October 19, 1939 5c a Copy THE WITNESS HEWLETT JOHNSON The Dean of Canterbury Cathedral FIRST ARTICLE BY DEAN JOHNSON Copyright 2020. Archives of the Episcopal Church / DFMS. Permission required for reuse and publication. SCHOOLS CLERGY NOTES SCHOOLS BARTROP, F. F., formerly a master at St. Paul’s School,- Concord, N. H„ is now a tEije (General ©Jbeologrcal curate at the Advent, Boston. Ke m p e r TTTTT «■ Jibmm aru BREWSTER, WILLIAM, formerly curate at St. John’s. Waterbury, Conn., is now the KENOSHA. WISCONSIN rector of All Saints’, Belmont, Mass. Three-year undergraduate Episcopal Boarding and Day School. course of prescribed and elective CHIERA, GEORGE G., formerly rector of Trinity, Bridgewater, Mass., has accepted Preparatory to all colleges. Unusual study. the rectorship of St. Phillip’s, Wiscasset, opportunities in Art and Music. Fourth-year course for gradu­ Maine. Complete sports program. Junior ates, offering larger opportunity DAVIDSON, JAMES R., JR., recent gradu­ School. Accredited. Address: for specialization. ate of the Virginia Seminary, is now curate at All Saints’, Palo Alto, Calif., and in SISTERS OF ST. MARY Provision for more advanced charge of work with Episcopal students at Box W . T. work, leading to degrees of S.T.M. Stanford University. and D.Th. GIBBS, GEORGE C., has resigned charge of Kemper Hall Kenosha, Wisconsin Our Saviour, East Milton, Mass., to enter ADDRESS the Cowley Fathers. GILLEY, E. SPENCER, has resigned as vicar CATHEDRAL CHOIR SCHOOL THE DEAN of St. Stephen’s, Boston, because of illness. New York City GRANNIS, APPLETON, formerly rector of A boarding school for the forty boys of Chelsea Square New York City St. Anne’s, Lowell, Mass., has accepted the the Choir of the Cathedral of Saint John the rectorship of St. Paul’s, Rome, Italy. Divine. Careful musical training and daily For Catalogue Address the Dean singing at the cathedral services. Small HARRIS, JOHN S. U„ formerly rector of classes mean individual attention and high St. Thomas’s, Hanover, N. H., and chap­ standards. The School has its own building lain at Dartmouth College, has joined the and playgrounds in the Close. Fee— $300.00 staff of Trinity Church, Boston. per annum. Boys admitted 9 to 11. Voice HIGGINS, GEORGE V., formerly rector of test and scholarship examination. Address Episcopal Theological School St. Andrew’s, Youngstown, Ohio, is now in The Precentor, Cathedral Choir School, Cathe­ CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS charge of missions at Sidney, Kimball and dral Heights, New York City. Affiliated with Harvard University offers Ogallala, Nebraska. unusual opportunities in allied fields, such as HILL, GILBERT K., formerly of the diocese philosophy, psychology, history, o f . Rond du Lac, is- now the vicar of St. sociology, etc. Stephen’s, Boston. HOLDERNESS For Catalogue Address the Dean JEFFERYS, WILLIAM H., JR., is now a In the White Mountains. College Preparatory curate at Grace Church, New Bedford, and General Courses. Music and Crafts. For Mass. boys 12-19. All sports including riding. 200 The Protestant Episcopal MATTESON, JOHN, has retired as rector of acres of woods. New fireproof building. In­ All Saints’, Whitman, Mass., and charge of dividual attention. Home atmosphere. Theological Seminary in Virginia Trinity Mission, Rockland. Rev. Edric A. Weld, Rector For Catalogue and other information McGINNIS, ROBERT H., rectof,'of the Holy address the Dean Communion, Tacoma, Wash., died on Octo­ Box W , Plymouth, N. H. REV. W ALLACE E. ROLLINS, D.D. ber 2 after an extended illness. Theological Seminary Alexandria, Va. MENTZER, CHARLES T„ formerly vicar of St. Luke’s, Renton, Washington, has ac­ cepted charge of the Holy Communion, Tacoma. Berkeley MURRAY, NOEL L., diocese of Oregon, has Stuart IfaU been deposed by Bishop Dagwell, having Divinity School renounced the, ministry. ipal girls’ school of fine old New Haven, Connecticut NEAL, JOHN, .formerly rector of Trinity, id high standards in the beau- Affiliated with Yale University Rock Island. Illinois, is now in charge of of Virginia. College prepara- St. Timothy’s, Gering, Nebraska. al courses, and secretarial Address DEAN W . P. LADD PAGE, HERMAN, Bishop of Michigan, is now ro years beyond high school, 86 Sachem Street residing at . 351 '• Barton Shore Drive, Ann expression. Graduates success- Arbor, Michigan-,, ge. Well-equipped buildings, (Continued bn page 15) sium, pool. Outdoor life. Rid- l 1843. Catalog. Ophelia S. T. TRINITY COLLEGE Box A, Staunton, Va. Hartford, Conn. Offers a general cultural education, with special emphasis on the Classics, Modern ALL SAINTS’ Languages, English, Economics, History, Phil­ osophy, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics, UThe Church Divinity School of the Pacific Biology and Pre-Medical, or Pre-Engineering. For information apply, The Dean. EPISCOPAL COLLEGE BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA Vicksburg, Mississippi Dean, Henry H. Shires 2457 Ridge Road A small church school for girls CARLETON COLLEGE offering four^years of high school Donald J. Cowling, President (specializing in college preparatory) The Divinity School Affiliated with the Episcopal Church in and two years^of college. Emphasis Philadelphia, Pa. co-operative relations in the Minnesota Full Undergraduate Course of three years, Dioceses and with Seabury-Western Theo­ on thorough work. on the Tutorial System, leading to Degree of logical Seminary, Evanston, Illinois. Borders on the National Park in Th.B. seven months Canonical Studies and Address: Assistant to the President historic Vicksburg and overlooks the three months ‘ Clinical Training each year. Carleton College Mississippi. ADDRESS THE DEAN Northfield Minnesota Arts. Mild Climate. Outdoor Sports. 4205 Spruce Street Philadelphia, Pa. Address: The Rev. W . G. Christian. Rector ST. AGNES SCHOOL FORK UNION A Resident and Day School for Girls GENERAL COURSE: MUSIC AND ART MILITARY ACADEMY SPORTS OF ALL KINDS DeVeaux School New Fireproof Building An Honor Christian School with the highest 1852-1939 academic rating. Upper School prepares for Miss Blanche Pittman, Principal university or business. ROTC. Every mod­ Niagara Falls, New York Loudonville Road, Albany, N. Y. ern equipment. Junior School from six years. A Church preparatory school for boys Housemother. Separate building. Catalogue. from the sixth grade. Small classes. Ex­ Dr. J. J. Wicker, Fork Union, Virginia. perienced instructors. Students may enter MARGARET HALL at any time and in any grade above the Under Sisters of St. Anne fifth. Enrolment limited to 120. ( Episcopal) Virginia Episcopal School The Rt. Rev. Cameron J. Davis, D.D. Small country boarding and day school for Bishop of Western New York girls, from primary through high school. Lynchburg, Virginia President, Board of Trustees Accredited college preparatory. Modern build­ Prepares boys for colleges and university. For catalogue, address ing recently thoroughly renovated includes Splendid environment and excellent corps of gymnasium and swimming pool. Campus of six Ceo. L. Barton, jr., Ph.D. acres with ample playground space, hockey teachers. High standard in scholarship and Headmaster athtletics. Healthy and beautiful location in field, and tennis courts. Riding. Board and the mountains) of Virginia. DeVEAUX SCHOOL tuition, $650. For catalogue apply to Niagara Falls, N. Y. For catalog, address: Rev. Oscar deWolf Randolph, D.D., Rector Mother Rachel, O.S.A., Box A, Versailles, Ky. Copyright 2020. Archives of the Episcopal Church / DFMS. Permission required for reuse and publication. Editor Associate Editors Irving P. Johnson F rank E. W ilson Managing Editor W illiam P. Ladd W illiam B. Spofforf THE WITNESS George I. H iller Literary Editor Clifford L. Stanley A National Paper of the Episcopal Church Gardiner M. Day A lbert T. Mollegen Vol. X X III. No. 39. OCTOBER 19, 1939 Five Cents a Copy THE WITNESS is published weekly from September through June, inclusive, with the exception of the first number of January, and semi­ monthly during July and August, by the Episcopal Church Publishing Company, 6140 Cottage Grove Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. The subscrip­ tion price is $2.00 a year; in Bundles for sale at the church the paper sells for five cents a copy, we bill quarterly at three cents a copy. Entered as Second Class Matter, March 6, 1939, at the Post Office at Chicago, Illinois under the Act of March 3, 1879. Circulation Office: 6140 Cottage Grove Avenue, Chicago. Editorial and Advertising Office: 135 Liberty Street, New York City. Deep-Seated Ills By HEWLETT JOHNSON The Dean of Canterbury Cathedral, England 'T 'H E child holds in her hand a glass of milk, bread at bed time, “ If you eat it now, you can’t places her finger at the side, pauses, and have it for breakfast tomorrow.” asks, “ Mother, how far down may I drink?” Make out your weekly shopping list for a That question is tragically common in tens of family of eight at $5.37, reckoning in milk, thousands of homes. Milk, if purchased at all, is bread, butter, vegetables or meat, and see how strictly rationed. Milk is too costly to drink free­ much of each is possible. ly. Milk is a luxury. Brothers and sisters must Or think of bitter winter nights with one flan­ take their turn, and ask, “ How far down may I nelette blanket and two sheets for a family of drink?” eight, with no central heating, and only 87c a An inspector visiting a school in an industrial week to spend on coal. town in the north of England was invited at the Somehow it is the pitiful lack of utensils and mid-morning break to drink tea. “ Yes, gladly,” clothing in these houses that strikes me even he replied, “but I am almost ashamed to do it, so more dramatically than lack of food. It reveals many children have come breakfastless here to­ the starkest poverty of perpetual unemployment day.” in areas where all one’s friends have been reduced Instances like these abound. It is a fact, and from comfort to penury.