Evening star., 1939-04-29
Episcopal Congress
Adjourns With Praise
For Unity Spirit
Reports Of Discussions
And Papers to Be
Printed for Churches
By JAMES WALDO FAWCETT.

Clerical and lay members who at
tended the first triennial church
congress at Washington Cathedral
were on their way to their homes
today, having adjourned yesterday
with the intention of returning to
the Nations Capital for similar
series of services and meetings
three years hence.
Meanwhile, it was announced that
all the papers read and a report
Of each of the round-table discus
sions held will be printed in book
form for circulation throughout the
different branches of the church and
among its af1iliated institutions.
The Right Rev. James E. Freeman.
Bishop of Washington, led final
prayers and gave the farewell bene-
diction. This he said, has been
the best and most representative
congress we have ever had. It
brought together all the various ele-
ments of the church and witnessed
to the growing spirit of unity within
the church in the face of tumultu-
GUS world"
Boston Rector Speaks.
Meeting at 10 o'clock, the last ses-
sion of the congress heard an ad-
dress by the Rev. S. Whitney Hale,
rector of the Church of the Advent,
Boston, on The Gospel and Our
Parishes The speaker declared ::
''The problem of the Gospel in the
parish is one of getting people to
understand that they belong-belong
to God and to all His children, both
as to privileges and obligations; that
to effect this end, God has acted
for us men and for our salvation
The kingdom lags because of man S
failure to respond to Gods initia-
tives. But it is more than a
parish problem. 1t is problem of
the whole. of which the parish is a
part. The sense of belonging is
rooted in life. Community is fact
from which we cannot escape. Fail
ure to achieve it inclusively gives
rise to exclusion, partial, perverted
belongings.
Discussion of the final paper was
led by the Rev. Gardiner M. Day,
rector of St. Stephens Church,
Wilkes-Ba Pa.
Among Those Registered.
Among those registered for the
congress were the Rev. T. Frederick
Cooper, Greenfield, Mass: the Rev.
p. l.. Donaghay, Middletown, Del;
the Rev. w. F. Carpenter, Hay
market, Va: the Rev w. M. Hargis,
Chillicothe, Mo-; the Rev. j. Jarden
Guenther, Swarthmore. Pa: the
Very Rev. H. r. Bennett. Whining
ton. Del; the Rev. w. Carroll
Brooke, Weston. w. Va; the Rev.
James F. Madison, Petersburg. Va:
the Rev. A. Vincent Bennett, Fitch
burg, Mass; the Rev R. H. Thomas.
Sd, Waynesboro, Pa; the Rev.
Howard F. Dunn, Windsor. Conn.,;
Mrs. John Gilmore, Atlanta, Ga:
Mrs. Harry j. Knickle. Plainfield,
N. j.; Miss Katharine Maloney,
Mount Kisco. N. Y; Miss Elizabeth
Pitman. New York; Mrs. P. H.
Sloan, Petersburg, Va: Miss Mil
dred w. Stillman, Cornwall, N. Y.
and Mrs. Alexander Wiley, New
York.
The presiding officer for the
principal meetings of the congress
was the Rev. DR.. Donald B. Aldrich,
New York. He was assisted by the
Rev. Ralph S. Meadowcroft, secre-
tary-treasurer. and Miss Rose
Phelps. executive secretary.
Bishou Freeman was honorary
chairman of the Washington Com
mittee. with the Rev DR.. Charles
T. Warner, chairman; the Rev.
Reno S. Harp, jr., secretary: the
Rev. G. Gresham Marmion, assistant
secretary. and Canon Raymond L.
Wolven, treasurer.