Show BISH BISHOPS PS WARN ARN I i PE PEOPLE AGAINST fALSE THE THEORY RY Mr P Pastoral q tv Letter Is Read Before Convention of the Episcopal Church 1 MUST gUST KNOW TRUTH rr ABOUT SAVIOR t W World r old Brotherhood Is rf t Urged to Bind Nations Against Deadly Strife N NEW V ORLE ORLEANS La Oct 2 24 By Bythe Bytho the tho Associated Press Press Speaking Speaking t to tho ho Protestant Episcopal ch churches es of ot tho the United States in a triennial pastoral letter the bishops bishops bishops bish bish- ops of the church today declared v J would W would especially I warn our people people against the me Ine superficial and u also falsa antithesis just now often between religion of ot Christ and the religion about Christ They The letter read by the Rev William T. T Manning bishop of New York In Christ ChristChurch ChristChurch ChristChurch Church Cathedral at nt the close of the forty-eighth forty triennial general convention of the curch here gives s sto to the membership the views of ot the house of ot bishops on problems of the the moment It la is issued at the end of ot each general convention After sounding a a. warning that of ot Chrls Christ and about Christ are not the letter continues No uNo- such differentiation can be made by those who believe in Jesus Christ as God There Is no such antithesis In the new testament We both the religion about Christ and the religion of ot Christ and the church and the Scriptures give five us both If we are to have a falth in Christ we must know the truth about Him v YOUTH PLEDGED aA A pledge from the youth of the church was asked in a call to young young people people to new adventure Inthe Inthe in inthe the faith and service of ot Him who is more modern than nn any of the movements of our day I r message goes to the whole church clergy and laity We look upon a world in which vast changes are taking place it declares In China and elsewhere among amons the peoples of ot Asia AsI and Africa movements movements movements move move- ments and forces are at work which must h have a v 0 momentous conse conse- Some of ot those best able to judge the signs of the times are warn warning Ins us of ot the danger of racial radal conflict more disastrous disastrous' than any that this earth has yet et known Throughout Europe there is a Q disquiet disquiet disquiet dis dis- dis- dis quiet with widespread of social disintegration And herein here hereIn hereIn In our own land favored as It is beyond any Rny deserts of ours we see much that must give us grave con con- cern WORLD BROTHERHOOD It is no longer possible for the rac races s of men to dwell s separate ana rem remote te from one another A power must st be found strong enough to bind men amen together In world brotherhood brotherhood brotherhood broth broth- It if they are not to consume each other In world strife Pointing out the evils prevalent In this country the bishops called attention to amassing of tOt wealth such as ns history has never known without a corresponding growth in sense of stewardship and obliga obliga- tion And to the widespread revolt re revolt re- re volt volt against ag the Christian ideals of ot morality and purity expressed in much of our literature The letter clo closed closed- d We call the whole church clergy and 1 laity ally old and young alike to repentance and new life to prayer rayer and sacrament and worship to faith In Jesus Christ the son of ot God Goel PHILADELPHIA PHILADELPHIA Oct 24 AP AP- AP The publicity department of the tho Presbyterian church today gave out outa a detailed criticism by Dr Charles Scanlon secretary of ot moral welfare welfare wel wel- fare tare for tor the Presbyterian board of ot Christian education of ot the recent report of ot the federal council of ot churches on prohibition in which he asserts asse that he report gave aid and comfort to the enemies of ot the home the church and the and that the report did not fairly represent the Protestant churches in the United States Throughout the reports reports' says Dr Scanlon's criticism there is evidence e of more caution than courage courage courage cour cour- age more doubt than confidence more fear tear of ot being accused of ot propaganda propaganda propaganda prop prop- than encouraging the truth by an Interpretation ot of me the facts inthe In Inthe the light of ot known conditions The facts It presents are meagre so far as they are at all new but its general Implication that prohibition prohibition prohibition in the United States Is facing facing fac fac- ing Ins a supreme test with the final outcome In doubt Is not In la accord with popular opinion nor fact The facts on which it is based ar ate are incomplete and inconclusive and unconvincing |