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DR. FRANK W. MOORE New Member of National Council

HOBART: EVANGELICAL CATHOLIC

BARROWS, W. S., retired headmaster of De- Veaux School, Niagara Falls, N. Y., died at tElfg dînerai ©ijcologtcal the age of 79 on Jan. 27th in Lexington, Va. K e m p e r 1T O X ^em in arg BARTH, T. N., rector of St. Bartholomew’s p Church, Baltimore, Md., has accepted a call KENOSHA, WISCONSIN Three-year undergraduate to Calvary Church, Memphis, Tenn., and course of prescribed and elective will take over the duties in March. Episcopal Boarding and Day School. DUNSTAN, A. M., rector of St. Thomas Preparatory to all colleges. Unusual study. Church, Dover, N. H., since 1927, resigned his position on February 1st. opportunities in Art and Music. Fourth-year course for gradu FORTUNE, Ft V. D., formerly assistant Complete sports program. Junior ates, offering larger opportunity minister at St. Paul’s Church, Cleveland School. Accredited. Address: for specialization. Heights, Ohio, was instituted as rector of St. Paul’s Church, Steubenville, Ohio, on SISTERS OF ST. MARY Provision for more advanced January 25th by Bishop Beverley D. Tucker. work, leading to degrees of S.T.M. HATHEWAY, C. H., former canon of the Box W. T. and B.Th. Cathedral of All Saints, Albany, New York, Kemper Hall Kenosha, Wisconsin died at his home in Hudson on February ADDRESS 12th. He was 80 years of age. KRISCHKE, E. M., rector of Ascension CATHEDRAL CHOIR SCHOOL Church in Porto Alegre, Brazil, has been New York City THE DEÁN appointed to succeed Suffragan Bishop-elect Pithan at the Church of the Crucified in A boarding school for the forty boys at Chelsea Square New York City Bage by Bishop Thomas of Southern Brazil. the Choir of the Cathedral of Saint John the LUND, F. E., retired missionary to China, Divine. Careful musical training and daily For Catalogue Address the Dean died at the age of 75, January 26th at his singing at the cathedral services. Small home in, Lexington, Virginia, after a heart classes mean individual attention and high standards. The School has its own building MOCKRIDGE, J. C. H., for twenty-five years and playgrounds in the Close. Fee—$300.00 rector of St. James’ Church, Philadelphia, per annum. Boys admitted 9 to 11. Voice Episcopal Theological School announced his resignation, effective Octo test and scholarship examination. Addresn The Precentor, Cathedral Choir School, Cathe CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS ber 1st, on February 11th. The Rev. Ben jamin R. Priest, associate rector, was elected dral Heights, New York City. Affiliated with Harvard University offers to succeed Mr. Mockridge when the resig unusual opportunities in allied fields, such as nation becomes effective. philosophy, psychology, history, NELSON, T. K., professor of Old Testament sociology, etc. History and Hebrew at the Theological HOLDERNESS For Cataloge Address the Dean Seminary, Alexandria, Virginia, died Janu In the White Mountains. College Preparatory ary 28th in Alexandria. and General Courses. Music and Crafts. For NEWELL, WM. B., clergyman of the Presby boys 12-19. All sports including riding. 200 terian Church, announced February 7th that acres of woods. New fireproof building. In The Protestant Episcopal he is resigning his work for that Com dividual attention. Home atmosphere. munion, and by arrangement with Bishop Theological Seminary in Virginia Oldham of Albany will take up Episcopal Rev. Edric A. Weld, Rector For Catalogue and other information missionary work among the Mohawk Indians Box W , Plymouth, N. H. address the Dean of northern New York State. REV. WALLACE E. ROLLINS, D.D. SMITH, WM. X., rector of Christ Church, Laredo, Texas, was married on January 10th Theological Seminary Alexandria, Va. to Miss Alice V. Perkins of Laredo. WILLIAMSON, H. C., formerly assistant minister at Christ Church, Lexington, Ohio, was instituted 'as rector of St. Matthew’s U fa li Berkeley Church, Cleveland, Ohio, on January 11th. Divinity School WOLFGANG, R. 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Hobart: Evangelical Catholic By WILLIAM WILSON MANROSS Author of A History of the American Episcopal Church r \ ''HERE have been many times in the history of A Companion to the Book of Common Prayer and the Episcopal Church when opportunities for A Companion to the Festivals and Fasts. Some achievement have been lost because the right man strictures in the last-named work on the sin of has not been available to take advantage of them. schism, which, to Hobart, meant membership in There have probably been other cases in which any other religious body than the Protestant Epis men of ability and devotion have accomplished copal Church, involved him in a prolonged con less than they might have because the right op troversy with two Presbyterian clergymen, in portunity has failed to come their way. In the which he maintained the doctrine that episcopacy history of John Henry Hobart, third bishop of is essential to a true Church. The dispute served New York, we have the story of a man and an to advertise the claims of the Episcopal Church, opportunity that found each other at the right and brought Hobart into prominence as its de time, and of the splendid results that followed. fender. Born in Philadelphia in 1775, the son of a re Though he earnestly repudiated the Evangelical tired sea captain of distinguished New England Movement^ which was so important a factor in ancestry, Hobart was educated in the Episcopal contemporary Christianity, Hobart was influ Academy, the College of Philadelphia, and Prince enced by it in various ways, as his watchword, ton College, from which he graduated in 1793, “ Evangelical Truth and Apostolic Order,” attests. and to which he returned as instructor in 1796, He brought to High Churchmanship a warmth and only to resign, in a short time, for the purpose of depth of religious devotion which it had lacked, entering the ministry of the Episcopal Church. both in England and America, for a century or Having been baptized in Christ Church, Phila more, and which proved alarming to some of it's delphia, Hobart received his earliest religious in more stolid adherents. He opposed Episcopalian struction, outside of his home, from its rector, participation in interdenominational societies for William White, the first bishop of Pennsylvania. the distribution of Bibles and tracts, and the pro After leaving Princeton, he pursued his theologi motion of Sunday schools, holding such partici cal studies under Bishop White, but did not em pation to be inconsistent with the exclusive claims brace his teacher’s conservative Low Churchman- which he made for the Church, but favored the ship, espousing instead the more aggressive views formation of denominational organizations for the of the seventeenth-century High Church divines. same purposes, and took an active part in the He was ordained in 1798 and began his ministry founding of The New York Bible and Common in Oxford and Perkiomen, Pennsylvania, moving, Prayer Book Society, The Protestant Episcopal in 1799, to New Brunswick, New Jersey, where Tract Society, and The Protestant Episcopal Sun he married the daughter of the former rector, day School Union. Thomas Bradbury Chandler, a distinguished leader of the colonial Church. In 1800 he was TN 1811, when Bishop Benjamin Moore was in- called to Hempstead, Long Island, and, a few capacitated by a paralytic stroke, Hobert was months later, became assistant minister in Trin chosen assistant bishop of New York by a large ity Church, New York City. majority. His consecration, together with that of In 1804 he published a manual of Eucharistic Alexander Viets Griswold, who became bishop of devotion, based on English models, called A Com most of New England at the same time, marked panion to the Altar, and followed it, in 1805, with the rise of a new generation of Church leaders— Copyright 2020. Archives of the Episcopal Church / DFMS. Permission required for reuse and publication. Page Four T H E WITNESS February 22, 1940

men who had come to maturity since the Revo her ministry, and he was an early advocate of lution and who were prepared for the more ag founding one. He preferred, however, that it gressive leadership needed in a new and rapidly should be done under diocesan auspices, fearing growing nation. that a general institution might fall under the As bishop he continued to set forth his theo control of his opponents. When the General logical views both negatively, in controversies Seminary, authorized by the General Convention with Episcopalians who wanted to join Bible so of 1817, was started in New York, the bishop cieties or do other things he disapproved of, and proved so uncooperative that it was presently positively, in a series of charges and sermons in moved to New Haven, leaving him free to start a which he endeavored to claim for the Church a diocesan institution. But when an ambiguously distinctive position, free alike from the Protestant worded legacy forced the merging of the two “ error” of neglecting entirely the institutional schools on terms which gave him practical con element in religion, and the “ corruptions” which trol of the board of trustees, he became an en he held the Roman Catholic Church to have in thusiastic champion of the new seminary, and troduced into that element. At the same time, Ho contributed largely to its success, though he gave bart defended, against his English colleagues, the it a more partisan character than its founders had American separation of Church and state. Thus intended. he revived and acclimated the teachings of the Hobart died at Auburn, New York, in 1830, older English High Churchmen, giving them a dis while on a visitation in the western part of the tinctively American twist, several years before state, having brought his diocese from weakness the Oxford revival of High Churchmanship in to vigorous health, and inspired the whole Church England and forced the claims of the Church on by his devotion and leadership. the attention of many who would have ignored Qu estio n s for D iscu ssio n them if less vigorously presented. 1. What do you think of Hobart’s view of the Church? Nevertheless, it was neither as theologian nor 2. Is partisanship useful or hurtful in the Church? 3. Which is more useful in missionary work, an aggres controversialist that Hobart performed his most sive or a moderate statement of the Church’s claims? important work, but as bishop and missionary. 4. Do you know enough about the methods of other mis During the decades between 1790 and 1830 the sionary leaders to compare or contrast them with wave of westward migration passed over New Hobart’s? York state, transforming what had formerly been 5. On the basis of any information available (e.g., in the the frontier region beyond the Hudson into an Living Church Annual and the World Almanac) com pare the relative strength of the Church in New York area of cultivated farms and thriving villages. and other states. Do you find the effects of Hobart’s Few of the people who poured into this region work still apparent? were Episcopalians, but, uprooted from their homes and old associations, they offered a fruitful field for conversion. Talking It Over Under Hobart’s predecessors some effort had By been made to reach these people, and some mis WILLIAM B. SPOFFORD sionaries had been sent among them, but when he ^VNE WISHES to get wildly enthusiastic over became bishop he threw himself into the work Presiding Bishop Tucker’s call to the Church with an energy that made all previous endeavors “ to get on fire to save the world from utter pale into insignificance. Though he continued in destruction,” but in spite of releases from the charge of the country’s largest parish throughout publicity department of the National Council his episcopate, and though he had none of our about “ the ringing challenge,” “ revitalizing the modern means of transportation to aid him in his Church,” and similar superlatives, it all leaves work, he managed to cover all or nearly all of the me cold. We have set out to save the world so state during every annual visitation, and, in be many times. We have had Bishops’ Crusades, tween visitations, was in constant communication Laymen’s Endeavors, Forward Movements and with the clergy, who turned to him for help and heaven knows what else over a period of some advice both in their minor problems, and in their years. Yet it is a simple statement of fact that great ones. As a result, the Church, which, when they have all evaporated into thin air because he became bishop was unknown in many parts distinguished preachers merely dished out sweet of the state, came, during the nineteen years of his ness and light with pious generalities or ended leadership, to be represented by at least one grow as a bureau, subsidized by the dead, distributing ing parish in practically every community. penny leaflets, as is the case with the Forward When Hobart began his career the Church had Movement which started off with so much hoop-la. no theological seminary to train candidates for Certainly the world needs to be saved, and the

Christian religion ought to know the answers, the Manufacturers Association virtually demand but it is going to take something more challenging ing a place on the program in order to answer than the program set forth last week by Bishop Dr. Madden. One can imagine what sort of a Tucker, reported on page eight of this issue. Is reply would be received by a Church group mak the Church membership ready— and is the Pre ing a similar demand to be heard on the program siding Bishop ready to sound the call—to stand of a conference of the Manufacturers Association. up and say, and mean it, that they will have noth Yet the Church conference politely granted the ing whatever to do with the bloody massacre in request and interrupted a full program to give which seventy per cent of the people of this world time to hear a representative of the Association are now engaged, and into which we will soon be who came to Cleveland from New York on his drawn if distinguished leaders of the Church own invitation to present the address. Now comes have their way ? Are we ready— and is the Pre a further demand that the officers of the UCCD siding Bishop willing to issue the call— to re turn over to the Association its mailing list in nounce the economic system which brings misery order that a written reply to Dr. Madden’s ad to untold millions and is the fundamental reason dress may be mailed to all members. It seems for the world’s present blood bath? It was Leo that they were not quite satisfied since “ the paper Tolstoy, Russian saint, who years ago said that read by a representative of the National Associa “ Christians are people who are willing to do any tion of Manufacturers was not adequate because thing for the poor except get off their backs.” of the hurry in which it necessarily had to be That is the chief thing required of us but one written.” Having heard the address I would agree rather despairs of having our top leaders do any that it was not an adequate reply to Dr. Madden, thing more about it than to issue calls “ to go but I wonder how far the Christian Council is forward,” “ to have an advance endeavor,” “ to called upon to go to prove its eagerness to hear have a higher level of spiritual living faith”— all sides. The suggestion I am making to the offi and, of course, to kick in with a few more mil cers of the Christian Council is that they agree lions for the budget. A distinguished layman was to send the Association’s reply to Dr. Madden to in my office when this latest call arrived— a very its members providing the Association at the devout and practical layman, known for his good same time sends Madden’s address to members of works. He read it quietly and then burst into the National Association of Manufacturers. Edu laughter with the remark, “ Boy, my grandfather cation all around—fair enough? died laughing over a ‘Call’ just like that issued by Church authorities seventy-five years ago.”

TT ISN’T only baseball that has its brother acts. Let’s Know The Church’s Tucker brothers also are pulling By one. Henry St. George, ever since he became BISHOP WILSON Presiding Bishop, has been urging dioceses to M iserere make monthly payments to the National Council, rather than allowing the money to accumulate and 'T 'H E fifty-first Psalm (“ the Miserere” ) is making one large payment at the end of the year; traditionally attributed to David. He was latter a practice which makes it necessary for the one of those mercurial persons whose life con Council to borrow to meet current expenses. So tained some very good things and some very Brother Beverley, Bishop of Ohio, prevailed upon bad things. He had committed a grievous sin in his diocese not only to increase its pledge to the one of his evil moments. Then with a character Council but to make a payment of one-twelfth of istic swing of sentiment he became extremely the pledge of $25,000 each month. If borrowing penitent and poured out his soul in this Psalm. is to be done the diocese of Ohio is to do it, thus Some critics have preferred to think that it was saving the National Council the interest charges. written during the time of the Exile and is a penitential cry in the name of the people of 'MTOBODY can say that the National Association Israel. The last two verses seem to support this ■ of Manufacturers is not an aggressive lot. theory— but they may have been added to David’s When the United Christian Council for Democ original Psalm in order to broaden its personal racy held a conference recently in Cleveland it appeal. In any case, the beauty of it and its per had for a speaker Dr. J. Warren Madden, chair tinence to every one of us who thinks seriously man of the National Labor Relations Board. The of his own failings has given it a universal touch morning after Dr. Madden’s address a long tele of peculiar poignance. gram was received from the New York office of There is a story that Voltaire once started to

write a flippant parody of this Psalm. But by of the service retained for its penitential value. the time he reached the tenth verse he was over The Psalm itself divides into five parts. come by the intensely personal spirit of it and 1— In verses 1-4 the Psalmist acknowledges quickly gave up the attempt. the greatness of his sin and asks forgiveness and “ The Miserere” stands at the beginning of the cleansing. Penitential Office which the Church provides in 2— He contrasts (verses 5-8) the corruption of the Prayer Book. It is said in unison by the whole his own nature with the spiritual sincerity which congregation. The Penitential office is an adap God expects. tation of the old Commination Service of the 3— In verses 9-12 he repeats his plea for par English Prayer Book. At the time of the don, for inward renewal, and for God’s continued Reformation great stress was laid on the doctrine support. of justification by faith. A tendency developed 4— In verses 13-17 comes his resolution to use to neglect the Divine Law on the theory that faith his revived freedom in grateful service particu alone was sufficient. In order to correct this the larly by the “ sacrifice of the heart,” that is the Commination Service was inserted in the Prayer full dedication of all his best intentions. Book of 1549 to remind people of their respon 5— The last two verses contain a prayer from sibility for their own moral actions. It contained Israel in exile asking the rebuilding of the ruined quotations from the Old Testament referring to Holy City, the reestablishment of their sacrificial God’s curse on impenitent sinners and the need worship, and so for the visible witness to the for repentance and forgiveness. The flavor of continuance of God’s favor. it was harsh and revengeful but it nevertheless Anyone who will ponder this Psalm during conveyed a needed reminder of the reality of sin Lent and try to make it his own will soon under and the necessity of repentance. In the Peni stand what the Church is after and why this tential Office of the American Book the over particular portion of the Psalter has been so strong medicine was extracted and the latter part widely appreciated by Christians of all ages.

The Vineyard By BISHOP JOHNSON TT IS not the function of the Church to solve the baby receives the same, even more, attention than political and economic problems of this world the twenty-one year old son, and the son is con but to set forth those ideals which prevail in the tent that he should. kingdom that He has prepared for us and which, Christ does not say that the kingdom of this like leaven, may permeate the business of this world shall be like a man that is an householder world in so far as the individuals who compose but that the kingdom of heaven is thus and so. it are capable of approximating those ideals. In the Kingdom of Heaven the element of jeal No political or economic system imposed by ousy is eliminated for even He has been unable force will ever change the cruelties and injus to suppress it in this world. tices of society unless the system has in it a spir The basic fallacy in much of this urge for this itual motive. So far, all these “ ism” are smoke or that “ isms” lies in the fact that disciples of screens for covering up the personal ambitions the Master confuse His teaching of the Kingdom of ruthless men who demand a compulsory and in which few are chosen, although many are servile obedience to their theories as interpreted called. To say that the Sermon on the Mount is by them. visionary in this world is probably true for when To the man of this world, concerned more with Christ saw the multitudes He went up into the wages than with the love of his work, who mountains and taught His disciples, stating watches the clock and the pay check, the parable boldly that He would not teach it to swine for of the vineyard is an absurdity. To pay the same they would turn and rend Him, which seems a wage to the late comer which has been agreed very fair description of the various dictatorships, upon for the man who worked all day seems un which have seized some of the ideals which Christ fair to the natural man because he fails to under was responsible for and then turned against the stand the nature of paternal love. If the House Author of them. They have the ideals of angels hold of Faith is a real household the one year old and the habits of swine, and deceive the very

elect. They claim to work for the brotherhood the taste; to salt which improves the taste unless of man but they love nobody and suppress any it is too salty. Both the yeast and the salt must one who differs from them. In their murders permeate but not dominate the dough. The Church they show no discrimination— rich man, poor exists to make men righteous, not to tell them man, beggar man, thief— if any of these get in what theory of government will be most effective. their way. If the Churph would spend less time in trying to regulate a crooked world and more time in pas 'T VHE parable of the Vineyard is based upon the toral labor, it would achieve better results in mak family life in which there is neither rich nor ing this a better world. What is sorely needed poor because all fare alike; neither bond nor free in society today is a greater number of righteous for all have liberty within the scope of decency; men, for no nation will enjoy love, joy and peace neither Jew nor Gentile for all have a common if those who compose it are animated by hate, father. As St. Paul says truly that if Christians fear and lust. have hope in this life only, they are of all men most miserable because they are the victims of exploitation. Of course there is a wrong empha Music of the Gospel sis upon salvation if it is made to be merely a reward for piety. It is better than that. It is I n t h e H our of T r ia l the hope of souls who seek righteousness as the TTYMN writers are often poets sheltered in atmosphere in which they may live without hate idyllic quiet. But James Montgomery was and without jealousy. a vigorous contender for social justice. A news It was just before Calvary that He said, “ In paper editor, he spent nine months in jail for my Father’s house are many mansions, I go to sympathizing with the destruction of the Bastille. prepare a place for you, that where I am there He worked unceasingly for the abolition of the you may be also.” It is only where Christ is that slave trade, when such advocacy stamped one as there is any hope for the supremacy of brotherly a dangerous Red. He organized the association love. It cannot be imposed with a bayonet upon in Sheffield which began the agitation for the a servile population. I have yet to see any peo abolition of chimney sweeps, one of the cruelest ples humanized by a code of laws or inspired by exploitations of childhood the alleged Christian a mere philosophy. Unless the love of Christ world has seen. His whole life was one of sym constraineth them, and the grace of God sus pathy and action for the underprivileged. His tained them they will never rise above their ani gospel knew no frontiers. The son of Moravian mal propensities. The Church is not an auto missionaries, he labored incessantly to spread it matic device for lifting people up to a higher life geographically; while at home, he endeavoured to unless they identify themselves with it. God’s carry it into social areas. When you sing the revelation is operative when it is met by man’s familiar Lenten hymn this year, think of this worship. This connection must be made if light courageous man of good will. and heat and energy are to follow. If men refuse In the hour of trial, to participate in the life of the Christ they have Jesus, plead for me; no reason to expect that it will take the lead in Lest by base denial raising them to a higher standard. I depart from Thee. The game will never be won by bleacher ath When Thou seest me waver, letes who cheer or sneer from the side lines. There With a look recall, is no more reason for the Church to take the lead Nor for fear or favour in political affairs than for the university to par Suffer me to fall. ticipate therein. The university exists to produce —C h a r le s Gr a n v il l e H a m il t o n . men intelligent enough to guide the ship of state and the Church exists to produce men good Next W eeki There Is a Green Hill. enough to administer it justly. Neither one should meddle with politics. Neither one has much to be proud of in the existing set-up. But whenever T h e M erg er the Church has dominated the state it has resulted O A N D Y McTARR, our Parish Clerk is in favor in a secularized Church and a poorly administered ° of the proposed “ merger.” He has discovered state. that we would not need to print any new sta Our Lord compared the influence of the Church tionery, for “ St. Peter’s P. E. Church” would upon the state to leaven which permeates the then be “St. Peter’s Presbyterian Episcopal.”__ dough but not to the extent of being evident in T h e C h u r c h m o u se .

BUDGET THE CHIEF picture was used a month ago when he was installed as diocesan. CONCERN OF THE Acting on the resolution passed at NATIONAL COUNCIL the last Council meeting, every dio cese and district but one has bonded Reported b y W. B. S po f fo r d their financial officers, it was reported by Treasurer Franklin. He also re One of these days I propose to take ported that interest on trust funds for a course at Columbia University or 1939 was $374,728, representing a rate the Harvard School of Business on of yield of 3.9%. Legacies received finance and budget making, so that I during 1939 amounted to $127,104. may better understand what goes on when the National Council meets with Among those addressing the Council the officers of the Council to consider were Mother Ursula Mary, on fur past expenditures and plan current lough from China; Bishop Cross of budgets. They met last week in New Spokane; Assistant Foreign Missions Secretary Artley B. Parson who York and if there is anybody who really understands what it is all about talked about India and the Rev. Rob ert W. Patton who reported on the they have been unable to get it through my head . . . add “ thick” be work of the schools of the Church for Negroes. He announced his intention fore the word “ head” if it will make to retire at the end of this year. He you happier. There was first a state has been on the job since the incep ment released by Council’s Treasurer tion of the work in 1920. Lewis B. Franklin that they managed A vacancy in the Council member affairs so well in 1939 that they ended ship was noted but it was decided not the year 1939 with a surplus of $75,- J. JARED INGERSOLL to fill it until'the April meeting. 000 on a budget of $2,325,000. In ad New National Council Member The national executive board of the dition they were handed $25,000 by Auxiliary held its regular meeting in the Forward Movement, since that New York, February 9-12, and sent agency did not need all the money that and meet the God-given opportunities forth a suggestion to diocesan presi came to them. Simple arithmetic of our day.” dents that any nominations for the would seem to indicate that if they The Presiding Bishop issued a statement calling for “ A Church on important office of executive secre got by in 1939 with $100,000 less than tary, to fill the vacancy caused by the the budget called for, that they could fire to save the world from utter de retirement of Miss Grace Bindley, can manage as well in 1940. Also it would struction.” What he termed this “ un named advance endeavor” is to be ac be sent to the nominating committee indicate that they had $100,000 to when it is appointed in Kansas City; start with—left over from 1939. How complished by: “ 1, A higher spiritual level for all present Church members. or nominations can be sent in advance ever at this point high finance comes to Mrs. Charles E. Griffith of Glen into the picture and we are told of 2, A sincere effort to reach lapsed members. 3, A definite program in Ridge, New Jersey, who is the secre the benefits of Chinese exchange, of tary of the board. The resignation of the necessity of applying some of the every parish to reach unchurched in the community. 4, A world-wide vision Mrs. Chester Smith, who was Miss Es balance from 1939 on old debts, of ther Brown before she married, as a overpayments from dioceses in 1939 of the Church’s task.” After thus call ing upon the Church to be more effec field worker was announced, and ap which may not be made in 1940. tive, Bishop Tucker brought the sub preciation expressed for the fine work What it all summed up to in the ject of cash into the pronouncement she has done over a nine year period meeting of the Council was the is by saying: “ By more effective we do with the people of the Negro race. suing of a statement at the end of the not mean simply raising money. I Mrs. Fanny Gross of Denver was ap three day debate saying that “ The doubt whether three or four millions pointed to fill the vacancy. She was Missionary budget is balanced, but added to our budget would save the recently a student at Teachers Col only after a slash of $111,156 which world. The financial situation is lege, New York, and is now complet brings it down to the lowest level in merely a thermometer by which we ing her training at Bishop Tuttle twenty years. The final figure is $2,- judge the spiritual condition of the School in Raleigh. 212,048, against the proposed budget Church.” On the matter of saving the Most of the time during the ses of $2,325,000 submitted to the Church world by increasing budgets I would sions of the Auxiliary Board was de last fall.” They also report that in like to suggest that the Presiding voted to a consideration of the pro arriving at the reduced figure of $2,- Bishop confer with Churchman gram for the Triennial, to meet at the 212,048 they had to use $23,000 from Franklin D. Roosevelt. time of General Convention in Kansas designated legacies; $22,000 from the There was a discussion of Church City in October. Among the topics Fiske legacy and $25,000 from special men who are conscientious objectors which will be discussed are homes, gifts. In addition they are counting to war, with the statement issued that peace, world community, women’s re on $48,000 that dioceses have indicated they may register as such with the ligious life, unified program for wom they will pay in addition to the expec National Council in a manner similar en of the Church, the Church’s pro tancies they first reported. The state to that prevailing in other commun gram, and the budget of the Auxiliary ment ends with the call which we have ions. Notice is to be sent to the clergy and how to spend the money of the come to look for annually, “ We urge and workers among college students United Thank Offering. the dioceses and all members of the explaining how registration may be Church to face honestly the fact that effected. the 1940 budget both represents seri Three new members of the Council FOR CHURCH, LODGE, OR CLUB ous cuts in appropriations which will were present at this February meet The PENNY PYRAMID, a clever, unique in some cases be a crippling blow to ing; Dr. Frank W. Moore of Auburn, method of raising from $60.00 to $600.00 in six weeks. Nothing to sell. W rite for existing work, and also fails to include New York, whose picture is on our particulars. certain advance work which needs cover; Mr. Jared Ingersoll of Phila greatly to be done. Only thus can we delphia, picture on this page, and Universal Service Bureau, Dept. 10-W Taylorville, Illinois avoid serious neglect of obligations Bishop Creighton of Michigan, whose

Copyright 2020. Archives of the Episcopal Church / DFMS. Permission required for reuse and publication. February 22, 1940 T H E WITNESS Page Nine UNION PROFESSOR NEWS NOTES OF WRITES A VOLUME OFF-MOMENTS THE CHURCH IN ON THE CONCORDAT BRIEF PARAGRAPHS Review by Bishop W ilson Edited by W . B. Spofford I have just been reading the Rev. The Inter-Church Council of Cyril Richardson’s book on the pro Churches of New Bedford, Mass., posed Concordat with the Presby thought it would be a smart idea to terians. ( The Sacrament of Reunion. find out how the people in the pews Scribners. $1.25) The burden of it felt about war and peace. So a ques is a discussion of the historical back tionnaire was prepared by a commit ground of Holy Orders — Anglican tee, under the chairmanship of Epis and Presbyterian. So far as the evi copalian Rector S. B. Goodwin, and dence of history is concerned he does distributed at the churches. There not carry us much beyond what were 1199 returned, and the results Lightfoot gave us seventy-five years were as follows: ago. He makes it bear down heavily My interpretation of the Christian in favor of the Concordat. It is an attitude toward war is: other illustration of the mistaken 1. That no wars are justified; I, idea that those who may not approve therefore, feel it is my Christian duty of the Concordat base their disap to keep America out of the present proval solely on some academic theory European conflict— 586. of Holy Orders which Dr. Richardson 2. That some wars are justified; desires to shatter. One might agree and because the present war (the de heartily with the argument contained struction of Hitler aggression) is in this book and still find many un such a justifiable war, I feel that it solved questions regarding the ad is my Christian duty to support visability of this Concordat as it is now proposed. American participation in it— 136. 3. I believe that the Christian ideal It is objected, for instance, that the admits of no wars, but realistically HERE’S a scene that should cheer field of operation is too limited. It is I acknowledge that we have not at designed for very small communities you up these cold winter days. The tained to that ideal; it thus places brutish looking person is the Rev. where there is no Presbyterian me, a common man, in the position of Church or no Episcopal Church. A Harry Longley, genial rector of St. choosing just what my Christian duty delicate experiment is proposed un John’s Church, Charleston, West Vir is when and if my state makes the der circumstances where direction and ginia. The attractive female is choice of participation in the present supervision would be most difficult. Lucenda (W ha-ja-say) Longley, conflict. It is further objected that the laity 'youngest child of the Charleston a: I believe it is my Christian duty have no part in it. The Concordat is rector. a venture for the clergy. Some peo to support the decision of my state—296. ple believe that no step toward Church unity can be satisfactory if guaranteed. There is no such guar b : I believe it is my Christian duty imposed from above. They think it antee in the Concordat. conscientiously to object to that must be a movement of the people in Finally the question of Holy Orders decision— 93. which they will actively share. is not merely a question of Anglican There were 88 questionnaires Orders over against Presbyterian wrongly checked and therefore not Another objection has to do with Orders. The Presbyterians receive counted. Incidentally, if there are the abandoning of Confirmation. In ministers from other Christian bodies clergy who would care to have copies the Concordat it is frankly ignored. without giving them any Presbyterian of the questionnaire, perhaps with Unconfirmed Presbyterians would be ordination. Some have been received an idea of using it in his own parish freely admitted into combined con into the Presbyterian ministry who to find out how people line up on the gregations on the same footing as have not even been baptized. Such a war issue, drop a postal to the Rev. confirmed Episcopalians. Some peo situation raises complications which Shirley Goodwin, 943 County Street, ple believe that Confirmation is too the Concordat completely fails to important in the Episcopal Church to New Bedford, Mass. It has real edu recognize. cation value in making people face be treated so casually—to say noth One thing more. The impression ing of its historical significance in up to the issues involved. has gone abroad that those who can H: ^ twenty centuries of Church life. How not sympathize with the Concordat as long can we make Confirmation have now proposed are against any deal Do You Get Information any meaning to Episcopalians if we ings with the Presbyterians at all. From Headlines? deliberately deprive it of all meaning This is simply not true. Because a If you do, here is a story that will for Presbyterians? person does not relish one dish is no interest you, sent by a committee Then there is the question of ad reason to say that he believes in headed by Franz Boaz, Nobel prize ministering the sacraments. It is starving to death. Some thoughtful winner, who is on the faculty of Co known that some Presbyterians bap people would like to see a better Con lumbia University. An examiner for tize children with flowers and that cordat because they do not think this the National Labor Relations Board they make up their own services of one could possibly work. And there went to Gaffney, S. C., to investi the Lord’s Supper. There is no pro is no sense in attributing ulterior gate and report on conditions. He vision in the Concordat for the use of motives to their convictions. discovered that union workers were the necessary elements in these sacra * H! ^ so intimidated that only one witness ments. This does not mean that they A Teacher And His Times by Wil dared to testify that he had been dis should be required to use our forms liam Adams Brown; Charles Scrib charged for union activities and then of service but that those elements ner’s Sons; $3.50. An outstanding evicted from a company-owned house. which make the sacraments should be (Continued on page 15) The examiner was so impressed that

he walked five miles to the cabin in liberty for security often leads to the The conference passed a resolution which the witness lived and gave him loss of both. Asserting that democ by a small majority that “ should four dollars. The plain inference racy provides normal outlets for nor our nation become involved in any from the text of the report was that mal people, Dr. May stressed the need way (in war), the government need the gift was an act of sympathetic for serene and constant discussion expect no encouragement or support charity, mingled with admiration for among people, in order “ to render of us pastors in waging war.” A res a witness who could not be terrified ourselves immune to bad news. We olution was also passed objecting to but, as the magazine Editor and Pub must prepare ourselves for another the appointment of Mr. Myron Tay lisher states, “ a $4 gift to a poor great depression after the present lor as the President’s personal repre man at Christmas time rates no head war is over, and because of this prep sentative at the Vatican. Among lines.” But two New York news aration we shall know how to meet it those addressing the conference were papers found headlines in the story. better.” It was reported at the meet the Rev. Reinhold Niebuhr of Union This is the way it was dealt with by ing that in 1939 the 152 Protestant Seminary, Sherwood Eddy, Hornell the Sun: agencies in New York City spent Hart and Episcopalian W. Russell TRIAL EXAMINER FOR NLRB $20,500,000, which included child Bowie, now of the Union faculty. GAVE WITNESS MONEY care, work with youth, the aged and health promotion. Bishop Demby Visits House Inquiry Committee Told That St. Augustine’s Bills Were Handed to Negro Countesses, Princesses Bishop Edward T. Demby, one of and Plain Park Avenue Folks two living Negro Bishops of the HE HAD BEEN FIRED BY FIRM A flock of swanky people are go Church (Bishop T. M. Gardiner, suf ing to eat caviar and drink cham fragan of Liberia is the other) paid And the World-Telegram head pagne at New York’s Plaza Hotel a four day visit to St. Augustine’s lined the story as follows: next week in order that the students College, Raleigh, N. C., recently, and NLRB EXAMINER ADMITS HE and professors at the Paris Seminary was the headliner at the dinner that GAVE $4 TO A WITNESS of the Russia Church may have their marked the 72nd anniversary of the food allowances boosted above the college. In writing President Goold Mill Preacher, He Says, Called Lewis present eleven cents a day. Besides he said: “ I was delighted with the “ the Devil” a lot of ordinary Americans named tangible evidences of the industrial Smith, Jones, and Brown, the party and economic advancement of the You can write your own headline will be attended by innumerable Colored people of Raleigh; and above on the distortion of news as it is pre Princes, Princesses, Counts and all with the character of the work sented to New Yorkers by two of Countesses and at least one Grand that is being done, not only in the its largest dailies. Duchess and one Marguesa. It is college, but in the Bishop Tuttle all under the auspices of the Tolstoy Training School, the Nurses Training The Status of Foundation of which Herbert Hoover School and the hospital. You have Bexley Hall is honorary chairman. It would be During the past year the question nice if more of these people could be of the present and future status of persuaded to read some of the essays Bexley Hall, theological seminary at of the humanitarian and novelist, Gambier, Ohio, has been studied by Leo Tolstoy, after whom their so a special committee appointed by the ciety is named. trustees. Bishop Beverley Tucker, * * * reporting on the matter at the con Leader Lewis Says vention of the diocese of Ohio, said Eating Is Important that he felt called upon “ to use my John L. Lewis, addressing close to influence to the end that the tradi a thousand clergymen in Columbus, tional status of the seminary should Ohio, meeting in the annual Ohio not be radically changed until every Pastors’ Conference, declared that consideration had been given to, and “ before a man can properly worship all possible effort made, for its re God, he must eat.” Mr. Lewis was habilitation.” He went on to report an unexpected addition to the pro that plans are now under way for the gram, and was allowed to speak for ALMS BASON o f brass, etched, 12 enlargement of the faculty and the fifteen minutes only after a good deal inches in diameter, $20, With plain improvement of the educational fa of controversy. The United Mine rim, $10. Other basons in brass from cilities of the seminary, and that Workers were holding their conven funds are now being sought looking tion in Columbus at the same time $9. Also in sterling and plate. toward that end. The faculty at so one delegate moved that Lewis be present consists of the dean, two full invited to speak. Officers were re time professors and one visiting pro luctant to allow it, but the motion Other appropriate memorials will fessor. The program as announced finally prevailed. In the address be found in our wide selection of calls for the appointment of another Lewis warned that Labor and the full-time professor for the fall of this churches together must find jobs for communion silver, altar brasses and year, with a fifth professorship add millions of young people, pointing to ed as soon as the income is available. Germany as an example of loyalty processional crosses. Illustrations * * * to a leader who has promised bread Giving Up Liberty at the cost of culture, liberty and re and prices on request. for Security ligion. He said that he believed in Professor Mark May of the Insti “ the great work being done by the BLACK STARR & FROST tute of Human Relations at Yale told Christian Church,” but that many GORHAM those attending a luncheon of the workers wondered why it did not Jewelers * Silversmiths • Stationers Federation of Protestant Welfare give labor better support. At the FIFTH AVENUE AT 48th STREET Agencies, meeting in New York on conclusion of his address he received NEW Y O R K February 14th, that the exchange of a standing ovation from the pastors.

Copyright 2020. Archives of the Episcopal Church / DFMS. Permission required for reuse and publication. February 22, 1940 T H E WITNESS Page Eleven done and are doing a most outstand in Middletown, former home of the at the Episcopal Theological School, ing piece of educational work. institution, has been improved and Cambridge: critics of the Church who * * * stores leased to three large national throw up their hands in despair at Dr. Norman Johnson firms, thus adding very materially to the apparent ineffectiveness o f Addresses Young People the income of the School. Other Church efforts should study the mis Dr. Norman Johnson, Minneapolis cheering news is that three trust sionary efforts in New Guinea. There physician and son of Bishop-Editor funds, totalling about $200,000, are in the life span of one native the Johnson, is giving a series of talks to eventually come to the School, Church progressed from the land on personal religion to the young with an additional $50,000, which is ing of the first missionary to the erec people of the Church of Gethsemane, unrestricted as to principal and in tion of a beautiful new cathedral. Minneapolis, each Sunday during terest, coming to the school from the Whether any student asked the Arch Lent. The Auxiliary is also having estate of Mrs. Helen Selden Hayden, bishop if the building of a beauti special services each Wednesday dur who died on January 28th at the age ful new cathedral is progress was. ing Lent with the following speakers: of one hundred years and nine not reported. Other speakers dur the Rev. George B. Wood of Austin, months. ing Lent at the School are Bishop Minn.; Rector John S. Higgins; the * * * Dallas of New Hampshire; Dean Em Rev. Donald Henning of Christ Join Forces for erson of Cleveland; the Rev. James Church, St. Paul; the Rev. John Lenten Services Gordon Gilkey, Congregational par Heuss of St. Matthew’s, Evanston, The Episcopal parishes of Hous son of Springfield, Mass., and the Illinois; Bishop McElwain and Willis ton, Texas, have joined forces for Rev. Theodore Ferris of Emmanuel Johnson. noonday Lenten Services, held at Church, Baltimore. * * * Christ Church. The preachers are H: Hi * Berkeley Purchases Bishop Juhan of Florida; Bishop Churches Observe a Dormitory Sturtevant of Fond du Lac; Bishop Brotherhood Week The Berkeley Divinity School, New Moore of Dallas; Bishop Keeler of Brotherhood week is being ob Haven, has purchased a dormitory Minnesota; the Rev. George Davidson served this week in over one thou from Yale University for $70,000 and of Los Angeles; the Rev. Theodore sand communities, according to the is to rename the building Brewster S. Will of Atlanta, and Bishop Quin National Conference of Christians Hall in honor of Bishop Chauncey of Texas. Fourteen churches are co and Jews. The message stressed, ac Brewster of Connecticut, a life-long operating in the program. cording to the Rev. Robert A. Ash Hs ^ * friend of the school and for many worth, national secretary, is peace, years a trustee. The sum of $100,- From Landing to justice and brotherhood for all peo 000 is needed to pay for the building a New Cathedral ple, regardless of race, creed or and to endow it, with $20,000 the That head doesn’t make much color. “ It is only as America strug goal set for 1940. The building will sense perhaps. This is the idea, as gles against the fundamental evils house thirty-two students. The Sem it was expressed by Archbishop Wand of poverty, disease and hunger, ex inary also reports that the property of Brisbane, speaking February 13th ploitation and the denial of basic hu-

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man rights that we can guarantee High School in Alexandria. Result: collected a lot of stuff on her way liberty wedded to security,” declares forty-five dollars from the sale of home through Europe—dolls, cos Mr. Ashworth. “ The teachers of re Relief stamps (pretty ones that you tumes, pictures illustrating the life ligion, both Jewish and Christian, put on the backs of your envelopes; in various countries—all went down proclaim that the sanctity of human procurable from Mrs. Joe Fletcher, on the Athenia. Other equipment personality comes first and there is 637 June Street, Cincinnati), the items voted by the board will as no one who can attempt to justify money to go to the aid of the refu sist four other workers in Japan, with conditions under which men, women gees. Cincinnati, incidentally, start similar aid going to two workers in and children live in the slum sections ed some time ago to raise relief the Philippines. of this country, among the share funds as a memorial to the late Rev. ^ * croppers of the South, among the Frank Nelson. On February 5th it Seventh Province Holds dust-bowl refugees of the West. had passed the $1,600 mark, with ten Meeting On Social Relations These are crimes not against man days to go. It is the work of the The provincial department of merely, but also against God and it Cincinnati chapter of the Church Christian social relations of the sev is the call to Americans to work un League for Industrial Democracy. enth province held a conference of ceasingly for the abolition of these * * * the diocesan chairmen in Oklahoma conditions by peaceful, evolutionary Outstanding Speakers At City on February 1st and 2nd. The and democratic means.” Topeka Cathedral Rev. Almon R. Pepper, executive $ ^ ^ An imposing list of preachers take secretary of the National Council de Westminster Studios charge of the Friday night services partment, conducted sessions on “ The Moved to Larger Quarters during Lent at Grace Cathedral, To Handbook for Diocesan Depart The Westminster Memorial Studios peka, Kansas. Among the guest ments,” “ Christian Social Relations have moved from 23rd Street to speakers will be Bishops Spencer and in the Parish Church Program,” “ The larger quarters at 15 East 26 th Fenner; Dean Sprouse of Grace and Emigres Among Us,” “Youth and the Street, New York. Holy Trinity Cathedral, Kansas City; Church” and “ Old Age Provisions for * * * and the Revs. Earle B. Jewell, E. J. Lay Employees of the Church.” Mr. Church School Day, and Roy W. Zimmer. Russell F. Daiker, of the Social Se Raises Relief Funds H* H* curity Board in Oklahoma City, Pat Fowlkes is a student at the Material for Virginia Seminary who spent last Japanese Kindergartens summer at the School of Applied Re Miss Bernice Jansen, survivor ligion in Cincinnati, where the Rev. from the Athenia (remember?), re Even Joseph Fletcher is director. He ceived an appropriation of $150 thought something ought to be done from the Auxiliary, meeting in New for Spanish Refugees, most of whom York last week, to buy material for Phlegmatic Souls are now in rather horrible concen her fifteen kindergartens in Japan. reach greater spiritual heights, we tration camps in France. So he en She is now on furlough. She had listed the services of Student Dick believe, at the time of their Con Williams, who is the president of the firmation, than perhaps at any other missionary society of the Episcopal religious mile-stone in their lives. 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shared the program on “ Old Age ence will include the Hon. Marshall Provisions,” and Mr. Houston A. E. Dimock, Assistant Secretary of The D’Ascenzo Studios Wright, administrator of the National Labor, Archibald MacLeish, Librarian 1604 Summer St., Phila., Pa. Youth Administration of Oklahoma, of Congress, United States Senator spoke on “ Youth and the Church.” James E. Murray and Congressmen Respectfully refer you to their Dean John W. Day, chairman of the Geyer, Keller, Lesinski and Tener- stained glass in provincial department and dean of owicz. The conference is being held The Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Grace Cathedral, Topeka, presided at under the auspices of the American New York City the conference. Committee for the Protection of For The Washington Memorial Chapel, Valley Forge, Pa. eign Born of which Ernest Heming Get on Your way and Dr. William Allan Neilson The National Cathedral, Washington, D.C. Horse are co-chairmen. Episcopalians on the A horse and saddle and sixteen board of sponsors are Professor Vida Bibles were requested by Deaconess D. Scudder and Guy Emery Shipler. W rite us for Dawson of St. Francis mission, Upi, * * * Organ Information the Philippines. They are to be pro Ohio Holds Annual vided by the United Thank Offering, Convention according to action taken last week The 123rd annual Convention of AUSTIN ORGANS, Inc. at the meeting of the executive board the diocese of Ohio was held in Hartford, Conn. of the Auxiliary. The horse is need Trinity Cathedral, Cleveland, on ed to get to mission stations. She January 30-31st. A well attended thinks she might walk if the water convention heard several presenta was not so high in a couple of streams tions of matters which are to come up she has to ford. “ The stones cut my at General Convention in October. Wilber Herbert Burnham feet.” Also rubber boots are too hot The Rev. B. Z. 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be brought under the Social Security just come from war-torn China. on the project; they and their fam Act. A resolution, presented by the Mabel Jones, only foreigner in the ilies were fed, clothed and even giv Rev. Andrew S. Gill, rector of Em city of Showchow, came to Shanghai en mass education classes. The wall manuel Church, Cleveland, requesting to ask $30,000 from the American was completed just in time. As the that General Convention license lay Advisory Committee for rebuilding last few feet went up they managed readers, to administer the Chalice in the Showchow city wall as a protec to keep only a hand’s breadth above Holy Communion was defeated. tion against flood. She received the the flood; flood and wall rising side money, organized a committee of by side. Once a strong east wind Round Table Fellowship Chinese to handle the work, put the came up and at the same time the Opens Sessions in Detroit mayor at the head and “ Stayed well in northeast wall began to give way. If The Round Table Fellowship, for the background, only giving a gentle it collapsed the entire population the past eighteen years an annual push when necessary.” About 1200 would be caught like rats and feature of the department of reli destitute workmen were put to work drowned. It was at this point that gious education of the diocese of Michigan, opened its nineteenth ses sion in St. Paul’s Cathedral, Detroit on February 12th. Two class periods Services in Leading Churches are held every Monday night through March 11th. The first period is con ducted by Professor Preston W. Slos- The Cathedral of St. John St. Thomas Church the Divine Fifth Avenue and West 53rd Street son of the University of Michigan Amsterdam Avenue and 112th St. New York who addresses the group on “ The New York City Rev. Roelif H. Brooks, S.T.D., Rector Sundays: 8 and 9, Holy Communion. Sunday Services: 8 A.M., 11 A.M., and Paradoxes of Christianity.” The 10, Morning Prayer. 11, Holy Communion 4 P.M. second period has assorted topics and Sermon. 4, Evening Prayer and Ser Daily Services: 8 :30 A.M., Holy Com mon. munion. 12:10 P.M., Noonday Service. dealing with the life and work of Weekdays: 7:30, Holy Communion (on 5 :15 P.M., Evensong and Address (except the Church today and has several dis Saints’ Days 7 :30 and 10.) 9, Morning Saturdays). Thursday: 11 A.M., Holy Communion. tinguished members of the diocese as Prayer. 5, Evening Prayer. Saturdays: leaders. Organ Recital at 4:30 Chapel of the Intercession Trinity Church, New York Eva D. Corey Addresses Broadway at 155th Broadway and Wall St. Ohio Women New York City Sundays: 8, 9, 11 and 3 :30. Rev. S. Tagart Steele, Vicar Daily: 8, 12 and 3. Members of the Woman’s Auxiliary Sundays: Holy Communion : 8 and 9 :30 ; represent the Church first and the Service and Sermon at 11 ; Evening Serv ice and Sermon, 8. St. Paul’s Cathedral organization second was the fact Weekdays: Holy Communion daily: 7 Buffalo, New York brought to the attention of some 250 and 10. Morning Prayer, daily, 9 :40. Verv Rev. Austin Pardue, Dean leaders of the Auxiliary in Ohio by Sundays: 8, 9 :30, 11 A.M. and 5 P.M. Weekdays: 8, 12 :05 Noon. Miss Eva D. Corey, National Coun Grace Church, New York Wednesday: 11 A.M. Holy Communion cil member, recently. Speaking at Rev. Louis W. Pitt, Rector and Quiet Hour. Broadway at 10th St. a one-day conference on “ The Im Sundays: 8 and 11 A.M. and 8 P.M. portance of Women’s Work in the Daily: 12:30 except Mondays and Sat urdays. Christ Church Cathedral Church Today,” she pointed out the Thursdays : Holy Communion, 12:30. Main and Church Sts., Hartford, Conn. new trend toward more unification of Holy Days: Holy Communion, 11:00 A.M. The Very Rev. Walter H. 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Don Frank Fenn, D.D., Rector tain workers will be held this year Sunday Services:— at St. John’s Church, Knoxville, Ten The Incarnation 7 :30 A.M.—Holy Communion Madison Avenue and 35th Street 9 :30 and 11:00 A.M.— Church School nessee on March 5-7th. Topics to be The Rev. John Gass, D.D., Rector 11:0O A.M.—Morning Service and Sermon considered include health conditions, Sundays: 8, 10, 11 A.M., 4 P.M., Wed 8 :00 P.M.—Evening Service and Sermon religious instruction for children, and nesdays and Holy Days, Holy Communion Weekdays:— at 10 A.M , Fridays: Holy Communion at Holy Communion— religious education for adults. The 12:15 P.M. Mon., Wed., & Sat— 10:00 A.M. Rev. L. E. Nelson will act as host to Tues., Thurs., & Fri.—7:00 A.M. Holy Days—7 :00 and 10:00 A.M. the gathering. St. Bartholomew’s Church New York Missionary Saves Park Avenue and 51st Street Rev. G. P. T. . 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