Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 60, Number 259, Decatur, Adams County, 2 November 1962 — Page 9

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Suburban Church Praised By Pastor

By LOUIS CASSELS United Press International The Rev. Robert A. Mac Gill is a courageous clergyman. He dares to say a good word about suburban churches. To find any signs of health and vitality in suburbia is a very unfashionable thing to do these days. It’s getting so you can hardly pick up a church periodical without encountering a jeremiad against the “materialism,” “parochialism” and “Shallowness’ of suburban Christianity. It is a little startling, therefore, to find the Rev. Mr. MacGill saying boldly in the Living Church Magazine: “Despite the prophets of suburban doom, the church is still mediating Christ’s salvation. . .even in Status Heights. And it is doing so remarkably well, in my opinion.” The Rev. Mr. Mac Gill served until recently as vicar of what he describes as an “arch-typica” he describes as an “arch-typical” suburban parish — the Episcopal olis, Ind. He is now on the staff of the National Council of the Episcopal Church. Not “Dreary, Foolish” He acknowledges that the average suburban congregation is far from being the dedicated body of Christian disciples that it ought to be. But with all of its shortcomings, suburban Christianity is not as “dreary and foolish” as its critics paint it. In suburbia, the Rev. Mr. MacGill says, “The Gospel is being proclaimed and received by men and women who want badly to know that there is Good News with power to save. “The historic creeds are staking out blazing areas of eternal truth for lonely, transient and skeptical folk whose uniformly college-educated minds still clamor for the few simple certainties of life. “The food and drink of the Eucharist are penetrating the lives of worldlings who know acutely what it is to hunger and thirst in the midst of cocktail-and-cookout plenteousness.” Instead of scorning suburbia as a wasteland of Pharisaism, the Episcopal minister says, churches should recognize that it “may well be the greatest missionary challenge to Christianity in American today.” Learned Two Lessons From his own ministry in the suburbs, the Rev. Mr. Mac Gill

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has learned two lessons which he commends to all clergymen who are assigned to this “missionary” frontier. The first is that “suburbanites do not need the church for picnics, parties and the like. . .they have their own resources for leisure and recreation.” “The effort spent in so many churches on organized outings and social affairs is an essential waste,” he says, because it merely provides another opportunity for human relationships on an “artificial level.” “What people want is the change to know other Christians in some depth. Adult study programs of an unabashedly religious nature — and especially those with lay leadership — are the obvious alternative.” The second lesson is that “suburbanites are painfully selfconscious Christians because, despite their high level of book-learning, they are essentially ignorant about the Christian religion.” “Too often we ask a church member to accomplish the impossible task of being a Christian without giving him basic instruction in what Christianity is all about. Don’t Know Bible “In the transient world of suburbia. a terrifying number have never had that introduction. They do not know the Bible. They don’t know why the church is as it is, and does as it does. And they are ashamed and self-conscious because they don’t know.” His remedy — which worked, wonders for the Church of the Nativity at Indianapolis — is to provide adults as well as children with systematic, basic instruction in the “content of the Christian faith.” To provide this instruction, the Church of the Nativity worked out an “unshamedly old-fashioned curriculum” in which theJ Bible was the principal taxtbook. “Modern religious educators will probably scream,” says the Rev. Mr. Mac Gill, “but this was the moment when these suburban Christians began to lose their self-consciousness and to become properly conscious of holy God. “I am convinced that there is a major key to the life of the church in suburbia.’’ Handy Cement You can make your own cement for mending glass, china, or metal objects, simply by melting some common alum in a glass spoon.

Berman On Brink Os Turning Philosopher By DICK WEST United Press International WASHINGTON (UPD—It can be taken as a rule of forefinger, if not of thumb, that a comedian has reached the top of his profession when people begin to take his jokes seriously. The late Will Rogers was a classic example of this. He joked about politicians s o much there was constant talk of running him for national office. More recently, the nightly seminars c onducted by Jack Paar were, at the time of their suspension, operating as a sort of government-in-exile. And the pungent commentaries of Mort Sahl have given him the status of a rump parliament. Two things lead me to believe that Shelley Berman is now on the brink of making the transition from jester to philosopher. One is that he turned up last Sunday as the guest oracle on the television program “Youth Wants to KNOW.” The other is that he showed up at a party here the next evening wearing a vest. Both Are Symbols Both are recognized symbols of omnipotence. The t ypical g uest on “Youth Wants to Know” is a deputy assistant secretary of state whose sphere of influence embraces Pago Pago and surrounding tidelands. A vest u sually is worn a s a backdrop for a Phi Beta Kappa key, or some other academic ornament, such as an elk’s tooth. Berman, however, denies that there is anything significant in these occurrences. At the aforementioned pa rty, celebrating his installation as visiting lecturer at a local lyceum called the “Bue Room”, I questioned Berman closely about one of his statements on “Youth Wants to KNOW.” It was something about “making life a better place in which to live.” To me, it had the ring of profundity. But Berman said it actually was a slip of the tongue. He explained that he meant to say “making life a better place in which to earth.” Fond Os Vests As for the vest, Berman said he had always been fond of weskits but heretofore had been unable to afford them. He said they helped keep his naval warm. Despite such disclaimers, the feeling persisted that Berman’s rise as a comedian is on the verge of culminating in the development of full blown political and social consciousness. The political trend was apparent in the way he deplored the refusal of New York registrars to let him vote until he takes a literacy test. “I taked to them in my best language and offered to read passages from Playboy m agazine, but they insisted this was not? proof of literacy,” he said. Hi s blossoming sociological awareness was exhibited in the concern he showed for a young woman who had somehow been seated off away from the other guests at the party. “You look ike a commercial for a deodorant,” Berman told her solicitously. Paint Wiper-Upper When you are removing paint or varnish from a surface, the paint or varnish that has been softened by your remover can be wiped up very easily with an openweave sack, such as those in which oranges, onions and pota-I toes are sold. The sack will not I clog as readily as burlap or other cloth having a closer weave.

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'Packet For Bride' By Ag Department By DICK WEST United Press International WASHINGTON (UPI) — Every now and then I run across something that is so heartwarming it almost gives me heartburn. Such was the case when I heard about the Agriculture Department’s “Packet for the Bride.” r~ The packet, a collection of government pamphlets, represents the department's conception of what every bride should know. It includes a “Dear Bride” letter from Secretary Orville L. Freeman who noted that some of the pamphlets “tell you of grading and inspection services the Department of Agriculture performs to help make sure that our food supply is wholesome and of dependable quality.” There’s nothing like getting a marriage started off on the right foot. If I were a bride,. I would want to take one of the packets along with me on my wedding trip. In fact, I am able to visualize the scene that might transpire as the newlyweds arrive at their honeymoon hotel. He: Well, here we are. She ! Yes, here we are. He: Might as well get unpacked, I guess. She: Yes, I guess we might as well. He: What’s that in the top of your suitcase? She: It’s my bridal packet from the Agriculture Department. He: May I see it?

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She: Well, I suppose it will be all right, now that we are married and everything. He: Here’s a pamphlet on “How to Prevent and Remove Mildew.” Gee whiz, honey! I don’t think you ought to get information like that out of a book. Didn’t your mother tell you about mildew when you were growing up?” She: Os course she did, silly. But you know how old-fashioned mothers are. They make you feel that mildew is something to be ashamed of. This pamphlet gives you the facts about mildew in a straightforward, unemotional way. He: Here’s a booklet on how to combat carpet beetles. Sweetheart! I’m your husband! Couldn’t you trust me to take care of things like that? She: of course I trust you. It's just that I want our honeymoon to be perfect. There’s no sense taking a chance on having it spoiled by earpet beetles. He: You’re right, dear. We must never let anything come between- us. Ready for bed now? She: You go ahead if you’re sleepy. I’ll be along as soon as I finish this pamphlet on detergents. Pool Table Repair If the cloth on the cushions of your pool table has become worn, it can be repaired with adhesive tape so that the latter does not show. First, cut the tape to size, then work it under the tear in the cloth with the adhesive side towards the cloth. Next, carefully pull the torn edges of the cloth together, and then press them firmly against the tape. *

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