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STORY OF THE WEJEK- its possible ambiguity. Twenty- two of the chancellors suggested amendments in other directions, Marriage Canons Commission ranging all the way from out­ right repeal of the canon to simple amendments seeking Submits Its Report clarification. The great majority of the chancellors either made Bishops And Chancellors Are In Agreement publication. no suggestions or definitely That No Changes Are Now Needed stated that they felt the canons and should not now be amended. * General Convention of 1949 upon them by the canons, they reuse Oppose Amendment gave a brief and definitely believed that serious defects for limited directive to this com­ exist which should now be cor­ The bishops appear to be al­ mission. Three years earlier rected. Replies were received most unanimous in desiring no there had been a complete re­ from all but three of the substantial amendment to the required vision of the canons respecting bishops. A second question­ canons at present. Among them, holy matrimony. Its purpose naire was sent to diocesan chan­ as among the chancellors, there was the substitution of a pas­ cellors asking their opinion as exist some differences of inter­

Permission toral for a purely legalistic ap­ to the proper construction of pretation. There is, however, proach to the consideration of the much discussed phrase, "to no ground for fear that in any problems arising in connection exist or to have existed" (Canon of our dioceses the position of DFMS.

/ with this divine institution. In 18 Sec. 2b), in determining the the Church as to the sacra­ 1949 it was the belief of General marital status in the eyes of the mental nature of Christian mar­ Convention that insufficient Church of persons whose pre­ riage is being jeopardized. Church time had elapsed to determine vious marriage has been termi­ The commission believes that the adequacy of the new canons nated by the decree of a civil the replies from bishops and in maintaining the doctrine of court. The chancellors we r e chancellors indicate a general

Episcopal the Church that Christian mar­ further asked for suggestions in desire to allow the canons to the riage is a physical, spiritual and any direction as to appropriate stand substantially in their pres­ of mystical union of a man and a amendments of the canons. Re­ ent form. We therefore recom­ woman created by their mutual plies were received from a great mend no amendments for your consent of heart, mind and will majority of the chancellors. consideration at this time. Archives thereto, a holy estate of God, The experience of civil courts Our conclusion, however, and in intention lifelong. (Canon should not be mistaken for be­

2020. proves the difficulty of choosing 18, Sec. 2b). lief on our part that the present language allowing but one in­ canons are incapable of improve­ In obedience to the directive terpretation. A certain variety ment. Hastily drafted in the of the Convention of 1949, our of opinion exists as to the pro­ Copyright midst of the busy session of the commission has sought to dis­ priety of assuming that defects 1946 Convention, they contain cover whether further experi­ of personality apparently aris­ infelicities of expression which ence with the canon has revealed ing only after marriage must the need or the possibility of its careful editing would remove. have been latent at the time of Since this does not involve improvement by amendments at the marriage, so that impedi­ this time. changes in the substance of the ments may be said to have ex­ canons, it would seem that the A comprehensive question­ isted which establish the mar­ editing should be undertaken by naire was addressed to the dio­ riage as null and void ab initio. the committees of the two cesan bishops to ascertain from There seems to be little demand Houses of General Convention them whether in the discharge for altering the present lan­ on canons. Our commission, if of their responsibility placed guage of the canon in spite of continued, will naturally be will-

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ing to give its full co-operation. tion. Obviously no commission the further canonical require­ We believe, however, that if for of General Convention should be ment that he shall have in­ at least another triennium the given the authority of a court, structed them as to the nature the canons are retained as they nor would any commission desire of holy matrimony. In his inter­ now stand, the further experi­ it. It is, however, our opinion views with them he is to require ence of diocesan authorities will that this commission, if it be them to sign a declaration enable the Church to act more continued, may be of service to (Canon 17 Sec. 3) which briefly wisely and with greater unan­ the Church as a clearing house summarizes the doctrine of the imity than would now be likely. for the experience of bishops and Church on holy matrimony and Several of the Chancellors chancellors. Possible defects in their assent to this doctrine. have expressed the opinion that the canons could be pointed out, one at a time, and, through a Instruction Needed publication. the principal weakness of the It may be that canon law it­ canons is the lack of authorized gradual process, procedures and self ought to go no further, but facilities through which to would be perfected and stabi­ it is obvious that such instruc­ obtain crystallization of thought lized. reuse tion as is required by canon is leading to increasingly reason­ The only task assigned to us for often both too little and too late. able uniformity of interpreta­ was the suggestion of amend­ It is our conviction that the tion. One of them calls attention ments to the canons. More solution of marital difficulties urgent than their amendment required to the fact that General Conven­ which beset society today lies tion has enacted a canon which or revision is definite and wide­ in fuller instruction long before affects the Church as a whole, spread knowledge, not only of a marriage takes place. To yet its interpretation is left to their content, but also of the provide in brief convenient form Permission each bishop of the Church with­ teaching of the Church upon a statement of the substance of out any central body to guide which they are based. The the teaching and practice of the him. He cites by way of analogy canon requires that parties DFMS. Church as contained in its / the chaotic situation in which desiring to contract a marriage canons, the commission prepared we would find ourselves if Con­ shall under normal circumst­ a pamphlet "Marriage in the gress were to pass laws which ances signify their intention to Church Episcopal Church," and this was without courts could be only the minister at least three days published for the commission advisory, to be enforced by the before the service of solemniza­ by the Forward Movement in governor of each state accord­ tion. Presumably this is to give

Episcopal 1951. It includes brief but ing to his mood and interpreta­ him the opportunity to fulfill

the searching questions which per­ of sons should ask themselves when contemplating marriage. A responsibility rests upon the

Archives bishops and through them upon the other clergy of the Church

2020. to provide courses of instruc­ tion which set forward Chris- tain ideals of marriage, of home

Copyright and family life. Such instruction should begin in Church schools and continue in young peoples' groups, in confirmation classes, in Lenten forums and in sum­ mer conferences. The faithful pastor will also feel a responsi­ bility to give to those whom he has married more than usual attention during the early months of their marriage. Many \. B. GUTHRIE, center, Pulitzer prize winner and newspaper executive, nets into a square marriages are needlessly broken dance at the country store and dance held at the Good Shepherd, Lexington, Kentucky

Four THE WITNESS—MAY 1, 1952 for lack of wise counsel and Theodore P. Ferris; Rev. James moral law. "Democracy is not advice. S. Allen; Rev. Francis J. Moore; some state-controlled common It is proper that the canons Messrs. John D. Denney; An­ philosophy and ethic, which should set forth the require­ drew Dilworth, and representing avoids divisiveness; democracy ments for marriage. It is proper the women of the Church, is the freedom to have one's that they should provide a Elizabeth S. Stebbins and Ruth own fundamental beliefs and to M. Whinfield. procedure by which, taking into communicate them to one's chil­ consideration the godly dis­ dren in the most effective way THE PICTURE ON possible." cipline both of justice and of THE COVER mercy, the bishop shall give * The Rev. Leslie Glenn, rec­ EXPLAINS EASY WAY judgments to the marital status tor of St. John's, Washington, TO RAISE FUNDS of an active member of this D.C. receives the children's * Bishop Block of California Church in good standing. More Lenten mite-boxes as they come describes baby bonds as "the fundamental is the pastoral care to the altar rail. With him is easiest way to raise money for of souls who through the grace Paul Walker, superintendent of church purposes." It is a pro- of God have entered into the publication. the Sunday School. The picture missiory pledge plan which has holy estate of matrimony discre­ is by courtesy of the Washing­ been widely used in the diocese and etly, advisedly, soberly and in ton Diocese, official monthly. of California, with results that the fear of God, that they may bear out the bishop's statement reuse DEAN PIKE ASSAILS ever remain in perfect love and since in a single month about for CONANT'S VIEW peace together and live accord­ $60,000 was raised by five if Dean James A. Pike- of the ing to his laws. congregations for new construc­ Cathedral of St. John the Div­ tion. required We offer the following resolu­ ine, New York, entered the con­ tions: (1) Resolved, that the The pattern is the same in troversy over schools by de­ each case. A pot-luck dinner is joint commission to report re­ claring in sermon on April 20th commendations as to amend­ arranged, with the largest pos­

Permission that President Conant has in ef­ ments to canons on holy matri­ sible attendance. An architect's fect made an "assault on dem­ mony be continued, to continue drawing of the proposed build­ ocracy" in his much-publicized a study of the adequacy of the ing is prominently displayed and DFMS.

/ statement on religion in educa­ present canons, to act in an ad­ the plan for financing the con­ tion. Democrary, Pike declared, visory capacity to any who may struction is presented. Bishop is rooted in such religious Block is always the featured

Church seek its counsel, to serve as a clearing house for the exchange concepts as the dignity of man speakers, and sells the "bonds." of information as to procedures and the belief that there is a The congregations benefiting under the canons, and to en­ Episcopal courage more adequate instruc­ the tion on the nature of Christian of marriage. (2) Resolved, that the com­

Archives mittee of the House of Bishops on amendments to canons and

2020. constitution, and the committee of the House of Deputies on canons, be requested, in co­

Copyright operation with this commission, to prepare for submission to the next General Convention such editorial alterations in canons 16, 17 and 18 as may be needed to correct infelicities of expres­ sion. Members of the commission are Bishop Washburn, chair­ man ; Bishop Carruthers; Bishop Lawrence; Bishop Bayne; Rev. MADONNA AND CHILD in St. Matthew's, Enid, Oklahoma is the n'orfe of a parishioner, Mrs. Gregory Mabry, secretary; Rev. Roy Athey. The Rev. H. A. Guiley is pictured officiating at a baptism

THE WITNESS-MAY 1, 1952 Fiv. from the bishop's most recent PRESIDENT SILLS wide broadcast on April 14 efforts were St. Paul's, Walnut ON SCHOOLS under the auspices of the Creek, for a new church; St. if President Kenneth C. M. Crusade for Freedom. The pro­ John's Oakland, to buy an Sills of Bowdoin College, a gram started with music from acre of land with a residence to prominent Episcopalian, entered the church bells, after which he be used for parish hall and tem­ the controversy about private read the Christ Church declara­ porary chapel; St. Elizabeth's, schools receiving public funds, tion upon which a five-year pro­ South San Francisco, for- a by saying that "we don't want gram of this historic parish is church building to be erected on all our children in public schools. based. its property on the corner of This country's strength lies in El Camino Real and Orange diversity of institutions of all FRANCIS B. SAYRE Avenue; Grace Church, Mar­ kinds." He did state however IN BOSTON tinez, for a new church build­ that "I am against public funds • Trinity, Old South, Church ing; All Saints', Watsonville, for private and religious of the Covenant, First Baptist, for a new parish hall. In the schools." all in the Copley Square area of last place, a total of $18,000 Boston, had communion serv­ SEMINARY IN JAPAN ices for laymen on April 20th, publication. was subscribed in 28 minutes. GRADUATES CLASS after which they had breakfast and McCARRAN ACT -k Four men were in the class together in Mechanics Hall with PROTESTED that has just finished the three Francis B. Sayre the speaker. reuse *Bishop Dagwell of Oregon is year course at Central Theologi­ Mr. Sayre, an Episcopalian, re­ for one of three religious leaders cal College, Tokyo, and they presents the United States on of Portland to sign a letter to were presented with their the trusteeship council of U.N. President Truman protesting diplomas at a colorful service required against the consecration camps at Holy Trinity. The sermon was COURT RULES CHURCH being now built under the Mc- preached by Bishop Jiro Sasaki MAY BUILD Carran Act. Also signing the of Kyoto, a graduate of the * The appellate court of

Permission letter were Methodist bishop, Berkeley Divinity School, New Chicago has reversed a lower Gerald Kennedy and Rabbi Jul­ Haven, who urged the congrega­ court decision which now allows ian J. Nodel. The letter urged tion to be fools for Christ's the Church of the Holy Nativity DFMS. sake, living not according to the / the president to issue a public to continue its plans for a new statement declaring that the wisdom of men but in the power structure. A city ordinance concentration camp program is of God. stipulated that property used Church being abandoned and that he as a church site in an area zoned will "not permit the arrest and CRUSADE FOR FREEDOM for residences must be sur­ detention of citizens under the FROM CHURCH rounded by streets and alleys. Episcopal dubious constitutional provis­ * The Rev. E. A. DeBorden- The church had re-subdivided

the ions of the McCarran Act." ave, rector of Christ Church, of Philadelphia, initiated a world­ their land in order to comply. JOINS FACULTY OF SEMINARY

Archives •A- Das K. Barnett has joined the faculty of the new Episcopal 2020. Seminary of the Southwest, where he will teach ethics and Greek. He is at present on the Copyright faculty of Mercer College, Mac­ on, Ga., and he and his wife were just recently confirmed. The appointment of a professor of theology will soon be an­ nounced which will bring the faculty to five full-time mem­ bers. An operating budget of $60,000 was adopted by the

trustees for the next school YOUTH OF FLORIDA listen In words of wisdom from the Rev. Frank Dearing, rector of St. year. Mary's, Jacksonville

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communities an awakened citizenry could improve The School Question matters greatly if they really wanted to, the scope of the task not withstanding. PRESIDENT James B. Conant of Harvard spoke ••• out recently against the increase of private It could be, too, that the day will come when elementary and secondary schools in this country. the major religious traditions will finally agree He warned that such a trend, resulting in a dual to at least a factual representation of our Jewish- system of education, was a threat to our national Christ'an background in the public schools. In unity and democratic tradition. Dr. Conant was light of the Supreme Court decision and, even especially opposed to public funds in any form mere, other familiar factors, such a hope may going to private schools. seem extremely utopian and impractical, but we refuse to be hopeless. Dr. Fosdick suggested this For a long time we have wanted to put in a possibility some years ago, and it is something good word for the public school, grammar and

publication. to work toward at any rate. Meanwhile Christian high. Within our own Church powerful voices parents have the greater responsibility in the and have been raised in behalf of parochial schools religious nurture of their children. Along with where Episcopal children might be saved from this we believe there is great good in having our reuse godless secularism. Or again Episcopalians have children learn to live with all sorts and conditions for been to the fore in establishing private schools of their own kind, a good not to be denied them by many of them among the finest in the country, segregating them in scholastic communities but many of them also for the economically apart. Soon or late they must come to terms with required privileged. These latter have often been segre­ America in all its polyglot variety, and we believe gated institutions some of whose patrons were there is a case for the democratic, the neighbor­ motivated by snobbish rather than religious con­ ly or brotherly way, which is the local public cern.

Permission school. The problem is a very acute one for it must be confessed that in many parts of the nation

DFMS. public school education is in a bad way. School / buildings are overcrowded, good teachers are scarce, boards of education are political footballs, A Present To Stalin

Church and millions of children do grow up in total ignorance of the spiritual heritage of western ITTLE commented on, the action of the Secu­ civilization. We can readily sympathize with par­ L rity Council of the United Nations in refus­ ents in such communities who, wanting a decent ing even to grant a hearing to Tunisia in its con­ Episcopal education for their children, send them off to troversy with France set a new low in cynical in­ the ternational deals. Never before has the Council

of private schools. But is this the only solution of the problem ? refused such a request yet this was certainly one And are we as a Church to go on record as op­ of the primary reasons for the establishment of the United Nations. How could this happen V Archives posing public schools as some of our spokesmen are encouraging, or at least preferring, Church Simply because the United States not only re­

2020. sponsored schools for Church children? It seems fused to take moral leadership but looked the to us that something precious would be lost in other way while the murder was being committed America if the public schools were someday to by abstaining from voting on the question! We close in favor of all manner of schools of religi­ must under our present policy have the support Copyright ous and economic denomination. Such a develop­ of France in the NATO—and what is justice to ment would divide us even more than now, al­ a little country like Tunisia under such circumst­ though perhaps the hope of educational unity is ances? "Everyone for himself and the Devil take quite lost thanks in particular to Roman Catholic the hindmost," said the elephant as he gleefully parochial schools in well-nigh every large town danced among the chickens. and city in the country. However, Rome to the Who will heed the U.N. representative of Chile contrary, we would prefer to see Christians and who warned that a "lamentable division" was Churchmen working for better public schools created by this unscrupulous action—on differ­ wherever they live, combating the evils in the ences of color, ethic origin and state of economic system, taking a lively interest in the subject, and social progress. Or what if Dr. Boistan dele­ —rather than pulling out altogether. In many gate and current chairman of the Council, vig-

TllE WITNESS-MAY 1, 1952 Seven orously castigated the action, saying that the platter to Stalin who has always insisted that vote would give the Council "the worst name it American "honor" is always the slave to the dol­ has ever had in history"? After all, Chile and lar sign! This policy of silencing the complaints Pakistan haven't armed might worth mentioning of the little fellow may well have, as Nehru and our righteous country wouldn't need it any­ warned, serious consequences among the Asian- how. Arabs. But after all, these poor simple folk do Here indeed is a present handed on a silver not belong to an enlightened Christian nation.

MRS. McTHING, A MEANINGFUL FANTASY

BY soon discovers that she also has been replaced at L. F. THORNTON, Jr. home by a "stick." She goes to work in the lunch­ Cleruv Staff of the Ascension, New York room. Mimi, the witch's daughter, comes to play N times past, the human soul has often availed with Howay again. When Poison Eddie concocts I itself of the fantasy and the fairy tale to ex­ the notion of raiding the LaRue home, Mrs. La­ publication. press its deepest yearnings and struggles in its Rue and Howay fall in with the plan, hoping to and search for freedom. The current Broadway play, drive out the "sticks." Mimi warns them that Mrs. McThing, by Mary Chase is a fine example "rods" will not kill 'sticks." She says she knows reuse of the efficacy of this language of the spirit. the secret of overcoming 'sticks," but will have for Mrs. McThing is billed as a comic fantasy and to go against Mrs. McThing's wishes to help them. the general impression seems to be that its suc­ The raid takes place and Mimi changes the false cess lies in its clever comedy and the catching- mother and son into burnt sticks by chanting required nostalgia of a heart-warming drama of mother "Sticks and stones may bruise my bones . . ." Mrs. and son. Neither the comic fantasy nor the LaRue lets the mobsters take all the silver they imaginative acting of Helen Hayes, Jules Mun- can carry. The little girl can no longer return home. Mrs. LaRue promises to send her to a

Permission shin, and Brandon de Wilde quite explain its spontaneous gracefulness. Behind its modern set­ boarding school. This won't do. She wants to play ting and its originality is the structure of the with Howay. Mrs. McThing appears and tries to

DFMS. punish Mimi, but Mrs LaRue drives her off. The

/ folk tale with its strong sense of the mythical and religious. Mary Chase has dared to take the witch returns but this time she is a beautiful, old theme of the salvation of human souls from blond mother who embraces her child then lets Church the bondage of the demonic (and still most com­ her return to Howay. Howay asks Mimi how she mon) powers of fear, pride, money and social can love her mother when she is a witch. The status. She has used the symbolic language of little girl replies that sometimes your mother

Episcopal mythical characters with sensivity and direct­ must look like a witch to you if she really loves you. the ness. of The play opens in the drawing room of Mrs. Loses Her Soul Howard V. "She-will-pay-for-it" LaRue who is jtTO summary of the story can do justice to the calling the dentist to bring his chair and look at ** wealth of human comedy and insight in the Archives young Howay's teeth. She warns the dentist that lines themselves or to the portrayal of the he must bring his credentials or the guard won't characters. However, the plot of the story is clear 2020. let him in the gate. It seems that young Howay enough. A woman loses her soul by trying to has recently become a model child and does protect what she holds most dear. Her fear of exactly what his mother desires. This is too good outsiders playing with the boy, the high walls

Copyright to be true. In fact, it isn't true. Howay has been and guards are all symbols of this protectiveness. abducted by the witch, Mrs. McThing, because Her wealth is also a part of the symbolism. It Mrs. LaRue chased the little poor girl, Mimi, out expresses the high valuation that all men put on of her yard and told her never to came back and their own lives. The human soul is priceless, play with Howay again. The model child is only therefore it can only be symbolized by the most "a stick." The real Howay calls his mother from extravagant wealth. The witch, Mrs. McThing, the Shantyland Pool Hall Lunchroom. When she symbolizes a union of the divine as well as deeply overcomes her incredulity, she steals down to human powers. She punishes, as God does, for Shantytown and eventually discovers the real the purpose of bringing repentance. She appears Howay. He has just made the grade in his new as a witch because she is the excluded humane­ environment and has been made one of Poison ness which the mother foolishly sacrificed by Eddie Shellenbach's "mobsters." Mrs. LaRue building protective walls about herself and her

Eight THE WITNESS-MAY 1, 1952 son. Mrs. McThing is from the mythical world of lessness is transparent. They are just as much "The Mothers" where human love and spontane­ lost souls as the "sticks" in the houses of priv­ ity is never sacrificed on the altar of ambition and ilege. Indeed, salvation comes from the poor girl, wealth. The little girl says "I am a white rose" Mimi, but she is as far removed from the world proclaiming herself the loved one, who is not of the mobsters as from that of Mrs. Howard V. afraid because she knows she is loved. She knows LaRue. By implication, at least, class conflict can the secret of dealing with "sticks," those dead be overcome only by mutual awareness of the and dried up souls in human form. Sticks are men spiritual poverty of aggressive attack on the one who do not know what Mimi knows, that "every­ side and defensive reaction on the other. A more one's heart must break" in the process of leav­ radical change in the whole system of values is ing "home" for the sake of freedom of the spirit. called for. She knows that "rods" cannot break out of the While Mrs. McThing is not primarily a play for fortresses of fear and possessiveness. While children, its use of the language of dreams and freedom may have to be defended with guns, it fantasy make it suitable for children as well as depends for its existence on that love which is adults. It should shed some light on the current willing to have its heart broken. controversy in religious education whether the publication. One interesting aspect of the play is its treat­ gospel of salvation can be taught in ways ap­ and ment of social conflict. The defensiveness of the propriate and understandable to all age levels. If privileged and the predatory aggressiveness of fantasy and fairy story can express some of the reuse the disinherited are seen as two sides of the same deepest struggles of the human soul then it is for coin. The mobsters have more of the human reasonable to be optimistic. We are in debt to comedy in them largely because their defense- Mary Chase for a religiously significant play. required THE LORD OF FLIES

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DFMS. Bad Atmosphere / T is atmosphere that really makes the Church I or the home. It is this atmosphere which chil­ TPO sit during one's youth at meals where mem- dren breathe into their subconscious selves and •*• bers of the community are discussed and Church it comes out in their ultimate character. neighbors criticized; to participate in the buzzing Now the sins of the home and the Church are murmurs of various members of the family about not apt to be flagrant sins but rather an innumer­ various complaints; to nag and to be nagged at Episcopal able company of petty sins which poison the con­ sundry and various times is to grow up in an atmosphere of envy, malice and all uncharitable- the tentment that might otherwise abide there. of We do not expect to find lions or tigers in the ness. home but we are used to gnats and flies which What is needed in such homes is to put on can be very irritating, although not so immedi­ screens which will keep out noxious insects, or Archives ately fatal as the larger beasts. in other words to keep a watch on the door of the It must have been someone with a saving sense tongue. 2020. of humor who called the devil Beelzebub, which Moreover, it is a significant fact that will means "Lord of flies." bear meditation, if one considers that those who That is just the role he takes when he enters criticize others most are not those who are the Copyright the home and you can hear the buzzing of his most virtuous themselves. innumerable satellites as father complains about People who do not lift their finger to help the multitude of bills, and mother about the scar­ any one else will complain bitterly that they them­ city of comforts, and brother about his incon­ selves are being neglected. venient chores, and sister about her dilapidated How often have I been told by some injured clothes. soul that they have been in the parish for so many Satan has entered in, contentment has gone years and no one has called on them. And when out and the flies settle down industriously at their I have said in reply, "That's so, you have been in task of disturbing peace and defiling the white the parish a long time, how many newcomers linen of righteousness. have you called on?" they not only look surprised I know excellent parents who really love their but injured. children and want them to grow up to be good It is frequently the case that people who are

THE WITNESS-MAY 1, 1952 Nina quick to detect sin in others, are expert because But that is what murmurers claim. they are so familiar with that same sin in them­ I have been injured or insulted. My neighbor selves. is a sinner. There is a sign one sees occasionally, "Watch I am the judge. The verdict is that they shall your step!" when there is a pitfall to be avoided. be banished from my presence henceforth. I never did like mottoes but there is one that Silly! All you do is to deceive yourself into might be hung over the door of our homes, thinking that your ex parte judgment is a valid "Watch your tongue!" decision. It will be ruled out of court on the ground of prejudice. Faulting Others It is true that there are many disagreeable NOTHER form of this disease which destroys people in the world. A contentment is the habit that so many have Just remember that you are one of them, and of criticizing the Church as though it were some­ that is why you are to forgive others as you hope thing foreign to themselves in which they have to be forgiven; and if you insist that those who no corporate responsibility. owe you a few pence shall pay you to the last "The Church does this or doesn't do that." farthing, then don't be surprised if your big debt publication. "They fail to do this or they fail to do that." to God is running into the millions. and The impersonal pronoun of responsibility is He has told us plainly that he will not forgive the alibi of irresponsible folk. unless we do; that he will not bless us unless we reuse Doing little or nothing themselves they fault bless others; that if we insist on complaining, we for the failure of those who are at least trying to do will have some real cause for complaint before something. we are through. I have seldom heard those who were really After all, we are either instruments of grace required working hard for the Church, indulge in those or else stumbling blocks. accusations. They love the Church too well to And we do not discharge our duty to God by criticize. complaining about his Church and we do not Nor is it those who are giving largely. It is absolve ourselves from condemnation by being Permission the shirker and the evader who talk to create an expert in our criticism of others. alibi. Murmur not but give praise, for so you will

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Copyright floods of criticism. Ruled Out of Court DO not know what heaven is but I am sure it is I not a large place where critics abound and where murmuring is tolerated. And especially it is not a place where the same individual is judge and prosecuting attorney. I am very sure of one thing, and that is—God never intended a man to judge his neighbor when his own interests are involved. If you are the plaintiff or the defendant you cannot also be the judge and render the verdict.

Ten THE WITNESS-MAY 1, 1952 DEAN MCALLISTER DIED SUDDENLY EPISCOPAL CHURCH NEWS • Dean C. E. McAllister of the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Spokane, died sud­ EPISCOPAL SERVICES gious journalism, for 35 years denly of a heart attack on April IN SYNAGOUE of brilliant editorship of the 16th. Prior to coming to the city •k The congregation of St. Churchman, for service to the in 1932 he had been rector of Paul's, Endicott, N.Y., will hold ACP and for outstanding con­ St. Luke's, Evanston, Illinois, services this spring and sum­ tribution to the cause of human and prior to that rector of St. mer in the Jewish synagogue, rights and religious liberty." Michael and All Angels, Balti­ Temple Beth-El. At a ceremony more. The congregation at on April 8th, the Rev. John NEW HAVEN PLANS Spokane became one of the Wadditor, rector, accepted the PEACE SERVICE largest in the country under his offer of Joseph A. Lachman, * Episcopalian Francis B. leadership, growing from 1201 head of the Jewish community Sayre, U.S. representative to to 2516 communicants. center, for the use of the syn­ the UN trusteeship council, will publication. agogue while a new $70,000 be the headliner at a peace serv­ AIR R.O.T.C. and church is being built. ice to be held in New Haven, AT KENYON May 13th. It aims at interest­ * By arrangement with Ohio reuse GUY SHIPLER ing Church people in "construc­ Wesleyan, the air R.O.T.C. for IS HONORED tive peace plans through the facilities will be extended to in­ * Rev. Guy Emery Ship- clude Kenyon College where United Nations" and will be ler was cited by the Associated courses will be offered in Sept­ required Church Press at a recent annual sponsored jointly by the state ember. Students completing a meeting in Washington, "for and local council of churches. four-year course will be com­ distinguished service in the field A similar service was held last missioned reserve offices in the

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CHURCHMEN were members of a bases located in West Texas: Arthur heating unit of the church will also delegation that called on the U.S. At­ Marsh at Fort Sam Houston; Ben­ be moved to the building to eliminate torney General with a protest to be jamin Nevitt at Lackland Air Force the fire hazard—which the Trinity submitted to President Truman urg­ Base; James Richards at Randolph congregation knows all about for they ing him "to direct the Department of Field; Charles Nelson at the Naval recently had one, though fortunately Justice to cease immediately the set­ Air Station, Corpus Christi. no great damage was done. ting up of concentration camps under CANON C. B. MORTLOCK, rector of the McCarran Act." CHICAGO, through action of its dio­ cesan council, has raised the basis the bombed Wren church of St. Ve- FORMER CURATES were the Sun­ on which mission quotas are deter­ dast in the City, London, addressed day evening preachers at St. Paul's, mined from 10% to 20% of the first the Auxiliary of Grace Church, Englewood, N.J. in Lent, all of them $2,000 of local spending. It also asked Orange, N.J. on April 22. He is a having served under the present rec­ the department of promotion to pre­ man of many skills, active in the tor, James A. Mitchell, member of the pare a new simplified formula for field of archeology and also archi­ Witness editorial board. They were establishing parish quotas which tecture, and for thirty years has been Alfred Mattes, rector of St. Luke's, would be both realistic and equitable. on the editorial staffs of the Daily Telegraph and Church Times. South Glastonbury, Conn.; Jack BUILDING in Chicago: St. Richard's, publication. Sharkey, rector of Zion Church, Wap- Edgebrook, has bids out for a new EPISCOPALIANS who are teachers pingers Falls, N.Y.; Robert Creech, in public schools, private schools,

and church; St. Gregory's, Deerfield, has rector of St. Martha's, New York formed a $1,000 club with a goal of colleges, or were formerly teachers, City; Charles Winters, vicar of St. $70,000 to build on a site recently held a conference at St. Martin's, John the Divine, Saunderstown, R.I. reuse bought; Trinity, Skokie, has launched Providence, April 27 to organize an Another former curate, Frederick Episcopal Guild of Teachers.

for a building fund drive; All Angels Thalmann, rector of St. Paul's, Troy, for the Deaf is in a new chapel next was unable to accept. VESTRIES SEEKING CLERGYMEN to All Saints, Ravenswood. Are invited to communciate with the under­ SO FAR (April 1) 130 deputies out signed, regarding chaplains now being re­ required TRINITY, Newport, R.I. has pur­ leased from the Armed Forces. Charles U. of a possible 684 have been elected chased from the city a school which Harris, Chairman, Armed Forces Commission, for the General Convention which bounds the church to the south—a Diocese of Chicago, Highland Park, Illinois. meets in Boston in September. Of this four story brick building which has group, 47% of the clerical deputies not been used for several years. It LAY-MISSSIONARY (theol degr.) ex-Prin­ cipal Indian Residental School seeks position Permission and 46% of the lay deputies are new, will be demolished to make room or at least did not serve in the for parking. Ultimately it is hoped in College or School Bursar, institutional man­ General Convention of 1949. Accord­ agement or suitable offer. 15 years office ex­ that an 18th century building, in perience, administation, personnel selection and ing to Secretary C. Rankin Barnes: harmony with the church, can be management, Box H., The Witness, Tunk- DFMS.

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JOHN P. AARON, clergyman of the Church diocese of Dornakal, South India, with his wife were in the diocese of West Texas during Holy Week. He preach­ XLhc flbra^er Book ed at five churches and assisted the Episcopal Rev. Paul Osborne at the Three Hour Its History and Purpose

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2020. to serve as educational building and for services. At present the 80 chil­ "Bishop Johnson's booklet, printed in 1934, is better dren of the school meet in a cafe­ teria. Reason for the growth of the than anything I have yet found to use in this 400th An­ town is the hydrogen bomb plant over niversary Year. I wish it might be reprinted." Copyright the line in South Carolina. Members of the Good Shepherd, Augusta, are —George I. Hiller, leaders in developing the mission. Rector of Trinity, Miami BISHOP STREET of Chicago recent­ ly confirmed 53 service men and wo­ 25c for single copies men at the Great Lakes Naval Train­ Ten copies for $2. ing Center, presented by Chaplain Cash with order please MA. Curry. He has prepared classes of considerable size every three months for the past year, with a total of 208 presented in 1951. THE WITNESS EPISCOPAL CHURCH is represented TUNKHANNOCK PENNSYLVANIA by chaplains at four armed forces

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THE WITNESS-MAY 1, 1952 Thirteen "divided the whites and united the colored people." Although the white CHURCHES OVERSEAS people voted Malan into office, the majority of them now are not pre­ pared to go as far as his policy aims. GERM WAR PROTEST Leon Harmel, who started a similar METHODIST MEET FROM HUNGARY movement in France 50 years ago. Its IN INDIA ultimate aim is to achieve an in­ Two Lutheran bishops of Hungary dustrial-democratic system in which More than a thousand Methodist Vil­ have urged the Lutheran World Fed­ workers will share in profits with lagers from a 100 square mile area eration to protest at its world as­ employers. They are to promote study camped in hundreds of tents in sembly in Hannover this summer in colleges of labor-management re­ Khanapur forest in the Bombay prov­ against the use of germ warfare lations, trade unionism and profit- ince, for a five day spiritual gathering which they alleged the U.S. had sharing. when they renewed their Christian instituted in Korea. Incidentially six vows, listened to sermons and sang delegates will represent the Hungar­ AMERICAN GIVES CHURCH hymns. ian Church at the conference. TO IRISH TOWN HOUSE FOR HOMELESS An anonymous American of Maiden, CANADIAN STUDENTS IN FRANCE Mass., is giving the money to erect STUDY INDUSTRY To commemorate its 50 anniversary a Roman Catholic church in the A group of students of the Univer­ the Catholic Women's League of rural district of Shrone near the sity of Saskatchewan have formed a France plans to build a house in each Lakes of Killarney. He first offered, publication. club to study the best means of ap­ diocese in the country to shelter though a bank manager, to build a plying Christian principles to in­ homeless families. and hospital but the townspeople asked dustry. The group is called the for the church instead. Harmel Club after a Frenchman, ROLE OF JOURNALISTS IS STRESSED reuse MALAN POLICY LEADS Journalists throughout the world

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Fourteen THE WITNESS-MAY I, 1952 CATHEDRAL CHOIR SCHOOL New York Established 1901 BACKFIRE A BOARDING SCHOOL for the forty Readers are encouraged to comment on editorials, articles and news. boys of the Choir of the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine. The boys receive careful Since space is limited we ask that letters be brief. We reserve musical training and sing daily at the serv­ the right to abstract and to print only those we consider important. ice in the Cathedral. The classes in the School are small with the result that boys have individual attention, and very high standards are maintained. The School has MURIEL SYMINGTON a king would do to them. Today we its own building and playgrounds in the close. Fee—$450.00 per annum. Boys ad­ Churchwoman of Brooklyn, N.Y. can see that what he predicted has mitted 9 to 11. Voice test and scholastic come to pass. There is only on thing examination. For Catalogue and information The most rabid atheist in an out­ address: burst of militant and calculated left—repent and return to God. blashphemy could scarcely have The CANON PRECENTOR, excelled the pictorial blasphemy of H. S. MORTAN Cathedral Choir School the photograph on the front page of Layman of Hartford Cathedral Heights, N. Y. CITY 25 the April 13 Sunday Times. The presence of cordial relations Headlined "Crosses in the Air and between clergy and parishioners is es­ on Land" the picture was captioned: sential to a successful church. A "Navy Panther jets from Moffett factor in such friendliness is an CARLETON COLLEGE Field, near San Jose, California, fly­ acquaintenship between them. To LAURENCE M. GOULD, D.SC, President promote this friendliness and under­ Carleton is a co-educational liberal arts col­ publication. ing information over the Easter Cross lege of limited enrollment and is recognized atop Sunrise Hill in Oakhill Ceme­ standing some churches are holding as the Church College of Minnesota. and tery." post sermon discussion groups. This Address: Director of Admissions This callous, thinking insult to the enables the parishioners to discuss the Carleton College Prince of Peace is comparable to the sermon and other topics with the Northfield Minnesota reuse brutality of the soldiers who, when clergy. It promotes a better under­ for Jesus on the Cross said "I thirst," standing of the sermon and friendlier dipped sponges in vinegar and raised relations between rector and congre­ the bitter brew on their spears in gation. The thoughts expressed in LENOX SCHOOL mockery of his need. some sermons are often rather dif­ A Church School in the Berkshire Hills for required ficult to understand. Some further boys 12-18 emphasizing Christian ideals and How insensitive can a newspaper character through simplicity of plant and be? To have made instruments of explanation is a great aid to such an equipment, moderate tuition, the coopera­ understanding. tive self-held system, and informal, personal destruction into the form of a cross relationships among boys and faculty. is nothing but an indecent perversion REV. ROBERT L. CURRY, Headmaster of a symbol meaningful to all Chris- HARRY W. ROSE Lenox, Massachusetts Permission tains as an emblem first of tragedy Layman of New York and then of hope. The issue devoted to the N.Y. Pro­ testant Episcopal City Mission Society If some great painter were moved

DFMS. was excellent in every way. You are to create on canvas "Calvary, 1952" HOLDERNESS / to be commended for making your The White Mountain School, for boys he would have to depart from tradi­ readers aware of the social work 13-19. Thorough college preparation in tion and portray, not one "mater small classes. Student government empha­ being done in the name of the Church. sizes responsibility. Team sports, skiing. dolorosa" but a myriad of sorrowing Debating. Glee Club. Art. New fireproof Church mothers mourning sons who will building. never return to the parental hearth. In making an address change, send DONALD C. HAGErtMAN, Headmaster both the old and the new address Plymouth New Hampshire A. F. GILMAN Episcopal Layman of Chicago CENTRAL SCHOOL OF RELIGON Your editorial, What Youth Thinks (A Correspondence Institution') the (March 27) leads me to suggest that 6030 Lowell Ave., Indianapolis 19, Ind. FORK UNION of it is not the authoritarianism of the College level courses since 1896. Bible, Theology of O. & N. T., Pastoral Psychology, MILITARY ACADEMY Roman Church alone which lies at Church Publicity, Religious Education, etc. the bottom of desperate straits in Complete interrupted studies at home. Ex­ Highest Government rating with strong Chris­ cellent faculty. Reasonable. Write to Sec- tian emphasis. Upper School prepares for Uni­ which the world find itself today, but versity or Business. Fully accredited. R.O.T.C. Archives tetary for further information NOW. the misinterpretation of the words Every modern equipment. Separate Junior School from six years up, housemothers. Stu­ "king" and "kingdom" as they have dents from thirty states. Catalogue, DR. I. C.

2020. been translated for us from the WICKER, BOX 284, FORK UNION, VA. original words used by Christ. Whether by design or accident we KEMPER HALL find in the Epistle for the Sunday r Kenosha, Wisconsin Copyright next before Easter (Phil. 2-5) when shattuck s>ci)ool Boarding and day school for girls ottering Christ pictured to us as going up thorough college preparation and training for to Jerusalem amid the acclamation purposeful living. Study of the Fine Arts of the people as king, that Paul pic­ encouraged. Complete sports program. Junior FOUNDED 1858 school department. Beautiful lake shore campus. tures God for us under the form of ANNOUNCES Under the direction of the Sisters of St. Mary. a servant. The Church, and particul­ The thirty-eighth season of its FOR CATALOG, ADDRESS, BOX WT arly the Church of Rome, has fallen SUMMER SCHOOL CAMP into the error of worshipping God June 23 - August 2, 1952 the king and not the servant. We all BOYS Juniors: Age 9-13 - Seniors: Age 14-18 ST. MARY'S-LN-THE-MOUNTAINS know that men tend to become like An Episcopal college preparatory board­ Combines summer camp recreational activities ing school for fifty girls. Piano and Choral the thing they worship. with instruction by Shattuck masters to meet instruction. Art. Domestic Science. Moun­ God was very definite with the each boy's needs. tain _ hikes and winter sports afforded by location in White Mountains. Horseback Prophet Samuel when the children of FOR SUMMER SCHOOL-CAMP CATALOG WRITE and Skiing lessons. New gymnasium. For Israel were clamoring for a king. He DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS catalogue address said, "the people have forsaken me 257 Shumway Hall Miss Mary Harley Jenks, Principal and not you." He also told them what SHATTUCK SCHOOL - FARIBAULT, MINNESOTA Littleton, New Hampshire

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GRACE CHURCH SCHOOL BARD COLLEGE THE PRTTERSDN SCHOOL^ BOYS Coeducational Episcopal Day School Formerly St. Stephen's Prepares for leading secondary schools. Sound academic training. Kindergarten A Coeducational thru 8th grade. French and Latin empha­ College of Liberal Arts sized. Complete testing program. Est. 1894. Music, drama, arts & crafts, sports. Bus' and Sciences service. Hot lunch. Tel: AL 4-2000 FOUNDED 1860 CHAPPY VALLEY-J^IS For catalogue and further information write E. ALLISON GRANT, Headmaster to The Director of Admissions. Bard College, Episcopal School in Blue Ridge Mountains 88 E. Fourth Ave. (11th St.), N. Y. 3 Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. of Western No. Carolina. Accredited. Grades 6-12. Gymnasium, sports, 42nd year. 1300- acre estate. Board and tuition, moderate. Cathedral School of St. Mary DANIEL BAKER COLLEGE GEORGE F. WIESE, Supt. An accredited Episcopal school for girls. Suburban New York City. Day-nursery to BROWNWOOD, TEXAS COLLEGE Legerwood, N. C. HEALTH college. Boarding—fifth grade to college. Established 1889. Operated under the aus­ PREPARATORY EDUCATION Strong college preparatory course. Music, pices of the Diocese of Dallas. Co-educa­ Dramatics, Art. Excellent sports program. tional senior college offering B.A. and B.S. CHARACTER BUILDING Catalog on request. degrees. Special opportunities in teacher training, music education, business admin­ MABION REID MARCH Box W, Garden City, Long Island, N. Y. publication. istration. The only available undergraduate course in the Episcopal Church in Church St. John Baptist School Work Training. Member: Association of FOR GIRLS and Texas Colleges. Ofers College Preparatory and General courses. Music, art, outdoor sports, and a ST. STEPHEN'S REV'D W. A. CHOSS, M.A., President happy home life, with character building REV'D L. A. HASELMAYER, Ph.D., Dean extra-curricular activities for resident and SCHOOL FOR ROYS reuse day students, under the care of the Sis­ ALEXANDRIA, VA. ters of St. John Baptist. In the country Grades 3 thru 12 (Day School). College for near Morristown, New Jersey. Accredited. Preparatory. Under the Church School Sys­ SAINT PAUL'S For catalog address Box 556 The Sister Superior, Mendham, New Jersey tem of the Diocese of Virginia. POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE Address I.AWRENCEVILLE, VIRGINIA THE REV. EDWARD E. TATE, required Approved by the Southern Association of CJ_ T 1 » MILITARY Headmaster Colleges and Secondary Schools. B.S. De 2405 Russell Rd. ALEXANDRIA, VA. gree with major in Trade and Industrial Education, B.S. Degree in Home Economics at. John s SCHOOL Education, B.S. Degree with major in Ele­ Salina, Kansas mentary Education, B.S. Degree in Second­ Since 1887 St. John's has been perpetuat­ ST. MARY'S HALL on the Delaware. ary Education. ing the cultural tradition of the Church Episcopal boarding and dav school for by stressing sound scholarship in Christian girls 8 18. Founded 1837. Thorough col Permission EARL II. McCLENNEY, President atmosphere. Grades 3 through 12. Fully lege preparation. Fully accredited. Separate accredited. lower school. College preparatory and gen­ COL. R. L. CLEM, Rector eral courses. Music, Art, Clubs, Sports, Virginia Episcopal School Dramatics. Near New York and Philadelphia. Catalogue. DFMS. LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA / ST. MARY'S HALL FLORENCE LUKENS NEW BOLD Prepares boys for colleges and university. SECONDARY BOARDING SCHOOL Headmistress Splendid environment and excellent corps of Faribault, Minnesota Burlington, New Jersey teachers. High standard in scholarship and Close relationship of students and faculty athletics. Healthy and beautiful location in in residence allows for a maximum of spir­ Church the mountains of Virginia. itual, academic, and social growth. Prepa­ ration for leading colleges. An extensive ST. ANDREWS SCHOOL For catalogue, apply to sports program, including riding. West Barrington, R. I. GEORGE L. BARTON, JR., Ph.D., Headmaster PHYLLIS M. NEWMAN, M.A. Box -408 Founded 1866 I Ieadmistress COUNTRY SETTING Boys - Grades 4-12 Episcopal kolona IOLANI SCHOOL Courses — College preparatory and general the Okolona College ° ' Scholarship work progarm Episcopal Church School for Boys 48 week schedule of Mississippi HONOLULU 17, HAWAII Send inquiries to Headmaster Co educational, Private, American Church A college preparatory church school for Institute for Negroes (Protestant Episcopal boys. Kindergarten through twelfth grade. Church) Established 1902 Established 1862. Dav tuition $225 to High School and Junior College - Trades $275. Boarding $665 - $775. Summer ses­ The Church Home and

Archives and Industries - Music sion. Accredited. Tor information write: W. MILAN DAVIS Hospital President REV. CHARLES A. PARMITER, JR. SCI IOOL OF NURSING M.A., S.T.B., Rector Today's Training for Tomorrow's Baltimore 31, Maryland 2020. A three year course of nursing. Classes Opportunities enter August and September. Scholarships available to well qualified high school DeVEAUX SCHOOL graduates. St. Augustine's College Niagara Falls, New York Apply to Director of Nursing RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA Copyright 1867 - 1951 FOUNDED 1852 A Church School in the Diocese of West­ Accredited Four - Year College for Negro HOWE MILITARY SCHOOL Youth. Coeducational. Music, Pre-Medical, ern New York. College preparatory. Broad Thorough Academic Training in a Spiritual Health and Physical Education, High School activities program. Small classes. Scholar­ Environment. R.O.T.C. Accredited college Teacher Training, Business, Pre - Social ships available. Grade 7 through 12. For preparatory, business courses. Junior School. Small classes. Every bov participates in Work, Nursing Education in co-operation information address The Headmaster, Box with St. Agnes Hospital. sports. Balanced program. Episcopal. Estab­ "A." lished 1884. Summer Camp, boys grammar HAROLD L. TRIGG, President school age. Catalogue. COL. B. B. BOUTON 13 Academy Plac t, Howe, Indiana ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL ST. LUKE'S SCHOOL SCHOOL OF NURSING Episcopal Day School under the direction New York City ST. AGNES SCHOOL of Trinity Parish An Episcopal Country Day and Boarding Nursery, Kindergarten, Elementary Grades. Otters an accredited 3-year program in basic professional nursing. Classes enter School for Girls After School play groups. Coeducational. Excellent College Preparatory record. Spe­ Moderate tuition. For catalogue and fur­ in September and February. Write or cial courses arranged for girls not contem­ ther information communicate with visit (Saturdays at 10 A. M.) plating college. Day pupils range from THE REV. PAUL C. WEED, JR. Kindergarten to College Entrance. Boarders Headmaster The Registrar from Grade 8 to College Entrance. Hudson & Grove Sts., NEW YORK 14, N. Y. 119 W. 114th St., New York 25, N.Y. MISS BLANCHE PITTMAN, Principal Phone WAtkins 4-5960 Albany New York