New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-16
AMERICAN AND INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN
MORAL SCIENCE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AT
DELMONICO'S.


MORAL SCIENCE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AT
DELMONICOS.
About 90 leading friends Of the movement
to organize an American and International Christian
Moral Science Association met Dclmoncos last even
ing 10 arrange constituent congress- 70 be held in
June next. The meeting held in pursuance TO call
issued May c. and signed by the Rev Robert g. Gather
d. D. who is Secretary Of the Association In England.
The call says:
Tie Provisional Council has been formed snd alre,ly nuueT'
nearly members wuo from kewErgnd,
been UNDERSTOOD hat the Council would constituted til
the me%l s h0Gd ,,,f %e Of ' E5 SPS n ss
receive eeridce HenbershP tee beng pad ~ EJECT Their
Treasurer Assistant Tre4sur o. Credit The accounts Of the
and decide on Z, arrirgcncats o. Age a b, future
Of the o, alton etc. Zee for associate member; Win rght
part future whether tev ha ende les sna
pending and honour mrs' t @ g T ,e,r ea ,5 tf s
place Of h International congress subject to the consent Of the
The Rev Dr. Cummings. President of Wesleyan Uni
versty, presided at tic dinner which served as an
nresent tbd Rev Drs Cummings Gather, Micese, PEN
tecost James, Campbell and Mcilyane the Rev Mess g.
and others.
At the conclusion of the dinner, motion of the Roy
DR. Pcntecost seconded by DR.. McIlyaue il was deter
mined to hold Constituent Congress at Philadelphia on
circnar calling the dinner at Dcmonco commended
to the Constituent Congress; Remarks were inade on
these points by Dr. Gather, DR.. Mclyane Dr PentecGs
Dr. James, Or. Maccse, ID. Campbell and others. Dr.
Gather favored the proposition to have the meeting IN
only sc members of the Council In New-York and GO
members IN Philadelphia TIcrc now, he sai, 200
members ia the Eastern states. hope the great Inter
national Congress will meet IN 1876 the day OF the
Declaration Independence think 10 Is time Tor Us
TO rejoice that have bee ONE nation, ana we could
choose day express our feeling. lAlpause
Dr. McIvainc remarked that though the object OF the
movement is 30 dmly defined yet he believed there i
desire III Christian Church at the present time Tor
unity The power the Church to cOnstrn the Dclet
of the world will turn upon lts unity. DR.. Gather
Thought the Association could not have more definite
object than unity of the Church. The Church or
Christ is made up of all the Evangelical churches in the
churches by each other feow-churcncs. With regard
10 the other object said lie, we have publshed volume
of coo pages which competent men have committed
themselves as advocates of It's merit. believe II you
have a council uf in this country who are com
mitted to the four definitions In that book, you Will have
given a soul and body to the two tngs-the unity Oi the
Church and the common faith or men,
Dr. McIlvaine reminded DR.. Gather that dimness was
relative term and might be applied here and there.
IaughtcrJ He agreed with HIM that unity must be
perfected; but uniformity IS me destruction OF uHiy,
and tie true organic unity is possible only IN proportion
10 the dicerSity lAppauseI ,,,.
Dr PentecGst commented on the work which had been
so far done by Dr. Gather and spoke encOufaglngy OF
the prospect In future There had been many doubts OF
the success Of the Association because 1t had not sprung
mn at once and some had been willing 10 quietly drop
out but il was advancing IL was working on the flBnt
basis. II must not begin by striking down denonna-
tona walls of its great fundamental principles
was recognition OF true churchmanslp outside OF
UNCONVENTIONAL lines.
Dr. Gather here read letter from the Rev j. T. New
man. Cha plain OF the u :. Senate, expressing MS nearly
concurrence in the movement. vote Oh tnanks was
then gwen to Dr. Gather for his perseverance,, ana also
TO Dr. Cummings for his services during the meeting.