Show I f lW BIG CHURCHES CHURCHS Of SOU HI Methodists Pre Presbyterians Presbyterians Presby Presby- s by ns Will Consid Consid- Considder Considder Considder der Proposal at Next General C Conferences I CHICAGO April 25 CAP AP AP Union of ot the Presbyterian and andl l Methodist ethod st Episcopal churches In involving in n churches was predl predicted te to today today to to- day by WillIam F. F McDernott l of the promotional department of ot the Methodist Episcopal church S will wm come officially before the supreme both denominations next month Dr Ray Allen of Hornell New York YOrI will vill present a Do memorial for union tinion with the Presbyterians to the qUadrennial qUad qUad- general conference of ot the Methodist Episcopal church in Kansas City Cay 1 McDermott said and I an unnamed delegate to the generaS general gen gen- eral eraS assembly of ot the Presbyterian church church church-at at Tulsa Okla OkIa will o offer l' l la a similar resolution No such sweeping union of ot churches in the United States has I been proposed or promoted promote of S dally daily before bu but bul there has hns been such a a. tremendous growth in the I spirit of unity that McDermott l believes be be- I I the move will be given serious set ser ious bus attention Commissions on un church unions probably will be appointed appointed appointed ap ap- ap- ap pointed b by both groups for tor study I and later report reportS ha he said Canada Gives Example I Dr Orrin NV W. Auman treasurer of ot the world commission of the Methodist Episcopal church In expressing approval al of the plan I pointed to the tho newly org organized i United Church of ot Canada I am convinced he said that the thc time I IIa Is l ripe for such a movement In the United States So great has been the success of ot the Presbyterian Methodist an and ci Congregationalist churches In Canada that there thero should be no fears here as as to the feasibility of Ot tile the proposal i Dr VV W. Clyde Howard pastor of ot u the Second Presbyterian church ot 01 I Chicago go said Today loday the social I fabric of America is beng rott rotted d dout 1 out b by teachings of ot Behaviorism contempt and sneers at the sanctity of marriage by ridicule uIe of the laws law I of ot both the state and the church and by beliefs that all physical desires desires de sires be indulged in at will Must lust Unite Unito to Fight The great task of or the church Is Isto t Isto a ato to fight these sins with all Its it Ita C strength and nd it cannot do it by belIng beins be be- ins ing hopelessly divided Unon Union between be be- tween the two denominations 1 t IE 5 r I practical and now is the time t to start it St There are approximately church members with an added 1 including Sunday school pupils and other adherents wh who 5 will be affected if the theu u union take takes S place Should the southern branches branch es of both denominations also sub a scribe to th the plan it would affect affect af almost 2 persons The proposal would cause aue also ala s readjustment of ot hundreds of millions millions mil miS lions in property values The Meth- Meth ts have hae churches thousands thousands thou sands of parsonages hundreds o of r colleges hospitals and institutions Institution I with a total value of bt about The Presbyterian d denomination denom nom nom- has churches am and I property valued at 30 |