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Internationalism without the basis of a national tradition is like a friendship between men who have no individuality. There are, of course, many working for real internationalism but they are hampered by those who preach an ideal built in the air. Before the international ideal can be made real it will be necessary for nations to understand their own tradition. Nations like the United States must come of age before they can be partners in a cooperative world...
...public the report of the inquiry, which will be submitted to mission boards of the seven churches this winter. Gist of the first four of 20 installments of the report is as follows: Shall foreign missions be continued? Yes, but not in their present form. Missionaries should no longer preach routine hellfire to brown and yellow men. "Western Christianity ... is less a religion of fear and more a religion of beneficence." With the rise of a "basic world-culture," arises the question, "Why the missionary need leave his home to convey his message?" . . . Resurging nationalism is a danger to missionizing...
...heard him possess or will possess a necktie for years to come, let alone a business suit. For that reason they cheered wildly his new directive to the Communist Youth movement: "We are not against love! We are not against flowers! We are not ascetics and we do not preach asceticism. We are for a full and many-sided life?a life rich in experiences...
...story starts in Scrooby, in Shakespearean times, when William Brewster, lord of the manor, first listened to the Brownists preach of a God whom the Church of England failed to recognize. After a stormy career at court Brewster retired to his country home, became the mainstay of what was regarded as a rabid sect. Among these were Eleazar Dexter and his younger brother John who, though saints of a kind, still thought enough of the devil to fall in love. Both loved the same girl, but in different ways. Eleazar was a religious bigot who loved Anne in order...
...Virginia, Cook of Delaware, Rhinelander (retired) of Pennsylvania. Most Rev. James De Wolf Perry, Presiding Bishop of the Church, was to send as his representative Bishop Hugh Latimer Burleson of South Dakota. New York's small Bishop Manning agreed to come. An honorary canon of Washington Cathedral, he would preach later in the day. Eyeing the light, airy choir, Bishop Manning might reflect that his own Cathedral of St. John the Divine is bigger but darker. He might also recall a remark Bishop Freeman made in Manhattan some years ago, when both Cathedrals were campaigning for money: "If Washington...