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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Thank you, Marilyn, for sharing this with all of
us! This provides a window into a creative task at an important time
in the history of O:E. Did you say this Polity Document is on the Golden
Pathways CD?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Janice Ulangca</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=marilyncrocker@juno.com
href="mailto:marilyncrocker@juno.com">marilyncrocker@juno.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A
title=dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net
href="mailto:dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net">dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 15, 2012 9:42 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Dialogue] code list</DIV>
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<DIV>Dear Darrell and other colleagues,</DIV>
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<DIV>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?"</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>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.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>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."</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>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.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>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.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>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.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Grace and peace to you, Darrell, and thank you for asking your important
question.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Marilyn</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><BR>Dr. Marilyn R. Crocker<BR>123 Sanborn Road<BR>West Newfield, ME
04095<BR></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>On Tue, 15 May 2012 06:32:18 -0700 "darrell walker" <<A
href="mailto:darrell66@earthlink.net">darrell66@earthlink.net</A>>
writes:</DIV>
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<DIV>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.</DIV>
<DIV> Darrell Walker – in Phoenix where it will be 106F
today.</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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