Show A TENDENCY TEN DEMCy TO UNITY A somewhat remarkable event was the appearance the other day at union seminary Be a a lecturer of alexander doyle a noted catholic preacher the cordial reception given him by professor briggo Bri cg the P grenby deeloy erian erdall was waa one feature of it ii the in aident reveals reveal a tendency on several occasions noticed by the among the ibe churches of the gorju gradually to approach each other it os can n n no 0 longer be cinalu ored ered unreasonable to look forward towards a time when the shaam that was wai opened by the tremendous fore a at burk in too the age of reformation will be filled up and christendom again consolidated on some ome common ground Ko und Protea tanta tants are slowly awal awakening Loning to of the I 1 deom eness of their theology tue while after long with the principles for which their opponents nobly ought fought are airs being prepared for reconciliation on more acceptable cep table conditions than ever dreamt of by the he of lio X dr br in introducing the roman cier clercy heyman man referred refea red to a ati catholic church as aa the great mother ibur cb ot of speaking of lieo leo at hlll it he said his hie appeal for union a arlt like that of the adeaner himself himmell hima ell should this big view of the ibe virtue gain cur currency recy cy among P it to is evident that cordial approach would be the natural conse quence for how could a minister consistently keep a long distance away froman irom an ecclesiastical jesher Jea iier who Is acknowledged to be ani animated matea by the spirit of the sla stet be rev v doyle lathe Is the 91 a tia Is ia that the members member am re not bound by lifelong life long BB an la is common among such tra fra they can leave the order ordinor whenever they choose the order to Is engaged in among protest sots anta and to said to have exercised great influence in this direction the lecturer whose theme was wag preaching made the following remarks which are well worth reading it goes without saying that all our religious misunderstandings and most of our religious antipathies antipa thies arise from the fact that we do di not know each other well enough ignorance of each others opinions and want of appreciation of each others motives have often afien led us ua to ini impute false balse ideas and extravagant notions to each other while a better knowledge and broader charity would have united us in a common brotherhood there is much that to is in ia common between us like the mother earth that unites these two rivers on either side of the east river but there has been a stream running between us as swift as dark and at times as an dangerous aa us the river itself it has bad its shoals and hidden rocks of error and it has been poisoned by the sewerage of religious prejudice and it has been running strong and swift with its current of misconception but the day of building a great bricine briage came and on the day that lobat the bridge opened its wide avenues for the people to pass and re on that day we conceived the greater new york that was born of the vote of the people in the late elections these are days of bridge building over the streams of ie religious prejudice and as 1 used to boost boast that I 1 passed over the brooklyn bridge before there was any bridge there when only one cable was laid and a little foot path over it so no I 1 rejoice tonight that mine is in the pleasure to be the first to pass p over the bridge of religious toleration and join hands with you in christian Chr lotten unity that this bridge building 0 to work belonging to we be latter day fr la a clear ear from the be word of inspiration mad awl it a appears to be neoe wary for the ful ailment of the oo covenant made with the house of israel and for the final triumph of the gospel of tte toe son oaf at goo goa 1 I 1 nephi xiv 9 17 |