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- Church and industry - Anglican Church of Canada
Annual Meetings Conference
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/official1280
- Date
- 1983 November
- Record Type
- Resolution
- Mover
- Rt. Rev. J.C. Bothwell
- Seconder
- Rt. Rev. E.K. Clarke
- Text
- That in the light of the Planning Committee's request that a greater number of business people be invited to attend the Church/Business Seminar regarding policy for attendance at Annual General Meetings,
- This National Executive Council authorizes not more than six further appointees from the business community. CARRIED
- Subjects
- Business - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Church and industry - Anglican Church of Canada
- Church/Business Seminar
Christian Social Principles for Today
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article554
- Author
- Montreal Council on Christian Social Order
- Church of England in Canada. House of Bishops
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Bulletin [Council for Social Service]
- Date
- 1946 December 1
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Date
- 1946 December 1
- Issue
- 130
- Page
- 1-8 p.
- Notes
- "Sound principles for community life on all levels -- local, national and international -- are inherent in Christian doctrine. They flow naturally from it. They are of its essence. But they are not always so recognized. At times, and particularly by some groups, the emphasis on individual salvation has been so great that the social nature of Christ's religion has been obscured. It is understandable that in the actual application of such principles, honest Christian people will differ. It is difficult to be logical, and impossible for most people to avoid selfish predilections and blinds spots in their mental and spiritual views." "In the document below certain American and Canadian religious leaders have set forth some of these principles as they see them." "In recent Bulletins we have dealt with specific social and moral problems. The documents in this Bulletin hark back to earlier statement on the Social Order. Bulletin No. 95 presented an analysis of the Oxford Conference report, 1937, on `The Church and the Economic Order'. There followed the `Malvern' Bulletins, Nos. 103 and 103 S. and 106; later Nos. 109 and 111 which dealt with the Church and Social Reform. It is well that clergy and other leaders recall these from time to time as they seek to help their people face the great issues of national and international life today". -- Foreword.
- Contents: Foreword / W.W. Judd -- Catholic, Jewish and Protestant Declaration on Economic Justice -- God, Man and Work : A Statement on Human Relations in Industry and Commerce / The Montreal Council on Christian Social Order -- Fundamental Postulates of Christianity and Judaism in Relation to Human Order : A Statement From the International Conference of Christians and Jews Held at Oxford, England, July 30-August 6, 1946 -- Statement of the House of Bishops [of the Church of England in Canada] on Labour Relations, 1946 -- Pertinent Books in the Council's Library.
- Concerning the document "Catholic, Jewish and Protestant Declaration on Economic Justice", W.W. Judd notes in his preface: "This Declaration was made public through the offices of the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America, New York, the Social Action Department, National Catholic Welfare Conference, Washington, and the Synagogue Council of America, New York. While it is not strictly speaking, an official document, it bears the moral weight of its signatories. ... We note among the Episcopalians the names of Rt. Rev. H. St. George Tucker, Presiding Bishop, Rt. Rev. C.K. Gilbert, Suffragan Bishop of New York and Rev. Almon R. Pepper, Executive Secretary, Department of Christian Social Relations of the Episcopal Church" (p. 2).
- Concerning the document "God, Man and Work", W.W. Judd notes in his preface: "This Statement was issued some time ago by The Montreal Council on Christian Social Order .... Anglican members were: Rev. Canon W.H. Davison, Rev. Canon R.K. Naylor, Rev. E.S. Reed, Rev. Canon D.V. Warner, Dr. J.C. Flanagan and Messrs. H.C. Cross and R.H.W. Keyerslingk" (p. 4).
- Concerning the document "Fundamental Postulates", W.W. Judd notes in his preface that this document "was produced by the first International Conference of Christians and Jews held under the auspices of the British Council of Christians and Jews, of which His Grace, the Archbishop of Canterbury is Chairman" (p. 6).
- The Statement of the House of Bishops (p. 7) was issued while the House was meeting in Winnipeg [in check date 1946]. In it the bishops say they "deplore the prolonged and widespread industrial strife which is disuniting the people of the nation. This tragedy has already delayed a unique opportunity given to Canada to realize the development of our God-given resources revealed in the crucible of war. Home life has been injured. Thousands of women and children have been the innocent victims of the sudden unemployment and loss of wages which have caused widespread suffering" (p. 7).
- Subjects
- Economic justice - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Economic justice - Religious aspects - Judaism
- Work - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Work - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Church and labor - Anglican Church of Canada
- Church and labor - Canada
- Christian ethics
- Social justice - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Social justice - Religious aspects - Judaism
- Strikes and lockouts - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Church and industry - Anglican Church of Canada
- Church and industry - Canada
- International Conference on Christians and Jews (1st : 1946 : Oxford)
Church and Business
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/official2634
- Date
- 1979 November 7-9
- Record Type
- Resolution
- Mover
- Ven. A.D. Brown
- Seconder
- Rt. Rev. J.C. Bothwell
- Prologue
- Moved by Ven. A.D. Brown, seconded by Rt. Rev. J.C. Bothwell,
- That this National Executive Council support the continuing dialogue between the church, business, government and labour and name a committee to work with the Chairman of the Public Social Responsibility Unit to organize a conference with government and the "private sector" on Canadian responsibilities in the Third World. WITHDRAWN
- It was agreed that requests should be channelled through the Program Committee who is asked to appoint people to represent the Anglican Church of Canada.
- Following discussion it was agreed that the above motion should be re-worded and two motions developed in its place.
- Text
- That (i) this National Executive Council support the continuing dialogue between the church, business, government and labour and particularly commends the model of the 1978 conference as a way of expressing our common concern in confronting issues that are enormous and complex; and
- (ii) request the Primate, the General Secretary and the Chairman of the Public Social Responsibility Unit, to appoint a working group to organize such a conference focussing on Canadian responsibilities in the "Third World." CARRIED
- Subjects
- Business - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Church and industry - Anglican Church of Canada
- Corporate social responsibility - Anglican Church of Canada
- Economic assistance, Canadian - Developing countries
- Economic assistance - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Conference of Business and Church Leaders re Third World Issues
The Church's Mission in Urban Industrial Society
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article30360
- Author
- Fisk, C. James (Charles James)
- Hatfield, Leonard F. (Leonard Fraser), 1919-2001
- Moore, Paul, 1919-2003
- Musselman, G. Paul
- Wickham, Edward Ralph, 1911-1994
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Bulletin [Council for Social Service]
- Date
- 1960 January
- Author
- Fisk, C. James (Charles James)
- Hatfield, Leonard F. (Leonard Fraser), 1919-2001
- Moore, Paul, 1919-2003
- Musselman, G. Paul
- Wickham, Edward Ralph, 1911-1994
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Date
- 1960 January
- Issue
- 176
- Page
- 23 p.
- Notes
- Bibliography: p. 23.
- "This Bulletin is the direct result of a National Conference on the Church in the Downtown Areas which was held in April 1959, at Toronto." "Although the Conference was primarily concerned with the Church in the Downtown Areas, this particular situation is but one aspect of the emerging Urban Industrial Society which is influencing the whole of our contemporary life in Canada. The Church in the Inner City must be seen in the total perspective of this New Society". -- Intro., p. [1].
- Contents: Foreword / Leonard F. Hatfield -- Introduction -- Lambeth's Concern for Urban Industrial Mission : Extracts from the 1958 Lambeth Report -- Report on the National Conference on the Church in the Downtown Areas / C. James Fisk -- The UrbanChurch in the Present Hour / G. Paul Musselman -- The Diocese Looks at Urban Work / Paul Moore -- The Encounter of the Christian Faith and Modern Technological Society / E.R. Wickham -- Bibliography.
- Subjects
- Urban mission - Anglican Church of Canada
- Urban mission - Anglican Communion
- Urban mission - Episcopal Church
- City churches - Anglican Church of Canada
- City churches - Episcopal Church
- Church and industry - Anglican Church of Canada
- Church and industry - Anglican Communion
- Inner cities - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
Collective Bargaining
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article478
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Bulletin [Council for Social Service]
- Date
- 1920 January
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Date
- 1920 January
- Issue
- 32
- Page
- 1-19 p.
- Notes
- "The purpose of the Bulletin is to present to its readers various, and sometimes differing, view-points on social subjects. Its object is, therefore, information and not propaganda. The Editorial Board does not necessarily endorse all, or any, of the opinions expressed in its publications". -- p. 3.
- Contents: [List of] Publications of the Council for Social Service of the Church of England in Canada -- Collective Bargaining -- Notes and Views of the Council's Work.
- "Does collective bargaining mean the recognition by the masters of the rights of their employees to present their complaints or demands collectively, or does it mean that Labour, as such, shall present its demands to Capital, as such, and force the issue between master and man by the aid of a general strike ? In a word, the conception of the One Big Union lies at the root of the whole question of collective bargaining. Does collective bargaining imply the O.B.U. or does it not ?" (pp. 3-4). "We have endeavoured, imperfectly though it may be, to present to our readers the problems which lie before the industrial order of our country, of the world. We have shown the dangers which have to be discerned in the new and revolutionary spirit abroad in the ranks of labour, a spirit which became vocal and insistent in the recent troubles in Winnipeg. We have shown that such a spirit is entirely alien to the best traditions of the labour movement as expressed in organized trade unionism, and lastly we have indicated the new orientation of the whole question of the relations between capital and labour" (p. 14). "For too long has the atmosphere been one of distrust and antipathy between labour and capital. And what has been the outcome ? I.W.W-ism, Bolshevism, and now the O.B.U. Labour has far too long been regarded as one of the costs of production. The wages of labour have been regarded in the same light as the cost of raw material and the expenses of the productive process. We cannot afford to take that view any more. The wages of the worker must now be regarded as coming from the rewards of industry, not the expenses of industry. In other words, labour must be a partner in the productive process and share in the profits" (pp. 14-15).
- Collection Bargaining divided into sub-sections: Trade Unionism -- Trade Consciousness and Class Consciousness -- Winnipeg -- After Winnipeg ? -- The New Unionism and the Old -- The Issue to be Faced -- Trade Union Policy -- Conclusion.
- Notes and Views of the Council's Work divided into sub-sections: [Council for Social Service] -- Diocesan Allotments for 1920 -- Department to Promote the Welcome and Welfare of the Newcomers.
- "At the last meeting of the Executive Committee it was decided that, beginning with the January issue of 1920, the Bulletin should be enlarged by four pages, two of which should serve as a medium to connect the Executive Committee with its constituency and should be at the disposal of the General Secretary, the remaining two to be devoted to brief items of general Social Service news (p. 16)". -- Notes and Views of the Council's Work.
- Subjects
- Labor - Canada
- Church and labor - Anglican Church of Canada
- Church and industry - Anglican Church of Canada
- Labor unions and Christianity - Anglican Church of Canada
- General Strike, Winnipeg, Man., 1919
- Capitalism - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Collective bargaining - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Church of England in Canada. Council for Social Service. Bulletin
Industrial Mission
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/official4039
- Date
- 1962 August
- Source
- General Synod. Minutes
- Record Type
- Resolution
- Mover
- Ven. K.C. Bolton
- Seconder
- Rev. D.C. Candy
- Text
- That Whereas there is a continuing need for the Church to examine its role in industrial society and its ministry in Inner City areas, and a growing awareness of the need for laity to be more closely involved with the Church's outreach in society, and Whereas the Church's task, mission and strategy in urban and industrial areas is enormously weakened by denominational divisions, This General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada:
- 1. Requests the Council for Social Service to co-operate with other Communions in research and study to discover more effective expressions of the Christian faith in contemporary society;
- 2. Continues to pledge its full support to the Religion-Labour Council of Canada encouraging dioceses and parishes to make full use of its facilities;
- 3. Requests the Council for Social Justice in co-operation with dioceses to initiate experimental projects in Industrial Mission and Inner City ministry, and
- 4. Directs the C.S.S. to promote industrial institutes, conferences and consultations to assist clergy and laity to study and think through Christian responsibility in contemporary society. CARRIED in both Houses.
- Subjects
- City churches - Anglican Church of Canada
- Church and industry - Anglican Church of Canada
- Interdenominational cooperation - Anglican Church of Canada
- Church and labor - Anglican Church of Canada
- Inner cities - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
Industrial Unrest
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article454
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Bulletin [Council for Social Service]
- Date
- 1917 December
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Date
- 1917 December
- Issue
- 7
- Page
- 1-16 p.
- Notes
- "Everyone is more or less aware that the present time is one of industrial unrest, to some the realization of the fact has come more acutely than to others. .... Such an impression is, in every way, a correct one. Something is wrong with the relations between capital and labour, and the opinion of the most acute observers is unanimous that things are going to be infinitely worse before they are better (p. 2)". "It is curious, or rather it is not at all curious, it is inevitable, how the same note is being sounded from every quarter. English Bishop and Canadian statesman, they say the same, let us talk no longer of class hatred, of aristocrat and proletarian, of capital and labour, let us talk of human beings, of men and women made in the express image of God. In that determination, lead by the Holy Spirit of God, lies the economic and spiritual salvation of the world (p. 12)".
- Contents divided into sub-sections: Some Fundamental Concepts -- The Concept of Profits -- The Industrial Struggle -- The Employer's Answer -- An Examination of the Two Arguments -- The Rational Basis for the Labour Movement -- The Status of Labour -- The Position of the Church -- Industrial Peace -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Appendix: Excerpts from the Lambeth Encyclical and From the Reports of the Joint Commission on Capital and Labour of the Protestant Evangelical Church in the United States of America.
- Subjects
- Church and industry - Anglican Church of Canada
- Church and labor - Canada
- Church and labor - Anglican Church of Canada
- Labor unions and Christianity - Canada
- Labor unions and Christianity - Anglican Church of Canada
- Strikes and lockouts - Canada
- Economic justice - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
Inter-Church Relations
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/official3489
- Date
- 1967 August 22-31
- Source
- General Synod. Minutes
- Record Type
- Resolution
- Mover
- Canon J.C. Bothwell
- Seconder
- Very Rev. K.B. Keefe
- Text
- Whereas there is widespread need for clergy and laity with informed understanding of the dynamics and power structures of urban industrial society and methods of ministering to people in such a society; and
- Whereas the institutes and seminar program conducted by the National Committee on Church and Industrial Society as well as the training courses offered by the Canadian Urban Training Centre for Christian Service are designed to try to help to meet these needs;
- This General Synod
- 1) Endorses the actions of the Department of Christian Social Service in joining in the sponsorship of these programs; and
- 2) Urges dioceses and parishes to support and participate in such training opportunities to the limit of their resources and abilities. CARRIED in both Houses.
- Subjects
- Church and industry - Anglican Church of Canada
- Anglican Church of Canada. Council for Social Service
- Canadian Urban Training Centre
- Business - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Work - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
Labour Day, 1937 : Thoughts for the Church's Message on the Sunday Next Before Labour Day
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article36602
- Author
- Fotheringham, James Booth, d. 1955
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Bulletin [Council for Social Service]
- Date
- 1937 August 2
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Date
- 1937 August 2
- Issue
- 93
- Page
- 1-8 p.
- Notes
- "Editor's Note: This Bulletin is largely to Clergy. We trust that, as such, it will not appear too presumptuous. It has been a growing custom for the Church, through her intercessions and messages on 'Labour Sunday' to intercede with God on behalf of the troubled groups of society and to direct the minds of our peoples to economic difficulties of the day and the Christian solution for them. This custom we believe to be wise. We give appropriate prayers from our booklet, 'Our Common Task Before the Throne' and we suggest other Collects from the Prayer Book for use that day under proper authority at altar and prayer desk. We pay a tribute to Archdeacon Fotheringham for his very pointed, suggestive sermon which issues a high challenge and at the same time sets it forth in a fine Christian spirit". -- p. [1].
- "Today in Canada we must still preach the right of every willing man to work, even if it can be attained only by staggering employment, shortening hours, increasing the rolls of workmen, and still giving a decent living wage. There is still need, too, for Christian agitation for contributory Unemployment Insurance. The political barrier (as between Federal and Provincial Governments) which has been suddenly found in the way thereto must be broken through". -- p. 3.
- Contents: Editor's Note / W.W.J. [i.e. W.W. Judd] -- Why the Church is Concerned -- The Burden of the Message for Labour Day / General Secretary -- The Spirit In The Wheels / J.B. Fotheringham -- Prayers and Litanies -- Canadians on Relief, Unemployed, Unemployable : Totals For All Canada : January, 1936.
- "Prayers and Litanies" section includes prayers: For the Workers -- For Industry -- For the Unemployed -- For Social Justice -- Social Justice [Litany].
- Subjects
- Labour Day
- Church and labor - Anglican Church of Canada
- Church and industry - Anglican Church of Canada
- Economic justice - Canada
- Economic justice - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Canada - Economic conditions - 1918-1945
- Work - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Strikes and lockouts - Canada
- Strikes and lockouts - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Unemployment - Canada
- Unemployment - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
Labour Day Resolution
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/official5843
- Date
- 1937 August
- Source
- General Synod. Minutes
- Record Type
- Resolution
- Mover
- Rev. R.K. Naylor
- Seconder
- Mr. R.W. Allin
- Text
- The General Synod of the Church of England in Canada, assembled in Halifax on Labour Day calls to mind the fact that its Lord and Master was a Labourer;
- That His Life and Teaching dignify the honest labour of all men;
- That power lies in the religion of Jesus Christ, when applied, to remove social and economic injustice. It rests with all members of the Church to apply still further the principles of Christianity to the problems of labour and unemployment;
- This Synod having already called "all Christian people to a deeper sense of stewardship in relation to material as to spiritual blessing, to secure a greater degree of co-operation among all groups in the field of production, a mutual responsibility in the operation of industry, and a more equitable share in the fruits of their common labours," it only remains for the Synod to express to the Labour groups of this country its good wishes and sympathy in all legitimate efforts to secure the well-being of the workers of this land. CARRIED in both Houses.
- Subjects
- Church and industry - Anglican Church of Canada
- Church and labor - Canada
- Economic justice - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada