June 29, 1939 5c a copy H i ALL SAINTS’ COLLEGE View of William Mercer Green Hall EDITORIAL BY BISHOP JOHNSON Copyright 2020. Archives of the Episcopal Church / DFMS. Permission required for reuse and publication. SCHOOLS ASHLEE, JOHN W., retired, died in Detroit on June 14. ©ije (Uetteral tEiieoiogtctti CHATER, EDWARD W., was ordained priest by Bishop Stires of Long Island in the Jicm m aru cathedral at Garden City on June 5. COX, ARTHUR HUME, was ordained priest KENOSHA. WISCONSIN Three-year undergraduate by Bishop Coadjutor Goodwin of Virginia course of prescribed and elective in Grace Church, Bremo Bluff, Va., on June Episcopal Boarding and Day School. study. 15. Preparatory to all colleges. Unusual CURRY, ROBERT L., and DONALD W. opportunities in Art and Music. - Fourth-year course for gradu­ MAYBERRY were ordained deacons by Bishop Lawrence of Western Massachusetts Complete sports program. Junior ates, offering larger opportunity School. Accredited. Address: for specialization. in Christ Church, Fitchburg, on June 3. FOREMAN, HARRISON W., JR., was or­ SISTERS OF ST. MARY Provision for more advanced dained deacon by Bishop Ward of Erie in Trinity Church, Erie, Pa., on June 11. Box W. T. work, leading to degrees of S.T.M. HARRIS, JOHN U., rector of St. Thomas’ and D.Th. Church, Hanover, N. H., will be a member Kemper Hall Kenosha, Wisconsin of the staff of Trinity Church, Boston, ef­ ADDRESS fective September 15. CATHEDRAL CHOIR SCHOOL HAUSER, JOHN H., GEORGE H. MacMUR- R^Y, WILLIAM L. NIEMAN, JR., and New York City THE DEAN KENNETH M. SOWERS, were ordained A boarding school for the forty boys of deacons by Bishop Stires of Long Island in the Choir of the Cathedral of Saint John the Chelsea Square New York City the cathedral at Garden City on June 5. Divine. Careful musical training and daily HAWKINS, JOHN B„ and GRANT A. MOR­ singing at the cathedral services. Small For Catalogue Address the Dean RILL, JR., were ordained deacons by Bishop classes mean individual attention and high Lawrence of Western Massachusetts in All standards. The School has its own building Saints Church, Worcester, on June 18. and playgrounds in the Close. Fee— $300.00 HAYNESWORTH, W. R.,‘ was ordained priest per annum. Boys admitted 9 to 11. Voice Episcopal Theological School by Bishop Thomas of South Carolina in St. test and scholarship examination. Address Mark’s Church, Pinewood, S. C., on June The Precentor, Cathedral Choir School, Cathe­ CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS 15. dral Heights, New York City. Affiliated with Harvard University offers (Continued on page 13) unusual opportunities in allied fields, such as philosophy, psychology, history, sociology, etc. HOLDERNESS For Catalogue Address the Dean SCHOOL j In the White Mountains. College Preparatory St. John Baptist F O R G IR L S and General Courses. Music and Crafts. For A Boarding and Day School for Girls boys 12-19. All sports including riding. 200 The Protestant Episcopal In the Country near Morristown acres of woods. New fireproof building. In­ Under the care of the Sisters of St. John dividual attention. Home atmosphere. Theological Seminary in Virginia Baptist (Episcopal Church) College Preparatory and General Courses, Rev. Edric A. Weld, Rector Ftor Catalogue and other information Music and Art address the Dean Ample Grounds,,,, Outdoor Life 1 Box W , Plymouth, N. H. REV. WALLACE E. ROLLINS, D.D. For catalog address Theological Seminary Alexandria, Va. THE SISTER SUPERIOR, Mendham, N. J. Berkeley ST. CATHERINE’S SCHOOL Stuart IfaU Richmond, Virginia An Episcopal girls’ school of fine old Divinity School An Episcopal Country School for Girls. College traditions and high standards in the beau­ New Haven, Connecticut preparatory course with graduates in leading tiful Valley of Virginia. College prepara­ Eastern colleges. General course also with Affiliated with Yale University tory, general courses, and secretarial music and; art. Attractive buildings. Riding courses. Two years beyond high school. Address DEAN W. P. LADD and other "outdoor activities all year. Swim­ Music, art, expression. Graduates success­ 86 Sachem Street ming pool.' Catalogue. ful in college. Well-equipped buildings. LOUISA DeB. BACOT BRACKETT, A.B. New gymnasium, pool. Outdoor life. Rid­ (Mrs. Jeffrey R .), Headmistress ing. Founded 1843. Catalog. Ophelia S. T. TRINITY COLLEGE Carr, A.B., Box A, Staunton, Va. Hartford, Conn. Syrup of Black-Draught Offers a general cultural education, with special emphasis on the Classics, Modern Easy to Give to Children Languages, English, Economics, History, Phil­ The Church Divinity School of the Pacific osophy, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics, Thousands of mothers have BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA Biology and Pre-Medical, or Pre-Engineering. Dean, Henry H. 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Archives of the Episcopal Church / DFMS. Permission required for reuse and publication. Editor Associate Editors Irving P. Johnson Frank E. W ilson Managing Editor W illiam P. Ladd W illiam B. Spofford THE WITNESS George I. H iller Literary Editor A National Paper of the Episcopal Church Clifford L. Stanley Gardiner M. Day A lbert T. M ollegen Vol. XXIII. No. 28. JUNE 29, 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 l3, 1879. Circulation Office: 6140 Cottage Grove Avenue, Chicago. Editorial and Advertising Office: 135 Liberty Street, New York City. Hilarity By BISHOP JOHNSON 'T 'H E Puritans were strong characters but were to repress a smile when it is human to do so. We not noted for merriment. To them solemnity talk about merry Christmas and happy Easter was identified with piety, and consequently because joyousness is the very essence of our re­ healthy people do not like to be called pious. It ligion. Yet the Puritans shipped a jolly squire denotes somehow a morbid outlook on life and back to England because he dared to keep Christ­ the expectation of a joyless heaven. Whereas mas joyously. Too bad that they enjoyed ill laughter is God’s gift to children, and humor is health and looked upon religion as merely the the sauce of life. Give me the companion that negative of vice. I think that is why the Master does not take himself so seriously that he is preferred publicans and sinners to scribes and gloomy unless others acknowledge his importance pharisees. He preferred those who confessed their and pay tribute to his position. For a preacher unimportance to those who felt their oats. ought to be a loveable person and no one is love­ E W AS a man of sorrows but He was not one able who is solemn over his status in life. H to throw an atmosphere of gloom over a If preachers have some unpleasant message to wedding feast when the wine gave put. Some of proclaim let them do it without heat. Audiences His disciples would have taken the occasion to as a rule are good natured and they are like the preach a sermon against the use of it.