its condition, it seems to think that a new organization equates with revitalization. This is far from true; the renewal comes from within its members." For several years before his election, Moore had been co-chair of a joint commission of the United Church and the Anglican Church of Canada that explored the possibility of an organic union of the two denominations. At the 1971 General Council that elected Moore as Moderator, the delegates were presented with Plan of Union, the commission's proposal on how this could be accomplished. The report was accepted by the delegates, and the Hymn Book, a new source of song and liturgy, was produced the same year for use by both denominations. This was as close as the two would get. In 1975, the Anglican House of Bishops and National Executive Council rejected the Plan of Union, unwilling to give up ordination of clergy by bishops, and refusing to recognize United Church clergy as ordained. In 1977, Moore became chancellor of the University of Toronto, a post he held for three years. Retirement and death After his retirement, he wrote his memoirs, titled Here where we live, published by United Church Publishing House in 1988. Moore died in Toronto on September 9, 2004, age 98. Awards and recognition 1952: Honorary Doctor of Laws, University of Saskatchewan 1975: Honorary Doctor of Divinity, Victoria University. Honorary degrees from St. Andrew's College (1961), McGill University (1978), and University of Toronto (1981) In 1976, Moore was made an Officer of the Order of Canada "for his services to the religious and educational life of our country". References External links Rev. Arthur Bruce Barbour Moore oral history interview held at the University of Toronto Archives and Records Management Services 1906 births 2004 deaths Canadian clergy Members of the United Church of Canada Ministers of the United Church of Canada Chancellors of the University of Toronto Canadian university and college chief executives Officers of the Order of Canada Moderators of the United Church of Canada