| Show KOU FOll l l There III is to bo a IL gathering at Phila Philadelphia delphia of oC representatives of or In n America for tho purpose of discuss discussing ing tho unification of Protestant church work The Tho gathering is regarded as one vf ot the most important ever evor held for the tho promotion of or Christian unity It is hoped that an organization will willbe be ho affected by means of ot which every cory section of or the country will bo be brought under Protestant Protestant Influence and aud that much of or the work that is now done dono by rival churches will be bl executed in co cooperation cooperation operation and ani harmony For F r many n any years the principle of co cooperation cooperation operation between bet Christians lias hIlS boon been acknowledged as true by b have given the subject cl Intelligent con consideration consideration The Tho and purposes purposes of tho th Evangelical lia Alliance at first hardly h accorded a respectful respect CuI hearing are arc now being accepted by br almost ulm st all enlightened ened members of tho th various eJ m nations About live Ih years asp the congress ot ot Episcopal bishops h d at t Washington passed resolutions rc mending not only o I lI but that the subject t of or agreement n be he tw Jn Episcopate J I II I c car c l r by liT J i i S communities iI with w n or l at t intercommunion fth l tween them t i and ya us through thi ug 1 t o ol t somo differences luri and n tho that others do not nol con for creating or or I g a ot oC that visible e eun un ty Af n hur l I Iho i The ho ns further placed l Jace the hoi Ibl h 1 follows i Wb 0 arc e very er thankful to believe differences i es lio I bv en CJ yet bec cl of f the tho of th n J t s 0 unity thore is good h ie C th br l r g I la er i which e r constant thought and andl l I effort on on the Pl j part ot of His L r the f i loush at Chris Chrls I Tim TIo l o s at al l la attended by representatives of tIC than Wi tSi Cl o J and among thom are of tha men mell of 0 the th country It is II the tho out outgrowth c nt jl growth of or a church conference c heW held in New aw iOuS lV occasion lolI a aplan plan for a IL church l g was wall adopt oil SuCh are arc signs of the th time It scorns to io us us h eQI that one of the to union of OC al work is the tho removal of rif tho ho walls ot or prejudices by which den l ll l are separated Kyer th publication President letter letter dealing with the attacks upon Sir Mr Tatt on account nf of his rd Id l 1 I taken ro ill o tho for tor his liberal l views the lend nl I Protestant bodies in II a l al in New Yc I placed pl itself on fin as opposed to the views sot forth by the President ministers of lf that body belll the tho Lutherans Luth declared lI that they tho voto volo for f I u 11 Catholic for fOl olilee Catholics believe in Inthe the Iho union of church and 1 state which proves not only bigotry but st as all well For dp d not the thc Luther Lutherans Lutheran ans an bellevo in a IL union of oC church and nd tato In hI every 0 17 country count that has an es cs established stalo church 1 Do not tho Lutherans II believe in employing e ing courts sheriffs and jaUs j for tor the tho protection ot their against g Baptists and oth oLI others oLIer ers er In some somo countries Do not noL dis dissenters senters in some countries pay tuxes taxes because they thoy cannot not help h lp themselves for tor the tha maintenance of or churches churche arid 1 clergymen We Yo mention this ih as Il an instance ot or bigotry and we 0 hold that unless tho churches o Jan n l at themselves I from tho tyranny of oC that they will not nol bo able t in mill mis missionary mills s onar efforts rr r C There 1010 can be 1 no har mony except exco t all al to all al perfect liberty Of faith and ai I practice just and imd reasonable laws aws |
