Tárogató, 1945-1946 (8. évfolyam, 1-7. szám)
1945-07-01 / 1-2. szám
TÁROGATÓ 13 UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA ANNOUNCES ‘CRUSADE FOR CHRIST’ The General Council of the United Church of Canada has called the 730,000 members of the denomination to a spiritual Crusade for Christ that will continue through Easter of 1947, it has been announced by Rt. Rev. Jesse H. Arnup, moderator of the Church. Among the purposes of the Crusade, he said, are: 1. “Rededication of the entire ministry and membership to our post-war tasks, as a Church. 2. “Winning to Christ and His Church those not yet reached by the Gospel message. 3. “Re-enlistment in the fellowship of the Church returning service men and women and war workers. 4. “Recruitment of an ever-increasing number of candidates for the varied ministries of the Church. 5. “Helping to rehabilitate our country and its people in home, in church, in community, in health, in work, and in security. 6. “Assistance in building an enduring world order on spiritual foundations.” Gatherings for prayer and fellowship, special services, and mass meetings will be held from now until June 10 for discussion of the movement by laymen and women, ministers, young people, Sunday school teachers and officers of official boards, presbyteries, and executives of conferences. A period of education will take place from June 10 to December 31, during which Moderator’s Conferences will be held throughout the denomination, pamphlets and booklets on the Church and its work will be distributed for study in discussion groups, and radio broadcasts, and articles and editorials in church papers will stress the Crusade. January 1, 1946, to Easter, 1946, has been set as a period of intensive evangelism, and activities will include Religion and Life weeks, missions to high schools and universities, and personal, group, industrial, and rural evangelism to strengthen the spiritual life of both church and community. From Easter, 1946, to December 31, 1946, surveys will be conducted in every community to locate United Church families not regularly attending services and other church meetings, and to enlist members to accept Christian principle of the stewardship of life and possessions. Special efforts will also be made to secure volunteers to serve the Church as ministers and missionaries and in other capacities, and to gain support for the world-wide program of the United Church. In the period from January 1 to Easter, 1947, each Presbytery will be expected to arrange for a visitation of each congregation, and the congregation to plan a visit to every home, for the successful completion of the program looking to a new advance in the life and work of the Church in the postwar years. THE CHURCHES AND PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT. The grief with which the whole country has been stricken by the sudden death of President Roosevelt has been felt with particular force in the Christian communities of the United Kingdom. On Tuesday, April 17th, a memorable service was 'held in St. Paul’s Cathedral in honour of the late President’s memory. It was attended by the King and Queen and Princess Elizabeth, who were welcomed to the City by the Lord Mayor, and received by the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul’s and by the Archbishop of Canterbury. Among the great congregation were several monarchs of the United Nations, Mr. Winston Churchill, and representatives of every aspect of the national life. Among the hymns sung were “Fight the Good Fight”, which was sung at the famous church parade during the Atlantic Charter meeting, and the Battle Hymn of the Republic. In addiion to the great servic in St. Paul’s Cathedral commemorative prayers were said in Churches of every denomination on Sunday last. The Churches remember the strong spiritual leadership which has come from President Roosevelt throughout the course of this war, his affirmations of the importance of religious freedom and the strong support he brought to the Christian cause by his personal life and example, and by 'his sympathetic understanding of the responsibilities of Christian leaders. Christians in Britain remembered the personal letter which President Roosevelt sent to Archbishop William Temple by the hand of the American Bishops who visited the Church of England last autumn. The spirit in which the news of President Roosevelt’s death has been received has been that of grief for his loss, thank-OUR ENGLISH SECTION.
