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The Methodist Church, largest united Protestant body in the U.S., reported new gains. During 1950, membership in the U.S. and its possessions rose nearly 150,000 to 8,935,647. Contributions were also up, from $229,297,111 in 1949 to $244,676,674 in 1950.
The Protestant Episcopal Church also announced impressive gains. In the past year, 240 new Episcopal priests were ordained (a gain of 43.71% over last year) and the church made 255 new deacons (an increase of 41.67%). The church had a total of 2,540,548 baptized members, highest in its...
"Political Catholicism," says Dr. Mackay, is "the most subtle challenge of these three." To meet it, he formulates what he calls "some fundamental principles of a Protestant strategy." Prime requisite of Dr. Mackay's strategy is that it should not be negative-"marked by no mere blistering denunciations." Instead...
Much to Do. "For the Protestant Christian," writes Mackay, "the Church is basically a fellowship of believers which has been created by the Holy Spirit. Its ministers . . . are servants of the Church, not its masters. In the Roman Catholic view, Jesus Christ did not found a fellowship, but rather an...
...faith" and return to an emphasis upon personal religion. "Christians are needed . . . whose lives have a contagious glow . . . who act together as brotherly enthusiasts under the leadership of Jesus Christ Himself. Cold, conventional Protestants are incapable of meeting any challenge, least of all the challenge of political Catholicism." Thirdly, Protestantism must be "transfused with an ecumenical outlook. Denominational loyalty must be overshadowed by the one Church of Jesus Christ which is greater than all the churches." The "fourth and final requisite for a Protestant strategy" is vigilance in counteracting clericalism in the social and political spheres. If these four fundamentals...