be nothing papal admonitions indicate that they did not do necessary to salvation left out. And nothing so. The rule in several religious orders was three added to what he had would be necessary to times a year. The ordinary worshipper in the salvation in the future. centuries immediately preceding the Reformation was satisfied if he saw the priest elevate the host What then is Christianity? It is devotion to at the Sunday Mass, and we are told that many our Blessed Lord as the basis of our faith, for stood outside the church laughing and talking, loving Him we will keep His commandments and rushed in for the elevation, and then left imme accept His ethical teaching; we will observe the diately again. Sacraments that He instituted and revere the The reformers were opposed to the elevation, Scriptures which He inspired. We will look upon to reservation, to low mass, and to high mass the Church as our Father’s House which has had without communicants. They tried to revive the a continuous existence; against which the Gates primitive parish communion. Both Luther and of Hell have not prevailed. What we think about Calvin favored the Holy Eucharist as the chief this or that is unimportant. That we do good act of worship on every Lord’s Day. But they unto all men and especially to those of the House underestimated the immobility of the lay mind. hold of Faith is vital. We cannot do good to The laity balked at weekly communion. So cele members of an imaginary household. brations became less and less frequent. And We are to endeavor to keep the unity of the while the Roman Church, influenced by Protest Spirit in the bonds of peace rather than to keep ant teaching, decreed at the Council of Trent the uniformity of our opinions in the bonds of that the faithful should receive the Holy Com prejudice. munion frequently, the Protestants fell back to the medieval standard, and in Scotland many To worship God as revealed in Christ; to in churches had only one communion service in a voke the Holy Spirit and to be loyal to His year. household is involved in the use of the word Christian. The English Book of Common Prayer assumes a celebration on every Sunday and Holy Day.

A rubric requires this of every cathedral and col the executive committee of the organization; that legiate church. But the rubric was disregarded, I am for both peace and democracy; that the or and at the end of the seventeenth century there ganization is not controlled by communists; that were only three cathedrals where there was a I am not a sucker. I am thoroughly convinced weekly communion. The custom of a celebration that (1) the American League stands foursquare every Sunday never died out in the Church of for both peace and democracy; (2) welcomes to England, but in the ordinary parish church, par membership all who accept its program; (3) ticularly in the eighteenth century under the rule Churchmen have more to say in determining its of the Whig bishops, it became general to have policies and managing its affairs than any other- only a single “ sacrament Sunday” in the month. group; (4) it is time that we as Christians let The ante-communion service, which in the pre folks know that we have something to say about reformation Church was limited to week days, the affairs of this world since we also have con sufficed for the other Sundays. victions. We in America have inherited the eighteenth HPHE FACT is that all sorts of crack-pots ap- century practice of late communion on the first peared before the Dies Committee, Of whom Sunday of the month. That is probably the rule the two leading ones were Mrs. Elizabeth Dilling in the majority of our parishes. Shall we weep and Mr. J. B. Matthews. Mrs. Dilling is the lady over it? By no means. It is an excellent start who recently took the witness stand to testify ing point for a return to the evangelical stand that Mr. Chief Justice Hughes was a communist, ards of the primitive Church and for carrying and Mr. Matthews was the fellow who got ex through successfully what the English reformers cited about the communist connections of Shirley began. Upon it we can build up the needed un Temple. I am glad to have my name associated derstanding and appreciation of the Holy Com with that of Mr. Hughes and Shirley may be all munion, and make the monthly celebration a real right too when she grows up. Anyone who stuck parochial event, a service that attracts and ap his nose in Mr. Dies’ committee room and prom peals, a parish communion in the fullest sense ised to reveal sinister facts about Moscow was of the word. That is our task. Some suggestions invited to take the stand and was assigned a toward its achievement will be given in the next room at the Mayflower at government expense. Inter-Leaf. On the other hand all who had their name This column, which appears every other week, is written by Dean W. P. Ladd of Berkeley Divinity School, New Haven, Connecticut, to badgered about in the press as a result of the whom questions and communications can be sent. testimony of these irresponsible witnesses were given no opportunity whatever to refute the charges, and it was with reluctance that Mr. Dies agreed to accept their affidavits for the record Talking It Over (ignored of course by the press). One such affi By davit which I know was filed, and which can be WILLIAM B. SPOFFORD had I presume from Mr. Dies for the asking, was one by the Rev. Harry F. Ward, professor of "DUTTING your hand on a Bible and swearing Christian social ethics at the Union Seminary and to tell the truth and the whole truth does not chairman of the American League. In the docu necessarily make an honest man. It was the elder ment he answers Mr. Matthews fully and com J. P. Morgan who once said that the character pletely, and if there are those who are interested of the men involved was the foundation of all in the full answer I suggest that they send to business transactions and not their names at the Mr. Dies for a copy. foot of a piece of paper drawn up by lawyers. A number of people have written to inquire did "VTOU MAY not like Dr. Ward. A lot of people I see the leaflet issued by the American Prophetic -*■ don’t. He is a rather insignificant looking League containing the testimony of Mr. (Doctor, fellow, weighing about a hundred pounds and Professor, Reverend) J. B. Matthews before the pressing seventy. But for a little fellow he has Dies Committee, and is it true what he said about a way of standing up and saying what is on his me. What he said was that I am a member of mind in a manner that offends a lot of powerful the national executive committee of the Amer people. But I have never yet heard even his op ican League for Peace and Democracy; that the ponents say that he was anything but an honest, A. L. is controlled by communists, and am I a forthright man of sterling character. On the sucker. The answer is that I am a member of other hand Mr. Matthews, whose testimony is

bringing me inquiries, I have known for many or that “ he was fed up on it.” As to signing a years. He was at one time the pastor of a church. pledge card— “ I simply cannot do that, but I will He was moved out. He became the secretary of contribute when I come.” As to responsibility for the Fellowship of Reconciliation. He was moved the national work of the Church, or a contribution out. He was then hired to do a research job for on the “ red side”— “ I do not believe in missions,” the Christian Social Justice Fund, largely be would be his response, “ we should take care of cause friends of his on the board wanted to help the people at home.” him when he was down. He was paid half of a He would take pride in telling you— if you substantial fee for doing a thoroughly incompe would listen— “ my mother was one of the finest tent job and dismissed, with the committee charg Church women you ever knew, but I was made to ing it to profit and loss and considering itself go to Church so much in my youth that I cannot lucky to be rid of him. Next he became an offi see it any more.” He would be rather peevish if cial of Consumers Research. All his life he had you asked him if he took a bath regularly since stood for the right of workers to organize. But he got out from under his mother’s authority, when the workers of his own company attempted though very likely he had to be made to do that, to organize he fought them bitterly. For this ac also, once upon a time. tivity he was moved out of the various liberal He would hasten to tell you that he was not organizations to which he had formerly belonged. such a bad fellow, he did not drink, gamble, and so Nobody heard of him from that day until this on through a list of negative virtues. fall when he appeared before the Dies Committee If you should urge upon him the responsibility to testify about the wickedness of his former of Church attendance, moral and financial sup friends. That’s the record of the man who de port of the whole program of the Church, he would nounced me, among others, before the Dies Com likely tell you that the Church was full of hypo mittee. You can accept his testimony or you can crites, and that “ so and so,” the worst crook he accept the testimony of Dr. Harry F. Ward, a ever knew, went to Church regularly. (On the man of impeachable character even in the eyes same theory he could not belong to any organiza of his opponents. I have lived long enough to tion, nor trust any group in business or social know that there are people who will accept any life.) testimony that fits their prejudices. I have also If you should push the Church’s claim on his lived long enough not to argue with such people. interest strenuously, he would tell you that he was through with the Church— he did not like the way they did things, or he did not like the Rector, or better yet, if he could, he would tell you he was The Average Laymam not a member of the local parish, but his mem By bership was in St. John’s, Smithville, (though if confirmed in the Episcopal Church he should have GEORGE I. HILLER some responsibility— if not to some part, then 'T'jHE “ average” layman is the man who is a certainly to the whole Church.) member of the Church: that is, he was con He would smilingly appear at Easter time to firmed in the past;: he believes that the Church hear and claim the glorious news which the is a worthy institution, and without hesitancy he Church has kept alive in the world— through mis would announce his membership when he arrived sions. at the question “ religion” on an information The Church would not see him again, unless blank. perchance a wedding or a funeral required his He might get up on Sunday morning and take presence. And, of course, if it was by any sad his children to the church school, if his wife was mischance his own funeral, he would expect that persistent enough. He might even attend service Church (with hypocrites) to be there; that min if it was a rainy day and he could not play golf, ister (whom he did not like) to officiate; and that or manufacture an excuse that business required parish (to which he did not belong) to supply the his attention. ministry, choir, building and all the rest of it. He would laugh at the idea of giving personal I wonder if he would rest in as much peace as service to the Church. He would “ duck” when he had on so many Sunday mornings— when the it came to the Every Member Canvass, on the Church bells tolled for the last time— if he thought ground that he could not do that sort of thing, someone might read this as his obituary.

Copyright 2020. Archives of the Episcopal Church / DFMS. Permission required for reuse and publication. January 26, 1939 T H E WITNESS Page Seven L e t ’s K By BISHOP WILSON P resbyterians—III TTARLY in the seventeenth century Puritan ^ clergymen of a Presbyterian turn of mind came from England to the American colonies. They organized Presbyterian congregations here and there from New England down to Virginia. Scotch and North-Ireland immigration swelled their numbers. In 1706 the first Presbytery was formed, including seven ministers and 22 con gregations in the middle colonies but not includ ing scattered congregations elsewhere. Growth was rapid during those days of heavy colonization and by 1716 four Presbyteries had been organized and were constituted into a Syn od. In 1775 another Synod was set up in New England but the going was rough where the Con- gregationalists held sway and in seven years it was disbanded. In the middle of the eighteenth century there was a split between the “ Old Side” and the “ New Side” which was later healed. NEVILLE V. GORTON During the division the New Side established Lecturer at Berkeley Divinity School Princeton University. After the Revolutionary War the Presbyterian byterian Church in the U. S. A. (Northern Pres Churches organized for permanent business and byterians) with a membership just short of two held their first General Assembly in Philadelphia million, and the Presbyterian Church in the U. S. in 1789. Not long after, differences arose with (Southern Presbyterians) with a membership of the Cumberland presbytery and in 1810 the Cum about 450,000. The United Presbyterians have berland Presbyterian Church separated. In 1906 an enviable record for missionary giving, the last a reconciliation was effected except for a few re statistics showing per capita gifts for Missions luctant congregations who still maintain an in of $7.09 or nearly thirty per cent of total con dependent existence. Another controversy arose tributions. Within the past few years there has between the “ New School” and the “ Old School” been considerable controversy among the North (quite different from the Old Side and New Side) ern Presbyterians regarding certain questions of which eventually led to a rupture when the Pres Fundamentalism. Another group has broken byterian Church South went its own separate loose on these issues and, I believe, it is still an way at the time of the Civil War. open question as to whether or not this will mean The Reformed Presbyterian Church of North a permanent separation. America is an importation direct from Scotland Taking them all together, there are about —the Covenanter Church. It has never been 2,600,000 Presbyterians in the United States. identified with either of the two larger bodies, Their strongest center is probably Pennsylvania. though part of them joined in 1858 in forming the United Presbyterian Church. There are several other smaller groups such as the Associate Reformed, the Synod of the Asso Cant and Cowardice ciate, the Synod of the Reformed, the Cumber TT IS too bad to see really religious people so land Presbyterian Church, Colored. In all, there afraid of being accused of displaying religious appear to be 13 Presbyterian bodies in this coun cant in their conversation that they sedulously try besides a few others which do not bear the avoid all reference to Church or religion, except name but follow a Presbyterian system. on Sundays. Better cant than cowardice. Of course the two largest bodies are the Pres- T h e C h u r c h m o u se .

Copyright 2020. Archives of the Episcopal Church / DFMS. Permission required for reuse and publication. Page Eight T H E WITNESS January 26, 1939 CHURCH UNION IS terians would empoverish us spir NEWS NOTES OF itually. Inclusiveness is precisely the ANSWERED BY HEAD thing which I am sure every member THE CHURCH IN OF UNITY CROUP of our Commission would desire. BRIEF PARAGRAPHS By Bishop E dward L. Parsons 3. May I also note that these pro Edited by W. B. Spofford Chairman Commission On Approaches posals call for no hasty action. They to Unity go before the Lambeth Conference Interested in figures? Here are and no action can be taken upon them some on the membership of the vari The Editor of T he W itness has asked me to comment on the state until the General Convention of ous chuches. The authority on this ment by the American Church Union 1940. subject is the Rev. Herman C. concerning the proposals set forth by 4. In the most friendly spirit I Weber who is soon to bring out his the official Commission of the Pres cannot but ask whether the writers annual year book presenting all sorts byterian and Episcopal Churches of this statement have not got unduly of statistics about the churches. There are at present 64,156,895 looking toward unity. (W itness, excited about the Nicene Creed. “ The persons connected with religious or January 12th). bewildering verbiage” was taken ganizations in the United States, in Let me say first of all that I think from the report of Conferences be cluding over four million who are no member of these Commissions in tween representatives of the Church connected with Jewish congrega tends to enter into controversy con of England and the Church of Scot tions. There are a total of 52,379,- cerning them. The proposals are be land. The Archbishop of York was 579 members who are thirteen years fore the Churches in no final form, chairman. Perhaps the words are of age or older. Protestant Churches with the Commissions urging their ac clumsy but any scholar understands have 35,833,475; Roman Catholic ceptance. They are offered for con why they were put that way. In any Church, 21,322,688; Polish National sideration and we desire criticism and case they are nothing but the state Church, 189,620; Eastern Orthodox, help,—not merely unfavorable criti ment of a Conference and have no 992,043; Armenian Apostolic Church, cism. It is only in that spirit that I authority. The Joint Conference 108,000; Jewish Congregations, would venture to make comment. Let would no doubt be glad to change 4,081,242; all others, 1,629,827, me in order to be brief put my few them. It should also be noted that which largely means Protestant comments in numbered paragraphs. in the next section the report uses the words “profess the same creeds.” Churches that have 50,000 members 1. I do not want to be myself or less. The largest Protestant critical, but as I read over the state 5. Finally about the Concordat it self-; I wondér whether the writers Church at present is the Southern ment it does seem to me that the Baptist with 4,595,602. But aftei writers show very little sign of gen of the statement have quite realized the problem which confronts us. As April 26 it will be the Methodist erous understanding of what the pro Church with 7,385,638 for on that posals are trying to do. The two already noted, the General Conven tion has directed us to negotiate to date the union of the Methodisf Churches have agreed to unite and to Episcopal Church, the Methodist enter upon negotiations to that end. find ways to carry out the declared purpose of uniting the two Churches. Episcopal Church, South, and the They have given that task to their Methodist Protestant Church be representatives. We are facing one There can be no real negotiation un less there is a real recognition of comes effective. Mr. Weber states of the most difficult problems in the that the Episcopal Church has a total whole unity movement. We are try equality. We cannot negotiate with the Roman Church because Rome membership of 1,942,322 with 1,361,- ing to bring down out of the clouds 167 who are thirteen or older. The of endless conferences the whole mat does not meet us on a basis of equal ity. We arranged a hopeful con smallest church listed is the Primi ter and besides outlining helpful tive Friends with a total member methods of mutual understanding, do cordat with the Congregationalists and then made it practically useless ship in the United States of eleven, something concrete. I remember a with the Free Will Baptists having vigorous speech by the late Bishop by putting into our canon terms which nullified any profession of equality. a grand total of thirty-six. I am told Anderson in the House of Bishops that both of these churches are not in which he said in substance, “ It is We cannot negotiate with the Pres byterians except on a basis of equal only hard to join but harder to stay time that this Church stop talking in, with weekly heresy trials when about unity and do something about ity. The Commissions have found that in the recognition of “ the spir the brethren sit around and check it.” up on each other’s beliefs. The Great 2. In regard to Bishop Anderson itual efficacy” of each other’s min istries, using the phrase of the Lam I AM Ascended Masters’ Church is and Bishop Brent it is well to re beth Appeal of 1920. supposed to have quite a following member that the Commission on Ap but they refused to tell Mr. Weber proaches to Unity was established on As soon as that Appeal wras issued the free Churches in England looked just how many. Father Divine’s motion of the latter because he be Peace Mission claims a membership lieved, as did Bishop Anderson, that to see the Church implement it. They were hopeful that something “ from 20 to 40 million,” but the after the successful Lausanne Con statistician apparently felt that the ference we should immediately get might be done in 1930. Nothing was done. number ought to be somewhat dis in touch with those Protestant counted since he refused to list the Churches which were nearest to us But our Commission felt that we church at all. The rate of increase and do something about it. Bishop An must try to do something, to be con of all the churches was 1.8 per cent derson’s appeal for inclusiveness and crete and bring the matter down out in comparison with a population in enrichment certainly did not mean of the sphere of general principles. crease of 0.7. that somehow or other we must take The Presbyterians agreed. We have * * * on all the contributions of every tried to open a way to do this. We group of Christians; but that the have assumed that all orders are de Visual Education united Church of Christ must open fective until the Church is united in Englewood the way for all Christians to enrich (Rome does not recognize ours.). St. Paul’s, Englewood, N. J., where their lives by whatever of truth and Without raising any canonical ques the Rev. James A. Mitchell is rector, life any particular group might have tion of validity we have insured that has gone in for visual education found. Such at any rate I venture to in such places as this Concordat may through an exhibition of posters and think was what he meant. Certainly operate, no minister will celebrate charts in the vestibule. Missionary it is a little strained to think that the Holy Communion for our people map, pictures from the Church pa to enter into unity with the Presby- (Continued on page 15) pers, posters, illustrate the place of

Copyright 2020. Archives of the Episcopal Church / DFMS. Permission required for reuse and publication. January 26, 1939 T H E WITNESS Page Nine the parish in the community, diocese, nation and world, the total effect be ing a valid argument for co-operation in sharing the expenses of the par ish and the entire work of the Church. $ * * The Picture On the C over The picture on the cover is that of a portion of a beautiful stained glass window in St. Paul’s, Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania. It illustrates the history of the Church in England. It was designed and executed in the D’Ascenzo Studios, noted stained glass workers of Philadelphia. ^ * Galilee Mission Has Anniversary The Galilee Mission, Philadelphia, is tot celebrate forty-two years of service January 28-30. A large num ber of Philadelphia clergy are speak ing, including Bishop Taitt. * * * Urge Law Against Hasty Marriages The social service department of the diocese of Southwestern Virginia went on record January 16th as fa voring a state law against hasty mar BISHOP JOHNSON riages and also favoring physical ex To Contribute Lenten Series amination before marriage. The de partment also urged officers of par first monastery in this country. A lo ticularly in mind but it goes without ishes to provide social security and cation is being sought in the middle saying that older people will also retiring pensions for their lay em west. The Order, more than 1300 find them profitable reading. In ad ployees through the facilities of the years old, was revived in the Angli dition there is a series by Bishop Church Life Insurance Corporation. can communion in 1914. Father Johnson, also announced on the bach At the same time the religious educa Rolland has just returned from three page. It is our hope that rectors tion department voted to employ a years’ residence at the monastery of throughout the country, as in form diocesan director of religious educa the order in England where five other er years, will order bundles for the tion. Americans are now in training. Lenten season, using the papers not Hi H* ife only in discussion classes but hav St. Augustine’s Has Preaching Mission ing the papers also on sale at the Anniversary for Philadelphia church. The first Lenten number St. Augustine’s College celebrated About 100 clergymen of the dio will be February 23rd, which means its 71st anniversary on January 13th. cese of Pennsylvania met on Janu that all orders must be in the Chi The chief address was by President ary 18th to make plans for a preach cago office not later than February Edgar H. Goold. Other addresses paid ing mission to be held throughout the 20th, and it will help a lot if you glowing tribute to Mr. Goold for the diocese the week of March 19th. place your order immediately. fine leadership he has given the insti Eighty-two parishes have agreed to He H1 ^ tution. St. Augustine’s is a Church hold missions and twenty-nine clergy Date of Delaware college for Negroes located at Ra men have so far volunteered to con Consecration leigh, North Carolina. duct them. The Rev. Arthur McKinstry, bish Hs H= * * * * op-elect of Delaware, is to be con Fire Destroys The Witness for secrated on February 17th. $ $ $ New York Church Lent St. Martin’s, New York, which Each Lent it is the custom of The Wichita Church houses one of the largest Negro con W it n e s s to offer series of articles, Is Consecrated gregations in the United States, was prepared particularly for study Bishop Wise of Kansas consecrated almost entirely destroyed by fire the groups. The contributors have always St. James’ Church, Wichita, Kansas, night of January 18th. The loss is been famous names, and that is no on January 8th, the sermon being estimated at a quarter of a million. less true this year. But the contrib preached by Dean John Warren Day The vicar, the Rev. John H. Johnson, utors are men who are emerging into of Topeka. It is the second service reports that the loss is almost entire places of leadership in the Church— in which Bishop Wise has participated ly covered by insurance. young men that we will hear more since Easter of last year, due to ill * * * and more about as time goes on. ness. Quite a history, has 'St. James’. New Monastery for The general theme of the series is In 1925 the late Rev. Otis E. Gray Episcopal Church Basic Convictions. The names of the was placed in charge of old St. The Rev. Paul Severance, which articles and of the contributors will Andrew’s Mission. The name was Benedictine name is Father Rolland, be found on the back page of this changed to St. James and the church has announced that the Anglican Or number. These articles have been became a parish. In July of that der of St. Benedict is soon to have its prepared with young people par year the corner stone was laid for a

Copyright 2020. Archives of the Episcopal Church / DFMS. Permission required for reuse and publication. Page Ten T H E WITNESS January 26, 1939 new church, with $70,000 raised to face these same great dangers and N. V. Gorton, visiting lecturer from pay for it, though it left a consid calamitous results unless we revalue England; the Rev. Fleming James, erable debt. Two years ago the our responsibility not only toward the Rev. Charles B. Hedrick and the present rector, the Rev. Samuel E. our democratic government but to Rev. Percy L. Urban, all o f the Berk West, launched a successful campaign our Christian church as well. eley faculty; Professor Richard Nie for $37,500 to wipe it off the books. “ No one,” he said, “ is but a mere buhr and Professor Theodore Sizer All of which has greatly pleased member in the congregation of his of Yale; D. D. Winzen, leader in Bishop Wise since the church is a church. The church has never been the Roman Church, and Dean Ladd memorial to his son, James Llewel composed of mere members. The and the Rev. Harold Belshaw of Berk lyn Wise. Christian church is a living body and eley. all men and women who enroll in Re-Declaration of the ranks of the church and believe A Result of American Faith in the principles for which it stands These Times Presiding Bishop Tucker and are living and active parts of that Sociologist Hornell Hart of Duke Churchman Charles P. Taft of Cin great and powerful body.” University told students of Brown, cinnati are among the signers of a Speaking of the preservation of Pembroke and Wheaton Colleges, “ Re-Declaration of American Faith” democracy and of the dangers em Providence, the other day that pres issued last week by the National anating from the totalitarian States, ent conditions throughout the world Student Federation. It reasserts be Dr. Grant asserted that “ our real tended to make men polygamists. The lief in free democratic principles and fear is not from the ultraleft or American people however believe in the Federation hopes to secure the the ultraright wings that infest our monogamy as an ideal, he declared. signatures of a million students as government.” Neither the leftists * * ❖ a means of meeting the spread oi nor the rightists nor the principles Bishop Page to totalitarian doctrines. of communism and fascism which Be H onored they champion are the gravest The convention of Michigan, meet English Lecturer dangers that face us at present, ing at St. Paul’s Cathedral, Detroit, At Berkeley he said. February 1-2, is to honor Bishop The Rev. Neville Y. Gorton, head “ We should fear instead the un Page in recognition of the fifteenth master of Blundell’s School, England, derlying spirit of communism and anniversary of his coming to the dio has arrived at the Berkeley Divinity fascism,” he continued. “ For the cese as bishop. The special occasion School, New Haven, to be the special glorifying of materialism and the will be a banquet, to be attended by lecturer during this winter term on propaganda of persecution of de upward of a thousand leaders of the homiletics and Christian education. fenseless minorities and the appear diocese, at which Bishop Page and He is available for week-end visits ance of false leaders among the peo Bishop Creighton will be the head to some of the larger churches on the ples of the world are the greatest liners. One of the chief matters be Eastern seaboard. Those interested dangers we must combat here in this fore the convention will be a report are asked to write Dean Ladd. country.” of the committee in Christian Re * ❖ * search which under the chairmanship Bishop Roberts Pennsylvania Has of the Rev. William R. Kinder has Addresses Mass Meeting Normal School prepared a comprehensive report, the The third semester of the normal work of eleven sub-committees. Bishop Blair Roberts, who has de * * * voted his thirty years in the ministry school of the diocese of Pennsylvania to South Dakota, was the speaker at opened on January 17th under the Social Service a missionary mass meeting held on auspices of the department of re Meeting in Providence January 16th in Philadelphia. ligious education. Classes meet each The Rhode Island department of * * * Tuesday evening for five consecutive social service held its annual dinner Churchmen Condemn weeks. in Providence on January 20th, with Japanese Aggression Miss Miriam Van Waters and Gabriel An American committee to pro Sees Signs of Farrell as speakers. An institute was mote legislation to curb the sale of Spiritual Awakening held the following day at which Bish war supplies to Japan was announced Presiding Bishop Tucker, in issuing op Bennett spoke on “ The Church on January 18th, with former Sec a “ Challenge to the Church in and the City” and Bernard O. Wise, retary of State Henry L. Stimson America,” sees signs of a spiritual state psychiatrist, gave an address as honorary chairman. Episcopalians awakening. Declaring that wars, in on “ The Child and the Court.” The to endorse the undertaking are Bish spired hatred, crass materialism, want conference was in charge of Miss ops Oldham, Sherrill, and Scarlett; and suffering have forced it he calls Anne T. Vernon, field secretary of the Rev. Walter R. Bowie of New upon the Church to take advantage the department, and the Rev. John York and the Rev. Arthur Lee Kin of the opportunity. “ We cannot ig B. Lyte, the chairman. solving of Boston. nore this the greatest challenge which has come to the Church in modern Feast of Lights Task of Preserving times. We must accept it. We must At Detroit Cathedral D em ocracy go out to feed and nurture these A pageant setting forth the bring A major task before the Church spiritual sparks which flash about ing of the light of Christ into the is the preservation of democracy, de us, lighting up the skies. We must world was held at the Feast of Lights clared the Rev. Frederick C. Grant fan them to a sweeping fire of vic service, held at St. Paul’s Cathedral, last Sunday at the Cathedral of St. tory for our Lord and Master.” Detroit, on January 8 th. Bishop * * * Creighton was the preacher. John the Divine, New York. Form * * ❖ erly the dean o f Seabury-Western, Conference On Grant is now a professor at Union the Worshipping Church Georgia Plans Camp Seminary. Alumni and friends of the Berk for Colored Youth Dr. Grant referred to events hap eley Divinity School, New Haven, are The diocese of Georgia is plan pening in Europe, “ so rapidly that to gather February 1-2 for a confer ning a summer camp for the Colored it is hardly believable,” and said ence on the “ Worshipping Church.” youth of the diocese. Georgia State that the United States also must Lectures are to be given by the Rev. College has offered its community

Copyright 2020. Archives of the Episcopal Church / DFMS. Permission required for reuse and publication. January 26, 1939 T H E WITNESS Page Eleven center near Sparta for the purpose Society for the Propagation of the group of Christian fellow workers and the camp is to be held July 12-21, Gospel. He then returns to China, such as one seldom if ever experi with Archdeacon Brown in charge of uncertain for the present where he ences elsewhere. The world is torn the entire project. will work but feeling he must return asunder by conflict, and differing to “ take his part,” as he said, in the schools of thought bid for the al Auxiliary Worker relief and other activities now go legiance of men. We are one in con Visits Georgia ing on there. Normally, he is rector viction that God’s purpose is revealed Mrs. D. D. Tabor, field secretary of Trinity Church, Wuchang. in the good will proclaimed at the of the national Auxiliary, is spend birth of Christ the Lord and revealed ing this month in Georgia visiting Perfect Organization in this Prince of Peace. Auxiliary groups. She is accompanied of Laymen’s League “ This group of followers of Christ by Mrs. Hunter Hopkins, diocesan The diocese of Southwestern Vir feel that in spite o f discouraging fea president, and Mrs. J. W. Griffeth, ginia has perfected the organization tures of the world Christian move secretary of the diocesan department of the Laymen’s League with a view ment there will yet come to pass upon of religious education. of enlarging its work. The diocese earth the setting-up of the Kingdom has been divided into eleven districts, of God. The world-wide Church is Bishop and Judge with a chairman for each whose job the means under God of preaching Share Program it is to promote the program of the the Good News of this Kingdom. To Bishop Manning and Judge John organization. talk of that has been our daily task L. O’Brian of Buffalo are to be the here. Meeting in twelve or more sec speakers at the annual dinner of the Secretary Writes tions, we have sought to unite our Church Club of New York, to be held From India Conference differing conceptions and to find newr at the Waldorf-Astoria on January The Rev. Artley B. Parson, dele light on the way we shall work to Blst. gate from the Foreign Missions Con gether for the coming of a new era * * * ference of North America to the of God’s love.” Chinese Missionary Madras meeting of the Internationa] Mr. Parson, who is the associate Returns Home Missionary Council, wrote from Ma secretary in the National Council’s The Rev. Leighton T. Y. Yang, one dras before the conference ad foreign missions department, has of the best-known Chinese clergy on journed: “ This is one of the great gone from Madras to visit Bishop the mission staff, sailed from New fellowships of our time. We hope Azariah in Dornakal and to see the York on January 14 after sixteen that out of this meeting will come Church’s work in that diocese. He months of study and speaking in the a fresh constructive approach to will stop in Manila to see Bishop United States. He goes to spend six world Christian thinking. Mosher and will visit the mission in weeks speaking in England for the “ An earnestness has gripped this the Philippines. After that he will

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Copyright 2020. Archives of the Episcopal Church / DFMS. Permission required for reuse and publication. Page Twelve T H E WITNESS January 26, 1939 stop in China and Japan if such a social service departments of the the challenge of that country, and visit seems advisable. Fifth province, meeting in Chicago. Miss Bessie Blacknall, missionary to ¡N * * A social action committee under the Alaska, spoke on the work there. H* National Public chairmanship of Charles Dibble of Housing Conference Kalamazoo, Michigan, was named to One Churchman The Next Five Years in Public study and recommend a social serv Boosts Another Housing is the subject to be dis ice program for parish and diocesan Mr. Harper Sibley, Churchman of cussed at a conference tomorrow, units. The Rev. Ralph H. Higgins Rochester, N. Y., who is now the January 27th, called by Mrs. Mary of Grand Rapids was elected chair chairman o f the Church Committee K. Simkhovitch, Churchwoman, who is man of the educational committee, for China Relief, in speaking at a the president of the National Public charged with the task of providing luncheon of the organization recent Housing Conference. Authorities on a program on which the three semi ly in Cincinnati, gave a boost to housing from cities throughout the naries in the province and the School Churchman Charles P. Taft. “ No country are to give addresses. of Applied Religion can unite. The man in the Republican party,” de^ * * * Rev. Almon Pepper, national sec dared Churchman Sibley, “ has a Murder Mystery retary, the headline speaker, de Still Unsolved clared that the religious motive is in The murder last February of the fluencing social trends more and VESTMENTS more in democratic nations and Cassocks— Surplices— Stoles— Scarves Rev. Charles H. Lee of Georgia, re Silks— Altar Cloths— Embroideries mains a mystery in spite of the ar stated that it offered the only solution Custom Tailoring for Clergymen rest recently of a number of Negoes of social ills. Priest Cloaks— Rabats— Collars iOQT Marking 102 years of service 1fi98 and white men charged with the * * * i Uu ! jo jjje church and clergy I uvlvJ crime. The county grand jury ter Rochester Churches minated its investigation the other Petition President day when an important witness failed Churches of Rochester, N. Y., re to appear. cently sent a petition signed by 4,000 $ $ * church people to the President and RESTHAVEN Convention Dinner to the State Department, asking them Saint Augustine, Florida in Western Michigan to stop the shipment of war supplies Sisters of The Resurrection have again opened Bishop Creighton of Michigan and to Japan. Recent figures reveal that their Rest House in this historic city to guests retired Bishop McCormick were the over fifty per cent of all the war sup desiring spiritual peace and strength; physical rest, quiet, and nourishing food. The new speakers at the dinner held in con plies going to Japan come from the location is in beautiful grounds with water nection with the convention of the outlook, live oaks, palrris, flowers. Com United States. fortable rooms. Central heat. Address The diocese of Western Michigan on Jan Mother Superior S. R. uary 17th. A Churchman’s Club was Auxiliary Meets launched. Bishop Creighton was also THE BISHOP WHITE PRAYER BOOK in North Carolina SOCIETY the preacher at the convention serv Presiding Bishop Tucker was the Founded by Bishop White 183S ice. headliner at the annual meeting of Donates to Missions, Institutions, and Par * * * ishes unable to purchase them, in limited the Auxiliary of the diocese of North grants. To Co-ordinate Carolina, meeting at Chapel Hill on The Book of Common Prayer. Social Service Work The Combined Book (The Book of Common January 12-13. Canon F. E. Howill Prayer and Hymnal in one volume). Plans for co-ordination of the work of Toronto, gave a meditation and Pew Size of the social service agencies of the Miss Margaret Monteiro, missionary Apply to Rev. W . Arthur Warner, D.D. Church in the middle west were an Secretary, 1935 Chestnut St. on furlough from China, spoke on Philadelphia, Pa. nounced at the conference of the

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firmer grasp of the problems that did suffer privations and dangers at there are in Kweilin, the capital of confront us today, none has more times, the whole trip was a happy ex the province and now the center of sincerely liberal views, and certainly perience filled with moments of joy many important organizations. none has greater charm—and we ous fellowship with each other. “ The coming of these Christian have seen what charm will do—than “ On the train, we were delayed schools makes some difference to the Charlie Taft.” The remark by the twenty-four hours by transferring of life of the little local church. It is former president of the United States soldiers and ammunition to the front, under the Anglicans, the British. The Chamber of Commerce was inter and everyone suffered from lack of little town mission is small and poor, preted in Cincinnati as the launch water, food and sleeping space not having a piano or even a little ing of a Taft for President boom. (there was only sitting space), we foot organ. Hitherto when the hymn * * * met an air raid and everyone had to was to be sung, the pastor sang out Chicago to get off the train and rush to the the first note and was followed by Discuss Madras fields and farm houses to hide. We the congregation in efforts more or The Chicago Federation of had to stop at one village where we less musical, usually less. The music Churches is sponsoring a Post-Ma fortunately found a newly built teacher in our schools is Miss Vene- dras conference to be held February hotel, although there was no furni tia Cox of the American Episcopal 27-28. The speakers are to include ture ready and we all slept on the Church, a wonderful teacher of both Rajah B. Manikam of India, Dr. floor. There was a bad epidemic of piano and voice. 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“ About twenty girls volunteered jobs after school and supervised al think,” Judge Hamner added. “ They to help in organizing a local Sunday lowances, penny banks, etc., all rush into marriage blindly. How School, so three were started last would be helpful.” ever, if they were forced to wait a Sunday, one in the church, one on Rather than have any legislation re reasonable length of time they would the other side of the town in a Chris garding grounds for divorce intro give the matter consideration.” tian’s home, and one out in the coun duced in the legislature, Judge Joe Judge Hamner believes that try on the highway in a rural Hamner, of Circuit Court, proposes money is at the bottom of nearly school.” * * * a bill should be introduced to require every divorce. It’s either one of the Pity the Weary a “ waiting period before marriage.” contracting parties is marrying for Judges Judge Hamner believes that this money and finds out that money isn’t How would you like to sit in court would eliminate the quick “ whisky” everything, or else there is no money all day and hear the complaints of marriages, which nearly always end at all and the couples find that they people seeking divorces? An enter up in tragedy. “ When a couple ap can’t stand poverty together. prising newspaper man of Memphis, plies for a license they should be “ The fact that divorces drop dur Tennessee, the other day, went into made to wait a certain period of time ing periods of depression tends to the courts of the city to find out to make certain that they realize the prove rather than disprove this con what the judges thought about it all. responsibilities of the step they are tention. It’s money that causes this One of those interviewed was Judge about to take,” he said. again, because then the people are Harry Adams, a recently confirmed “ Most young couples in love don’t so desperate that they stick to what member of Calvary Church. He said that the best way to make divorce unpopular is to stop turning the “ home into a hotel. Nowadays debu Services in Leading Churches tantes are out until 3 in the morn ing and sleeping until noon; the head The Cathedral of St. John St. Thomas Church of the house has to get up early and the Divine Fifth Avenue and 53rd Street Amsterdam Avenue and 112th St. New York have his breakfast alone; the wife is New Yerk City Rev. Roelif H. Brooks, S.T.D., Rector playing bridge all the time or at Sundays : 8 and 9, Holy Communion. Sunday Services: 8 A.M., 11 A.M., and 10, Morning Prayer, i l , Holy Communion 4 P.M. tending club meetings. There should and Sermon. 4, Evening Prayer and Ser Daily Services: 8 :30 A.M., Holy Com be more of the old-fashioned family mon. munion. Weekdays: 7:30, Holy Communion (on Noonday Service: 12:05 to 12 :35. spirit in front of the fireside in the Saints’ Days, 7:30 and 10.) 9, Morning Thursday: 11 A.M., Holy Communion. evening. Prayer. 6, Evening Prayer. Saturdays: Organ Recital at 4:30. “ Another factor tending to in Trinity Church. New York crease divorce is the fact that so Chapel of the Intercession Broadway and Wall St. Broadway at 155th many women today are capable of New York City Sundays: 8, 9, 11 and 3 :30. holding jobs. They have become in Rev. S. Tagart Steele, Vicar Daily: 8, 12 and 3. Sundays : Holy Communion: 8 and 9 :30. dependent and will not put up with Service and Sermon: 11 ; Evening Prayer a lot of things they suffered in the and Sermon, 8 P.M. Weekdays: Holy Communion daily: 7 St. Paul’s Cathedral old days. and 10. Morning Prayer, daily, 9 :40. Class Buffalo, New York “I’d also like to see it become a in Religion Fridays at 8 P.M. Very Rev. Austin Pardue, Dean Sundays: 8, 9:30, 11 A.M. and 5 P.M. general practice in the home to have Grace Church, New York Weekdays : 8, 12 :05. prayers before breakfast. I’m not a Rev. W. Russell Bowie, D.D. Tuesdayj 10:30 A.M. Holy Communion Broadway at 10th St. and 11:00 A.M. Quiet Hour. religious fanatic, but I do think Sundays: 8 and 11 A. M. and 8 P. M. there is too little religion in the Daily: 12:30 except Mondays and Sat urdays. home.” Holy Communion, 11:45 A. M. on Thurs Christ Church Cathedral days and Holy Days. Main and Church Sts., Hartford, Conn. The tendency of the modern gen The Very Rev. Walter H. Gray, Dean eration to live beyond its means is Sunday Services, 8 :00, 9 :30, 10:06, The Heavenly Rest, New York 11:00 a.m .; 4:30 p.m. responsible for a large number of Fifth Avenue at 90th Street Week-days: 8 :00 a.m. Holy Communion divorces, Chancellor John E. Sweps- Rev. Henry Darlington, D.D. (7:00 on Wednesdays). 11:00 a.m. Holy Sundays: Holy Communion 8 and j 10 Communion on Wednesdays and Holy ton said. “ The ease with which we a.m .; Sunday School 9:30 a.m .; Morning Days. 12:30 p.m. Noonday Service. can purchase things on installment Service and Sermon 11 a.m .; Choral Eve ning Prayer 4 p.m. plans, which are beyond our incomes, Thursdays and Holy Days: Holy Com munion, 11 a.m. St. Michael and All Angels causes more trouble in families than Baltimore, Maryland - any other cause,” he said. The Incarnation St. Paul and 20th Street “ The husband finds that he has Madison Avenue and 35th Street Sunday Services: 7 :30, 9 :30, 11 A .M .; The Rev. John Gass, D.D., Rector 8 P.M. gotten in too deep,” Chancellor Sundays: 8, 10, 11 A.M., 4 P.M. Weekdays: Monday, Wednesday and Wednesdays and Holy Days: Holy Com Saturday, 10 A.M. Swepston continued. “ First thing munion 10 A.M. Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 7 A.M. you know there are words, and be Fridays: Holy Communion 12:15 P.M. Holy Days, 7 & 10 A.M. Morning Prayer fore the couple realizes it all affec at 9 A.M. Evening Prayer at 5 :15 P.M. tion and companionship have van St. Bartholomew’s, New York Park Avenue and 51st Street Trinity Church ished and the wife is in court charg Rev. G. P. T. Sargent, D.D., Rector Main and Holman, Houston, Texas ing the husband with cruel and in 8 A.M.— Holy Communion. The Reverend Thomas N. Carruthers, 9 :30 and 11 A.M.— Church School. Rector human treatment. 11 A.M.—Morning Service, Sermon. 4 P.M.—Evensong. Special Music. 7 :30 A.M.—Holy Communion. “ The motion pictures showing the Holy Comm. Thurs. & Saints’ Days, 9:30 A.M.— Church School. 10:30 A.M. 11:00 A.M.—Morning Service and Sermon. eternal triangle in attractive fashion 6 :00 P.M.—Young People’s Organizations. has done a lot to take the social stig 10:30 A.M.—Holy Communion on Wednes St. James Church, New York days and Holy Days. ma away from divorce and has made Madison Avenue and 71st Street The Rev. H. W. B. Donegan, Rector them more frequent. Also the eman 8 A.M.—Holy Communion. Gethsemane, Minneapolis cipation of woman in recent years. 9 :30 A.M.— Children’s Service & Church 4th Ave. South at 9th St. School. Legislation would not solve the prob 11 A.M.—Morning Service and Sermon. The Reverend John S. Higgins, Rector lem. It must be done by influence in 8:00 P.M.— Choral Evensong & Sermon. Sundays : 8 :00 and 11:00 A.M. Holy Communion, Wednesday, 8 A .M .; Wednesdays and Holy Days: 10 :30 A.M. the home. Children should be taught Thursdays and Saints’ Days, 12 o’clock. Thursdays: 7 :30 A.M. in the home value of money. Little

they’ve got, because they believe it CHURCH UNION IS ANSWERED can Church Union and others who are better than nothing at all.” BY HEAD OF UNITY GROUP troubled—please put yourself in the Chancellor Lois D. Bejach con (Continued from page 8) place of the Commissions, instructed tends that one effective way of cur who has not received all that ordina to go ahead, anxious to get beyond tailing the number of divorces would tion in our Communion would bring “words” and do something which is be to abolish alimony entirely, with him. This is not “ surreptitious re concrete without waiting until a the exception of alimony in solido, ordination.” It is contributing all whole plan and scheme of unity can be which means division of property at the fulness of grace which lies in the worked out. What would you do? the time of the divorce. merging of two lines of succession. The Concordat is not a project of “ Women would try much harder It is I hope possible for us to better unity. It would concern but com if they knew that they had to stick, the phrasing in order to avoid mis paratively few places. It is only a or else go out on their own without understanding; but I am sure any step. But a step of this kind *vill any financial help from their ex-hus- Churchman studying the matter make further negotiations far easier. band,” he said. Of course, if there carefully will see that neither the No slightest part of our Catholic are children, Chancellor Bejach be Presbyterians nor ourselves will sur heritage is in danger. Certainly none lieves that they should be taken care render the richness of our inheritance of our commission desires to im of. but rather increase it. peril it. But we must not be legal Chancellor Bejach said he would Most seriously and in no spirit of istic; nor shut our eyes to the deep be opposed to any legislation reduc controversy may I say to the Ameri er realities. ing the number of grounds for divorce. “ If anything,” he added, “ I would be in favor of increasing the CLID number. If two people can’t get along together, there’s no sense in placing too many legal barriers in the way.” The Annual Meeting of the Children’s Church in Atlanta The fourth Sunday of each month CHURCH LEAGUE it is Children’s Church at the Cathe dral of St. Philip, Atlanta, Ga., for where Raimundo de Ovies is dean. There was quite a stir among the parishioners when the service was INDUSTRIAL DEMOCRACY first announced three years ago. It wouldn’t work. The children wouldn’t is to be held in come to sit through a full-length ser mon, even if it was in the simple Boston, February 12-13 words that childhood could under stand. Opening Service There was another angle of it, as the church fathers saw it. It would CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST. PAUL severely cut into the finances of the Sunday at 7:30 P.M. church to devote one service a Rt. R ev. Charles K. Gilbert, Preacher month— one fourth of the oppor tunity to give—to the children, with Monday, February 13th their parents seizing upon the oppor tunity to stay at home. 8:20 A .M .— Holy Communion But it didn’t work that way. Chil The Rev. Norman Nash, Celebrant dren’s service day at St. Philip’s, and 9:30 A.M. Business Meeting they have to bring in extra chairs 1 :00 P.M. Luncheon with address by the Rev. W il to seat the folks. Not only are the liam B. Spofford, Executive Secretary children there, but the parents, too, brought by the children, despite the 2:30 P.M. Symposium on Democracy in the United cold and rain. States There are fathers there, in fact, Leader, the Rev. A. T. Mollegen of V ir who haven’t been to church in years, ginia Seminary and mothers, who never come in the 6:30 P.M. Annual Dinner morning, present because their youngsters ask them to come. Speaker, MR. EDWIN S. SMITH of the Ministers everywhere for years National Labor Relations Board have been holding children’s services. For 10 minutes before the regular service they would address the little Members and Friends are asked to make reservations for folk. Then the little folk would get the luncheon (50c) and the dinner ($1 ) at once. up and go out and the parson would then turn his attention to the adults. All sessions will be held at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul. This didn’t satisfy the Atlanta dean. He tried the new plan and with such excellent results that Children’s Sun CHURCH LEAGUE FOR INDUSTRIAL DEMOCRACY day is now also known as Overflow 155 Washington Street N ew York City Sunday.

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