Vol. XIX. No. 45. JULY 25, 1935 Five Cents a Copy THE WITNESS is published weekly by the Episcopal Church Publishing Company, 6140 Cottage Grove Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. The subscription price is $2.00 a year ; in bundles of ten or more for sale at the church, the paper selling at five cents, we bill quarterly at three cents a copy. Entered as Second Class Matter April 3, 1919, at the postoffice at Chicago, Illinois, under act of March 3, 1879. Talking It Over B y WILLIAM B. SPOFFORD T T IS a long step from playing an made. It seems that the Indians organ at St. John’s, Locust Valley, were told to mark their ballot with Long Island, where Bishop Frank Du a cross if they voted yes and with a Moulin is rector and Mr. J. P. Mor­ circle if they voted no. These prim­ gan is treasurer, to swinging your itive people then argued that every­ fists in a riot in Berlin, Germany. thing that they had that was good However Mr. E. W. Wood made the was round; the sun was round, the jump. A couple of years ago, a mere moon was round, the bread they youth of seventeen, he was the or­ baked was round; money was round ganist at St. James. He left there to — everything that was good was enter the Naval Academy. This sum­ round. On the other hand the cross mer he was on a training cruise on was used to kill a good man and the Wyoming, which brought him to therefore was bad. So they all Berlin. The young gob— a mere 110 marked their ballots with a circle. pounder according to Bishop Du All of which prompts Bishop Mitchell Moulin:—was strolling quietly on of Arizona to make the following Kuruerstendam Blv’d. when anti- comment: “ What a travesty it is to Jewish riots broke out. He saw one submit great government plans to woman brutally treated. Another those who have so little comprehen­ woman protested and received the sion of them.” * * * same treatment. The big Nazi who had thus demonstrated his manhood Pledge Themselves by attacking women then turned to to Peace BISHOP OLDHAM A dramatic demonstration against young Wood and asked, “ What do Protests Italy’s Action you think of that?” Wood voiced his war was a feature of the missionary disapproval whereupon the Nazi conference held at Northfield, Mass.,, asked, “ What are you going to do recently been fired for their peace last week. There was a parade con­ about it?” The fight started. Wood activities. As a result President But­ sisting of twenty units, with a large ended up in jail and was released ler was bombarded with telegrams! cross borne aloft at the head of the only after paying a fine of $20. and letters from noted Europeans procession. The prize float was Whether the Nazi, also was arrested protesting against the action. Among called “ What Price Glory” and de­ is not known. Wood, incidentally, is them was a protest from Professor picted Flanders Field with rows of the son of the Rev. Hubert S. Wood, Perrin, himself a winner of the crosses, each one bearing a silver clergyman of the diocese of Long Nobel Peace Prize, the winning of dollar sign and the slogan, “ Muni­ Island, who is the chaplain at Mit­ which added greatly to Dr. Butler’s tion Makers Reap Dollars— Others chell Field, one of New York’s air­ fame. Reap Death.” At the conclusion of ports. * * * the demonstration 2,000 people, * * * Democracy Among with hands uplifted, pledged them­ Little Peace on the Navajos selves to a warless world. a Peace Mission Certain proposals have been made * * * Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, presi­ by the Indian Commission of the Baptist's on dent of Columbia University, did not Federal government upon which the T otalitarianism enjoy a particularly peaceful trip Indians themselves have been asked Baptists, meeting in Colorado when he attended the sessions of the to vote. In one of the more back­ Springs in national convention, Carnegie Endowment for Peace ward sections down in Arizona, passed resolutions denying the right which met in Paris this summer. It wrhere the Navajo Indians reside, the of any state to interfere in matters seems that the story was rather vote was overwhelmingly against the of religion and of any church to generally known in Europe that a proposal. It was a bit difficult to enter into relations with the state number o f Columbia students had understand so an investigation was which might compromise its witness Copyright 2020. Archives of the Episcopal Church / DFMS. Permission required for reuse and publication. Page Two THE WITNESS July 25, 1935 or limit its freedom. Full liberty in further behind the noted Japanese to be returned on or before a fixed matters of faith and worship and the missionary, Toyohiko Kagawa, whose date. Some of the questions were— unrestricted right to a free pulpit secretary she is. Kagawa is himself How many new members shall our was claimed. coming to the States next year to guild set as its objective for the next promote the cooperative movement. year? How many for confirmation? * * * What shall our educational program Churches Sponsor be? How can we further steady Forward Movement Cooperation church attendance in the guilds? in Michigan Parish At a special parish meeting called Over a hundred ministers of vari­ How may the Forward Movement by the vestry for September the ob­ ous denominations, Catholic, Jewish function in a parish? This is the jectives of the parish as a whole will and Protestant, met recently in way Grace Church, Grand Rapids, be formally discussed and officially Madison, Wisconsin, to discuss the Mich., set about it. A meeting of the adopted. This will constitute a Fall ’'Cooperative movement. Similar con­ parish council was called to discuss Rally— the beginning it is hoped, of ferences are being held in other the whole matter of guild and parish a common task undertaken with joy parts of the country, it being the plans for the coming autumn and and enthusiasm. Incidentally, the opinion of those sponsoring them winter. It was resolved that a uni­ vestrymen have decided that the For­ that the consumers’ cooperative move­ fied parish program be drawn up ward Movement for them will mean ment gives the churches an oppor­ which would mean a forward move­ among other things, the calling upon tunity to apply the principles of ment of Grace Church in 1935-1936. the parishioners by the vestrymen brotherhood to economic life. The As a preparation some very definite as a fixed policy in the parish and moving spirit behind these meetings questions were put to the various that the endeavor next season will is Miss Helen Topping, and still guilds in the form of a questionnaire be to make four hundred visits. The News of the Church Edited by EDWARD J. MOHR Bishop G. Ashton Oldham of Al­ speakers first announced, both of Rowe, to help replace cuts.” A bany has accepted the chairmanship whom will present the Roman point check “ For work among Indians,” of the national committee for Ethi­ of view, the Institute has now se­ comes from the offering at Southern opia, formed recently. The commit­ cured L. R. Beteta, the director o f Virginia’s annual pilgrimage to the tee was organized for the purpose the Mexican government’s depart­ Church shrine at Jamestown, Va,. of crystallizing sentiment against ment of statistics, to take part in the A federal judge whose name is well Italy in the event the present dis­ discussion, as well as the investigat­ known sends $25, “ the third quarter pute reaches a point where Italy will ing commission of the Committee on of my subscription for the year wage what the committee describes the Rights of Religious Minorities, 1935.” A layman who hopes to se­ as “ war on a non-aggressive and now in Mexico. The National Con­ cure $5,000 for the Council’s funds, peaceful people.” The committee also ference feels that in this way it is, sends $1,500 of that amount and a includes clergymen of other denom­ maintaining fairness and balance. check for work in India. From a uni­ inations. All denominations will be H* versity chaplain’s office comes $16 asked to set aside August 18 as a day Interest! Shown in for the Student Lenten Offering, des­ for nationwide protest and prayer Meeting Challenge ignated for Dr. Francis Wei of Cen­ against the “ threatened rape of Four days’ mail received by the tral China College. Ethiopia.” finance department o f the National “ I was once one of Dean Hud­ * * * Council provided a number of items son Stuck’s parishioners in Dallas,” Church Flood which make good reading for friends writes a friend, sending a check for Damage Slight of the Church’s missionary work. the Hudson Stuck Hospital at Fort Property damage to the churches The letters also show that people Yukon, Alaska. And another writer, in the region of the state of New have been reading Church papers. designating a check for $50 for one York affected by floods following For new readers it should perhaps of the missionary bishops, says, “ I torrential rains was slight. There has be repeated that the “ Emergency wish he knew my years long honor however developed the danger of Schedule” is the bare time-marking of him and my aching sympathy contagion from polluted water sup­ budget for 1935. The “ Challenge” with him now. Why do not the many ply and the authorities have placed is the additional sum nee'ded to bring with summer vacations, numerous a strict quarantine on the district.