Synod Meets: June 3 THE It is a happy co.-incidence that on the occasion of the twenty-first Synod to be held in this diocese we should have the honour of having as Guest Preacher ALGOMA at the opening Service, His Grace The Most Reverend Howard H. Clark, Archbishop of Rupert's Land, and Primate of All Canada. On behalf of the Synod dele­ ANGLICAN gates, both clergy and lay, and indeed of all our dioce­ Official Publication of the Diocese of Algoma­ san family, I wish to extend a warm welcome to VOL. 7, NO. 6 The Anglican ChuTch of Canada JUNE, 1963 Archbishop Clark in this his first visit as Primate to the Diocese of Algoma. WILLIAM L. ALGOMA Busy Agenda For Members Attendance at the Synod to be most exciting. The Social Service held at Sault Ste Marie, June 3, 4, Report should provoke s01ne in te­ 5, is expected to be about the resting discussion in view of the same as that of the last meeting movement afoot to take a new look ' held two years ago when a record at the question or re-marriage number of seventy-four clergy and after divorce; the author appears eighty-eight lay delegates were re­ like Ha·mlet as he broaches this gistered. Whether the new ar­ subject: "To be or not to be .•. rangements for billeting the del­ since it is the bishop's preroga­ egates at the Windsor hotel, the tive!" There is no hesitation, how­ cost to be borne by the parishes ever, about his insistence on the they represent, will affect the num­ need for a "conference" on the ber attending remains to be seen. matter of Christian marriage; this One reason for -accomodating most has been his "dream" for years - of the delegates under one roof perhaps some day it will come true. was that such 'togetherness' would Meanwhile, we don't know any bet­ help to expedite the business of ter way "by which the ideals of S~rnod. Those at Synod Office marriage might be more effectively are to be complimented on the ex­ conveyed" than by the Prayer cellent job they have done on the Book; it may be better if we learn­ Convening Circular for this ses­ ed to use it more effectively. How­ sion. ever, we hope some sensible action Acting as Chaplain to a large group of young people on a trip to New York was the will be taken to equip cle1·gy to !lovel task The Rev. A. R. Cuyler, Rector of Sundridge-Burks Falls found himself doing dur­ The "Notices of Motion" as pub­ offer man·iage guidance and to de­ rng the Easter week school holidays! He is fourth from the left in the back row in the ' lished in the circular are mostly in­ clare the Church's stand on some above photograph taken at the United Nations building, New York. Others accompanying troduced to correct inconsistencies modern problems young married the group were Dr. Wm. Copeman, the Lions District Youth Exchange Chairman, who or­ because of other changes which people face. Other matters touched ganize~ the trip; Miss Nellie Mallander, R.N., Supervisor of Nurses at Burks Falls Hospital, have come about and to "clean up" upon in the report should bring and M1ss Barbara Yeomans, a school teacher in Sault Ste Marie. the book of Constitution and forth the fruit of good resolutions, Ca.nons before it is re-printed by to say the least. Writing in his paper The Parish Nations Building, they also toured standing, were sponsored by the omitting those sections which have Messenger, Fr Cuyler says, "It was the Cathedral of St. John the Di­ District A 5 Lions Clubs of Wawa, since been replaced in the Church's The longest report offered to the really an tremendous experience. vine, the largest Gothic cathedral Sault Ste Marie, Loring, Torrance, government by similar canons of last Synod, that of the Board of I was anticipating all sorts of prob­ in North America; and visited the North Bay, Burks Falls, Blind the Provincial and General Syn- 'Reiigious Education (over five lems that never occurred and I can new headquarters of the Episcopal River, Mattawa, Parry Sound, Bala, ods, to which all Bishops and thousand words), is missing from say that I have never been with a Church which is situated one block Onaping, Levack, Ferris, Sundridge, Clergy subscribe by oath. this session's agenda. Unless it is nicer group of young people. Cer­ from the United Nations. , Trout Creek, Powassan and Hunts­ The attempt to open the door to prepared and mailed to the mem­ tainly, if tomorrow's wot·ld is in The tour lasted five days, and the ville. "It was like a dream," sai bers at least a week before the their hands, it will do well." thirty-seven students, who were one of the children, as they arrived ~lected women delegates which has Synod meets it may not be fair to chosen for their , high scholastic back in Sundridge on the Friday been aborted· at previous sessions, As well as visiting the United ask them to consider it. The Chair- although it got as far as debate man of this board went to a lot ------, morning. two years ago, will again be in- troduced by a motion 'which would. of trouble to prepare a brief on allow a parish entitled to send the importance of having a Christ- Primate Will Speak To CAMP CHAPLAIN ian Education Director in the dio­ Chaplain at the G. A. Camp, tO' three or more (at present three is cese; plans regarding the "New be held at Camp Manitou, July the ma."'Cimum) delegates, to elect Children At Catltedral one "female communicant." This Curriculum" should also be brought 6 -15 this summer,. will be The is to apply the same rule to Synod to the attention of the Synod. During their stay in Algoma, The at the Windsor Hotel. His Wor­ Reverend David Luck, who since his graduation from the Uni~ delegates tliat has governed parish Among the financial statements, Primate and Mrs. Clarke will be ship, Mayor Elmer Anderson will versity of Toronto and W ycliffe vestries since 1920, viz., that the the Church Extension Fund will guests of Archbishop and Mrs. bring the greetings of the city. College in· 1952, has spent his majority must be men. likely receive some verbal over­ Wright at Bishophurst. A busy Later in-the afternoon a reception entire ministry as a missionary in l'muling. At the last Excutive meet­ schedule has been arranged from will be held at Bishophurst to which The debate on the motion will be ing Archdeacon Peto made an elo­ the time they step off the plane in all the delegates and their wives India. He will deliver a series of watched with considerable interest, quent plea for a moratorium on the morning. A publicity committee a1·e invited and the Primate and addresses on his experiences in especially by the women in those loans until the debt now owing has been formed and newspaper Mrs. Clark will be guests of honor. that country. parishes where there are more the bank ($113,000) had been paid; and television inte1·views are being than two hundred canonical voters however, no one was prepared to arranged. A huge service at the at the annual vestry meeting. second his motion and we may look Cathedral in the afternoon to which all the Anglican children in Sault The Repol'ts as presented to Syn­ for an even larger deficit when the Eighty Years Church Life Ste Marie have been invited will od in the Convening Circular are budget for Thorneloe College is give the young members of the fresh, factual and forthright;· presented. The Archbishop Wright Church the opportunity to hear the which is something to be said when Church Extension Fund is a "re­ Marked At Sturgeon Falls volving" furid, but the Archdeacon Primate speak to them personally. clergy have a tendency to become On Friday, Ma~r 3, a special the village of Sturgeon Falls, thought is was not revolving fast That night he will preach the ser­ verbose! The W.A. report sets the Service was held at St. Mary Mag­ which was attended by twenty-tw enough! He felt there was apathy mon at the Synod Service and the best standard for summary and dalene's Church, Sturgeon Falls, to persons and at which a child, the on the part of parishes to which following day at 12.30 p.m. he will clarity. A newcomer, "Beaver mark the eightieth anniversary of infant daughter of George Corn~ the fund had loaned large sums of be the speaker at a luncheon at­ Creek Correctional Camp" is the wall, was baptized. money, and asked: "How are · we tended by all the Synod delegates the first recorded Angliean Service to be held in that town. It was on ----0---- going to tackle the projects which This Service, held eighty years Ascension Day, May 3, 1883, that press upon us if we have a large DOCTOR IN THE PULPIT after to the day, filled the church The Rev. Forster Bliss, Missionary ATTENDED TEACHING debt holding us up?" Some of the In observance of Canada's Na­ and was attended by pa1·ishioners at Mattawa, then in the Diocese of SEl\UNAR parishes are not paying the inte­ tional Health Week, the special from St. Bamabas', Cache Bay and Ontario, travelling along the con­ rest on their loans which cause- speaker at St. Mary's, Nipigon and St. George's, Warren, as well as Delegates from the Diocese of quently is borne by the whole clio- St. Peter's, Red Rock on Sunday, struction line of the Canadian Algoma who attended the special cese. May 5, was Dr. George Sittlinger Pacific Railway, held a Service in (Continued, page 4-A) introductory course on the New CurriClllum to be used in teaching in the Canadian Church were The Congress Visit-ors Rev. John Jordan of Port Arthur, Diocese To Have Anglican The Rev. Donald Landon and The At the Synod Executive meeting tries. Archdeacon Thompson was Bishop Edward L. Evans, of the Bishop of Jesselton (Borneo) an Rev. Harry Morrow of Sault Ste held at All Saints' Church, Sault commended by the Archbishop for Diocese of Barbados, B.W.I. to Archdeacon Philip Mbatha with Marie, The Rev. Ronald Barnes of Ste Marie on May 3, The Venerable his efforts to arrange for their Bracebridge. Chief Gatsha Buthelezi, B.A. of visits to so many pal'ishes in the Zululand (S. Afriea) will visit Blind River, Miss Linda Stanton Gilbert Thompson, Chairman of the The Rt. Rev. J. A. G. Housden, diocese. The Congress speakers and Thunder Bay Deanery. of The Church of the Epiphany, Diocesan Board of Missions, an­ Bishop of Newscastle, N.S. Wales, the places they wlll visit are as Sudbury, and The Rev. W. R. nounced the list of Anglican Con­ Australia, _to Sudbury. Mr. James Ndebele of S. Rho­ Thistle of Gravenhurst. The course. gress delegates who will be coming follows: desia, C. Africa, will be at Sault was held for ten days, April 23- to fill speaking engagements in the The Rt. Rev. J. C. Vockler, Ste lVIarie. May 2, at Renison College, Water- Diocese of Algoma immediately be- Bishop Moses Scott and Mr. S. Bishop of Polynesia, to Huntsville. loo to train leaders chosen from fore or after the Congress is con- H. Robbin-Coker, M.B.E. of the Bishop D. A. Garnsey of Gipps­ Th~- Rev. J. R. Toyooka, Chap· the Ontario dioceses and Montreal. eluded. Most of them will be visit- Diocese of Sierra Leone, W. Africa, land, Victoria, Australia, will visit lain, New Life Sanatorium, Obuse, The course was well received and ing parishes on August 25, the to the parish of Gravenhurst. Elliot Lake and also spend some Mid-Japan, will visit the diocese in those \Vho attended will attempt to Sunday following the Congress, and Bishop Richard Roseveare of the time at the Youth Camp being held September; he will speak at serv­ share their findings with other will include Bishops, Clergy, and Diocese of Accra, W. Africa, to at Camp Manitou. ices in Haileybury, St. John's, North groups within the diocese. Laity from seven different coun- Bala. The Rt. Rev. James Wong, Bay, and St. Paul's, Fort William. Page 2A -T HE ALGOMA ANGLICAN June, 1963

THE ALGOMA ANGLICAN Official Publication ot the Diocese of Algoma 'rhe Anglican Church oi Canada , The Archbishop's Letter Archbishop: 'The Most Rev. William L. Wright, D.D., D.C.L. Advisory Committee: The Vei'Y Rev. F. F. Nock, B.A., D.D., The Ven. Jas. F. Hinchliffe, B.A., The Rev. Geo. Sutherland, B.A., B.D. Editor: The Rev. David N. Mitchell, Box 273, Bracebridge, Ont. Memo •• • • • • • • Circulation Mgr.: Miss Pamela Bh·d, Box 637, Sault Ste Marie. On~. Treasurer: Mr. William Wadley, C.A., Box 637, Sault Ste Marie, Ont. All news items, correspondence, &c., should be sent to the Editor. August 13 - 23 Subscriptions, one dollar a year, paid through your parish o:r sent to the Treasurt;r Make cheques, &c., payable to Diocese of Algoma. Authorized as second class matter an(l for payment of postage in cash, Post Office Department, Ottawa. Important Printed and mailed monthly by Charters Publishing Co .. Brampton, Ont.

Benedicite The Archbishop's Study, (Contributed) Sault Ste Marie, June, 1963 ••o all ye Fowls of the Ai·r, bless ye the sings almost continuously also, "but with My dear People: Lord: pmise Him and rnagn ify Hi-m fo r many ups and downs and trills---:-the over­ The Synod of the Diocese of Algoma has eve·r." _ flowing of praise that can follow no set just convened and the important highlights pattern. Every little while the Canada-bird It is very easy t o become ove r-senti~ will be printed in the Algoma Anglican in 1 sings his song of intense, yearning love mental about 'happy birds that sing and a later issue. All of you will be interested leaders in these discussions ? The Canadian that sometimes seems so joyful, sometimes fly ", but one has only to live close to them to 1·ead of this gathexing which concems room will have a thousand vacant seats so plaintive. The vesper-spanow bUl'sts in to lrnow that their lives-like ours-are you and . your parish. daily for visitors. Here is your chance of a full o·f hardship and sti·uggle. Sometimes with his notes of pure childlike joy. The lifetime-:-to see Bishops, Pr iests and Laity I wish to bring you up to date on the im­ it happens that snow covers the ground mellow notes of the he1·mit-thrush drift in of the world-wide Anglican Communion en­ portant function to be held in the city of after the birds haYe returned in the spring­ from the far distance, an outpouring of gaged in the contemporary problems of our Toronto, August 13-23; namely, the Angli­ time, and we are reminded that our feath­ praise almost too deep for expression. society. can Congress. It is an impo'rtant assembly ered f1·iends must endure the cold and the Our Diocese and the Congress TheTe a1·e other sounds also. Somewhere as over eleven ht,mdred delegates of om· Each diocese is entitled to three official storms. They spend their time in a cease- not far away a partridge is d1·umming on Anglican Communion from all parts of the delegates. Algoma wm be represented by less seal'ch for food. They fight among an old mossy log; the sound echos through woi'ld have already signified theh intention the Archbishop, the Dean and Mr. William themselves. Their enemies are many, and the g1·ound, felt 1·ather than heard. In a to ·be present. You should make arrange­ Wadley, the diocesan TreasUl'el'. t ragedy is frequent. There is no sound tl'eetop a woodpecker is hammering. Near­ ments to be in Toronto for part of this time more heartbreaking than the crying of a by, three or foi.1r starlings whistle and and "sit in" on the 'deliberations. It will be We are expecting a number of Overseas mother bird whose nest has been i·obbed. chatter in wehd imitations of other birds. worthwhile. · You will experience something delegates to address the congregations of These are just a few of the hard facts that There is a steady cawing of the cro ;vs, and concerning your Anglican Church that you our diocese following the Congress. Ask we must accept as part of the mystery of the occasional harsh croak of a xaven. may never see again in your lifetime. Let your Rector or P1·iest in charge who is Cl'eation. From the distant farm comes the soun'd of · me give you some of the latest details. I coming to your area and then invite all We have to realize too, that the beautiful a rooster crowing. These' sounds are not have been in constant touch with the Com­ your ·friends to that service. Archdeacon notes of the song-birds are no mOl'e, and no exactly -musical, and remind us that for us, h1ittee on Arrangements as I happen to be Gilbert Thompson of Copper Cliff is re­ less, signs of joyful praise than the raven's too, praise ·is not all joy and melody. So the Convenor of the Travel Allocations sponsible for sending the names of those croak or the duck's quack! They are equally often all we can do is say from a joyless Committee. What an undeTtaking this has delegates we wish to come to us t Arch­ using the powers God gives them: they al'e heal't, "I want to p1·aise Thee, 0 God." No been! Our committee has been charged deacon C. J. Queen, London, Ont. who has equa.Ily fu-lfilling the purpose for which He doubt, in G~d's ears, these words of ours with the responsibility · of distributing the 1·esponsibility of "distributing" the made them. But knowing these things need and the crow's "Caw! Caw!" are as ac­ money raised by the Church qf Canada, in delegates who have volunteered to speak in not prevent us from finding a symbo.lic ceptable sounds of praise as the glorious which our diocese has had a paTt, to those the dioceses of Canada. What a Hexculean meaning in bird-voices; indeed, the know!- vo~ces of the angels and the song-birds. delegates from India, Malaya, Fiji Islands, job! I wish to encourage all of you to share dge can enrich our thoughts. So let's gather all these-- sounds into our Nigeria, J exusalem, Japan, Pakistan, South in the Congl'ess if you are in Toronto or by making plans to hear one of our disting­ Now that "the winter is past, the 1·ain is hearts, in all their infinite vatiations, and Africa and many othe1· places in helping with their transpoPtation costs. uished visitors when be or she visits Al­ over, . the flpwers appea~ on the earth, and ' make their expressions of p1;aise our o"vn. goma. the time of the singing of the biTds is And let's not forget to thank God for giv­ The Aim Of The Congress Another suggestion- be sul'e and follow ~ome." (Song of Solomon 2; 11, 12),· let's 'ing us the birds. ' · · · · · · "The Church's Mission to the World" has the Press, Television and Radio pxograms, :find a quiet place somewhere, keep quite been ch~ sen as the main theme of the Con­ August 13-23. A~ you read this in the still, and listen to the bird-voices. In each And can one ever think of birds without gress. The theme is intended to be pro­ month of June, these August dates seem a one, joyful, sad, harsh or comic, we find for rememb~ring our Lord's words, "Behold vocative. It is hoped deliberations wiJl en­ long way off. Why not clip this lette1· out ourselves an echo in our own hearts of some the ~owls of the air: for they sow not, gender critical and realistic concem for the an'd pin it up at the eye level in your home aspect of praise. 0 ye Fowls of the Air, neither do they reap, nor gather into ba1;ns; future · Christianity and Anglicanism in or cottage during the inte1·vening weeks? bless ye the Lord: praise Him and magnify yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. particular. J-Ijm for ever! Are ye not much better than they?" I am attempting to get you to become en­ -MNW. The propagation of the Christian Gospel, thusiastic about the Congress. Believe me Listen! The robin is singing steadily, and Anglicanism's witness to all that it im­ it is the gt·eat event in the Church's life with clear serene notes; the purple-finch plies is the prime :motive for a gathering and I want every Algoma Anglican reader of this nature. But the1·e is more to it than of all ages to be enthusiastic as I am about ARCHBISHOP'S ITINERARY that. It is time for Anglicans to take a long WHITSUNDAY ORDINATION this great event. FOR JUNE haJ:d look at the Church, under pressure on The opening sel'Vice will be in Maple On Whitsunday, June 2, at St. Luke's all sides by atheistic ideologies, humanistic June 9-St. John's, Chapleau Leaf Gardens, Toronto, 8 p.m. Tuesday, Cathedral, Sault Ste Marie, by The and "scientific" philosophies, to say nothing August 13. There will be a 750 voice Choir Archbishop of Algoma, the following to 16-9 a.m. St. Mary's, Nipigon of the resmgence of non-Christian faiths. and addresses will be given by .the P rimate the Priesthood: 3 p.m. St. John's, Schreiber Under the general theme, Congress dele­ Edward James F rancom, B.A. of All Canada and the Archbishop of Can­ 8 p.m. ·Trinity Church, gates will consider the Church's future on Johnston Bain Peever, B.A. tei·bury. The Canadian Archbi hops will Marathon the religious, political and cultural fron­ Thomas James Davidson, B.A. take. part in the opening service. On Sun­ 17-7.30 a.m. St. George's, Her on tiers, the challenges they present and the day, August 18, at 8 p.m., there will be a to the Diaconate: organization required to meet them. Stanley Cottl'ill Monis, M.A. Bay Missionary Rally in Maple Leaf Gardens. 8 p.m. Church of The Holy The word "frontiers" is old-fashioned. The speakers will be The Rt. Rev. K. D. W. Sph:it, Manitouwadge Nevertheless, when Western Anglicans Anand, Bjshop of Amritsal', India; The Rt. think of their Communion with a world THE ANGLICAN CONGRESS PRAYER 18-8 a.m. Manitouwadge Rev. Roland Koh, Bishop in Kuala Lampur, membership of forty millions and dream of 8 p.m. All Saints', White River Malaya and the Rt. Rev. J. C. Vockler, Almighty God, our heavenly Father, a world rapidly becoming Christian, they Bishop of Polynesia, Fiji Islands. There 19-7 a .m. White River we pray thee to bless the Anglican Con­ are shocked to leam of the resurgence of will be a choir of 750 voices at this se1·vice. 8 p.m. St. Paul's, Wawa gress when it assembles for counsel and other religions. Islam is making great in­ Here is something else which will be of mutual help in the work of thy holy 23-St. John's, Kagawong roads in Africa-there are some 450,000,000 interest. Daily throughout the Congl'ess, Church; Grant that in our Anglican Com­ St. Francis of Assisi, Muslims in the world; and Buddhism ~ re­ Holy Communion will be celebrated in St. munion throughout the world, we may Mindemoya cently made the state religion of Burma, James' Cathedral. Each day the Pxayer be faithful in the trust which thou hast St. Paul's, Manitowaning has 400,000,000 adherents on the march in Book for a different reg-ional Church will committed to us and may thy Holy Spirit 24-(St. John the Baptist's Day) Asia where there are also 370,000,000 Hin- be used. Among the Liturgies to b used enkindle our zeal and strengthen our St. Mary's, The Slash dus. are the American, Scottish, Indian, Cana­ service, until all tongues confess and All Saints', Gore Bay In these countries Anglicanism's Anglo­ dian, Japanese, English, New Zealand, West bless thee, and the sons of men love thee 25-Holy Trinity, Little Cunent Saxon backgxound means little. There has Indian and South Af1·ican. and serve thee in peace; through Jesus to be a new, vital approach in the lands 26-St. Augustine's, Whitefish Falls The closing service of the Congress will Christ our Lord. Amen. where national independence is the fore­ be held in St. James' Cathedt·al, Toronto, runner of religious independence.· Men like on the afternoon of August 23. The Arch­ Bishop T. C. Vockler of Polynesia, Bishop bishop of Capetown, The Most Reverend­ DIOCESE OF ALGOMA CHAIN OF PRAYER H. L. J. de:Mel of India and P rofessor Y. J oost deB lank will be the preache1·. Endo of Japan, in discussing the Church's And what is important above all is to Week of Parish Clergy mission are expected to challenge Congress pray fervently for God's blessing on the June 9-Trinity Minn~w Lake, Lockerby Colin P. Clay deleg-ates. to do some deep thinking. Congress. The prayeT, published elsewhere June 16-Trinity I Epiphany, Sudbui·y Canon S. Maitland Craymer Discussions will range on other sub- on this page should be used weekly a11d I Anthony B. J . Whyman jects :- to list only a few, trust you wm uphold us all as we e1iter the June 23-TrinHy II Resurrection, Su.dbury Frederick G. Roberts (a) The growth of Ma1:xism and the I final stages in this momentous gathering. various scientific and humanistic philoso­ J une 30-Trinity III Ascension, Sudbury Alf1·ed G. Reimers phies stemming f r om cience and tech­ Your fr iend and Archbishop, July 7-Trinity IV Copper Cliff, Monetville Archdeacon Gilbert Thompson nology. July 14-Trinity V Lively, Creigi1ton Ar thur Crisp (b) Theological education. July 21_:_Tr.init y VI Onaping, Azilda, Chelmsford, Lloyd S. Hoover (c) The Christian unity. Biscotasing, Ramsay, Sultan Why don't you drop in at the Royal Y01·k Hotel during the Congress and listen to the ~------.June, 1963 THE ALGOMA ANGLICAN Page 3A GIRLS' FESTIVAL GREAT SUCCE Cathedral Chats ... by The V ry Rev. F. F. Nock, J ' Dean, St. Luke'- Cathedral

THE VALUE Of PERSONALITY Thorneloe University is now offi-~ and what the Church has upheld cially federated with the Lauren- centut.Y after century. We cannot tian University of Sudbury, along separate the spiritual and intellec­ with Sudbury University (Roman tu.al if we desire to develop a Catholic) and Huntingdon Uni- human being as God meant him to versity (United Church). Often be. people ask, "Why do we need The Church, is :fighting against another Church-centred University many pressul'es to devaluate our -why wouldn't the Laurentian personality-mass c0mmunication, University be sufficient in itself?" mass production, automation, the In sp.eaking to the Executive Com­ rapid growth of government social mittee· of the Diocese of Algoma in agencies and totalitarian states. February- Mr. E. G. Higgins, As the Lambeth Conference of Chairman of the Board of Gov­ 1948 stated, "Christianity b lieves Miss Linda Stanton is surrounded by a sea of G.A. beTets as she answers questions after el'nors, put the matter in a nut­ in man as no othe1· religion could, her address. . . . shell: "Because we are not inter­ since it knows what God can do ested in producing something, but The Annual Festival of the Girls' Recreation was provided by Elizabeth Mitchell and Yvonne for man and in hiJl1. . Mol'eover somebody!" Auxilia1·y in the eastern part of swimming at an indoo1· pool and a White of Bracebridge, and Diane because at the centre of its faith is the diocese was held at St. James', program at the Church hall ar- Eckford of Bala were presented by Here is the crux of the matter. the conviction that the living God G1avenhurst, during Easter week, ranged by the A.Y.P.A. On the their leaders for this r ecognition Education must be concerned with has himself entered into human when two hundred gil'ls and lead- second aftemoon, conducted tours of their service to the Girls' producing a "somebody", not a life, giving men the l'ight to be­ ers participated in a busy and took groups of the girls to The Auxiliary and the Church. "somethjng". But to produce a come children of God and summon­ helpful progl'am. The parish of St. Rubberset Co. plant or the Ontario ing them to a)) ~ternal destiny, it Thomas', Bracebridge, was co-host Fire College in Gravenhurst, or The feature addi:ess dul'ing the "somebody" means that we must recognize the immense value of the regards man's .. persEvensong that day,. the mem­ have a load of wood, or a wagon dian Anglican composer, James Bay, as' well as the Muskoka there. Mrs. H. B. Clinch, Diocesan full of v getables from his farm. bers of the Adult Class were Edmund Jones (to ·whom further branches. Mrs. A. P. M ston, on G. A. Secretary, was ConYener of But he did not take them . to guests at a reception and buffet reference will b made in this the Festival and vvas assisted by market. He went to various little lunch at the Rectory. series), wrote a tune .specially for the G. A. Leaders and W. A. Presi­ shack ·where the poor and aged it, which he called "Rice Lake" dents in Gravenhurst and Brace­ lived and gave his stuff away. but it has neYer b~en as popula1: LECTERN BIBLE DEDICATED bridge. One day a lady seeing him deliver as the earlier, American "What a NEW CURRICULUM wood to a cottage said to her Fdend". In little churches whe1·e The dedication of a n w Lectem ------0---- EXPLAINED neighbour, "I will ask that man to fe\v hymns are known I have used Bible recently presented to St. At the Lakehead, the ninth an­ One of the fhst groups in the sell me a load of that nice maple this well knom1 tune for that Mary's Church, NoYar, took place nual G. A. Rally was held at t. diocese to hear of the insights w od."- her neighbour said, "You noble, objectiye hymn: "Alleluia, during the Sel'Vice of the Holy Luke's, Fort William, Saturday, gained from the Teachers' Institute may as well save your breath, for sing to Jesus", and the people Eucharist held the1·e on Easter April 27, with eighty members and held at Renison College was the h will not sell any; he only gives raised the roof! Day at eight o'clock in the evening. to the poor." Celebrant was the Pal'ish Priest, leaders attending from L~kehead W. A. of St. Matthew's Clmrch, There is a danger in a too sub- The Reverend Harry Garbutt, and parishes and from St. John's, Sault Ste Marie. Th Rector, The It was Joseph Scriven who jective religion which looks con­ was his ninth Service that day. Schreiber, in the Deanery of Su­ Reverend Harry Morrow, was one wrote the hymn What a F1·iend we have i.n Jesus (Hymn 779 in the stantly on its own soul and its The Dedication was made by The perior. Branches entered con~pe­ of the delegates from the Deanery - Canadian Book of Common Praise). feelings. We need as well the Reverend Roy Locke of St. Paul's, titions in the Mission Study, Sew­ of Algov1a who attended th Insti­ It is not a great piece of poetry, ·great objective hymns which tell Manitowaning, who also preached ing, Handicrafts, Singing, Draina tute, and on May 7, the w ek after ut it llas expressed the longings of the ·wonderful things God has the Sermon. The' Bible was given and Dancing. The shield, given for his return, was scheduled t speak nnd d il·es of multitudes of done for us and so lift our hearts in_ memory of hi un le, the late the highest number of points, went to them on "The New L ok in the simple-hearted Christian people. up to Him and away from self. Geol'ge H. Locke, and pre. ented to to St. Thomas' G. A., Fort William; W.A." The New Cuniculum is This hymn, written by an obscure This is th~ best p1eservative from St. Mary's by the dec a d's wife this branch will also be host to the meant to involve the whole parish man in the backwoods of Canada, melancholy. and daughtets. Rally next year. jn the teaching-learning pro ess. Page 4A THE ALGOMA ANGLICAN June, 1963 Lay Reader Honored Mission To Sailors In Full For Long Service· Swing9 At ·Lakehead Ports the exceptional privilege granted (The following account of the a dance for the seamen the next Flying Angel Mission this year. to few Lay-Readers in the Anglic- opening of the second season for evening at St. Luke's Hall. Four During the afternoon the men an Communion, that of assisting the Flying A1tgel Mission arrived cars from St. Stephen's parish were entertained at three Rosslyn at the Holy Eucharist by reading too late to be published in ou1· shuttled twenty-four seamen to homes. the Epistle and administering the May issue). and from the dance. Driver from The Trailer will be in operation Chalice to the communicants. Tuesday, April 23, Fr Lumley, St. Paul's and St. John's brought by Sunday, May 3 when Mr. Rudy This year there were over five Missions to Seamen Chaplain at twenty- two "Hat·bour Lights" Barton and Mrs. Edna Wright and hundred communicants at St. the Lakehead, was on hand to wei­ (girls, 19-24 years), from the their helpers complete an extensive Thomas' and Mr. Brooke assisted come the Dealmouth, which was Lakehead parishes. alteration and cleaning operation. the Rector, Canon E. R. Haddon~at the first "Salty" to dock at this A soccer game between La The chapel will be ready by then all the Services during the mor- Great Lakes port this year. The Marea and Clemen s Sa'rto'ri was and our hopes are high. Mrs. H. · tling, and at Evensong preached Dealmouth W::J,S closely followed ananged but had to be cancelled Loewen has been active continu­ the sermon. by the La M a1·ea and the Social as the La Marea had to shift to ously since last December in bring­ After the Evening Service a re~ Director, Mrs. Ger avelis, arranged another elevator at game time. ing this work to fruition. Already cepti.on was held in the parish hall Twenty-three seamen from the the talk of the Lakehead are the at which the veteran Lay-Reader German Cc;nstantia were taken for beautiful linens worked by St. was guest of honour. He was pre­ Algoma Students a tour to Kakebeka Falls and George's W.A. and the set E sented with a copy of Hastings' Mount McKay by three ca1·s from Eucharist Vestments produced by Bible Dictionar-y by the Rector and At Huron College Rosslyn, the chaplain, and two St. Stephen's W.A.,- especiaHy it was suitably inscribed and sign­ The Reverend James Francom, cars from Zion Lutheran Church, M1·s. J. Turner and MTs. H. ed by over one hundred persons B.A., B.Th., won the award for which is co-operating with the Loewen of the former and Mrs. that evening present at the recep­ highest stan"ding in the graduating J. C. Jordan and Mrs. F. Basford tion. It was announced that a room class at Hru·9n College and at the of St. Stephen's. The woodwork George Brooke in the new extension to the church annual Convocation walked off of Mr. R. Barton and Capt. John will be named "The George Brooke An appeal from the Flying with several of · the prizes. Mr. Mcintosh, along with the attrac­ A faithful Lay-Reader of the Room", as a suitable tribute to his Angel Mission to all Francom is to be ordained to the tive lighting by Mr. Bill Pirie parish for more than twenty years, record of. service in the parish. Anglicans priesthood on Whitsunday. He has complete the chapel project. Mr. Mr. H. George Brooke, now retired At seventy-six years of age, Mr. been appointed Priest-in-charge of Would you send to The Rev. Harry Adderley provided the mus· and residing at Milford Bay with Brooke is still very active and ~:~.s­ the Lake of Bays parish. Elected Robt. Lumley, 505 Strathcona cle for Mrs. Loewen's selections. Canon W. A. Hankinson, returned sists Canon Hankinson at Milford to be "Head of Coltege" student Ave., ·Port, Arthur, Ont.:- Some presentations have been to St. Thomas~ Church, Fort Wil­ Bay with Sunday School work as made, notably the Altar Cross and. for 1963-4 is Mr. Robert B. Ken­ Paperback navels. liam· to spend Easter Day among well as conducting Sunday serv­ Candlesticks, by Mrs. W. H. Grim­ hi fellow parishioners there. At ices in parishes around Muskoka nedy, a theological student from Men's magazines, e.g., True, St. John's parish, North Bay. shaw and.Dr. A. E. Ward in mem­ St. Thomas' Mr. Brooke exercises whenever he is needed. Science Fiction, Hobbies, Travel. ory of their par ents, and a Chalice Modern Records in fair condi­ and Paten by the Diocesan W.A. GREETINGS SENT TO tion. ----01---- Handbook Shows Diocese ARCHBISHOP (No weekly type magazines, At the meeting of the Synod please, as we get enough lo­ Sturgeon Falls ••• clergy from North Bay, who wit­ Active On General Synod Executive Com~ittee held at Sault cally). nessed the Baptism of another The 1963 Year Book c;f the A n­ hers. ·The Rev. Geo. Sutherland Ste Marie on May 2, His Grace, Archbishop Wright told the mem- '------' ,baby girl, the daughter of Mr. and glican Ch:urch of Canada will be was elected to the Hymnal Com­ Mrs. E. Savage, by the Rector, The , bers , that The Most Rev. A. H. PRIMATE'S WORLD RELIEF in the hands of most of the clergy mittee, and at a time when there Rev. J. R. C. Patterson. and probably many o.f the laity by is a growing indication that hymnal O'Neill was being enthroned as Archbishop of Fredericton and FUND Evensong was sung by The Synod time; this handbook is fast revision may be considered this Metropolitan of Canada that day. . While final figul'es from the Reverend Murray Tipping, Rector - becoming the '~Crockford's of Can­ becomes an important group. Fr A telegram expressing gr eetings whole diocese we1·e not ·available at of Christ Church, North Bay.· The ada" and is an annual reference Sutherland is well qualified to take from the Diocese of Algoma was the time of the Synod Executive Lessons were read by The Rev· guide no Rector or member of a part in any work it may_be charged sent to Archbishop O'Neill on mo- meeting held during May, The erend Baxter Gosse, Rector of St. Vestry Board should be without. to do. Canon Chas. Large is on the tion of Archdeacon Thompson, who Treasurer reported that contribu­ Bl'ice's, North Bay, a former Its usefulness increases with each Memorials to Deceased Members had been a class mate of the new tions were coming in all the time i sue. Committee; we note no Convener Incmnbent of Sturgeon Falls, and: Archbishop at Huron College; it and some large individual gifts had The directory of the dioceses and was named for this which may by the Parish Lay Reader, Mr. R. was seconded by Rural Dean Peter- been repot·ted; we hope to publish pat·ishes has been enlarged . this _explain why any I'eport failed to J. Andrews, Principal of the Cache son, who was a student at Huron the final amount which the dio­ year by giving the street address appear in the Year Book. Bay Public School. while Dr. O'Neill was Principal of cese has contributed this year in of churches in the larger centres. The very important Committee .The Sermon was preached by the the College. the next issue. · Important omissions, however, are on Prayer Book Revision includes Archdeacon of Muskoka -Parry the obituary ·list and the ordina- Dean Nock and Canon Palmer; Sound, The Venerable Cyril H. G. tions held during the past year. whiLe it may be thought this group Peto, who spoke of the responsi­ We Iwpe these will re-appear in is one ·which could "take it easy" bility of the laity and urged them future issues as they are important for a while, yet in this t~me when DOLLABS AND SENSE to continue the missiona1·y zeal sources of reference. such rapid liturgical changes are by William Wadley, Diocesan Treasurer that was shown by Mr. Bliss, who In the membership of the Gen- taking place in Christendom, it is walked the cutting of the new t•ail• Our congratulations and a copy of The Anglican Mosaic are sent eral Svnod committees elected and important its members keep in way to lH·ing the Gospel of Jesus to Frank Joy of Port Arthur for this contribution in reply to our appoi;ted at the last held touch with what is happening in Christ to the village of Sturgeon ~session March column concerning regular giving:- in Kingston last year, we are glad other .parts ..of the Church. The Falls eighty years ago. "There is only one sure way to promote and support the work of to see that Algoma is well repre- Comm1ttee IS fortunate to have The music for the Service was the Lord. That is to deal from the top of the deck to God, and after­ sented. Our own Dean Nock is the Canon Palmer remain on its mem­ provided by the organist, Mr. wards to ourselves. The mechanics can be adapted to any program Clerical Secretary of the Lower bership. Ernest Jones, and the Girls' Choir. Dr. W. Gerhart was one of the (financial or otherwise) as long as we put and keep FIRST THINGS House for another term and in that FIRST. . The members of the W. A. served capacity he serves on the Agenda five lay membe1·s elected to the refreshments afterwards in the Committee and the Committee on Committee on Theological Educa- " Our Lord said Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His church hall to all who had attended Elections and Credentials. Elected tion. The Archbishop is ex-officio righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you. So we are the Service. Mr. Peter Harrower, a member of several committees told the proper order of things, and He,. Whom we can never out-give, to the Executive Council are Arch­ People's Wat·den, and Mr. Douglas and i Convener of the Primate's has promised to take good care of us and all our needs. deacon Hinchliffe and The Rev. Woodman, Treasurer, acting for Commission on Canon Law, a Geo. Sutherland, with Bob Dudley "This means an exercise of faith. It also means putting our Church Mr. E. G. Heslop, Rector's Warden, and Dr. W. Gerhart as the Lay member of the Commission on the envelope before the package of peanuts, or box of cigars, or case of who was out of town, acted as Structure of the Chu"rch and on the beer, or new car or what you would like. Representatives. Dean N ock was Sidesman and later welcomed the Boat·d of Trustees of The Canadian appointed a member of the Pension "The main purpose of this note is to suggest an additional step . •. guests on behalf of the parish. Board. Mr. L. C. Irwin serves on Churchman. a sort of second mile, whereby we might all improve our giving. Services in the early d~ys of the the largest of the General Synod "Therefore I am suggesting a way whereby we could gently and parish were often held by L y Committees, that of Church Unity ELECTED VICE-PRESIDENT gradually improve by promising God a modest increase each week, or Readers, and sometimes clergy and the Church Universal. The month, or any suitable time period. It might involve anything from Lorne E. Shaffer (}f Sudbury, Lay came from as far as Arnprior to Committee on Constitution and five cents to five dollars (as God has prospered us) for e~ch period Reader and former Lay-Secretary hold Missionary meetings. The Canons, of which Archbishop additional over and above the amount for the previous period; e.g., the of Synod, has been elected 1st work of erecting a church pr - Wrig-ht is Convener, has The Ven. Vice President of the Ontari(} As­ progression could follow a pattern of $1.00, 1.05, 1.10, 1.15, etc., con­ ceeded quickly, howeve1·; a site was J. F. Hinchliffe as one of the mem- sociation for Retarded- Children. tinuing until we can truly say- it begins to hurt a little. donated by Mr. James WOI·thing­ "This· would be hardly enough to really hurt, but multiplied by aU ton, t·ailway contractor, and the the Anglicans in Algoma and throughout Canada, enough to work church was open for services by Missionary In India wonders in the Kingdom of God ••. and in us!" July 20, 1884, when the Holy Com­ Thanks Parish For Help Easter Colll1ltunicauts mullion was first celebrated in J - For purposes of the 1963 statistical reports, parish priests may be Sturgeon Falls. The Rector of the Church of the are still over sixty villages in our interested in the explanatory definition of "Easter Communicants" Ascension, Sudbury, in his Sunday parish hungry for the Gospel. We given on the General Synod Statistical Report Form: the number of VAN WORKERS IN DIOCESE Bulletin, quotes from a letter re·­ have neither personnel nor re­ different pa ·ishioners who made their Communion within the Ea ter cently received !rom The Reverend sources to work with them. The Octave. It is expected one of the Sunday Kenneth Coleman, Canadian priest fields are white with harvest-"Go School Mission Vans will be used Holy Trinity, Tarentorus working in the Punjab district of ye"-but who is willing to go?" in the diocese this summer, likely India:- "We give thanks-.ior the An interesting fact highlighting the financing and completion of in the north-western al'ea. Miss two gifts which will see churches The Rector also announces that its new building in 1960 was noted by General Chairman Russell Pen­ Hasell has announced that the two and three built this year in the missionary's brother, The Rt. horwood at a recent meeting of the Visitation Committee at Holy workers coming to Algoma will be this parish of eighty churchless Rev. Wm. Coleman, Bishop of Trinity, Tarentorous. Miss Sybil Bryans, Parish work r congregations. Almost all our peo- Kootenay, will be visiting Ascen­ Faced as many new parishes are with substantial annual demands at All Hallows, North Greenford, ple were affected by flood damage sion parish on Sunday, July 7 this for interest and principal payments, it was encouraging to I'ealize, he London, England, who is coming to to crops. May they be seen through year. Bishop Coleman was or­ said, that in a sense the church was almost half paid for at the outset. Canada for eighteen months; she the next seven months ... we give dained Deacon and Priest in the Built for a financial outlay of some $55,000, the -finished structure has will be joined here by Miss Diane thanks that in this past year we Dioce~;e of Algoma and served for an appraised value of $98,000 because of ~he high percentage of the Weaver, a Sunday School teacher have been able to establish four- three years at the Church of The construction and finishing work done by the men of the parish them­ from Halifax, as driver of the Van t en new congregations ••• there Epiphany, Sudbury. selves. and assistant teacher.