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Christians disagree about the Reliance on Nuclear Weapons necessity of maintaining mili- tary and nuclear power to de- Condemned by Church Report ter possible enemy aggression, the report said the "deterrent publication. •* Reliance on nuclear weap- St. Louis, Mo., and submitted to theory" is fraught with risks, and ons whose destructive potential the council of Bishops at its St. including accidental war and outweighs any possible advant- Louis meeting. Although the miscalculation, that increase as reuse age that could be gained by document is not an official more nations possess nuclear for their use was condemned in a statement by the bishops, it power. report received by the Metho- has been approved by them for The report said that full scale dist council of Bishops and sent use in "appropriate study pro- nuclear war could not be limited required to the entire Church for study. grams throughout the Church." to military objectives but would Asserting that a nuclear war "To be silent in the face of destroy entire populations and would destroy more value than the present massive preparation thus "is so indiscriminate in its for nuclear war is to share Permission it could possible conserve, the destruction as to be devoid of report also charged that con- responsibility for it," the re- justice or any claim about stant preparation for such a port said. It continued: morality." DFMS. / war devalues human life, bru- "The Church, through its It challenged the theory of talizes society, and channels pulpits, literature and other a limited nuclear war on the economic resources away from means of instruction, should grounds that it would be almost Church constructive uses. It criticized urge the repudiation of any impossible, once such a war the country's civil defense pro- military policy which makes started, to keep it from "esca- gram for providing a false likely its own self-destruction. lating" to full-scale war.

Episcopal sense of security and making "If, in fact, we are provoked

the the idea of nuclear war seem into the waging of war by mas- In addition, the report said of feasible. sive assault on populations, constant preparation for war, As alternatives to the nuclear whether by nuclear, chemical or whether limited or full-scale, "balance of terror," the report biological weapons, this would tends to make the whole socie- Archives suggested an all-out effort for mean that the Christians of ty, and especially young men total disarmament, with the the United States would be who face military service, in- 2020. U.S. taking some unilateral practicing genocide, destroying sensitive to human values. steps if necessary, support of by the millions the very Chris- "The Church has a duty to the United Nations and other tians who are today in the front oppose militarism not only Copyright such international organiza- line of courageous Christian when it becomes a dominant tions, increased help for testimony under Communist force in foreign policy but also underdeveloped countries, and governments." when its demands of men voca- strengthening of civil liberties The report emphasized that tionally and financially redirect and racial justice at home. the Church "must go far be- the energy and resources of a yond declaring that it would whole population into destruc- The 99-page report on "Chris- refuse to support such massive tive rather than constructive tian Truth and War in the Nu- assaults on populations if those activity," the report said. clear Age" was requested by assaults were actually to be Turning to the nation's civil the Methodist general confer- launched" and must search for defense program, the report ence in 1960, prepared by a 12- constructive alternatives to re- seriously questioned whether man commission headed by liance on military power. the present preparations, or any Bishop Matthew W. Clair Jr. of While noting that many economically viable prepara-

DECEMBER 20, 1962 Three tions, or any economically vi- and which encourages negotia- which would be heeded by every able preparations, offer real tion rather than resort to war government on earth," the re- protection in the event of nu- when international disputes port said. clear war. arise. "God's power, speaking From one point of view, the "In this divided world a through man's power in the report said, civil defense is "an Church united, not in institu- Church of Jesus Christ, could effort to make nuclear war tional form but in the power of be instrumental in saving man seem feasible by seeking to in- the Holy Spirit, could speak a from nuclear destruction and sure some type of national sur- word on peace and disarmament bringing peace to the world." vival even while recognizing that a large part, perhaps the major part, of the population Radical Changes in Philosophy of the world is doomed to death." Of Missions Urged by Leaders "To persist in the effort to make nuclear war seem toler- if A suggestion that future to speak and write the language able-through civil defense pro- Protestant missionaries could as fluently as their own, have publication. grams is a sin against God and be more effective if they re- technical skills they can teach and man," it declared. mained unmarried, at least for to others, and be able to tran- a limited time, was made by a scend traditional denomination- In the final analysis, the re- reuse World Council of Churches al loyalties for loyalty to the port said, "there is no really for executive whose speciality is whole Church. hopeful or acceptable alterna- training missionary personnel. She emphasized that these tive to the present road to ruin suggestions were designed to except complete and universal "Do the present needs of required Christ's Church in some coun- "provoke thought and discus- disarmament down to police sion" as part of a study now levels and under effective inter- tries demand a company of men and women prepared to remain being made on the recruitment national control." and training of missionaries. Permission While the United States single . . . for a limited number of years?" Gwenyth Hubble Also calling for a "new look" government has an obligation in mission philosophy and per- to ensure the security of its asked in a speech to the annual DFMS. sonnel policies were other

/ assembly of the National Coun- citizens, the report suggested speakers at the conference in- that to begin the reduction of cil of Churches' division of foreign missions. cluding R. Pierce Beaver, pro-

Church international tensions the U.S. fessor of missions at the Uni- might take "certain limited She quoted anthropologist versity of Chicago Divinity steps toward disarmament." Margaret Mead, an Episco- School; Bishop Lesslie New- These could include renuncia- palian, as foreseeing the pos- bigin, director of the World Episcopal tion of chemical and biological sibility of missionaries "so dedi- Council of Churches division of the warfare, halting nuclear weap- cated that there is no room for world mission and evangelism; of on tests, and abandoning mili- the particular engrossing loyal- and Paul Loffler of London, a tary conscription. ties of family life, so dedicated secretary in the WCC division. that complete fulfillment of the

Archives The report also advocated Beaver said that the Catholic strengthening the UN financi- individual is often more possible Church has a much better than it would be if life were

2020. ally and by making use of its record than Protestants in the structure to settle internation- lived out in the family ..." academic training of mission- al disputes. If it is to be effec- "We need a reinstatement of aries. tive, the UN must have an in- the possibilities of single- On the Protestant side, Copyright creasingly universal member- blessedness, a climate of opinion Beaver said there is "the ut- ship that includes "troublesome where dedication to the single most pressure to get new ap- powers" as well as more re- life, whether religious or secu- pointees out to the field as sponsible nations, the report lar, can be protected and given speedily as possible, and a re- added. honors," Dr. Mead was quoted luctance to invest their time Christians, both individually as saying. and their board's money in ade- and through their Churches, Miss Hubble also suggested quate preparation." can help to prepare the road to- that future missionaries may He noted that, in contrast to ward disarmament by creating spend most of their lives in one this, Catholics have "taken the a climate of public opinion foreign country, get the major long-range point of view, and which rejects "blind anti-Com- part of their training after they have with patience been willing munist hysteria and hatred" arrive in that country, be able to invest time and life, counting

THE WITNESS the long integrated philosolph- he said "the image the word ture" and said the church ical, theological and field orien- mission evokes is that of the should augment its professional tation as already being mission- white man going to Africa, Asia ministry through "the volun- ary service." or Latin America — we don't tary, unpaid action of layman "Their thorough academic see those deeply committed making witness and exercising preparation has brought great Christians from Jamaica going a manifold ministry by virtue dividends," Beaver said. to work in the pagan slums of of their discipleship." Bishop Newbigin also em- Manchester and Birmingham." "A daring new openness is phasized that two of the main The need for common plan- necessary," Dr. Beaver said, "if missionary problems is insuf- ning and less emphasis on sus- effective new mission patterns ficient language training and tenance of the confessional are to be discovered." He the missionary's lack of willing- boundaries in mission activity criticized older churches as ness to submerge himself in the is made mandatory, Bishop institutions "concerned with environment, developing "a Newbigin maintained, by the conserving their prestige, privi- deep sense of solidarity with increasing urbanization of the leges and remnants of power, the people." world, the heightening demand with maintaining their peculiar "The missionary today should for educational facilities, the traditions, and with carrying publication. have a deep identification with impact laymen are making in on ever more activities." and the people he is serving and be overseas areas and the urgent exposed to the full impact of need for mission effort in the CHRISTMAS STAMP reuse the culture, thoughts, beliefs many unevangelized areas of HAS A STORY for and ideals of the people to the world. whom he goes," the bishop "For every one person who * The Christmas stamp said. issued by the post office was

required goes overseas as a missionary," Loffler called on the Protes- he said, "100 go in some other put out to encourage people to tant and Orthodox Churches to capacity. Potentially, the ques- use first class postage in mail- make more extensive use of the tion of the future evangeliza- ing their many millions of many laymen who now travel cards, and thus bring in a big Permission tion of the world rests much and live abroad. more on the 100 than on the added revenue to the depart- He warned that not all of one ... " ment. DFMS. / these business and professional He called attention to the The department acknowl- men are qualified to be "mis- "paternalism" that has de- edged that it rejected a pro- sionaries" but added that there posed design for special

Church veloped between the older are "still plenty left who could "sending" churches and the Christmas stamp on the ground play an important role in world younger "receiving" bodies and that window panes shown re- mission." asked for an end to this situa- sembled a cross. Episcopal Laymen, Loffler continued, tion through effort to "develop The department released a the "are not called upon to play the a genuine partnership in deci- picture of the controversial de- of organ in a church overseas or sion." sign and also released pictures to be spare-time missionaries of four other designs that were running Bible classes after of- Era of Change considered and rejected before Archives fice hours." Prof. Beaver stressed violent the current design of a simple "They are primarily called to changes in world economic and holly wreath and two tapers 2020. give a missionary witness — at social structure, emphasizing was accepted. their desk, in their professional "the magnitude of the metro- The rejected design would capacity, through their daily polis and the population explo- have shown a candle burning in

Copyright work — to men in the secular sion." He said it is urgent that a window framed by a wreath. field," he said. mission activity move into new Rejection of the design empha- Urges Partnership patterns "by setting free a sized the fact that no religious A need for "radical changes" goodly number of men and symbol, or apparent religious in the philosophy of missions women from the traditional symbol, will be permitted on the was noted by Bishop Newbigin, duties and methods of mission- Christmas stamps which the who said today's mission task is aries and granting them com- department expects to issue directed to "six continents, not plete freedom with plenty of each year. three." time to experiment." The rejected design was for Calling for "re-thinking" and The Chicago theologian ex- a 5-cent denomination. This casting away of the mantle of pressed the opinion that world year's stamp was issued in 4- 19th century colonialism that conditions "will demand far cent denomination because Con- shrouded early mission activity, more missionaries in the fu- gress made the recent postal

DECEMBER 20, 1962 Fire rate boost effective Jan. 7 in- elections in Italy in the spring PARIS CATHEDRAL stead of Oct. 1, as the depart- and hot weather which would RECEIVES ICON ment had hoped. be tough on the predominately That the public is going along elderly members. * On a recent Sunday (November 18, 1962) at the with this commercial twist The first session lasted 58 given Christmas by the govern- American Pro-Cathedral Church days, with 36 general congrega- of the Holy Trinity in Paris, ment is attested by the post tions. office disclosure in early Dean Sturgis Lee Riddle ac- cepted and dedicated in memory December that this year's BISHOP BURGESS stamp has proved so popular of the late Harry A. Hill, junior that the printing order has AND THE PRESS warden of the Cathedral and been increased to 850 million head of an American company * Archdeacon John M. Bur- in France, a seventeenth cen- stamps — 350 million more gess was consecrated as second than originally planned. tury Greek Icon, presented by suffragan bishop of Massachu- Mrs. Hill from her husband's In a further effort to avoid collection of Greek religious art. criticism that it has issued a setts at Trinity, Boston, Dec. 8th. Presiding Bishop Arthur publication. stamp to commemorate a The Icon, showing the An- specifically religious event, the Lichtenberger was consecrator nunciation, with Kings David and department has refused to list and Bishop Stokes and Bishop and Solomon carrying prophetic the stamp with its commemora- Lawrence, both of Mass., were scrolls, and the Greek Fathers, reuse tive stamps, but is listing it as Gregory of Nazianzus, Basil, for the co - consecrators. Many a "special" 4-cent stamp of the other bishops joined in the Chrysostom, and Athanasius, ordinary regular series of was the holy doors of an Icon- stamps. laying on of hands.

required astasis of a church in northern The principal effect of this Newspapers throughout the Greece, perhaps Kastoria. A has been to confuse stamp col- country made headlines of the Byzantine expert has made this lectors, who wanted to order it comment on the panels: fact that the new bishop is a Permission from the philatelic sales agency maintained by the department Negro, with statements like "I'd consider them important in Washington, but who could "the first Negro Episcopal bish- and exciting possessions, for

DFMS. their aesthetic finesse, wholly / not find it listed on the order op to have jurisdiction over effective exuberance, sure- blank. It is listed among the white congregations." regular stamps of various de- handed and devoted expression Church nominations, not among the Burgess was elected bishop of an earlier style, and their commemoratives. because of his outstanding abili- unaltered condition. Large The department asserted that ty demonstrated over the years pieces like this are often cut

Episcopal most of the mail received here in many important posts. The up." the concerning the Christmas stamp most recent was his dual role Following the service of of has been favorable. as archdeacon of Boston and dedication, the icon was blessed "Comments indicate the pub- superintendent of the Church's by Monseigneur Meletios, Bish- lic thinks it is a beautiful stamp mission society there. In this op of the Greek Church in Archives and it is proving very popular," job he of course directed what Paris, and placed in the cathe- it said. the secular press calls "pre- dral's chapel of St. Paul-the- 2020. Postmasters in several small dominately white" work. His Traveler. towns have reported that when election, ratification by bishops they ran out of the initial sup- and standing committees of the Mrs. Hill, present at the dedi-

Copyright ply, patrons went to another whole Church, consecration and cation, is active in the work of town to buy stamps for their future work had nothing to do the Episcopal Church women of Christmas mailings. They also with the color of his skin. Trinity Church, Princeton, New say big orders have been placed Jersey, and of the diocese of by commercial firms for their He is a suffragan bishop of New Jersey. She is the daugh- holiday mailings. the diocese of Mass, because, in ter of the late professor of the opinion of a vast majority classics at Princeton, Dr. Capps. VATICAN COUNCIL of the clerical and lay deputies Mr. Hill's brother, Edgar Hill, SECOND SESSION treasurer of St. Paul's Church, who elected him on the first ~k Second session of the Vati- Athens, where the Hill family can Council has been postponed ballot at a special convention, have lived for several genera- until Sept. 8 instead of May 12 he was best qualified for the tions was also present at the as originally planned. Reasons: job. service.

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Today the world demands equality, fraternity Greatest Failure and liberty by a short cut. Instead of developing the capacity within he seeks to impose these Of All Time qualities upon men from without. In such a pro- gram these words are like the claims of a high THE CHURCH which is the Body of Christ was pressure salesman. They are slogans which con- born in a stable, planned in a carpenter shop, ceal the facts. preached by the wayside, organized in an upper You may have equality of privilege in a house- room. There was no pomp or ceremony in the hold where love prevails but not in a corporation birth of him who was to be the King of Kings where only ability counts. You may have fra- publication. and Lord of Lords, and yet there was a quiet ternity in a group where men give and forgive, and dignity in the prelude to the drama. Some simple but not in a world of racial and class prejudices. You may have liberty where men are virtuous

reuse shepherds heard a choir of angels singing, "Glory but not where they are brutal and vindictive. for to God and on earth Peace, Good will to men." There is no greater hypocrisy than that of There were Magi from the east bearing symbolic using slogans which are stolen from the gospel

required gifts. There was a radiant star casting its light and proclaimed by Barabbas. "Not this man but upon the cradle. Surely God is an artist as well Barabbas." as a mechanic; a dramatist as well as a mathe- Why do so many disciples of Christ look to such sources for relief. It is, they say, because

Permission matician. The event has been the inspiration of art and the Church has failed. Failed to do what? To music and poetry; of worship and fellowship and come down from the cross and save a wicked DFMS. / benevolence. It has found a response in the world by legislative enactment? merriment of children, the joy of parents, the Of course the greatest failure of all time seemed to be that of Christ himself. Instead of Church carols of innumerable choirs. Because of its simplicity it has been within the comprehension correcting the political and economic injustice of of young and old in all nations. The test of time the Roman Empire he allowed himself to be cru- cified. No wonder the disciples forsook him and

Episcopal is the witness to truth. That which satisfies a human need in all places and at all times needs fled. It needed a resurrection to gather again the

of no logic to demonstrate its value, no argument the scattered forces. to prove its worth. We want Christmas without Advent; Easter If the spirit of Christmas could be the atmos- without Good Friday. And we want these things Archives phere in which men lived throughout the year because our deeds are evil. Christmas has be- the Christian gospel would demonstrate itself. come a house of merchandise; Easter a parade of 2020. But there are certain factors in the problem fashion. We wonder why the world is rejecting which need to be considered. Christ when Christians celebrate Christmas without Christ's Mass as the one adequate ob-

Copyright First there is God's gift of the Christ to a world which was eager to be healed of its servance of the day. diseases without desiring to overcome its sins. Many Christians are filled with discontent. It But God's gifts are dependent upon man's co- is a divine discontent when we are discontented operating with the conditions involved in their with ourselves; a worldly discontent when we bestowal. God did not give man education but are discontented with others; a diabolical discon- merely the capacity for it. Unless and until man tent when we are discontented with God. developed the capacity he could not possess the The world is very sick but that does not mean treasure. God does not give man righteousness that it will be cured by any other prescription but merely the capacity for it, and unless and than that which the great Physician gave — in until man develops the capacity, so likewise he which he assured us that in the world we should cannot possess the treasure. have much tribulation, but bade us to be of good

DECEMBER 20, 1962 Seven cheer for he had overcome the world. No! Not yet but in his own good time. So in spite of the world's tribulation let us One Woman's View adore the Babe of Bethlehem in full confidence that he will bring peace and good will into God's By Barbara St. Claire creation in his own good time. "An Uneasy Season"

THE SEASON OF ADVENT, like a two edged Christmas sword, is back again. It is an uneasy time in the Church year; Janus-like, it looks in two directions at once. If we would understand its THE STORY OF CHRISTMAS is the story of meaning, we must take into account this duality. God in action. "God loved the world so much We must not forget, as we prepare our hearts that He gave His only Son, that everyone who for the incredible joy of the coming of the Christ has faith in Him may not die but have eternal child, that Advent is a penitential season too. publication. life." This is what God did in Jesus of Nazareth. Any confrontation of ourselves and our Lord is, and on one hand, joy and peace, and on the other He came into the world and was laid gently in a hand, judgment. Judgment is inevitably present reuse crib; He gave His life for us and was nailed to in a juxtaposition of ourselves and God, whether for a cross. daily, or at the last day. "For who shall ascend But why do our thoughts go so quickly from into the hill of the Lord?" asks the Psalmist. "Even he that hath clean hands, and a pure required the gaiety of Christmas to the sorrow of Good heart." Our hands are not clean and our hearts Friday? Because the cross also is part of God's are not pure. It is in the light of the light of the action for us. And if we would know the joy of world that we see ourselves as we really are; in Christmas, we must see where it leads: past Permission the seeing is our salvation. Bethlehem to Calvary, and then to Easter morn- ing, and to the Day of Pentecost, and to the Advent is a deep and troubling time. It is DFMS. / presence with us now of the Holy Spirit. This meant to be, for ours is a hard and subtle faith. is God's action, His ceaseless love at work in us There is not much comfort for us in Advent- and in His world, opening the way for His love Church light when we read in the paper of the eleventh which heals and restores. man to die in Kansas since its resumption of When we think of Christmas in this way, then capital punishment in the 1930s. We read un-

Episcopal we can celebrate it merrily even in these uncheer- easily that the man condemned had been diagnosed as mentally ill by the Menninger the ful days. Christmas has its own tone and color of and warmth, and whatever helps us keep this Foundation. This sort of thing is always done time with joy is good. Although we are per- in our name as long as we acquiesce, for we are plexed and anxious and afraid, we can know both the society on whose behalf the state acts. We Archives the joy and the hope of Christmas. are also children of God, in capital cases ir- retrievably judgmental of a child of God. 2020. We see where Christ went from Bethlehem and where we are led in response to God's action, As Christians we have been told to love one from our worship at the manger. Seeing this we another. But with what sort of love? It would

Copyright understand that God speaks and we answer; God seem that Christ's love is not so diffuse and ill- acts and we respond. We know that if we are defined as to recommend to us the easy way out Christ's followers, we are to be people of good of our responsibility for our brother — the elec- will: open-hearted, loving, forgiving, makers of tric chair, the hangman's noose. Instead, His peace. The road to Bethlehem leads home again, love is focused on each one of us as though each that we may show there what great things God were the only created being in the world. On has done for us. the condemned and on the one who condemns. But how should we love one another? John Donne, in his sixteenth meditation, wrote: "How many men that stand at an execu- PRESIDING BISHOP tion, if they would ask, for what dies that man?

•Eigltt THE WITNESS should hear their own faults condemned, and see face of Janus, the penitential meaning of the themselves executed by attorney?" We are all uneasy Advent season. It may be that if we are members one of another. None of our hands able to recognize our common fallibility before are clean and none of our hearts pure. This is our God, we can learn to love in humility. For the sharp other edge of the sword, the other this is the hard and subtle craft of the Christian.

THE RELEVANT CHRISTMAS

By Hugh McCandless Rector of the Epiphany, New York

SPENT WITH THE FORMIDABLE FRAM- publication. WORTHY FAMILY OF VERSAILLES, and CONNECTICUT. STORY TOLD AT THE reuse for FAMILY SERVICE ON CHRISTMAS, 1961

required MY FRIEND SQUADRON O'TOOLE spends breathing. She herself decorates people's houses quite varied Christmases, because he has cousins according to astrological charts; and you may by the dozens. Some of them are members of have seen her and her little boy Michael roller- the formidable Framworthy family of Versailles, skating around Washington Square together, Permission Connecticut. (There is a place in France which wearing matching sweaters. is spelled the same way, but the French pro- Ottilie stayed in Versailles, where she is the

DFMS. nounce it funnily. But the Framworthys say,

/ volunteer Minister of Education in the Old everyone to his own taste.) Ottilie and Possy Colonial Meeting House. This church has been Framworthy are own cousins, twice removed, to a stronghold of liberalism ever since it was re- Church Mr. O'Toole. Forgive my calling them the for- novated in 1849, and Cousin Ottilie is one of the midable Framworthys; everybody does; and most strongest holders. She has practically no one of them have their own nicknames, like "Iron- left to educate, for all the children in the village Episcopal sides" Framworthy and "Immoveable" Fram- attend St. Cote-des-Nieges, the French Canadian the worthy, and so forth. There never has been a church. But she keeps busy, because most direc- of Framworthy called "Me Too" Framworthy. Ot- tors of education are always in conference with tilie does not have a nickname: she is too for- other directors of education, and have very little

Archives midable; and ever since she announced at the time left for the children anyway. But last year age of three that her baby sister's name was she thought: why not fill the old house with

2020. Possy, no one has dared call Possy anything else. young cousins for a real New England Christmas, I am not sure that anyone even knows what her and have them put on an easy pageant in church ? real name is, or rather was. Of course, she was really thinking of Possy and

Copyright Possy has hardly spoken to Ottilie since they her little boy. were in their late 'teens, ever since an occasion Need for Improvement referred to as That Boston Luncheon. People speak of it in capital letters, like the Boston Tea SO SHE SENT OUT INVITATIONS and tried Party, which it resembles in its historical and not to make them sound like summonses, though revolutionary overtones. Apparently their hostess there was plenty of firmness under the warm- had asked the girls whether they would have ness. She caught the O'Tooles in a weak mo- squash pie or tipsy pudding for dessert, and Ot- ment, and some others, and even Possy and tilie said loudly, "Thank you. My sister and I Michael. Her idea was to have a simple scene of will both have squash pie." Soon after, Possy angels holding safe electrical candles singing im- moved to New York, where she married a young proved Christmas carols. Perhaps you didn't man who taught Zen philosophy and rhythmic know that Christmas carols needed improving,

DECEMBER 20, 1962 Nine but that shows you don't know Ottilie Fram- firecrackers at Christmas in the South, but she worthy. Take "Away in a Manger," for exam- seemed to take no pleasure in the memory. ple. Is it relevant to our age? The first lines don't even make sense: a crib and a manger are The O'Tooles the same thing, so how can you say that Jesus FEEMUS AND FLOTILLA O'TOOLE were fas- was in a manger with no crib for his bed? And cinated, having been brought up on a wholesome why ask Jesus to look down from the sky? This diet of selected television programs. In fact, makes children think that heaven is somewhere Flotilla was embarrassed by her baby brother's up in the sky. And so forth. Ottilie's improved awkwardnesses. He would shout bang when he version had no damaging ideas left in it. It didn't have a victim, which is wasteful of ammu- was no fun, either. She sent the mimeographed nition. He once said, "Help, I'm dead!" You copies around and said the children should prac- don't say, "Help, I'm dead!" You simply say, tice it to the regular tune. after a little argument perhaps, "O.K. You got me," then you fall crashing to the floor, and then Everyone arrived on the very day of the after a decent interval of three or four seconds, publication. pageant, and Ottilie soon discovered that there you resurrect yourself, good as new.

and are about forty seven tunes to this carol, by actual count, and each is considered the regular Flotilla said Feemus was stupid, lest Michael identify her with her ignorant infant of a bro- reuse melody by its adherents. The initial attempt at for it sounded like a cat's-concert. Thirty minutes ther. But Michael said Feemus had the makings of indignant debate followed. The organist was of a wonderful underbrush fighter, since his asked to arbitrate, but he said he disliked all the small size made it possible for him to crawl required tunes, and offered to write still another, in the under the pews all the way to the organ to shout manner of the fourteenth century. Everybody "Bang!" at the startled organist, who was alter- then turned on him, and in the confusion Ottilie's nately playing and praying. After that remark,

Permission choice prevailed, but her poise was shaken. Then Feemus did everything his hero did. This had Squadron put on his remarkable imitation of one advantage, since Michael was the only boy being tone-deaf, by means of which he has kept who did not object to being fitted to an angel DFMS. / out of choirs for years, so Ottilie had to excuse robe, having met many distinguished swamis him. and gurus who wore about the same thing. Church The big drain on Ottilie's usual serene A council of desperation among the adults de- superiority, however, was her own nephew cided that the angels had better sing only one Michael. She had not seen him since he was a song, the altered version of "Away in a Manger." Episcopal baby, and she thought she was braced for any- Fortunately, this musical treat was to be part of the thing, because Zen people go in for a minimum a regular service, and they should get home early of of things like furniture, clothes, system, order, for the present-opening anyway. discipline, — everything that Ottilie thought of

Archives as part of our civilization. Michael had a good Christmas Spirit ear, and a true voice, and a great sense of the AFTER A REST, back they went to the church 2020. dramatic, but all this had come from his for the service. Squadron sat at ease in a front thorough study of television programs. In fact, pew and read the leaflet for the service with he ran a kind of competitive rehearsal of his interest. He noted that although liberal churches Copyright own, teaching his cousins little songs in praise do not tell you what to think, this one certainly of various brands of beer and cigarettes, and con- was specific about how you should feel. Parts ducting small Western dramas during the fre- of the service were firmly labeled "An Act of quent delays in the other rehearsal. Whenever Humility," "The Moments of Confession and Af- Ottilie would say, "Now where has Michael firmation," "The Period of Inspiration," and so gone?" he would cheerily appear from behind a forth: perhaps not dogmatic, but vaguely sub- pew in the upper gallery. "Bang, bang!" he liminal. would answer pleasantly. "I got you first, Aunt Ottilie." The grown-ups took an instant loathing The clergyman, the Reverend Emerson Biddi- to him, but his contemporaries valued him as a body, spoke about what children could teach us man of the world. Mrs. O'Toole said that the all about the Christmas spirit. He glowed with bang-banging in the church reminded her of the a perceptive sympathy which could have been

Ten THE WITNESS achieved only by a man with no children of his own and no Sunday School. Then came the Foolishness and Fact angels and "Away in a Manger." It was a tone- less rendition, with Cousin Ottilie's voice quite About Christmas discernible, in its clarity and expression, above By Theodore L. Weatherly the wooden singing of the young. The organist Rector of St. Mathew's, Homestead, Pa. began to feel somewhat relaxed, and played one stanza too many. This made for an awkward EARLY CHRISTIANS borrowed the date of moment, which Michael attempted to ease by December 25th from a pagan festival: we don't cocking his finger at Ottilie and shouting "Bang, know the actual birthday of Jesus. It seems bang!" His disciple Feemus immediately pointed only fair to permit non-Christians to celebrate his fat little hand at the clergyman and squeaked their December 25th holiday in their own way, "Bang, bang, bang;" All the angels followed suit. Luckily Mr. Biddibody could bless louder rather than to expect Christian disciplines from than they could bang, and the service was over. them. Christmas day has not been "commercial- publication. ized", "secularized", or "paganized": December and Relevant Gift 25th has always been that. Let the world go its merry way: if Christians cannot give others reuse COUSIN OTTILIE drove the angels home in her something better, why should they interfer in for station wagon, to prevent their catching colds, and their parents walked after in mortified the pleasures of others? silence. There were a few half-hearted jokes But of course, we as Christians are always required about what Ottilie was doing to the children, but meeting with the world and we don't always everyone really felt too sorry for her to laugh. come out best. For example, behind this jolly But when they arrived, there was their cousin secularized Santa Claus is the disciplined Chris-

Permission happily dishing out Indian Corn Meal Pudding to tian person of Saint Nicholas. Nicholas led a her singers, with Mr. Biddibody pouring on un- most attractive life, but the world, instead of wise amounts of cream. I don't mean unwise asking how did he get that way — which would DFMS. / cholesterol-wise; I mean unwise spill-wise. (I have gotten to the heart of the matter — saw hope that made sense; it sounds rather silly.) that he helped children as part of his life, and

Church "Do you know what Michael did?" asked Ottilie took up that particular characteristic, glorified hoarsely, and Possy's insides turned to ice water. it, and made it into its Christmas ritual. "He made the Christmas Story relevant. That's Nicholas would have said that they missed the

Episcopal what Mr. Biddibody says." "Relevant, yes," said point. The sickening sentence, "Christmas is the Mr. Biddibody, mopping up Feemus' general area for children," with its drooling sentimentality of at the table, "Relevant, and very, very urgent. and blindness to the Christian significance of Michael, the warrior-angel! How fitting, how the event, is a betrayal of everything for which fitting. Get your elbow out of that cream." Saint Nicholas stood. Archives Well, I guess that's about all there is to it, A similar distortion of the Christian gospel

2020. except that Cousin Ottilie saved her presents for has resulted in the practice of gift-exchanges: Michael to the last. They were improving books, the American public feels an almost religious with light-hearted, iron-handed titles like "We obligation to get-and-give at Christmastime. We

Copyright Learn About Dinosaurs," and "Rambles through seem to have the feeling that if we don't give Mediaeval History." Michael was terribly presents at Christmastime we're not only fail- pleased, and found scenes of struggle somewhere ing to support the American economy but also in all of thern. He was enjoying his New Eng- being disloyal to the principles of Christianity. land Christmas very much, and had no idea he Well, this confusion, whether intentional or had caused a near-catastrophe. unintentional, has led many astray — and when Flotilla whispered to Squadron, "My, what our Lord comes again, many of his lambs are grim presents she gave him!" But Squadron going to discover that they have really been the whispered back, "She gave him the best present black sheep of his family. American abuse of of all. She likes him. That's what I call a rele- Santa Claus, and American blindness to the real vant gift." needs of the world all around us will stand re- And I do too. vealed for what it is — gross selfishness.

DECEMBER 20, 1962 Eleven Do Christians know that Christmas as a Chris- today's Christians know that it is tolling for tian festival has nothing to do with children in them? particular, but everything to do with mankind in For those who'd like to do something ap- general and in specific? Will Christians today propriate at this season, the Presiding Bishop's adopt the historic disciplines that were part of fund for World Relief is the most effective way Saint Nicholas' life? When the bell tolls, will to help the needy of the world.

BRIEF SERVICE CASE RECORD By Henry H. Wiesbauer Chaplain of State Hospital, Westboro, Mass.

DISTRICT OFFICE publication. ROMAN IMPERIAL SOCIETY and FOR LEGAL WARNING reuse

for OF NEWCOMERS Bethlehem (XIV) required Referral: had to make a visit because of complaints about While shopping in the slave market today, a some of his guests' behavior. One of his ex- employees had informed us confidentially about

Permission member of our Board told me that an odd family of newcomers was living in a stable behind one the goings-on but unfortunately we were not able of the local inns. He said he isn't the type of to secure enough evidence to take action. The DFMS.

/ person who likes to get involved in other people's ex-employee reported that, difficult though it is business but still he felt that where the welfare for any 100% Roman citizen to believe, there had of any male child is at stake, the least any loyal been out-spoken criticism of our Illustrious Church Eoman can do is to report to the proper authori- Ruler's new tax program to enable the military ty. While he himself hadn't seen the family, he to defend adequately The Roman Way of Life indicates that some of his neighbors had. They and the unity (I think the word "togetherness" Episcopal believe the newcomers are Jews; that they came is not only more appealing but more appropriate) the of our nation!

of here originally to register as required by our Illustrious Ruler. Our informant has a way of Knowing that I am a loyal citizen of our Illus- giving information without saying all he means. trious Ruler, as well as a public servant devoted

Archives I had the feeling that he believes that all is not to our gods (the inn-keeper and I have wor- according to Caesar with these newcomers. shipped together before local altars), he confided

2020. Whether there is a moral problem involved is not that the Jewish family was still occupying the clear, but even worse, it is just as possible that stable behind The Augustus Rex. To my ques- they may be members of one of the radical tion, he replied that they had been regular in the

Copyright groups of Jewish zealots who polish off every payment of their rent. He grew very apologetic speech in such a way that any loyal Roman can as he explained that usually he tells any and all see they are plotting more uprisings against our Jews that no rooms are available even when he Illustrious Ruler and his unerring justice. Rumor has vacancies. He does not believe that it is has it that some of these maladjusted trouble- good business to rent to them. "Stirs up a lot makers are so dissatisfied that they even have of feeling among the other guests," he com- a new king in mind. mented, "and when you rent to one of them, the news travels fast and before you know it ... Visit to the Inn well, you know what I mean.". Why, he had even When I called at The Augustus Rex, the owner been overly polite to them, showering them with seemed quite apprehensive about my visit. Well forced attentions, in an effort to make them feel he might have, for it was not a month ago that I they ought to be moving along now that the child

Twelve Tin: WITNESS had been birthed. The last straw was when they Ruler? I said "Mmmm" because no one can ever hadn't left after he had raised their rent! He be too sure when such 100% Romanism is sworn groaned, "That really surprised me, because . . . to before such an oath is required and the proper well, you know how they are about money.". public ritual is used. And he knew that I would Of course I said nothing but "Mmmm" because be a safe person to whom to say such things, be- we Romans have a pact with the leading Jewish cause my own loyalty to our Illustrious Ruler is, authorities and we pride ourselves on equal jus- by the gods whom I worship publicly, unquestion- tice for all. Others can't hold a fasces to our able. Roman Way of Life. Cases in point: the size and the beauty of our temple, our courts, our roads, Home Visit to the Stable and our water and sewage systems. And the splendor and power of our army ought to impress When I entered the stable, I was surprised. one and all. (A phalanx of our troops is holding The young woman had done wonders with one public war games here all this week. I went to corner of it. There she sat, singing to a male of yesterday's circus and it did something to me. perhaps six months of age. She introduced her- What a testimony to our sincere desire for self, and beamed as she showed off her offspring. publication. strength through joy.) At that point a man I learned presently is her husband, entered. He had been to market for and Imperial Policy food, it appeared. After introductions, he asked me point blank if I knew anything about employ- reuse But of course I knew exactly what the inn- ment possibilities in Egypt for carpenters. Up for keeper meant. Doesn't any real Roman? Im- perial Policy is, however, to go to all lengths to to that point I had been inclined to be impressed avoid any conflicts with the more fixated among favorably with these Jews, but once he asked required these fools who belong to a conquered people but about Egypt, somehow I began to wonder about who just won't face and accept reality. I admit them. For example, he said that he and his wife that I am not completely objective about all this had had angelic visitors; that one of them had told him to flee with his family into Egypt be-

Permission but I make no apology. Like any good Roman citizen, I believe that the world needs more reli- cause there would be a pogrom presently. He gion. There is such a thing as carrying it too looked up and said to himself (although I remem- DFMS. ber a distinct impression that he thought he was / far, however, and one does have to be practical. Even the gods are intelligent enough to keep talking to someone else), "Out of Egypt have I called my son. So it was said of old and so it

Church their eyes on us down here but to know, too, that their ways can't be our ways in a nearly but not- shall be, blessed be god." He seemed quite yet-quite perfect society. In the meantime I possessed in all this; added that he would obey. gladly obey Imperial Policy: Nothing is more I have found that it is best to humor people who Episcopal important than to nurture the appearance of to- have such aberrations, so I smiled and said, "Yes, the of course.". He seemed to sense my puzzlement of getherness among all who are blessed by the gods in being under the benevolent care of our Illustri- and said no more. ous Ruler.

Archives Should be Reported The inn-keeper said that when this Jewish couple had applied for shelter and it was evident During our interview, the woman said some- 2020. that the woman was pregnant, he got soft- thing which made me feel that the inn-keeper hearted and told them that they could stay in the had reason to labor his professed loyalty to our stable. How he now regretted this! Everyone Illustrious Ruler. She told me of a Jewish patri- Copyright in the neighborhood is talking, and even his arch who said that her child had been "set" (I guests are prying him for information. think that's the word she used) for the fall and He told me that my visit proved the crowning rising again of many people in Israel. Then, in blow! Surely no one questioned his loyalty to a kind of prayer-like tone she said that their god our Illustrious Ruler? Most certainly no one fills the hungry with good things and sends the would dream that he would permit un-Roman rich away empty! It may be that these odd ingrates to congregate under his roof? Would I sayings are part of some Jewish ritual, although promise him that I would use every opportunity I know some of the local priests and they never to reassure any other civil servants like myself say any such radical things, in my hearing at that he and his entire family were loyal with least. I still wonder if I should have reported every fiber of their beings to our Illustrious these people to our security agency. One can

DECEMBER 20, 1962 Thirteen never be too careful with these Jews. They just won't adjust. They defy civil authority when Christmas they believe it conflicts with their god's law, even when such deviant behavior costs them By W. B. Spofford Jr. their lives. They are positively psychopathic, Dean of St. Michael's Cathedral, Boise, Idaho because even their own history doesn't seem to A story that's ancient and yet ever fresh, help them learn the importance and the necessity We hear with our senses and live with our of, and for, practical and positive attitudes. Some hearts . . . people say that they are really atheists at heart The tale of a birth; who use their religion as a front. There may be Of God in the flesh something to this because I've never seen pic- Making a wholeness of disparate parts. tures or statues of their god. How odd! A story of little things, so long ago, I guess the woman read my mind because she Caught in the midst of receding years .... changed the subject by telling me that three Gentile soothsayers had visited them a few days Of camels and sheep, before. Who ever heard of Gentile upper-class Of singing and snow, publication. people giving gifts to hoi polloi Jews? Yet she Little Babe, a mother's fond tears. and showed me the gifts the soothsayers had brought The song of a choir out of the skies their child: gold, incense, myrrh. For a child: Bringing to earth a message of joy .... reuse gold, yes — but incense and embalming fluid? A carolling host, for I took another look at the child. He looked like A star on the rise, any other child to me. Had they stolen these Heralding ever the birth of a boy. things, I wondered? Somehow I did not get the required feeling they had, but perhaps the child did this Far on the hills a band of good men, to me and I too had grown soft-hearted just as Seeking their lambs, are caught up in fright . . . the inn-keeper had. God's glory speaks and

Permission Calms them again .... Anyway, they said they were going to leave Peace to their hearts this wonderous night. our community presently. I must say I felt quite

DFMS. relieved, and I encouraged them in this plan. We Far o'er the desert, majesty moves / have more than our share of problem families in Seeking some meaning, a purpose to guide; this district. Our staff has more than enough to A star leads them on Church do without having to work with foreigners who To Bethlehem's roofs do not meet any of our resident requirements. And there, in a stable, they end their ride. I utilized informal channels to check on them All, kneeling down, worship a King Episcopal a few days later. I was glad to hear that they Who lies in the straw and gurgles a bit .... the had departed quietly and without attracting fur- of Here is no pomp but ther attention. A mighty poor thing .... There was a pogrom; began the day after they God, and God alone, makes sense out of it.

Archives left. I'm sure King Herod must have had a good reason to order it. In fact, at a brilliant dinner Here, as they worship, with hearts all aglow, Is a faint little shadow, a bit of a chill .... 2020. party last night I heard one of our provincial military authorities say that he believes we've A sadness, a coolness, coddled these malcontent groups too long. "The Not caused by the snow . . .

Copyright pogrom was a bit drastic, I'll admit," he told us, A hint of a cross on Calvary's hill. "but maybe now they'll think twice before they Gifts there are, too; incense and gold; talk about obeying any king but Herod. He's really one grand guy!". Myrrh, a staff, a morsel of bread, A flagon of wine CASE CLOSED. Very cold and quite old .... Overseer of the Poor IV All as the prophets had carefully said. District Office Here is the story of God and his birth; Roman Imperial Society for Legal Of Mary and Joseph; of three worldly kings; Warning of Newcomers Of shepherds and donkeys Bethlehem. And things of this earth AVE, CAESAR! While a heavenly choir triumphantly sings.

Fourteen THE WITNESS A story of little things, so long ago, glory to judge both the quick and the dead." It Caught in the mist of receding years .... is not easy to picture eternity. The modern, Of camels and sheep, educated man can more easily picture the uni- Of singing and snow, verse than its Maker. It is the scientist who des- Little Babe, a mother's fond tears. cribed it rather than the theologian. In every congregation there are some who simply accept A world that was lost is, thus, being found, what the Church teaches, but there are others A creation, confused, is cemented again . . . who want explanation rather than affirmation. The stars circling ever The preacher does not meet their need if he does In their ceaseless round not explain. Are tied, by Love, to the world of men. To make any explanation needs years of A story of little things, so long ago, thought but the problems of the day are pressing Becomes, as ever, a picture that's fresh . . . . too. Is war Christian? Are we justified in We worship this Child; having nuclear weapons? Can anything be done We kneel in a row . . . to end the cold war? Does the Christian owe a And take to ourselves his blood and his flesh. publication. duty to the oppressed and the starving? What should we think about the expanding population? and The Word had come down . God, on earth, lives; Rapid communication has brought us many prob- reuse Men, despite sin, are seeing a way lems. for That they can be whole The parson, who should be spiritually at ease Thanks to a Son that God gives and confident, must face the paradox that he On this, and every, Christmas Day! cannot escape tension. If he is passionately in required earnest he will know many hours when he is close to despair. He may feel tense, but he must not be tense. He may long to support some cause

Permission dear to him, and yet hold back for the sake of Pointers For Parsons causes still dearer. He cannot fight on every front. He may find himself both longing to be

DFMS. By Robert Miller / in the thick of the fight and wishing he could Priest of Cwmpton, N. H. "depart and be with Christ." God has placed

Church WE LIVE in an amazing century of an amazing him in the world, but the world presses hard. world, and the parson is hardput to it. Think All he can really do is to long with all his heart of Jane Austen's clergymen or Anthony Trol- and mind for God, but that very longing creates

Episcopal lope's and of how little they had to do, of how tensions. For instance, it might make us feel the little was asked of them. stifled by the wealth of our material possessions. of It's different now. The parson is a busy man How do we use them only for the glory of God ? for he must be preacher and interpreter, coun- We are always searching for answers. sellor and visitor, administrator and manager

Archives No matter. We accept the tensions. We live but above all he must be a man of faith. with the unanswered problems, but even in them

2020. His activities spring from his faith and so does we find joy. We find light and courage in the his preaching. It is his business to preach of the divine mysteries. Even in danger we rejoice. "mysteries", of "the deep things of God", and he

Copyright must preach to congregations to whom myster- ies are mysterious. He must have reflected long SHALL I BE A CLERGYMAN? and deeply to do this for if he has not he will By Gordon T. Charlton Jr. never make the mysteries full of light and joy. 254 a copy - $2 for ten It is much easier to talk of the things of the mo- ment, but these are momentary and pass away. I AM AN EPISCOPALIAN The sermon should make the hearers feel that they are experiencing a moment of eternity. By John W. Daj Some of the mysteries are stated in the creeds Dean Emeritus of Grace Cathedral, Topeka and the works are familiar but the meaning is 25«! a copy $2 for ten not. If anyone thinks it is let him explain what The Witness — Tunkhannock* Pa. he means when he says "he shall come again with

DECEMBEB 20, 1962 great many rabbinical candi- Psychologist Warns About Tests dates he has tested were "sick" and in need of treatment. But, In Selecting Seminarians he added: "No 'sicker' than the ministerial candidates of the * The Church was cautioned "Don't use the Rorschach test Roman Catholics and Protes- by a psychologist to be careful in the selection of future clergy- tants." in its use of psychological tests men," Dr. Brown said. "Call on He based his observation on to determine a candidates's suit- a clinical psychologist as a ability for the ministry. research and reports published diagnostician and not as a long- by Roman Catholic and Protes- Dr. Fred Brown, chief psy- range predictor." tant psychologists. chologist at New York's Mt. He inferred that the clinical Sinai Hospital, told a Lutheran psychologist is so used to look- "I have great faith in psy- conference on psychological re- ing for abnormalities that when chological tests when they are search that "our techniques in confronted with a group that is used correctly. As predictive the field of psychological tests predominately normal he is instruments, he pointed out, are by and large ineffective, often disconcerted. "the tests rate very low and sometimes this element is non-

publication. some of our tests are down- "The clinical psychologist is existent. But we can tell some- right frauds and others are mis- trained to pick out flaws — to and leading." thing about the individual sniff out pathology," Dr. Brown which is important — we can explained. "If we train him in reuse The psychologist, who has tell whether he is well or 'sick.' " tested about 300 candidates for this then shift him over to test for the rabbinate at Hebrew Union ministerial candidates, he may Concerning the psychological College, admitted that certain fall into the trap of looking on tests' poor performance as pre- required psychological tests do have the testee as a patient, one who dictive instruments, Dr. Brown merit. is in an imminent state of col- declared: However he urged his col- lapse, ready for psychoanalysis. "We work with imperfect leagues to distinguish between "In testing ministerial candi- tools and deal with imperfect Permission diagnostic and predictive tests. dates I strongly advocate not individuals who are extremely using the Rorschach — this complex. Perhaps God has would be a grave mistake. There DFMS. loaded the dice in favor of the / VESTMENTS are better ways of detecting individual in our attempt to 1837 CHwreh Vutment Makmrt 1Qfi2 possible psychopathology." OmrOnt Hundred Y*m predict his future performance. Church Cassocks — Surplices Moreover, the psychologist "Under everything, perhaps, Stoles — Scarves urged his colleagues to have there is a magical expectation, Silks — Altar Cloths sympathy for the prospective that an individual may surprise clergyman. "The psychologist Episcopal us in his future actions notwith- Embroideries must know what the world of

the standing what the tests tell us." Custom Tailoring the clergyman is and must re- of for Clergymen late to it. Blind interpretations To emphasize this point, Dr. Cox Sons & Vining, Inc. here only misleads the lame." Brown concluded: 131 East 23rd Street, New York 10, N.">

Archives Dr. Brown admitted that a "I am not convinced that a great deal of flavor of person-

2020. ality is not related to path- A BISHOP PARSONS' ANTHOLOGY ology. A person may make a Selections Made By choice between becoming a

Copyright Peeping Tom and an astrono- Massey H. Shepherd Jr. mer. Both characteristics may Professor at the Church Divinity School of the Pacific be present." Being used is several theological seminaries and will The tests can indicate this, make excellent material for use in parishes with he said, but they are unable to adult classes and discussion groups. predict accurately whether the There is as much material in this magazine size leaflet hypothetical individual will turn as in many books that sell for $2 or more. into a Peeping Tom or an as- for single copy $2 for ten copies tronomer. THE WITNESS Dr. Brown confessed his ignorance in defining what con- TUNKHANNOCK PENNSYLVANIA stitutes a successful clergyman. "I don't know what this means," Sixteen THE WITNESS he told the 30 psychologists and COLLEGE WORK IN psychiatrists. CENTRAL NEW YORK "Our tests may indicate that — People the candidate may have the * The annual college confer- necessary qualifications to func- ence of the diocese of Central tion as an effective minister. He New York met at St. John, FRANCIS I. ANDERSON, acting may be a howling success in the Ithaca, December 7 and 8. The principal of Ridley College, Mel- conference was under the aus- boure, Australia, becomes profes- pulpit but drive his wife to the sor of Old Testament at Church brink of psychosis and his chil- pices of the diocesan division Divinity School of the Pacific on dren into neurotic reactions. He of college work. The confer- February 1. may be a success in his profes- ence theme was "You Are a EDWARD H. COOK, formerly di- sional life and a failure as a hus- Royal Priesthood" a discussion rector of missions and church ex- band and father." of the ministry of the laity. tension in the diocese of Conn., is now rector of Trinity, Newtown, The psychologist advocated The conference leader was Conn. that the tests be used not in a Frank Stephen Cellier, who is DONALD J. WEST, formerly rec- program of selection but as re- lecturer in Liturgies at Sea- tor of Grace Church, Huron, S. D., search. bury-Western Theological Semi- is now rector of St. Alban's, Mc- publication. "Let us not be frightened by nary, Evanston, Illinois, and Cook, Nebr.

and those who call us 'brain watch- a vice president of a mail order FREDERICK A. FENTON, for- ers' or 'test tyrants' but go on firm. He has been a frequent merly curate at St. Jude's, Bur- bank, Cal., is now vicar of St. reuse in our work — realizing our li- speaker and conference leader Mary's. Imperial Beach, Cal. for abilities — so that we may im- in colleges, parishes, and di- prove predictions with far oceses throughout the country ARTHUR C. FREEMAN, formerly rector of St. James, Fremont, Cal., greater-than-chance success on and is known for his candid wit is now vicar of St. John's, Needles required what any particular individual and his ability to challenge his and St. James, Blythe, Cal. will do in a specific situation." listeners. KENNETH J. SHARP, rector of The last speaker to address The conference theme sums Trinity, Gloversville, N. Y., be- the conference, the Rev. Dr. up Dr. Cellier's conviction that comes canon of Washington Cathe- Permission Harry DeWire, Dayton, O., laymen have a genuine ministry dral, January 1. executive director of the minis- within the Church which all too CHARLES S. TYLER, assistant chaplain at Cornell, becomes rec-

DFMS. try studies board, described the often goes unrealized.

/ tor of St. Andrew's, New Berlin, progress in developing a single Nearly one half of the budget N. Y., January 1. test to help the Church in select- for missions in the diocese of FRANK M. McCLAIN, formerly rec-

Church ing ministerial students. Central New York goes for tor of St. George's, Germantown, In addition, Dr. DeWire said college work. The diocese main- Tenn., is now chaplain at Sweet his organization is engaged in tains full time or part time Briar College. He is also associate chaplains in twelve colleges lo- professor of religion. He is the Episcopal studying how psychological first full-time chaplain at the col- tests are used by theological cated within the diocese. lege in over 40 years. He is to min- the ister to the entire student body. of schools. "An attempt is now being INTER-SEMINARY made to discover ways in which CONFERENCE

Archives tests can be more useful to both ~k The annual conference of for the CHURCH students and counselors," he the Anglican Inter - Seminary

2020. noted. Movement will be held at Phil- D Altars • Pews Q Organs Dr. DeWire said he preferred adelphia Divinity School. Q Church Furniture Q Fabrics to use the term "selection" ra- December 27-29. Q Flags D Lighting Fixtures ther than "screen" in the choice Copyright Students from 24 seminaries D Visual Aids • Bibles Q Robu of ministerial candidates. The will attend. O Folding Chairs and Tables Protestant Church cannot af- • Sterling and Brass Altar War* ford to screen out potential • Stained Glass Windows clergymen, he noted. CASSOCKS D Books of Remembrance EUCHARISTIC VESTMENTS D Bells, Van Bergen, FACULTY HOUSE All Embroidery Is Hand Done from Holland ALTAR HANGINGS and LINENS • Bulletin Boards IS BLESSED Materials by the yard. Kits for Altar Hangings and Eucharistic Vestments. Check above itemi in which you or* * Bishop Montgomery, suf- J. M. HALL, INC. interfiled and write for FREE catalog. fragan of Chicago, blessed the new faculty house at Seabury- SURPLICES - CHOIR VESTMENTS WHITTEMORE ASSOCIATES. INC. 14 W. 40th St., New York 18, N. Y. CCCLESIOLOGISTS Western Seminary at an out- 16 ASHBURTON PLACE. BOSTON 8, MASS door ceremony on December 6th. TEL. CH 4-1070 Tel CAp.lol 7-2150

DECEMBER 20, 1962 Seventeen have made me think of several first place. All that a great important questions which, if many churchmen ever seem to - BACKFIRE - answered, might cut down on a get from their church affilia- lot of the gyrations and energy tion is participation in various that are put into what he calls secular activities. Yet they Louis Bradford "parish promotion" regardless often are aware that this is not Vicar of All Saints, Alexandria, Va. of whether in any given kind it what they should be doing in church primarily. They are * I think that articles such is the good kind we have in our own parish or the bad kind that confused. They come to a new as those by Hugh McCandless church, not with the feeling on practical parish work are some others have. The first question: Should that they are simply moving excellent and raise many inter- into a different community of esting questions. A particular- we encourage and condone our people in "church shopping"? worshippers with the same ly telling point was the refer- God-centered purpose that they ence to the clergyman who did Is there not a great deal in our background which is in found in their old church; in- most of his depth work where stead they are faced with the the hospitality was greatest and favor of the geographical com- munity coming together to task of breaking into one or publication. the people were the most dis- more special interest units, tinguished. worship? If churches were and confined largely to their own One of the familiar territory they might be forced New York reuse complaints reported among to be missionaries to "the great for strangers, according to Mr. Mc- missionary fields of our Ameri- REV. JOHN HEUSS, D.D., RECTOR Candless, was the problem of can cities" instead of just talk- TRINITY "friendly" and "unfriendly" ing about it. Broadwav & Wall St. required churches. Mr. McCandless has Rev. Bernard C. Newman, S.T.D., Vicar It seems that the present Sun. MP 8:40, 10:30, HC 8, 9, 10, 11, outlined a way in which his system which we appear to EP 3:30; Daily MP 7:45, HC 8, 12, Ser. parish tries to make people feel 12:30 Tues., Wed & Thurs., EP 5:15 ex have fallen into, for lack of any Sat.; Sat. HC 8; C Fri. 4:30 & by appt. at home, wanted, and in a Permission clear guidance or thought on "friendly" church. In another ST. PAUL'S CHAPEL the matter, has resulted in way, Mr. McCandless describes Broadway & Fulton St. many churches becoming en- Rev. Robert C. Hunsicher, Vicar DFMS. what his parish does as "the Sun. HC 8:30, MP HC Ser. 10; Weekdays; / claves, whose bond is church- process of getting people in- HC 8 (Thurs. also at 7:30) 12:05 ex. Sat.: manship, common economic and Int & Bible Study 1:05 ex. Sat.; EP 3; CJ volved in parish life Fri. 3:30-5:30 & by appt.; Organ Recital social background, the person- Wednesday 12:30. Church Most clergymen are familiar ality of the rector, to name a CHAPEL OF THE INTERCESSION with this process. There are few. Broadway & 155th St. many different techniques, in- Perhaps this is why the Rev. C. Kilmer Myers, S.T.D., Vicar Episcopal Sun. 8, 9, 11; Weekdays HC Mon. 10, Tues. volving the use of clergy and pathetic craving for friendliness 8:15, Wed. 10, 6:15, Thurs. 7, Fri. 10, Sat. the laymen or both, depending, I 8. MP 15 minutes before HC, Int. 12 noon, of which is so apparent in many EP 8 ex Wed. 6:15, Sat. 5. suppose, largely on the tem- of our churchmen arose in the perament, available time, and ST. LUKE'S CHAPEL 487 Hudson St.

Archives organizational ability of the Rev. Paul C. Weed, Jr., Vicar SHARING rector. Obviously there are as Sun. HC 8, 9:15 & 11; Daily HC 7 & 8 Christian Healing in the Church C Sat. 5-6, 8-9, & by appt. 2020. many mixed motives involved as there are individuals con- Only Church magazine devoted to Spiritual ST. AUGUSTINE'S CHAPEL cerned. Mr. McCandless has Therapy, S2.00 a year. Sample on request. 292 Henry St. Founded by Rev. John Gavner Banks, D.S.T. Rev. Wni. W. Reed, Vicar noted some of them under the This paper is recommended by many

Copyright Rev. Thomas P. Logan, (Priest-in-charge) headings of "potential pew Bishops and Clergy. Sundays: 7 a.m. Low Mass, 8 a.m. Low Mass. Address: 9 a.m. Morning Prayer, 9:15 a.m. Solemn fodder, possible supporters, FELLOWSHIP OF ST. LUKE High Mass, 10:30 a.m. Low Mass in Spanish. etc." 2243 Front St. San Diego 1, Calif. 5 p.m. Evening Prayer; Weekdays: 7:15 a.m. Morning Prayer, 7:30 a.m. Low Mass, 5 p.m. Mr. McCandless's articles Evening Prayei. ST. CHRISTOPHER'S CHAPEL Write us for 48 Henrv Street | ASHBY CHURCH CALENDARS § Rev. William W. Reed, Vicar E Tfce only Cinrch Calendari published with Days and _ Rev. William D. Dwyer (Priest-ui-charge) SZ SoaeMf of the Church Year in the proper Liturgical:', =! Organ Information 3 CoWi for Me Epucopo/ Church. May be ordered with = Sun. MP 7:45, HC 8, 9:30, 11 (Spanish), = a»OTM aeextho for your Church. = EP 5:15; Mon. - Thurs. MP 7:45, HC 8 S Write JOT FRH CPISCOPAL CIRCULAR or send S AUSTIN ORGANS. Inc. 6 Thurs. 5:30; Fri. MP 8:45, HC 9; Sat. = 75* for sample postpaid, =r MP 9:15, HC 9:30; EP Daily 5:15; C Sat. Hartford, Conn. 4-5, 6:30-7:30 & by appt. = AIHIY COMPANY • 431 STATE • EKIE, PA. = MtwmitiHmiHiHHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimn Eighteen THE WITNESS which are too often quite self- It certainly is too bad that contained and neither want nor this is the situation; that SCHOOLS encourage new members. And people think this way; that this THE CHURCH if the newcomer is not too well- process of getting people — O F grounded in his own purpose churchmen who should already for attending church, he often be committed — involved is finds the secular obstacles too considered to be a necessary NORTHWESTERN much to overcome or to even part of evangelism. MILITARY AND NAVAL try to cope with. So he wanders It is too bad that evangelism ACADEMY off seeking a church where he cannot be reserved for people LAKE GENEVA, WISCONSIN personally can fit in, or he who have never become com- drifts away from church. mitted. Rev. James Howard Jacobson We do not hear complaints of It seems to me that we have Superintendent and Rector a crowd at a football game to train our people to under- An outstanding military college pre- being unfriendly. We do not stand that their principal paratory: school for boys 12 to 18, often hear of friendly or un- reason for going to church is to grades 8 through 12. Fireproof publication. friendly PTA or friendly or un- worship God. Everything else buildings, modern science department, excellent laboratory and academic and friendly lodges in different is subsidiary. The act of wor- parts of the country. When a ship is obligatory for them. facilities. 90 acre campus with ex- tensive lake shore frontage, new reuse man goes to a football game, The order of worship is avail- 3 court gym. Enviable year 'round for he goes for the same reason able to them in their nearest that everyone else is there — to church. Worship, then, is the environment. All sports, including see the game. This gives him a common bond with everyone in riding and sailing. Accredited. Sum- mer Camp. Write for catalogue, required tacit bond with everyone else that church and with every there. The same is true of other church. 164 South Lake Shore Road. PTA, community civic improve- Much energy could be saved ment associations, charity fund

Permission and fruitfully channeled into drives. The people who go to other areas if churchmen were these functions are united in a DeVEAUX SCHOOL instructed that attendance at Niagara Falls, New York DFMS. common purpose. They feel FOUNDED 1853 / the local church is proper. If that they have just as much they are from a high Church A Church School for bovs in the Diocese of right to be there as anyone Western New York. Grades 8 thru 12. College background and their local Preparatory. Small Classes, 50-acre Campus. Church else. church is otherwise, why not ^•^jjfnt Faculty. Dormitory for 80, School accept it as a challenge. The Building, Chapel, Gymnasium and Swimming On the other hand, when Pool. Write for catalog Box "A". purpose in both is the same. I people appear at a church DAVID A. KENNEDY, M.A., Headmaster Episcopal where a majority of the people am sure that both the parish- The Rt. Rev. LAUHISTON L. SCAIFE, D.D.. Prej. Board of Trustees the are different — in economic, ioner and the church will bene- of social, or some other aspect — fit from the exposure to the they naturally feel uncom- other tradition and vice versa. fortable. They are unable to Let us train our people so Archives ST. MARGARET'S SCHOOL identify themselves with these that when they move into a "different" people in the one COLLEGE PREPARATION FOR GIRLS

2020. new neighborhood, they can say Fully accredited. Grades 8-12. Music, central reason that should make this is my parish church. I be- art, dramatics. Small classes. All them all alike, namely that long. And by the same token, sports. On beautiful Rappahannock they are people of God, gathered the church will say, these are River. Episcopal. Summer School Copyright to worship him in common love. our people. They belong. Write for catalog. We can then begin to operate Viola H. Woolfolk, This raises several con- Box W, Tappahannock, Virginia comitant questions: Why do on a realistic level, as the people go to church? Or rather, people of God come together to why have they never learned worship. Whatever kind of why they go to church? How "friendliness" then develops LENOX SCHOOL will be the fruit of a common does it happen that they have A Church School in the Berkshire Hills for seemingly been brought up to aim and a common bond, and boys 12-18 emphasizing Christian ideals and feel that church is where you will not be dependent on such character through simplicity of plant and equipment, moderate tuition, the co-operatiw must be invited or lured to, varying and unsubstantial bases self-help system and informal, personal rela- either by friendliness or by as churchmanship, buildings, tionships among bov* and rnrulty. some process of becoming "in- preachers, promotion, or organ- REV. ROIiFRT ' CURRY, Headtnasttf volved?" izational set-up. LENOX. I ASSACHUSETTS Schools of the Church

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