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Thanks Marilyn.

That was indeed a great experience -- recording 
the polity we were living. Do you still have a 
copy of the document? Regretfully I do not.

Grace & Peace

John

At 07:42 PM 5/15/2012, you wrote:
>
>Dear Darrell and other colleagues,
>
>In the spring and summer of 1977 I was part of a 
>small task force commissioned by JWM to "write 
>up our Order Polity."  He fully intended to 
>present this, once vetted by him, later that 
>year, because when we presented the final 
>document to him, two months before he died, his 
>question was, "Can I bring this to Rome?"
>
>The task force was a wonderful mix -- David 
>Morton, a brilliant writer and thinker outside 
>the box; John Epps, a solid theologian;  Lyn 
>Matthews, a profound and mature keeper of the 
>memory for decades; Isobel Bishop, one of the 
>first leaders of the movement in Australia, the 
>continent where our work first began to manifest 
>relevance; and me, Marilyn Crocker, member of 
>the OE since 1968 -- and whose credentials others than I can offer.
>
>At that time we five were also functioning as 
>the Global Panchayat, whose universal roles were 
>to "guard the comprehensive; defend the deeps; and watch the election."
>
>The Polity Document we compiled, on behalf of 
>the OE, was 112 pages.  The statements you 
>requested can be found on pages 54 - 62, and are 
>entitled the 24 Classic Principles of the Order Ecumenical.
>
>As this was one of the most focused, and 
>internally vetted (thanks to JWM)  efforts to 
>"document" our polity experiment, I am sorry you 
>and others may not be able to access it on Golden Pathways.
>
>I thank my beloved partners in that wondrous six 
>month adventure, David, John, Isobel -- and Lyn 
>-- and of course, Joe.  When Bishop Jim, Joe's 
>brother, visited with us here in Maine six or so 
>years ago, he asked me for a copy of the "Polity 
>Document."  I was happy I had an extra copy and 
>could pass it along. I imagine he, if anyone, 
>could appreciate how both the UMC polity, and 
>the collaborative modes of so many global 
>civilizations all conspired to shape "who we were" in those wonderful days.
>
>Grace and peace to you, Darrell, and thank you 
>for asking your important question.
>
>Marilyn
>
>
>Dr. Marilyn R. Crocker
>123 Sanborn Road
>West Newfield, ME 04095
>
>On Tue, 15 May 2012 06:32:18 -0700 "darrell 
>walker" <<mailto:darrell66 at earthlink.net>darrell66 at earthlink.net> writes:
>At some point in the far-distant past, I 
>remember a code, a list of twenty or so 
>statements of foundational beliefs of the 
>Order.  One of the statements went something 
>like “effectiveness, not efficiency, is the 
>mark of our work.”  Another paraphrased was 
>“care is rendered structurally.”  Does 
>anyone recall (and have a copy) of the list I am 
>referring to.  If so, I would like to have a copy.
>     Darrell Walker – in Phoenix where it willl be 106F today.
>
>
>
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