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PULPIT EDITORIAL
by Wilbur P. Wood
In answer to an article by
Channing Pollock in a recent is
sue of “The American Mercury”
Which was reprinted in “The
Reader’s Digest" on “Why I
Don’t Go To Church,” Rev. Wil
bur P. Wood, pastor of the Feder
ated Church, has written a let
ter to Mr. Pollock in answer to
his article. It follows:
Mr. Channing Pollock
Dear Sir:
One person in one hundred can
worship adequately as you can,
by watching the wonders of
God's creations. But what did
you do to the mind of that young
English girl who’s religious addi
tude was so different from yours?
Her spreading the story that you
lacked religion is evidence that
you did not explain to her suffic
iently what religion meant to
you. Was it not the organized
church that gave you, and count
less others, your technique of
worship? We must support such
a church.
I, too, like to worship in the
beauty of God’s world. I advise
that people develop such an abil
ity. We must remember, at the
same time, that there are count
less individuals who are desper
ate in their search for help and
encouragement and have not the
power of meeting their problems
without the aid of others. It is
the special mission of those who
minister, both priests and lay
men, to share their experiences
with those who have not suffic
ient contact with God.
Why is it that I do not go to
the public library and read free
the great current plays, rather
than pay a high price to see them
acted on the stage? The answer
is plain—because I can feel the
much stronger emotions one ex
periences when hundreds of oth
ers and enjoying them also. Only
as we have a common worship
do we contact God in all of his
majesty.
We sadly agree that many
preachers are inadequate to their
tremendous task. I also find it
difficult to worship under the
guidance of some, although it is
often true that if we would low
er our pride, the situation would
be improved. Occasionally one
can quietly move to another
chmrh until the offending per
son be “promoted." But never
let only one man keep you from
experiencing God!
“Dangerous pacifism" is a
p! o which you unfortunately
use.1. Who can deny that love is
better than war? I was at once
reminded of your play. “The
Fool.'' The scene is that in which
R v. Dr. Wadham. a comfortable
cleric among the well-to-do, is ad
visi c; the young idealist assist
ant, Dan Gilchrist, on how to
pre h on 'Peace” that Christ
mas Eve. Dan wants to preach on
world peace, but Dr. Wadham
tries tactfully to suggest he
mig ii say, “Now there are many
kind ; of peace . . .” My interpret
at: was that Dan Gilchrist was^
yea: ideal. You were giving us a
peace message in an excellent
wgy. Do you find peace any less
desirable today than when you
wrote the play? We do not dis
claim the fact that there are
those who lack taet in present
ing liu* ideal of peace: but let us
n >t, totally deny the clergy the
right to keep sight of the ideal.
There must be an organized
church is sin and crime, «o pow
erfu'ly system;' ized, are to be
qucs'md- T' . is need of com
mon worship—a sharing worship.
Such can be found in a beauti
ful cathedral, or in a humble
chapel. There is life there!
Sincerely,
(Signed) Wilbur P. Wood
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CCC Amendment
Aiding Indians
Word has just been received in
Juneau that Congress has pass
edand sent to the President for
approval an amendment to the
CCC act. This amendemen, spon
sored by Delegate Dimond, elim
inates Indians from the provision
of the CCC act that none may
serve a longer time in the CCC
than four “six-month” enroll
ment periods.
The amendment is highly im
portant to the Alaska Indians
and to the Territory at large. It
affords the chance of continued
employment of Indians during
the long winter season when oth
er forms of gainful work for this
part of the populations are al
most entirely lacking. Also, the
work of the Alaskan Indians in
the CCC is largely directed to-'
ward betterment of the living
conditions around the local na-1
tive villages.
The CCC activities in South
east Alaska are supervised by 1
the Foirest Service with the Of- j
fice of Indian Affairs acting as
adivser; other Federal as well as
Territorial agencies also cooper- j
ate in the work. The Territorial;
Highway Engineer’s office, espec-1
ially, cooperates financially in 'j
many cases where the work pro
jects involve the construction of
roals, trails and airports.
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RENO HAS BIG BLAZE
RENO, Nev., Oct. — The gay
city of Reno celebrated Fire Pre
vention Week in a big way.
A fire that swept through a
business block seriously damaged
four business establishments.
To add to the confusion, water
squirted by the fire laddies wash
ed all the labels off of a $75,000
liquor stock. The liquor wasn’t
damaged, but the proprietor of
the store said he couldn’t tell
what was what without tasting.
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Rooosevelt
Will Make
Two Speeches
WASHINGTON, Oct. — The
White House announced that
President Roosevelt will make 2
“outright political” speeches, each
half an hour in length.
The first speech will be on Oct
ober 23 from 6:30 to 7 p.m. PST,
on the occasion of the observance
of National Youth Day, and the
second speech will be on October
30 from 7:30 to 8 o’clock in the
evening PST.
The subjects have not yet been
selected.
Barnes Dies
From Wounds
By Grizzly
SEATTLE, Oct. — Wounds in-1
dieted by an enraged female
grizzly bear proved fatal to May
or Frank Scott Barnes, 50, of
Wrangell, when death came to
the former Portland resident,
whi’e his son, Frank, was flying
west from New York to be at
his bedside.
Besides his son, he is survived
by two daughters, Mrs. Clarence
Henningson of Ketchikan, and
Dorisanne Barnes, Oregon State
College student, and four sisters.
C o m m un i s t
Ousted From
U. of C. Staff
BERKELEY, Calif. Oct.—Math
ematics instructor Kenneth May
was ousted from the University
of California faculty because he
admitted membership in the com
munist party.
May’s father, Professor Sam
uel May of the university’s bu
reau of public administration,
earlier announced that the had
disowned and disinherited his
son.
A statement by the regents de
clared that the communist party
appealed to be foreign polical
movement, and that his member
ship disqualified May from serv
ing on the university faculty.
In reply, May charged that the
regents showed a disregard for
the Democratic form of govern
ment of the United States.
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from Britain has not been disclosed, heavy jline and shaded area
show how a defense zone might be enforced off the coast and far
cast of the Panama Canal z >ne by ships and planes operating from
new bases in Newfoundland, Bermuda and Barbados, Trinidad and
British Guina.
TEXANS IN ALASKA
TO TAKE FUGITIVE SOUTH
Two law officers from Texas,
complete with riding boots and
sombreros, arrived in Juneau re
cently on the steamer Yukon to
take back a fugitive counterfeit
er who had eluded them for 3
years until he was arrested in
Ketchikan a month ago as a stow
away.
U. S. Marshal J. R. Wright of
the Northern District of Texas,
with offices at Forth Worth, and
Deputy Marshal Rufus Peve
house, who is in charge of the
Dallas Division say this is the
farthest they ever came to bring
a fugitive to justice. Marshal
Wright once went from Fort
Worth to Montreal for a prison
er. Fort Worth to Juneau is a bit
farther.
Parole Violator
The Ketchikan fugitive, Jesse
Willard Greene, 29, has a long
record of counterfeiting, the of
ficers said. He was sentenced in
1937 by Federal Judge James G.
Wilson to two years in prison,
but was let out on probation.
Greene never reported a single
time to the probation officer, and
until a Federal Bureau of Investi
gation check of fingerprints prov
ed the Ketchikan prisoner to be
the man wanted in Texas, Mar
shal Wright had not heard from
him.
New Act
Greene was taken off a north
bound steamer under a new stow
away act, making it a federal of
fense to stow away on any U. S.
vessel.
The officers picked up Greene
at Ketchikan and continued to
Seattle where they left the auto
mobile in which they drove
north.
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PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that an
annual meeting nf the Unem
ployment Compensation Commisj
sion of Alaska will be held on
the eleventh (11th) day of Nov
ember, 1!)40, at the offices of the ;
Unemployment C o m p e nsation
Commission. Territorial Building
Juneau, Alaska. At that time,
the Unemployment Compensa
tion Commission will hear bene
fit claim appeals, any objections
| to any general or special rules
or regulations pertaining to the
payment of unemployment com
pensation benefits. Any rules or
regulations may be adopted, am
! ended, or rescinded by the Com
mission at this meeting and such
other routine or special matters
as may be brought to their at
tention at that time.
Unemployment Compensation
Commission of Alaska
By R. E. Hardcastle,
Chairman
Publish Oct. 14 21 28, Nov. 4
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