Bishop Johnson in Rebuttal

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BISHOP JOHNSON IN REBUTTAL

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L’Envoi By BISHOP JOHNSON TT IS not my desire to prolong a family debate one can take some fraction of truth and present but Spofford and I have different premises and it as a remedy for all evils then you get action. therefore we draw different conclusions and our “ Because I tell you the truth therefore you will arguments do not meet. For example there is a not believe me,” was the Master’s reaction to the great difference between the statement which he partisans of Jerusalem. In my experience half attributes to me to the effect that “ unemployment truths are even more dangerous than whole lies is not the business of the Church,” when I main because they produce advocates who have a tain it is not the responsibility of the Church for maximum of assurance and a minimum of wis three reasons. First, because the clergy have no dom. And this results in the right to suppress expert knowledge in economics. Second, because that portion of truth which has been rejected by the radical as a rule desires to exploit an institu the radical. I can enjoy liberalism under a con tion which as a rule he does not believe in or sup servative government. The discussion is inter port. Third, because when he gets in the saddle esting. But I am fearful when the radical gets he desires the freedom of action for which he into power that there will be no debate. A bullet loudly contends and which, the conditions being is such a conclusive argument but it is not con removed, he refuses to extend. vincing. Now I do not think that the inhabitants I do not approve of the capitalistic system as of the U. S. A. greatly differ from those in in any sense ideal but before we scrap it, we Europe. A large proportion of our people come have the right to ask what system is to be sub from Europe and will under the same conditions stituted for it. Whatever Christ believed, He have the same reactions. Capitalism is not a was not a revolutionist; “think not that I am beautiful system and it probably will have to come to destroy the law, I am not come to de depart— I am no protagonist of it. But com stroy but to fulfill.” Radicals seek to change pared with the substitutes which so far have over-night that which should be altered gradu emerged in Europe it is preferable. No I have ally and intelligently. It is because I have no never been either to Russia or to Germany but I confidence in the wisdom of radicals that I am have read about Finland and Norway— and the not impressed by their assurances which I be methods used are not reassuring. lieve will result in chaos as in the case of Europe today. AM not indifferent to unemployment. It is the When Spofford protests against the interfer I cancer of our present situation. But if I have ence of judicial and administrative agencies of no confidence in the remedy proposed, the last the government with college administrations I condition of that patient will be worse than the thought of Russia and the freedom which such present. And if wars are to continue, there is agencies enjoyed under a radical regime. It is an end of a decent prosperity for all. I confess not easy in these days to be a conservative and that the problem is a difficult one and just be yet he has never been more needed to balance cause it is difficult I do not have any confidence the boat. There is nothing exciting about the in the ability of theorists to solve it. whole truth. It does not make for partisans. If If because the views of Mr. Russell should

Copyright 2020. Archives of the Episcopal Church / DFMS. Permission required for reuse and publication. Page Four T H E WITNESS May 9, 1940 prove to be dirt are we to keep quiet for fear the deserves them and I need them to build up my dirt will spread. That would be fatal to all house sinking morale. cleaning and would close the mouths of all The Bishop says that unemployment is not the prophets. Moreover the college in question is an responsibility of the Church “because the clergy institution supported by the state. If Harvard have no expert knowledge in economics.” Per chooses to employ Mr. Russell there can be no haps so, though it brings to mind a night years interference by the state. Certainly if the state ago when I sat into the small hours with the late supports, the state is responsible for that which Studdert-Kennedy, drinking tea of all things. it supports particularly if a teacher advocates the We were discussing the place of the Church in violation of the laws of the state. I have no this world of ours and he said; “ No man can desire to advertise the matter further than the today be a good theologian without also being an fact that as editor of T h e W it n e ss I am to a economist. Neither can a man be a good econo certain extent responsible for its utterances and mist without being a theologian.” What Bishop if Spofford had said nothing about the issue, it Johnson says about the clergy’s lack of economic would have been all right with me. But to say knowledge may be correct, though I rather sus something and to leave out the vital issue re pect it is one of the myths fostered by the laity quires that I go on record. I am sorry to be to keep the parsons from saying unpleasant critical of the managing editor. If there is a things about this industrial world. I’ll stake the harder job than publishing a Church paper I do clergy against the laity any day on either theology not know what it is. It is doubly hard to edit a or economics. In any case, all of us, clergy and liberal paper for a conservative group— particu laity alike, better start smarting ourselves up on larly as the liberal refuses to dig down and the both, for things are moving fast these days and conservative is prone to blow up. But the con we’ve got to come up with the right answers if servative needs to know what the liberal is think we are to survive. ing instead of reading what he already approves. “ The radical as a rule desires to exploit an Whatever value there is in T h e W it n e ss is due institution which he does not believe in or sup to hard work which the managing editor has done port” and “ because when he is in the saddle he and is doing. Though I do not agree with him, denies that which, the conditions being reversed, I have never found him disagreeable. As I have he refuses to extend.” Yes, my own experiences told him, when the radicals get in power they have made me suspect that at times, but I have will shoot me first and him shortly after and tried not to allow it to slow me up too much. from this view he did not dissent. Perhaps this I remember some years ago Ed Hardy, of the debate is timely as it helps to bring out the im General Seminary faculty, got mixed up in a portant issues that the Church has to face. strike and, if I remember correctly, got a couple I merely want to state that because I do not of teeth knocked out. Friends, sympathizing, in believe in the Concordat does not mean that I formed him that he “ was only being used.” To am opposed to Church unity— and because I which he gave what seemed to me a good Chris have no confidence in academic theories about tian answer; “ It is a good exercise in humility the state does not mean that therefore I am not to be used for a cause'in which you believe.” concerned about unemployment. All I have to say HAT other people believe is of course im in conclusion is that the fact of unemployment W portant, but not as important for you as does not justify any indifference to the sanctity what you yourself believe. If I believe in freedom of marriage and to the witness which the Church and j ustice it is up to me to fight for these things, must make thereto. quite regardless of what the other fellow thinks. There are occasions when I suspect that those with whom I fight are going to pin my ears back A not her A nswer once they attain power. I haven’t any illusions By about man— well maybe I have— anyhow, just WILLIAM B. SPOFFORD because he won’t give me that freedom which he T)EOPLE apparently like a debate, judging by now seeks for himself is no reason why I should the number of letters that have come in here not fight for his freedom now. I believe in free recently. Perhaps it would have gone over even dom whether he does or not. And of course there bigger if we had really rolled up our sleeves in is nobody in the Church who believes in freedom stead of hurling compliments at each other. How more than does Bishop Johnson. He has dis ever that is all right with me; Bishop Johnson agreed with me for twenty-three years and yet

has given battle to rather important people in Bishop Johnson and I want the same thing. the Church in defending my right to speak my We believe that God rules this world, and that piece— as he is doing in this instance. His will for man is revealed in the life and teach “ What system is to be substituted for it?” to ing of Jesus Christ. That , means a world in which I reply; a system of production for use which the sacredness of every human being is rather than for profit. There recently appeared recognized; it means a world of brotherhood; it in this paper (March 14th) an article by the means security in an abundant life for all. We Rev. Joseph F. Fletcher. He wrote: “ The eco can today, perhaps for the first time in history, nomic system of production and distribution un due to our ability to produce in abundance, have der which the highly industrialized nations of these things. And we are going to have this kind the world conduct their material life will not of a world— I firmly believe that. How long it permit peace. Our economy is an expanding will take, and at what price in human suffering, economy operating in a world of contracting depends on our ability to convince people not markets and consumer power. The widening gap alone of its desirability but of its inevitability. between our ability to produce and our ability to We can, if we will, move peacefully from where consume creates poverty and insecurity at home we are, with war and starvation the lot of man, and forces more desperate trade abroad. The des to a world of peace, abundance and security. I perate effort to sell growing export surpluses believe with all my heart that God and His Christ abroad, and to establish monopoly markets as want the Church to be at that job. And because ‘spheres of influence/ occurs at the same time I love the Church I want her to be everlastingly that these foreign supplies are themselves being at the task, for I know full well that if we fail industrialized and exploited by countries which the job will pass into other hands. are no longer willing to remain raw-material partners in an international exchange.” And that’s the nub of the whole business, put in a brief paragraph, and if you do not understand it I earnestly urge you to make every effort to do Prayer Book Inter-Leaves so, for whether the world we know is to live or S om e N otes on P rocessions die depends largely on that understanding. There 'T 'H E procession is one of the most character- is no theorizing there— it is a plain statement of istic and significant of Christian ceremonies. fact, out of which inevitably comes war, starva To be a pilgrim is the vocation of the Christian. tion, pestilence and famine, in spite of the fact Like the children of Israel in their escape from that God has given us all the material things we Egypt, he is in flight from the bondage of sin need to build a world of peace, brotherhood and and death. He is looking forward and going for security. But it can be done only by abolishing ward toward the Kingdom of God in this world capitalism and establishing a system of produc and the world to come. To belong to the Church tion for use, thus allowing the balancing of con is to have joined the Christian procession. sumption with production. In Christian art procession is a dominant mo tive. We see this already in the rhythmic move HE chaos in Europe, distasteful to Bishop ment of the Ravenna mosaics. And in the me T Johnson and to all the rest of us, is due, not dieval cathedral we are lifted into the realm of to radicals as he says, but to this very economic action and purpose just as in the Greek and system which Father Fletcher so ably describes. Roman temple we are given a sense of repose. Present rulers either can’t understand it— or what Christian music such as the great chorales springs I rather suspect— refuse to understand it because from the same root. And so does, in fact, the they know that it means the end of their power. whole historic Christian civilization of Europe It is not the radicals who seek changes over night in contrast to the unchanging religious and social but the conservatives who won’t accept changes order of the non-Christian world. Mr. Middleton when they come. And you don’t have to leave the Murray even argues that Christianity begot the United States and talk about Russia, France, machine age. And if so the swift-moving aero Spain or any other foreign country to back up plane would be our newest Christian symbol. that statement. Just ask some member of your The sacraments are processional in character. parish who is in the higher income brackets what They could not be otherwise for they show forth he thinks of relief for the destitute; of the T V A ; Him who came on earth to do the Father’s will of SEC, or any one of scores of purely reform and passed through the grave and gate of death measures that were enacted, not to destroy the to resurrection and ascension. In the ceremonial profit system, but to save it. of the two great sacraments processions have, as

a matter of fact, played an important part. In the early Church when the catechumens were L e t ’s K n o w baptized at Easter they went from font to altar By in a festal procession. This year I attended an BISHOP WILSON Easter vigil service in a Russian church, and at Sa l t midnight the priest came out from the altar and ALT is one of the necessary elements in human led the choir and congregation, carrying candles, S life. Therefore, as one might expect in the banners, crosses, and icons, three times around orderly course of nature, there is plenty of it and the outside of the church. This is an ancient usually it is easily obtainable. All running water ceremony. Rogationtide reminds us of the pro carries a greater or less degree of salt. Where cessional litanies begun in Gaul in the sixth pools or lakes are deprived of an outlet the salts century. The Palm Sunday procession was a accumulate. Probably the reason for salt water dramatic event in the Middle Ages. The crusades in the oceans is that for endless years all streams were a gigantic procession. Today we have Sal and rivers have eventually run off into one of the vation Army processions, and many others, sur seven seas and have carried with them their share vivals, revivals, and new creations, among the of salt from the lands of their origin. In smaller latter being our popular but rather meaningless bodies of water which have no outlets the ac processional hymn singing. cumulation is more rapid and much more Processions and pilgrimages were overdone in concentrated. For instance sea water is about the Middle Ages, and the Prayer Book almost three per cent salt while the water of the Dead ignores them. Cranmer probably meant that the Sea is something like twenty-two per cent. In Litany should be sung in procession as a prelude places where old lakes have dried up large de to the Sunday Eucharist, but we have allowed posits of rock salt have been left which can be that good custom to lapse. And we think so little mined for human use. of public baptism that we neglect the glorious In very early times salt was recognized as a opportunity it affords for a procession to and preservative against corruption. It was a fitting from the font— one acolyte with a candle, another emblem of incorruption and was always offered with a pitcher of water, another with a towel, by the Hebrews with their sacrifices. When people followed by choir, sponsors (one carrying the entered into a covenant they sealed it with a baby), and the clergy. Some churches are reviv sacrificial meal and salt was an important item in ing the offertory procession at the Eucharist, such a meal to indicate the lasting intention of some have a procession at the gospel, and it is a the promises made. “ To eat of his salt” implied seemly custom that the priest should be accom enduring friendship and peace. panied by an acolyte bearing a lighted candle Said our Lord to His disciples, “ ye are the salt when he administers the Holy Communion. At of the earth.” By the spiritual power which He Morning Prayer, if a layman is to read the lesson, gave them they were to be a purifying influence he might be conducted from his pew to the lectern to preserve the world against the abounding cor and back again by a verger. And in that con ruption. And He warns them that they must not nection I should like to suggest that many of the allow this salt to lose its savor. clergy make a great mistake in starting toward On another occasion He referred to it as a the lectern before the choir has finished the pre symbol of concord and harmony. When dissen- ceding psalm or canticle. This is not only irrev tion was in danger of appearing among His erent and gives an unpleasant impression of followers, He counselled them “ have salt in your haste, but it eliminates what should be a dignified selves and have peace one with another.” “ procession” to the important function he is about He adds another application in line with the to perform. Finally, we might recall that one of accepted custom of using salt with the sacrifices. the chief purposes of the ancient procession was “ Everyone shall be salted with fire, and every to go to a certain church or place to pray. The sacrifice shall be salted with salt.” Just as He priest as being the leader in prayer naturally replaces the old sacrifices with the new principle went ahead of his flock. Our rule that the clergy of sacrificial living, so He substitutes fire for salt should always go last is modern, and is in some in the symbolism of it. And fire is the symbol of ways unfortunate. The older practice is pre the Holy Spirit. It is the Holy Spirit operating served in the Oxford and Cambridge colleges. thru the Church which is to be the purifying and preserving element in His Kingdom. This column, which appears every other week, is written by Dean There is a good thought in it as we approach W. P. Ladd of Berkeley Divinity School, 80 Sachem Street, New Haven, Connecticut, to whom questions and suggestions can be sent. the Feast of Pentecost. The Holy Spirit has

operated and does operate thru the Church. In Neither the Scripture nor nature give me any the break-up of the Roman empire it was the such consciousness of Jesus’ personality and pres Church which preserved the best that remained ence as I get from worship and so in practice out of the wide-spread disaster. It was the Church I seek Him in worship. which salvaged the remnants of civilization out I confess that sometimes that experience i$ of the Dark Ages. Again it was the Church with marred by the failure of the preacher who injects its Christian standards which rode thru the up the idealism of a philosophical lecture; sometimes heaval at the end of the Middle Ages. The fire by a choir whose object seems to be that of ad of the Holy Spirit cannot be quenched. It is still vancing my mqsical education; sometimes by the here when we need it again very badly. Forces Church which seems to have more machinery of corruption, dissolution and destruction are run than anything! else. But despite such interrup ning riot over the world today and most of us tions, I can stpl find no better way than worship become thoroughly bewildered over the situation. to know and relate myself to Him. Our oid loyalties have been sadly undermined Perhaps I aim old-fashioned, perhaps I do not and we need something to cling to. Well— it is put up a logical argument for going to Church— the same Church, animated by the same Holy really I am not trying to do so; in fact, I would Spirit, which has proved itself at other critical give it up if someone would show me a better junctures. way. Not a better way to live, not a more pleas It makes a good Whitsunday text— “ everyone ant or easy way to improve myself; I would shall be salted with fire.” And we must make appreciate that help too, but a better way to know sure the salt does not lose its savor. Jesus the Christ, the greatest teacher who ever lived and who lived and died in the one idea of drawing men unto Himself. I feel that drawing Church Going power. Therefore, as St. Paul said, “ For me to By live is Christ.” I go to Church because I have GEORGE I. HILLER not found a better way to attain my heart’s desire. T GO to Church, but not because of the preaching, Not that I succeed, because “ my reach still nor of the music, nor yet for the sociability. exceeds my grasp,” but I know what I want and I do not go simply because it is a habit, though it other leadership offers only glittering substitutes. is an established habit with me. I go with no thought of being inspired to something new, be cause I am rather tired of new things, new orders and new deals. I go with no thought of my Suspended Animation example, though I am continually reminded that ^VLD Dicky Morris laid down his newspaper and my example makes others think. I go with no glanced over his spectacles at Mrs. Dicky. thought of getting something for myself though “ That,” he remarked, “ reminds me of our new invariably I do feel better for the experience. I Rector.” go with no idea of being superior to my fellow “ What on Earth are you talking about?” de men who do not go, because I am continually con manded Mrs. Dicky. fronted with examples of sacrifice and service on “ About this piece in the paper. Some Profes the part of non-Church goers which put me to sor claims that he can freeze a man in a cake of shame. ice and keep him alive for a hundred years. I go because in the midst of a busy life, in a ‘Suspended animation,’ he calls it.” week crowded with cares and worries of one kind “ What has that got to do with our new Rec and another, it is the only opportunity I-have of tor?” remembering my God; because my prayers have “ Well, just at present, the young man is so busy a reality I cannot find any other way. I go because in trying out all sorts of schemes to get some life in the worship of the Altar, I am able to concen in the old parish that he hasn’t noticed how cold trate as I cannot do at any other time. I find a our people really are to anything that looks like relationship with Jesus in the sacramental wor progress. Mark my words, it will be only a ques ship which I cannot find in any other way. There tion of time before the whole parish freezes up on is nothing selfish about it, I simply feel as if I him and suspends his animation.” wanted to know Him better. I have tried to “ That’s right,” agreed Mrs. Dicky, “ and, iced explain it to others— I have failed, they felt I up in this out-of-the-way place, I am afraid that was mystic or hypocritical. Perhaps so, but in the the hundred years will be up before any other experience of practical every day life, when I find parish takes an ice pick and digs him out.”— one whom I like, I want to know him better. T h e C h u r c h m o u se

NEWS NOTES OF Presbyterians and three Episcopali ans. THE CHURCH IN * * * BRIEF PARAGRAPHS Deputies President Edited by W . B. Spofford Has An Anniversary Bishop George Craig Stewart of ZeBarney Phillips, rector of the Chicago died suddenly in his auto Epiphany, Washington, president of mobile on May 2 while he was being the House of Deputies and chaplain driven to keep an appointment on of the United States Senate, heard the South Side, Sixty-one years of himself praised by a dozen fellow age, he was rector of St. Luke’s, parsons at a luncheon given in his Evanston, for twenty-five years, be honor on May first. The occasion ing consecrated Bishop Coadjutor in was his birthday (age unknown) and 1930, becoming diocesan the same the 40th anniversary of his ordina year upon the death of Bishop Gris tion to the priesthood. wold. He came into' the Episcopal * * * Church from the Methodists in 1903, Hathaway Gets and was considered one of the out H ero’ s Medal standing preachers of the Church. He The Rev. St. Clair Hathaway, rec was a leader in national Church af tor at Williamsport, Pa., received a fairs, being a member of the Na medal for bravery on April 27th tional Council for many years, and from the Carnegie Hero Fund Com was a power in General Conventions mission. The reward was for hav HURA MATSUI both as a member of the House of Pleads for China ing saved Mrs. Scott R. Wolford, a Deputies and later in the House of member of his parish, from drown Bishops. He was the author of a ing. number of books and was also for a Rev. E. Felix Kloman, rector of * * * short time an associate editor of Christ Church, reporting for a com Laymen’s League of T h e W itness which he also served, mission on Church Unity, recom Southwestern Virginia from the founding of the paper, as mended that the General Convention The Laymen’s League of South a member of the Advisory Board. continue the Commission on Ap western Virginia recently made a pil He H* H* proaches to Unity which is responsi grimage to Boys’ Home near Coving Thank Offering Presented ble for the Concordat. A commis ton, and at the suggestion of their in Philadelphia sion on social security reported that president, Mr. Baldwin G. Locher of The United Thank Offering of the they disagreed with the National Glasgow, made plans to sponsor boys diocese of Pennsylvania is being pre Council on the matter of including by taking the responsibility for their sented today, May 9th, at a service lay employees of the Church in the expenses. at St. Stephen’s Church, Philadel federal social security act, favoring * * * phia. The Rev. George Trowbridge, instead the plan of insurance offered Convention of rector of St. Paul’s, Chestnut Hill, is by the Church Life Insurance Cor New Jersey the preacher. poration. A minority report was The convention of the diocese of * * * presented, however, signed by Miss New Jersey was held at Trinity Ca Young People of Margaret Maule, which declared that thedral, Trenton, on May 7-8, open Province Mee't “ The inclusion of lay employees in ing with a service followed by a fel The annual convention of the the federal plan is socially desirable lowship dinner. Announcement was young people of the Province of and financially possible” and the re made of the resignation of Miss Washington is being held this week port urged the diocese to support the Edith Weller, for fifteen years the end (May 9-12) at Shrine Mont, position taken by the National Coun head of St. Mary’s, diocesan school, cil. because of illness. Her successor is Orkney Springs, Virginia, with dele Hv H: $ gates from all the dioceses of the Miss Florence Newbold of Philadel province. Chicago Seeks phia, for a number of years the exec Hi ^ ^ Money for Debt utive secretary of the Girls’ Friendly Mass Meeting for Faced with a debt of over a mil Society. Missions in Philadelphia lion dollars, the diocese of Chicago He Hi * A mass meeting for missions is has organized a drive, directed by a Japanese Author the feature of the convocation of committee of 125 laymen, hoping Pleads for China West Philadelphia, which is composed thereby to liquidate thedebt in five Hura Matsui, Japanese-born au of twenty-three parishes, meeting to years. thor, has devoted her last three years day (May 9) at Grace Church. The He Hî Hî to lecturing on behalf of China. speaker is the Rev. Hector Thomp Church Unity on Speaking last Sunday in New York, son, who heads the Indian Work at Pacific Coast she declared that “ My people are Ethete, Wyoming. April 21 was Church Unity Day in suffering in this war as well as the Hj Hi * the diocese of California, with wide Chinese. The Japanese people get Convention of spread exchange of pulpits through nothing from this war. We would Pennsylvania out the diocese, between Presbyteri like to have peace.” Miss Matsui, More than 700 delegates from 208 ans and Episcopalians. At Grace the author of a recent autobiography, parishes assembled at Holy Trinity Cathedral there were two addresses, The Restless Wave, has been very Church, Philadelphia, for the 156th Episcopalian. Bishop Noel Porter and active in raising funds for China re annual convention of the diocese of Presbyterian Jesse Baird, with mu lief. Pennsylvania, presided over by 79- sic by the combined choirs of the year-old Bishop Taitt. Bishop Taitt Cathedral and the Calvary Presby New York CLID delivered his annual address at a terian Church. The following day to Visit Housing Project mass meeting in the evening, which 59 parsons, equally divided between The members of the Morningside was followed by a sermon by Bishop the two Churches, held a fellowship Heights Chapter of the Church Wyatt Brown of Harrisburg. The dinner with brief addresses by three League for Industrial Democracy are

Copyright 2020. Archives of the Episcopal Church / DFMS. Permission required for reuse and publication. May 9, 1940 T H E WITNESS Page Nine to visit the Red Hook Housing Proj truths of life. He said that only in ect in Brooklyn on May 11th. A the Church and in the home can chil meeting of the chapter was also held dren learn about the most important on May 6th at Windham House things in their lives. where plans were made on how best . ' * * H= to aid the labor movement. On May Western North Carolina 10th a number of clergy are to meet, Convention Held under CLID sponsorship, with Mr. “ Nature signed this region with Joseph Barnes, foreign editor of the the sign of the Cross,” said Bishop New York Herald-Tribune, who will Gribbin of Western North Carolina, speak on the present situation in Eu commenting on the physical outline rope. of the valley to the 18th annual con * * * vention of the diocese, delivered at New Directors for the Church of the Holy Cross, Valle Church Corporation Crucis. In drawing lessons for the Charles D. Dickey and Robert C. future from the past history of this Hill have been elected to the board well-known missionary outpost, he of directors of the Church Proper pointed out that Valle Crucis was the ties Fire Insurance Corporation, an first school in Western North Caro affiliate of the Church Pension Fund. lina where practical agriculture had The new directors will fill the vacan been taught. He declared that cies caused by the recent deaths of church schools had given the Church Robert S. Brewster and Col. George and nation most of our leaders and W. Burleigh. All other directors were that in schools operated by the FELIX KLOMAN re-elected. Mr. Dickey is a vice- Church students pay a larger propor president of J. P. Morgan & Co. Mr. Reports on Church Unity tion of the cost of education than Hill is president of the Consolidation they do at Harvard or Yale. Dele Coal Co. which seven churches participated gates elected to the General Conven % % H* under the auspices of the religious tion were: Clerical, James P. Burke, D edicate drama council of the Greater New Hendersonville; William S. Stoney, Clerestory Window York Federation o f Churches, Illus Morganton; Wood B. Carper, Jr., On May 12th the third clerestory trated the prayer in a manner last Fletcher; William C. Cravner, Ashe window will be dedicated at the popular in the fifteenth century. ville; Lay: William M. Redwood, Church of the Heavenly Rest, New “ Thy Will Be Done,” the Song of Asheville; Francis Ei. Field, Ashe York. This window, the gift of John Miriam, was depicted by St. Barthol ville; William L. Balthis, Gastonia; Atkinson Hance on the occasion of omew’s Church; “For Thine Is the F. P. Bacon, Tryon. his fiftieth year as vestryman and Kingdom,” by players of the Church warden of the church, represents of the Incarnation. The dramas were Hold South Florida ‘ ‘The Christian Festival in the preceded by a regular afternoon re Convention Church.” ligious service conducted by the Rev. Bishop Wing concluded his address * * * John Gass and the Rev. Robert W. to the 18th annual convention of the Observe Church’s Searle of the New York Federation diocese of Florida at Fort Pierce by 75th Anniversary of Churches. Seven hundred per declaring that “ God has given us ca St. Mark’s Church, Green Island, sons attended. pacities and resources. But He asks New York, the Rev. Eugene L. Nixon, * * H= us to place them, as did Christ His rector, observed the seventy-fifth an Gilbert Preaches at body, upon the Cross in order that niversary of its founding, April 24 Hamilton College through love and sacrifice we may and 25. Bishop Oldham of Albany The world might have averted its serve the world. I believe the world preached at the anniversary service present turmoil had Christians been can be saved by the Church. It need on the evening of St. Mark’s Day. more alert, Bishop Gilbert of New not be a wealthy Church but it must * * * York said on April 28 at the Hamil be a Church that will take the world Hold Annual ton College Chapel. “ We know now as it finds it and save it.” The con Auxiliary Meeting that while Christians slept tares were vention highlights were the opening A great meeting of the Woman’s being sown in the field of life,” he service held out-of-doors; the dio Auxiliary of the diocese of Albany, said. “ We are now reaping the har cesan dinner where four hundred lis attended by more than three hun vest. A new philosophy of life has tened to an address by Bishop More dred delegates, was held April 24 at taken root, a philosophy that dis land, and the round table confer St. John’s Church, Troy, New York, counts or repudiates values and ideals ences. the Rev. Gray M. Blandy, rector. with which we had hoped and ex The delegates elected to the Gen Among the addresses was one by Wil pected to build God’s purpose into eral Convention were: Clerical: Ed liam B. Newell, a full-blooded Mo the life of the world.” gar L. Pennington, J. Mitchell Tay hawk Indian, who for many years has lor, Martin J. Bram and John B. been engaged in missionary work Price Criticizes Walthour. Lay: Sydney G. Gray, among the Seneca and Shinnecock Eucation William E. Tylander, Morton 0. Nace tribes. The Rev. James Harry Price, rec and the Hon. T. Picton Warlow. * * * îî tor of the Church of St. James the :jj { The Lord’s Prayer Less, Scarsdale, New York, cracked Mrs. Reinhold Niebuhr in Drama Form down on modern education recently Serves College Committee Medieval mystery dramas were pre at the Cathedral of St. John the Di Mrs. Evelyn Niebuhr, wife of the sented on April 27 at the Church of vine, New York. He charged that Rev. Reinhold Niebuhr of Union Sem the Incarnation, New York, when the modern education is influenced too inary, will give part-time service to petitions of the Lord’s Prayer were much by experimentalism; tested too the National Council as a volunteer, dramatically portrayed on a platform much by science, and so secularized as assistant secretary for college before the altar. Seven scenes, in that it neglects the fundamental work. Her offer of such assistance

Copyright 2020. Archives of the Episcopal Church / DFMS. Permission required for reuse and publication. Page Ten T H E WITNESS May 9, 1940 was received by the Council at its with the responsibility for developing April meeting and accepted. The methods of re-vitalizing the Church Council confirmed also the appoint and re-awakening its membership to- ment as college workers of Miss Mary a new sense of spiritual values. Powers, for Louisiana State Univer * * * sity, Baton Rouge, and Miss Helen $1,000 Gift on Trumbull to succeed Miss Katherine 50th Anniversary Grammer in the province of New All Saints’ Memorial Church England. ^ * H« Providence, Rhode Island, had a cele bration in honor of the 50th anniver Iowa Convention to sary to the ministry of the Rev. Ar Meet May 12-14 thur Morgan Aucock. Mr. Aucock The eighty-eighth convention of spent his entire ministry of fifty the diocese of Iowa will convene in years at All Saints’ Church and St. Paul’s Church, Des Moines, May equally remarkable, the previous rec 12. After Bishop Longley calls the tor, Mr. Henshaw, also served for convention to order some of the fifty years. The parish presented a speakers will be Bishop Keeler of gift of $1,000 to Mr. Aucock at a re Minnesota, Dean Roberts of St. ception on May 3. Bishop Perry John’s Cathedral, Denver, the Rev. preached at the anniversary service. Charles W. Sheerin, vice-president of The present rector of All Saints’ is the National Council, and Mrs. G. the Rev. John Lyte. Decker French, who will represent He H i He the Woman’s Auxiliary. Cleveland Church * * Women to Meet Osaka Diocese Miss Grace Lindley, national exec Self-Supporting KENNETH SILLS utive secretary of the Woman’s Aux The first diocese in the Holy Cath New National Council Member iliary, gave the inspirational address olic Church in Japan, the diocese of to the Women of the Church o f Osaka, has arrived at self-support, it than ever the urgent necessity of Michigan when they convene in Trin was announced by the Presiding Bish strengthening the Christian ministry ity Cathedral, Cleveland, on May 8, op at a meeting of the National at the Capital. It is still true that for the 63rd annual meeting. Bishop Council. He had been so informed our first line of defense is the moral Tucker was the celebrant at the open by Bishop Naido of Osaka, who was integrity of our people. Greater than ing service. Three diocesan officers, consecrated to that office immediate battleships and standing armies is the president, secretary and educational ly following the earthquake of 1923 stabilizing influence of great spiritual secretary, were elected, and also five and who is one of the first two na ideals.” delegates to the Triennial Conven tive Japanese to be elevated to the * * * tion. episcopate. He * * * * * Seminary Alumni Organized New Dean for Clergymen Back Religious The Long Island alumni associa Albany Cathedral Education Project tion was organized on April 25 at the Bishop Oldham announces that the Clergymen from all sections of meeting of the twenty-six alumni of Rev. Henry W. Roth, dean of the Suffolk County, New York, have sig the General Theological Seminary. Cathedral in Milwaukee, has accept nified readiness to cooperate in the Officers elected were: the Rev. Ar ed election as dean of the Cathedral teaching of religion and character thur R. Cummings, Church of the of All Saints, Albany, New York, ef building as a normal part of school Resurrection, Richmond Hill, New fective next September. Dean Roth education. It was explained that the York, president; the Rev. Lauriston was ordained both deacon and priest courses are given in the church Castleman, St. Paul’s Church, Glen in 1928. In 1934 he was installed buildings but on regular school time. Cove, New York, secretary; the Rev. dean at Milwaukee’s cathedral. He The courses are elective and the stu George A. Robertshaw, treasurer. is a graduate of Kenyon College and dents receive credit for attendance * * * the General Theological Seminary. and work. The Rev. Bayard H. Publications Dean Roth is a member of the stand Goodwin, rector of St. Mary’s Church, Chairman Resigns ing committee, the executive board, Amityville, New York, is secretary The Rev. Howard Harper, The the examining chaplains and of the of the organization promoting the Plains, Virginia, has resigned as governing boards of Racine Academy project. chairman of the Association of and Kemper Hall, diocese of Milwau * * * Church Publications, the affairs of kee. He will succeed the Rev. Ed Cathedral Association the Association are now being han ward R. Welles, who resigned last M eets dled by the secretary, the Rev. G. R. January to become rector of Christ Bishop Freeman of Washington Madson, Paris, Kentucky. Church, Alexandria, Virginia. asked leaders from every state in the H: * * * * * country to attend the annual con Forward Movement Commission Inaugurate Men’s clave of the National Cathedral Asso Arranges Conferences Thank Offering ciation. The Association has for Three conferences arranged by the Men’s Thank Offering, the first in forty-two years been helping to erect Forward Movement Commission of the diocese of Massachusetts, will be and maintain Washington Cathedral the diocese of Michigan were held in presented in the parishes on Whit which is the most beautiful example various regional centers. The prin sunday, unless another day be set by of Fourteenth Century Gothic archi cipal leader at each of these confer individual rectors. The machinery is tecture on the American continent. ences was the Rev. David R. Covell, simple. A letter from Bishop Sher The cathedral is now more than two- travelling field secretary of the Com rill, with an envelope appended, is fifths completed. The committees for mission. The Forward Movement being distributed through the parish Washington Cathedral according to Commission was charged several clergy, the area chairman and parish Bishop Freeman, “ feel more keenly years ago at General Convention representatives of the men’s division

Copyright 2020. Archives of the Episcopal Church / DFMS. Permission required for reuse and publication. May 9, 1940 T H E WITNESS Page Eleven of the Church Service League. It is North Carolina, August 10-24. The my home and my family: Niemoller hoped that the result may be a mate word “ ashram” is new to many. It is separated from his and lives in rial aid to the missionary cause of is a word that comes from India. a narrow cell, containing a table, the Church. Our word that approaches its mean chair and bed—‘alone mid a death iti * * ing is “ retreat.” The Ashram has like silence.’ Furthermore, since I been planned as a definite part of the prize and respect my own freedom Describes Chinese Life National Christian Mission. It is to be of thought and expression, I also be During Aid Raids the place where preachers and lay lieve in the same liberty for others.” A vivid description of how life men may go apart to prepare them H: H* Hi goes on in China despite air raids, selves spiritually for the Missions, war and suffering is contained in a Colleges De-Christianizing which begin in Kansas City on Sep letter received recently by Bishop American Students tember 29th. According to Professor G. R. Stewart of Chicago from Miss Louise * * * Hammond, missionary worker in Elliott of Amherst College the Amer China. Miss Hammond, who is sta Putting the ican mind is being progressively de- tioned at Chungking, provisional capi Record Straight Christianized through the influence Eve is exonerated completely of tal of the empire and headquarters of of the secular college upon primary Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek, de the first sin of the world and Adam and secondary education. “ The scribes conditions at her post as fol is held solely to blame in a revised Episcopal Church,” he said in a re lows: “ Chungking is provincially sit cathechism for parochial schools. A cent address, “ has a crucial responsi uated on a high rocky peninsula be Catholic education convention was bility for students who cannot ac tween two rivers, so that it has been told that this precept conforms with cept the positions of extreme possible during the last six months to orthodox Roman Catholic teaching. Protestantism and extreme Catholi blast out a very network of cata The Baltimore catechism, in use fifty- cism. By doing her full catholic combs in the live rock, where life can five years, held Adam and Eve joint duty in college towns she can help be fairly secure against bombings. ly responsible for disobeying God’s to prepare the mind and imagination All day and all night one still hears command not to partake of the fruit of America for the future reunited the thud, thud of blasting, where the of the tree of life of knowledge of Christian Church, which shall again populace is diligently digging in.” good and evil. In the revision, it is dominate the college if human cul Miss Hammond continues: “ Some stated “ Whereas, according to Cath ture is to be true and complete.” times I think of the archeologists of olic teaching, Adam alone was the Hs ❖ sH the future and of how puzzled they moral head of the human race and he The Luxury Trade will be at these 20th century caves, alone, by his disobedience, brought Is Boom ing wondering that a civilization so far about the loss of sanctifying grace Ever since the terrible experience advanced as to be able to conquer for all mankind.” of the years after the end of the the air, could still be so primitive as * * * World War, Germans have had an to have to hide in holes in the ground Holds Church almost pathological recurring fear of from the misuse of its own inventions. a Haven inflation. The fear is back again, Once to help while away the boredom “ You don’t feel lost when you have more intense than ever. Despite of spending four or five hours in a the church to go to,” writes a Chi everything that people say in public dugout—there were 10 air raids nese physician, John Sung, formerly about their confidence in the mark, within eight days during the full at St. James Hospital, Anking, now and the assurances of the authorities, moon—I amused myself by hiding working far off in western China. A there is a tendency for people to pennies in the loose stones at the Chinese gentleman, formerly ambas turn their currency into goods rather bottom of the cave, to show those sador to Germany and commissioner than to save. Of course the choice future archeologists the date of its of education for a Chinese province, of unrationed goods is strictly construction.” One cent Chinese na has organized a refugee university limited, but that only makes the tional currency, she said, is worth at in the West where Dr. Sung is in tendency more evident. There has present between l-20th and l-12th of charge of medical work. Twenty been a great run on phonographs, a cent United States currency, which Christians, among them some Church fur coats, and such ordinarily luxuri makes purchasing of supplies from friends from central China, are hold ous things as electric washing ma other countries almost prohibitive. ing their services together. chines. Professional photographers But it also multiplies money sent * * =N also report a boom. from America for charitable pur Anecdote with * * * poses almost as if by magic, she adds. a Sting Great Oaks from * * * A vestryman in one of our little Little Acorns Grow Blue Grass Conference churches in the diocese of Newark, Rector Harry Knickle of Grace to Be Held Again discovering a Polish employee in the Church, Plainfield, New Jersey, tells After a lapse of several years, the local silk mill, asked him if he went the story of his Acorn Society. Mem Blue Grass Conference will be held to church. The fellow answered, “ No, bers pledge to deposit one, two or June 17-27 in Millersburg Military I’m an Episcopalian!” three pennies a day in banks. Result: Institute. This will be the fifth of * * * at the end of two years $2,000 of the the joint summer conferences spon What Does American parish debt wiped out. All very sim sored by the dioceses of Kentucky and Democracy Mean? ple—all very effective. Lexington, and for the first time will In his essay which won the $500 * sN * last for ten days. The Rev. C. P. reward given by America’s Town 15,000 C.O.’s Sparling, rector of Christ Church, Meeting of the Air, Rev. Mr. Young A lready Lexington, is dean of the conference. has this to say contrasting American In an official summary given by * * * democracy with dictatorships: the government of England recently An American Christian “ I have not always agreed with in the House of Commons, it was re Ashram This Summer Roosevelt any more than Martin Nie- vealed that up to December 31, 1939, An American Christian Ashram moller has agreed with Hitler, but after approximately four months of will be held this summer at West I remain a free and independent pas war, 15,626 persons had been pro minster Lodge, Saugatuck, Michigan, tor, while he is in solitary confine visionally registered as conscientious July 27-August 10 and Blue Ridge, ment in a prison camp. I still have objectors under the military training

Copyright 2020. Archives of the Episcopal Church / DFMS. Permission required for reuse and publication. Page Twelve T H E WITNESS May 9, 1940 and national service acts. Up to First, the war must be in defence of accepted.” If certain provisions in January 16th, 897 British subjects a strict right, proportionate in im the Defence of Canada Regulations had appealed to the appelate tribunal portance to the means invoked; two, prove to be “ unnecessarily severe or from decisions of local tribunals. all other means of settlement have * * sH been tried and failed; three, there Know How to must be a reasonable hope of victory STRICTLY Bring Up Children? for the just cause; four, the war Having three I am not so sure my must be entered upon simply with self, but anyhow here are the sug the intention of righting a certain PERSONAL gestions on how to do the job, hand wrong; five, the means used must be Yes, we’ll admit quite frankly that such REAL money as we make comes ed out by the department of religious in accordance with the virtues of from our sales of larger equipment— education of the diocese of Albany: truth, justice and love; six, the evils things in wood, brass, and silver. But, gosh, everything we do here isn’t meas 1. By so living that children will re caused by war must not be greater ured by a dollar mark. W e’re not think spect and trust parents. than the evil it is sought to destroy. ing of furniture, brass crosses, or chal ices now. W e’re thinking of YOU— you, 2. By developing the principles of de He was granted exemption from war the average run-of-the-mill Catholic- mocracy in the home. service providing he does civilian minded Churchman, Churchwoman, or Church young person of our Episcopal 3. * By keeping the confidence of work specified by the ministry of la Church. Did you live out a really good growing children. bor. Lent? Did Easter make you radiantly # * happy or not? Are you still using your 4. By giving the children responsi Rule of Life, or did you chuck it like bilities and seeing that he fulfills The Senior Chaplain excess baggage as soon as Easter passed? Gets a Surprise Do you come home to The Family House his obligations. every week to break bread with your 5. By practicing Christ’s methods of The senior chaplain to the British Father, and thank Him for being your understanding and forgiveness. Father? Are you that close to Him, or military forces recently said that aren’t you that well acquainted? Think 6. By going to church with your chil most o f the young men called into you could stand up to tragedy as well as your cousins across the sea, or do you dren. the army know little about church just know you’d act like a boob if it 7. By talking in the family circle of going and less about the Christian came to you? In other words, where do your beliefs and convictions. faith. To him it is amazing how new you stand in relation to Our Blessed Lord and His Holy Catholic Church? Or, 8. By example and teaching in de church services, sermons, prayers, are you the sort who simply won’t face veloping a philosophy of life and hymns are to many of the men. up to things? If EVERY Episcopalian would face up worth living and dying for; faith They are eager to know what the to things, we’d need more Churches, in Jesus Christ. religion of Christ has to say about more priests, more missionaries, bigger alms basons, a bigger and more impres * * * the problems confronting them in sive “Two Eighty One” ; aye, and by Students Asked these days of war, and they gladly cracky, we’d have so much church sup ply and devotional business that we to Aid Relief accept copies of the New Testament. could afford to take the family out on The Council of Church boards of * * * Friday nights and simply slay an elab orate 50c tea room dinner. Yes sir! education announces that Christian Canadians Defend students are called to days of fasting Civil Liberties Ammidon and Co. and prayer for the collection of sac The Christian Social Council of Horace L. Varían, President rificial gifts for suffering students in Canada recently adopted a “ State Europe and Asia. In Czecho-Slovakia ment for Civil Liberties” in war-time. 31 S. Frederick St., Baltimore, Md. and Poland, every university is “ . . . We cannot fight for liberty closed. In Bohemia and Moravia, 200 abroad by unduly repressing it at CATHEDRAL STUDIOS Washington & London, England. CHURCH students are under arrest. In Lith home,” the Council says. To be sure, VESTMENTS, plain or embroidered, surplices, uania, there are more than 3,000 “ certain restrictions, dictated by mili exquisite Altar Linens, stoles, burses & veils. Materials by the yard. See my NEW BOOK Polish students. 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Let those who would override “ There has been some cause for human rights remember first, that Altars of Marble and Wood suspicion that certain provincial the war is not yet won and only be Church Decoration governments may discover in these gun, and secondly, that the economic new regulations an opportunity to in issues which will emerge after the Stained glass Windows dulge some of their own pet war will require the united goodwill aversions. There has also been some and mutual respect o f all our people ground for suspecting that certain if catastrophe is to be avoided. . . . (provincial) governments have shown Those who wish to avoid the excesses Write us for a tendency to defy public opinion, of untried and radical measures will Organ Information and to suggest that there should be be well warned to invite the cooper- a postponement of any effort to test tion of all sections of our society in public sympathy concerning their working through the complicated AUSTIN ORGANS, Inc. policy for the duration of the war. problems associated with a more Hartford, Conn. 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Copyright 2020. Archives of the Episcopal Church / DFMS. Permission required for reuse and publication. Page Fourteen T H E WITNESS May 9, 1940 honestly believe that, by consti tutional methods, our political struc ture should be modified, invites calamity. The making of martyrs ülctttwö (M ass is a dangerous enterprise. We must IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BEST TRADITIONS OF THE CRAFT FOR FORTY YEARS dissipate ignorance with truth and Notable installations in forty-three states and five foreign countries. overcome evil with good. In any educational endeavor to secure the Illustrated and printed material on request. triumph of sanity and common sense in respect to the fallacies of com l ’Aam tzo üduhina munism, this Council and its units 1604 Summer Street Philadelphia, Pa. are prepared to carry their full load. “ Democracy lives only by the in telligence, goodwill and mutual re spect of the people, and to training in these national virtues we rededi cate ourselves, remembering with un Services in Leading Churches dying gratitude those who, in gen erations past, purchased for us this The Cathedral of St. John St. Thomas Church, New York freedom at a great price, and who in the Divine Fifth Avenue and 53rd Street the endless march of man have Amsterdam Avenue and 112th St. Rev. Roelif H. Brooks, S.T.D., Rector handed us the flaming torch. Through New York City Sunday Services: 8 and 11 a.m. and Sundays: 8 and 9, Holy Communion. 4 p.m. ■God’s grace we shall hold it high.” 10, Morning Prayer. Ill Holy Communion Daily : 8 :30 a.m. Holy Communion ; 12:10 * * * and Sermon. 4, Evening Prayer and Ser p.m. Noonday Service (except Saturdays). mon. Thursdays: 11 a.m. Holy Communion. Mothers Organize Weekdays: 7:30, Holy Communion (on to Keep Out of War Saints’ Days 7 :30 and 10.) 9, Morning Prayer. 5, Evening Prayer. Saturdays: Mothers are organizing to keep Organ Recital at 4:30. Trinity Church, New York their sons out of foreign wars. It Broadway and Wall St. started quite simply in Springfield, Chapel of the Intercession Sundays: 8, 9, 11 and 3 :30. Mass., when a few mothers got to Broadway at 155th Daily: 8, 12 and 3. New York City gether and started the “ Mothers of Rev. S. Tagart Steele, Vicar American Sons” and adopted the Sundays : Holy Communion: 8 and 9 :30 ; Service and Sermon at 11; Evening Serv St. Paul’s Cathedral slogan “ We want our youth to live, ice and Sermon, 8. work and play in peace, not rest in Weekdays: Holy Communion daily: 7 Buffalo, New York and 10. Morning Prayer, daily, 9 :40. Very Rev. Austin Pardue, Dean peace on foreign soil.” Seals and Sundays: 8, 9:30, 11 A.M. and 5 P.M. posters are being distributed widely Weekdays: 8, 12:05 Noon. to create public sentiment against in Grace Church, New York Wednesdays: 11 A.M. Holy Communion Rev. Louis W. Pitt, Rector volving the United States in war; a Broadway at 10th St. committee is keeping its eye on Con Sundays: 8 and 11 A.M. and 8 P.M. Christ Church Cathedral gress to see that laws are not passed Daily: 12:30 except Mondays and Sat urdays. Main and Church Sts., Hartferd, Conn. pushing us toward war; members are Thursdays and Holy Days: Holy Com The Very Rev. Walter H. Gray, Dean informed of propaganda being spread munion 11:45 A.M. Sunday Services, 8 :00, 9 :30, 10:00, 11 a.m .; 4:30 p.m. by foreign powers to involve us. They Week-days: 8:00 a.m. Holy Communion state that the organization is not a The Heavenly Rest, New York (7:00 on Wednesdays). 11:00 a.m. Holy Fifth Avenue at 90th Street Communion on Wednesdays and Holy Days. pacifist one since “ we stand for na Rev. Henry Darlington, D.D. 12:35 p.m. Noonday Service. tional defense against an invading Sundays: Holy Communion 8 and 10:15 enemy on this continent, but we op a.m.; Sunday School 9 :30 a.m .; Morning Service and Sermon 11 a.m .; Choral Eve pose keenly any participation in a ning Prayer 4 :30 p.m. St. Michael and All Angels foreign war.” The organization is Thursdays and Holy Days: Holy Com Baltimore, Maryland munion, 11 a.m. spreading throughout the country, The Rev. Don Frank Fenn, D.D., Rector Sunday Services:— according to Mrs. Arthur D. Lynn, its 7 :30 A.M.—Holy Communion president, with a number of churches The Incarnation 9:30 and 11:00 A.M.— Church School Madison Avenue and 35th Street 11:00 A.M.— Morning Service and Sermon already having established units. The Rev. John Gass, D.D., Rector 8 :00 P.M.—Evening Service and Sermon * * * Sundays: 8, 10, 11 A.M., Wednesdays Weekdays:— Want Laymen to and Holy Days, Holy Communion at 10 Holy Communion— A.M., Fridays: Holy Communion at 12:15 Mon., Wed., & Sat.— 10:00 A.M. Take a Hand P.M. Tues., Thurs., & Fri.— 7 :00 A.M. The World Alliance for Inter Holy Days— 7:00 and 10:00 A.M. national Friendship through the St. Bartholomew’s Church Churches comes forward with the New York proposal that a commission composed Park Avenue and 51st Street Gethsemane, Minneapolis Rev. G. P. T. Sargent, D.D., Rector 4th Ave. South at 9th St. of civilians investigate the national Sunday Services The Reverend John S. Higgins, Rector defense. Such an investigation is 8 A.M.—Holy Communion Sundays : 8 :00 and 11:00 A.M. 11 A.M.— Morning Service and Sermon Wednesdays and Holy Days: 10:30 A.M. necessary, they state in their bul 4 P.M.—Evensong. Special Music. Thursdays: 7 :30 A.M. letin, because of “ contradictory con Weekday Holy Communion at 10:30 A.M. on Thursdays and Saints’ Days. ceptions and policies” of govern The Church is open daily for prayer. mental agencies and leaders. St. John's Church He * * St. James Church, New York Lattingtown, Long Island Seminary Campaigns Madison Avenue at 71st Street Bishop Frank DuMoulin, Rector On North Shore of Long Island two F or Fund The Rev. H. W. B. Donegan, Rector 8 :00 A.M.—Holy Communion miles east of Glen Cove A five months campaign to create 9 :30 A.M.— Children’s Service 8:00 A.M.— Holy Communion. a stabilization fund for the endow 11:00 A.M.—Morning Service and Sermon 9 :45 A.M.—Junior Church and Sunday 8:00 P.M.—Choral Evensong and Sermon School. ments of Union Theological Semi Holy Communion Wed., 8 A .M .; Thurs. 11:00 A.M.—Morning Servioe and Ser nary, New York’s 104 year old school 12 M. mon. for training ministers, has been

Copyright 2020. Archives of the Episcopal Church / DFMS. Permission required for reuse and publication. May 9, 1940 T H E WITNESS Page Fifteen started by the board of directors to sion. Queries revealed that the place tian education of the National Coun increase the capital of the institu had been a gay and famous summer cil and Dr. Adelaide Case of Colum tion by $300,000 before July 1. The resort, providing horse-and-buggy bia. The course is intended especial drive for new funds is being made connections with ten trains a day at ly for clergy and directors of reli to offset the greatly diminished yield the distant railroad. The last owner gious education, and offers an un on high-grade investments during the left it, well endowed, to trustees for usual opportunity for advanced train past decade. use by any welfare agency that ing. Dr. Case is educational advisor * * * seemed to them qualified. North of the Woman’s Auxiliary to the Na Jews Carolina applied for it, put it in or tional Council and a devoted church- in Russia der with accumulated interest from woman. In a letter to The Christian Evan the endowment, and now it is famous * * * gelist, Mr. John Barclay of Wilson, again as Vade Mecum, diocesan cen Sewanee Summer School North Carolina, furnishes informa ter for twelve different camps and Offers Many Courses tion concerning Jews in Soviet Rus conferences between June and Sep Sewanee Summer Training School sia. “ Last summer when I was in tember. covering Woman’s Auxiliary, Chris the Soviet Union I ashed the Presi * * tian Education, Social Relations and dent of the Congregation of the Special Course at Young People’s Work have been an Great Synagogue in Leningrad Columbia University nounced by the Rev. Girault M. whether he liked it better under the A course especially for Episcopal Jones, New Orleans, director of the Soviets or under the Czar. With Church people will be given at Co school. Dates for the school are tears streaming down his face he an lumbia University during the summer August 1 to 15. Held in the pictur swered that he liked it a thousand term, from July 29th-August 16. It esque setting of the University of the times better under the Soviets. For will deal with “ Teaching the Faith of South, Sewanee, Tennessee, the now he could go out into the streets the Church” and will be taught by the school divides into four “ Schools of without fear of being hit with a brick Rev. Daniel A. McGregor, executive Interest,” each of which concentrates because he was a Jew. He said un secretary of the department of Chris- on a particular field of study. der the Soviet Government Jews are the equal of all other Citizens.. Go ing over on the Queen Mary, Paul Fresh Up-to-the-Minute EXPOSITION Robeson told me that the Soviet Un ion was the only place on earth that on the Sunday School Lesson Text he had ever been that his race was not held against him. He said that (International Uniform Lesson Topics) he was profoundly moved by the way the Soviet Union has risen above race prejudice that he is having his nine-year old son educated there. . . . I- spent a day in Artek, their famous camp for Pioneer boys and girls on the Black Sea. There were 970 boys and girls in the camp from all eleven republics in the Soviet Union. I saw Mongolians, Ukranians, Eskimos, Uzbeciks, Armenians, Jews and Ger mans, all playing together with no evidence of any feeling of racial ani mosity.” * * * Forty Million Anglicans There are forty million members of Anglican Churches in the world. Recent figures also show that the Episcopalian Church in the United States is in the lead of all the major religious bodies in the percentage of membership gains. BIBLE EXPOSITOR and ILLUMINATOR A Windfall for North Carolina ADVANCED BIBLE STUDY QUARTERLY treating the LESSON To know the urgent need of sum, from FIFTEEN DIFFERENT ANGLES mer conference quarters with no money available for them, and then Scriptural, Spiritual, Sound and Sane to find ideal property already well endowed, would be rated as a fairy Premillennial, Practical. Pointed and Pure tale, but it really happened to North Carolina. After years of paying “ Christian Life Series” Sunday School Literature supplies teaching aids rent and meeting deficits, North Car for EVERY DEPARTMENT of the Sunday School. olina in 1928 was wondering what could be done next when two Church Put Spiritual Backbone into Your Sunday School by Using Lesson men touring Stokes county on Red Helps That Are True to the Fundamentals of the Christian Faith. Cross work came upon some prop Samples FREE on Request. Address: erty, farm land, hotel and lake, all in the worst possible condition; even UNION GOSPEL PRESS Box 6059, CLEVELAND, OHIO the lake was filling in from soil ero-

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