WHY TEN MENDID NOT MOVEBy Bishop Reed

POLING TANGLES WITHPRESBYTERIANS, COMES

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Pastor Pilots His Laymen to Lafayette

When Lay Leader Thos Ayers, (left) of Wayland, and Lay Leader Theron Bloomer,

(right) of South Grand Rapids, wanted to attend the National Conference of Methodist Men at Lafayette, July 10 and 11, they had no problem of transportation. Theirpastor, Rev. R. M. Dean, (center) engaged the Piper Cruiser belonging to theWayland Flying Club and flew them down to the meeting in time for the evening

session Friday and back Sunday afternoon. They left Wayland airport at 12 minutes

to five and were on the Purdue Airport one hour and forty minutes later.

LAYMAN'S RETREATTO FEATURE DR. GOFFAND BISHOP REED

THEMichigan Conference Board of

Lay Activities is sponsoring an all-day retreat for both laymen and ministers at Trinity Church, Grand Rapids,September 18. Dr. Charles Goff ofChicago Temple and Bishop Marshall R.Reed of Michigan Methodism are theheadline speakers.

The program includes work-shop opportunities with various types of groupmeetings throughout the day. Allphases of the men's program will be

accented.

Dr. Goff will open the program inthe morning and Bishop Reed will closeit in the afternoon. Mr. Elmer Ormiston,Conference Lay Leader, and his Conference Board of Lay Activities expect arecord attendance of laymen and ministers.

Why Ten Men Did Not Move(Continued from next page)

minister it wants and everyminister the church he wouldlike, but we have long sincelearned that this is not possible.The moral of this post conference reflection is that if ourchurches insist on having theminister they want regardlessof what happens to the otherchurches of the conference, andif ministers insist on having thefirst churches regardless ofwhat may happen to their fellowministers, those who are chargedwith the responsibility of making the appointments will haveto discharge, for the sake of thechurch, in a larger measure thatresponsibility.

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MICHIGAN CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE

The Bishop's Page By Bishop Marshall R. Reed

Why Tee Men Did Not Move

AT THE opening session ofone of our conferences in

June a frank statement wasmade about the appointmentsituation and some of the difficulties involved in stationingour ministers. The situationwas similar in both conferencesand represented the toughestproblems some of us have faced.

When toward the close of theconferences the appointmentswere read, they were the unanimous judgment of the cabinets.We could say with clear conscience they were the best wecould make under all the conditions involved. Every appointment was considered and reconsidered, some of them manytimes.

However we believe the appointment schedule in both conferences would have beenstronger if several men whowere to have moved had notchanged their minds. We thinkit would be wholesome for ourconferences, both ministers andlaymen, to know why ministersdo not move. Ten is an optional number and it could bemore. Some of the reasons weregiven by more than one man andfrom both conferences.

1. One minister would notmove unless he was assured anincrease in salary. He seemedto feel that financially he mustkeep going up and up. A pollof the district superintendentspresent disclosed that every oneof them had moved sometime ata loss in salary.

2. A second minister did notwant to move unless he couldhave the largest church thatmight be open. This is a ratherinteresting motive for changingone's mind to return to a churchhe intended to leave.

3. A third minister said hiswife had a contract to teachschool and he did not want torun the risk of going to anothercommunity where no teachingopportunities might exist. Hethus subordinated his career asa minister of Christ to thecareer of his wife as a schoolteacher.

4. Another minister wouldnot consider moving if he hadto go to the Marquette Districtwhich he considers too far fromthe center of the universe. Healso feared that if he got upthere he might never get downagain.

5. A fifth minister would notconsider an appointment to atwo-point charge. He said itwould put him in a class wherehe did not care to be. The minister under whom I was converteddrove his horse thirty milesevery Sunday and preachedthree times. If he had been likenumber Five, who would havebrought me into the church?

6. Another minister wouldnot trust the judgment of thecabinet about his appointment.He went to the curbstone cabinetwho made him feel good by confirming his desire not to move.

7. A seventh minister wouldnot move because his wife wouldnot live in the parsonage at theproposed new appointment. Wewant our ministers well-housed,but this is not the best way toachieve that result.

8. Another minister did notmove because the church towhich he was appointed wouldnot take the word of the DistrictSuperintendent about the proposed new preacher. The committee asked the opinion of aminister who had preached intheir church ten years ago andwho had no good word to say.

The committee was so inflatedin thinking they had checkedthe appointment they werehappy to get a lesser man instead of the greater one offeredthem.

9. A ninth minister said hewould not move unless he couldhave a church in a nice growingsuburb where the people arepouring in. We do not haveenough such churches for everypreacher. What shall we dofor the souls of those who cannot get into the suburbs?

10. The tenth minister did notget a chance to move becausesome other minister had tomove. This is the one thattroubles us most. If anyone hasthe answer, let us know whatit is. Here is a good faithfulminister who deserves recognition and promotion. Here isanother minister who cannot getalong with people and he has tomove. The man who ought tobe recognized cannot be movedbecause the man who has tomove gets the church he mighthave had.

Some who read this page maybe shocked at these reasons. Weare not proud of them. Theyare Michigan-made in the year1954. In the light of the sacrificial life of Jesus and the vowsmen take when they join a Methodist Conference, they do nothave much standing. Some men

by presenting them may have

come to a turning point in theirministry.

We know our responsibility.We know to whom is assignedthe making of the appointmentsby the law of the church. Wehave tried to be brotherly anddemocratic. We would be gladto have every church have the

(Continued on preceding page)

AUGUST 5, 1954

'In things essential, Unity — In things doubtful. Liberty — In all things, Charity"

EXPRESSED EDITORIALLY

Poling Tangles With

Presbyterians,Comes Out Second Best

Presbyterians have been considerably disturbedof late by charges made against them by Dr. DanielA. Poling, editor of the Christian Herald. Writingan article in the Saturday Evening Post and another in Christian Herald, Dr. Poling accuses theGeneral Assembly of the Presbyterian Church ofapproving a Letter of the General Council of thatchurch which Letter is open to serious question be

cause of alleged radical leftist leanings. Dr. Polingquotes Herbert A. Philbrick with apparent approvalto the effect that: "Whoever wrote the PresbyterianLetter talks like a Marxist and the pattern of thinking is Marxist. It consists almost entirely of pureCommunist dogma, adheres to the strict Party Linein both theory and in current propaganda."

Even allowing for the confused times in whichwe live, these charges are the weirdest and mostfantastic ever made against a great church. Dr.Poling has either unearthed one of the greatest conspiracies against Christendom or has laid a squareegg. The Advocate is interested in the controversybecause it is of general concern to all churches butalso because religious publications are involved. Weare also interested in the novelty of square eggs.

Presbyterian Life magazine entered the controversy as it should have. Dr. Poling counteredby saying that Presbyterian Life was unfair in thetreatment it gave the Post article. Now in theAugust 7 issue of Presbyterian Life is an articlereplying to Dr. Poling. It is impossible to give acomplete summary of the debate but we'll try to getat the nub of the matter.

Dr. Poling claims that most of the commissionersto the General Assembly were not familiar with theLetter.

Presbyterian Life says the Letter was printedin Presbyterian Life, was reproduced in full in theBlue Book given to each commissioner and wasbrought up five times during the Assembly. It wasapproved each time. No commissioner spoke againstit.

Dr. Poling claimed that the Letter contained"exact language" used by the Cominform Journal,Communist publication.

Presbyterian Life asked the doctor to point outthe "exact" parallel language. He refused to help.P.L. received from the Saturday Evening Post acopy of the Cominform Journal with underliningsby Dr. Poling but was unable to find any parallelsand Poling still refused to point them out. SaysP.L. : "The inescapable conclusion was that Dr. Poling would not because he could not."

Dr. Poling does point out that the phrase "greatvitality" appears in the Cominform Journal and alsoin the Letter under dispute.

Presbyterian Life replies that these words werenot those underlined by him in the Journal; theyare not subversive words; they are not used in a

similar context but in quite different context fromtheir use in the Journal.

Dr. Poling in the June 28, 1954 issue of hisHerald says he had nine typewritten pages of material typed in parallel columns supporting his Postallegations a copy of which he was sending to Presbyterian Life.

Presbyterian Life says it has not received thismaterial as it goes to press with its August 7 issue.

The Presbyterian magazine could be expectedto argue its side of the matter in defending the actionof the church of which it is an official publication.But the magazine did more than that. It turnedthe material over to Dr. G. Elson Ruff, president ofthe Associated Church Press. Both the Herald andPresbyterian Life are members of this Association,as is also the Advocate and most Protestant publications. Dr. Ruff's report is strongly against Dr.Poling. He says:

Unfortunately Dr. Poling did not offer his readers a

single example of this duplication of "exact language"which he claimed to have found between the Presbyterian and Communist documents. Few readers ofDr. Poling's article would have both these documentsavailable for comparison, and therefore would be unable to reach an independent judgment as to whetherDr. Poling's conclusion can be sustained.

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The difference in character of the two documents isso extreme as to be obvious to almost any reader.The Presbyterian Letter is a Christian statement,starting from basic theological principles and applying them forcefully to current American problems.The Cominform publications are typical Communistpropaganda, exploiting many instances of world unreston behalf of Marxist belief.

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The most charitable construction I can put on Dr.Poling's action is to assume that he has been misledby some person who had a keen interest in discrediting

MICHIGAN CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE

the Presbyterian Letter. Such a person might probably be the individual who supplied him with two1953 copies of the Cominform publication, for it seemsto be unlikely that Dr. Poling regularly reads thisCommunist propaganda sheet.

Up to this writing it appears that Dr. Polinghas gone far out on a limb to lay that egg. It is asituation, however, that calls for no laughs fromProtestants. Actually it is a humiliating experiencefor a great church to be so unfairly criticised by a

Christian clergyman who has as large a followingas Dr. Poling. Neither can hope to gain anythingfrom such a controversy and Protestantism as awhole is the loser. It seems to suggest that any Christian statement advocating a better social order issuspect and that if churches are to be absolutely safe,they must leave all social questions to be handled bythe Communists in true Communist fashion. Thiswould be a surrender to Communism for which thechurch would forever be indicted by posterity.

The Poling-Presbyterian incident recalls theStanley High-Methodist incident of some years ago

when Stanley High wrote for Reader's Digest hisinfamous "Pink Fringe" article. The MethodistChurch survived it and, if anything, is more sociallycourageous than before. We predict the PresbyterianChurch will be also. It is really Dr. Poling for whomwe are sorry.

Dare We Mention?Some time ago we described the plight of the

minister whose salary is too low, showing that theaverage is much too low to maintain a decent standardof living. The figures we quoted were undisputedand, in fact, were taken from careful study. Theyshowed among other things that ministerial salarieshad not kept pace with the increased costs of livingas well as other wages and salaries had.

As a result of that editorial, the Advocate received a barrage of letters arguing both sides of the

case. Most of them came from ministers, some ofwhom preferred to remain anonymous, whichanonymity we honored. The response indicated thata touchy subject' had been raised. We have no intent to stir up another such discussion which hadabout run its course when we discontinued it, butjust in case you missed the article in Nation's Business for July we would suggest you look into it ifyou want further information on the subject.

The article notes that young Jewish rabbis startout at $5,000 and that Catholic priests are entirelycared for by their church, but that Protestant ministers face a distressing financial condition. Thearticle looks with alarm upon this situation because

Protestant ministers represent the largest religiousgroup in the country. This simply means that religion in America faces something of a crisis.

There are many evidences that a problem does

exist and there are many facets to it. A shortageof ministers is one indication. A Michigan districtsuperintendent told us the other day that he could

use a dozen more minister!}. Another superintendent

expressed a similar need. Yet the young men entering the ministry in both the Michigan and DetroitConferences this year were very few, six for theDetroit Conference and three for the Michigan. Atthe same time the Michigan Conference raised itsintellectual requirements for ministers to a Bachelorof Divinity degree requiring three years above college.What relationship there is between ministerialsalaries and ministerial recruitment, is difficult tosay but it is reasonable to assume there is a veryreal one. However, we are not going to rehash oldarguments discussed recently in these pages. Ourpoint is that Nation's Business carries an enlightening article on the subject and that when a secularmagazine views with alarm the financial plight ofthe Protestant clergy, it is time for the church to situp and take notice.

UMT Coming Up AgainCompulsory Universal Military Training is not

dead! In fact it is very much in the picture againand is expected to have priority in Congress nextJanuary. It is reported that Dr. John R. Hannahrecently let the cat out of the bag and that ShermanAdams, assistant to the President, was not at all happy about it. There have been indications that the military are preparing for a big drive to secure passageof a law requiring every young man to serve in thearmy in peacetime. The law will be promoted underthe disguise of a "reserve" plan. It does not differessentially from the plan proposed in December of1953 which was vigorously opposed by church groupsthroughout the nation. The churches were supportedby labor forces. It now appears that the battle willhave to be fought all over again which proves the oldsaying that constant vigilance is the price of freedom.

AUGOW A, W4

LEGISLATURE NOTESBy David S. Evans

Capitol Correspondent for the Advocate

THOSE BINGO PETITIONS

THEREis an air of suspense hanging

over the office- of the State ElectionsCommissioner these days as the decisionon the petitions to allow charity gambling to be voted on this fall is awaited.Back of that decision there is quite astory of hard work and careful analysisby the representatives of the Detroitand Michigan Councils of Churches anda representative of the Michigan Conference Board of Social and EconomicRelations.

Soon after the petitions containingaround 326,000 signatures were filed inCommissioner Montgomery's office, itwas decided by the councils that thereshould be observers as is provided forby law. At first these were Lansingministers and church volunteers but itsoon became evident that there wouldhave to be greater continuity of checking and two full time workers wereadded to the staff member from theMichigan Council office. What all ofthe workers discovered was most interesting.

At the outset, the state workersscreened the petitions to see that theywere in order and that the signers alllived in the area designated in the petitions. But as the workers from thecouncils began to dig in and find interesting examples in the similarity ofhandwriting on page after page as wellas circulators who apparently could notsign their names in the same writingseveral times, scrutiny of the signaturesbegan to be more close. For awhile itappeared that there were not enoughsigners to make the grade but then theworkers came in from the AssociatedCharities group and began their scrutinyof the ballots that were under questionand managed to have some restored. Mr.McLean, their counsel, was active inthis effort.

The meeting to decide the issue heldin the Secretary of State's office Monday, July 19, must surely be one of theshortest on record for it lasted about 90seconds. Mr. Montgomery moved thatthe matter be postponed for three weeksso that more checking could be doneand it was passed. The meeting adjourned. Of course, it also moves thematter past the primaries. The churcheswere represented by their counsel, Mr.James Williams of Lansing; the Michigan Council of Churches Director ofGeneral Activities, Rev. Harold Mc-Kinney; and David S. Evans of theOkemos Community Church and theBoard of Social and Economic Relations.

Since the meeting the action to scanthe petitions has been attacked by theAmvets Post #57 of Detroit as being undemocratic in that it would keep thepeople from voting on the issue. But

the councils want to be very sure thatan issue of the moral significance of thisone is not put on the ballot by meansthat are open to question or that indicate that there is far from the supportthat is claimed for it. Anyone familiarwith the gambling fraternity knows thatthey never settle for less than a surething and if the measure is passed, theywill have a golden opportunity to operateunder the guise of sweet charity.

If the men who fought for our freedom were as zealous in the safeguarding of our moral standards as they werein the preserving of our freedoms, a lotof us would be much happier. Alsomany are wondering what will be thekind of enforcement of the law allowing the so-called charity gambling if itis passed by means open to grave ques

tion. A look at the enforcement in the

past and even now (we saw a Catholicraffle in the old manner just a weekago on an abandoned gas-station site in

Jackson) raises serious doubts about

this type of gambling and the attemptsthat would be made to enforce it.

Of course the utterly ridiculous sideof the issue is the misnomer "non-profit" gambling. If there were no profitin it, who would be interested in it?And there are a number of other facetswhich we hope to explore at a later dateif the issue has been allowed to go onthe ballot because there are enoughlegitimate signatures.

Meanwhile the decision is awaited andboth sides are preparing the steps thatwill be taken if the decision is adverseto their particular interests. The meeting is now set for the 9th of Augustand then somebody is going to have theirwork cut out for them.

Indian Camp MeetingOscoda, August 7-15

A NORTHEASTERN Michigan Indian

Camp Meeting will be held August7 to 15 at the Oscoda Indian Settlementlocated 10 miles west of Oscoda on

M-171. Services will be held at 8:30

A.M., 10:30 A.M., 2:30 P.M. and 7:30

P.M., and will be conducted in both theEnglish and the Indian languages. Meals

will be furnished on the grounds. Further information may be secured from

Mrs. J. B. Silas, Oscoda, Michigan.

Indian Bishop's SonWeds Trenton Girl

MISSJOANNE JACOBY, daughter

of Mr. and Mrs. John G. Jacobyof Trenton, was united in marriage to

HAROLD K. MONDOL of Hyderabad,India, on June 12 in the Trenton Meth

odist Church. Bishop Shot K. Mondol,

father of the groom, and Rev. HerbertC. Brubaker performed the double-ring

ceremony. Mr. Jacoby escorted his

daughter to the altar where he gave

her in marriage. Miss Joan Wingeigerof Lowell was the maid of honor and

Miss Katherine Allen of Rochester was

bridesmaid. The best man was PhilipDoster and the ushers were John S.

Jacoby, brother of the bride, and AllanSwan of Albion.

The newlyweds spent their honeymoon

at Lake Louise and are spending the

summer at a cottage on Lake Erie near

Trenton.

Mrs. Mondol graduated from AlbionCollege in 1953 and Mr. Mondol thisJune. He will attend Drew TheologicalSeminary at Madison, N.J., in the fall,where they will make their home untilhis seminary work is completed.

Trenton Methodist Church was the scene of a wedding between Harold Mondol, sonof Bishop Shot K. Mondol, Methodist bishop in India, and Miss Joanne Jacoby,daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John G. Jacoby of Trenton. Shown above are the bridalcouple and wedding party. Back row are the participating dlergyjmen, Bishop

Mondol (center), and Rev. Herbert Brubaker, local pastor.

MICHIGAN CHRISTIAN ADVOCATt

From

AmsterdamTo Evanston

By John E. Marvin

IVHeart vs. Head

ITIS ALWAYS easier to appraise a

great ecumenical gathering like theWorld Council Assembly after it hastaken place and not while it is happening. Yet there are times in suchan assembly when you know a great address has been given that just hit thenail on the head and says what needsmost to be said. At Amsterdam thatspeech was made by the eminent Swisstheologian, Emil Brunner. In his address he dealt with the subjects of Capitalism and Communism and made ananalysis of the two which I think defiescontradiction.

In making a report to the DetroitPastors Association later I criticized thetheological heaviness of the Assemblyand felt that much time and energy werewasted on the purely academic phasesof our Christianity. Dr. Perry Gresham,then pastor of Central Woodward Christian Church, followed me and took theside of the theologians. He could hardlydo otherwise since he was a consultantin the theological section. His replywas that Dr. Brunner had made thegreatest address of the entire Assemblyand he was a theologian. Had therebeen opportunity for a reply I wouldhave said, "Yes, Brunner made thegreatest speech and he is a theologianbut his speech dealt with sociology andnot theology."

I am still of the same opinion thatthe theological road is not the main roadto Christian world unity and never willbe and that entirely to much attention isgiven to it. Unity does not comethrough the head but always throughthe heart. Yet I would not disparagetheology. Having made it my major inseminary days I have the highest respectfor theology and theologians. I simplydo not believe it is the way to worldChristian unity. It tends to magnifyour differences and stir up strife whereotherwise there would not be any andit easily becomes far removed from lifeas most people have to live it. Thegreatness of Brunner's address lay inthe fact that the theologian left histheology in the skies and came down toearth to talk about the things peoplehave to face every day. If the meetingat Evanston, which begins the 15th ofthis month, can do as much, it will bea success. If it can build a fellowshipamong Christians, regardless of intellectual differences, then it will have

made a contribution pf major significance.

AUGUST 5, 1954

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NEW YORK —Churchmen hold an altar cloth made by refugees in Naples, Italy, and

sent to the U.S. for use at the World Council of Churches' Second Assembly in Evanston, 111., Aug. 15-31. The gift was in appreciation of aid rendered by the WorldCouncil's Department of Inter-Church Aid and Service to Refugees. Left to rightare: Dr. Edgar Chandler of Geneva, director of field operations, Department ofInter-Church Aid and Service to Refugees, who brought the altar cloth with him

when he arrived here; the Rev. Hans Hermann Harms of Geneva, secretary of the

World Council's Assembly Worship Committee; Dr. W. A. Visser 't Hooft of Geneva,

general secretary of the WCC ; the Rev. R. Norris Wilson of Chatham, N.J., who willassume on Sept. 1 the post of executive director of Church World Service, NationalCouncil of Churches; and Dr. Samuel McCrea Cavert of New York, executive secre

tary of the Council's U.S.A. Conference, Embroidered on the cloth is the Assembly's

theme: "Christ— the Hope of the World."

One reason for having the Assemblyon the campus of Northwestern University is that the delegates can be

brought into closeT fellowship. AtAmsterdam they were scattered all overthe city in various hotels. That is notthe way to achieve fellowship. Put together in one dormitory, or on onecampus, citizens from the ends of theearth, and they are bound to advancetheir understanding of each other. Oftentimes more is achieved over an informalcup of tea than can be atttained by thestentorian phrases of a learned manexpounding from a carefully preparedmanuscript.

One can overstress the possible differences that will arise at Evanston. Yetit would be unrealistic not to acknowledge they exist. Dr. W. A. Visser 'tHooft, executive secretary of the Council,has cautioned that no one theologicalview will win. If the delegates realizethis as they arrive, it may tend to lessentheir determination to insist upon having their way. Yet Visser 't Hooftpoints out that "Some people will doubtless be disappointed to learn just howreal and deep are the divisions whichstill divide the churches. At Evanstonthe delegates will not be able to receive

the Lord's Supper, at the same table."

What kind of Christianity is this that

makes it impossible for Christians to eatat the same communion table together?The answer is: It is a Christianity ofthe head and not the heart. The heartsays, "We must eat together." The

head says, "No we can't because we havedifferent beliefs." Will the heart orthe head win at Evanston?

There is another reason why the heartmust win over the head. Time is running out for the Church which meansthere just isn't enough of it left for the

churches to find a unity based on

theology. Intellectual differences are

worked out slowly, if ever. Does any

one suppose, for example, that Protestants and Catholics can solve their in

tellectual differences in time to meet the

challenge of Communism? Of coursenot! It will take one hundred years atleast for Catholics and Protestants to

join minds, if they can do it then. Bythat time Communism will have won or

lost its fight with Christianity. Butthere is no reason why Protestants and

Catholics should not unite their hearts

in the common cause.

It will be the same at Evanston.

There isn't time enough left for the

161 churches represented there to solve

their intellectual differences. It is an

obvious, practical impossibility, But

there is time left, if they hurry, to joinhearts in a common cause. This is nocriticism of theology as such. EveryChristian must believe something aboutGod and Christ and to that extent everyChristian has a theology. There is,however, a vast amount of differencebetween a set of beliefs that become so

involved that God and Christ are lostsight of in the maze of intellectual complexities, and that set of beliefs whichaccepts Christ in a simplicity at onceobvious and yet intelligent. Jesus himself reminded us that unless we becomeas little children we can never enter theKingdom of Heaven. The world'smasses are not going to be drawn toa complicated set of beliefs no matterhow important the theologians thinkthey are.

But more important than a theology,

be it simple or complex, will be motivation which takes hold of Evanston. Willthat assembly be motivated to meet today's world, its needs, its hopes, itsfears? Will it be able to see that a cupof water given in Christ's name will domore to win people to Christ than atheological treatise on eschatology?Will Evanston have enough appreciation of public relations to know thatpeople will be drawn together by whatthey can understand and not by a babbleof contradictory voices each proclaiming the way?

A lot of people will be looking towardEvanston and wondering. I am stillimpressed by the simple affirmation ofthe blind man who said about Jesus, "Iknow not who or what he is; I only knowthat whereas I was blind, now I see."

(To be continued)

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By Georgia Harkness

Hope of the world, Thou Christ of great compassion,

Speak to our fearful hearts by conflict rent.

Save us, Thy people, from consuming passion

Who by our own false hopes and aims are spent.

Hope of the world, God's gift from highest heaven,

Bringing to hungry souls the bread of life,

Still let Thy spirit unto us be given

To heal earth's wounds and end her bitter strife.

Hope of the world, afoot on dusty highways,

Showing to wandering souls the path of light;

Walk Thou beside us lest the tempting byways

Lure us away from Thee to endless night.

Hope of the world, who by Thy cross didst save us

From death and dark despair, from sin and guilt;

We render back the love Thy mercy gave us;

Take Thou our lives and use them as Thou wilt.

Hope of the world, O Christ, o'er death victorious,

Who by this sign didst conquer grief and pain,

We would be faithful to Thy gospel glorious:

Thou art our Lord! Thou dost forever reign!

*This hymn was selected by the Hymn Society of America for the WorldCouncil of Churches meeting in Evanston, 111., this August. It is one

of five hundred submitted. Miss Harkness is a well-known Methodistand professor of applied theology at the Pacific School of Religion,Berkeley, Calif. The hymn may be sung to two familiar tunes, "Ancientof Days" and "Donne Secoura."

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Methodist Judicial CouncilWeighs Matthews Status

DALLAS, Tex.— (RNS)— The Ministerial status of Dr. J. B. Matthews,ousted last July as chief investigator forthe McCarthy investigating subcommittee, was weighed here by the JudicialCouncil of The Methodist Church.

The Council, which met in closed ses

sion, is the denomination's "Supreme

Court." At issue is whether Dr. Matthews retains his status as "localpreacher" within the denomination.

The one-time fellow traveler wasforced out of his post with the McCarthy committee in the storm of protest

that followed his published charges ofCommunism within the Protestant clergy.

Dr. Matthews declared in a magazine

article that "the largest single group

supporting the Communist apparatus inthe United States today is composed ofProtestant clergymen."

He said at least 7,000 Protestant ministers had served "the Kremlin's conspir

acy."

The committee chairman, Sen. JosephR. McCarthy, defended Dr. Matthews,but pressure for his dismissal mounted,

and when President Eisenhower issued

a statement condemning "irresponsibleattacks" on the loyalty of Protestantclergymen, the senator accepted Dr.Matthews' resignation.

Dr. Matthews, graduated from DrewTheological Seminary, Madison, N.J., in

1923, once was a pastor of a Bound

Brook (N.J.) Methodist church. Healso served as a missionary in Javaand was a professor at Scarritt College,

a Methodist institution at Nashville,Tenn.

The question of his status was raised

before the Judicial Council in a petition

from the New England Southern Con

ference.

The Conference voted June 5 to ask

the Council for a declaratory judgment

on the status of a "local preacher" afterhe discontinues the professional ministry.

Although the Conference's petition did

not mention Dr. Matthews by name, a

Methodist spokesman said it was an attempt to determine the current ministerial status of "among others, J. B.

Matthews."This spokesman explained that Dr.

Matthews became a "local preacher" in1927 at his own request by terminatinghis membership with an annual confer

ence of the Church.

Becoming a "local preacher" is the

equivalent, it was explained, of withdrawing from the professional ministrywhich is subject to Episcopal appoint

ment.

The New England Southern Conference asked the Church court to decide

whether a man retains his status as

8 MICHIGAN CHBISTIAN ADVOCATE

local preacher even in the absence ofreligious activity over a period of time.

In effect, the question put before theJudicial Council was whether Dr. Matthews is still a local preacher or not.

The Council, whose decisions are final,closed its meeting here without announcing decisions on the Matthews case oron any other matter before it.

As is customary, the rulings will be

made public at a later date by theCouncil secretary, J. Ernest Wilkins, whois Assistant Secretary of Labor in theEisenhower administration.

The Council announced it had electedDr. John Taylor Alton of Lakeside, Ohio,vice-president. A Council member since1948, Dr. Alton steps into a vacancycaused by the death of Dr. Walter C.Buckner of Glendale, Calif.

NEW YORK FAVOREDFOR NATIONAL COUNCIL

CLEVELAND, O.— (RNS)—New YorkCity was recommended as the permanentheadquarters of the National Councilof Churches by a special committee often churchmen at a meeting here.

The committee also recommended thatChicago be designated as the locationof the Council's major Midwest office,that its regional offices in Washington,D.C., Atlanta, Ga., and Ft. Worth, Tex.,be continued, and that other regionaloffices be established as the need arises.

A statement released on behalf of thecommittee by its chairman, Dr. EdwinT. Dahlberg, pastor of the Delmar Baptist church, St. Louis, Mo., said that inview of the fundamental nature of theNational Council as a "Council of member denominations" the choice wasdecided on the basis of proximity to"the largest possible number of officialoffices and agencies of the memberdenominations."

Final action on the committee choiceis expected to be taken by the NationalCouncil's General Board at a meetingin New York on Sept. 14.

The recommendation came as theclimax to four years of deliberation overa permanent headquarters site that began at the Council's constituting convention held here in 1950. Although thechoice was narrowed down a year agoto New York and Chicago, a number ofother cities had been under considerationat one time. Among these were Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati, O.,Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, and St. Louisand Kansas City, Mo.

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Big PeopleIn Small Places

SOMEYEARS ago, I became ac

quainted with two brothers.

One held a very high position inthe church. He was a large man ofimposing appearance. He walked andspoke impressively.

I remember when this big man felthurt. He had been a member of apreaching mission in a New Englandcity, and had not drawn a large congregation. Consequently, he felt thathe had not been properly advertised,and that the entertaining committeehad not appreciated his importance.He was visibly nursing his woundedvanity.

This incident, I discovered, wascharacteristic of the man. His wasnot a large, generous nature concerned with the causes he served.His concern was to draw appreciation and applause for himself. Hewas a little person in a big place.

The other brother was the ministerof a small, inconspicuous parish. Heserved it long and faithfully, andwas apparently never concerned aboutmoving to a larger field. His namewas not known outside his community,but he was deeply beloved by thosewho knew him.

I recall a statement of his. It wasthis: "A man can never be happyin the ministry unless he feels himself to be a channel." His naturewas no Dead Sea; it was a streamof living water. He was a big person in a small place.

According to the world's appraisal,the first brother would have beencounted a success; the second, probably, a failure. Society measurespersons so largely by the size of theirpositions. The ladder of success iscommonly supposed to rise from thelittle job to the high executive post,and from the small town to the largecity.

There is, of course, a certain validity in the principle that personal virtues and abilities lead to social ad

vancement. A normal boy has ambition to get ahead in the world, tobecome a man who counts. A goodemployee is eager to improve his workand to receive the reward which goeswith it. Who can gauge the impetusgiven to American youth by theknowledge that from the humblest

By Dr. Ralph W. Sockman

beginings our boys and girls canrise to the highest positions?

But I am raising the questionwhether our desire for publicity andpower may not be causing us to measure people by the spread of theirnames, rather than by the growth oftheir personalities. It is a sad thingto see a small nature in a big position.

How does God make persons greatin small places? For one thing, bymaking them big natures. I thinkwe know pretty well what we meanwhen we speak of a big nature. Wethink of those who are generous injudgment, sympathetic in spirit, andthoughtful of others even beforethemselves. We think of persons whoare magnanimous, not easily offended and quickly forgiving.

Such bigness of nature may beobserved in some children, almost asif it were a native endowment. Buta big soul is by no means all a matter of natural disposition. It can be

cultivated.

To have big interests helps. I thinkof a private secretary, who nevertraveled more than a few hundredmiles from home. But each Sundayshe taught a class of young peoplein her church. She kept track of herpupils after they went forth intothe world. Some of them went abroadand she followed them with her letters. Also, she corresponded withmissionary friends. Thus her "lines"went out to the ends of the earth.That little woman became a worldcitizen. She was a big person ina small place.

Great living begins at home. Weare ever looking to governments tosolve our problems. To be sure, weneed great leadership in high places—but equally, we need big people inlittle places.

Great citizenship combines largeoutlooks and local loyalties. Let usnot be rovers looking for greenerpastures, but true settlers, who makegreat the places where they live.

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AUGUST 5. 19S4

About PersonsREV. ARTHUR C. THOMPSON, re

tired member of the Detroit Conferenceliving at 12735 Backus, Wyandotte, isin the Monroe General Hospital.

MRS. WILLIAM KENDRICK, widowof Dr. W. F. Kendrick of the MichiganConference, is enjoying the summer atBay View.

BISHOP MARSHALL R. REED an

nounces the appointment of BertramVermeulen, 1923 Indiana St., Kalamazoo, to the Bloomingdale Charge on the

Kalamazoo District of which Rev.

Richard C. Miles is superintendent.

MRS. PETER JEFFERY of Rochesterand MISS GRACE M. WILSON of De

troit who spent some time traveling inEurope and visiting in England sailedJuly 21 on the Queen Mary for the

United States. Miss Wilson did con

siderable preaching while abroad.

REV. IVAN O. GONSER, pastor atMadison Avenue, Bay City, preached inthe Fremont Avenue Church during the

vacation of the pastor, REV. GORDONM. WOOD. Mr. Wood is preaching forMr. Gonser four Sundays in August during the latter's vacation. Laymen incharge of the services at Fremont Avenue included Paul S. Abbs and Lloyd F.Tinglan.

DR. RICHARD D. LEONARD, formerly professor of religion at Adrian College and at present serving in this ca

pacity at Detroit Institute of Technology,

has accepted an invitation to become

chairman of the Department of Religionat Illinois Wesleyan University at Bloom-

ington, Illinois. Dr. Leonard came to

Michigan in 1944 to be pastor at Middle-ville and also served Bellevue, both inthe Michigan Conference. He assumes

his new duties with the fall semester.

REV. AND MRS. J. M. McLUCAS and

son Charles Wesley, of the Brighton-Novi Charge, returned July 16 after a

four-week vacation touring the Western

States and Mexico. They spent several

days in California visiting places of in-

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SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE to students at Michigan State College who are look

ing toward Christian service as a life work, particularly the Town and Country Ministry. WriteDr. N. A. McCune, Peoples Church, East Lansing,Michigan.

terest including Yosemite National Park;the Grand Canyon in Arizona; Salt LakeCity, Utah; Yellowstone Park, Wyoming; and the Bad Lands of South Dakota.

Dr. Frank L. Fitch of Ypsilanti supplied

the pulpit at both churches during the

absence of Mr. McLucas.

MRS. RICHARD C. MILES of the

Kalamazoo District parsonage attended

the Lexington Conference Woman's So

ciety of Christian Service and School ofMissions at Kentucky State College,Frankfort, Ky., July 18-23, the firstMichigan Conference delegate to attend.

The more than 200 delegates in attend

ance from the Central Jurisdiction said

with one voice: "We are ready and willing to be assimilated in the other jurisdictions. Let's end segregation in the

churches as well as in the schools."

BISHOP WILBUR E. HAMMAKER,chairman of the National Temperance

and Prohibition Council and past-presi

dent of the Methodist Board of Temper

ance, will address the afternoon session

of the Fall Nominating Convention of

the Michigan Prohibition Committee to

be held in Main Street Methodist Church

(corner of E. Main & Washington),Lansing, August 10. Bishop Hammakerled the hearings on the Bryson andLanger Bills before the Congressional

Committees. These bills before the U.S.Congress are directed toward the broadcasting of alcoholic beverages in Interstate Commerce. He will give a reportof these hearings, also information as

to other phases of the trend towardtemperance and total abstinence.

ESTHER E. BOODAGH of Lansingwas married to JOHN C. GRETTEN-BERGER of Okemos on June 24 in the

Mary Sabina Chapel of Central Method

ist Church, Lansing. Dr. William H.Helrigel of Albion performed the double-ring ceremony. Mrs. Nellie Corliss ofSouth Haven attended the bride and

Reuben Grettenberger of Imlay Cityserved his brother as best man. Usherswere Louis Grettenberger of Grand

Rapids, brother of the groom, and

Samuel Clapham of Lansing. Mrs. MarieWilliams, a former coworker with the

bride at the Michigan School for the

Blind, played incidental wedding music

during the breakfast and reception,

which followed in Temple House ofCentral Church. Hosts were Mr. and

Mrs. Eugene Kelly and Mr. and Mrs.Samuel Clapham. Mrs. Erwin Greuling,niece of the bride, was in charge of the

guest book. Mr. and Mrs. Grettenberger

are spending the summer at their cot

tage on Lake Charlevoix and will be at

home after September 1 at 4292 Dobie

Road, Okemos.

The spread was then auctioned off by

Joby Lewis, member of the Greek

Orthodox Church. It was purchased by

the Rev. James Brennan, a Roman

Catholic priest.

And the Methodist church benefited

by $236.

METHODIST CHURCHGETS COMMUNITY AID

KINGS BEACH, Calif. — (RNS) —Julius Gold, a Jew, donated a handmade

lace bedspread at a community dinnerfor the benefit of the local Methodist

COURTLAND-OAKFIELD held a suc

cessful Vacation Bible School in the

Courtland church with an average at

tendance of 75. Rev. Joseph Tuma is

the pastor.

ObituariesREV. G. M. HAMMOND, father of

Mrs. Allen E. Bradley of the Bronson

parsonage, died recently in Buhler, Kan

sas, from a heart attack. He had under

gone surgery a few days previously. The

Bradley's who were about to leave on a

vacation trip in the East cancelled their

plans because of her father's serious ill

ness and left immediately for Buhler.

Funeral services were held at Buhler and

burial took place in Kansas City.

MR. PERRY SPENCER, 80, of

Chesaning was born March 25, 1874, at

Fergus, Michigan, and died July 4, 1954,

at the home of his sister, Mrs. MyrtleWalworth, where he had made his home

since the death of his wife in 1949. His

early life was spent in and around St.

Charles and Fergus. He married Idella

Freeland of Tuscola County and they

lived in St. Charles for a few years be

fore moving to Sanilac County and later

on, to Memphis. When young he joined

The Methodist Church and was a life

long member. He helped plan and build

the Memphis church, served on the church

board, was superintendent of the Sun

day school and taught a Sunday school

class. He and Mrs. Spencer were often

called on to sing at funerals. Mr.

Spencer served as Justice of the Peace

for many years and was loved by all

who knew him for his courage, patience,

strength and kindness.

Stops Around the State

• Chelsea Home

MR.AND Mrs. Howard Chapin were

dinner guests at the Home onJuly 4.

Decorations for the Fourth were inevidence in the dining room and lounge.

In the afternoon the chimes were playedfeaturing the songs "America" and "StarSpangled Banner," recorded by NelsonEddy. Monday evening's celebration included a short chimes program followedby a patriotic song-fest in the loungein which members joined. Later, as itgrew dusk, seventy-two candles whichmembers had helped to make in red,

white and blue, were lighted and set

10 MICHIGAN CHRISTIAN ADVOCATEchurch. It won top prize.

afloat in the pool in front of the mainentrance. "Fire works" consisted of adisplay of sparklers set off on the lawnalso near the pool, where candles floatedfor quite some time.

Home slides were shown at the Laboratory School in Albion recently, by Mrs.C. W. Kay of Dundee. Children to whomthey were shown, wrote a letter sayingthey were giving the Home a new chimesrecording.

Rev. and Mrs. M. J. Betz spent severaldays at Lakeside, Ohio. Rev. R. E.Bachus conducted the Sunday worshipservice at the Home.

Six members were at the July Birthday table, three others were in the infirmary. Gifts of corsages were presented by Chelsea Home Friends. JohnLowe, one of those in the infirmary,entered the Home on July 17, twenty-six years ago and he died on July 17

of this year on his ninety-first birthday.

Groups visited here from Hazel ParkFirst Methodist Church, and from Dans-ville for picnic dinners and a tour ofthe Home. Rev. Charles R. Gross accompanied his group from Dansville.

The W.S.C.S. Seminar at Stockbridgewas attended by Miss Bradley, MissSimpson, Mrs. Littlefield, Mrs. Matzka,Mrs. Dison, Mrs. Cheever and Mrs. Betz.

The Chelsea W.C.T.U. met at theHome, with Mrs. May Tandy of NorthLake presiding. The speaker was Mrs.K. Samuel of India, the wife of Dr. Kenneth Samuel who has been taking a

course in Cancer Research at the U. ofM. at Ann Arbor, under the RockefellerScholarship. She spoke of how well theW.C.T.U. is organized in India and gavemuch credit to Mrs. Chitamber and Mrs.Mondol, both wives of Methodist Bishops,for very effectual leadership. Dr. andMrs. Samuel expect to return to Indiain September.

The family thoroughly enjoyed amusical program given by "The Arpeggios" a Negro Quartette from Detroit,under the direction of Dorothy Smith.

Rev. and Mrs. H. N. Hichens and MissCora Simpson attended Chief NoondayCamp for a week, at Yankee Springs,near Hastings.

Home employees enjoyed a picnic dinner and fellowship on the grounds.

Detroit Conference Juniors at Judson Collins Camp

Photo, isam M. smuerman

This group of 136 Detroit Conference Juniors spent the week of July 4 to 10 atJudson Collins Camp. Mr. and Mrs. Laurence J. Anderson of Court Street Church,Flint, served as directors and were assisted by 14 counselors. Theme for the camp

was "Learning to Live With Others."

• Albion Laboratory School

THEAlbion Laboratory School was

held July 11 to 16. The Youth section met as a local MYF. In the morning the Youth section had a SundaySchool session using "Studies in Christian Living," taught by Dr. Merritt Dietrich. Following the Sunday School ses

sion, the MYF council met. In the afternoon the Youth section met in programareas. Each area had charge of theprogram for one night.

Following are the reports of the Program Areas:

Christian Faith. The Christian FaithProgram Area had two main purposes,first, to plan and put on effective morning watch worship services and second,to learn what Christian Faith is and whatthe duty of that Program Area is inthe Home Youth Fellowship.

The theme for morning watch serviceswas "God Speaking to Man," through

the Bible, through Nature, through serv

ice, through ourselves, and through

Jesus. Each morning the theme was

presented in a different way. Some

services were held out of doors, and one

was held by candle light.

The young people in Christian Faithlearned the essentials for an effective

worship service and they also learned

how to bring Christian Faith to life in

their home MYF.

Christian Witness. The program area

of Christian Witness presented a series

of skits demonstrating the differenttypes of youth you would meet, whencalling on them to invite them to MYF.The area had Ken Barringer as its adultcounselor. This group co-operated withthe area of Faith in planning and carrying out a communion service which was

held Friday morning.

Before this program area presented

its skits a discussion was held on how

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Big Rapids District Intermediate Camp, Lake Louise, July 4-10.

AUGUST 5. 1954 11

The BIBLE for TODAY

By Frances Huntington Martincommentary based on "International Sunday School Lessons; the International Bible

Lessons for Christian Teaching," copyrighted 1951 by the Division of Christian Education,National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U. S. A.

Sunday, August 15

Self-Discipline

Matthew 16:24-25;

I Corinthians 9:24-27;

II Timothy 2:3-5; Hebrews 12:1-4

WEHAVE considered study of the

Bible, prayer and meditation,but why relate self-discipline to ourgrowth in Christian living? The reason is that Jesus did! He said hisWay was difficult —but that it wasworthwhile! Jesus gave as the basisof hia religion supreme dedication andself -discipline: "If anyone would comeafter me let him deny himself (thatis, say "No" to himself and his ownway) and take up his cross (notmerely something we dislike to do—the cross was that on which the selfwas crucified) and follow me." OurNew England forefathers whose pioneer living made all of life a severediscipline stressed this aspect of religion so much so that many of us havefelt they made religion unattractive.At the other extreme, however, is ourassumption that because religion isfree it is therefore both free and easy!

On the other hand we recognizethat self-discipline is essential to allprofessions, activities and interests.We are especially conscious of thetraining and self-discipline requiredof athletes. We know also that noone can become a musician withouthours of daily practice over longyears. When for example we watchthe Amateur Hour on TV we are

amazed with the schedule of self-discipline which has preceded the per

formance of these young people. InPaul's day athletic contests were as

familiar to everyone as are baseball

and boxing today. Paul urged the

Christians to as rigorous discipline

as was required of the athlete. Thewriter of Second Timothy repeats thefigure of the athlete adding that ofthe soldier and of the "hard-workingfarmer" as examples of severe discipline required or success. Thatbrings Timothy right where we live!

The writer of Hebrews uses the figure of the race as an example toChristians with comment on Jesus'self-discipline and suffering.

Have we ever given thought to the

training and self-discipline required

of Communists? Nothing is toohard; nothing is to stand in the wayof the accomplishment of the goal.Have we considered that perhaps oneof the attractions of Communism isthis challenge of discipline to reachtheir ideal?

The question of self-discipline hasfar wider implications than personalschedule and attitude. Is control to

come from- within or from without"!Are we going to control ourselves orwill we be controlled by a powersuperimposed upon us? That is theessential difference between democracy and fascism. In democracy thepeople themselves make their lawsand enforce them. When a peopleceases to control itself a dictator or agroup takes over and imposes controlon the people. Ignatius Loyala iscredited with telling of a man who puton spurs but no bridle to ride a fieryhorse. Is not that a tragic picture ofwhat too many of us have been doing with ourselves? Look at the increase in advertising and consump

tion of liquor; juvenile delinquency,in accidents on the highway caused

by speeding, to our rising distrustof our neighbors and our law makers,

our fear of other nations, of Commun

ism, of war. A dilemma confronts

us: "either we are going to discipline

ourselves for our own sake, the na

tion's sake, and the world's or else

discipline will be imposed on us fromwithout."

There is no area in which self-discipline is today demanded as that of"social" drinking. Nevertheless the

recommendation at General Conference in 1952 that members of our

Official Boards must be abstainers

was defeated! The temptation before

our "successful" businessmen cannot

be ignored. Our Methodist Board ofTemperance is advocating the re

newal of the signing of a card whichrecords a definite decision — at the

same time they suggest that a deci

sion to follow the Christian way oflife should not need an additional

decision to be an abstainer! Howcan we give assistance and support

to our people whose temptations are

terrific if the members and leaders

of their church —men and women —

do not discipline themselves"!

Michigan Conference

Christian EducationHoward A. Smith, Executive SecretaryMichigan Conference Board of Education

ATthe invitation of Bishop Reed,

many of the local Churches in theMichigan Annual Conference sent youthmembers to the session at Kalamazoolast month. The Youth arrived on Saturday morning and remained throughthe closing session of the Conference on

Sunday afternoon. About one hundredyouth in all were in attendance.

On Saturday morning the youth spent

some time in getting acquainted withone another. Promptly at ten-thirtyo'clock they were invited into the annual

conference session. Miss Judith Lepardof Grand Rapids, Conference YouthPresident, was escorted to the chancel

where she sat with Bishop Reed whilehe presided during the session. At one

point he turned the gavel over to her

for a brief time.

During the afternoon the youth spent

a good part of their time listening to

representatives of various Board and

agencies of the conference explain briefly

their responsibilities and program. This

was followed by a mixed swimming party

at the Y.W.C.A.

Saturday evening they attended the

session of the Conference and heard Dr.

John Wesley Hunt of the Methodist

Church in South Africa speak. Following this they were entertained by the

youth of Kalamazoo First Church at an

informal social and closing worship.

Sunday was spent in visiting the youth

section of the Church School of FirstChurch, and the morning worship serv

ice. In the afternoon they were priv

ileged to witness the ordination service,

and the moments of consecration.

Here are two paragraphs from two of

the many notes we have received from

youth who were privileged to attend. "Ienjoyed the whole weekend immensely.

I think it definitely worth while to plan

such a program for youth, and it is a

Christian experience every youth ought

to have a chance to enjoy. I hope the

conference continues this program."Margie Clark, Ionia. "I feel that the

youth activities were well worth while.

Most of all I think it is important for

conference youth to become better ac

quainted, and conference time provides

a good opportunity for that. The afternoon session with reports of the Boardswas interesting and helpful." PollyAllen, Kalamazoo.

It is our judgment that Bishop Reed

was wise in his projection of this pro

gram, and we hope he will do so across

the years. —H.A.S.

12 MICHIGAN CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE

Around Methodism

With The Circuit Rider

Sound Film: A sound motion picturefilm, "Youth and the Crusade for WorldOrder," has just been completed for theBoard of World Peace of The MethodistChurch by the church's Radio and FilmCommission. The film emphasizes theplace of youth in the denomination's current Crusade for World Order, which wasauthorized by the 1952 General Conference. Prints may be purchased fromthe Radio and Film Commission, Box 868,

Nashville, or the film may be rented fromthe various depositories of the MethodistPublishing House. A leader's guide prepared for those using the film is available free on request from the Board ofWorld Peace, 740 Rush St., Chicago.

Little Rock Conference: This conference, in annual session at Hot Springs,Arkansas, unanimously commended therecent U.S. Supreme Court decision outlawing segregation in the public schoolsas "consistent with the spirit and teachings of Jesus Christ. The conferencecalled its members to (1) Take an activepart in discussion and plans in theircommunities to help find just ways ofimplementing the Supreme Court decision; (2) In every circumstance to exercise clear, calm judgment and Christiangoodwill in all their attitudes and actions"in accordance with the ideals of ourChristian faith"; and (3) To enter intoa covenant of prayer and personal re-dedication to the end that "God's willand eternal purpose may be done eventhrough us."

Virginia Conference: A study of racerelations in the next year to meet thechallenge of the Supreme Court's recentanti-segregation ruling was set in motion at Richmond, when delegates approved a report of the board of socialand economic relations which asked forfunds to prepare and distribute studyguides on race relations for use byMethodists of the state. The reportcalled "relations of the races perhapsthe most crucial problem before ourworld today." It urged "our pastors tostudy their obligations in the matterof race relations and that in all decisions we be certain that we act in keeping with the spirit of Jesus Christ andin keeping with the policy of The Methodist Church as expressed in the SocialCreed."

West Wisconsin Conference: The recent Supreme Court decision outlawingsegregation in the public schools wastermed a "great blow struck for Christian brotherhood this year" in a resolution adopted by this conference in annualmeeting at Marshfield, Wis. The resolution was one of a series approved by theconference in which it "confessed" to

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sins of omission by tha ahurchas, repented of them and pledged action toavoid them in the future. Among the"sins" listed were: racial prejudice, indifference to the suppression of religiousliberty, insufficient help to the world'sneedy, indifference to the quality of TVprograms, relaxation of oppositionagainst Universal Military Training inpeacetime, and lack of concern over unethical methods used in fighting Communism.

Oppose Charity Bingo: The Louisiana Conference in annual session atMonroe, La., unanimously adopted aresolution calling upon their state legislature to defeat "any effort purportingto give religious organizations and othercharitable institutions the special privilege of conducting" lotteries, bingogames and other forms of gambling.The resolution also urged the legislatureto vote down "all bills, measures or resolutions that might nullify the presentSunday closing law" and to enact twobills that would "clarify, change andmake more workable" Louisiana's localoption laws in regard to the sale of liquor.

European Visitation: Bishop Roy H.Short, Nashville, Tenn., and Mrs. Shortsailed June 9 from New York on theQueen Mary for a 10-week visitation toEurope. Bishop Short is inspecting Methodist work in Scandinavia and elsewherein Europe. Methodists of the Nashvilleepiscopal area sent Mrs. Short as their"fraternal messenger." They are due to

Queen Mother atBible Society Celebration

rns photo

LONDON — Dr. Geoffrey Francis Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury, presentedto Queen Mother Elizabeth, Bibles forPrince Charles and Princess Anne during her visit to Bible House here inhonor of the 150th anniversary of theBritish and Foreign Bible Society. TheQueen Mother made a special trip tothe society's headquarters to greet Biblesociety representatives from all over theworld who gathered here for the sesqui-

centennial celebration.

return August 17, and oh Saptambar 2report their findings at a missionaryrally of the Tennessee Conference inNashville. During part of their tourBishop and Mrs. Short will be accompanied by Bishop Arthur J. Moore,Atlanta, Ga., who also presides overMethodism's Geneva, Switzerland, area,and Bishop Friederich Wunderlich ofFrankfort, Germany.

Projects Secretary: Rev. LeRoy King,pastor of Emmanuel Methodist Churchin Denver, Colo., has been appointedprojects secretary of the National Conference of Methodist Youth, succeedingRev. George Harper, now executive secretary of the Montana Conference. Mr.King took office July 1. He will workclosely with the elected leaders of amillion and a half youth and studentsof The Methodist Church. He will havefull editorial responsibility for Power,daily devotional guide used by more than150,000 young people and will shareeditorial responsibilities for Concern,newsmagazine for Methodist youth. Hewill be a cooperative member of the staffof the Youth Department and the Department of College and University Religious Life of the Board of Education.

Jinx Broken: When Ohio Universityon June 13 conferred upon the Rev.Ralph Washington Sockman his fourteenth doctor's degree, it broke a jinx.Up to that day there had been hangingin his study closet in Christ Church,New York, thirteen multi-colored doctor's hoods. Incidentally it may haveset a new record for a clergyman to havebeen thus honored five times in eightmonths, —on each occasion with a different variety of doctorate. Oberlinmade him doctor of divinity, last November; the University of Tampa, doctorof humane letters in January; ColumbiaUniversity, June 1, doctor of sacredtheology; Duke University, June 7, doc

tor of letters; Ohio University, June 13,

doctor of laws.

Minnesota Conference: At Minneapolis, this conference expressed its be

lief that the "separate-but-equal" theoryis not the solution to the racial problem for churches and invited a Negrocongregation to join the conference. Theinvitation was extended in a resolutionwhich praised the recent United StatesSupreme Court decision which declaredthe "separate-but-equal" theory forpublic schools unconstitutional. It isaimed, conference leaders said, specifically at Camphor Memorial MethodistChurch in St. Paul, the only Negro Methodist congregation in Minnesota whichnow is not a conference member. Themembership of Camphor church willmake the final decision on whether tojoin the conference. The conference approved a Spiritual Life Mission to be

conducted in the state next fall.

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Michigan ConferenceWoman's Society of Christian Service

Mrs. R. M. Willingham, U58 W. Webster Ave., Muskegon

Serves Mission CauseOft.-*•:*v■'-fir.x- 1

WHILEWE folk, who live in Michi

gan, experience a few brief weeksof summer, and enjoy anew our "WaterWonderland" we are aware that theseare days of preparation for the harvest.There have recently come to my deskletters from our ambassadors below theequator who are emerging from the winter season to the time of planting. Toour thinking comes a reminder of theunfailing laws of the Eternal, who workshis purpose throughout the universe.God gives the increase in proportionto our zeal in planting and nurturing.Truly "The Lord will open to you hisgood treasury, the heavens, to give therain of your land in its season and tobless all the work of your hands." Deut.28:12.

From Elizabeth Graves at InstituteMetodista, Sao Paula, Brazil, there isnews of both planting and harvesting.The new school year began March 9,1954 with eight new students, a total oftwenty-nine. In the school are representatives from ten different states andone from a foreign country. Eva Miguelhas joined the student body from Africagiving the school an international aspect.Miss Graves also reports concerninggraduates of last December's class. Twogirls have entered the new Deaconessorder and are carrying heavy responsibilities in one of our Methodist orphanages in Southern Brazil. Another girlhas gone on to Bennett College to takea course in the School of Sacred Music,and the fourth is the wife of a youngerpastor. Surely the harvest is good, andthe hands of the workers have beenblessed.

Elizabeth reports also that she isteaching a course on the history of theChristian church, a course in Bible, Typing and Handcrafts for first year girls.How very versatile our missionaries arein their skills and abilities. Miss Graveshas spent nearly five years in Braziland possibly by this time next year,she will return for her furlough to tellus first hand of her rewarding experiences.

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From Portuguese East Africa we havegreetings from Mary Jean Tennant, whoendeared herself so greatly to the women of our conference while she washome on her first furlough. Mary Jeanarrived at Hartzell for the opening ofschool. Although it was winter, shehad a pleasant voyage with little roughsailing. While many were praying forher safe journey, she tells about a littleboy who was not surprised at all thatshe had a good voyage because he hadasked God every night to "keep thewind from blowing too hard and heknew God would answer his prayer."

There are 130 boarding girls in theschool and a total of 250 in three sessions of school. She solicits your prayersthat more workers may be sent to helpat Hartzell School.

They are very thankful for electricityfrom 5:30 A.M. to 10 P.M. It is sohelpful for the evening classes and savesthe missionaries the arduous task oftrying to keep the lanterns in repair.Mosquitoes still bring with them malaria.Since they are no respectors of persons,Mary Jean became their victim since shereturned. How few of us who worshipin beautiful sanctuaries here at homecan fully appreciate the church therewith lack of space to accommodate themany who come. It is a church, but tomany who are so sensitive to Gothicarchitecture, it would scarcely seem so,just an enclosure of reeds with roughplank benches.

It is in this church that our missionaries give of themselves in unselfishservice that the planting, and harvesting in Christian lives may become reality.

Margaret Sessions, another MichiganConference girl at Hartzell will be returning to United States in Decemberupon completion of her A-3 term.

"The fields are white unto the harvest" but laborers are needed.

Berdice Lawrence writes of the glorious experiences in her long journeyhome from Malaya. After remainingin India for treatment of her injuredarm and shoulder, she travelled fromBombay to Port Said where her cast wasremoved in a British Military Hospital.With long to be remembered experiencesin the Holy Land, she walked whereJesus walked along the Sea of Galilee,and climbed the Mount of Olives and thehill at Nazareth. Passing from Eastto West, she sailed from Haifa to Naples,stopping briefly at Athens. In Italy shevisited many places of historic interest —Rome, Florence, Venice and Milan, thetomb of St. Francis of Assissi and thecell of Savanarola.

By train she went to Zurich, spent two

Miss Anna Marie Breyfogle of ThreeRivers is the newest U.S. 2 from theMichigan Conference W.S.C.S. accordingto Mrs. Richard Miles, Conference Secretary of Missionary Personnel. AnnaMarie will be attending National Collegein Kansas City from July 21 to September 5 in preparation for teaching firstand second graders at a demonstrationschool connected with Sue Bennett Junior

College, London, Kentucky.

the channel and landed in London.

The journey was concluded with passage on the Queen Mary. Arriving inNew York, a thorough physical check-upbrought to her the satisfying knowledgeof the arm and shoulder completely restored to usefulness and a good bill ofhealth.

Berdice Lawrence may be addressedat 307 E. Mount Hope Ave., Lansing 10,

Michigan, and will, perhaps, be sharingwith you personally the story of herservice in Malaya as well as a picturein words of her well earned journey toher homeland.

Stops Around the State(Continued from page 11)

to witness to and how to call on youth.The group met with the youth of FirstMethodist Church in Albion, and discussed the different programs and someof the problems of getting youth to attend MYF.

Christian Outreach. The theme forChristian Outreach is "Change ofHeart." Officers were elected. Suggestions for a project were discussed and resulted in the choice of India. Plans werediscussed and it was decided to give a

festival, followed by a play. All ofthe youth participated, as well as a

retired missionary from India. Indianfoods, decorations and music were featured and there was a display of mapsand other things of India, U.N., Pakistanand Ceylon. A total of $91.40 in donations was received for "Little Libraries"for India.

Christian Citizenship. The purpose ofthis program area is to help youth understand community needs and on the basisof Christian convictions, work to meetthese needs through personal influence

14 MICHIGAN CHRISTIAN ADVOCATEdelightful days in Switzerland, crossed

and group action.

The main highlights of the CitizenshipCommittee was to visit differentchurches and denominations. In doingthis they learned about other people andtheir beliefs. This experience helpsthem to see other people's side of things,consequently getting along better in theworld.

The churches visite-d were Presbyterian, Russian Orthodox, Christian Science,Lutheran, and Roman Catholic.

Christian Fellowship. The highlightof this area was the planning of apicnic which the whole youth departmenttook part in.

Several projects were planned to earnmoney —car washes and odd jobs, suchas setting hair, running errands, andserenading. Prayer cells for the youthdepartment were also planned.

• Big Rapids DistrictIntermediates

BEAUTIFULLake Louise! Once

again the week of July 4 to 10 one

hundred and sixty Intermediates foundnew meaning in those words. For each,there is a different meaning, just asthere is a different meaning for theminister who has been here each yearfor 15 years; for the one-time camperswho have returned as counselors; for the"old-timers" back to renew and relivethe fine experiences of camp; and forthose here for the first time thrilling toeach new joy of camp; but to all of themLake Louise is special.

The excitement of registration, "mov-ing-in," and saying good-bye to parentswas quickly forgotten as the dinner bellrang announcing Sunday night supper.Dean James Bowker introduced the staffand outlined plans for the evening. Dr.Glenn Frye was campfire speaker onSunday and Monday nights. As onecamper put it, "I like that preacher.He just tells funny stories and he hasa good sermon." On Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, Rev. Walter Eastonand on Thursday and Friday evenings,Dean James Bowker were campfirespeakers.

Morning Watch in the lovely chapelwas an inspiring part of each day.Speakers were Mrs. Max Shull, Rev.Lyle Chapman, Mrs. Otis Frye, Rev.Leon Andrews and Miss Arlene Petersen.

Quest periods were held each morningusing the Unit, The Way of Jesus. Questleaders were: Rev. and Mrs. Leon Andrews, Rev. Lyle Chapman, Mrs. RobertBonnell, Rev. Walter Easton, Mrs. DonnaLarrance, Rev. Bernard Randolph, Mrs.Max Shull, Mrs. Otis Frye, Miss ArlenePetersen, Rev. and Mrs. W. L. Buffing-ton, Miss Helen Fason and Rev. LeonardYarlott.

Swimming, boating, hiking, Softball,ping pong, games, teether ball, Handicrafts and beadwork held sway duringthe recreation periods.

Evening programs included Picture

This Picture is as

DANGEROUSas it is

PITIFUL IThe ominous significance of this

picture is that it threatens to take

from us all that we hold most dear—

life, liberty and the pursuit of happi

ness. Not only in South Korea, where

this picture was taken, but in India

and other democratic countries, mil- ^^lions awoke this morning hungry. 1

They will be hungry all day and will I

go to bed hungry. To bed?— Millions |of them after working all day will HSsleep in the streets at night. They flfflfhave no home. They can't even afford

a few feet of space in some vermin

infected shack without sanitary ar

rangements of any kind.

The road to communism is paved

with hunger, ignorance and lack of

hope. Half of the school age children

living in the world today do not at

tend school. If they did, they would

be too hungry to study. What does a

man, woman or child, without a roof

over their heads, with no personal

belongings whatever, save the rags

wrapped around them, tormented with

the inescapable lice, always hungry

and above all facing only hopeless

tomorrows — what do such have to

lose if they listen to communist propa

ganda ? Their resentment may any

day ignite the spark that will explode

the hydrogen bomb.

The misery of human beings is the

most powerful weapon in the hands

of the communists. It just can't go

on. The world can't exist half stuffed

and half starved. The rumble that is

growing in intensity around the world

is not the rumble in overfed stomachs.

It is the fearsome and dangerous

rumble in the empty stomachs of the

world.

Christian Children's Fund did

something about the boy in the pic

ture. It fed him and saved his life and

will give him schooling and teach him

a trade. It assists children in 170

orphanages in the 27 countries listed

below. Established in 1938, it is effi

cient, practical, economical, conscien

tious and Christian. It helps children

regardless of race, creed or color.

For Information write: Dr. J. Calvitt Clarke

CHRISTIAN CHILDREN'S FUND, INC.RICHMOND 4, VIRGINIA

□ YES! I want to do what Ican to help the starving, homeless children of the world. Iwish my gift to be used in thecountry circled below:Borneo Brazil Burma FinlandFormosa France Free ChinaGreece Hong Kong IndiaIndochina Indonesia ItalyJapan Jordan Korea LaplandLebanon Macao MalayaMexico Okinawa PakistanPhilippines Puerto RicoUnited States Western Germany

Enclosed is my gift of $I would also like to make a reg

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Stories by Mrs. James Bowker, a TalentNight put on by the Campers, a This IsYour Life presentation which Rev.Harold Kirchenbauer compiled fromslides and tape recordings telling thestory of the week at Lake Louise (thiswill be available to our churches soon),and Rev. W. L. Buffington of Augusta,Georgia, showed elides and gave a commentary on his work in establishinglibraries for the Negroes in the South.His wife and daughter were with himand took an active part in the camp.

District Superintendent and Mrs.Clark Phillips were present the firstpart of the week. Miss Bowker, theDean's sister, was nurse and Rev. JohnScott, registrar. Lynn DeMoss, RobertBonnell and Carlos Page (Reverend)were present part of the week.

Saturday morning a lovely Communion Service was held in the Chapel. Anoffering was taken and the campers gave$128 to help Mr. Buffington with hiswork in Georgia.

A noon picnic on the Athletic Fieldbrought to a close the week of Christianfellowship and fun, and as cars droveoff through the woods the echo of fondfarewells and of plans to return nextyear, prompted the group to bow theirheads and say, "Thank you, Dear God,for beautiful Lake Louise."—Mrs. R. B.

'Children's Village

R.H. HICKS, Director of Child Wel

fare for New South Wales, Australia, selected Children's Village forone of the four visits he made to ChildWelfare Services in Michigan recently.He visited the Village on July 15, accompanied by Mrs. Dorothy Cassett,Wayne County Consultant of the Children's Division, State Department ofSocial Welfare.

Cynthia Lee Shaules, whose parentswere married by Rev. Lewis P. Compton,a year ago, was baptized by ChaplainCompton in The Children's Chapel, Sunday, July 25. The Village children weregreatly interested in the ceremony. It'samazing how children love babies. Asthe Chaplain held the baby up for thechildren in the choir and in the audienceto see, one could hear the "ohs" and the"ahs" all over the Chapel.

Last week was a typical but busyweek at the Village with its various ac

tivities, part of the summer programthat is under the direction of Miss Jean

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Cleveland and her staff of summercounselors. Wednesday, the older children and Thursday, the younger childrenspent the day at Bob-Lo, guests of themanagement. This involved leaving theVillage at eighty-thirty, spending anhour and a half on the river steamereach way, enjoying the various amusements at the park, to say nothing of thehot dogs, cokes and potato chips thatare the favorite diet of young America.It was almost seven in the evening whenthe bus drove into the Village gate.Tuesday, the entire group, spent theday in the woods, on the beach and inthe water at Island Lake Park. Remaining in the Village were only two orthree who were on restrictions for failing to show up when it was time to return from a similar trip a week ago.During the week two groups of boys hadall night sleep-outs, and one or twogroups were in the Village woods forcook-outs. Betty Moyer's group of oldergirls took a trip through WWJ-TVStudio Friday, and everyone saw a filmin the gym on Saturday night. ChaplainCompton has met each day for a coupleof hours with one of the groups to discuss Bible and religious topics withthem, of the children's choosing. Wednesday night service, Sunday morningSunday school and chapel service are themore formal part of the summer program.

Twelve children were placed for adoption by the Methodist Children's HomeSociety in July, going into Berrien, Kent,Monroe, Ottawa and Wayne counties.This is the largest number of childrenplaced in any one month in the historyof the Society.

Out-of-town visitors to Children's Village in July included Mrs. Ray Pierson,Miss Ruth Ann Pierson, Pat Jones, BettyThompson and Mrs. Roberta ThompsonHaas, all of Washington, Michigan; Mr.and Mrs. Walter L. Rock of Benton Harbor; Mrs. Melvin Olson, Monterey, California; Beatrice Palmer, Battle Creek;Mr. and Mrs. Harley Z. Wooden, Arling

ton, Virginia; Mrs. F. E. Grantham,Pacific Grove, California; Mr. and Mrs.Jade C. Rang, Grand Rapids; and Mr.and Mrs. Jay Lukens, Cleveland, Ohio.

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