The Washington herald., 1913-03-16
EPISCOPAL LEADERS, ACTIVE
IN MISSIONS AND UNITY WORK

EPISCOPAL LEADERS ACTIVE
in MISSIONS AND UNITY WORK
The system Of apportionments for gen.
eral missions prevailing within the Epis-
copal communion is made the subject of
good-natured criticism by Rev. Elwood
Worcester. rector of Emmanuel Church.
in the year book of the parish. issued
this week. He speaks first of the very
large increase of the parish's apportion-
ment, which. he states. has increased by
several hundred per cent during his rec
torship CDr. Worcester began his rector
ship Of the parish in 1900, and this year
IL Is larger than ever before. Here Is
what DR.. Worcester says regarding this
matter:
"The apportionment to general missions
is heavy burden on us. the heaviest
burden I have to bear. This is not be-
cause you are Indifferent to the cause Of
missions, as every year you give to mis-
sions in which you are interested
amounts far In excess of our apportiqn-
ment The difficulty 1 have encountered
in receiving from you the large appor-
tionment to general missions lies, I be-
lieve, in the fact that the impersonal
methods of our board OF missions do not
appeal to you. Year by year you are ask
ed for large sums, and having given this
money you know not what becomes of
1t. 1t goes beyond your ken. and you have
not the satisfaction Of seeing what II
accomplishes. I have long believed that
II We were given a definite missionary
field for which We were responsible. and
If we received regular visits and definite
statements from those in charge of the
work. our disposition would be quite
different. Unfortunately, at present this
seems to be impossible. Meanwhile, a
heavy obligation Is imposed on me to
wiring from you a large sum of money
annually which you are unwilling to give.
This is a burden which I neither wish
to bear any longer myself nor to impose
on you. 1t constitutes, in my Judgment.
one of the conditions Of our parish which
should be changed"
Emmanuel Church employs as salaried
officers no less than 1oa persons. 1t is
said that the healing work for which
this church has become famous still goes
on quietly. but effectively. Its big year
book shows many other forms Of Chris
tian activity.
A forward step has been taken by
Protestant Christianity in Canada in the
readiness of four denominations TO ac-
cept the policy, "On Essentials. Unity"
students of four theological colleges in
Montreal In common courses Of study. In
this way the theological instruction which
is so similar in the different communions
is impaired without loss of prestige or in
creased expense.
In a recent issue OF the Congregation
alist Rev. A. E. Dunning describes this
innovation in theological instruction.
which has united in common interest the
Anglican. and Congregational colleges un-
der direction of a faculty Of which Rev.
E. Munson Hill principal of the Congre-
gational College, which is the Oldest is
the dean for this year.
The courses include Old and New Testa-
ment history. eXegesis. theology. church
history. doctrinal history. history of re-
ligions. systematic theology. philosophy
of religion. PARISHES, homiletics, and
pastoral theology. The distinctively de-
nominational matters are not considered,
but left TO the industrial colleges.
For time there was a little opposi-
ton from-the Anglican authorities, but
the atmosphere OF Canada is SO favor
able to UNCONVENTIONAL union that n
manifesto called An Appeal on Behalf
OF Christian Unity signed by over 800
clergymen, was issued. and the words in
the appeal-"We feel that the chief glory
in any church consists not in the privi-
leges and prerogatives which IL claims.
however just these claims may be. but in
the possession OF her Masters spirit OF
love"-have not failed in their influence.
At present the denominations are repre-
sented in this united school by about sew
enty Presbyterians. about fifty each of
Methodists and Anglicans, and twenty
Congregationalists. The number is an in
spiration 10 the lecturers, and the stu
dents feel a denominational pride which
stimulates to good effort: and though
organized only last October the results
are so satisfactory at present that the
continuance seems assured. and to Rev.
Dr. Dunning the experiment in Christian
fellowship is indicative of still further
and even organic union.
Rev. William r Walsh. for some years
ers. of New York. an American Cath
olic order founded thirty years ago by
converts from Professionalism, has just
become rector of St Mary's Protestant
Episcopal Church, New York. During
most Of the time that Father Walsh was
Catholic priest he was a member of
an itinerating band of preachers, who
went to many cities preaching to nom
Catholics. Often he gathered into the
Catholic Church more Protestants, or at
least more non-Catholics. on a single
Sunday night than all Protestant
churches in the city were able to get
into congregations. Because OF his elo-
quence and his argumentative ability he
was among the most successful Of the
Paulists in this work. Last November
he was received into the Episcopal
Church by Bishop Greer of New York.
and now assumes charge of a large par
ish, having nearly 500 members. Bishop
Greer admitted. when asked about Mr.
Walsh, that other Catholic priests have
applied to him. but that he Is usually
unable to receive them. owing to lack of
support. He is. however. to receive an
other in March. because, as is well un-
derstood here. the Paulists maintain a
seminary at Brookland. AFFILIATED with
the Catholic University. primarily to
train men to hold missions, especially
throughout the South, to non-Catholics
She Knew.