A History of Advocacy in the Episcopal Church

Slide 1:A History of Advocacy in the Episcopal Church1789 - 1997

Slide 2:1784

Samuel Seabury is consecrated as the 1st Bishop of the American Church by the non juring bishops in Scotland. In return, Bishop Seabury agrees that the American church will use the Scottish Prayer Book.

Slide 3:1789

adopted the Constitution of the Protestant Episcopal Church in America. General Convention

Slide 4:1794

Organized the Free African Society First African-American Episcopal Priest, 1802 Absalom Jones Commemorated on February 13

Slide 5:1826

Sunday School Union Urged Sunday Schools to teach the beliefs of the Episcopal Church, using Bible The Book of Common Prayer Catechism

Slide 6:1835

All Members are considered missionaries. General Convention

Slide 7:1851

Bible class for deaf people at St. Stephen�s Church New York NY Thomas Gallaudet Commemorated on August 27

Slide 8:1853

Muhlenburg Memorial Asks the Church to - Work with other denominations. - Present the Gospel in an American Context. William Augustus Muhlenburg Commemorated April 8

Slide 9:1854

�Apostle of the Wilderness� Worked among the Oneida, Chippewa & Ojibwa James Lloyd Beck

Slide 10:1858

The University of the South (Sewanee) is founded.

Slide 11:1859

�Go among the poor, the outcasts, the unloved and the degraded.� 26th General Convention

Slide 12:1861

The first meeting of the General Council of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Confederate States of America. Although they never separated from the Church, they met three more times before 1865.

Slide 13:1865

Phillips Brooks Wrote a sermon praising Lincoln and condemning slavery. Commemorated on January 23 Popularly known for the lyrics to �O Little Town of Bethlehem.�

Slide 14:1865

Formed the Sisterhood of St. Mary to minister to the sick and dying of the Memphis Yellow Fever Epidemic. Sister Constance & her Companions The Martyrs of Memphis are remembered on September 9

Slide 15:1866

Anna Julia Cooper was Christian educator and advocate for children who educated freed African-Americans after the Civil War.

Slide 16:1871

Authorized the women of the church to organize the Auxiliary. In January of 1872, it began its work. General Convention Julia Chester Emory served as the General Secretary to the Board of Missions for forty years. She is commemorated on January 9

Slide 17:1874

In his address �The Mutual Obligations of Capital and Labor� to the first Church Congress, said: William D Wilson To the poor Christ said, �Be content with your wages,� and to the rich, �Work with your own hands.�

Slide 18:1876

Ordained to the Diaconate making him the first deaf person to be ordained. Henry Winter Syle Commemorated on August 27

Slide 19:1883

Meeting at Sewanee, drafted a canon to separate Black Episcopalians into a non-geographical racial diocese. Conference on the Relation of the Church to the Colored People

Slide 20:1883

Did not support separate jurisdiction for Black Episcopalians. Richard Hooker Wilmer The only bishop consecrated in the Confederate States.

Slide 21:1889

Now known as the United Thank Offering, was established by the Women�s Auxiliary to the Board of Missions of the Episcopal Church. United Offering

Slide 22:1907

Church Workers Among Colored People The report recommended integration of Black Episcopalians into the Episcopal Church. Opposed the 1883 Sewanee Conference�s proposal to have non geographical racial dioceses.

Slide 23:1909

Believed that labor was not a commodity. �The value of a man is more precious than a bale of cotton.� Charles D. Williams Fourth Bishop of Michigan

Slide 24:1916

�We must turn our forces to give the children education through the home, the church and all the influences of life.� William Lawrence Seventh Bishop of Massachusetts �The child develops in mind, body and spirit through our aid and leadership.�

Slide 25:1917

Opposed America�s participation in World War I. Said, �War is Un-Christian.� Paul Jones Fourth Bishop of Utah And, was forced to resign. Commemorated on September 4

Slide 26:1922

In response to World War I, the House of Bishops called for a �warless� world and a reduction of armaments. 47th General Convention

Slide 27:1929

Appalachian School at Penland Established by the United Thank Offering, in the Diocese of Western North Carolina, its community work has helped to reconnect the generations by serving as nurse, home and parent for boys and girls between the ages of 2 and 14.

Slide 28:1934

�The church advances toward triumph only if we, her children, march with the Cross of Christ before us.� Vida Scudder In The Spirit of Missions her article on social awareness and action, she writes:

Slide 29:1948

Designed to bring the best of theory and practice to bear on present needs in Christian education. Seabury Curriculum

Slide 30:1948

1. God�s self-revelation are recorded in the Bible and in Christ�s life and teachings. 2. Historic life of the Church, including present day work. 3. The beliefs of the Church. 4. The Prayer Book, liturgy, and worship of the Church. 5. The world in which we live and the Christian�s duties, problems and opportunities in it. Seabury Curriculum designated 5 major areas of Christian knowledge

Slide 31:1952

Board of Trustees vote not to admit African Americans into its student body. 8 faculty resign. Crisis at Sewanee

Slide 32:1955

In response to Brown v Board of Education of Topeka KS, passed a resolution calling for racial cooperation in the Episcopal Church. General Convention

Slide 33:1961

Education includes our real-life together, serving Christ in community. �The result of our education for religious life is that we are raising a generation of stillborn children.� The Urgency of the Church�s Educational Task John M. Gessell

Slide 34:1965

He attended Holy Communion in Selma, Alabama, with some of his friends who were African-American. They weren�t welcome at the altar Jonathan Daniels August 20th, he stepped into the pathway of a bullet intended for a 17 year old girl, and was killed. Commemorated on August 14

Slide 35:1967

In his sermon to the 67th Convention, called for a commitment to social justice. Commissioned the Bayne Report on the role of the church relative to social criticism. John Hines former Presiding Bishop

Slide 36:1968

The founding of the Union of Black Epsicopalians at St. Augustine�s College in Raleigh NC. Its mission: to combat racism in the life of the church and the larger community. Bishop Quinitor Ebenezer Primo was the first president.

Slide 37:1968

The People on Second Street Ministry This shared ministry brought together the people of Jersey City NJ and Grace Episcopal Church to work with the poor, hungry and rejected. Jenny Moore

Slide 38:1969

Judy Ward Lineback is the first woman to matriculate at the University of the South.

Slide 39:1969

General Convention passes a resolution in opposition to the death penalty.

Slide 40:1974

Challenged the church to an educational revival. John Westerhoff �We are to know ourselves as molders of history.�

Slide 41:1974

11 Women are ordained irregularly in Philadelphia. Dubbed the Philadelphia Eleven. Their ordinations were not validated until 1979.

Slide 42:1976

Affirmed the personhood of homosexuals and recognizes their contributions to the Church and to Society. Report of the Joint Committee of the Church and Human Affairs

Slide 43:1977

Was ordained by the Right Rev. Paul Moore, making her the first openly homosexual clergy person in the Episcopal Church. Ellen M. Barrett

Slide 44:1979

General Convention authorizes an official church presence in Washington DC. The Washington Office, now called the Office of Government Relations, is the most recent mainline denominational office to open.

Slide 45:1979

The report on the Institutional Racism Project in the Diocese of Southern Ohio. Institutional racism is any policy or practice of an organization which benefits one race at the expense of other races. Journey Toward Justice It is not the motivation of the institution or its members that counts. What counts are the results from the policies and practices.

Slide 46:1982

Archbishop Desmond Tutu addresses General Convention in New Orleans. General Convention creates Jubilee Ministries and the Public Policy Network.

Slide 47:1982

The Presiding Bishop�s Fund for World Relief celebrated its 50th anniversary.

Slide 48:1985

Edmond Browning Former Presiding Bishop �This Church of ours is open to all -- There will be no outcasts.� Address to General Convention

Slide 49:1990

Verna Dozier Adjunct faculty member at Virginia Theological Seminary. �...that, to me, is the possibility for a new humanity, every man, woman and child says yes to themselves and yes to every other human being.� Saying �Yes� in a �No� World, The Witness Photo by Bob Kinney

Slide 50:1994

In Cincinnati OH, child advocates from across the country gathered to discuss ways to implement programs to advocate and minister for and with children and families in various ways. National Episcopal Children�s Advocacy Conference

Slide 51:1995

Church Insurance Company mandates child abuse prevention training for all priests and staff who work with children.

Slide 52:1995

What would the Episcopal Church look like if children were accepted as full and participating members of the body of Christ? TREASURE Kids! Project The TREASURE Kids! Project asked Gretchen Pritchard to look at their material... �she molded it into the Children�s Charter for the Church. In the Episcopal Church we TREASURE KIDS!

Slide 53:1996

On June 1, 1996 Episcopalians from across the country joined with more than 100,000 others to support the Children�s Defense Fund�s call to raise awareness for children. Stand for Children

Slide 54:1997

Slide 55:1998

400 people gathered to explore the Children�s Charter and ways to live it out in their parishes and dioceses.

Slide 56:This information compiled from

Don Armentrout, Robert Slocum, Documents of Witness: A History of the Episcopal Church 1782-1985. Church Hymnal Corporation, 1994 David Holmes, A Brief History of the Episcopal Church, Trinity Press International, 1993 Robert Prichard, A History of the Episcopal Church, Morehouse Publishing, 1991. Lesser Feasts and Fasts, Church Pension Fund, 1998

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Children�s Ministries OfficeEpiscopal Church Center815 Second Ave New York NY 10017 800/334-7626 x5212