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How much . . .

Do You Love“Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his right

eousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”Matthew 6, verse 33.

T£ are two separate approaches to the problem of human life, one is the approach by the gate

way of the spirit, the other by the gateway of thematerial resources. The approach by the spirit recognizes the need and place of material things in ourcivilization. The approach by the material resourcesdoes not necessarily, nor even usually acknowledgethe need and place of spiritual things.

The modern approach is too much by way of thematerial. Ask the average man of today to definelife, and he will do it in terms of economics. We arenot far from the truth in saying that it is the modernscientific approach to the problem of life. Our present-day program of life and our planning for the future are both economic. This approach “seeks itsreality in this world of things and not in any universeof ideas transcending this world and its limitations.”It dispenses too much with God and his kingdom,seeking in history little of anything more than a classstruggle, a survival of the fittest, based upon materialpower and supremacy.

Chances We Will Not Take

It has been some two thousand years since Jesusadvised men to seek first the kingdom of heaven withthe promise that in so doing they would receive allthese things as they were needed. But we find nowthe same conditions existing that existed when these

words were spoken by our Lord. We are willing totake chances on the kingdom of God and his righteousness, but we are not willing to take chances onfood, drink and clothing.

The approach to life by way of the material resources is not Christian. When Jesus, in the Sermonon the Mount, said to those of his own day, who intheir simple way were interested in the problem ofexistence just as much as we are today, “Seek ye firstthe Kingdom of God and his righteousness and allthese things shall be added unto you,” he spoke notas a homeless pilgrim, but as a sound philosopherwhose economic program has been tried in countlesscases since his day and has been found to work.

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the Kingdom?Bishop William W. Peele

The approach of Jesus, therefore, to life was byway of the spirit. Reality is not in the material, butin the spiritual. There is

,

however, in the program of

Jesus, a place for “all these things.” Let us keepclearly in mind the fact that we have here a questionof relative values. The difference here lies in theultimate relativity o

f

values. To the Christian theseare the by-products o

f

life and nothing more, whereasthey are something very much more to the materialist. They are his very life; they constitute reality.

Jesus Remembered Our Needs

Let us not forget that Jesus made a place in hissystem for food, drink and clothing and for all thematerial necessities of life. He said, “Your heavenly

Father knoweth that ye have need of

all these things.”

It appears that he is definitely providing that they bemet, but they are not to be the summum bonum o

f

life. They are to be the servant of

the spiritual. Letus see if we can get clearly the proper relation between the spiritual and the material in the thought o

f

Jesus.

You recall the banquet at Bethany with that beautiful deed o

f Mary. As Christ lay at

the table, Marycame in, knelt at his feet, broke a flask of ointmentmost precious, bathed those feet with the ointmentand then gently wiped them with her own beautifulhair. Slowly, slowly, the perfume filled the entireroom. Slowly, those a

t

the table became conscious ofits loveliness. Judas knew its value, o

r

he thought hedid. He said, “why was this ointment not sold forthree hundred pence?”

Jesus said, “Wherever this gospel shall be preachedthroughout the whole world, this also that she hathdone shall be spoken of for a memorial o

f

her.”

Jesus or Judas?

Here are two views of

the same incident, two persons looking a

t

the same scene at

the same time withtwo entirely different valuations placed upon it

.

Theview o

f Jesus was that it was such a typical expression o

f

his religion that wherefore his gospel should

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be preached, this incident should be told in memory

of Mary.

On the other hand, Judas with his utilitarian viewof life said, “It is worth its market value.” Theyrepresent diametrically opposed conceptions of life.

The eyes of the young Jewish teacher light withradiant appreciation and respond instantly to thathigh and holy mood of Mary. He says, “That box ofointment has the value of an immortal memory. Itsaroma shall never fade. So long as my religion lives,it shall live.” But Judas, looking upon the same scenewith practical experience in appraising the value ofproperty, says, “That box of ointment is worth 300pence and should be given to the poor.” You can takea “thing,” a box of ointment, and make it the vehicle of love and its value becomes infinite. You can

make it carry for you a message of love and it becomes the vehicle of the purest utterances of thehearts of men.

There may be no such thing as intrinsic value.Nothing is valuable in itself. Men give value tothings. The possessor is ever more than the posses

sion. A box of precious nard in the hands of a Maryis a thing of infinite value. A box of precious nardin the hands of a Judas is almost worthless.

Value Depends on Character

The value of a thing is determined by the character and ideals and ability of the one who possesses

it.

A violin in my hands is only worth its marketvalue in terms o

f money. But put that violin in thehands o

f Kreisler and it becomes the vehicle through

which he pours the priceless beauty of

his spirit. Put

a thousand dollars in the hands of a Judas and it becomes a detriment, both to himself and to society.Put two pence in the hands o

f

the Widow, who was a

good woman, and it becomes the vehicle of love, and

sacrifice, and interest, as

she brings it and puts it in

the work of the Church.

We must be honest not only in the acquisition of

the material things of life, but also in the disposition

which we make of

the things which we have honestlyacquired. It is possible to be scrupulously honest in

acquiring and very dishonest in using.

Union in Service

The Christian approach to life is that in union of

the spiritual and the material is found the highest

service of

each. We are constantly striving to separate the spiritual from that which is material. Wesay the world o

f sight and sound and touch is thematerial world, while the world of sentiment andthought and love is the spiritual world. We oftenthink that the material world is all bad. We mustflee from it

.

God is not in it; and that the spiritual

world is all good and that God is to be found only in

the abstract spiritual universe. The world is presented to u

s

as a dual universe. As a matter of fact,

the spiritual gets its finest expression in terms of

thematerial. Without the material as the vehicle of expression the spiritual would be almost useless.

On the other hand, without the material beingpermeated and dominated by the spiritual the material is useless. It takes ideas, sentiments, emotions,

to use correctly the things of

life. God did not make

a material universe that is bad and a spirtual universethat is good. Each needs the other. They must b

e

brought together. That is what Jesus did. That is

the Christian view of life.

In the Book of

Genesis we find this expression,“The world was waste, and void, and darkness wasupon the face o

f

the deep, and the spirit of

God movedupon the face o

f

the waters.” Then, “The heavensdeclare the glory o

f

God.” What does that mean? Itmeans that God’s spirit expressed itself in that whichwas “waste and void and darkness.”

The material apart from the spiritual is waste andvoid. The box o

f

ointment apart from the love andspirit o

f Mary is worthless. But in contact with andused by Mary, it becomes priceless. Here indeed is

the genius of

the spirit and the essence of spiritual

power—that it can take that which is of itself “waste

and void and darkness” and give it the significance ofbeauty, truth and goodness.

The Place of Things

What is the place of “things” in this world? Three

voices come to answer that question. The first says,“Soul, thou hast much good laid up for many years,take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.” That

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DREAMSI sought to pierce the depths of

Heaven's blue;

Some fleeting glimpse, perchance, or

distant viewTo satisfy

That inward urge for vision, just to prove

Those things that e'er abide—Faith, Hope and LoveNone can deny.

Poor human heart! To limit by

our sight

The dreams that lift us from the pall of night.

The faith to soar

To unknown realms beyond the range of

eye,

Unfathomed depths of

sea or

e'en on high

To Heaven's door.

—Ida M. Walker,Lake Orion

means a surrender to the material world. There is

another voice that comes in the name of religion and

says, “Turn your backs upon this material world forthere is no God in it

.

He is to be found only in theabstract world o

f thought and sentiment.” Thismeans that we are to flee from the dangers o

f

materialism. This means retreat. But there is anotheranswer which is neither a surrender nor a retreat.This is the answer o

f

Jesus. He says that the Spirit

of

a Mary can take a box of

ointment and breatheinto it the aroma of love and it becomes the conductor for the burst of her heart.

We need today not so much cash as

we do thespirit o

f

Christ to direct us in the use of what we

have. Not more finance but more faith in the stability o

f

God to use what we have to the establishment

of

His kingdom in this world. The late PresidentCoolidge was right when he said, “We d

o not needmore national development, we need more spiritualdevelopment. We do not need more intellectualpower, we need more moral power. We d

o not needmore knowledge, we need more character. We do notneed more government, we need more religion.”

One More Revival Needed

And it was Horace Bushnell who said, “One morerevival, only one, is needed, the consecration o

f

themoney power to God. When that revival comes, theKingdom o

f

God will come in a day.” t

4 MICH IGAN CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE

Bishop Raymond J. Wade assigned Michigan's new bishop at the . . .

North Central Jurisdictional ConferenceD' the most important fact that will be

remembered about the first meeting of the NorthCentral Jurisdictional Conference held at Chicagolast week is that it marked the official retirement ofthe former bishop of this area and the assignment ofa new bishop. It can hardly be said that the Conference was a howling success. Indeed, there werethose who did not hesitate to intimate that it lookedto them like a fifth wheel or a wheel within wheels.

Exhausted already by the General and AnnualConferences, some of the delegates were in no eager

frame of mind to undergo another conference unlessit seemed to be utterly essential to the efficiency ofthe church. The program originally called for closing

last Monday but the time was moved up to Sundayafternoon when it became apparent that there was nogreat amount of business to transact.

The Conference program was well planned andwell supported. The committees in charge ably didtheir work and the delegates were loyal in their attendance. It was reported that among all the Jurisdictional Conferences held up to that time, the Conference at Chicago probably was planned and supported better than any. Perhaps it was expecting

too much for the Jurisdictional experiment to provesuccessful on its first trial. However, it seemed theconsensus of opinion that future conferences of thiskind would have to meet under a different set-up ifthey are to function as an integral part of the newchurch without adding too much to the cost of churchoperation.

Opening ServiceHoly Communion was observed on Wednesday

morning at The Chicago Temple in downtown Chicago. Bishop Ernest Waldorf, host Bishop, conductedthe service assisted by the College of Bishops of theJurisdiction. . The District Superintendents of thearea acted as ushers.

All business sessions and the program were heldin the large ballroom of the Stevens Hotel overlookingbeautiful Lake Michigan. At the first business meeting, Raymond M. Shipman was elected secretary ofthe Conference after he had been nominated bySidney D. Eva, Detroit district superintendent. LloydNixon, Albion-Lansing superintendent, was nominated also for the office by Albert Pellowe. All nominated for the secretary's position were named assistants as well as several others including Clyde Donaldwho shared the secretary's table.

Episcopal AddressBishop Blake was honored by being given the task

of delivering the Episcopal address, which came atthe opening session. In introducing him Bishop

Waldorf said that the Lord had been with BishopBlake in the preparation of his message which maybe the last to be given by Bishop Blake to the Conference. -

The address contained strong pronouncements onevangelism, education, missions and social reform.Concerning evangelism he said:

“Our work is not done. Evangelism is still ourmajor task. The ‘warmed heart’ is still its drivingpower. When we cease to be evangelistic our dis

John E. Marvin

tinctive mission is ended. When we lose the fire ofthe “burning heart we are helpless. We cannot tellwhat we do not know. We cannot share with otherswhat we do not possess ourselves.Methodism’s greatest need.

“The trouble is not with our converts; it is largelywith ourselves. Before we can evangelize others wemust be evangelized. The revival fires must first belighted on the altars of our own hearts.”

Declaring education as a form of evangelismBishop Blake added: “We must evangelize. But wemust also educate. Indeed education is a vital partof our evangelization program. In fact it is the mostpotent and fruitful form of evangelism which theChurch possesses. More than one-half of the institutions of higher learning in the United States are supported by the churches, or are under private control.More than one-half of the student enrollment of thenation is registered in these institutions. More thanone-half of the total budget of the nation for higher

education is provided by these institutions without apenny of cost to the taxpayers of the state and nation.America can never pay the debt which it owes to thechurches for the pioneering they have done in thefield of education.”

It is still the task of the church to go into all theworld and preach the gospel to every creature. “Thisworld task is not optional,” he said, “It is not something we can accept or reject at our pleasure. Torefuse or fail to heed his command is to betray Himwho gave His own life that His gospel might be declared to all men everywhere.

In characteristic fervor Bishop Blake denounced

war by saying, “War is the world’s greatest curse! Ithas taken more lives, wasted more wealth, createdmore injustice, wrought more destruction, retardedhuman progress more than any other scourge knownto mankind.”

And in no uncertain terms our former bishop letgo blasts at the modern saloon, gambling, moral debauchery. A remark which brought applause declared “The nation's sense of shame is numbed. Thespirit of moral protest is smitten with apathy.America needs a moral revulsion to awaken her, ablazing wrath to bring her to her feet against thisevil. Our homes must be protected. Our youth mustbe saved. This devastating traffic in liquor is America's major curse. It should and must go.”

As the Bishop closed, delegates and visitors stoodand applauded. It was obvious to those in the pressrow that he had put everything he had into hisdelivery and was thoroughly spent.

Aldersgate is still

Evangelism HourDr. J. B. Magee, brother of Bishop Magee, and

president of Cornell College, spoke at the evangelismhour in the afternoon of the first day. His theme

was “The Age of Treason” in which he called ourattention to the fact that disloyalty was makingitself felt in four areas: in the area of the realm ofpersonal friendships, in the Christian home, in our

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institutional loyalties and in our civic responsibilities. The evangelism hour was observed each after110011.

Dr. Lynn Harold Hough delivered the addressin the evening and emphasized the need for a study

of men and not things. In the last 25 years we havebeen studying things and have neglected the study

of mankind, he said. We need a reliable map of lifeand he mentioned six including those of history,science, biography, literature, the Old Testament,

and the Christian map. Christianity, he said, embodies love on the cross and judgment on the throne.

Blake Presides

Bishop Blake presided at the Thursday morningbusiness session which aside from a fraternal address from the Council of Bishops given by BishopJones, was unimpressive. The message was readfollowing which Bishop Jones confessed that whenunification was first contemplated he doubted itsadvisability but now he was convinced that it wasblessed of God. He urged that we keep the country

and God together and dedicate ourselves to American citizenship. C. W. Brashares was the leader atthe morning watch on this day.

High PointUndoubtedly one of the high points of the con

ference was reached Thursday night when Ernest F.Tittle of Evanston spoke on the theme “Which WayLasting Peace?” He had been drafted to speak onthe subject. Dr. Tittle followed Dr. Henry P. VanDusen who had spoken on missions, giving an account of his recent world trip. He urged us to takeup the responsibilities Christians in other countrieshad undertaken in the foreign field but because ofthe war were now unable to carry on.

Dr. Tittle's address was interrupted at intervalswith applause and at its close the audience stoodand applauded. In commenting on the world situation he reasoned that the only attempt at worldpeace in our time got off to a bad start in the League

of Nations which unfortunately attempted to maintain the status quo. He called for realism and criticized attempts to continue an unbalanced situationas unrealistic as also is the idea that war can bringpeace.

Dr. Tittle reminded his audience that he left awife and three children to go to France in the lastwar but that the war failed to accomplish any of itsnoble objectives. The statement that the UnitedStates shouldn’t go to war in Europe or Asiabrought applause. Our nation must be a light in adark world. If Germany wins and dominatesEurope, that is a black picture but it is a worsepicture if democracy and economics collapse in thiscountry besides.

We must come to realize the following facts, hedeclared: We will have to accept lower standards,

we must insist upon justice and the preservation ofcivil liberties. The church must not be subservientto the state. There must be absolute freedom in thepulpit and in the pew. We must establish a friendliness and help the suffering in other nations. Andwe must have a religious faith in a power not ourselves. The church should ask the President andCongress to keep us out of war and help Europe andAsia get out of war.

Jurisdictional Problem

Evidence that the jurisdictional set-up was inneed of revision came to the front Friday morning

when it was recommended that the JurisdictionalConferences be held at the same time as the GeneralConference to save time and expense. On furtherdeliberation it was felt that such a change could notbe brought about except by the General Conferenceand that the plan, therefore, would have to remainas is for at least the four years. An attempt tomake possible the consideration of matters not presented as memorials was defeated also. And commissions that were set up specifically called for noadditional expense to the church.

Bishop Wade Assigned

Even before it was definitely known whether ornot Bishop Wade would be assigned to this area theMichigan delegation had extended to him a heartyinvitation. Both the Bishop and his gracious wifewere seen chumming with old and new Michigan

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OUR WEEKLY CHATby Jem

• • • Quan CoverTHIS WEEK'S COVER is worthy of careful

study. Like any work of art its values are subtleand have to be sought. A good artist always leavesthe onlooker to do something by way of interpretation for himself. So it is in this case.

Beatrice M. Smith, who made the original drawing is the daughter of the Methodist preacher atBurlington, Iowa. She sent the original to Dr.Henry H. Crane who made it available to the Advocate.

In the upper right hand corner may be observedthe tomb of Lenin which crowds out the RussianChurch in the background. The force which sustains Communism is represented in the foregroundby persons wearing gas masks and the presence ofa cannon. Modern warfare is suggested in the upper

left hand corner by airplanes that are bombing defenseless cities.

Coming down to the lower left hand corner weobserve the masses who give their salute to thetotalitarian ideology symbolized by the swastika. Amother may be seen holding her child in consecration to the Nazi philosophy, while at the lower centera Jew bows under the yoke of racial discrimination.Factories and striking workers indicate the socialunrest of our time. .

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The theme of hope is represented in the lilies atthe extreme lower right and the arched church window takes the central place at the top and center.The figure of Christ brooding over the woes of theworld occupies the center, on one side of which arethree crosses and on the other side marching soldiers. The window, crosses and soldiers form aCh'OSS.

The artist has put a lot of meaning into her production not noticed by the casual glance, all of whichmakes it the more intriguing and valuable. Oneusing his imagination a little can draw many sermons for himself from it.

6 MICH IGAN CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE

Personality PortraitsOf leading persons in the field of Christian service

WorldChristianity

Guy Emery Shipler, Jr.

“THE past twenty years havebeen the most encouraging

two decades in American historynotwithstanding the depression.”

This startling belief is held bynone other than Dr. John R. Mott,who by virtue o

f

his position is

perhaps the greatest living authority on the trend o

f

World Christianity. Every since his collegedays at Cornell Dr. Mott has beendevoting his life to first-hand studyof this subject by spending morethan half his time in foreign countries, travelling constantly fromone part of the world to another.Between his arrival in New Yorkon May 1 from a study o

f

the WestIndies and his departure two weekslater for a trip through LatinAmerica, Dr. Mott set aside a fewminutes of his time for this interview, in which he gave his opinionof the influence o

f Christianity in

the world at large in the light of

present day upheavals.

QualifiedDr. Mott is well qualified to pass

judgment. He has been relatedwith the International MissionaryCouncil since 1910 and its presidentsince 1921. Through this post helearns what the clerical mind is

thinking. He is president of

theWorld Alliance o

f

the Y. M. C. A.,

with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, through which he comes in

contact with the lay forces of Chris

tianity. As American vice-president of the Provincial Commissionworking towards a World Councilof Churches, he meets church workers all over the world, and a

s founder of the World Christian StudentFederation he is able to study thetrends o

f thought in youth andteachers.

Because of all this—and muchmore—Dr. Mott is able throughsubsequent relationships to keep in

direct touch with current thoughtand feeling all over the world. Theconclusions he has reached as a result o

f

these experiences are encouraging.

Dr. Mott has found that todaythe world “is humbled more than I

have ever known it, and consequently it is more teachable. I use

the word ‘humbled’ advisedly. I

feel that almost anything is possible. I call it very hopeful.”

Dr. Mott knows of

no country in

the world which is not eager forlight on the present situation,which is not ready and willing to

accept Christian teaching. A businessman, a teacher—anyone whohas thought the situation throughand knows Christianity would bewelcomed, Dr. Mott said.

State of the WorldThe second factor which has im

pressed Dr. Mott is the state of

theworld. “I have never known a time

of

such confusion of thought among

leaders, so much working at cross

purposes.” But good as well as badeffects result from this mix-up. Asan example of this Dr. Mott cited

a conversation he had with theArchbishop o

f Canterbury in England in 1935, in which the lattersaid: “We are in humiliation inEngland. We have just conducted

a plebescite in which we said wewould never again go to war. Onthe other hand a strong nation is

pouncing down on innocent tribes(Abyssinia). What can we do?”

Bringing it to America, Dr. Mottsaid that for twenty years we havewaged the most thoroughgoingcampaign against war in our history. That is one reason this hasbeen a most encouraging period.“The bad effect here is that we areselfish. We try to isolate our conScience, intelligence, and facts fromJesus Christ. If Jesus wanted tobe identified with the struggles, theburdens and the needs o

f sufferinghumanity so should we. But areWe?”

Dr. Mott pointed out that thepacifist is willing to share this misery only by giving relief. But weare not doing even that. “At the

Our Pastor Says ...Corresponding to your physical

hearing good or bad, is your men

tal and moral hearing, good or

bad, only in case of

the latteryou have control o

fit

.

For your

mental and moral hearing depends upon your interests. If

your interests are in service to

others you will have service hearing. If your interests are in behalf o

f self, you will have selfish hearing. If interested in

bringing in the kingdom of God,

you will have spiritual hearing.

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time of

the terrible Japanese earthquake in the twenties $6,000,000

was raised in this country in sixdays. Yet now, through all thechurches separately, the ChurchCommittee for China Relief and theRed Cross the total raised in twoand one-half years is $3,000,000 although the need in China far exceeds that in Japan.”

Christian Opportunities

Dr. Mott's third impression is

that there is a necessity for constructive forces arriving a

ta more

nearly common, mind as to how to

adjust their differences. He saidthat the most significant and striking thing has been the series ofecumenical conferences held in thelast few years. First there was theY. M. C. A. conference in Indiafour years ago, then Oxford in

1937, Edinburgh in 1937, Madras

in 1938, and the Amsterdam YouthConference in 1939. “There hasbeen nothing like that certainly in

modern times, and probably not in

ancient times.” -

The significance of these meetings lies in two facts, according to

Dr. Mott. The first is that theybrought together 100 Protestantand many orthodox churches fromall over the world. Secondly, theChristians have taken the initiative; they have been the first to

discover that these problems areworld problems. The Mohammedans, the Hindus and the Buddhists didn’t sense the need of worldwide consultation; still less did theatheists and the irreligionists.

“These gatherings revealed a

world-wide concern and interest,and world-wide recognition o

f

thefact that the problems that aretroubling us in each country can besolved best, if not only, in a worldwide context. They revealed, aboveall, a universal urge on the part ofChristians to get together and talkthings out. Already there areenough resolutions, findings anddiagnoses of our various diseases.What's needed now is to bring thewill into play and act on them, nationally and internationally.”

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While the bulk of AmericanChristians live in the mustiness o

f

parochialism this tall man with thewhite hair and the soft brown eyesthinks—and acts—in terms of theworld. He looks away beyond thewalls o

f

his large New York officeat 156 Fifth Ave. What he sees is

not dim and dark wishful thinking,but cold realism, vivid and authentic enough to make Christianseverywhere not only take heart butspring into action. It is interesting, but quite natural, that Dr.Mott's expansiveness should carryover into his private life; the thingshe loves most outside his work arethe ocean and the Canadian Wilderness.

JULY 4, 194O

The CorrespondentJacob Simpson Payton

• Republicans inConvention

Philadelphia, famed City of BrotherlyLove, became a battleground on June 24

when party chieftains supported by 1,000

cohorts with as many, alternates in reserve, arrived to fight to a finish to determine who shall be the standard bearers of the Grand Old Party. Down townhotels have been transformed into Taft,Dewey, Willkie, Vandenberg, James,Bridges and Gannett camps where masterstrategists of political warfare are enlisting recruits, laying down a barrage

of propaganda, exhibiting their heroes,dispatching runners and occasionallymaking forays against the stronghold ofthe enemy. Here are being reenactedthe old dramatic scenes that attend men

in quest of power in a democracy. Forthe blood purges and coups to which dictators resort these candidates continue to

substitute all the power of persuasion

that human ingenuity can muster, andthat done rest their fate upon the decision of 1,000 delegates seated in Convention Hall some twenty blocks distant.

Through thoroughfares festooned withas much starry bunting and as manyflags as would have taxed Betsy Ross toproduce since her first output for General Washington 165 years ago in herlittle house, now a shrine on Arch Street,

faithful Republicans made their way onMonday morning to the colossal auditorium on 34th Street below Spruce. Highabove, and at the rear of the stage ofConvention Hall, half a dozen broadcasting booths are suspended. Therebehind plate glass windows coatless announcers, like men in show windows,Survey the scene and announce the proceedings to the world. Beneath them ona vast terraced platform sit Senators,Congressmen, party bigwigs and heavycampaign contributors. This cavernousrecess lined with green hangings reSembles a dim and peopled woodlandcanyon. In front of it extends an elevated and bannistered runway that leadsto the rostrum. Below and flanking thison either side sit 700 pressmen and on a

* bench below them are perched scores ofpageS.

Immediately before the platform 1,000

delegates are seated. Above each delegation rises the standard of the State ordependency it represents. Of these thereare some threescore with white letteringagainst blue background resemblingWedgewood, and atop each sign is arampant elephant with theG.O.P. across its side, and in its elevated trunk the American flag. Behindthe delegates towards the rear of thearena another 1,000 reserves are seated

with red standards denoting their States.Banked about the arena and stretchingacross the double-tiered balcony are seatsfor 13,000 spectators. Lining the balustrade of the first balcony are 22 hugegolden eagles which not only make theirappeal to patriotism as the nation'semblem, but present a bit of visual edu

insignia

cation whereby one may know a Republican ballot when he sees it. Ten powerful spotlights, the equivalent of 350,000,

000 candles such as once flickered inBenjamin Franklin's Philadelphia printing shop, flood the Hall. In the rearbalcony a band provides music and addsto the bedlam when pent up party feeling gets out of control.

Such was the scene when on Mondaymorning at eleven o'clock Chairman JohnD. M. Hamilton sounded the gavel, announced the opening of the Twentysecond Republican National Convention,

ordered sergeants-at-arms to clear theaisles, and called upon Dr. Albert JosephMcCartney, white-haired and clericallyattired minister of First Covenant Presbyterian Church, Washington, to pronounce the invocation.

• Highlights andSidelights

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The opening session which was devoted to routine organization matterswas enlivened by those ubiquitous photographers who when a celebrity isSpotted Swarm in bevies to share in thefind. For instance when Mrs. AliceRoosevelt Longworth offered a resolution there was such a huddle about the

widow in black by the knights of thecamera and such flashing of bulbs asshe posed beneath the banner of the Ohiodelegation, as to stall temporarily theprocedure of the Convention. Mrs. Longworth who inherits her father's Zest forpolitics occupies a front seat on the Taftbandwagon, while down at the Deweyheadquarters her bro the r, TheodoreRoosevelt has been sounding the sirensin the van of the New Yorker's cavalcade. She is one of the 309 Women delegates and alternates who have reversedthe old order of fifty years ago whenthree venturesome spirits constituted thefeminine contingent. Then they were

almost afraid to be seen or heard on theConvention floor. But time S havechanged.

At one p. m. the Convention recessedto meet in Independence Square at fiveo'clock. There under the elms on theloveliest of afternoons with the three historic halls which were the birthplace ofthe Nation, as a background, the Republican Party with prayer and song, and anexhortation by former Senator George

Wharton Pepper rededicated itself tothe ideals of the worthies whose spiritsstill haunt the sacred precincts. InIndependence Hall eleven year old Margretta Duane, lineal descendant of Benjamin Franklin gave the Liberty Bellthirteen strokes as a salute to the original Colonies. If a candidate chanced to

be lurking in the throng, he might havelonged for the secret whereby PoorRichard once on those same commons

lured the lightning to his kite.On Monday night devotees of the Grand

Old Party assembled to hear KeynoterHarold E. Stassen. Had not the meteoric

rise of Minnesota's 33 year old Governor

So far outrun the calendar as to leavehim ineligible for the presidency, it isbelieved that he would have been aformidable contender for that office. ThisSon of the middle border who stands Sixfeet three is of impressive appearanceand delivered an address which was unusually free from the purple patches andoratorical exertion of old-time keynoters.Delegates, like wild animals, relish rawmeat, and his first offering to their appetites came in his reference to the nomination by President Roosevelt of FrankKnox and Henry L. Stimson, former Republican stalwarts, for Cabinet positions.This bomb which the wily politician inthe White House tossed under the Convention produced an effect upon Republican leaders so stunning that in somecases it approached shell-shock. “By thepolitically timed appointment,” declaredGovernor Stassen, “the President madean eleventh hour confession of failure inhis national defense adminisitration. Weare pleased that the prospect of our convention caused this sudden improvementof New Deal incompetence, and it isonly regrettable that we cannot changethe entire Cabinet and the man whoheads it with equal abruptness.” Thatutterance for the first time brought delegates to their feet with hand claps,stamping of feet, waving of hats andshrieks of approval which indicated unmistakably that the quicksilver wasmounting in the thermometer in approved convention Style.

© On the Eve ofBalloting

At the close of the second day thepolitical fortunes of the eleven avowedcontenders in the big free for all formedthe main subject of guessing, exaggeration and honest conversation. Threatening inroads have been made into thecarefully garnered strength of ThomasE. Dewey. His youth and inexperiencein affairs of government at a period ofnational crisis, and the zooming popularity of Wendell L. Willkie are the factors that are contributing most largelyto his loss of Support. Senator Vandenberg's belated entry into the fray, although attended with much fanfare upon

his arrival at his headquarters on Sunday, has not gained momentum. SenatorTaft’s lines seem to be holding fairlywell, although what may happen to themafter the first is unpredictable. The candidate whose star has been in the ascendancy ever since the Convention convened is Wendell L. Willkie, the smiling,dynamic, crusading Hoosier who hasmatched the methods of business efficiency in vote-getting against the intriguesof the politicians. Despite that the shocktroops of every adversary have beenthrown against him, he is moving steadily forward until he has become theacknowledged threat to the whole field.Joseph N. Pew is striving feverishly tohold the lines intact for Pennslvania'sfavorite son, Governor Arthur H. James.Senator H. Styles Bridges now confessesthat while he has not taken his eye fromthe prized first place on the ticket, hewill be satisfied with the second plum.Frank Gannett continues to lower thebucket into his wishing well. HouseMinority Leader Joseph W. Martin, Jr.,the blacksmith's boy from Massachusetts,

who is the Convention’s prominent chair(Continued on Page 16.)

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As Youth Sees ItOur Youth and Their Leaders Discuss News and Views

Michigamme's 1940 ProgramN ADDITION to the fine Institute proI gram announced in the Advocate two

weeks ago there will also be two otherprograms running simultaneously on thesame dates and commencing Mondaynight, July 15.

School of Leadership Education

Dean—Rev. Howard A. Snell

This will be a laboratory School for allchurch School workers and will be held

for five full days (Tuesday through Saturday). The schedule will be as follows:8:30 a. m. Transportation to Michigam

me Village.

9:00 to 10:45. Observation ClassesPrimary–Miss Lois Knight, Instructor. -

Course—“Our Daily Bread.”Junior—Miss Lucy Bickel, Instructor.

Course—“Praise and Thanksgiving.”

Intermediates—Mr. Philip Gentile,Instructor.

Course—“Discovering Wh a t itMeans to Be a Christian.”

10:45-12 Courses for LeadersPrimary—Course 241. Teaching Pri

mary Children, Miss Knight.Junior—Course 251. Teaching Jun

iors, Miss Bickel.Intermediate—Course 313. How to

Build a Program for Intermediatesin the Church School, Mr. Gentile.

Afternoon Session

1:30 to 2:30 Course: The Use of theBible With Children, Miss Bickeland Miss Knight.

Course: Administration 610a. How

to Improve Our Sunday School,Rev. H. A. Snell.

Junior High Camp

Dean—Rev. Philip Carpenter

In addition to both Epworth League

Institute and Laboratory School therewill be a JUNIOR HIGH CAMP limited

to 24 delegates which will be under thepersonal direction of Mr. Philip Gentileand other young people's leaders. Whilethe Laboratory School Will conclude itswork on Saturday night, July 20, theJunior High Camp will continue throughTuesday, July 23.

Inasmuch as we can only care for 24

and the first 24 applications will be accepted We urge Our Upper PeninsulaIntermediates to get their applications

in without delay.

Detroit Conference YouthRally

RS. HARRIET LEWIS LITTELL,M new Conference Director of YoungPeople's Work was the speaker at theDetroit Conference of Methodist Youthrally held at the First Methodist churchin Pontiac on Sunday evening, June 23.

Over 800 young people representing thesix districts in the Conference were inattendance.

Approximately 300 local youth officersattended the get-together which was heldat 5:30 p.m., when pledges for the Conference youth program were taken. Rev.Owen M. Geer presented the programwhich the Conference Council of Methodist Youth has set up.

A Series of Sub-district Methodist youth

officers retreats are being scheduled forthe fall by Mrs. Littell, with the assistance of the Conference youth officers.Mrs. Littell's summer schedule will include attendance at Albion Institute,Saginaw District Institute, Port HuronDistrict Institute, Silver Bay MissionConference, and a two week visit on theMarquette District.

The giving of the young people of theSix districts in the Detroit Conference to

the World Comradeship Fund for theperiod of July 1, 1939, to May 31, 1940,

as announced recently by Central Officeis as follows:

Ann Arbor District. . . . . . . . . . $ 216.00Detroit District . . . . . . . . . . . . . - 858.11

Flint District. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184.71

Marquette District . . . . . . . . . . . 33.00

Port Huron District. . . . . . . . . . 317.40

Saginaw District . . . . . . . . . . . . 205.61

‘Conference Total. . . . .". . . . $1,814.83

DePauw Students' Letter tothe President

Dear Mr. President: .

HEN danger strikes at the very

marrows of the country we love,

w he n the democratic processes arethreatened, when civil liberties are disappearing, and when a psychological fearof attack is sweeping over the nation,we, the youth of Indiana, feel it ourduty to express to you our convictionsat this time. We do this in the samespirit that led our forefathers to writethat “Governments are instituted amongmen, deriving their just power from theconsent of the governed.”

We do not wish to See American democracy destroyed, we say this to you.War, the work of men, will not preservethat which we love best. Rather it stifles

His Care“The sun is God's unfailing sign that HeIs ever there to guide and cheer us on.The moon is His soft, lingering touch

that heals

The hurts and griefs another day hasbrought.

The stars – His eyes — that watchthroughout the night

sleeping world that needs histender love.

How can we mortals ever doubt thatthere

Is someone great and kind above us allWho understands our stumbling, grop

ing waysOur prayers and thoughts for higher,

better things?”

The

—Helen Anderson.

democratic progress by destroying thefuture leaders of this nation, by imposing

the techniques of dictatorship upon it bycrushing the spirit of tolerance and lovethat is our heritage, and by sucking dry

our economic system both now and inthe future. An America at war cannotpreserve our traditional values of life,liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; theelements that we cherish most.

America can best serve herself and

the world at large by remaining outsidethe pale of the conflicts raging acrosseach ocean. We feel this to be the trueexperience gained from our last ventureinto world encounters and we see nonecessity of repeating the mistake. Aswe examine the action of this government since October, 1937, we see a definite trend toward embarkment in aforeign conflict. We see a lessening ofgovernmental action upon the problems

of labor, agriculture, and industry within our nation. We feel this to be a mistake and therefore say candidly and without fear that we will never participate infighting on foreign soil. We will workwholeheartedly with this governmentupon constructive internal and externalsolutions to our problems. War, we feel,is not a constructive solution and therefore we repeat that WE WILL NOT GOTO WAR ABROAD.

We do not deny, nor wish to deny, thepractical necessity of maintaining an adequate national defense for protective purposes alone. But, Mr. President, we doprotest a program of rearmament whoseprimary purpose is use abroad and notat home. We protest efforts that stir up

a fear psychology of attack, when forthe past three years we have heard thatthere is no danger of foreign invasion.These are the statements of AdmiralsYarnell, Phelps, and Sims as well asGenerals Rivers, Hagood. and Butler. Weprotest overnight attempts to shift thisidea for the purpose of gaining public

and congressional approval for the largest peacetime appropriations in our history: the only practical value of whichcan be for use across the seas.

We hope that this letter will be received in the same spirit in which it iswritten . . . a spirit that strives to understand the convictions and beliefs of the

other side; a spirit that holds humility ahigher value than brutality. We wouldappreciate your personal answer to thisvital problem that confronts the UnitedStates: a nation composed of individuals,free-thinking citizens.

Son: “Daddy, what is leisure?”Father: “Leisure, my Son, is the two

minutes' rest a man gets while his wifefinds something else for him to do.

Visitor—I understand that your boy

Josh is interested in perpetual motion.That's fine.

Farmer Hawbush—Yes, and I’m kinderencouraged about it

.

For a time I thought

that the only thing Josh was interested

in was perpetual rest.

JULY 4, 194O

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Note: The Advocate welcomes from each chargenews of interest or of help to our readers andchurches. Your copy type-written double space ispreferred.

Farewell and WelcomeReceptions

OTH Joy Memorial church at GrandB Rapids and the Wyoming Methodistchurch gave receptions to their incoming and departing pastors and wives lastweek. Rev. W. E. Timms is the newpastor and Rev. Joseph Tuma, who goes

to Ovid and Shepherdsville, the departingpastor.

Rev. and Mrs. Tuma were presented

with gifts and words of appreciation

from both congregations for the fidelity,

interest and efficiency they manifestedon the charge.

Farewell at CoopersvilleFAREWELL was given in the newly

decorated basement of the churchat Coopersville for Rev. and Mrs. H. R.Strong and family, Tuesday evening,June 11.

Following the supper at which 150 werepresent, a delightful program was presented. Beautiful tributes were paid toMr. and Mrs. Strong who have been onthe Coopersville-Nunica charge for sixyears and are moving to their new charge

at Ganges. Mrs. Strong was presented

with a 95-piece dinner set and Mr. Stronga Gladstone bag and a purse of money,

thus showing the high esteem in whichthey are held in this community.

The l a di e s organizations of bothchurches as well as outside groups entertained for Mrs. Strong and lovely giftswere given to her in appreciation of heryears of faithful Service.

Clawson Ladies' Aid FetesPost Officers

RECEPTION and luncheon ThursdayA at the Clawson Methodist church

was held by the Ladies' Aid for pastpresidents of the Ladies' Aid Society.

Decorations were yellow and whitedaisies and the guests’ table was markedwith a place card and candle at eachplace.

The retiring president, Mrs. RusselHarrison, gave an address of welcomeafter which a toast was given to eachpast president who lighted her owncandle and spoke briefly. Mrs. J. Backman, the new president, offered remarks.

Mrs. Harrison was given a gift andeach past president was presented witha picture of the church. The program

included readings by Mrs. Robert King

and Mrs. Fred Kenning, a solo by Mrs.Alfred Tait and Several Selections wereplayed by the Mathie sisters, Jean, Annand Louise, a string trio.

Golden JubileeAST Avenue Church, Kalamazoo, L.

M. Whitney, pastor, is making plans

to celebrate its Golden Jubilee in August.

Two days, Sunday and Monday, August25 and 26, will be given to the celebration, with special services throughoutSunday and a Jubilee Banquet Mondayevening.

Mrs. George Paulsen, President of theWomen's Division, is banquet chairman;

R. E. White has charge of the banquetprogram. Mrs. Ruth MacDonald headsthe committee on the Sunday services.Mrs. Ray E. White will care for publicityand invitations. Mrs. Etta Hathaway ofAnn Arbor is preparing the church history. The cornerstone of the church waslaid August 28, 1890.

Chief among the leaders to establish achurch on the East Side of Kalamazoo,

was E. J. Phelps, father of Dr. WilliamH. Phelps. The church was built on thePhelps’ addition and Phelps Avenue runsalong one side. Thirty-two members cameout of First Church to become chartermembers, among others, at East Avenue.

An invitation is extended to all formermembers, pastors and their families tojoin in this celebration.

Farewells to the AtkinsonsOLLOWING a four year pastorate inCommunity and Washington Heights

churches, Battle Creek, Rev. W. J. Atkinson requested a change to lighter work atthe recent Session of the Michigan conference. His request was granted and he

was assigned to the pastorate of theLitchfield church on the same district.

Through the kindly cooperation of thegood people in each church, and addedaccessions to memberships, the Atkinsonshad the pleasure of leaving to their Successors, Rev. and Mrs. Philip Glotfelty,Jr., a united working company of Christian people in each church, and the record of successful Work for the Masterthrough the four years.

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As a recognition of the affection ofthe people of Community church themembership and constituency of thechurch packed the church parlors to capacity in a social evening of farewells.Following a well planned program a telegram was received by Mrs. W. B. Mason,president of the Ladies' Aid, instructingthe Atkinsons to follow the networklabyrinth of previously prepared cobwebwoven Strings Which would eventually

lead them to a pot of gold. Mrs. AtkinSon reached the end of one string whichwas attached to a real pot of Uncle Sam'sfinancial currency. In addition to thisMr. Warren E. Hooper, Mrs. Atkinson'sfather, was presented with a book, whilethe W. F. M. S. showed their appreciation of Mrs. Atkinson by presenting herwith a picture.

Not to be outdone by the larger church,

the Washington Heights friends held achurch family gathering the followingevening, at which they were presented aset of table linens and a blanket. TheWashington Heights church has just hada thorough renovation, both on the interior and exterior, each having receiveda double coat of paint, the cost of whichwas met by the generosity of the Ladies’

Aid. Each of these churches faces the

future hopefully.

DavisonBOUT 100 members and friends ofA the Davison Methodist church gath

ered at the church on Tuesday evening,June 25. for a potluck Supper and farewell party for Rev. and Mrs. A. F. Niemann and family, who are leaving soonfor his new appointment at WalledLake. Following supper they adjournedto the auditorium where Rev. Fred N.

Townsend presided over a program andpresentation.

The program opened with the singingof “Blest be the tie that binds” andprayer by Mr. Townsend; this was followed by a vocal duet by Misses WilmaTraver and Phyllis Currier; a piano soloby Mr. Robt. Uhlinger, and a ladies'trio by Mesdames David Lees, EdgarHecker and Mrs. Notter. The followingheads of departments extended greetingsand best wishes: Bert Russell, EdgarHecker, Mrs. A. P. Griggs, Mrs. EdgarHecker, Mrs. David Lees and Mrs. E. B.Clark, closing with remarks by Mr.Townsend.

Mrs. Joseph Harlan, on behalf of thecongregation made an apt presentationSpeech in a gift to the departing family,to which both Mr. and Mrs. Niemannmade appreciative response, expressinggratitude for the gift and for the finecooperation that they have received fromthe congregation during the past fouryears. The program was brought to aclose by the singing of “God be with you

until We meet again” and the benedictionby Mr. Niemann.–Fred H. Townsend.

What They WriteIn the interests of preserving the democratic

custom of freedom of expression, this column isprinted. Our readers are invited to use it to makecomments. Contributions should be brief and bearthe signatures and addresses of the writers whichthe editor reserves the right to print. Whatappears in this column does not necessarily represent the point of view of the Advocate.

Supports Conscription and DiesTo the Editor:

I have never been a “New Dealer,” butI think that President Roosevelt’s speechon June 10th was one of the best that Iever heard any man give. The Americanpeople should stand 100% behind ourPresident in this present trouble. I feelthat the Methodist Church has pushed

the idea of pacificism too far. Holland,Belgium and the other countries hoped

that they would not be attacked and overrun and their country and people ruinedby the Hitler beasts, however hoping didnot help them. Our present RegularArmy and National Guard combined isnot as big as the army of the NetherlandsWas When Hitler started his invasion oftheir neutral country.

We should have universal conscriptionand have it at once. If our “Youths”were taught the “Oath of Aliegiance toOur Flag,” instead of the “Oxford Pledge,"they would have more of a feeling of patriotism in their hearts. I can not conceive how any red blooded Americanwould want to submit to being governedby the “Countries of Force.” The Diescommittee should have the support ofevery patriotic American.—Dr. Arthur H.Brown, Tecumseh.

1O MICH IGAN CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE

Mothers' Discussion ColumnElsie Grafius

"Now—What Do You Think?”OW—what do you think? This quesN tion comes to me often these days.

I wish I could answer these hungryhearts. I wish I could answer my ownblind groping. In these days when thewhole world seems to be changing . . .what do we think where can wefind a bit of solid ground on which tost and and take fresh reckoning.

Several days ago I spent the afternoonwith the group who have been studyingunder Mrs. Dorothy Bond, on “How ShallPeace Be Organized?” It was a lovelyafternoon with blue skies and lazy floating clouds after a rainy morning. We saton a screened porch of a little cottage,overlooking a calm blue lake. Any othersummer, the natural effect of good companionship, good food, pleasant surroundings, would have been a lazy afternoon ofidle, inconsequential, chatter . . . . butnot this day. The hostess had hardlytime to remove the dishes from the tablebefore the rapid fire of talk began. Whenwe had held our last meeting late in theSpring, our chairman had drawn up apaper on this question of “How ShallPeace Be Organized,” based on the opinionsof the members of the group. At thattime most of the group stated that theybelieved the plans worked out during theyear, would only be applicable in case ofan allied victory. I believe I was theonly dissenting voice with my idea thata Peace without victory of either sidewould make a better basis for the advancing of a Federated State of the World.

And now on this afternoon, we met toface a World situation which looked likeanything but an allied victory. Had allour earnest endeavor been in vain? Wasour paper together with the papers ofnumerous groups all over the country onthis issue, just that much scrap paper?It was a burning question with each oneof us. We all had our ideas to expressand talking was so rapid from one endof the table to the other that it was impossible to keep up. Finally our chairman held us to certain topics with limitedtime for each and in that way this enthusiastic group came to a bit of solidground on which to stand.

We as a group, are bound together onthe assumption that a lasting world peacecan only result from an internationalplan covering the economic, social, andpolitical interests of every country of theWorld. A victory of the totalitarian forces(if such is the outcome of this war) willnot remain a victory unless these interests are taken into consideration. Eventually the World must face the conferencetable as the only means of settling differences. We as a group, intend to continuein our work for a world peace and teachit to our children as the only solution tothe world's difficulties. War is always adestructive force. We may face a temporary destruction of the platform fromwhich we intended to launch our programbut we shall never face the destructionof the basic truth of the ideal itself.

In every country in the world today,

the seeds of peace among the peoples ofthe world have been sown. It is not being too optimistic for us to feel that afterthe present storm of combat, death, destruction, grief and sorrow, those tinyseeds, which alone can grow into happyhomes and happy people, will raise theirheads to the sun and send forth newbuds. It's the natural way of being.

Dr. Maddox says in his European Plansfor a World Order, that “there is no suchthing as a final blueprint for human happiness. The best we can do is to buildwisely for a while, in order to adapt ourpolitical institutions to economic and social conditions as they then exist -

at bottom, all forms of cooperation arisewhen each party finds an interest inmaintaining it

.. . . There is no perfect

peace, only a best possible under a thousand adverse circumstances.does not begin at the border, but withincountries.”

In this informative booklet, Ör. Maddox gives us statements from groups andindividuals which give us renewed hope

in our work for a permanent world peace.Let me give you a few quotes to carryabout with you. They give me new courage. I am sure they will encourage youtoo.

First from the British Labor Party:“There must be a complete abandonmentof aggression and use of armed force asan instrument of policy. War must beoutlawed and the rule o

f

law accepted.Where disputes cannot be amicably settled by negotiation, they must be submitted to the decision of the disinterestedand their decision accepted.” (Labor hasalready made great strides in their International Labor Organization.)

From the Swiss Committee of the International Peace Campaign: “Our generation is called upon to find an organization of mankind, resting safely on thecornerstones of truth and justice. Workon this organization must start now.This is no Utopia, it is not a fantasticdream, it is the only policy that facesfacts, the only policy calculated to savethe world from ruin through ever recurring and ever more frightful catastrophes.To get the world to develop this neworder of society is a revolutionary act,

to carry it through With all it entailsmust be the work of generations to come.”

From the British League of NationsUnion: “We desire a lasting peace basedon justice and international good faith.We believe that such a peace would notbe secured by an attempt so to WeakenGermany as to make her powerless again

to disturb the peace of the world. A

great or Vigorous nation can neither beexterminated nor permanently disabled.”(Here we have a realization of the conditions which made Germany pursue herpresent war policy.)

Daladier when he was Premier ofFrance said: “Material guarantees mustbe given against the return of Such eventsas those from which we are suffering today. The new Europe should have a

wider organization than that which has

Peace .

existed until now perhaps federated bonds between various Europeanstates.” (New York Times, Dec. 30, 1939.)

From a statement by the GermanChancellor: “I do not believe there is anyresponsible statesman in Europe whodoes not in his heart desire prosperityfor his people. But such a desire canonly be realized if all the nations inhabiting this continent decide to work together. To achieve this great end,the leading nations o

f this continent willone day have to come together in order

to draw up, accept and guarantee a

statute on a comprehensive basis whichWill ensure for them all a sense of security, of calm—in short, of peace.”

Perhaps you will think as you readthese statements these opinionswere all expressed before the world was

in the throes of this war. Things are

changed now. That is true, conditionsare changed but the desire for Worldpeace at the hearts of these groups andindividuals who have expressed themselves so ably, has not changed. Theblueprint for our world tower of peacemay have to be altered but there is nodoubt that the world in general has definitely set its mind toward the buildingof this tower.

A young man wrote to me the otherday. He said from the fullness of a troubled heart “I am a pacifist. All I

ask is a chance to live and do my research but I'm afraid I won't be allowedto go my way in peace. You can't stopthe advance o

f this egotistical field with

a prayer.”

How have we been using prayer? Havewe been singing and praying, “God blessAmerica” and thinking a miracle wouldhappen. What have we done to makethis America worthy o

f

God's blessing?

Is it really a land ofthe true and the

brave? Is there enough of good in America for God to bless it? Good knows nonational or racial lines. When We pray,we should pray God bless goodwherever it is found and make it grow

and prosper. I like this prayer of Kahlil

Gibran:

“Our God, who art our Winged self,

it is thy will in us that willeth.

It is thy desire in us that desireth.

It is thy urge in us that would turnour nights, which are thine, intodays which are thine also.

We cannot ask thee for aught, forthou knowest our needs beforethey are born in us:

Thou art our need; and in giving usmore of thyself thou givest uSall.”

(The Prophet)May we earnestly pray for the will o

f

God, the desire of God, to be our will and

desire.

Ra is e MIO N E Y... Easily

There is no surer, easier or

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July 8–Dorothy May White, student at

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July 15—Mrs. Ruth H us to n Whipple,Mayor of the City of Plymouth,

“Citizenship and Public Morals.”July 22—Mrs. R. C. Spencer, secretary of

State Juvenile Institutions Commission, Lansing, “Achieving

Social Competence and Character Integration Through StateJuvenile Institutions.”

July 29—Major John Rowland, officer incharge Salvation Army, Highland Park, “Broken EarthenWare.”

The Church and the WorldE USED to hear much about “the

World” in its sinful sense, the

sense in which John used the word.

Christians were expected to renounce

“the world, the flesh and the devil.”Many today in the Church regard thisattitude lightly. Such renunciation as

there is in many Christians is formal,

rather than actual.

We are told that the barriers between

the sacred and the Secular, between the

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Spiritual and the world are rather artificial. We are reminded that the World

has been approaching the ethical standards of the Church rather than that the

Church has gone over to a sinful world.

Christian principles have penetrated Society. God's truth has acted like a ferment, gradually leavening the wholelump of humanity. Soon there will be nodifference between Church and world.

The Church will permeate the World, so

the world will be in the Church. ThenChrist shall reign.

We must confess that such an ideal

istic view appealed to us twenty-five

years ago. It seemed convincing andreasonable, but the present world chaos

leaves us cold just now. We wonder ifAlexander Maclaren was not right when

he said, “The more we get like JesusChrist the more certainly we get unlikethe world. For the two theories of life

are always contrary—the one is all forself and time, the other is all for God

and eternity.”—Evangelical-Messenger.

Ministers and MarriageHE problems of marriage do not reT: the intelligent consideration

they should by ministers. These prob

lems are both pre-marital and post

marital. Many pastors are called in to

settle problems arising after marriage,

when consultations and wise counsel before marriage might have prevented

troubles occurring after the ceremony.

There is danger that we ministers take

matters too lightly when a prospective

marriage is in sight. As we grow older

we may find that there are marriages

charged up against us of which we may

not be proud. Proper knowledge andinvestigation as to the character of the

two parties should precede every ceremony. In other words, something should

be done by the pastor before the couple

comes to the altar, before it is too late.

A two-hour conversation with the contracting parties about the emotional,

financial and spiritual aspects of marriage would be helpful. In fact, several

such conversations might be better. InSuch talks the pastor should lead according to a well-arranged plan, but he

should not do all the talking.

Not all couples are joined together by

God, but there are those who are and a

Christian couple will want to be in the

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must be right. Caution and wisdomshould guide us.–Evangelical-Messenger.

Being “On the Job"Dr. Charles Stelzle

HE man who is on the job only whenhe is wearing his overalls, or stand

ing behind the counter, will probablystay there as long as he lives, although

he will be among the first to be let outwhen business slows up. Industrial processes are moving along so fast that no

man who wants to get ahead can affordmerely to plug along, doing routine

...things, allowing the job to get ahead ofhim, instead of trying to keep ahead of

the job.

The Sound of the whistle isn't a sign

that he is to stop thinking about the job.

It's a fact that the man who is on thejob longest and hardest when he’s away

from the shop will ultimately spend theleast time in the shop. We're thinking

now of the man who will some day landinside the superintendent's rail, whileothers wait outside the gate. It's so easy

to stop when the job gets hard and to

find a really legitimate excuse for chucking it—one that will be accepted by ourfriends and be a comfort to ourselves.

Those who succeed get there principally because they hang on when otherslet go, not because they possess moreoriginal power. Actually it's in the littlethings that most men fall down. Some

times it's just a word spoken at a criticalmoment which either makes or unmakes

a man's future. An opinion expressed, a

criticism made, a judgment given—and

the keen judge sizes up a man and generally puts him where he belongs, because it is usually a character and a life

which is back of the remark, and your

alert man of the world knows it.

Sometimes it's a matter of dress. And

I'm not thinking of “swell” clothes. Afrayed linen collar, worth, at the time,

less than a nickel, has cost many a man

the chance of a lifetime. There aregeniuses who can afford to be slouches.

but you've got to prove that you're a

genius before you can afford to be a

slouch.

But, principally, it's the man who is on

the job seven days in the week who will

win out. Not in the same way every

day, of course, but always, whether he

works or plays, whether he reads or

writes, whether he talks or thinks, or

thinks BEFORE he talks—that's the

man who will make his way to the front,

while others step aside.

There's no rule in any trade union

which prohibits a worker from getting

ahead in this fashion, so long as he's

on the level with his fellow-workers.

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to Atoms.—Pathfinder.

12 MICH IGAN CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE

Personals

DR. AND MRS. H. H. CRANE, of Detroit Central, accompanied by their family have gone to their summer home onBear Island, N. H.

BISHOP RALPH. A. WARD, of China,was made a doctor of laws by his almamater, Ohio Wesleyan University, at itsCommencement on June 10.

DR. C. W. BRASHARES, delegate tothe Jurisdictional Conference, was Suddenly called home from Chicago owing tothe death of his father-in-law.

DR. IZORA SCOTT, legislative director of the National W. C. T. U. at theWashington, D. C., office for 10 years, issuffering from a severe illness.

ADRIAN COLLEGE Self-help plan virtually has been guaranteed with one Adrian factory offering to employ 100 students on a part-time basis next year.

POST CONFERENCE appointments onthe Grand Traverse District include: Elberta, John B. Sluyter; Kingsley, WalterSmith, and Old Mission, Miss M. F. Nash.

MRS. ROBERT S. SPENCER, wife ofDr. Robert S. Spencer, of Japan, is inthe New England Deaconess Hospital, following an operation on Tuesday, Juhe 25.

REV. MIRON A. MORRILL, of Chicago,has been appointed to the chair of religion in the faculty of Hamline University, St. Paul, Minn., effective September 1.

BISHOP AND MRS. BLAKE will remain at the episcopal residence in Detroituntil the middle of July. They plan toestablish residence in Coral Gables, Fla.,by Aug. 1.

REV. V. J. HUFTON was welcomedback to Vermontville by a committee presenting him with the down payment ona Lincoln Zephyr. ELAINE HUFTON isin Sheldon Memorial Hospital with mastoid infection.

REV. FLORENCE S. TEED, recordingsecretary of the American Association ofWomen Preachers, will attend the 21stAnnual Assembly at Spring Lake, Minn.,July 2-4. On July 3 she will address theAssembly on “Women in Crisis.”

TRINITY CHURCH, Flint, will hold areception for their minister and also celebrate the occasion of the twenty-fifthwedding anniversary of Rev. and Mrs.Harry A. Brewer on Sunday, July 7, witha cooperative dinner at the church following the morning Service.

CORRECTIONS in the appointments onthe Saginaw District include: Bay City,Fremont Ave., J. O. L. Spracklin; Gaylord, J. D. Epps; Laporte, Mrs. BlancheS. Francis, and Owendale, W. N. Mertz.Flint District: Pontiac, First, RobertBryce. Marquette District: Lake Linden,P. L. Lomas.

OVER 400 Michigan Methodist youthsarrived on the Albion campus last Sunday to spend the week at the concurrentsessions of the State Epworth LeagueInstitute and Michigan Methodist Schoolfor Christian Leadership in Education.Headlining the opening evening's pro

gram was a songfest led by E. O. Harbin, after the ceremony.of Nashville, Tenn.

THE METHODIST COMMITTEE forOverseas Relief, under the chairmanshipof Bishop Herbert Welch, will meet inChicago in July for the making of plansfor further relief of non-combatant victims of war in China, Finland, Poland,Norway, Czecho-Slovakia, and perhapsother countries recently devastated bymilitary ruthlessness.

DR. EDGAR. J. WARREN'S name wasinadvertently omitted in the list of special appointments printed in last week'sAdvocate. Dr. Warren continues asexecutive secretary of the MethodistUnion of Greater Detroit. DR. NORMANMacNAUGHTON'S name was also omittedby mistake. He continues his work asprofessor in Adrian College.

BISHOP RAYMOND J. WADE, the newresident bishop of Detroit, said that hewould assume jurisdiction of the Detroitarea Tuesday, when he planned to meetwith the cabinet to consider problemswhich have arisen since the Detroit Conference session, and then will go to BayView, where he and Mrs. Wade willspend the summer at their cottage.

THERE ARE THREE CANES ownedby the Detroit Conference to be held byolder members of the same; two of themare not so held, and present officers ofthe Retired Brotherhood do not knowthe rules by which they are held. Anyone having information concerning thismatter, please communicate with eitherRev. Fred H. Townsend, Davison, Mich.,or Rev. Jos. Dutton, 3213 Dexter Road,Ann Arbor, Mich.

MRS. MARY SHOWERMAN reports abusy and successful year in evangelisticwork and found it impossible to fill allthe requests that came to her. She isnow making up her schedule for the newyear and inquiries addressed to her atHastings, Michigan, will be forwarded.Mrs. Showerman is supplying the KentCity charge for two weeks during thepastor's vacation. MISS TILLIE TYDENand Mrs. Showerman will occupy theGeiger cottage at Eaton Rapids and attend the Camp Meeting.

A TOTAL of $69,251.32 had been received through Tuesday, June 25, by theMethodist Committee for Overseas Relief, from individuals and churches thathad observed Sunday, June 2, as a day ofself-denial, prayer and fasting. Giftscontinue to come in daily through theBoard of Foreign Missions, 150 FifthAvenue, New York, for this relief fund.In addition to the above amount othergifts have been contributed by Methodistchurches in the south, through the Boardof Missions at Nashville, Tenn.

BEATRICE M. YACKLE, of Pigeon,was joined to ROY M. STANGE, of BayCity, in holy wedlock in the Methodistchurch at Pigeon on Saturday afternoon,May 4, 1940, at 2:30. The bride's father,Mr. Gottlieb Yackle, gave her away inmarriage. Alice and Orville Yackle, sister and brother of the bride, acted asbridesmaid and best man respectively.A cousin, Willis Yackle, sang, “At Dawning,” and “I Love You.” Mrs. O. S.Yordy played the wedding march. Thebeautiful ring Service of the Methodistchurch was used by the pastor, Rev. J. K.Dibden. A reception for 100 guests washeld in the church parlor immediately

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Many gifts weregiven and displayed. Mr. and Mrs.Stange are living in Bay City.

Obituaries

MRS. OTTO DRAHER, Pigeon. Funeralservices for Mrs. Otto Draher, who diedat the home of her daughter, Mrs.G. C. Poor, were held at the Methodistchurch, on Saturday afternoon, June 15.Her pastor, Rev. J. K. Dibden, officiated.The hymns, “Asleep in Jesus,” and “GoodNight and Good Morning,” were sung bythe request of the family. Intermentwas in the Caseville Cemetery. Mrs.Draher was born in September, 1857, inDubuque, Iowa, and died on Wednesday,June 12. She was a faithful member ofthe church at Pigeon for more than 47years. She is survived by Mrs. Poor andMiss Clara Draher of Pigeon, Mrs. BerthaSteinman of Caseville, Mrs. Lucy Keeneyof Lansing, and one son, George, ofLansing.

FRED BOESS, Pigeon. Funeral services for Fred Boess, who died on Wednesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs.John Diefenbach after a short illness,were held from the Winkel Funeral Homeand the Methodist church on Sundayafternoon, June 16. The pastor, Rev.J. K. Dibden, conducted the services.Brother Boess was a great instance of theregenerating power of the gospel ofJesus Christ. Many years ago he becamea Christian and then his religious experience waned until two years ago in revival meetings he came once more intothe possession of Christ's salvation. Hisremains were interred in the Pigeoncemetery. He died as a member of thechurch and is now a member of thechurch triumphant.

When one asks for advice he usuallywants approval.

“Easy Street” is smooth to walk on,but it is always a blind alley.

If there is any person to whom youfeel a dislike, that is the person of whomyou ought never to speak.—Richard Cecil.

THE MILLINGTON CHURCH will servemeals for tourists every Saturday from

10 to 6. Roast meats, fruits and vegetables in season, home baked breads andpies, tea, coffee, milk, pure well water.All you can eat for 50 cents. Rest rooms.Located 60 miles north of Pontiac onM-15.

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Lawrence, Michigan

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A Letter From IndiaBenson Baker

E ARE always talking about our

work in the villages. Today I Want

to tell you about a very wonderful service in a city. As you know, we live inRoorkee, just a few miles from the Himalaya mountains. From our bungalow wesee the everlasting snows. Many of thepeaks are over twenty-five thousand feethigh.

At the foot of these mountains is alarge city called Dehra Dun. It is in mydistrict, and we often go there. We have

a large congregation there and a pastor

who is supported by the people. Bishop

Badley was with us for Easter, and wetook him to Dehra Dun. We stayed in alovely Indian home. The two daughters

have just finished college and are preparing to become teachers.

The Bishop preached in the morning ofEaster Sunday. We have no church building as yet, although we are hoping to

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ilave one some of these (lays. (Perhapssomeone would like to build a memorial

church.) The Service was held in front of

the pastor's house. The Bishop stood on

the veranda, and the people sat in front.There were about eight hundred people

in the congregation.

The people did not look much like the

crowds in the villages. Here the people

Were well-dressed, Were clean, could read

and take part in the service just as wellas do the great crowds at home. What a

sight it was, and what a blessed ServiceWe had!

The fathers and mothers, or grandparents, of most of these people had beensimple village people. But their childrenhad been to our schools and now here

was this group of Wonderful men and

women worshiping our Christ very much

as you do. They support their ownchurch, have their official board, theirSunday School and all the rest o

f it. Wehave no missionaries living there; thepeople themselves do it all. If all themissionaries should leave India tomorrow, this church would go on. They arevery active and very much alive. Theygo out in preaching bands into the city

to preach and sell Gospels. They havejust had a part in a month's evangelisticcampaign in a big tent.

I wish you could have seen the group

of young folks who were taken into fullmembership by the Bishop. They hadbeen trained and were ready for fullmembership. There were three young

women and six young men, all dressed inwhite. They took their vows very seriously, and it was a joy to see them come

into the church.

Sometimes out in the Villages we get a

bit discouraged. The people seem soignorant, and it takes so much teaching

to get any place at all. Sometimes it

seems that we are not getting very far.But as I sat in Dehra Dun and looked

into the faces of that great group andrealized where they had come from, I

was greatly encouraged. I said to myself, “I guess it is well worthwhile, if

this is the result of our work.”And it is worthwhile. If only one per

son has found my Christ, it is Worthwhat little I have done.

As you read this letter, I want that you

will try to see, in your imagination, thisgreat crowd of Christians. Then say to

yourself, “I too have had some part in

showing those people the Way.” May

God bless you all.—Rookee, North India.-

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War An Instrument ofNationalism

TATING that religious liberty requires

S that Christian people “entertain mutual respect o

f conscience," the Conference on Religious Liberty have deplored

recourse to war as “an instrument to the

satisfaction of national aspirations and

the settlement of international disputes,"

but, at the same time, recognized that

“legitimate difference of opinion may

arise on the basis of common Christianpre-suppositions toward the use of warin certain circumstances.”

Delegates to the Conference unanimously approved the establishment o

f

civilian tribunals for trials of conscientious objectors and expressed the hope

that measures against alien suspects in

this country “be not allowed to become a

threat to religious liberty.”

Social Security Questionsand Answers

Q.-If a bachelor worker whose primary

benefit amounts to $50 a month dies

leaving a 65 year old father, whatbenefits could his father receive?

A.—The father could receive benefits of

$25 a month, provided he was whollydependent upon and supported by his

Son at the time of the son’s death.

Q.—What is meant by currently insured?

A.—A “currently insured” worker is one

who has received $50 or more in

wages in at least 6 of the 12 quarters

immediately preceding the quarterin which he died.

Q.-What survivors benefits may be paid

With respect to a “currently insured"individual?

A.—If the worker was “currently inSured,” Survivors monthly benefitsare payable to dependent childrenand to a widow with such children in

her care. If there is no survivor en

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Any further inquiries may be addressedeither to Grand River Westward, Grand

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14131 Woodward Avenue, Highland Park.

North Central JurisdictionalConference

(Continued from Page 6)

The Wades are not foreigners

to Michigan even though they have beenassigned to work in Europe for the last

twelve years. They have a summer home

at Bay View and the Bishop has been a

trustee of the Bay View Association. He

has spoken in many of

our Michigan

churches and is not unknown by any

means to Michigan folk. He expected

to be in Detroit last Tuesday to meet

with members of his cabinet, and soon

after he and his wife expect to go to

Bay View for the summer.

State of the Church

In reporting on the state of the church

the committee headed by Dr. Tittlestrongly protested compulsory military

training. It said that “the United States,

(Continued on Page 15.)

14 MICH IGAN CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE

Speaking of BooksEugene Allen

Jane Welsh CarlyleTownsend Scudder

N 1929 the author discovered a collecI tion of Jane Carlyle’s letters whichset him out upon the track of this remarkable woman and her famous husband. The result is the present volumewhich is not imaginary but well documented.

Froude published the Carlyle correspondence many years ago and thereby

raised a great commotion. He was a contemporary—too near the mountain.

Mr. Scudder gives an intensive studyof the marital relations between ThomasCarlyle and his wife. Here we see abrilliant woman subordinating herselffor the sake of her husband—not that hewished it so but because of her undyingloyalty.

Carlyle was a lion and Jane Welsh Carlyle did much to make him such. An invalid most of her life, she fought illnesswith singular fortitude. Not many of theillustrious people of her acquaintanceThackery, Dickens, Leigh Hunt, Tennyson—knew of her acute sufferings. Butthey did rejoice in her brilliant wit andin her gift of repartee. They called heranother Madame de Stael. But Mrs.Carlyle was almost rigidly moral. Shedid not like Cromwell and his Roundheads but she had their moral intensity.

Mr. Scudder gives an illuminating history of gruff old Thomas Carlyle's struggle into literary fame. He did not caremuch for the fame but she craved it forhim, and when at first he was indifferently received, she never gave over theconvictions that he would reach theheights. Many a time her unconquerable

faith in him held him steady. He growled

and raved, fought his dyspepsia, drankgreat quantities of castor oil and doggedly persevered.

Froude's book did much to put theCarlyles in a false light before the world.They were not acrimonious toward eachother and they were always lovers. Butthey were sharp-eyed and plain-tongued.They did not hesitate to criticize eachother, sometimes most keenly. ThisCarlyle needed for he was generally justin his estimate of men and things but he

was a loud roarer.This story by Mr. Scudder has wit,

irony, persiflage, and pathos. He tellsit well. One sees that his purpose is toreveal Jane Carlyle as she was, and indoing so to throw brilliant sidelightsupon her famous husband.

Whatever our generation may thinkof Thomas Carlyle (Like Tennyson andBrowning he suffers temporary eclipse),

one rejoices in the brilliant, loyal andcharacterful Woman Who Was his Wife.

It would be strange, but it might betrue eventually, that Jane's fame willoutlive that of Thomas. Who knows?

(“Jane Welsh Carlyle,” Macmillan Co.,

N. Y., 1939. $3.50.)

Silence is genius at work.Love is the only bridge that time can

not destroy.

North Central JurisdictionalConference

(Continued from page 14)

under the yoke of peacetime conscription, would cease to be the nation of ourfathers and the hope of our sons.” Inurging the preservation of civil libertiesthe report continued: “We view with abhorrence any attempt in this nation to

emulate the espionage systems of totalitarian states. Efforts to uncover fifthcolumn activities should not be turnedagainst innocent, law-abiding persons

whose only offense is that they are aliensor that they are not in agreement withthe foreign policy, or with certain of thedomestic policies, of the Government.”

Temperance education was recommended and the Conference referred tothe committee on entertainment a resolution submitted by W. C. S. Pellowe whichurged that in the future no session ofthe Jurisdictional Conference be held ina building licensed to sell liquor.

Reception BreakfastOn Saturday morning, about fifty per

sons, members of the Detroit and Michigan delegations, and other Michiganfriends gathered for breakfast in theStevens Hotel to do honor to the outgoing and incoming Bishops and theirwives. Mr. Howard A. Baldwin, of Detroit, presided, and Dr. E. Ray Willsonspoke appreciatively of the life andlabors of Bishop and Mrs. Blake, andwelcomed Bishop and Mrs. Wade to theDetroit Conference. Dr. E. Stanley Coors,representing the Michigan Conference,expressed similar felicitations. BothBishop Blake and Bishop Wade madebrief responses. Bishop Wade pledgedhis best efforts to the total interests of

the Detroit area and the Kingdom ofGod. Mrs. Wade was introduced andcordially welcomed also. Mr. Howard A.Baldwin added a few Words of greeting.

Saturday Session

The morning worship of this day wasconducted by Bishop Blake, and the business session was presided over by BishopRaymond J. Wade. W. E. Harrison,chairman of the Membership, TemporalEconomy and Lay Activities Committee,

introduced the reports of the Committeeon matters relating to the lay activities,benevolences, and spiritual revitalization of the church. Fred D. Stone presented an amendment to remove the difficulty regarding the distribution of thebenevolences as they may occur in theirrespective areas, and Archie E. McCreaspoke in the interest of the report whichwas adopted. The report of the committee on Education emphasizing Bibleteaching in the homes was also adopted.

Dr. O. W. Fifer, chairman of the Committee on Episcopacy reported on thatcommittee which passed on the characters of the Bishops. The Committeememorialized the General Conference in1944 to adopt legislation requiring thebishops to file reports of their activitiesto the General and Jurisdictional Conferences.

Bishops Edgar Blake and Nuelson wereplaced on the retired list in accordancewith disciplinary requirements. Bishop

Blake was given an opportunity to address the Conference and was receivedby the Conference which rose and applauded. He spoke appreciation of hiscolleague, Bishop Nuelson, and reviewed

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his ministerial career and expressed deepgratitude for what the church had donefor him. Howard A. Baldwin escorted

Mrs. Blake to the platform and shebriefly addressed the Conference withher characteristic charm.

The episcopal assignments for thejurisdiction were read as follows: Chicago, Bishop E. L. Waldorf; Cincinnati,Bishop H. Lester Smith; Des Moines,Bishop J. Ralph Magee; Detroit, BishopRaymond J. Wade; Indianapolis, Bishop

Titus Lowe; St. Paul, Bishop Ralph S.Cushman; Elizabethville, Belgian Congo,Bishop John M. Springer; SingaporeManila, Bishop Edwin F. Leete. Supervision of the Central Conference ofNorthern Europe was to be provided forby this Jurisdiction. Fraternal messages

were ordered sent to the retired Bishops

and Bishop Springer who is in Africa. Itwas moved and carried that the report onpease presented by Dr. Tittle be published in pamphlet form. The nominations for the various commissions werepresented with the result that the following Michigan people were assigned tothem: Walter Fruit and Mrs. William H.Veenboor to the General Board of Missions and Church Extension; W. E. Harrison and Archie E. McCrea to the General Board of Lay Activities; FrancesKnight to the General Board of Hospitalsand Homes; Lester Kilpatrick to theGeneral Board of Pensions; Charles E.Allinger to the Board of Publications;and Paul G. Halmhuber to the Board ofEducation. Harold Carr presented thename of R. M. Atkins for membership onthe peace committee and the name ofDon Timmerman was also presentedfrom the floor. Neither was elected.

A strong report was given by the Committee on Missions and Church Extension. It called for evangelistic endeavorand recommended forms for its promotion. Frank M. Field added an amendment which was adopted, pointing Outthat non-resident members of the

churches were excellent evangelistic opportunities.

A report recommending a fixed day forEaster did not carry.

Various other committee reports werepresented, including the one on publishing interests, which recommended thatwhen changes were made in the publication of the Advocates now under the authority of the General Conference, thatthey be made to serve with local newsthe conferences which comprise theNorth Central Jurisdiction. It also advocated a monthly magazine and approved

the club plan of circulation.Ralph M. Pierce announced a National

Christian Mission to be held in Chicago

next November with E. Stanley Jonesand others as speakers.

The Saturday afternoon session closedwith addresses by W. F. Kirk, FrancisJohnston, W. F. Crossland, and J. M.Versteeg. Dr. Bruce R. Baxter gave theaddress in the evening.

Sunday was a day set aside for worship and at the 10:30 hour Dr. RichardC. Raines, pastor of the Hennepin Avenue Methodist church of Minneapolis,spoke on the subject, “Salt, Light andLeaven.”

The Layman's program was presented

in the afternoon at which time Judge S.R. Snaveley and president Henry M.Snyder spoke. The Conference closedwith a worship service.

Note: Owing to the fact that the Editor could not attend the Saturday session,

Dr. Sidney D. Eva forwarded a report ofthat day's activities. At the Standard

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man, Governor Bricker of Ohio and Her- THOMAS E. SHAFFER. Presidentbert Hoover and several dark horses are HOWARD C. BALDWIN, Vice-President

still in the paddock. Should party harmony Or a deadlock necessitate a Swing STAN ID AR Dfrom other candidates after a trial heat,

SAVINGS AND LOAN ASS’Nthey may be led to the barrier as freshGriswold at Jentries. riswold at Jefferson

At this stage before complimentary

votes have been disposed of, and thefading chances of certain candidates haveaccelerated trading and combinations,

and before Mr. Hoover has been heard,

and before anyone can foretell what delegations will not “stand hitched,” eventhe politically sagacious in hotel lobbiesand on the Convention floor decline to LLETINprophesy. This report pretends to be | *:#URY=only a running comment on the early CHURCHESANDMINISTERS"activities of the Convention that readers lower premiumcosts

may have a first-hand picture from aneye-witness. Next week your observerwill conclude the story with an analysis

of the platform, an account of wherecertain fence-sitters finally landed, howthe victors bore their triumphs and aSummary of their qualifications. He will ANY Roll DEVELOPEDalso recount the steps which led the £ £ 8 £: #:losers to their defeat. #0. '''""::

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