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In one sense, all these
educational and social activities
are peripheral to the primary
concerns cif a bishop. To teach,
to preach, to lead in public
worship, to confirm, to ordain,
to be. the "pastor pastorum" �f „
the clergy of the diocese — these
are the historic. and enduring
duties of a bishop.
In the thousand' ways that
-George Huron touched the lives
of the people of -his diocese,
George Luxton will be .
reinennbered. "Si monunentum
requiris, circumspece",it -is said
Of Sir. Christopher Hein's St..
,Paul's. The diocese of Huron is
the . visible movement of its
diocesan.
But most people within the
diocese have little reason and
less occasion to see or know the
414 distinguished . " part - played
elsewhere ° by their capable
diocesan. Occasionally it showed
up as in 1965 when the diocese
was host to so many , of the
bishops at the Anglican
Congress.
In this wider field our
- diocesan bishop was an
ecclesiastical statesman of the
first rank. Here he had a ,of
of tach which was, I think,
unsurpassed in the Canadian
Church.
George Luxton was a well
edlicated and w�i ely travelled
man, with a keen • sense of
historyand a broad
understanding of 'la condition
humaine". He knew Canada
intimately and the world, well.
He spoke- - and wrote —
judiciously, wisely and well, with
the surety that only-schplarship
--,nand intellect, grafted to
sympathy and , understanding,
can give: •
In. ' the area ' where I had
personal occasion most often to
search out his mind — the
delicate ' and sensitive areas of
Church union ..negotiations --�----
1t always came' away • refreshed
with new insight. and .
sympathetic understanding.
In, this complex field, as in
many_ others, he spoke with
knowledge •and authority,
perhaps matched by some but
exceeded by none. Armed with
such qualities, our diocesan was
inevitably an outstanding figure
at provincial and general synods,
in their various boards and on
the national executive council,
and, though here I .cannot speak
from personal knowledge, in the
Canadian house ' of bishops, in
the Lambeth conferences, and in'
the new council - of the Americas.
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Dazzling initiative °
His initiative was sonretirnes
dazzling -- as when on a visit to
the pope he suggested that the ,
Holy See might lift the ban of •
excommuhication launched by
Pius V against Queen Elizabeth 1
as . prelude to the Spanist
Armada campaign. This, he said,
was; a suitable and necessary
prelude ' to harmonizing ' the
relationship between Canterbury
and Rome we can come later,
to the encyclical of Leo XIII.
Equally, Luxton's launching
of the "Huron Plan of Union"
with th United Church in
Canada, . ocked the • national
executive • and stimulated the
"Committees of Ten" to finalize
the `.`Principles of Union - \
No one ' was more arcntly
Anglican than Bishop Luxton,
nor knew better why he was an
Anglican. But if the Anglican
Church is a "bridge church"-- •
with
hurch"--
with the. arches clearly broken at
either end, as " some have
suggested -- no- one in this
ecumenical age was ahead of the
Bishop of, Huron in his attempt
to• re -build the spans at both
ends. • •
An Ecumenist
It may be, if union of the,
splintered denominations is
achieved, that the chief reason
for which George Luxton's name
will live in history will be the
initiative he . took in this•
ecumenical area. •
Already it • is not inappropriate'
to mention his name in the same
breath with the great figures of
the seventeenth, and eighteenth
centuries, Bishop ' Bossuet,
Leilnitz, or Archbishop Wake.
If union is not achieved, there
are still other reasons why
history will claim him at the
highest level, in some respects
more imaginative • than
ecumenism. He alwaysviewed
himself as a bishop of the Holy
Cattraiiemtim+ch; and- held- that
the Anglican Church was the
clearest and •-,best ihistorical.
exponent of the continuing.
primitive Christian Church.
Nuances. and pitfalls
m.
Presumably all • Anglicans
think . So. — but Bishop Luxton
went several steps further: From
his high office he gave leadership
to strengthen the loose unity of
action of the Anglican Church.
These steps generally occurred
during his episcopate. He made
the proposal for an .Anglican
world-wide 'consultative scheme
for unity in missionary direction
and action.
He understood the nuances
and pitfalls of warn and
authority. ��+K ..:w hristian
Churches," he . wrote,- d' the
one to, which we are ' now
pledged (i.e. the United Church
of Canada), enjoyed a world
friendship with associated
• Christian bodies. Yet , their
world -unity is not in the same
class las the unity which holds
together • the Anglican, or the
Roman ' Communions.. Both
Lutheranism and Orthodoxy are
any authoritarian basis, We are,
slowly and somewhat' painfully
building up a World Church of
free men, of interdependent,_
national churches, which are At
one in our Lqrd, in the broad
form '1 of faith, worship, and
ministry. We cannot disregard
this development of the last
:century, and its promise for. the
future ... Nor can we rush into
a local union that would add but
another . denomination to the
fragmented body of ,Christ. We
:must move forward on. the local:
scene prudently, so that we may
conceive our world-wide unity;
and at the same time increase
our local and national Christian
unity."
Few had his imperial ,vision,,
nor were so placed as to -give it
effect.
It is fruitless to try to assess'
so distinguished a career within
so brief an article. All one can
do is indicate some of. the areas
of his activity within and outside
the diocese, and cite a few
examples to illustr"ate them. He
had a- long,, distinguished and
happy career in the episcopate. I
think he will stand in history on
parity with the greatest leaders
of our church iii Canada and
abroad.
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A delightful man...
One regrets his. sudden Passing
for the loss to his family and
friends, to his- diocese„ to his
Church,- One regrets that he Was
denied years of repose in
retirebient so' that this . ablest
writer in the Canadian} .Church
could give us° in his excellent
prose the benefit of his mature
reflection on the great issues
which - so long engaged his
attention.
Within the diocese" itself and
outside there are innumerable
threads of unfinished business,
which, of course, his clergy and
committees will, complete for
him. In the next few weeks, and
for the next few months, at
least, his wisdom will be sorely
missed in the coming cruicial
stages of Church union
negotiations.
In the death of George Huron
I have lost a beloved friend and a
groat bishop. In so saying I air
stating the sentiments of many
thousands here and elsewhere.But perhaps a personal note may
be permitted.
I last saw the Bishop some
- days ago when I was driving over
to the University. He was
walking down the street holding
Maximum indemnity
coverage_ increased
The maximum indemnity
coverage provided by Post Office
C.O.D., , Insurance " and
Registration services is being
increased from " $100..00 to
$200.00 on all domestic mail.
' The. Deputy ..Postmaster General
J.A.H. Mackay made the
announcement today.
" At the same time Mr. Mackay
-said that the maximum amount.
collected under the C,O.D.
,system will be increased from
$100.00 to $200.0.0. • •
The maximum indemnities for
registered and insured Reins
addressed to the United ' States
of America, its Territories and
Possessions will also be increased
•
to $200,00. These changes come
into effect on 1st October 1970..
Currently, the. Post Office has
established ' a fee . of 50 cents to
insure items for indemnity
`exceeding $100 and up to $200.
(The present scale is 10 cents for
insurance up to $10.00; '20 cents "
for insurance over $10.00 • to
$50.00; and 30 cents for
`insurance over • $50:00 to
• $100.00). These rates apply to
Third and Fourth Class • Mail
posted to destinations in
Canada, and to Parcel Post going
•
•split • up both politically and
theologically; and although thiar
world association is stronger
than that of our United Church
friends, yet our world
community - in the M Anglican:-
Communion
nglicanCommunion is still stronger, and
is almost as strong as that of the
Roman Church,and this without
. to ' the United States, its
Territories and Possessions.
A fee of $1,10 has been
established to register items ..for
an indemnity of • exceeding
$100.00 ;and up :to $200.00.
(The• present scale is 50 cents for
an indemnity up to $50.00 and
75 cents for an indemnity over
$50.00 to $100.00). These rates
, apply to registered items posted
to destinations in Canada aind•T6
the United States, its Territories
and Possessions. All Classes of
mail, with the exception of.
Fourth Class Mail in Canada and
Mrs. Luxton's hand., swinging
for all the world 'like a lover°and
. his lass, The analogy would not "
displease • His Lordship -- for to
the end he held the gaiety and
adaptability of a young nnAn..It
is a memory, perhaps, which
widows cherish in their hour of
the bereavement, not of a prince
of'the Church, but of a clznj'ning
• and delightful man. •
What's- new
at Huronview?
a $
The residents of i-Iuronview
had ;,their first danee _ of , the
season on Monday afternoon in,
the auditorium with the
Huroriview orchestra providing
the music. The musicians
comprising' the orchestra are
Miss Della Peart, pianist, Mrs.
Mary Taylor, mouth 'organ and
Mier Adams, John Leeming and
N%o an Speir with their violins,
assis ed by Mrs. Mary. Broadfoot
of Kippen and with Jim Barry
doing the calling.
A short business meeting was
held during the ' intermission:. It
was decided to , hold a dance
every Monday afternoon except
on a Monday holiday when it
would . be` held on the following
Wednesday • afternoon. It was
also ' decided to have a family
night every Thursday starting at
7:00 p.m. which would consist
of a variety programme; films,
slides, etc. This will give the
residents an opportunity to
enjoy the programmes with their
families.
This Thursday evening there
will be two films shown, "The
Calgary §tampede" and "The
Ra lrodders','..as well- as music by'
the,111ironview ordliestra: ' On"
Thursday evening, October 15,
there will be a variety
- programme provided by Mrs.
Orval Story of Seaforth and her
Parcel Post to other countries, group.
may be registered.
A fee of $1.50 has• been
established for C:O.I1: items
when the amount to be collected
-or the , amount of indemnity'
desired exceeds. $100.00 up to '
$200.00. (The present scale is "5p
cents for items up to $10.50 and
$1,.00 for items` over $10.50 up
to $.100.00.) C.O.D. Service is
available for, items posted. t�
destinations in Canada only.
Brief cases •. are those things
'carried by lawyers who hope
that the ones they are working
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