New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-11-14
A NEV UNION CHURCH.

A NEW MOVEMENT IN ciXCINNAri-AS ATTEMPT 10
UNITE CuuECuEs-TnE BILE TIE ONLY iNFAL-
1m1E GUnE-AssEyrT TO pEyoMls TIoNAL DOC
TRINES NOT REQUIRED. .
A movement has been started in Cincinnati
which promises to result in the union of several
religious societies. In September the State
Council of the Christian Ulon" OF ONO, en-
couraged by the expressed desire or the CHRISTIAN
Church, South. for union with other churches
called meeting In Cincinnati on OCTOBER H.
to draw up q basis upon which all who desire could
unite. At this meeting delegates were present from
the Council from the Christian Church, South, together
with Geo f. Thrall, N.w-YJri, editor OF The Church
Union; the Rev. Il. J. Msiish, Baptist; W. {. McCune
terrain, and few others After due deliDeration
they unanimously adopted basis declaring the DiDie
to be- an ntllibe revelation from Coz ana suinclcht
rule of faith practice. The doctrines we're set forth
wholly IN Scripture quotations, and are those OF the
"Trnity" "the universal snfGlness OF man., nstli'a-
tlon by faith" and "endess rewards and punshments
The basis declares that all ministers who give Scrpturl
evidence of conversion and call to Gods WORK shall DC
received without requiring their assent to any dehomI-
national peculiarly; and it is cnoined on all Christian
churches to receive into their fellowship all WAC make
a creditabe profession OF repentance toward Coz ana
faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ" All churches
adoptng this basis are be enrolled Union CHRISTIAN
Churches of America" and requ,sct 20 SEND deie
Gates TO General Convention called TO meet at Sunjik
Va May g. 1875 All minister's approving tle BASIS are
likewise invited TO attend
The American Christian Convention ut Its session last
month in Stanfordvie, y. Y, passed resolution In
favor Of formal church un!On and instructed its MIL
listers 10 facilitate this end By exchanging pupltS and
cultiyatng association with all denominations. THIS
body OF which the Christian Caurch South. Is small
branch, numbers upward OF ljD0O members ana IL Is
thought that they will cordially approve the basis The
leaders of the union movement also expect tho CO.
operarion of the Disciples OF Christ, brotherhood
OF 100000 members, which originally formed with
the plrpose OF uniting all the followers ofsC1rst The
Chris,iin Union Connection, watch tho new orgilila
tion Will absorb, formed during the war ~ secedeF5
from various cnurches-'hciy the Methodist Episcopal
who disapprOYed the attitude OF thlt OOdY toward lIc
Rebellion TleY hold themselves aOOi from all p0iJl'
cal matters and the Bible their sole creed Ihey
have about 1000 churches scattered through Odo,
Indiana, Iowa, Illinois MISSOURI, ana hinNd5. III oil
The denominations mentioned should unite IN the new
organization, 1t would number probably oo"Oo'
The draft of a constitution proposed for the Union
ON stlau Churches OF America" has been prepared ana
will probably he presented 20 the coming convention IN
Virginia for consideration 10 consists or thirty articles
and declares that each congregation i ifee 10 ahtdn
It's dOctrBal views arrange Its iorui OF service, c
and dismiss ITS ministers and administer all ITS ntrhal
economy as an independent body, subject to the Jurs-
dictiou OF no other ecclesiastical power. IL pro-
other congregation from fellowship fraternity ana
communiou that local representative bodies called
synods shall be formed with power TO decide upon DIS
between the congregations or church. TO Ofualn
ministers, have the OF the Theological semi
particular congregation; that State conventions may
be formed by the churches in State and shall pass
upon matters of mutual concern 10 the churches repre-
ed in them; that there shall be national confer
ence of delegates from all parts OF the United states
which shall meet trennaly, ana shaii Dc composed Oh
the Bible, Tract, and Mission Societies ana other
national institutions of the Church, II may decide upon
appeals from State conventions ana Issue an aiareSs 10
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