Evening star., 1948-05-03
Bishop Dun Asks
Lay Officers Not
To Shirk Duties
Episcopal Convention
Is Urged to Recruit
Young Men TO Clergy

S'SSS ~ '>~~' A'a
Young Men to Clergy
A minority of Episcopal lay parish
officers was charged today by the
Right Rev. Angus Dun, Bishop Of
Washington, with a very undesir-
able and irresponsible tendency In
their relationship with their own
pastors"
At the opening of the SD annual
Diocesan Convention in st. Johns
Church. Georgetown, the bishop
observed that all too often lay Of
ficers are inclined to leave much
of their responsibility to the clergy.
Speaking before more than 300
Episcopal clergymen and laymen,
the bishop called on his audience
to do everything possible to attract
more young men to the ministry.
He called attention to "the dis
turbing number of pastoral Vacan-
cieS and attributed both to reSig-
na tionS, retirements and deaths in
the dioCeSeS.
Delegates were to elect diocesan
officers this afternoon.
S46,728 Income Reported.
H L. Rust, who is slated to be re-
elected diocesan treasurer, today
reported SAG. .728.48 income for the
last year from administration of
the diocese, which includes more
than $1,000 communicates.
William r. Castle, former Under
secretary of State, heads a group
of five lavmen nominated to fill
three places on the important
mated are former Assistant Attor-
ney General H. J. Galloway, Ernest
w. Greene, vice president of the
Hawaiian Sugar Planters AsSocia-
ton: Richard w Wilmer, attorney,
and A. C. Houghton. realtor.
For tn same committee six clergy
men have been nominated for four
posts. They are the Revs. w. F.
Creighton, S. F. Cast, r. w. Lewis,
c. w. Lowry, C. T. Warner and T.
o Wedel.
For the Executive Council seven
ClergYmen have been nominated for
four places on the council They
are the RevS J. J. Amber. J. r.
AnsChutz, C. S. Gilliss, R. j. Plumb,
William MacD Sharp. R. S. Tren-
bath, and James Valiant.
Seven Laymen Nominated.
Seven laymen were also nom
mated for three other places on the
council They are J. H. B. Evans,
D. S. Birney, William Green. c. H.
johnson, J. R. Kirkland, R. w. Will
son and Admiral H. S. Howard.
Four deputies to the provincial
synod will be elected from l6 NOM
inees. 9 of whom are laymen. Lay
nominees are A. w Atwood. Clar-
ence ChareSt. J. T. Cox. B. S. Foster,
Warren Grimes, R. H. Lansdale, o.
r. Singleton, F. l.. Weaver, R. H.
Whiteman and Eaton VanWirt
Read.
Nominees from the clergy for
four deputies to the provincial
synod are: The ReVerends Gerald
Catlin. J. P. Coleman, w. G. ORA per,
A. J. Du Bois. L. B. Greaves, w. E.
Mace. J. B. MoSley, B. B. Simpson,
James Valiant and A. A. Birch.
Late this morning the convention
confirmed the interim appointment
of G.. Bowdoin Craighill, Washing
ton attorney, as diocesan chancellor
to succeed Charles E. Wilson, who
died in January.
MOnroney to Speak.
Representative Monronev. Demo-
crat. Of Oklahoma, prominent EpiS-
COpal layman. will be the principal
speaker at 6 o'clock tonight at a.
fellowship supper in the parish
Rouse of St. Johns. The supper
will conclude the convention.
Yesterday, the convention heard
a call from Bishop Dun for spiritual
unity of all men under God, and
an abandonment of "sectarian
pride"
We look out upon our sick world.
and We see it united by the inven-
tive cleverness of men and divided
by our spiritual diSunity," Bishop
Dun said. addressing a preconven-
tion service in the great choir OF
the Cathedral, attended by approx
matelv 1900 persons from Episcopal
churches throughout the city.
Amid a cold war and threats OF
an all-Consuming. flaming war" the
bishop said, we see that the deepest
warfare is warfare for the souls
Of men And it is plain to many
Of us that the cause of Christ
has not been committed exclusively
10 the Roman Church or the Ortho-
dOX Church or the Anglican Church
or the Methodist Church.
Council Meeting Noted.
1T has been committed to the
whole people of God. who in the
hrOkenneSS OF our divided commu-
mites, tragically miSrepreSent what
We are called to be-" Bishop Dun
said, adding:
we are divided but We cannot
turn away from one another"
The Bishop called attention to
the fact that World Council of
Churches is to be established in
Amsterdam next August. at meet
ing Of representatives OF most of
the worlds great church groups.
with the massive exception of the
Roman Catholic Church.
We shall be wrestling together
with the deepest questions that face
Christians everywhere" he said.
What is Gods design for His
Church and His world in the face
of mans disorder? What is our
common message to the world and
how shall We give it?"
Bishop Dun spoke Of the i'm
portance of the communion and
fellowship Of the diocese.
But" he said, I'VE cannot stop
there.
Others taking part in the service