TAKING a HARD LOOK at the CHURCH SERVICES the WITNESS SERVICES in Leadiing Churches for Christ and His Church in Leading Churches
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The ESS OCTOBER 20, 1960 100 publication. and reuse for required Permission DFMS. / Church Episcopal the of Archives 2020. Copyright BISHOPS DISCUSS PROBLEMS Bishop Hallock of Milwaukee with Bishop Wright o F Nevada and Bishop Gray of Connecticut TAKING A HARD LOOK AT THE CHURCH SERVICES The WITNESS SERVICES In LeadIing Churches For Christ and His Church In Leading Churches THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH CHRIST CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE CAMeaRIDoE, MASS. St9Rey:olz ommuion7, 8, 9, 10; SusmaH Payer Hol Communion EDITORIAL BOARD The Rev'. Gardinser M. Day, Renoter and Sermon, 11; Evensong and Sunday Services: 8-00 9t30 and semon, 4. KENNETH R. FoRzs; ROacoa T. FOUST; 11:15 a.m. Wed, and Holy Dayss 3900 Weekdays: Holy Communion, 7:30 GOaDoN C. GRAHAM; ROBERT HASep-lau; and 12:10 p.m. (and 10 Wed.); Morning Prayer, CHARLES S. MARTIN; ROBERr F. MoGunGOm; 8:30; Evensong, 5. GEORGE MACMURRAY; CHARLES F. PERs~qIwA; W. NORANw PmRrrNGER; JOsEpH H. TImu. THE HEAVENLY REST, NEW YORK CHRIST CHURCH, DETRIT~ 5th Avenue at 90th Street 976 East Jefferson Arss Rev. John Ellis Large, D.D. The Rev. Williams B. Sperry', Pa~se Sundays: Holy Communion, 7:30 and 9 CONTRIBUTING EDITORS The Rev. Robert C. W. Ward, As publication. a.m.; Morning Service and Sermon, 11. 8 and 9 am. Hly Comnmuim Thursdays THOMAS V. BAnnsrr; JoiNs PArRuAN Bnowxs; and Holy Days: Holy Com- GARDIHER M. DAY; JOSEPH F. FrzTcuea; (breakfast served fLowg 9 a. and munion, 12. Wednesdays: Healing FREDERrCK C. GRAmNT; Cwnrrox J. KEw; JOHNs service.) 11 a.in. C 5=eOai and Service 12. Davly: Morning Prayer Mornin Service. Holy Days, 6 p.m. 9; Evening ELLs LARGE; ROBRT MrL.R; EowAn L. Prayer, 5:30., PARSONSS;FREDERICK A. Scfinrs~no; MASSEY H. Holy Communion. reuse SHEPHERD JR.; WILLIAM B. SPOPPORD JR. ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S CHURCH for Park Avenue and 51 st Street Rev. Terence J. Finlay, D.D. ST. THOMAS' CHURCH 8 anl 9:30 a.m. Holy Communion. THE WrrNss is published weekly from 18th and Church Streets 9:30 and 11 a.m. Church School. September 15th to June 15th inclusive, with Near Dupont arcle the exception of one week in Jsnuary and required 11 asm. Morning Service and Sermon. Wamse'ro, D. C. 4 p.m. Evensong. Special Music hi-weekly from June 15th to Setember 15th by the Episcopal Church Pubihn Co. on The Rev. John T. Golding, Rector Weekday: Holy Communion Tuesday at behalf of the Witness Advisory Board. The Rev. Joaeph Tatasl 12:10 a.m.; Wednesdays and Saints The Rev. Walter J. Maaufiald Days at 8 a.m.: Thursdays at 12:10 Sundays: 8:00 am. Holy Comamunim p.m. Organ Recitals. Wednesdays, 11:00 a.m. Service and Sermo., 12:10. Eve. Pr. Daily 5:45 p.m. Permission The subscription price is $4.00 a year in Holy Days: Holy Communion, 128 15 bundles for sale in parishes the magazine sells P.M. CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINmT for 10c a copy, we will bill quarterly at 7c a 316 East 88th Street copy. Entered as Second Clams Matter, Augus NEW YORK CITy 5, 1948, at the Post Office at Tunkhannock, DFMS. / Pa., under the act of March 3, 1879. Sundays: Holy Communion. 8; Church TRINITY CHURCH School, 9:30; Morning Service, 11; Evening Prayer, 5. MIAM, Far. Rev. G. Irvin.. Hller, STh., Reeksr Church GENERAL THEOLor.TCAL Sundsy Services 8, 9, 9:30 and lam SEMINARY CHAPEL Chelsea Square. 9th Ave. &i 20th St. N~w YoRK SERVICES Daily Morning Prayer and Holy Corn- In Leading Churches PRO-CATHEDRAL OF THE Episcopal muniosn, 7; Choral Evensong. 6. HOLY TRINITY 23 Avenue, George V the COLUMBIA UNWVERlSITY ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH PARIS, FRANCoR Tenth Street, shove Chestnut of SAINe PAUL'S CHAPEL PHILADELPHIA, PENNA. Services: 8:30, 10:30 (5.S.), 10:45 Nie YORK Boulevard Raspell The Rev. John M. Krummi, Ph.D.. The Rev. Alfred W. Price, D.D., Rector Student and Artists Center Chaplain The Rev. Gustav C. Mfecklinsg, B.D. Minister to the Hard of Hfearing The Rt. Rev. Stephen Beysse, Bislseg Dafly (except Saturdsv): 12 noon Sun- The Very~ Rev. Stusrgis Lee Riddle, Den,. Archives day; Holy Communion. 9. and 12:30: Sunday: 9 and 11 a.m., 7:30 p.m. Morning Prayer anA Sermon. 11; Weekdays: Mon., Tues., Wed., Thuus., Holy Communion: Wed., 7:45 a.m. Fri., 12:30-12:55 p.m.: 2020. Services of Spiritual Healing, Thurs., ST. THOMAq 12:30 and 5:30 p.m. CHURCH OF ST. MICHAEL 5th Ave. & 53rd Street AND ST. GEORGE NSw Yoxx CTTT SAINTr LOIS, MISSOURI Rev. Frederick M. Morris, D.D. i ST. PAUL'S The Rev. .7. Francis Sant, Recteir ! 13 Vick Park.Y BOHSER Copyright Sunday: HC 8. 9:30, 11 (1st Sun.) The Rev. David S. Grey, MP 11: Eip Cho 4. Daily exr.Sat. HC The Rev. T. Chester Baxter, Rector Associate Rector 8:15, Thurs. 11 HD, 12:10; Noon- Sundays, 8, 9:30, 11 n.m. dayv ex. Sat. 12:10. The Rev. Frederick P. Taft, Ausistant Noted for boy choir great reredos Sunday: 8, 9:20 and 11. and windows. Holy Days 11; Thursday, 5:30 p.m. ST. JOHN'S CHURCH THE CHURCH OF THF, EPIPHANY ST. PAUL'S MEMORIAL Lafayette Square York Avenue at 74th Street Grayson and Willow Sts. WAsNroos, D. C. Near New York Memorial Hospitals SAN, ANromro, T~xs The Rev. Donald W. Mayberry, Reesew Hfugh McCandless, Lee Belford, Richard The Rev, Jamses Joseph, Rector Louis, Philip Zalbriskie, clergy The Rev. George N. Teylor, Associate Weekday Services: Mon., Tuen., Thurn., Saturday, Holy Communion at asa. Sundays 8 a.m. HC; 9:30 Family (HC Sunday - Matins and Holy Eucharist 39) 11 MP (HC IS). Wed. and Frn., Holy Common"te M 7:30, 9:00 and 11:00 A.M. 7:30 n.m.; Morning Prayer at mra. Wed. HC 7:20 a.m.; Thurs. HC Wednesday and Holy Days 7 and 11 a.. Sunday Services: 8 and 9:30 a m., d 10 A.M. !loly Eucharist. Comumunion; 11, Morning Prayaer ml One of New York's Sacrament of Forgiveness - Saturday Sermon; 4 pm., Service in Prech; mosstbeautiful public buildings. 11:30 to 1 P.M. 7:30, Evening Prayer. VOL. 45, NO. 32 The WITNESS OCTOBER 20, 1960 FOR CHRIST AND HIS CHURCH Editorial and Publication Office, Eaton Road, Tusakhnnock, Pa. Story of the Week 3,572,963 teachers and officers. Membership of Churches Exceeds Protestants numbered 91.1 per cent of the total enrollment. All-Time High Report Reveals Places of worship were 314,345 and total clergy * Membership in churches 484,489 as the total number of 373,589. However only 243,203 and synagogues of this coun- members in Old Catholic, Polish of these were in charge of local try's 50 states increased by National Catholic and Armenian publication. churches and synagogues. 2,669,164 - or 2.4 per cent - Church of North America par- In church finances, 49 Prot- and in 1959 for a record total of ishes. estant and Orthodox bodies 112,226,905. With respect to Protestant received contributions totalling reuse Last year 63.4 per cent of and Catholic church member- $2,352,159,290. Of these groups for America's estimated total popu- ship, the Yearbook pointed out 40 reported $2,263,830,599, or a lation of more than 178,000,000 that "no precise comparison is per capita contribution of $62.25. belonged to a church or syna- possible. Most Protestant These church giving figures required gogue - highest ratio of reli- churches enumerate as members were for 1958, instead of 1959 gious affiliation to the number persons who have attained full as were the membership and of people in U.S. history. In membership, usually at the age other statistics. 1958 the ratio was 63 per cent of 13. Catholics regard all Permission New construction of religious of the population at that time. baptized persons, including chil- buildings reported by 25 church While the estimated Ameri- dren, as members." bodies in 1959 reached DFMS. can population increased by In major Protestant family / $358,358,112. 1.8 per cent between 1958 and groups, Baptist bodies reported The Yearbook gave no figures 1959, however, church and syn- the highest inclusive member- for the number of women in the Church agogue membership gained only ship figures for 1959 - ministry, but pointed out that 0.4 per cent in relation to the 20,879,220. The next five largest according to the U.S. Census number of people. families were: Methodist, Bureau report of 1950 there Episcopal These and other religious 12,358,861; Lutheran, 8,021,091; were 6,777 women clergy at that statistics are from the 1961 Presbyterian, 4,202,956; Chris- the time -or 4.1 per cent of the of Yearbook of American tian Churches (Disciples of total number of clergymen Churches, published by the Christ and the Churches of which was then 168,419. National Council of Churches. Christ), 3,809,064; and Eastern Archives They are based on reports Orthodox 2,807,612. MAJOR POLICY ADDRESS received from 254 religious The Yearbook noted that the BY PRESIDING BISHOP 2020. bodies in all the 50 states and majority of Protestant com- the District of Columbia. municants belong to the major * The Presiding Bishop will Of the 112,226,905 church denominations affiliated with make his first public platform and synagogue members in 1959, the National Council of appearance in Detroit on Copyright Octo- the Yearbook said that 226 Churches - 39,701,079 in 33 ber 26 to deliver a major policy Protestant groups reported a bodies, including Orthodox and address.