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Bishop Reeves and Michael Scott Sitting in the gallery at the U.N., the participants heard long portions of the debate in Lead International Seminar which the Rev. Michael Scott, Anglican priest, presented a * "From within the Church ment of Christian Social Rela- publication. petition on behalf of the tribal we know that the Church exists tions of National Council was chiefs of South West Africa and as the prototype of all interna- the moderator. The third area (see below). Scott addressed community life," said was practical courses of action tional the seminar privately bringing reuse Bishop Ambrose Reeves, of Jo- for churchmen. Clark M. Eichel- into focus the historical back- for hannesburg t o Episcopalians berger, executive director of the ground, the present situation from all over the American Association for the gathered and the future courses of action country for the United Nations United Nations and Mr. Robert

required left to the people whom he held in New York under B. von Mehren, who served as seminar represents. The Rev. Samuel of the National legal counsel to the preparatory the sponsorship F. Dennis, Liberian priest and of Christian commission of the international Council's Division chaplain to the Liberian delega- The seminar ran atomic energy agency and has Permission Citizenship. tion to the U.N., addressed the from November 15th through written widely on problems of seminar on t h e Church in 17th with Bishop Reeves as the atomic energy control, manned Africa. Mr. William N. Col- DFMS. keynote speaker of the three- the panel which also included / lison, the director of special which analyzed the the Rev. Richard E. Gary, rec- day session programs at the World Affairs Churchman's responsibility in tor of St. Mary's, New York Church City. Center spoke on Africa and the international affairs. Sessions U.N. were held at St. Bartholomew's The seminar spent a large Wednesday evening's session House, the United Community portion of its time examining was highlighted by the Rev. Episcopal and the World Affairs Nations the present crisis in Africa. Don Frank Fenn, former rector the Bishop's address is Center. The of St. Michael and All Angels', of in this Witness. featured Baltimore, and presently execu- The seminar was divided into tive vice-president of the United three separate concerns. The World Federalists who chal- Archives first, the theological and moral lenged the group with a discus- issues in world affairs was high- sion of a Christian churchman's 2020. lighted by an address by the duty in a generation of "Chil- Rev. John Krumm, chaplain of dren With Grown-Up Toys". Columbia University. The sec- The seminar ended with a Copyright ond area of concentration, the celebration of the Holy Eu- Church's role in a changing charist. world was handled by a panel which included the Rev. Peyton MICHAEL SCOTT Craighill, missionary in Taiwan; BEFORE U.N. Miss Carman St. John Wolff, By Richard M. Werkheiser former churchworker in China "Mr. Chairman, I am here to and Brazil; the Rev. John W. try to implore members of the Abbott of Church World Ser- fourth committee to make every vice; and the Rev. Dr. James F. effort to understand, to enter Hopewell, former dean of Cut- into the mind and soul of these tington College in Liberia. Miss MICHAEL SCOTT pleaded Africa's young African people who have Katharine Guice of the depart- cause as part of the seminar been grievously hurt . . . " DECEMBER 1, 1960 Three Sitting at the petitioners table from South West Africa. The at the United Nations' fourth conditions which Scott has re- committee in the midst of six vealed in his annual petitions to young Africans from South the U. N. on behalf of these West Africa, the Rev. Michael wretched tribesmen are com- Scott, Anglican priest, with the parable to none other on earth. above appeal expressed the hope All the basic freedoms are de- of all young Africans in calling nied the African - even the for an end to racism, exploita- freedom of movement. tion and tyranny. Mr. Scott has been the chosen Michael Scott, in his petition, representative of the tribal says, "The argument is about chiefs of South West Africa at people, their land, their rights, the United Nations for the past their property, the education of 14 years. their children, their future, South West Africa, nearly the what opportunities are to be open to them or closed. The in-

publication. size of France, was mandated to the Union of South Africa as a dictment of South Africa is on and sacred trust by the League of account of her neglect and de- Nations in 1919. It had previ- nial of her own obligations both reuse ously been a German colony. ARTHUR WALMSLEY set up political and moral, her dis- for After world war two the Union seminar on international affairs possession of the African people was the only nation which re- of their lands and rights." of passive re- fused to turn its mandated terri- Ghandi's weapon Further, Scott has protested required sistance. When accounts reached tory over to the United Nations that, "Apartheid is being ap- Johannesburg, Scott went to to become a trust territory of plied to education (Bantu edu- Durban to observe and report on the international community. cation a c t). Undernourished events. When he saw for him-

Permission The Union wished, rather, to an- children are being prevented self how mobs of hysterical nex the territory. This the In- from being fed either by the white men and women were ternational Court of Justice for- municipal authorities or by the

DFMS. beating up and knocking out / bade South Africa to do. U n i t e d Nations international the passive resisters who made Michael Scott is the son of an children's fund, as could be done no attempt to defend themselves Anglican priest and brother of if normal relations existed with Church in any way, he joined the resis- two priests. Educated in Eng- the United Nations." ters. He was subsequently sent land and in the Union of South The London Times on 14 to jail for three months. There Africa, Fr. Scott served parishes September editorialized, "A

Episcopal followed a succession of events in England, the Cathedral in mandate has been stolen and which drew his attention and in the Calcutta and after a tour of the thieves are vainly protesting

of which he became involved as a duty in the royal air force dur- their innocence." and as a priest. Today ing the war, went to Africa to Christian Michael Scott is the director of On Sunday, November 27th in serve in a colored mission in St. George's Cathedral, Cape- Archives Africa bureau in London Johannesburg and as chaplain to the which is maintained privately town, South Africa, the Rev. the colored orphanage in Sophia- Robert H. Mize, formerly direc- 2020. for the purpose of assisting town. Working diligently as a peoples in Africa in their strug- tor of St. Francis' Home for Christian to rid the community gle against unfair discrimina- Boys in the diocese of Salina, of squalor, dirt, poverty, and will be consecrated by Arch-

Copyright tion and inequality of opportu- malnutrition, Scott formed a nity in their educational, eco- bishop de Blank as the Bishop non-political organization called nomic, and social progress. of Damaraland (South West the Campaign for Right and Africa). Before the House of Justice. It grew to tremendous In 1946 Chief Hosea Kutako Bishops, m e e t in g in Dallas size and importance - but, of the Herero tribe asked the November 12 throu g h 16, when it was turned over to the Rev. Michael Scott to represent Richard Ambrose Reeves, government so it could be a his people before the United Bishop of Johannesburg (de- more powerful force for good in Nations since the Union pro- ported from the Union for his the community, the government hibits petitioners to leave S. W. stand against apartheid) ap- abandoned it. When the South Africa. All the young Africans pealed to the American branch African Asiatic land tenure act sitting at the petitioners table of the Anglican Communion was passed the Indian popula- at the U. N. with Scott were when he said, "An American is tion of the Union revived either expelled from or escaped shortly to be consecrated as

Four T= Wrrmss Bishop of Damaraland. He has ance to all forms of tyranny in parochialism," which, he said, to work in South West Africa whatever strength it is able to "stands in the way of adequate -where in many ways the situa- muster." local cooperation." tion is more difficult even than He warned that "grass-roots Addresses Seminar that in South Africa. He will ecumenicity is necessary and need all the help in men and in In his talk at the Seminar we are at its beginning only." money that can be given him if Scott said the U.S. is the only In making a plea for "more the Church there is even to be- country strong enough to bring and better ministers," Bishop gin to make its contribution to pressure in the U.N. for action Nash said that the "drawing of our people of South W e st to terminate the mandate status more and abler men into the Africa." of the territory ruled by the ministry is a vital concern of the Union of South Africa. Bishop Reeves said, "I hope whole Church." Calling conditions in South that the attention of other He also urged laymen to West Africa "very evil," the provinces of the Anglican Com- serve and witness not only in former missionary who was de- munion will begin here and now the church program but in their clared personna non grata by to take serious notice of quite daily occupations. Africa government publication. the South appalling conditions in South Noting that the "stablest in- for his stand against apartheid, our society is the and West Africa so that they may stitution in warned that unless the situation take whatever action they con- family," the bishop said that a is improved "in a very short reuse sider practicable to help bring special responsibility of the time," it would result in vio- for to an end what has become an Church having a widespread lence, with all of South Africa intolerable situation and a scan- recognition is the training for and probably Central Africa as dal in the face of all civilized Christian family life. well involved. required men." must go forward "That is why we go on insist- "The Church an unknown future provid- Liberia and Ethiopia have ing that something is done," he into ing stability in a changing decided to seek recourse on be- said, not because of "fear but half of the petitioners at the world, proclaiming the everlast- Permission because of dread" of the conse- Gospel in the terms of a International Court of Justice quences. ing at the Hague. The processes of new age, preaching the God of

DFMS. take time and in Fenn Urges Disarmament love with joyful confidence, and / the Court will the interim the Rev. Michael The Rev. Don Frank Fenn, meeting with flexibility and Scott h a s appealed to the executive vice-president of the with power the problems of Church fourth committee to "bring the United World Federalists, voiced tomorrow," declared B i s h o p minority (white people of South a strong plea that the UN be Nash, a former president of the West Africa) which has the given "real strength and author- state council.

Episcopal franchise to their senses by ity." Endorsing attempts for In his annual report, Forrest

the means of sanctions and by international arragements which L. Knapp, the council's general of means of an organized boycott would eliminate "all lethal weap- secretary, also stressing de- which would force the rulers of ons, except the simple ones nominational cooperation, said South Africa with the necessity necessary to keep peace locally," that "Massachusetts if far out

Archives of making new decisions, of he urged retention of a "suf- in the forefront in its program making decisive changes in their ficient number of the more toward church unity." 2020. policies toward the African powerful weapons (to arm) a Theodore A. Gill, president of people." world peace force." San Francisco Theological Semi- In concluding his petition to nary, warned that the Church

Copyright PAROCHIALISM DEPLORED the United Nations, the Rev. had been preoccupied with itself BY BISHOP NASH Michael Scott said the cause of for 2,000 years and that it must South West Africa, "is a ques- * Bishop Norman B. Nash, now get out into the world and tion of humanity versus racism retired diocesan of Massachu- solve problems of family, com- in a most devilish and fanatical setts, foreseeing the "coming munity, and international rela- form, as menacing to all Africa of one great Church," urged tions. as it was to Europe and the elimination of "rigid, isolation- "These are the areas where world in the form of Nazism. ist denominationalism" at local practical Christians must show Their appeal is to the common levels. . the practicality of their faith, principles of humanity a n d Addressing the annual meet- where realistic Christians living justice w h i c h brought this ing of the Massachusetts Coun- in the real world must demon- organization (the U. N.) to cil of Churches in Worchester, strate the realism of their birth and has inspired its resist- he struck out at "isolationist faith," he said.

DscxIn 1, 1960 Church cannot neglect these House of Bishops Meets in Dallas problems, said Dr. Hoff. He urged that both food and drink With Bishop Reeves as Guest be used in a way that people can ask God's blessing upon * White people's very con- tang to their sober garb by them. tinuance on earth may depend donning 10-gallon hats as they Dr. Brooks called the use of on how they adjust to the were made honorary citizens of Alcoholics Anonymous our changing race situation today, the Lone Star state at opening greatest resource in treatment, warned Anglican Bishop Richard of the 108th meeting. The noted the aid of group therapy Ambrose Reeves, exiled from November sessions were held in methods and of help from in- Johannesburg, in the stirring the hall of St. Matthew's Cathe- formed clergy. principle address at the 1960 dral, with Bishop C. Avery Bishop Bayne Reports meeting of the House of Mason of Dallas, and Bishop In his first report to the Bishops, November 12-17, in Joseph M. Harte, Suffragan, as House on his assignment as publication. Dallas. hosts. Presiding Bishop Arthur executive officer of the Angli- Calling his American brother Lichtenberger, as president of and can Communion, Bishop Stephen bishops to sharp realization of the House, acted as chairman of F. Bayne, Jr., told of traveling how crucial the issue the meeting. He appointed the reuse now is, 130,000 miles since January to Bishop Frederick Goodwin of for and speaking out in prophecy learn his work, stressed the based on his own experience in Virginia, as temporary vice- importance of inter - Anglican South Africa, Bishop Reeves chairman, in the absence of the undertakings, called for a deep- required won the House's standing ap- vice-chairman, Bishop Nelson M. er sense of the Church's true plause in unusual tribute. Burroughs of Ohio. mission - not to make more Immediately after his address A Day on Alcohol Anglicans, but to be what Christ in Dallas, Bishop Reeves flew is in all cultures. "I feel the

Permission The Church must help alco- to New York where he addressed holics face reality instead of level of missionary giving in the a group of Episcopalians hold- placing their trust in a "chemi- American Church is a shameful thing - not so much as penuri- DFMS. ing a three-day seminar on the

/ cal religion," via alcohol, tran- ousness or meanness or even United Nations. This address quillizers, or any other mood- is featured in this number, changing agents, the bishops ignorance, as of failure of the Church rather than his talk to the heard in an entire day's study Church to know what the job bishops since we do not have of their role in dealing with is. space for both and also because alcoholism and mental health. The Philippine Church they are similar in The b is h o p s unanimously Episcopal many re- They listened to addresses by pects. recommended entering into a the Dr. Ebbe C. Hoff, professor of concordat proposed by the Phil- of Another document received neurological science and dean of from the meeting in Dallas is a the graduate school at the ippine Independent Church for Pastoral Letter, the first to be Medical College of Virginia in full communion with the Epis-

Archives drafted by the House of Bishops Richmond, and Dr. Dean K. copal Church. It received the in some time. "Anglican Brooks, superintendent of Or- proposal "with deep thanks-

2020. Churches are clearly and un- egon State Hospital, Salem, Or- giving in Christ" a n d en- equivocally committed to the egon. Both members of General couraged fellowship between the Apostles and Nicene Creeds as Conventions' joint commission Episcopal Church in the Phil- ippines and t h e Philippine Copyright the symbols of our faith," the on society and alcohol, the two letter declares, and it develops physicians emphasi z ed the Church. The proposal comes this thesis in a manuscript of Church's need for an executive before General Convention for considerable length. This also secretary to handle education on action next year. The National we are not printing since it will the entire problem of alcohol, Council was authorized to pro- be sent from national head- and mental and social health at vide $25,000 to finance the com- quarters to all of the clergy the national level. mittee named to complete study who, if they comply with the of the concordat. Dwelling on alcoholism as a In spelling out the relation- canon, will read it to their con- sickness which is really a symp- gregations within thirty days ship between the two denomina- tom of other problems, a sick- tions the document declares: of receipt. ness continuing whether or not Appropriately meeting in the Each communion recognizes the alcoholic is drinking, they the catholicity and independence Trinity River valley, the 126 noted the alcoholic's need for bishops present added Texas help in facing reality. The 08-00-* oe awoUde..

Tin Wmrr What SHOULD The Church Be Doing?

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deliberations we should DFMS. that at the outset of our / J AMfor deeply the privilege grateful, you for have at leastgiven twome ofreasons, open- remind ourselves what precisely the Church is, ing this seminar. In the first place, I ami grate- and what precisely is the United Nations.

Church ful because this seminar reminds us of the con- I need hardly remind you that the Church is tinuing responsibility that the Church of God has the fellowship of the Holy Spirit - a new race for international affairs, and in so doing inevit- gathered out of every nation, tribe, and race in

Episcopal ably in the contemporary world links the dis- which all racial differences are transcended in the charge of that responsibility to the work of the Jesus Christ. It is the people of God who through of United Nations. holy baptism have been incorporated into the Ecclesiastics in their public utterances fre- body of Christ. Certainly this body is broken into many fragments with the result that its wit- Archives quently pay tribute to the United Nations, but church people as a whole show little sense of ness is seriously impaired. Yet we may be thank-

2020. responsibility for its work. Still less are they at ful that while this is true, the Anglican Com- all clear as to the relation that the Church ought munion does preserve within itself something of to have to the United Nations. This, I believe, this international character which is one of the

Copyright is due to the fact that many churchmen have marks of the historic Church, for today the An- little understanding of the nature of the Church glican Communion is a family of self-governing itself, with the result that they are inclined to Churches in which Christians of many languages, hand over this responsibility for international coming out of many different races and a great affairs to the United Nations, and leave it at variety of cultural backgrounds, find their home. that, as if the United Nations was that inter- I want to underline this, because I believe we Church national Christian community which the fail to recognize the contemporary situation as exists to be in this world. So I would suggest it is, unless we remember that in the Anglican Communion a substantial international com- This paper was read as the keynote address of a munity already exists, and we don't need to rush seminar on the Church and the United Nations, spon- off to any secular international organization in sored by the Division of Christian Citizenship of the order to have some influence in the realm of in- National Council. ternational affairs. Duoaa m 1, 1960 $evsu Here in the household of God, just where we hand for the last eleven years. But more im- are, God has set us in an international community portant, I believe that the tragic events there in which we ought to be learning to play our may constitute one of the danger points for part in international relations. But this doesn't world peace in the not too distant future. It is mean that we are therefore justified in restrict- much more difficult to deal with this question ing our concern for international affairs to our in relation to one particular situation now con- own Anglican community. On the contrary, just fronting us in the contemporary world than to because all our members are also citizens of some indulge in vague generalities. But I am con- particular earthly state, we are bound to be deep- vinced it is much more profitable. So I ask you ly concerned with any organization that these to think with me about South Africa. states create in order to regulate and improve Meaning of Apartheid their relations with one another. S YOU probably know the last eleven years Further, we shall find again and again that if have witnessed a government in South we want to secure justice for our members we Africa which has tried by every means at its publication. shall have to work through whatever inter- disposal to enforce segregation between every and national organization that exists. It is here that racial group in South Africa, in obedience to its the United Nations has its significance for us. We racialist policy of apartheid. reuse shall not claim for it a false position in the world The Afrikaans word "apartheid" is a word for - a position that it has not and ought not to which is now used in many lands in which the have. From within the Church we know that inhabitants have no knowledge of the Afrikaans required the Church exists as the prototype of all inter- language, as the symbol of the policy of the national community life. But we shall neither present South African government. But what despise the United Nations, nor shall we pour really does this word mean? In itself it is a word scorn on it because it is not always as effective which simply means "separation." In 1950 it Permission as we think it ought to be. was defined in the Afrikaans dictionary as "A Rather, we shall see it as an instrument, how- political tendency or trend in South Africa based

DFMS. ever weak, through which as Christians we ought / en the general principles: to work to increase understanding among the 0 of a differentiation corresponding to differ- nations, so that they may live in peace with one

Church ences of race and/or color and/or level of civiliza- another. Our job is not to allow the Church to tion as opposed to assimilation. be used as an instrument to promote the United Nations; rather as an international Christian 9 of the maintenance and perpetuation of the Episcopal community, to use the organization of the United individuality (identity) of the different color the Nations as an instrument for the fulfilment of the groups of which the population is composed, and of mission of the Church among the nations. of the separate development of these groups in As a Church we have always to keep our des- accordance with their individual nature, tradi-

Archives tiny clear before us, namely, to carry on Christ's tions, and capabilities, as opposed to integration." redemptive work so that men may be reconciled After discussing the practical application of

2020. to God. Yet at the same time, we have to recog- both partial and total apartheid, the definition nize that men and women are set in this world concludes: The government is adopting a policy in order that they may learn to live together, of apartheid with regard to the Whites, the Cape

Copyright both in the Church and in the world. And in this Coloreds, the Asiatics, and the Natives. The work of human reconciliation we must use and overwhelming majority of the Whites desire not ignore any organization which exists for apartheid (Eiselen). Apartheid means simply this purpose, bringing into it those insights and that each man should have his own proper place that experience which Christians alone can give. (Verwoerd). As we do that we shall learn much ourselves of It is true that there are a few idealists among the perplexities and problems that beset men, and the exponents of apartheid who genuinely believe be preserved from that sentimental optimism to that total apartheid is the only way in which it which so many Christians seem to be prone. is possible to protect the Africans from exploita- Secondly, I am grateful, because I am allowed tion. But here we are only concerned with to use my experience in Africa to work out all apartheid as it has been practised during the this in some detail. If here I speak of South eleven years that I have lived in South Africa, Africa, I do so because I have known it at first because this is the only apartheid that can be T= W"mu known through experience: apartheid in practice, Africans have no voice at all in the conduct of the apartheid which is the instrument for maintain- country's affairs in Parliament. The same policy ing white domination. has been pursued in respect of the Cape Colored Today very few exponents of apartheid ever people, for they also voted on the common roll in use the word. Instead they speak of "separate the Cape Province until 1956 when they were development;" a term which, to the unsuspect- placed on a separate roll and allowed to elect four ing, seems much more plausible. But closer white members for the lower house, the House of examination discloses that such separate develop- Assembly. ment always involves discrimination, for apar- Although the Indians number half a million theid cannot be implemented without causing a they have no representation in Parliament, having great deal of unnecessary injustice and suffering. refused an offer in 1946 to be represented by two Further, it has to be remembered that such Assembly members, and one Senator, all of whom separate development can only take place within would have had to have been whites. That there the context of white supremacy. Any steps that has been increasing discrimination politically are taken in development are always conditioned against the non-whites since the National Party publication. by the necessity to preserve the rule of the white came into power in 1948 is beyond question. Not minority over the black majority which out num- and only have all the members of both houses to be bers the whites by four to one. This exposes white people, not only is the great majority of reuse separate development for the sham that it is. them elected by the white people, even more for What this means in actual fact becomes much serious is the fact that this body decides the more obvious when we turn from the definition destiny of all the inhabitants of South Africa, the of apartheid to examine the manner in which it is great majority of which have no voice at all in required being worked out in South Africa. Here it must its deliberations. Simply and solely because their be remembered that the present government did skins are not white they are voteless. not create discrimination in South Africa. Dr.

Permission K. L. Roskam of Amsterdam, in a recent book on Possession of Land this subject, declares that "discrimination, dif- NOTHER example of this discrimination can ferential treatment of non-white population DFMS. be seen in the restrictions placed on the / groups, has from the very beginning of the estab- possession of land by non-whites. Slightly over lishment in 1852 until today been the leading half a million white people own some 70 per cent Church principle generally accepted by the whites." of the land in South Africa and some 16 per cent Yet this fact provides no adequate answer for is government or municipal land. The remaining the present South African government's determi- 12 per cent of the land has been set aside for the Episcopal nation to preserve white supremacy at all costs, 3,3000,000 Africans living in the reserves which the and to do all in their power to secure this by en- are divided into sixteen separate territories un- of acting an ever-growing mass of repressive legis- connected with one another. This in itself is lation at a time when the whole white race every- serious enough; but how serious this discrimina-

Archives where is being called upon to change its attitudes tion is can be seen from the fact that, whereas a and conduct towards the emerging colored peoples commission set up by the government reported

2020. of the world. that in order to rehabilitate these reserves and make it possible for them to support their present Increasing Discrimination population the government would have to spend

Copyright 104,000,000 pounds on them by 1965, so far only 4 A CLEAR example of this is seen in the in- creasing discrimination against non-whites per cent of this amount has been provided for this in regard to political rights. It is true that since purpose from public funds, a fact that makes 1936 African voters in the Cape Province (the nonsense of all this talk of developing the African only Africans to have the vote) were taken off reserves as "home lands" for the African people. the common roll and placed on a separate com- In any case the present prime minister has munal roll with the right to elect three white said that even if everything was done that was persons to represent them. In addition the Afri- proposed by the commission's report, that in 40 cans were given the right to elect four Senators years there would still be 6,000,000 Africans who had to be whites to represent them in the living in the so-called "white areas;" areas in Upper House. This meager representation was which it has to be remembered Africans are not abolished in 1959 and today over nine million allowed to own any land as they are regarded as

DECEMBER 1, 1960 only temporary dwellers ministering to the needs stated explicitly that separate facilities for those of the white population, even though increasing of different racial groups need not be "sub- numbers were born in such areas and are as much stantially similar to or of the same character, an integral part of urban life as the white people standard, extent or quality." are. In fact there are over two and a half million All this can be further appraised by comparing urban Africans at the present time living perma- certain figures. For example while the average nently in the towns and cities of South Africa, monthly income for white families is 115 pounds, who have no civil rights and who are forbidden that of 78% of the urban Africans is under 20 to own any land in these urban areas. pounds a month. Things are even worse on the Pass System gold mines, for according to the official yearbook of the Union of South Africa a black mine work- NDEED their lot has been made much more er is paid 66 pounds a year, to which must be difficult by the enforcement of an elaborate added the cost of feeding him, which in 1953 was pass system which seriously restricts their free- 18 pounds. True these figures do not include the dom and movement. This system goes back to cost of lodging, but even if the equivalent of the publication. 1760 when it was applied to slaves, and which has rent of an urban house is added to these figures, and been extended until in 1952 all preceding legisla- the total would not exceed 10 pounds a month. tion was abrogated and replaced passes by a Unfortunately, government spokesmen continual- reuse reference book which now has to be carried by all ly gloss over these facts by drawing attention to for male Africans and is in process of being extended all that they are doing for the Africans. But the to African women for the first time in South fact remains that in 1958 the then prime minister African history. Those men who were previous- required claimed that in the previous ten years his govern- ly exempted from carrying passes now carry ment had spent 115 million pounds on white reference books with a green instead of a brown housing as against 35 million pounds on African cover. housing, although the blacks outnumber the Permission What the Africans think about this system can whites by four to one. perhaps be best deduced from the fact that while

DFMS. there were approximately 143,000 African con- Education / victed for pass offences in 1953, this figure had risen to 365,000 five years later. It need not be AGAIN the government is spending six times Church stressed that these laws are in fact discriminat- as much money on the education of every ing against Africans and are not merely felt by white child as is being spent on each African them to be so for they do not protect the African, child, and what is even worse the financing of Episcopal they restrict him. Small wonder that the move- African education over a fixed sum has to be the ment among Africans against these reference financed by the Africans themselves, the poorest of books grows in intensity as the years pass, be- section of the population. All this is done in the cause they are at once both the badge of his in- words of the last prime minister of South Africa feriority and the assurance for the maintenance because "the European is the master in South Archives of the whites in their privileged position. Not Africa, quite apart from his economic hold on the country and quite apart from his culture and 2020. that the Africans alone suffer from such restric- tions of movement. Indians are also prohibited civilization, because he is the ruler of the coun- from moving from one province in the Union to try . . . The entire position of the European is based on discriminatory legislation in Copyright another without permission, as indeed they are so far as affected more than any other racial group by the the races in South Africa are concerned." group areas act first passed in 1950 and con- Or as the secretary of the Bantu affairs de- solidated in 1957, under which the acquisition of partment expressed it just twelve months before land is controlled as well as the occupation of land Sharpeville; "the maintenance of white political and premises for trading. supremacy over the country as a whole is a sine If any doubt still exists that separation of the qua non for racial peace and economic prosperity various racial groups from one another in South in South Africa." And that means discrimina- Africa means discrimination against some in tion, dispossession, oppression, and lack of equal favor of others and leads to much wanton in- opportunity. On humanitarian grounds alone justice, we have only to take notice of the this policy of apartheid calls for the strongest separate amenities act No. 49 of 1953 which condemnation.

TOM TIM Wrrmna Biblical Teaching finished task, struggling against the swiftly flow- of segregation, endeavoring to resist the WE had time it would be interesting to ing tide IF examine in detail the attitude of the Biblical implementation of apartheid both within its own writers towards apartheid, because although the life and in the life of society; attempting both to Church in the apostolic days knew nothing of this set its own house in order and to bear its own dis- theory, we find Christians were faced with racial tinctive witness in the life of South Africa. And discrimination in a most virulent form. They all the time the Church knows that in so doing, lived in an age and among a people who drew the it is upholding in its own way the charter of hu- sharpest distinction between Jew and Gentile. man rights of the United Nations, even though It is sufficient to remind ourselves that no the South African government has steadily re- support can be found in Holy Scriptures for those fused to endorse that charter. who discriminate between human beings simply But what of the contribution that the Church on grounds of differences in color. The Bible as- in other lands can make to a situation, which by sumes that all men, whatever may be their race its very nature may come to threaten the peace or color, are all part of God's creative work: that of the world, and which will inevitably influence publication. all human beings are creatures responsible to considerably the attitude which the 200 million and their Creator and that their life only has mean- Africans north of South Africa will adopt to the ing as they fulfil God's purpose for them. This white race everywhere. Here, I believe, we are reuse is underlined in Holy Scripture by the insistarice bound to tie up the mission of the Church very for of the Biblical writers that men and women are closely with the work of the United Nations. For made in the image of God. True because of sin a long time now I have been convinced that the required this image of God in man is defaced, but it is not Achilles heel of South Africa is South West obliterated. Not that the Bible record minimizes Africa and that the Church in other provinces of the awful consequences of sin. Rather sin is seen the Anglican Communion can best help us in as the dark shadow which lies across the whole South Africa by bringing every pressure possible Permission human race. Yet this is not the end. These same upon their respective governments to take effec- writers united in affirming that the shadow can tive action in this matter in the United Nations.

DFMS. be banished and men can be restored to new life / Here is an oblique but most important way in by Jesus Christ. This man, whoever he may be, which Churches outside South Africa can come whatever may be the color of his skin, is the to our aid. For all practical purposes South West Church brother for whom Christ died. Africa is now being treated by the South African The Anglican Church government as if it were a fifth province of South Africa. Episcopal what of the present? What, say, is the the BUT position of the Anglican Church in South The most recent and least indefensible example of Africa? No Church can ever be isolated from the of this has been the decision to allow the white society in which God sets it to live. For that people in South West Africa to vote in the refer- endum to decide whether South Africa should

Archives reason the members of the Church who live in the world are continually infecting this life of the become a republic or not. Is it not time that the from passing its annual 2020. Church with the spirit of the world. Certainly United Nations ceased that happens continually in South Africa, but wordy resolutions on S. W. Africa and took the equally all the time the Church is striving to bold step of taking this territory under its care?

Copyright create in the Church a community in which I say this because formerly this territory was racial differences are transcended. And it tries a mandated territory under the League of to do this hard thing in the face of much racial Nations. From the record of the way in which prejudice and feud. It would be dishonest to this territory has been administered by South pretend that the Church has succeeded in this Africa, there is every justification for placing task. It has to be admitted that there are some this territory under trusteeship under the United white church people who would rather go with- Nations. Once this has been done, the oversight out the sacraments than receive them at the might well be given to South Africa, provided it hands of a black priest. is clearly understood that if South Africa does At the same time, just when the policies of the not administer this territory as a sacred trust of state are hampering this work at every turn, civilization, the United Nations would then ad- the Anglican Church perseveres with its un- minister it. Here, if anywhere, is a clear case

DECEMBER 1, 1960 le*e where the Church ought to exert tremendous of Christians in international affairs, we must pressure upon their governments to see to it that never forget that the primary duty of the Church the anomoly of South West Africa is resolved. everywhere is to set its own house in order. By Here surely the whole of the Episcopal Church so doing they will most effectively help their could well be mobilized to bring such pressure brethren in South Africa and elsewhere to see upon the U.S. government that it will be com- the only light which will help them to build a pelled to take action, and take it without any fur- better society in their own lands: a society in ther delay. which, while racial differences remain, each man Above all, when we think of the responsibility will be respected and valued for himself. DID WE HAVE A REVOLUTION ELECTION DAY?

By Clifford L. Stanley

publication. Professor at Virginia Seminary and THE ELECTION OF A ROMAN CATHOLIC reuse AS PRESIDENT OPENED THE AMERI- for CAN PRESIDENCY TO THE OPERATION OF THE CONTROL OF THE LAITY BY required THE CLERGY THROUGH THE PENITEN- TIAL SYSTEM AND THE CLERGY MO-

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/ The damage is done. The Catholic president A REVOLUTIONradical alteration is of athe basic identity redefinition of a coun- or has come, yet the promises are not made. We try, regardless of how it is accomplished. Many have embarrassed ourselves in the matter of fu- Church people who cannot bear to hear the word might ture Catholic aspirants by admitting the first one be surprised to know that they took part in one without protecting ourselves. The liberties are on election day 1960. gone. If we are to know them again we must Episcopal On that day American liberties were trans- win them back. That means understanding, the ferred from the control of the American resolution, of people, action. It may mean trouble. It is where they had remained from 1776, to the hands simpler to keep a possession than to win it again of the Roman Catholic hierarchy. The bishops after its loss.

Archives were given a demand note, to be presented at In the terrible week since the blow has fallen their pleasure, to the Roman Catholic president I have asked myself how it happened. I am sure 2020. or one of his successors. The election of a Roman many others have searched their souls. Catholic as president opened the American presi- How It Happened dency to the operation of the control of the laity Copyright by the clergy through the penitential system and HE basic element of strength, in my opinion, the clerical monopoly of the sacraments. It is was the Roman Catholic vote. The candi- the use of the spiritual controls, in the interests date said he was not a Church candidate, but of Roman claims to a special position among without Catholic bloc voting he could not have Churches and the claim of a right to intervene been elected, even by the narrow margin which in controversial issues, such as population con- was his. This Catholic vote breaks my heart. trol, which constitutes the new situation. These people, mostly the poor of Europe, came The hierarchy, which alone can speak with au- to our shores because it was the freest land in thority in the premises, should have been re- the world. We shared our freedom with them quired to give up the claims and the possible use generously, a liberty for which they had not of the spiritual powers in the interests of them. fought. They were fleeing from tyrannies of before any Catholic could be elected president. aristocrats; - from social and economic patterns.

Twl" To Wrrmu Ecclesiastical tyranny they could not throw off. minded of some words of Paul Tillich about the So the first use of their new freedom, when there Germany of the early thirties: are enough of them, is to bring us all under the "Democracy was used to destroy democracy." ecclesiastical yoke which they could not throw off. But the Catholic vote could not accomplish this by itself. Others cooperated in the dismal result. Talking It Over The Democratic party must bear its share of W. B. Spofford Sr. the blame. It blithely threw us into what in effect was a constitutional crisis when we already E HAD about made up our minds, now that confronted problems of utmost gravity. Then it the election is over, to lay off the business. combined with other forces to keep us from But the Rev. Clifford Stanley of Virginia Semi- addressing ourselves to the constitutional crisis nary has come up with a challenging document it had thrust upon us. If we thought or talked which we commend to your prayerful attention. publication. about the solemn religio-political problem of a All the more so because of what continues to Roman Catholic president overhung by the develop in Puerto Rico where, on Sunday, Novem- and sword of the Roman claims and control, we were ber 20, the pastor of Mrs. Felisa Rinco de Gautier,

reuse "bigots". Meanwhile it profited by "politics as mayor of San Juan, said that she must do pen-

for usual" and the fact that it takes a lot of doing ance publicly, by radio, television or newspapers, to put country above partisanship. before she can receive communion. And then the liberals: it is the old story of The Rev. Thomas Maisonet, the pastor, also required consistency even if it means irrelevance. In its said at all five masses that day that those who interest to help minorities it helps a bloc which sinned by voting for Governor Luis Munoz Marin's does not want justice, followed by disappearance Popular Democratic Party of November 8 will be

Permission in the general population, but continuance and punished by the Church. increase as a bloc. So liberalism gives a big Also a letter went to all Roman Catholic assist to the most illiberal force in the west. from the office of Archbishop James P.

DFMS. priests, / Davis, warning them against administering the Other Minorities sacraments to those who sinned on election day.

Church NEXT, the Jews: they were beguilded by their The sin consisted of disobeying the hierarchy of liberalism and their interest in minorities. Puerto Rico - an archbishop and two bishops - The senatorial record of the successful candidate who ordered people not to vote for the Popular

Episcopal was extremely ambiguous, though - seemingly Democratic Party. Since that party won by a the -he became more liberal by the hour during landslide in a country that is 90% Roman Catho- of the campaign. The point a b o u t this par- lic, there are a lot of people who have sinned. But ticular minority was made in the preceding para- they can be restored to good standing, and so graph. But one expects more wisdom in Jews, again receive communion, if they make full con- Archives born of bitter experience. The Jews should know fession and pledge that they will not repeat the general interest of sin. 2020. that in a given moment the free America should take precedence over the All of which is by way of factual background requirements of any minority. Most of all I sor- as you read the piece by Professor Stanley. "Et Copyright row over the Jews. For them the words, tu, Brute." Finally the Negroes, who in this case voted their own bloc interests, as they saw them, and acted out of misplaced sympathy for the Catholic Don Large minority. So the interest of the bloc is preferred Not Everyone is Converted and the weal of the country is not considered and served. In this way a country comes apart at the seams. Every legitimate hope of the Negro S AR as the British treasury is concerned, presupposes a free America - an America that the farthing will soon be no more than a remained itself. fast-fading memory. For on January 1st of 1961 It is a sorry tale, not to be admired even if it the English farthing will cease to be minted. One was brought about by the free ballot. I am re- reason for this abandonment is that it actually

DECEMss 1, 1960 2lftaa costs the United Kingdom literally twice as much get, but how desperately we need to give! to produce the coin as it is worth in exchange on In London, by the way, there's a large sign in the open market. Which is scarcely good eco- the narthex of All Hallow's parish which reads, nomics. "Not everyone who enters this Church is con- So much, then, for the decision of the British verted. Please watch your handbag closely." treasury. And we salute our English cousins on Well, the trouble with too many Christians is that this score for it's always rewarding to see facts -despite being converted - they remain nig- frankly faced. In the meantime, however, it's in- gardly about opening their pirses to the work of triguing to wonder what was the last place where God. this lowly coin was most often found. So may the good Lord forgive us if (as far as Well, a possible solution is not hard to figure his enterprise is concerned) we continue to watch out. Certainly the farthing was not to be found our handbags a bit too closely .... But I wonder, too often in the market place. For Scotch whisky will he? costs 34 shillings a fifth; the best theater seats publication. in the West End are listed at a guinea apiece; and oysters at Cunningham's on Curzon Street are pegged at a pound a dozen; simple fish-and-chips reuse will stand you at least a bob; and even the London Pointers for Parsons for Times costs thruppence a copy . .. . So my con- By Robert Miller sidered guess is that the alms basins of the local parish have been garnering the largest number of required these humble farthings. IWANTED to preach a sermon on "Loving God - an Education for Living" and I don't think Now, I actually don't presume to intimate that, I ever had a harder subject. And it had sounded either in the United Kingdom or in the United

Permission so easy when I first thought of it. But it meant States, anybody would be so callous of his values asking myself what I meant by God and before as to drop the equivalent of one-quarter-of-one- I had answered that I was asking what God meant DFMS. cent into the offering plate. But if ever you've / by me. It turned out that the words "Loving been privileged on a Monday morning to count God" concealed a magnificent act of faith and Sunday's sacrificial offering of love, you've not

Church how had I come by that faith? Was it given me been surprised to find yourself sadly faced with a by God? towering pile of pennies. And nickels. And dimes. And quarters. And what did I mean by "living?" That was

Episcopal easier. I could rule out "mere existence" and In short, the kingdom of this world is gladly the I could rule in an increasing awareness, of myself, given a five-dollar bill, while the Kingdom of God of of men, and of God. Our life at its highest must be satisfied with a farthing. And Christ's would be in the Communion of Saints and in the Church is blandly expected to do as much with the Presence of God. But I was not yet so educated.

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2020. paper . . .. If the problem is not already perfectly and love my education ? clear, please let me hasten to make it so. The I had got so far after days of thinking and I point is this: I don't want America to go off the was jotting down my notes when Mrs. Brimes

Copyright gold standard. I'd just like to see the Church of called. God get on it! "Oh," she said. "I am interrupting your Meanwhile, let's not overlook a fascinating sermon." factor in this whole business of the concrete ex- "Not at all." pression of our gratitude to Almighty God for the "What is it going to be about?" manifold blessings which he so lavishly showers "About love being an education for living." upon all of us. The question, you see, is not one "How inspiring. I must be sure to be there. I of meeting a Church budget with either our hope it will make us all feel lovely." farthings or our fortunes. When we learn to give "I hope so too." to God in a spirit of thanksgiving commensurate "Because some sermons don't. So gloomy, you with these blessings of ours, budgets will become know. Now I like something cheerful." an irrelevant thing of the past. In other words, When Mrs. Brimes had gone I reflected that I the problem is not how much the Church needs to too often liked something cheerful.

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Ask to see these books at your denominationalpublishing house or bookstore. THOMAS NELSON & SONS Exclusive publishers of the Revised Standard Version Bible DsaGnEm 1, 1960 SAN JUAN'S WOMAN MAYOR malice of the person knowing the day." They said a new ap- CHALLENGES PASTOR beforehand that he was going proach to South Africa's color * Dona Felisa Rincon de to sin." problems is urgently needed Guatier, San Juan's Roman among the Afrikaans popula- Catholic woman mayor, an- DUTCH THEOLOGIANS tion, which provides electoral nounced she was prepared to go DECRY APARTHEID support for the government. to communion despite a warning * Eleven prominent theolo- by the pastor of the cathedral gians of the Dutch Reformed COLUMBIA CHAPEL that any parishioner who voted Church in South Africa have SPONSORS ART for t h e Popular Democratic published a book warning that * The crypt of the Episcopal Party in the last election could the government's a p a r t h e i d chapel at Columbia University not approach the altar unless he policies threaten disaster to the is currently housing the fourth had sincerely repented and gone country. in a series of art exhibits, be- to confession. Observers described the book gun there last May. Sincere repentance, F a t h e r as of major significance in view The new exhibit, running to Tomas Maisonet had previously of the fact that the Dutch Re- December 18, features the work formed Church has traditionally of students and ex-students at publication. explained, involved a resolution not to vote for the Popular been regarded as supporting the university's school of paint- and Party again unless the party apartheid. Published in Afrika- ing and sculpture and includes changed parts of its platform ans the book, entitled "Delayed abstract a n d representational reuse dealing with religious education Action," appeared as rumors paintings and sculpture on reli- for in the schools, sterilization and were spreading that Premier birth control. Hendrik Verwoerd was planning Dona Felisa said she would .measures to consolidate his in- required not repent having voted for the flexible apartheid stand. Popular Party because she did One of the eleven authors, not believe it was a sin to do so. each of whom contributed a

Permission "We have to save the Church chapter to the book, was Prof. in Puerto Rico," she said. "No B.B. Keet, former professor of one and nothing will take me theology at the Dutch Reformed DFMS.

/ out of my Church. At the mo- Seminary at Stellenbosch Uni- ment my feeling is that he versity, who said "the time has (Father Maisonet) was more of come for our Afrikaans-speak- Church a sinner than I." ing churches to notify the state Earlier in an interview Father that they no longer see their Maisonet described Puerto Rico way to supporting the apartheid JOHN M. KRUMM sponsors art Episcopal policy." as a people in sin. He said the exhibits at Columbia the people had reacted as politicians "Advocates of apartheid," he of and not as Catholics. wrote, "have constantly claimed gious and non-religious themes. The Church, he declared, that only their policy is able to Painters represented in the recognized that the Popular save white civilization in South current display include Eva Archives Party had brought about "much Africa. The opposite is true. Brouzard and Martin and Gloria progress" a n d done "much Its fruits internally as well as Bressler; sculptors include Jane 2020. good" during the past 20 years. externally have shown clearly McClintock, M. B. Brezezinski, "However," he added, "there that there is no hope for South Joel Meisner, Lance Scolari and has been a tendency in the party Africa if black nationalism has Ann Martin. Miss Martin's Sta- Copyright to ignore religion. This ten- to be fought by force." tions of the Cross composed the dency became obvious when the The authors explained that party adopted in its program a the book's title was chosen be- 'morality without God based on cause it has appeared "late in The Family Sein ce the consensus of public opinion.' By Massey H. Shepherd Jr. All Catholics who voted for the MONEY for your TREASURY Church Divinity School of the Pawn Party have committed a mortal OVER 2,000,000 The foremost liturgical scholar of sin that must be repented and SUNFLOWER DISH CLOTHS the Church explains this service confessed. They have disobeyed Were sold in 1959 by members of Sunday which is being increasingly used. schools.adies' Aids Yo People's Os.o their bishops, who are the only etc. They enable you to am maN for your 25c a copy $2 for ten fr your oepmsdm. official voice of the Catholic tresury, andSANGAMON maske t--d MILLS THE WITNESS Church in Puerto Rico. The lEstablished 1915 COHOIS, N. T. gravity of the sin consists in the TUNKHANNOCK PENNSYLVANIA

Sixteen Tax Wurm chapel's first art exhibit, which tioning of rocket units near army with atomic weapons. ran last May and June. It was Gelsenkirchen. "We c a n n o t gain security followed during July and August Addressing the crowd from through a to m i c armament," by an exhibit of works by the platform of a truck, Nie- Niemoeller said, adding that Philippe Hosiassen, I. Serpon, moeller scored attempts "by rocket launching sites are a pro- Adolph Gottleib and Robert certain West German circles to vocation to peace and neces- Motherwell, and, during October minimize the dangers of atomic sarily attract an atomic counter- and early November, by the oils armament by the assertion that blow. and etchings of Walter Sorge. it contributed toward the safe- "If the governments don't Displayed in the crypt lounge guarding of the Christian west." Iother, we must do ourselves of St. Paul's Chapel on the He said if Christ could speak what we can to prevent a catas- Columbia campus, the exhibits up, he would not approve of the trophe," Niemoeller was quoting are open to the public and, in equipment of the West German as having said. addition to enhancing s u c h chapel functions as Sunday coffee hours and weekday stu- publication. dent meetings, have attracted and the interest of art students, critics and the community at reuse large. for The Rev. John M. Krumm is ENRICH YOUR chaplain of the university; the Rev. Jack C. White is assistant CHURCH WITH A required chaplain and advisor to Episco- pal students. PLANNED DENY INTERFERING Permission IN ELECTIONS * Charges of Church "inter- MEMORIAL

DFMS. ference" / in the recent Italian administrative elections made PROGRAM by Communist and Left-wing Church leaders were denied at a meeting of the Episcopal commission of Italian Catholic Action presided

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the Archbishop of Genoa. of The commission declared that in calling upon all Catholics to vote "in conformity with the Archives principles of the Catholic reli- We offer expert council and practical gion," the archbishops a n d help in the planning of: 2020. bishops sought merely to oppose altars . reredos . pulpits . lectures . "grievous dangers threatening carved plaques and figures . baptismal the spiritual qualities of the fonts . metal altar ware . stained Copyright country's citizens." glass . choir stalls . clergy seats . communicants' railings . credenza . NIEMOELLER PROTESTS pews . parapet railings . wainscoting ROCKET SITE * Pastor Martin Niemoeller, president of the Evangelical Church of Hesse and Nassau Ossit and a key leader of the German Evangelical C h u r c h' s anti- CHURCH FURNITURE COMPANY atomic armament wing, was JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN one of the c h i e f speakers at a rally attended by 2,000 BLUEFIELD, VIRGINIA demonstrators against the sta-

DECEMBER 1, 1960 Sceente@s HOUSE OF BISHOPS be presented to the 1961 con- supplementary to the parish diocesan jour- (Cosntin'sed from Page six) vention. bulletin and the * Annual grants of $125,000 nal for keeping laymen fully in- of the other and maintains its formed own. to seminarians for scholarships and $125,000 to their semi- Each communion agrees to BISHOP SHERRILL admit members of the other naries, as the bishops requested National Council to make a OF BRAZIL communion to participate in the * Bishop Edmund K. Sherrill sacraments. study of financial needs of Epis- copal theological education. of Central Brazil is filling a Each communion does not re- large number 'of speaking en- quire from either body the 0 Transfer of the Anglican diocese of Argentina and East- gagements in Massachusetts acceptance of al11 doctrinal during December and January. opinion, sacramental devotion ern South America to the Epis- copal Church, accepted by _the or liturgical practice charac- BISHOP VOEGELI VISITS teristic of the other, but implies house. 0 Change of name of the RHODE ISLAND that each believes the other to * Bishop Voegeli of Haiti was

publication. missionary district of Salina to hold all the essentials of the the speaker at a meeting of the Christian faith. the missionary district of West- and women of the diocese of Rhode ern Kansas, voted by the house. The Philippine Church was Island on November 20 f o r formed in 1900 by priests and 0 A report from the ad- reuse the fall in-gathering of the laymen who broke away from visory board of The Episco- for United Thank Offering. the Roman Catholic Church. palian, asking for continuing With about 2,000,000 members, help from all dioceses for that ST. JAMES LESSONS required the denomination is the largest national monthly magazine as CONTUNTS: Based on the Prayer Book. Protestant body on the islands. METHOD: Workbook, 33 lessons, hasndwork. Nine courses. In 1947 the Episcopal Church OB~xcTwax: To teach understanding and prac- The Pariah of Trinity, Church tice of the Episcopal faith. voted to cooperate with the Ptuczs: Pupils' work books, each ... $1.10 Teachers' manuals I, 1I,. I, each .50 Permission Philippine Church and a year Newt York Teachers' manauals IV to IX, each .75 later s e n t three American No sam~plesor books on approval. Ray. JOHN Hnuss, D.D., RECTUR Payment with orders. bishops to consecrate the first DFMS. TRINITY / three Filipino bishops in the Broadway & Wall St. Church. Since then these Fili- Rev. Bernard C. Newsueas, S.T.D., Vicar Sun. MP 8:40, 10:30 HC 8, 9, 11 EP 3:30,

Church pino bishops have consecrated Dat1 MP 7:45, HC 8, 12, Sme. 12:30 Tue., others, maintaining the apos- \ & Thurs., EP 5:15 e: Sat. HC S. C Fri. 4:30 & by appt. tolic succession. ST. PAUL'S CHAPEL

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Permission His attention is not likely to wander missionary, she set forth. River. Episcopal. Summer School. from the text. No missionary board sponsored her, Write for catalog. church her local struggling"Holiness" Advent; Its Liturgical Significance Viola H. Woolfolk, DFMS. was unable to help, but she landed / by Patrick Cowley. Morehouse- Box W, Tappahannock, Virginia in Egypt, accompanied only by an Barlow. $1.20 older sister. This book is the amazing by an story of just how she managed it. This is a scholarly essay LENOX SCHOOL Church (Her own explanation was simple: English liturgiologist on the true his- torical meaning of the season of Ad- A Church School in the Berkshire Hills for "God sent the money".) boys 12-18 emphasizing Christian ideals and Landing from the boat at Alexan- vent as the Church has set it forth in the ancient liturgies. It has been com- character through simplicity of plant and dria, she proceeded to Cairo and equipment, moderate tuition, the co-operative Episcopal monly assumed in recent times that thence to the little town of Assouit self-help system and informal, personal rela-

the Advent was simply a preparation for where her acquaintance, the elderly tionships among boys and faculty. of minister, had his mission. Here she REV. ROBERT L. CURRY, Headmaster was allowed food and lodging, but no LENOX, MASSACHUSETTS money and no job. What proved to NORTHWESTERN be her life-work was handed to her, Archives Military and Naval in spite of herself, when she came across a dying Egyptian woman with ACADEMY DeVEAUX SCHOOL

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