The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-25
Pastor Bases Sermon
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Something Must Be Done to Bring Greater Unity tC
 Body of Christ, Says Dr. John Walker

something must be done, every- thing within our power must be done, to bring greater unity to the body of Christ" said Rev. Dr. John 0. Walker. Second Congregational Church pastor, yesterday morning in his sermon based on Q report of the General Council of the Con- gregational Christian Churches at Grand Rapids, Michigan, in June.
 pr. Walker said in part;
 A chief of chaplains spoke of a trip around the world and of few of his preaching appointments, He travelled from Cairo to Jerusalem by plane, It took him forty min uteS to cover the ground Moses and the children of Israel required forty years to traverse. He had two services in one day In India. One interested nearer at the second service said, Are you going to preach anywhere near here to- night?" The answer was, "No, have to preach in China tonight" They flew him over the Hump" and he preached that night in Chungking.
 Another man reporting on the work of the World Council said that on the eve of the invasion one interested observer of maneuvers compliments General Eisenhower on the success with which he had intergrated the many teams" that made up his invasion army. But General Eisenhower was not flat tered. "One team, he said, "One team or we lose" He who runs may read the moral of that tale.
 One of the great evenings of every Council program Is American Board night. l knew where wanted to sit that night and was early enough to secure the point of vantage had Tn mind. the first row In the gallery. The proeeSsional was manificant. The Christian flag and the Amer. lean nag, then Q host of other ma. tional flags. A great choir marching In perfect unison to the music of Forward Through the Ages" Then the long line of the missionaries Some of the missionaries were home on regular furlough. some had been forced to leave certain war areas to avoid capture and interment. Some had been captured and interned but had recently been exchanged and brought home. Some had been brought home because they had broken down in health. Some there were who had been enlisted in the missionary cause and were awaiting their orders to proceed to foreign lands. It is always . tremendously thrilling experience for me to watch the missionary march on American Board night at the General Coun. cil. These people represent hundreds Of years of foreign service. They have endured malaria, peril, pain, Loneliness, heartache, here, there, ana everywhere across the world. And you need never worry about the espirt de corps of the missionaries Their morale is always high. I never met Q missionary I could describe as Q defeatist. Ministers and Jay people In this country, I know, who are low in spirits about the Chris. tan cause but the missionaries are always strong In spirit and of very good courage.
 It ls interesting and significant, too, that we had Q number of chap la!ns at the Council. They likewise were full of excellent hope. Some ten per cent of our active ministry is now with the armed forces and we were told that not one chaplain has gone on record as saving that he Is sorry he joined Up. one of the chaplains lodged Q mild protest. He said he had served in the army in the last war and he was anxious to serve in the navy this time. He was little older than some of the chap lains and he was not sure that they would put him aboard c ship but ct least he could hope to be within sight and sound of the seq. But he recolIned without the resources of the Q. g. Navy. As soon aS he tiniShed his preliminary training our friend was assigned to serve with the WAVES ct Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It may be said that the casualty list for the chapiains runs high in killed, wounded and taken prisoner. No other group of officers runs aS high . percentage of loss except among the men who fly the planes. The Home Missions Service in which ] was bound to take special interest by reason of service on the Board was not quite as dramatic as the American Board service but it had itS own strong appeal. The Home Board has to wyestle with the problems and opportunities for the advancements Of the Christian cause here ct homo. We are always handicapped for funds. There are always appeals for help, valid and worthy appeals, we cannot answer because the majority of the people Of the churches neglect to reInelli. Der the cause of missions when they make their yearly pledge. The high point Of the Home Missions Service, to my way Of thinking, was reached when tho citations were given. Four names were selected from the long list 0f faithful servants Of the Beard I AVaA t1aa fgt4aaNNTama and ktAaa fNth1aAn