The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-22
SECOND CHURCH

MAX 1EAUT1gs
 SECOND CHURCH
 "The world today has many dire 1leeds," asserted Rev. Dr. John c.
 Walker, pastor of the Second Congregational church, in his ad- dress entitled, "Our Fellowship" yesterday morning.
 Dr. Walker said: Read the headlines in the newspapers on my given day and you get very vivid impression of the varied and desperate needs of humanity to- day. Yes, the world has many needs, but not the least among ttem is this need for fellowship in the Gospel. We need a fellow ship warm, persuasive, rich, full and free. We need fellowship in the Gospel which cuts across all denominational boundary lines. How eagerly do welcome that ap- peal of Dr. E. Stanley Jones for the churches to drop their de- nominational labels and form one church, '"The Church of Christ in America" It would be perfectly pos Sible for us to have local self-gov- ernment in our own branches of of the one great church. We can make our several contributions &C., cording to our several traditions but why not nail the flag at the masthead, "The Church of Christ in America" Such a name at the top of ever letterhead, printed at the head of every church calendar, carved on every corner stone of every Protestant church in Am erica would give us a new sense of unity and fellowship in the face |. the appalling task which con- fronts the divisions in Christen- dom today. This last address of Dr. Jones as head of the National Preaching Mission is statesman like and Christian beyond lal com- parison with ordinary platitudes about chur .h union and Christian unity. God bless the Methodists for Christian like Dr. Jones. We wcnt to be worthy of his leader ship and his fellowship. We want to have 8 larger claim upon him, a closer and a warmer relation ship with him and with every other Christian in the household of faith whether they bear our particular name or no. Now is the time for a bold stroke in Chris tian statesmanship and hope and pray that the churches of America will see their great challenge and opportunity in this hour. We have all paid tribute to the motto, "1n things essential unity; in things doubtful, liberty; in all things C arity." "The Church of Christ in America" would mean the logical fulfillment of that motto and
 would mean far more than the lip service we now give it."
 FORUM
 Juanita E. Jackson of New York, assistant to the secretary of the National Association for the Ad- vancement of the COlOred People, spoke on What It Means to Be an American" last night at the Sec Ond church forum. She made strong plea for the dropping of race prejudice and depl0red the unequal opportunity afforded the colored race today.
 The speaker pointed to the great contributions the negro race has made to the advancement of this country. However, she said, white Americans think of negroes in the terms of Amos and Andy, Stepin Fetchit or else an animal istic brute. She asserted that the great contribution negro authors and poets have made is sufficient to blast this idea and show the deep yearnings and ambitions of the negroes.
 Even though negro has Ob- tained a high school and college education, the speaker charged, he is always the las tone to be hired and the first one to be fired.
 UNION SERVICES
 Three Yale university students spoke briefly on the general subject Religion for Youth in the Mod- ern World" at union meeting of the First Methodist and First Baptist churches in the former church last night. Two of the speakers, Calvin Sutherlin and Peter Labarr, are sturents of Yale divinity school, while the other.