Show DAILY HA HASKIN SKIN L LETTl LETt EI Doctrine Doctrin of Congregational 1 Orthodoxy Is It la is frequently said Mid that tho the Congregational Congre Congro rational church has no creed and that ha Its members are permitted t to believe bellevo whatever whatever whatever what what- ever they desire Yet tho denomination has always been thoroughly orthodox In InIta InUs Us its Christianity and and A confession of or orthodox orthodox orthodox ortho ortho- dox bell belief c has always been by those the church churchs This may n not t have ha been according to a sot set form but the of ot orthodoxy ha has been unquestioned In Jn 1883 1833 the national council which is the KO governing body of or the church appointed a to pre prepare pare paro a A. formal creed which a was favorably CIl reported upon and Las has then b been blen cn In use in most moat Congregational Cong churches hie creed Is likely to come up for tor a IX alight slight revision at the triennial session Beeston o othe of f the national council now In session In Kansas ett City It Is 18 under understood tood that thIs revision will not affect Its mo moaning al although although although al- al though the wording may be bo somewhat changed chanced The Tho first nut paragraph of oC the creed of 1883 reads We believe In one God and andl l' l Father ther Almighty maker of or Heaven and earth carth and of or all things s visible and invisible in invisible In- In visible and In Jesus Christ his only son on who Is of substance with the tho father by whom all things thInS's nr ar are made and nd In the holy spirit the Lord and giver Iver of life lire who Is sent Bent from the tho father rather and tho the eon soli and who together with tho the father and andson son eori ori is won worshiped and glorified The substitute proposed is shorter and a little littlemore moro more comprehensive Its acceptance will depend upon the approval of or the majority of or the tho members of oC the council as these represent the Co Congregational 0 churches orthe or ot the country History Extends Ex to 10 Puritan Times The history of ot Congregationalism s ex ext extends ex- ex t tends back to the times of or Puritanism In England 1 although h the tho Congregationalists t In this country countr d descend from tho rather than the Puritans l Congregationalism Congregation Con sm aJ Is tho the result of or four distinct re religious to- to revolts The first nut was the reformation reformation mation matton under henry Henl VIII in which the tho thoEn En English lIsh church severed sc its relations with Rome The They still clung to tho the episcopacy episcopacy episco episco- pacy pac the creeds sacraments and general beneral structure of or an established national church The second revolt ro wart wan against the authority of or tho the bIshops It established established b ecclesiastical authority In a 3 bod body of oC presbyters D part rt of ot whom were la laymen n nand and part Dart clergymen men The Christians who preferred to be governed in this way ivay be became became became be- be came known nb as Presbyterians They rhey re retained re- re tho the sacraments of or tho the church and were as stron strongly ly In favor of oC a s state stat to church as aa were the I Episcopalians i who hold 1 1 tp the rule of or the bishops The third revolt carno carne from a n body bOlly of ot Christians who believed that tho the elders or presbyters were as dangerous erous to re religious religious re- re pro progress ress gas aa as the tho bishops bishop They I for tot claimed that an as the tho the faith was once all divorced unto all saints so ou ought ht the I supreme authority of or the tho church to r rest st stIn I In the hands of or the people and that men could never enjoy tho the freedom wherewith therewith Christ had made them free until every congregation of or faithful men was a n democracy de- de democracy de lIe- c exercising complete control rol over o all nil of or its affairs These radicals were tinted hated b by all mon nien They The were known as Separatists and end were cro persecuted and oven p put t to death The Tho Pilgrims who settled settle settled set set- tle in New En England were separatists who had been driven from their homes by religious persecution But even the separatists who remained In England 1 dIll did not a agree reo amon themselves them them- selves I Part art of or them believed that the tho sacrament of oC baptism should only onh be ad administered administered ad- ad ministered to those who viero were able ablo to tomake tomake tomake make a confession of or faith These be became became became be- be came known as Baptists The others believed be- be be bo- that all nil children born of or Christian Christian Chris Chris- tian parents are arc fit nt subjects for baptism These became known as ns Independents and In to America all II Independents began to be called The rhe Con Con- Co believe bellove In keeping keening all the sacraments of oC the early Christian church but each congregation decides upon tho the manner In which the sacraments shall bo be administered Evidence of at Repentance Required The church requires requIre from Its members an evidence of oC repentance faith In Christ I and a a. renewed life lire In 10 some churches regular evangelical services are carried on annually similar to those of or the Methodist church In others an opportunity Is 18 given upon each communion Sunday for new members to unite with tho church Previous Previous Pre Pre- to this they must have havo met tho the pastor or somo some of the church chute authorities who was in Sn a sense satisfied of or their ill ness The Tho rules of or receiving members are arc determined almost entirely by the tho congregations In som om n l J It it Is customary Instruction t to hotel hohl s e tot t or of th those 3 d de unite unito with tho the church tos dom Is gIven Interpretation to each member or of A rant ante u upon Ott accepted as a a. rulo rule for the J ses life a ct ch tween ImmersIon and I t ism and thu tho use ue or rejection Steal forms Is permitted and the upOn all moot of lions J conduct or of good Within ti tilt e eThe SSi The history or of thin tho church the first Congregational teach after the tho plan or of to tide th mod nomInation was wasp orga far back as and In Jond characterizing Con the spirit of 1 II t o rn was by Sir HIt Cussed W Walter It r. r R nd arA by hIm with Hh While the tho tern tenn Queen Ella general use It was recognized La II as early RS as 1691 when In nn an agreement made between the had b by of the chi lj whIch tho Da Quakers Quaker were or of exempted from the the st in l churches Form General Association 1 i 1 The Tho first general Rational ot of Co cei In 1700 1707 was organized tn In From this a time tit 0 denomination became recognized as power In the Uio I new world M. M tho greatest men of oC t that hut period Berg non Even l ii that utI early this church was church to 10 eats unity bec ulo In 1801 l a pa unIon Was between the Conn General the general assembly or of this tho church This union Was t b Presbyterian the actions church In ho proposed for tor the national council In Kansas CI some ROme step which will JU ether gether all of the thc Christian ConsIdering the general ot of the I seems rather f unusual that yet yot been taken hy by no m which the women church e may have their work orK Other evangelical cal churches have hao his In theIr or tl ci governments whIch have officIal recognition or of the tho work do darr the worsen members r but s. s this hn has hns not at the case aso wIth the tho Con Congregation t on r 1 ch The he l J Womans Woman's oman Homo home 31 ns 10 eder win win will hold hoM Its it Kansas cl eighth n annual to oon nS City just the rat net council It Is the tho opinion M of th the lead the tho Womans Woman's J. J federation that have havo some or of th the representation upon the national society aM this tern fern movement may add adl some spice to t the stuns of the council 14 The Womans Woman's Federation l has f tho lion Ion national treasuries nearly haf haifa halla a dollars during the past pant year yeat ea 7 Is a provision for the tho other which contribute to tho the representation In the o funds fund Now the Federations Federation of Wom ih the Congregational church Is asking u ballot In the distribution ho of ot the tho fun fan raises for tOI j church b ne andel V that thu restriction the thc freedom o of or tho the denomination should make it possible for foi representation to bo be granted them S wit dela delay |