1940 the Witness, Vol. 24, No. 29

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BISHOP JOHNSON Heads Witness Staff at Convention

THE VALUE OF LOYALTY

FERGUSON, E. B., was ordained to the diaconate by Bishop Darst of East Carolina, Stye General tUfjecrlagicai in St. Paul’s Church, Greenville, North K E M P E R T m X Carolina, on September 3. He is in charge of St. Paul’s Church, Clinton, St. Gabriel’s Church, Faison, and Grace Church, White- KENOSHA, WISCONSIN Three-year undergraduate ville, all in North Carolina. course of prescribed and elective Episcopal Boarding and Day School KIESSEL, H., was deposed by the Bishop of Preparatory to all colleges. Unusual study. Atlanta on August 8, 1940, having renounced the ministry. opportunities in Art and Music. Fourth-year course for gradu Complete sports program. Junior ates, offering larger opportunity NEWMAN, C. W., formerly rector of St. School. Accredited. Address: for specialization. John’s Church, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, has accepted a call to be rector of Grace Provision for more advanced Church, Ridgeway, Pennsylvania, effective SISTERS OF ST. MARY work, leading to degrees of S.T.M. October 1. Box W. T. and D.Th. NICHOLS, J. W., retired Bishop of Shanghai, Kemper Hall Kenosha, Wisconsin China, died in Palo Alto, California, at the ADDRESS age of 62 following a long illness. PROVOST, G. W., was restored as a Presbyter THE DEAN of the Church on August 14, in Christ ST AUGUSTINE’S COLLEGE Church, Houston, Texas ; his sentence of Raleigh, North Carolina Chelsea Square New York City deposition having been remitted and termi An accredited Church College for Negro nated by the Bishop of Texas. Youth. Coeducational. Degrees of B. A. and B. S. For Catalogue Address the Dean RIPPER, S. C., formerly chaplain of Bishop Needs of college: A larger endowment, Hopkins Hall, Burlington, Vermont, is rec scholarship aid for worthy students, tor of St. Paul’s Church, Vergennes, Ver gifts for current expenses. mont. Address The President Episcopal Theological School URBAN, R. G., formerly in charge of St. Legal Title for Bequests: James’ Church, Lake City, Florida, has Trustees of St. Augustine’s College, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS accepted election as rector of St. Peter’s Raleigh, North Carolina. Affiliated with Harvard University offers Church, Fernandina, Florida, effective Sep unusual opportunities in allied fields, such as tember 15. philosophy, psychology, history, VAN WINKLE, E. K., formerly assistant at sociology, etc. Grace Church, Providence, Rhode Island, is For Catalogue Address the Dean to be rector of St. Luke’s Church, Wor HOLDERNESS cester, Massachusetts, effective October 1. In, the White Mountains, College Preparatory WARREN, JOHN N., formerly rector of the and General Courses. Music and Crafts. For The Protestant Episcopal Epiphany, Bellevue, Pa., has accepted the boys 12-19. All sports including riding. 200 rectorship of Christ Church, Oyster Bay, acres of woods. New fireproof building. In Theological Seminary in Virginia Long Island, effective October 16. dividual attention. Home atmosphere. WEAVER, H. J., formerly priest-in-charge of Rev. Edric A. Weld, Rector For Catalogue and other information St. Matthew’s Church, Bond Hill, Cincin address the Dean nati, Ohio, and business manager of the Box W , Plymouth, N. H. REV. WALLACE E. ROLLINS, D.D. Forward Movement Commission, has ac cepted election as rector of, St. John’s Theological Seminary Alexandria, Va. Church, Sharon, Pennsylvania, effective No vember 1. Berkeley Stuart IfaU Divinity School All Saint-s’ Episcopal College New Haven, Connecticut Vicksburg, Mississippi Affiliated with Yale University A small church school for girls offering four Address DEAN W. P. LADD years of high school (specializing in college preparatory) and two years of college. Em 86 Sachem Street phasis on thorough work. Borders on the National Park in historic Vicksburg and overlooks the Mississippi. TRINITY COLLEGE Arts. Mild Climate. Outdoor Sports. A d d re ss: Hartford, Conn. The Rev. W. G. Christian, Rector Offers a general cultural education, with special emphasis on the Classics, Modern Languages, English, Economics. History, Phil osophy, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics, DeVEAUX SCHOOL Biology, and Pre-Medical, or Pre-Engineering. 1852-1940 For information apply, The Dean. Niagara Falls, New York A Church preparatory school for boys from the sixth grade. Small classes. Experienced in structors. Students may enter at any time and CARLETON COLLEGE in any grade above the fifth. Enrolment lim Donald J. Cowling, President ited to 120. Carleton is a co-educational liberal arts The Rt. Rev. Cameron J. Davis, D.D. college of limited enrollment and is rec Bishop of Western New York ognized as the Church College of Min President, Board of Trustees nesota. For catalogue, address Address: Assistant to the President Geo. L. Barton, Jr., Ph.D., Headmaster CARLETON COLLEGE DeVEAUX SCHOOL Niagara Falls, N. Y. Northfield Minnesota MARGARET HALL Under Sisters of St. Anne FORK UNION ( Episcopal) Small country boarding and day school for ST. AGNES SCHOOL girls, from primary through high school. A Resident and Day School for Girls MILITARY ACADEMY Accredited college preparatory. Modern build An Honor Christian School with the highest ing recently thoroughly renovated includes GENERAL COURSE: MUSIC AND ART academic rating. Upper School prepares for gymnasium and swimming pool. Campus of six SPORTS OF ALL KINDS university or business. ROTC. Every mod acres with ample playground space, hockey New Fireproof Building ern equipment. Junior School from six years. field, and tennis courts. Riding. Board and Miss Blanche Pittman, Principal Housemother. Separate building. Catalogue. tuition, $700. Dr. J. J. Wicker, Fork Union, Virginia. For catalog, address: Loudonville Road, Albany, N. Y. Mother Rachel, O.S.A., Box A. Versailles, Ky. St. Faith’s School Virginia Episcopal School Saratoga Springs, Health Centre of Lynchburg, Virginia America Prepares boys for colleges and university. Episcopal School for 60 girls, ages 8-18. Confirmation Instructions Splendid environment and excellent corps of Tuition $550. Regents’ examination for col By BISHOP JOHNSON teachers. High standard in scholarship and lege entrance. Business, Art, Music, French, 50c for single copies athletics. Healthy and beautiful location in Winter Sports. $4 for a dozen copies the mountains of Virginia. The Rev. F. Allen Sisco, Ph.D., Rector T H E WITNESS For catalogue apply to Protection, Care, Health, Education 6140 Cottage Grove Ave. Chicago Rev. Oscar deWolf Randolph, D.D., Rector

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T he Value of Loyalty By BISHOP JOHNSON HERE is no finer quality in human nature which Christ purchased with His own most pre T than that of loyalty to those institutions which cious blood. It is a household, a kingdom and our are the bases of our civilization. They are the Father’s house. It was characteristic of our Lord home, the state and the Church. In the decadence that He was devoted to His Father’s house even of family life there is a growing lack of loyalty though men might temporarily make it a den of to the home which lies at the foundation of social thieves. When we substitute theories for the Body orders. The home has become too much like a of Christ we put opinionativeness in our ideas for camp where one puts up for the night and a cafe devotion to an institution. The Church is a broth teria where one snatches a meal. We miss the in erhood and not a forum. It is based upon the fluence of family traditions as an inspiration for principle of loving one another instead of all the young. thinking alike. There is also a similar decline in loyalty to the state and the substitution of groups and isms for NE is not narrow because he is loyal to his patriotic service. Men are more concerned for O family, to his country or to his Church. their party affiliation than they are for the wel Rather the so-called liberal is narrow if he de fare of their country.' In the coming election mands that we substitue his theories for our de many voters will put the interests of party before votion to the Household of Faith. When you min that of the nation regardless of the fact that po imize the value of institutions you also remove litical platforms have become instruments for get the obligations which the home, the state and the ting on the train and party names have become la Church impose upon us. One does not feel the bels for empty bottles. When a party gains con same devotion to a federation of Churches that trol of the state it employs force to carry out the one does to the Church itself, any more than one interests of a group. would make the same sacrifices for a federation By reason of the divisions among us men have of homes that one would make for a particular lost their devotion to the Church as an institution home. and have looked upon loyalty as a species of I am a member of the Anglican communion be bigotry rather than a mark of devotion. The cause I believe it is a part of the Holy Catholic Church as an institution dissolves itself into a Church which has preserved the finest traditions nebulous cloud in which the value of loyalty is dis of the Household without destroying the liberties regarded. When I say that I believe in the Holy of the sons of God. I cannot understand why I Catholic Church I am not casting aspersions upon should apologize for a brotherhood which is so other bodies but, as in the home and in the state, much more worthy of my support than I am I am expressing a devotion which has great in worthy of it, and as I look about me I can find no trinsic value. One is not narrow because of his other body which so adequately perpetuates the loyalties but is manifesting a devotion which re faith once delivered to the saints. In so doing I quires sacrificial service. am not implying that God does not work through If we accept the language of Holy Scripture the other bodies but I feel my reverence for its fidelity Church is the rock upon which our faith rests, to its mission. When one advocates that we join and it has a permanent value as the institution in housekeeping with some other body I have the

Copyright 2020. Archives of the Episcopal Church / DFMS. Permission required for reuse and publication. Page Four T H E WITNESS September 19, 1940 same caution that I would feel if some one sug tolerance, which is a negative virtue, is confused gested cooperative housekeeping in my house. with charity which is a positive one. When some Such a suggestion might be made by someone for one calls me narrow because I am devoted to my whom I have great respect but I might still ques home or my Church I wonder if they are not guilty tion the wisdom of the arrangement. of trying to impose their theories upon me with It is my experience that those bodies which much greater fervor than I am trying to impose secure devotion to a particular household make my convictions upon them. I believe that devo greater sacrifices and render more effective ser tion to an institution has a greater value in terms vice than would be the case if they believed in of service than does the acceptance of a theory as some loose federation. So often we find that mere a motive for sacrificial service.

A N eed W ell Met By W. BROOKE STABLER President of the Church Society for College Work HE Church Society for College Work was born have not received the adequate ministrations of Tfive years ago because a small group were the Church. They will respond, however, if ade aware of two things: first, a crying need, and sec quate leadership is provided. I think of Arthur ond, a sure cure. It was their conviction that Lee Kinsolving, who went to Amherst in 1928, and great things could be accomplished if the where who now goes from Trinity Church, Boston, to withal could be provided by which these two could Trinity Church, Princeton, because of his firm be brought together. conviction that college work is strategically im The need centers about the fact that the portant. While he was at Amherst, several dozen Church’s work in college communities has of re strong men went into the ministry, and he was cent years been going by default. Our parochial elected official Chaplain of Amherst College in ad system has broken down in this regard because dition to being rector of the parish. I think of one and one-quarter millions of boys and girls are Thomas Wright in Lexington, Virginia, a small no longer in their home parishes during the four town of five thousand inhabitants. For the past most formative years of their lives, years when three years his average Sunday attendance in crucial life decisions are being made. In many in church has been five hundred, many of whom are stances there is no church in the college commun students. I think of Leslie Glenn and Frederic ity to which they go. In the majority of instances, Kellogg at Christ Church, Cambridge. Years ago the church work is of the poorest caliber. So long a plaque in the vestibule of this church read as fol as this condition pertains, every sphere of the lows: “ Students attending service at this church Church’s life will suffer. If the Church wishes to are requested to use pew 95, which is reserved for build up strong leadership for the future, she them.” One pew for the whole of Harvard Uni must go where General Electric, Sears Roebuck, versity and Radcliffe College! Now they must U. S. Steel, and other large corporations go for have three Sunday services and many week-day new men, namely, to student centers. These cen services because they have not room for all the ters constitute the hub from which the various students who wish to attend. I think of Alden spokes of church life radiate, the ministry, gener Kelley, and of Charles Boynton at St. Francis’ ous and interested laymen and laywomen, teach House in Madison, Wisconsin, through the doors ers, domestic and foreign missionaries, rural of which students throng day by day. I think of workers, social workers, and many others. John Bryant who became rector of a vacant lot in But enough of the need. The sure cure is really Los Angeles because the University of California very simple. We must send to parishes in these at Los Angeles was in the process of building centers of higher learning the strongest leader nearby. The student church was too small even ship the Church has to offer— clergymen and before it was completed! .And there are others. women workers. We need not ponder about the The sure cure consists in placing such men in response of the students. We are frequently asked, every college and university center throughout the “ Are students better or worse than they used to country. be?” The answer is, “ They certainly are!” The The task is exceedingly difficult. A local parish truth of the matter is that students are surpris certainly cannot finance it alone, and until such ingly like their elders, with one difference: they time as the diocese, parents of students, alumni,

Copyright 2020. Archives of the Episcopal Church / DFMS. Permission required for reuse and publication. September 19, 1940 T H E WITNESS Page Five and others can provide the necessary funds, the Church Society must exist. Our aim is to L e t ’s K n ow strengthen the arms of the local parish, the dio By cese, the province, the National Council, the Wom BISHOP WILSON an’s Auxiliary, and all other groups within the R u m a n ia Church which are seeking to meet this need. Al HTHE story of Rumania is a succession of wars ready, the Society has been able to make appro — one tragedy after another but with certain priations for fourteen colleges: Alabama, Virgin unique features. ia, U.C.L.A., Illinois, Pennsylvania, Vassar, West As a race the Rumanians are probably the Virginia, University of California at Berkeley, greatest mixture in Europe. The basic strain is Minnesota, Cornell, Lehigh, North Carolina, Thracian. To this have been added Romans, Northwestern, and Maine. But what are these Greeks, Goths, Huns, Tartars, Russians, Turks few when we realize the fact that there are 1108 and a good many Jews. Through all this mixture colleges and universities scattered all over the the Rumanians have retained more of the Roman country! culture than any other Balkan country. Their In the light of the immensity of the task, all language is chiefly a romance language in contrast who wish to share in this great burden and great to the Slavic tongues which surround them. opportunity are invited to join the Society. Our At the opening of the Christian era the Thra promotional expenses have been underwritten by cians maintained a strong kingdom in what we six individuals so that every penny contributed now call Transylvania. They fought off the Ro goes immediately into the field. Memberships be mans until the year 102 when Trajan conquered gin at one dollar and rise to the sky. Any interest the land and turned it into the Roman province of ed person may contribute in one of three ways: Dacia. Roman colonies were introduced. A cen First, to the general funds of the Society, which tury later the Goths began a series of incursions will be used as indicated above; second, to the into the country until the Romans finally ceded the work in a particular college or university in which land to them in the year 271. Another century the individual may be interested; third, to the en and the Huns came in conquering both Romans dowment fund (which will ultimately reach to and Goths. In the fifth century another Gothic several million dollars, and without which this tribe, the Gepidae, overran the frontiers, followed work cannot be put on a permanent basis). in the sixth century by the Avars. During this The Society has been officially designated as a period some Slavs filtered in peacefully and con cooperating agency of the National Council with tributed their part to the national mixture. the Presiding Bishop as honorary president, and When the Turkish conquests began in the with five members of its Board of Directors ap eighth century Rumania suffered again. They pointed by the National Council. In order further were also devastated by the Tartars when they to keep within the official life-stream of the took over large parts of Russia. The progress of Church, no appropriations are made without the events is highly complicated until in the thirteenth approval of the national and provincial commis century we find two principalities emerging, Wal- sions on College Work. lachia in the south and Moldavia toward the We pray that the Church Society for College north. They found themselves fighting for ex Work may, with the help of all who are interested, istence against the Hungarian Magyars and the be an instrument in God’s hands for the evangeli Turks pushing up through Bulgaria. In 1402 zation of the colleges. We need have no fear what Wallachia succumbed to the Turks and Moldavia the response of the students will be. It will be followed a century later. Several rebellions were the same response that idealistic youth has always brutally crushed. In 1710 the Rumanians allied given down through the centuries since a young with Russia in a war against the Turks but they Man first spoke a word to other young men: “ Fol were beaten. The Turks then adopted the policy low Me.” The response will be forthcoming, of appointing Greek governors taken from the however, only if we ask ourselves the penetrating Fanar district of Constantinople. These Fanariat question which St. Paul put to us long centuries rulers ground down the country mercilessly until ago: “ How then shall they call on him in whom the time of Alexander Ypsilanti who proved to be they have not believed ? and how shall they believe a different sort. Toward the end of the eighteenth in him of whom they have not heard? and how century he and his sons led revolts against the shall they hear without a preacher ? and how shall Turks which finally resulted in the eventual free they preach, except they be sent?” dom of the Balkan states. God grant we may send many laborers into this At the end of the Crimean War the two princi field, long white with the harvest. palities were allowed to elect their own governors

Copyright 2020. Archives of the Episcopal Church / DFMS. Permission required for reuse and publication. Page Six THE W T N E S S September 19, 1940 but not to unite. They got around this by having seemed to be no way for him to aid in this both Wallachia and Moldavia elect the same man. emergency. “ So I took the matter to our Lord, This Prince Cuza laid the foundations for a united asking for His help. He gave me the answer. I kingdom but was assassinated in 1866. A Hol- would make hammocks. As a lad I had learned lenzollern prince was called in to rule and Ru how to do it. So I went down town, bought rope, mania became an independent country in 1881. and here I am in business. I get up each morning Rumania stayed out of the first Balkan war in at six, work a couple of hours, then go around the 1912 but joined against Bulgaria in the second. corner for my breakfast. After that I can stick They took Dobrudja from Bulgaria and became to my task through the day. It is really develop the leading Balkan nation. They joined the allies ing into a very profitable business. Why one in the World War and were stripped bare by the month I took in thirty dollars. You can see the Germans. However, the allied victory brought Lord is good to me.” I asked him if hammock restoration with added land taken from Russia making was not difficult without eyesight but he had a simple, smiling answer for that; “ I can still and Hungary. Christianity was introduced from Bulgaria and feel.” I looked at his hands and wondered how the Eastern Orthodox evangelized the country. long he would be able to do so—two seventy-seven The Rumanians are practically all Orthodox year old hands, scarred from the tying of knots in Christians today. Now their country is again rope all day. drawn into the seething caldron of European poli T ASKED him if he did not have difficulty get- tics. A gradual dismemberment goes on and no body can foretell what will be left of the country, ting about New York. No he really didn t if anything. It is not unlikely that it will again the good Lord had provided him with a guardian become a furious battlefield as so often in the past. angel. Of course there were a lot of automobiles and it was trying at times to get across streets. And a few days ago he had walked right off a sub way platform onto the tracks but his cries for help had been heard so he was rescued from the Talking It Over on-rushing train just in time. “ You see the Lord By cares for His own.” WILLIAM B. SPOFFORD Occasionally toward the end of a month he ran N THESE days of complaining about high taxes out of money. “ I did last month—found myself I and international affairs, as well as the more with just twenty-five cents. So I started for New common crabbing about too many dishes to wash, ark where my son lives, thinking that he might it is something to write about when a fellow runs have a dollar or two to share with me until the into a man who seems content with his lot. One first of the month. The quarter would just buy dropped into my office the other day . . . a digni my ticket to Newark from the Penn Station so I fied looking clergyman of seventy-seven years. He walked there from my little room on 114th was dressed in clericals, with a black coat, striped Street.” I gasped— a man nearly blind, seventy- trousers and a panama hat, all a bit worse for seven years old, walking eighty-two blocks in New wear, and was so nearly blind that he could bare York to save a nickel. “ When I got on the train ly distinguish between light and darkness. Some I sat beside a very nice man who lives in Morris weeks ago he had sent a classified ad to T h e W it town. We talked and I told him I made ham n ess (still there if you care to look) and he was mocks. And do you know he said, T was just apologetic because whoever does his reading for about to buy a hammock—how fortunate that I him had failed to tell him that such ads are paid ran into you,’ and right then and there he ordered in advance. He had made the journey from 114th a hammock and gave me the $5 to pay for it. So Street to pay the paper fifty cents. instead of borrowing from my son I was able to His story was told briefly and with a genial share my wealth with him. You see how the Lord smile. Early in life he had received a legacy of a looks after me.” large amount but it had all been lost through care As I lead him to the elevator and to the street less handling by bankers. Then his wife died. I asked him if I might write a bit about him in Soon after, he lost his eyesight so completely that T h e W it n e s s . “ N o, no, please don’t. I’m afraid he had to give up his ministry. Next his son, an they might buy my hammocks because they feel engineer with a college degree, became seriously sorry for me. They don’t have to for there is not ill and was unable to provide for his wife and chil a happier man in New York. The Lord has al dren. Living himself on a meager pension, there ways been good to me. But I would like to help

Copyright 2020. Archives of the Episcopal Church / DFMS. Permission required for reuse and publication. September 19, 1940 THE WITNESS Page Seven the Red Cross. They are doing a great work. So sions, knowing that if they surrender that they I’m going to give the money I get from my next have allowed the Church to become little more five hammocks to them. It wouldn’t be wrong per than the religious portion of the nation’s cheering haps to tell people that.” section. The name of this Lord-guided parson is A. The Bishop of Chichester has been for years Sprague Ashley and I am sure he would be grieved one of the Church of England’s most influential —I was going to say angry but that is not the spokesmen. These words of his from an article word— grieved if he knew this story appeared in “ The Fortnightly Review” give clear expres here. But he never will know unless someone tells sion to the Church’s distinctive role: him—he can’t read even headlines. So if you or “ There are some who take it for granted that der a hammock just say you saw his ad without where the nation leads the Church must follow. mentioning this column. For it isn’t written to There are others who consider the teaching of the win sympathy— quite the reverse— it is to tell you Church and the conduct of war so utterly incom the story of a man who stands with his old shoul patible that they demand that all churches should ders back and his chin up because, though blind, be closed for the duration. It is the function of he is looking straight into the face of God. Get the Church at all costs to remain the Church. ahold of some of his stuff and I am sure you will “ It was with a strong national background in be an easier person to live with and a lot happier each country that the peace negotiations were con yourself. ducted in 1919. The temper of the victorious powers was bad. Hence the Treaty of Versailles. In none of the warring countries did the Church rise above the supernational note. The Church in War “ There will be the same issue in the present By war. Will the Church strike that universal note, ELMORE M. McKEE or will it say ditto to the State? If the Church is Rector of St. George’s, New York purely national, it will fall. HE role of the Church in the present crisis “ The Church ought to declare, both in peace T should be understood. It does not identify the time and war time, that there are certain basic eternal city of God with any temporal city of man. principles which can and should be the standards When the Visigoth Alaric conquered Christian of both international and social order and con Rome in 410 St. Augustine began to write the duct. Such principles are the equal dignity of all “ City of God” to persuade the Church not to inden- men, respect for human life, the acknowledgement tify Christianity with any city or civilization. of the solidarity for good and evil of all nations So today strong groups within the Church are and races of the earth, fidelity to the plighted less concerned with force of arms than with for word and the appreciation of the fact that power giveness of sins as a means toward peace; less of any kind, political or economic, must be co certain of the country’s need for that “ inventory extensive with responsibility. of skills” called conscription than for some great “ The Church’s supreme concern is not the vic widening of the area of such experiments in good tory of the national cause. It is a hard thing to will and social justice as are now being carried on say, but it is vital. Its supreme concern is the by the Quakers. doing of the will of God, who ever wins, and the They suspect that war may be a kind of a mass declaring of the mercy of God to all men and retreat from reality, a way of “ all going crazy to nations.” gether” instead of all keeping our heads together; they honor the conscientious objector to war who was in the majority in pre-Constantine days and is coming back into power in all communions in these latter days; they ask the Church not to pray Dive Bomber for victory for any side but that God may some THIRST, he drops an astounding pronouncement how bring good out of current evil; they resist the -*■ and instantly follows it up. Then, before his kind of nationalism within the Church which is an hearers have recovered from their mental shock, easy escape from the necessity of inventing “ some he begins to pepper them with verbal hot shot, great new enterprise” ; they hold fast to the with machine-gun rapidity— and it gets them. supranational (not super-national) character of That is why they call him “ The Rev. Dive the Universal Church, even in days of acute divi Bomber.”— T h e C h u r c h m o u se .

Copyright 2020. Archives of the Episcopal Church / DFMS. Permission required for reuse and publication. Page Eight T H E WITNESS September 19, 1940 NEW WORK BOOKS NEWS NOTES OF ARE PUBLISHED BY THE CHURCH IN MOREHOUSE-GORHAM BRIEF PARAGRAPHS Edited by Gerard Teasdale By Gardiner M. Day When the House of Bishops meets “ Our program of Christian educa in Kansas City there will be twelve tion is but half a program if wor Bishops of foreign and extra-con ship is indifferently handled,” writes tinental missionary districts on hand. Dr. Irwin G. Paulsen in The Church In addition about forty missionaries School and Worship (Macmillan from overseas are expected to attend $1.75) and all who have had any the Convention. The Bishops from acquaintance with Church schools outside the United States to attend know that this statement is abso are Rowe of Alaska, Littell of Hono lutely true. Furthermore, we all lulu, Mosher of the Philippines, Beal know that it is all too often neglected of the Panama Canal Zone, Colmore as a principle. But positively, that of Puerto Rico, Huntington of China, worship is the most important art Blankingship of Cuba, Burton of with which the Church School has Haiti, Kroll of Liberia, Salinas y any connection, and you have the Velasco of Mexico, Roberts of Shang theme of this excellent volume by hai and Thomas of Brazil. Eight Dr. Paulsen. others from foreign fields are not ex While the author writes with non- pected to attend. liturgical churches chiefly in mind, the book is packed with suggestions Leaders in Colleges on nearly every aspect of worship Meet at Adelynrood and study in the Church school. Such Representatives of the Church subjects as: How to train children of from fifteen colleges, fourteen schools each age in worship? How to use HISTORIC CHALICE and three theological seminaries met liturgy, hymns, art, symbolism and An exquisitely fashioned, hand- at Adelynrood, conference center of other materials for worship to the wrought, silver chalice, inspired by the Companions of the Holy Cross best advantage? How to train leaders at South Byfield, Mass., on Septem the famous Ardagh chalice in the for the Church school worship serv ber 3-7. Professor G. R. Elliott of National Museum in Dublin. It is ice? How to relate the clergyman to Amherst gave the opening address on richly chased, studded with garnets the program of the Church school? “ Christianity and Modern Culture” ; and how to handle the worship in and adorned with colored enamel. Mrs. Reinhold Niebuhr spoke on the the young people’s fellowship?, are It is from Black Starr & Frost- “ Absolutes of the Gospel” ; Kenneth treated at length. Dr. Paulsen does Gorham, silversmiths of New York. C. M. Sill, president of Bowdoin Col not have any special axe to grind so lege spoke on the ways a college ad far as types of worship or programs of the Offices of Instruction under ministration can aid in religious are concerned, but usually takes com four general heads: The meaning of work; the Rev. Alden S. Kelley, sec mon samples of what are in current confirmation, assuming responsibility retary of college work of the National use and tells how by a little change for our Christian lives, discovering Council Spoke on “ Pastoral Care of here or there, these services or pro the importance of the Church Students” while Bishop Sherrill of grams may be made far more effec throughout our lives, and dedicating Massachusetts, speaking at a dinner, tive. If a rector or Church school our lives to the service of the Church stressed the vital importance o f col superintendent has time to read only in the world. lege work. Others on the program one new book to freshen himself as We regret that the ecumenical em were the Rev. C. Leslie Glenn who he starts in a new year I would say phasis which the world situation has talked about the right and wrong without question this is the book. made so important is almost wholly way of preaching and conducting Morehouse has just published two lacking in the book, despite the title services; the Rev. R. S. N. Emrich new work books. No W itness read of the last section. In the few pages of the Cambridge Seminary who read er’s attention need be called to the new on “ The Church’s Life” the history a scholarly paper on the Church; the popular vogue which work books are of the Church is charted so that the Rev. George D. Langdon of Pomfret enjoying in the Church school today. child might easily think that the School, the Rev. Walden Pell of St. The two new ones are Confirmation work of Christ culminated not in the Andrew’s School and the Rev. Made Interesting by Robert S. Lam Holy Catholic Church throughout the Stephen Bayne Jr., chaplain at bert and Flora S. Fender (Pupil’s world but in the Anglican and Smith College led conferences, while work book 70c; teacher’s procedure American Episcopal Churches. While the Rev. Angus Dun, dean of the Church by George B. Scriven (Pupil’s the children are supposed to write in Cambridge Seminary, conducted a re work book 70c; teacher’s procedure much detailed information about the treat with five meditations at the guide 20c). Protestant Episcopal Church, noth close of the conference. The first of the two books on con ing is suggested that would enable * * * firmation carries an introduction by them to understand the Presbyterian Council Issues Bishop Hobson stating that “ Those or any other Church in the next New Pledge Card churches in Southern Ohio which block or feel any sense of fellowship The war in Europe provides the in have tried out this material have with children in its Church school. spiration for the title of the 1940 found it of great value.” This book Until we teach our children as they pledge card issued by the National will undoubtedly be most suggestive are growing up in Church school and Council. “ In days like these,” the for confirmation classes as well as to in confirmation class to see their card declares, “ every Christian should teachers of confirmation age chil Church in perspective in its relation support his Church liberally.” A fea dren, particularly in the light of the to the hundreds of churches which ture of the card is the “ apron” at the deplorable lack of really good con are part of the Holy Catholic bottom which is to be torn off and firmation literature for children. left with each person making a The book follows roughly the outline (Continued on page 14)

Copyright 2020. Archives of the Episcopal Church / DFMS. Permission required for reuse and publication. September 19, 1940 T H E WITNESS Page Nine pledge, not only as a receipt but also the philosophy of religion at Yale as a reminder of the amount pledged. OFF-MOMENTS University said: “ What the plain re He Hi ligious man has the right to expect Bishop Ludlow Goes of the theologian is expert guidance Back to Brooklyn in the direction of religious think Bishop Ludlow of Newark was ing; he needs a theology which will once a choir boy at the Redeemer, formulate the convictions of a spir Brooklyn. He is to return there on itually stimulating and reasonable September 29th to preach at the faith and that will contain at the service of dedication of the redec heart of it a verified empirical knowl orated church. During the summer edge.” Edwin E. Aubrey, Professor over $4,000 was spent on the interior. of Christian theology and ethics at The Rev. Thomas Lacey is the rector. * * * the University of Chicago said: “ Re ligion and science should live to Consecration of gether, not in mere toleration but in Church at Puyallup active co-operation; for it may, I be Bishop Huston of Olympia is to lieve, be fairly said that a large consecrate Christ Church, Puyallup, measure of the weakness of democ Washington, on September 30th, the racy today lies in its disregard of the church now being free of indebted religious values.” Harry A. Over- ness, thanks to the generosity of one parishioner. The Rev. A. W. Sidders street, professor emeritus of philoso is the rector. phy at City College of New York said: “ As long as we think God is a per Cincinnati Parish son we can easily hypnotize ourselves Is Re-Named into inactive adoration; when, how A couple of years ago Grace and ever, we think of God as love, when St. Luke’s, Cincinnati parishes, we think of the divine as a way of merged and took the name Grace- life, mercy and justice and humility St. Luke’s Church—a rather awkward and the rest, we energize ourselves name. On Michaelmas the church, Bishop Atwill of North Dakota into the kind of action that is divine which has just spent over $7,000 on rolled up his sleeves before the open in everyday life.” Albert Einstein, renovations, is to be re-dedicated as ing of the summer school at Pelican scientist, urged abandonment of the St. Michael and All Angels. The Rev. Lake, Minnesota, and went to work “ concept of a personal God.” He was Edward Souder, once a missionary in to make the grounds all neat and moved, he revealed, by his belief that China, is the rector. tidy for the boys and girls. “ the main source of the present day Hi Hi * conflicts between the spheres of re Laymen Meet ligion and of science lies in this con with the clergy for a couple of days, in Minnesota cept of a personal God.” Expounding then there was a session with the Bishop Keeler and President Clark his own atheism, Professor Einstein G. Kuebler of Northwestern Univer chairmen of the every member can vass, after which there was a con said: “ The more a man is imbued sity were the leaders at a conference with the ordered regularity of all of the laymen of the diocese of ference of the Laymen’s League. The League took as a project the building events, the firmer becomes his con Minnesota, meeting at Faribault on viction that there is no room left by September 7 and 8. The sixty men of a chapel at the University of Ala the side of this ordered regularity present became the nucleus for a bama. He Hi * for causes of a different nature. For permanent laymen’s organization in the diocese. They also agreed to New Secretary for him, neither the rule of human nor raise part of the money necessary to Girls’ Friendly the rule of Divine Will exists as an support a chaplain at the University Miss Lois Greenwood of Eugene, independent cause of natural events. of Minnesota. Oregon, has joined the staff of the To be sure the doctrine of a personal * * * Girls’ Friendly Society as a field sec God interfering with natural events retary. could never be refuted in the real Bishop John W . Nichols H: Hí Hí of China Is Dead sense by science, for this doctrine Bishop John W. Nichols, retired Religious Leaders can always take refuge in those do Suffragan Bishop of Shanghai, China, and Scientists Confer mains in which scientific knowledge died in Palo Alto, California, on Sep A three day conference of leaders has not yet been able to set foot.” Hi ^ Hi tember 10. Bishop Nichols had been in science, philosophy and religion, ill for the past three years. He was representing widely differing back To Show Democracy as consecrated bishop November 1, grounds, began on September 9 in An Expediency 1934, following a ministry most of New York to organize a system of On the evening of September 5th which was spent in the Orient. He thought for democracy in opposition a large gathering of delegates, repre was born in Hartford, Connecticut, to totalitarianism. They regarded senting millions of Americans op in 1878, a son of Bishop Nichols of the undertaking as so momentous posed to conscription in peacetime, California. Bishop Nichols leaves a that they took a year to prepare for were gathered for a night of service widow, two daughters and a son. this formal beginning; and they pro in devotion to democracy on the pose to make the conference a con steps of the Capitol in Washington, Conferences in tinuing effort for the protection of D. C. Suddenly the Washington po Alabama the intellectual life of the United lice descended on the services which Bishop Carpenter and the Rev. States against a growing infiltration were being conducted by ministers Charles Sheerin, vice-president of of totalitarian thought. Jews, Catho and Rabbis and began to club the the National Council, were the lead lics and Protestants were represented worshippers. The New York news ers at conferences held last week at in the religious group. Douglas C. paper, PM, reported that the result Shocco Springs, Alabama. They met Macintosh, professor of theology and ing confusion and terror was “ the

worst Washington had seen” since former President Hoover ordered an attack on the bonus marchers. The Rev. Owen Knox of Detroit, Rabbi Moses Miller of New York, Professor Josephine Truslow Adams of Swarth- more College and Charles I. Stewart, member of the CLID, were arrested and the worshippers dispersed. The police are under direct Congressional supervision.

Treasurer Reports Usual Summer Slump on Collections Collections for the general Church are about the same as the last few years and reflect the usual summer slump according to a report by Lewis B. Franklin, treasurer of the Na tional Council. Expectations to Sep tember 1 is put at $841,407. Paid to September 1 is $778,714. The total expectations for 1940 is $1,493,841. The first and third provinces are the only ones that have exceeded expec tations to September 1.

College Teachers Express Appreciation for Church Help At the close of the summer con ference of school teachers at Fort Valley State College, Fort Valley, Georgia, the group expressed unani mous appreciation of the work of the Rev. J. Henry Brown and Mrs. Brown; the Woman’s Auxiliary, the American Church Institute for Ne groes, the Rev. Robert W. Patton and the Rev. C. E. Bentley, in connection with the student center and the con FLEMING JAMES New Dean at Sewanee Seminaryi ference itself.

Many Deacons Ordained Arthur F. O’Donnell of Westfield, published by the National Home Li In the Last Three Years New Jersey. Eighteen laymen en brary Foundation, Washington, D. C., In his report to the General Con gaged in some form of active service priced at 50 cents. The author is vention, the Rev. William S. Slack, in the Church attended the sessions. James Myers, the industrial secretary Alexandria, Louisiana, recorder of of the Federal Council of Churches ordinations, will show that in the Palestine Missionary of Christ in America. Some other past triennium there have been 397 Cancels Convention Plans questions considered are; Strikes and deacons ordained under the flag of Canon Charles T. Bridgeman of how to prevent them. Labor rackets. the United States, and 19 in jurisdic the Jerusalem and the East Mission, Union management— co-operation for tions outside of the continent. Of has cancelled his plan to come to e ffic ie n c y . Profit sharing. Labor, this number, Mr. Slack’s report will the United States for General Con political education. The closed shop. say, “ seven are recorded as coming vention, according to word received Negroes and unions. Labor as con to us from the Methodists, five from from Mrs. Bridgeman by the Pre sumers. Workers’ education. The the Congregationalists, and one each siding Bishop. Canon Bridgeman Church and labor. from the Baptists, Disciples, Presby would like the opportunity of telling Hs * * terian, Roman, Swedish Lutheran the Church at home of the wartime Bishop Ingley Declares and United Brethren.” conditions in Palestine, but fears dif God Has Not Abdicated ficulty in returning, should he leave “ Crisis means danger plus oppor Second New Jersey Layman’s the country now. tunity,” says Bishop Ingley of Colo Institute Held rado, calling his people to active ef The second annual Layman’s Insti Federal Council Secretary fort in the fall plans of his diocese. tute was held in Burlington, New Author of New Book Bishop Ingley points out that special Jersey, September 7 and 8, in the How much truth is there to the obligations of the Church in time of buildings of St. Mary’s Hall, the 103 assertion that there are many com war are to “ call men back to faith year old school for girls. The insti munists in the labor movement? Do in God; help to combat hysteria, tute is organized and directed by the unions keep their agreements? cynicism, fear and indifference; em Ven. Robert B. Gribben, archdeacon What’s the score on the A.F.L.-C.I.O. phasize that God has not abdicated of the diocese of New Jersey and had controversy? These and many other and that Christ is still King; that the as its lecturers, the Rev. Messrs. Vin pertinent questions are answered in only real security is spiritual secur cent F. Pottle of Philadelphia and a book “ Do You Know Labor” just ity. . . . Democracy will have to re •

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Copyright 2020. Archives of the Episcopal Church / DFMS. Permission required for reuse and publication. September 19, 1940 Page Twelve T H E WITNESS from enemies without should they at form itself, in order to survive. conference were the Rev. Theodore tempt to invade our shores, and from Passive Christianity must be trans Wedel, Canon of the Washington all enemies of true democracy here formed into active discipleship or it Cathedral and George Wieland of at home who seek to abrogate the will cease to function. This is no the National Council. All the clergy constitutional rights and liberties time for discouragement, but it is a of the diocese were in attendance. Hs * * which are traditionally and legally time for a fresh consecration.” ^ ^ Reception Tended ours.” The Rev. Owen A. Knox of De National Council Sponsors G. Clare Backhurst The Rev. G. Clare Backhurst, who troit, chairman of the National Fed Fourteen Courses Fourteen courses on various became the first resident clergyman eration for Constitutional Liberties, who acted as chairman of the mo phases of the Church’s work will of St. Christopher’s mission on bilization sessions, said: “ The two be offered by the National Council’s August 1, was honored at a re department of Christian education, ception in the Masonic Temple, Red- major political parties have united in their determination to force con jointly with the Forward Movement, ford, Michigan, September 11. * * * scription and war upon the American during General Convention at Kan people without giving them an op sas City. The Church training in That Chicago Emergency portunity to express their convictions stitute this year will operate in three Peace Mobilization or desires in this matter.” The Rev. divisions: morning classes to all; a Three clergymen, collaborating Stephen Peabody, described the re seminary on the Church and family with 25 colleagues in the ministry ligious commission’s immediate ob life, open to persons designated by who served as sponsors, took leading jectives: 1. The extension of the diocesan authorities, and afternoon roles to form a permanent nation conferences on Christian education, wide peace organization, during the open to all who care to enroll. The dramatic three day session of the morning classes offer the fourteen emergency peace mobilization held in CLASSIFIED ADS courses, and are held October 15-18 the Chicago Stadium on Labor Day week-end. The Rev. John B. Thomp from 9:00 to 9:50 A.M. Some of the Position Offered subjects are: Social attitudes and son, chairman of the permanent or action; organizing the parish for ganization now known as the Ameri THIRD PRIEST FOR CITY PARISH IN can peace mobilization, sounded the California ; with knowledge of religious edu refugee work; The Church’s mission cation, experience with children and ability in war time; and business methods keynote of the nation’s peace forces to teach; required for pastoral calling in and challenged war proponents to parish and to develop mission work in resi in Church affairs. dential suburb; to start in 1941. Moderate H: H* * heed the voices of the American salary; give references. Apply immediately to people when he said: “ We are united Rev. A. Ronald Merrix, 116 Montecito Avenue, Church Army to Be Active Oakland, California. During Convention by our desire to defend America Church Army will again figure Country Board prominently at General Convention, A. 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sponsorship of the nation-wide peace objectors at the time of their classi should they be exempted from the program to all churches in the coun fication” and that all names so regis service which they are willing and try. 2. To start the campaign for tered are to be referred to the de able to givef . . . If any of our di organization of volunteers for peace partment of justice “ for inquiry and vinity students are conscientious ob councils. 3. To collaborate fully with hearing.” Following such hearing, jectors, that is a separate question the national executive board. 4. To “ if the objections are found to be and can be so dealt with but the vast form secular sub-committees for the sustained,” the department may majority of them are not consci purpose of extending the peace pro “ recommend” that the C. O. be as entious objectors. . . . I am confident gram quickly. signed to non-combatant service, or that the great majority of divinity The afternoon session was fol if opposed to such service, to “ work lowed by the anti-conscription rally of national importance under civil which attracted an audience of more direction.” Appeals from decisions VESTMENTS than 18,000 people. 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I join with him and, Founded by Bishop White 1833 op Johnson was also the preacher at Donates to Missions, Institutions, and Par the anniversary service. I believe, with the great majority of ishes unable to purchase them, in limited * * * the students themselves, in protest grants. The Book of Common Prayer. Quiet Day for ing against the proposed exemption. The Combined Book (The Book of Common Prayer and Hymnal in one volume). Massachusetts Clergy . . . I believe that this proposed ex Pew Size The clergy of the diocese of emption is wholly unwelcome to most Apply to Rev. W. Arthur Warner, D.D. Western Massachusetts held a quiet divinity students. Divinity students Secretary, 1935 Chestnut St. day and conference, September 11-12 are not in the ministry and are not Philadelphia, Pa. at Lenox School, Lenox, Mass. Bishop qualified to serve as chaplains; why W. Appleton Lawrence conducted the RESTHAVEN quiet day while the Rev. 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students wish to bear their equal NEW WORK BOOKS ARE PUB pare the growing generation to give share of sacrifice with the other LISHED BY MOREHOUSE- their supreme loyalty to one denom young men of our country, and I ination among several, the divisive GORHAM hope that many of them will write competition of the various church to their representatives in Congress (Continued from page 8) bodies in the future is assured—and protesting against the inclusion of Church (and I use these words to the only choice for the younger gen this exemption in the bill for uni designate the members of all Chris eration who see this kind of loyalty versal service.” tian groups that acknowledge alle as narrow and tragic, is to leave the giance to God, the Father, through Church and become members of the Religion On the Uptrend our Lord Jesus Christ) we can never growing body of secularists whose According to Census Bureau hope for a united Christendom. We chief unity is that they acknowledge The Census Bureau reports a gain get what we prepare for. If we pre no religion, but claim to strive to of over 1,000,000 in the number of members of American Churches and ah increase of 43 denominations dur ing the period from 1926 to 1936. 1936 census figures also show a de Services in Leading Churches crease in expenditures by American people for Church purposes over the The Cathedral of St. John St. Thomas Church, New York the Divine Fifth Avenue and 53rd Street same period and a decrease in the Rev. Roelif H. Brooks, S.T;D., Rector Amsterdam Avenue and 112th St. value of the Churches’ buildings. In New York City Sunday Services: 8 and 11 a.m. 1936 there were 256 religious bodies Daily: 8 :30 a.m., Holy Communion. Sundays: 8 and 9, Holy Communion. Thursdays: 11 a.m., Holy Communion. with 199,032 organizations and 19, Morning Prayer. 11, Holy Communion and Sermon. 4, Evening Prayer and Ser 55,807,366 members, as compared mon. with 213 denominations reporting Weekdays: 7:30, Holy Communion (on Saints’ Days 7 :30 and 10.) 9, Morning 232,154 organizations and 54,576,346 Prayer. 5, Evening Prayer. Saturdays: Trinity Church, New York members in 1926. The total ex Organ Recital at 4 :30. Broadway and Wall St. penditures in 1936 were $518,953,- Sundays: 8, 9, 11 and 3 :30. 571, as compared with $817,214,- Chapel of the Intercession Daily: 8, 12 and 3. 528 in 1926. Under this item are in Broadway at 155th New York City cluded the amount expended for Rev. S. Tagart Steele, Vicar salaries, repairs, payments on church St. Paul’s Cathedral Sundays: Holy Communion: 8 and 9:30; Buffalo, New York debts, home and foreign missions, de Service and Sermon at 11; Evening Serv Very Rev. Austin Pardue, Dean ice and Sermon, 8. nominational support, and other Weekdays: Holy Communion daily: 7 Sundays: 8, 9:30, 11 A.M. and 5 P.M. and 10. Morning Prayer, daily, 9 :40. Weekdays: 8, 12:05 Noon. purposes. The value of church edi Wednesdays: 11 A.M. Holy Communion fices was $3,411,875,467, as com pared with $3,839,500,610 in 1926. Grace Church, New York This item included any building used Rev. Louis W. Pitt, D.D., Rector mainly for religious services, to Broadway at 10th St. Christ Church Cathedral Sundays: 8 and 11 A.M. and 8 P.M. Main and Church Sts., Hartford, Conn. gether with the land on which it Daily: 12:30 except Mondays and Sat The Very Rev. Walter H. Gray, Dean stood and all furniture and furnish urdays. Sunday Services, 8:00, 9:30, 10:00, Thursdays and Holy Days: Holy Com 11 a.m .; 4:30 p.m. ings owned by the church and used munion 11:45 A.M. Week-days: 8 :00 a.m. Holy Communion in connection with church services. (7:00 on Wednesdays). 11:00 a.m. Holy Buildings hired for religious services Communion on Wednesdays and Holy Days. or used for social or organization The Heavenly Rest, New York 12:35 p.m. Noonday Service. Fifth Avenue at 90th Street work were not included. 3! * * Rev. Henry Darlington, D.D. Sundays: Holy Communion 8 and 10:15 Rector’s Dime Library a.m.; Sunday School 9 :30 a.m .; Morning St. Michael and All Angels Service and Sermon 11 a.m .; Choral Eve Baltimore, Maryland Worth Thousands ning Prayer 4 :30 p.m. The Rev. Walter F. Tunks, rector Thursdays and Holy Days: Holy Com The Rev. Don Frank Fenn, D.D., Rector munion, 11 a.m. of St. Paul’s Church, Akron, Ohio, Sunday Services:— 7 :30 A.M.—Holy Communion has a collection of 2,000 rare books, The Incarnation 11:00 A.M.—Morning Service and Sermon all of the “ Deadeye Dick” era. His Madison Avenue and 35th Street Weekdays:— library of dime novels is valued at The Rev. John Gass, D.D., Rector Holy Communion— Mon., Wed., & Sat.— 10:00 A.M. several thousand dollars. Sundays: 8, 10, 11 A.M. Wednesdays * * * Tues., Thurs., & Fri.— 7 :00 A.M. and Holy Days, Holy Communion 10 A.M. Holy Days—7:00 and 10:00 A.M. Wyoming Youth Plan Fridays, Holy Communion 12:15 P.M. State-Wide Organization Plans have been made for a state St. Bartholomew’s Church Gethsemane, Minneapolis wide organization of young people’s New York 4th Ave. South at 9th St. Park Avenue and 51st Street The Reverend John S. Higgins, Rector groups as a result of a three day Rev. G. P. T. Sargent, D.D., Rector conference of young people held at Sunday Services Sundays: 8 :00 and 11:00 A.M. 8 A.M.—Holy Communion Wednesdays and Holy Days: 10:30 A.M. Laramie, Wyoming, last month. Over 11 A.M.—Morning Service and Sermon Thursdays: 7 :30 A.M. 40 delegates were present from ten Weekday Holy Communion at 10:30 A.M. on Thursdays and Saints’ Days. parishes and missions in the state. The Church is open daily for prayer. Plans were made for the executive Emmanuel Memorial Church council to meet at the annual con Saint James Church (The Tourist’s Church) Severance St. vocation in the spring to arrange for Madison Avenue at 71st Street New York City Shelburne Falls, Mass. a camp conference next summer. On The Mohawk Trail This conference will be open to all The Rev. H. W. B. Donegan, D.D., Rector Where you will find a warm welcome 8 A.M. Holy Communion. and a helpful message. members of the young people’s fel 11 A.M. Morning Service and Sermon. Services at 8 & 9 :45 A. M. lowship.

live according to the golden rule and byterian before becoming an Epis the churches. We must raise our mind their own business. copalian, because she never was children to be loyal to our Church, The second work book on “ Our taught to believe she belonged to and yet at the same time to own a Family the -Church” is aimed to THE Church, but always to the transcendent loyalty to the Church acquaint children of junior age with Church Universal which included all Universal. the Church. It is well done in many respects, and particularly does not suffer the failing of many work 'books, namely that of interminable detail about relatively unimportant ( i U t s s matters. It suffers however from IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BEST TRADITIONS OF THE CRAFT FOR FORTY YEARS the same defect as the confirmation work book. “ Our Family the Church” Notable installations in forty-three states and five foreign countries.

is the Protestant Episcopal Church Illustrated and printed material on request. and there is no attempt to give the children the realization that the family of our Lord Christ is far Stye l ’Aamtzu &toötoa larger than that. A friend of mine 1604 Summer Street Philadelphia, Pa. rejoices that she was reared a Pres-

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HARVARD UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA Christ Church The University Episcopal Church Cambridge Lincoln, Nebraska R ev. C. L e slie Gl e n n , R ector 13th & R Sts. R ev. F rederic B. K ellogg, C h a p l a in Church Society R ev. M cM i l l in , P r ie st in C harge R ev. H e n r y B . R o b b in s, A ssistan t L. W. Sunday Services, 8:00, 9:00, 10:00 and 11:15 Sunday Services: A.M., 8:00 P.M. for 8:30 A.M.— Holy Communion. Daily Morning Prayer, 8:45. 11:00 A.M.— Choral Eucharist and Sermon. Holy Communion, Tuesdays 10:10; Wednes Classes and other services by announcement. days 8:00; Thursdays 7:30; Saints’ Days 7:30 and 10:10. College Work THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA BOWDOIN COLLEGE Trinity Church Iowa City, Iowa St. Paul’s Church T h e R ev. R ich ar d E. M cE voy, R ector Brunswick, Maine 8:00 A.M.— The Holy Communion. 10:45 A.M.— Morning Service and Sermon. T h e R ev. G eorge L. Cadtgan, R ector 7 :00 P.M.— The Student Group. Sunday Services: 8 A.M., 11 A.M. VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY WILLIAMS COLLEGE Christ Church Nashville, Tennessee St. John’s Church R ev. T h o m a s N . C a rr u th e rs Williamstown, Mass. R ev. J. F. M cC loud 7 :30 A.M.— Holy Communion T h e R ev. A ddison G r an t N oble, D.D., “Pro Christo Per 9 :30 A.M.— Church School R ector 11:00 A.M.— Morning Service and Sermon Sunday Services: 8:00 A.M. and 10:30 A.M. Ecclesiam” 6:00 P.M.— Student Forum Weekday Services: Holy Communion, 7:15 A.M. MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE

AMHERST COLLEGE The Church Society for College St. Paul’s Church AND Work unites in prayer and work Lansing, Michigan MASSACHUSETTS STATE COLLEGE Sunday Services: 8, 9:30 and 11 A.M. and giving all those who care Meetings at Canterbury House and Services at Grace Church about the work of the Church St. Augustine’s College Chapel as announced. R ev. C larence W. B r ic k m a n , R ector Amherst in schools and colleges. R ev. J o h n A . S c a n tle b u r y , A ssistan t J esse M . T rotter, R ector Services, Sunday, 8 and 11. Address: SOUTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE AND FLANDREAU INDIAN SCHOOL ______TUFTS COLLEGE 3601 Locust Street Philadelphia St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Grace Church Brookings, South Dakota Medford, Mass. J oseph S. E w in g , V icar R ev. C h arles F r an cis H a ll , R ector Services Sunday Sunday Services: 8:00 and 11:00 A.M. 9 :00 A.M.— St. Mary’s, Flandreau. Holy Days: 10:00 A.M. 11:00 A.M.— St Paul’s, Brookings. Campus Services at Crane Chapel: Wednesdays 5:30 P.M.— St. Paul’s Club. 7:30 A.M. GRACE CHURCH IN NEW YORK maintains two residence clubs for UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BENNETT JUNIOR COLLEGE out of town boys and girls. Huntington House for Girls Grace Church Apply: Miss Theodora Beard St. Andrew’s P. E. Church 94 Fourth Avenue Millbrook, N. Y. College Park, Md. House for Young Men T h e R ev. G. W. P arsons, S.T.B. T h e R ev. H . R oss G reer, R ector A pply: Mrs. B. H. Keeler 88 Fourth Avenue Sunday Services: 8, 9:45, and 11 A.M. Sunday Services: 8 and 11 A.M. Episcopal Club: Wednesdays, 7 P.M.

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City slums,pagan countrysides,crowded industrial centers, ----- such places are 3. J. I. Blair Lamed ,c:raenter feeling the impact of the Gospel brought by Suffragan Bishop of Long Island Bishop o f Alabama the Church Army Captains and Mission Sis ters. f ì . M f?tcru*C $J24J aaaami i^ A P u r p ftr Benjamin Brewster Peter Trimble Rowe Trained to meet different and unusual Bishop o f Maine Bishop of Alaska conditions, with a burning zeal for souls, these young men and women are bringing light into darkened places, comfort to the e S J g - ^ i Stephen E. Keeler Jno. B. Bentley sorrowing, hope to the despondent and un Bishop Coadjutor of Minnesota Suffragan Bishop of Alaska dreamed of opportunities for useful service to men and women, boys and girls who have never heard the simple gospel in terms they \llu Thomas Jenkins G. Ashton Oldham Bishop o f Nevada Bishop of Albany can understand. The Dioceses in their missionary pro # Ç. ¿ ¿ ¿ d c * u ______grams support these workers in their several ¡4 « i’/)a£ßu>-_ John T. D allas H. J. M ikell Bishop o f New Hampshire. Bishop of Atlanta fields, but the TRAINING of new workers is the responsibility and privilege of indi vidual Church members.

Frank W. S terrett Benjamin M. Washburn Bishop of Bethlehem We, Bishops of the Church who have had Bishop o f Newark the privilege of using these valiant ser vants of Christ in our Dioceses, join in flllL.Nl • li^A^U44^- asking for your support of Church Army William T. Manning Frederick G. Budlong Bishop of New York Bishop of Connecticut Training Center.

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