Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-26

the well attested methods Of this
movement in his regular work with
very great profit to his people as we'll
as to himself
There is the danger, OF course, OF
going beyond what is written and that
should always be kept in mind.
The Family Life
"The one thing which has been
borne in upon me this past year as
have gone about the state, is the ter
rible way the family life of so many
families has just gone to nothing. In
so many instances there seems to be
neither anchor nor port; the ship is
just drifting hitl1er and yon, swept by
every breeze that blows, without OBJ
jective or purpose. People complain
of the youth of today, as though there
was something radically different IN
/ the youth of today from the youth OF
any day The trouble is not with our
youth but with ourselves.
! "Next to our duty and responsibility
to found our home life upon right
relation to our Lord, comes the duty
/ and responsibility of the regular Wor-
ship in the larger family of the con-
creation and to do it as family.
believe as strongly as any in the value
of religious education through the
Sunday school and young peoples
meetings.: and was much gratlfled
to discover that our leaders in these
two organizations, so far as I have
been able to talk with them, are unit
! in saving that their primary purpose
/ is to lead the youth of the church 70
attend the regular services and not
| that they desire to make the Sunday
school and the evening meeting of the
young people, substitutes for the reg
ular services morning and evening
Marriage and Divorce
'That leads me to speak of the veXed
problem Of marriage and divorce. The
law of the church is clear. The only
re-marriage permitted, for causes arls-
ing after marriage, is that of the inno-
cent party in divorce for adultery, but
) no such person may be married within
a year after the decree is handed
down. But suppose a person other
i wise divorced, desires to come to The
holy communion? The new Canon
provides that such cases must be re-
ferred to the bishop, except that no
penitent person in imminent danger oil
death, should be refused any means OF
grace
I cat bottom, as I see it, is in large
part lamentable ignorance; and then
down right moral cowardice. We have
not the courage to stand out against
what seems to be a strong public opln-
ion OF the views expressed by the lead
ers of our own set. The fact that
law is to be obeyed, as long as 1t IS
the law, for no better reason than thaU
{ it is the law, is one which needs TO be
stressed over and over again.
! "It seems as clear as day to me that
the father who sets an example in
4 lawlessness to his children by buying
/ bootleg liquor, or the mother, who sets
an example in laWlessneSs to her chill
lren by gambling at cards, must have
very much less sense than is necessary
/ to get around the streets in these days,
if they think that they can by words
overcome the power of their example
and have children who will have the
slightest reverence for any law those
children may feel stand in the way OF
what they want to do. AS I see it the
times call for straight out, uncompro-
missing preaching and person to person
work ON the part of all of us clergy
along these lines.
The Future
zone of the most valuable things
which was attempted this fall was the
visit Mrs. D. p. Taber, of the national
I office of the woman's auxiliary made
to the district. She visited every place
where we had organized work and con-
{ Quoted three conferences in the three
regions of the state.
"It seems to be the general opinion
that great good was accomplished by
! the Lausanne conference. 1t was not
for the purpose of emphasizing only
that in which all Christian churches
were agreed, but, quite as much, to
make clear in a constructive way, the
4 things which kept the churches apart.
"For my part I have never been able
| to feel that we have advanced the king
hdom of God very much when we have
! taken more or less good Baptists or
! Methodists or members of any other
1 church and made more or less good
/ Episcopalians out of them. am much
/ more concerned, as I believe our Lord
is, about those who are as sheep astray
in the wilderness. Nor have been
able to see why we, as church, should
seem to be more particular than God
/ himself seems to be.
General Convention
! IT am not in position to say much
about the work general convention may
be expected to do but urge every one
{, of your to subscribe to a Washington
paper, during the sessions SO as to
keep informed of what is going on. It
may be the price which has to be paid
for life and growth but the situation
confronting the church is not pleas
ant one. The extremes seem to be
Epulling farther and farther apart and
each one becomes more vociferous day
I by day in proclain1ing its views and
desires, while We great mass of the
Echurch is more or less silent. How
ever, when. the votes are cast in gen
/ eral convention the chances are that
/ it will, be found that, as heretofore,
that section of the church which seems
so inarticulate, which knows that we
have a Catholic heritage of our own,
\ o11i+o oc oncioot and honorable and