| Show Of O r CANADA OMADA OAN ADA We have previously sf brell lly men mentioned mentiOned a n religious movement In Itt Canada a I lm hll has for Its object li the t union tnt n of I the he io tM th Methodists Ind the tho conle I ttO pus nia body d I tv to be called the l Church hurch of tit Can Ca nib This IB Is one nile of ot the most n oH of ot t ait ut at III it church hurch unity in it the tha nl U If t and cull ech thus thuu be bo merged nl rRell together any un y r do i may mn su sUei ly bo he b Harmonized Whether Iho th churches will tt to the its of the committee that tins bbs made the th hi prop to bo be o seii ell but hut tho th Is l I that tilt th representatives re would not have hats on Ott ll a plan il un uti unless less leu they tile vero pretty sure ot of the tho sup HUP port hiort Il rt of their constituents The proportion Is to tn accept the con cun confession lon of ot faith Of Ut the ho Pie n as g revised r vl ld In hi the United d er 11 with a it 1 scheme Ich mc set let forth fort by the Mont Montreal oit real Convention ton of ot last year ear lJ 3 this plan JIlin pin It Is II said Ire and al ll pro election me discarded and so ltd the tM doctrine of ot perfect The rhe creeds creed aro are beautifully blended blend cd Tho following summary oC of faith gIves given an nn of oC what Wat the tho amalgamated creed creedIs Is to In be ho beTho holh The Tho lh 1101 io church Is In to be acknowledged edged fed as us one ulle wholly catholic at a Well troll ell UH UK the company co 1111 II of or of ot mi till age umi raer church chur h the tha world professing faith fulth und obedience to Iu Jesus Christ Is s mog r oll hard cI The Thu Supper and amI baptism lure are to be by obit ebb gallons n ne 1111 H signs and 1111 1 skills seals ol ot true tM love cove made by lIy the death of or Christ The proper prope subjects for tor baptism are Co be bo and lint Infants The rite sacrament of ot the Plo Ivits Jn H Upper Supper U is im tun acknowledged communion With Christ In cement brance of ot the on the tho close class Concerning church government the following tol haH hiatt been brett agreed upon The Thio new church chulch Is to h he be by a n supreme body bo Y to be ho b aa as the tho general conference tho the Method let 1st form font with willi a II president ns as the chIef this III h to bo bl a n council utter after the tho Congregational Idea Iden with wit a II chairman nl sit the tM head Tho The next lext body bud nearer hearer tho the people po le lit 1st to 10 be the presby tery ter by a II moderator Etch Kach Individual denomination Is III to b bl be given give the tho tight to tu manage Its lis own Internal affairs until such time tune M due some somo other better hetter can be made mudo which they will bo ho at liberty but tint not i to adopt This movement It will trill be ho seen see goes much further than the proposition to federate adopted nt at a it church congress In lit New Nets York a short time tune ago It at itt amalgamation of ot the denom denomination and hot not merely cooperation The Tho creed cr d Is II made male broad brond enough for tor all 1111 while the th total torm of ot govern government ment meet seems Sl ma adjustable and capable of ot great latitude A system that provides for tor both a II conference n a coun ell III and find 1104 nd room for l r JIl cardinals c t lf anti and a pope popo Opo too It If thereto thereby union can enn b bo bC promoted Many MatlY attempts have been made Iron from time to time to find some somo basis upon which to reunite thu th various di dl divisions diVIsions visions of at the Christian world but every ever scheme has hM no so far till failed Among Protestants however tho the of ot ofa otIL ofa a IL closer Union has been bCe felt of ot late years yenta Very tory err keenly The fhe Evangelical ell nl Alliance lies has prepared the for tOt a n anti and tho the very spirit of ot the age ufe seems lIe to demand consolidation The lie Christian World divided In the Uth century Into In hit o the thu Greek and n the Human branches In the lie itt th the let lat latler letor lei ler or was fin further her divided by tho the ilao Ise ot of with wit Its humorous Hub cub divisions lons The reunion of ot these thies I would nut not lie bo a IL bad I preliminary to a return to flume |
