The Washington herald., 1914-12-06
IN THE REALM OF RELIGION
WHAT CHURCH PEOPLE
ARE SAYING AND DOING

the element which must prevail on the
civil plane; mercy must infiI the moral
plane; devoutness must actuate the
spiritual plane. No one of these three
planes is sufficient unto itself. They
form, or ought to form. a triple alliance
that should prove invincible.
The league has a dual function; edu-
Pleasant Congregational Church, an or.
ganization which has proved itself oi
value TO its members and of use to the
community, is thus described by the
president, Miss Margret Nourse:
The League OF Service, now In IT,
fourth year, was organized for the pur-
pose OF giving the women of the church
who are unable to engage in the regular
work. an opportunity to join their forces
in special lines of activity.
The League has a dual function; edu-
cationsl. the mutual interchange of ideas
and interests among its members, and
presentation by outsiders OF the needs
and activities of various special fields
of work; and practical, in devising and
directing outlets for their energies. in the
giving of money, personal service and
material aid. Funds are secured by
pledges and voluntary offerings. Oppor-
tunity is given to aid in making garments
and other useful articles. Some Of the
activities of the league during these
three years have been furnishing equip
ment for Friendship House, clothing for
needy persons. gifts OF money for work
among Eskimos in Alaska, for social
work in our own city though the Y. W. c.
A, Friendship House, etc, and for the
maintenance OF Bible Woman in China
Not least among our aims is the promo
ton of friendship among the business
women Of the parish.
The league meets at p. m. the fourth
Monday of each month from September
to May, usually at homes OF members.
All are invited to be present at the meet
ings and cooperate in the work.
The officers OF the league for the COM
ing winter are, Miss Margret Nourse,
president: Miss Mary Bickford, vice pres
ident: Miss Eunice W. Curtis, recording
secretary; Miss Josephine Peck. corre-
spending secretary, and Miss NJ. A. Cart
ner. treasurer.
The Living Church GpiscopaD COM
ments editorially as follows on the reso-
luton adopted at Pittsburgh asking that
the usual missionary contribution be
more than doubled in the States of Penn
sylvanis, Delaware. Maryland, and Vir-
ginia, and the District OF Columbia:
That was brave action taken last
week by the Provincial Synod of Wash
ington'-the third province-when it
asked that an apportionment Of $4,000
be laid for the present year upon the dio-
ceses within that province This was
recognition Of the emergency responsible
ity laid-upon American churchmen with
respect to the missionary needs that have
heretofore been met by the Church of
England, but which must largely go in
default next year unless American
churchmen come to the rescue. On the
same lines was the resolution of the
Woman's Auxiliary OF the Province OF
Scwanee asking the national officers of
the auxiliary to consider raising a special
fund for this purpose by asking for 10
cents a month from each member OF the
auxiliary to be used in assisting English
missionary work.
IF these resolutions can be carried into
effect. and not merely be the result of i
moments enthusiasm expressed on pa
per and then forgotten, they will consti-
tute one of the few really bright spots
in this year of war. Earnestly do we
hope that, following the lead thus made,
the whole church will show an enthuslas-
tic readiness to respond when our mis-
sionary leaders shall point the way"
The fourth province. Protestant Epis-
cOpal church, succeeding the Depart
ment of Sewanec, was organized in Trim
ity Church, New Orleans on November
IS, taking again Sewanee as the name OF
the province. The marked features OF
the synod were the stress laid on mis-
work. religious education. and
social service. and the perfect harmony
and unanimity with which the proceed
ingS were conducted. The next meeting
of this synod will be held in SeWanee
Tenn, October 10, 1915.
Rev. G. G. F. Bratenahl. D. D., of this
city. has declined the position of superin-
tendent of city missions Of the Protestant
church OF Philadelphia, to
which he was recently elected, and will
continue to serve as provincial secretary
Of the recently established Province of
which office he has held
since its creation. His headquarters are
in the Woodward Building.
The Churchman EpiscopaD. of New
York, upholds the view OF Rev Dr. Peter
Ainslie, of Baltimore, pastor of the Chris
tian Temple. that the burden of the pres
ent war rests upon a divided church. The
editor of the Churchman says:
While many religious leaders are trying
TO discover the various argumentative
props by which war and Christian civ
lization may be reconciled, the real sit |
1ation in its entire antagonism to sound |
social ethics cannot be concealed. In i
ternational peace is the fruitage of ma
tonal Righteousness. Nations that are
without a social vision of the obligations
10 their own citizens must naturally
make war upon one another. A most ef-
tective criticism OF the underlying causes |
of the present war is found in an article |
IN DIR. Ainslie's Christian Union Quar-
.erly, a publication that has been doing |
such admirable work TO bring discovered |
Christians to sense of their fraternaI |
iuties. DR.. Ainslie wants to know why
he church has practically no influence in |
militarism. After all, militarIsm |
S but product of race hatred. a disre-
gard of love for ones fellow-man. 1t re-
7eals the influence of intense commercial
and the mad pursuit of
wealth.
The sight of a civilized world at war
orces the question emphatically. wheth-
r, If the church had been united, this
var would have been possible. The ma
ions today arc fighting among them
selves. as If the Christian message of
had never been revealed, and
become the basis of a God-given social
rider. Even in a highly centralized re-
iEious organization, where in so many
mail and unimportant ways Il members
ire made to keep step in military fashion.
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