Hopes that Essentials emerges from the dark.Dear editor, As I read the September issue of Anglican Journal and our diocesan paper, Topic, the first hymn I learned in Sunday School Sunday school, institution for instruction in religion and morals, usually conducted in churches as part of the church organization but sometimes maintained by other religious or philanthropic bodies. In England during the 18th cent. , Jesus Bids us Shine, sprang to mind. Both papers displayed pure, clear lights glowing in corners of the church. There, in one corner, shine parishioners in Halifax and Vancouver who are providing sanctuary for refugees. In a Tanzanian corner shines retired Archbishop Douglas Hambidge conducting a workshop for new African New African is an English-language monthly news magazine based in London. Published since 1966, it is read by many people across the African continent and the African diaspora. bishops. In yet another, Anglican women mark the centenary of the ACW ACW Arts Council of Wales (UK) ACW Arts Council of Wales ACW American Civil War ACW Alliance for Computers and Writing ACW Air Control Wing ACW After Call Work (call centers) in the diocese. Off in the distance glow many projects of the Primate's Fund. Alas, Archbishop Ted Scott's "pure clear light" has gone out, but still gleams brightly in the memories of many. However, the hymn also warns us that "many kinds of darkness in the world are found." Is that one "darkness" over there in the Essentials corner (re: your editor's note that the Journal would not cover the Essentials conference due to its requirement that media sign a declaration of faith disavowing adultery, fornication Sexual intercourse between a man and a woman who are not married to each other. Under the Common Law, the crime of fornication consisted of unlawful sexual intercourse between an unmarried woman and a man, regardless of his marital status. or homosexual unions), all barricaded off behind their pledge of allegiance Pledge of Allegiance, in full, Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, oath that proclaims loyalty to the United States. and its national symbol. , and allowing neither light nor sound to come out? I'm sure we all hope they soon turn from darkness, and become again "like candles burning in the night." Neil Sutherland Richmond, B.C. |
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