1873~1973 Inside • An 8-page special Pre-Centennial and I Pre-Synod edition OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE DIOCESE OF ALGOMA OcrOBER, 1973 NO. 9 The archbishop's centennial letter "The zero hour - October 28, 1973, 2 p.m." 100 years of blessing and ness by making plans to be second century of our family divine guidance. The time there. Of course, I realize life! has now arrived when all elderly people may not be Personally, my heart is will meet together and ex­ able to make the trip, but filled with _the spirit of deep press in a tangible manner they will be with us in spirit. gratitude as 30 years of our gratitude. , They will have the oppor­ loving service and loyalty One hundred years! Think tunity of sharing in the joys have been granted by all of of it - on October 28, 1873, of zero hour in their home ypu to Christ and His Frederick Dawson Fauquier churches. Church during my tenure as was consecrated a bishop in But I am writing on the bishop. the Church of God with eve of the zero hour - To all who are involved in special jurisdiction in our October 28 - pleading for a making ' plans for the suc­ Diocese of Algoma. And sacrificial and willing at­ cessful accomplishments of now on October 28, 1973 - tempt to assemble with all our 100th Anniversary, I one hundred years to the the boys and girls, men and say, "T han k you!" Our day - the zero hour arrives women from every part of thanks are now offered to and you are involved. our 70,000 square-mile area. Almighty God for the privi­ You who live in small vil­ Visiting bishops from all lege in sharing in the Cen­ lages, rural areas, towns, parts of Ontario, along with tenary zero hour celebra­ cities, railroad whistle-stops other guest clergy as well as tions. -you are the o~es for whom our own, will share in the Do not forget the place the zero hour has arrived service of triumphant adora­ - the Sault Ste. Marie because you will witness to tion, which will culminate Armoury, Pine Street. God's love and the guidance our spiritual renewal adven­ Do not forget the time - of His Spirit through all the 2 p.m., Sunday, October 28. years, as you wend your way ture of the past two years. Do not forget the purpose to Sault Ste. Marie for that Our Primate, Archbishop -the Great S e r vic e of Great Service of Thanksgiv­ Scott, will preach. We want Thanksgiving >and Re-dedi­ ing and Re-dedication in the to welcome him with that cation, marking the 100th Armoury at 2 p.m. enthusiasm and reverence, Anniversary of the consecra­ Of all the happy events in which is in keeping with his tion 'of our first bishop. The Most Rev. William L. Wright my clerical- life, none will office, and the Christian Archbishop of Algoma eclipse the spectacle of see­ dedication which marks him Your friend Metropolitan of Ontario ,ing all 'my Algoma people as a true Father-in-God. and archbishop, congregated tog e the r in And then the Synod will Christ's Name on that day. follow on Monday and Tues­ My dear people: come to gather together as a We have prayed, prepared, day, October 29 and 30. , I use the above caption diocesan family and to offer and prophesied for the true What a happy occasion that ~l~~ advisedly, for the time has our thanksgiving to God for culmination of God's good- will be as we enter into the "A man who cares deeply about people" The Primate the preacher 'at Algoma's centennial service The guest speaker at the He served in his first Archbishop "Ted", as he is Great Service of Thanksgiv­ parish, St. Peter's, Seal often called, is married to ing and Re-dedication, cele­ Cove, Prince Rupert, B.C., the former Isabel Florence brating, the 100th Anniver­ until 1945, when he was _ Brannan of Fort Francis, sary of the Diocese of the appointed General Secretary Ontario. They have three Algoma, will be' the lMost of the Student Christian daughters and a son: Rev. Edward W. Scott, Pri­ Movement, University of Maureen (Mrs. Peter Har­ mate of the Anglican Church Man ito b a, in Winnipeg, ris) , Douglas, Patricia Ann of Canada. where he also taught part­ (Mrs. Paul Robinson), and Archbishop S cot t, the time at St. John's College. Jean. youngest bishop ever to be ,elected Primate of the Angli­ In 1949, he returned to One of Archbishop Scott's can Church of Canada, leads the parish ministry, when he s p e cia I concerns is "the nearly two million Canadian was appointed rector of the whole question of how, in Anglicans. The energetic Ch urch of St. 'J ohn the reality, you can give expres­ Edmonton-born prelate, who Baptist, Fort -Garry, and in sion to love and concern for began his priestly service at 1955, rector of St. Jude's, people in a society where re­ a mission parish in Prince Winnipeg. lationships are immensely structured and complex". He Rupert, B.C., in 1942, has In 1960, he was named been described both as a thinks "concern for individ­ Director of Social Service, uals is one of the ways in "rebel" and as a Hmodern and Priest-Director of Indian man with a deep awareness which we can grow as indi­ Work for the Diocese of viduals". of his heritage". Rupert'.g Land. While in He has also been described Winnipeg, Archbishop Scott As Primate, Archbishop simply as a "man who cares was instrumental in help­ "Ted" Scott has tried to put deeply about people", and ing to establish Canada's those beliefs into action, and who wants to translate "car­ first- Indian-Metis Friend­ the Diocese of. Algoma is ing" into action. ship Centre. proud and pleased to have The son of an Anglican him present during the Cen­ priest, Archbishop Scott was' ' In ,' 1964, he joined the tennial Celebrations and the born on April 30, 1919. He s t a f f of the Church's Synod Deliberations~ obtained his B.A. iIi 1940 national headquarters in from the University of Bri­ Toronto. In 1966, he (Ed. Note: For the Pri- ­ tish Columbia, ana his was consecrated bishop of mate's comments about vari­ Licentiate of Theology from Kootenay - and, five years ous topical issues, as pre­ the Anglican Theological later, to the day (Janu­ synod background reading, College, Vancouver, B.C., in ary 25, 1971), he was elected SP-P- J)n.oP 4A nf fhp .ALGOMA The Most Rev. E. W. "Ted" Scott 1942. Primate. ANGLICAN.) , Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada 2A / OCTOBER / ALGOMA ANGLICAN algoma anglican The Most Rev. W. L. Wright, Arc4bishop Subscriptions, $1.50 per annum Send change-of-address forms and/or payments The Rev. R. W. McCombe, Editor Second class mail, Reg. No. 1423 to Box 637, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. ' Mrs. P. 'Paterson, Circulation Manager Printed monthly by Charters Publishing Co. Ltd., All other correspondence should be directed Mr. W. Wadley, Treasurer Brampton, Ontario to Box 1028, Espanola, Ontario. EDITORIALS A Synod background paper Looking back . .. THANKSGIVING Clergy compensation in the future At many rap-and-bull sessions today, there is much move in this direction was fices. If the salary scale for philosophical and psychol.ogical quibbling about our problem­ not endorsed at the recent the offices of General' Secre­ ridden world with its dilemma-conscious society. In such executive meeting, possibly tary and General Treas urer situations, we collapse into a state of individual defeatism, because of apparent conflict were to be identical~ and one and cry out selfishly, «Where am I?" and «Who am I?", in a with a previously endorsed was a l~yman, and the other constant and frustrating search for identity. motion calling for 7 % in­ a clergyman, then an addi­ There is a story of a policeman who happened upon a creases in the minimum sti­ tional amount is payable to man about to commit suieide by jumping off a very high pend - $5,250 for 1973 ; the layman. While this is bridge. The policeman stopped him in the nick of time, and $5,600 for 1974; and $6,000 fairer to the personnel in­ bargained with him; he was prepared to listen for five for 1975. The suggestion was volved, it is more costly for minutes to all the reasons the man wished to jump off the that these levels were de­ the employer. Conversely, bridge, if the latter would listen to him for five minutes signed to assist the present the employers' pension pre­ while he outlined the joys of life. complement of clergy, pres­ mium for clergy is 10 % ; for The man agreed, and for five minutes he poured out his ently at the minimum, whose laymen, it is 5%, so what soul to the policeman, explaining that he simply couldn't years since ordination range you save on the apples, you stand life any longer. Then, for five minutes, the policeman from 40 to 5 years. , pay more for on the oranges, tried to describe all the wonderful happenings in the world. However, several other or however the saying goes! So it was for ten vital minutes, after which they both dioceses in Ontario utilizing If we accept the premise jumped off the bridge! As one psychiatrist puts it, «To know graduated stipend scales that the Church in its role where the hell we are, is not necessarily to know the way start at much lower levels as employer should set an out." by William Wadley for new entrants.