Show Church Cooperation Gains Gain As T 1928 Dawns Says Bishop Manning By BISHOP W. W T. T MANNING NEW YORK Dec Dee 31 AP We AP-We We Weare are told often that this is an age of or change of great upheavals and new problems and this and this Is quite true but our age is not peculiar in this It has been so in each age and doubtless doubtless doubt less will continue to b so A sufficient study of Qt history would make snake most of df f us more snore modest modest modest mod mod- est as to our present achievements more appreciative of the lessons of the past PMt and more sure that God rules and that H He Is working His Hi purpose out as year succeeds to year None of us can ay say what the he coming year will bring bring- but In the light of movements now taking place there are three things which I hope and believe we sinaI shall see in inthe inthe inthe the religious life of or our country inthe inthe in inthe the year year 1928 LESS OF CONTROVERSY 1 I believe that in the coming year we shall see a lessening 1 of ot the spirit of of controversy controversy- among tong Chris Chris- V The controversy between the modernists modernists mod mol and the fundamentalists has already spent itself Most of us refuse to be bo labeled with either of these titles because the gospel in which we believe is than thin either of t them rem and Includes the truth for which we ve believe is larger than either cat d Christians Christians' do not arg argue argil ab about ut th the theory of evolution they tak take It for granted and find it a help not a hindrance to their fai faith h The supposed conflict between re religion ligion and science belongs tp t the thep p past st st. O One e of the le leading ding scientists of our our nur land said said th the other day Science is making uS us better Chris Chris- Science is leading us s closer and cl closer closer to s to God And this st statement state state- te- te ment meat is a typical on one I say advisedly and with full ncr ter for the statement nt that no one can ho show any fact o of science n e any discovery of bf modern knowledge any valid claim of of truth or reason reason to debar a a. sincere man or woman from kneeling in ia full bull faith at at the feet of Jesus Christ MORE TRUST IN GOD 2 We are are see seeing ng now and I be belIeve believe believe be- be lieve we shall shaH see more in hi the coming year an awakening of true and simple faith in Christ as our Divine Lord and Leader the Orie One In Whose guidance we may may wholly trust for tins this life and for the life that is is' isto to come I see many evidences evi evI- dences lences q of this awal awakening ening of ot faith There are today forces at work and very powerful for forces es es seeking openly to dethrone Jesus Christ de denying de- de lying nying His right to be our Guide Gulde re rejecting rejecting re re- and scoffing at His standards standards standards stand stand- ards of marriage of se sexual Ual mO morality lit alit and of life Ufe But these destructive forces will not prevail The issue is between Christianity and a return to the license and corruption of the he pid pagan world It Is being made clear to us that Christian faith and Christian morals stand or ot fall to together in- in gether that if we lose our faith in fn Christ His His' standards no long longer longOr r author authority ty for fOt us W We are seeIng seeing seeing see see- ing ing- from act actual aL experience that nothing less than the Ule power God revealed and nd brought to us in Jesus Christ can can preserve preserve the integrity and sanctity of our homes the standards of responsibility In lri our lives the spirit of peace and loving kindness ness in our heartS heart That home is not likely to be broken by divorce in which h husband husband hus bus band wife and children worship to together together to- to together gether at Gods God's altar and i kneel neel t together to together to- to gether In family prayer prayer GR GREATER AT R FELLOWSHIP FELLOWSHIP 3 3 I I. believe that in the tha coming y year ar w we shall see a a distinct advance Jin n n t the th-e G movement f foe r q visible f fellowship fellow belloW ship and arid brotherhood among all Christians both poth Catholic and Prot Protestant st nt Th ou stan in religious s event e of f the year was the L Lausanne past year was u ann conference on faith and order and and that gathering has given new Impetus Impetus impetus Im im- Im- Im petus to the longing for Christian reunion This great movement is only in its beginnings but it is takIng taking taking tak tak- ing place and as it goes forward the truth and power of Christ will willbe be revealed more mor clearly learly than ever everIn everIn everin In a a. spirit of bro brotherhood which will draw all aU of us not Protestants alone nor Catholics alone but all of us Into fellowship with each other and with all men realizing that we are all children of our Father who is in heaven |