"More & Better Wills"

In the Protestant Episcopal prayer book, after the section on "Visitation of the Sick," is a little paragraph which many a minister ignores or forgets. Last week The Living Church (Anglo-Catholic) dug it up and reminded readers that: P: The Minister is ordered, from time to time, to advise the People, whilst they are in health, to make Wills arranging for the disposal of their temporal goods, and, when of ability, to leave Bequests for religions and charitable uses.

Arguing the wisdom of making a will and keeping it up to date, The Living Church urged will-makers to remember (heir church as well as their favorite charities. It appended a list of suggestions such as the Bishop's Purse (diocesan charity fund), the Catholic Congress, the Retiring Fund for Deaconesses, etc.. etc.

Last March in Brooklyn, the Federal Council of Churches* held a conference on Wills & Will-Making. International Secretary Francis Stuart Harmon of the Y. M. C. A. sloganed: "Where there's a Will, there's a way." Under the chairmanship of Dr. Alfred Williams Anthony, the findings were published, titled ''More and Better Wills." It was reported that 70% of estates administered in court are will-less. Churchmen and charity workers were urged, "guided by good taste and feeling," to make calls, write letters, get publicity, form committees, talk by radio on will-making, with a view to getting benefactions in water-tight form.

*Last week the United Church of Canada, highest Protestant federation in Canada (2,106,000 communicants), voted to join the Federal Council. It was the first Canadian group to join.

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