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Show WOULD INTER-CHURCH 'CONFERENCE GIVE THE S : SAVIOR ADMITTHNCE? t . ' CHICAGO, Nov. 21. A dispatch to the Tribune from Stamford. Conn., says: "If Christ had come to Stamford and had been elected a delegate to the In-terrChureh In-terrChureh conference at New York, would he be admittedT' - , The answer given by the Rev. -A. Eu-pene Eu-pene Bartlett, pastor of the Tniversa-iist Tniversa-iist church here, last night caused a eat deal of comment. "It is not probable that a movement which ought to mean as much as an inter-church conference would be overlooked over-looked by Christ." said Hr. Bartlett. "It mr,y be that his superior Intellect, bis spotless character, his unselfish service ser-vice for humanity would elect him;. to that conference. . ' J '.' "If ihe wise and conscientious, men among the delegates insisted. Christ's case might come up for a hearing and be handed ever to a '.-ommittee to determine deter-mine whether or not he should be ad-, lnitted The ordinary evangelical tests probably would be applied to him. for among many it has come to be not what Christ believed, but what the churches believe that determines the .Christian. And now hear the verdict "of the conference: " .We are sorry to say that you cannot be admitted. You are not a Christian. You are a good manyou have fed the hungry, you have ..-clothed the naked, you have been a brother to those In distress, but, you ere not evangelical? you arr not Christian.' " |