I suspect the editor is indulging in the popular prelatorial pastime of pot-shotting at those whom he chooses to characterize as congregationalists [TLC, June 11]. I solved this for myself years ago by discovering that the church existed on these shores for nearly half of its lifetime with the nearest bishop being about 3,000 miles to the east. And this body did succeed in growing into a healthy, independent part of the Anglican Communion without the plethora of ecclesiastical, bureaucratic personnel which began to sprout after World War I, grew nearly exponentially, and with which it is now encumbered.

Do we need a treasurer who is paid more than $2,000 a week? Plus tips?

(The Rev.) GEORGE T. COOK

Rangeley, Maine