The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-10
INFORM MIND AND
WAKE CONSCIENCE
Episcopalians Adopt Slogan
for Detailed Survey of Each
Parish in u. S.

TO inform the mind and awaken
the conscience is the slogan Of the
nationwide survey that has been I'm
certaken by the Episcopal church.
which was launched in Memphis AT the
parish house OF Calvary church Thurs
Gay IN an all-day session at which some
u the most prominent churchmen of
the state made addresses.
Inc Rev. w. D. Buckner, L. L. D.
rector or Calvary church, presided over
the session, which was attended by
representative laymen Of all the EMS
p churches OF the city. At the
morning session addresses were made
oy Bishop Coadjutor- elect Troy Beatty.
Dr, Buckner and the Rev. B. B. Ram
age, rector Of st. Luke's. The delega-
.ons OF church officials and prominent
iaymen from Nashville did not arrive in
tlme Tor the morning session.
AT the afternoon session detailed
plans for the survey of church activity
70 be undertaken by w. H. Lambeth,
secretary of the diocesan committee for
tennessee; DR.. Loaring Clark, of Chat
tanooga; the Rev. Prentice A. Pugh, of
GAINESVILLE.
The speakers told of how the entire
Held OF activity of every parish is to
De studied by meaps Of a QUESTIONABLE,
not only pertaining to individual matters
OF each church but including the en-
tire community in its scope.
Detailed Analysis Sought.
This will embrace an analysis Of the
ned; the area, population, total nomi-
Tally Christian, predominating elements
present trend of the population, help
tul and harmful institutions in the com
munlty, nature of problems confronting
each parish and many other important
phases Of religious work.
In a general outline of the work the
speakers Thursday morning brought ont
that the survey is to Judge the cRurch's
opportunities, as the speakers expressed
II, so that we may know where to
lengthen our cords n ~straighten our
stakes. Then the church people are to
pc aroused to those opportunities, to
know the part the Episcopal church is
called to play in American Christianity
and to prepare themselves by prayer
and conservation to do their part that
the church may do it's part. For the
church's duty is only the sum of duty
OF each member of the church, and the
church can do its duty only when each
OF its members does his or her duty.
Therefore in this campaign each
problem-that of social service. of rural
and mountain people, of foreign people,
OF the population in our mill villages,
the problem of the two races in Ameri.
ca called upon to live side by side will
~ SbNNiSug oiu lllcl WltH lIle CHurCn
knows its part and equips itself for it,
that part can be DONE"
Service Necessary.
Church membership means service"
said DR.. Buckner, mot only to be iden-
titled with some parish church as a
COMMUNICATE, to attend an occasional
service and to look to the offices of
the church, namely weddings and fun
erals, but to enlist for service in the
greatest enterprise the world has ever
known-Spreading the kingdom of Jesus
Christ throughout the world.
Daniel Webster said" DIR. Buckner
continued, that the greatest thing in
the world is responsibility to God and
to your country We have measured up
as a nation In our responsibility to our
country in making the world safe for
democracy. Now it behooves us to
measure up to our responsibility to God
by making democracy safe for the
world"
In the opinion of all speakers present
prove. one OF the greatest things the
church has ever attempted. The move
year.. I%nspirational and educational
meetings are to be held in all the
parishes all over the country during
the summer months. This fall there
will DO a fellowship visitation cam
paign y which an effort will be made
to enlist each member of the church
In some definite service for the church
and for the community. The aim is
to max the church the real force fol-
helpfulness for all people and to in
terest each commuicant in fulfilling
his individual responsibility for this
work.