, 1875-08-24

Sr'n I"r. 7'r.5aht.
Tho Conference wllloh Inn Just clnrod at Bonn
In tho ecctnd thai has Teen hs:d to promote
Christian union, Or tito intercommnnion OF the
Old Ca:hu!'c. the Eastern. sna tho AnBI!cau
Churches. IL Ia sought to rcstofo Christianity
az It WAS before the separation of tho Eastern
and Weston churches, and upon tAls basis to
bling Abont religious fraternity "on tho principle
Of unifas it, nfetssariis edo By aido With slioe
>berts OF in1iylinai religious bs'ien Of National
churches iu reVnrl to thoes ro,uarLt1es OF due
triuo and constitution syllicA do not tonc.l the
suEhR Rnce Of tbs fa,'lI aa IT VIVA profossod asla
tanutt br tho unisydcd Church." committee
Of Old CATHOLICS h.n boou ling tn cnrrsSN'nd..
eneo with tho boc,aty OF lsends u h.asttGal
Enlightenment, winch oxlfts nlatrlv for Tho t'll~
pose Of dilrurI.'g so'ufoEmasion respecting
the Eastern Church.
Tho euhla1sa Ut discussion hsvo beon tho
points Of difference b-twcen tho two Cbnrthse.
eanlor aud good feei 49, aud has resulted, In
correctin: eosa'al n1sapprehenA!ons. III hla
lat lot,cr tn tho Roeiely. Or. noliin2nr does
not dc.psir OF snccera II ''both parties will
Lcks ~ Ml"l tho distinction hatsaoh
theological Hpecalstisn aml ol'use'. doc.
.rines, and it shoy will stand tlrtnty, on
tho same ground ns tho Church fathefa
occupied. anA not on that OF later thcoiogiane
Who thought only OF contest mud vlrtory." Ihe
Conference OF last year maan conalaelaple prog.
Ind On tho word "Fllioqne." aud Il was !lnally
admitted bY the Angllcans and OLD Caslo'icu
that it had boon iusertel Illegally tn tho croed
Bone fourst en- articles offe'oa ~ DR.. Dolnnser
xero accepted NJ doctrsnai haas OF au
agreement in part. They declare in sub
s4anco that tho spncrspbal booas have not Tue
sans authority as the books OF the llebleW can-
on that M tras,sat1on ot tho Scrlptnras has Al
authority anterior TO !he original text; that tho
readlng ct tho Blbls III tho vulgar tonRus CAN
not lawfully DO forbidden; Ihas tho itusGs
bhouht he IN Il touguo understood by The pco-
po; that faith working by lnyo. not fatth alone,
ia the lnosnh Ut justification: that fAlyssIon
canUot bo oltained b. "mfElt OF condlknsss u
that tha nerlis Of the aaintB cannot bo transfer
red 10 otllers; that tito nusnber OF Hacfamenta
"As liked A. aevel. in tho twelfth centn.y AZ
tho tcs,,lt Ut theo oEfcal areeulallon That tlit
rule Of fa!th, genuine tradition III All hntholHa
tive sourcs VI tesctl,Dg fot MI successive Rener
1tiona thst tha ductrino OF lho ImtuaculRtt
EhacFptton must DO rolectod that tue cAntes
sion OF nins before tho congregation Should bt
preserved, parRed from abuBas aud fTeod fFois
son6trAlut: that inunlNnEceH eau ouE reftr to pen
altiea Actnaly imposed by Tie Church herself tlA
tho Practice Of The commeMcrRstDh OF 4la fattl
fnl departed hss ZONE dnwn from tho Primitive
Church AMI ehonla bo preserved; that the gu
ohsslss!o celebration "ia not 4 ooul!unona 70
newsl OF tho prop,tissory shcttaea otEeted b
Chi!st Oh the c1oss. but II i Permanent iaenorts
Of It, lud it Ia also sacred feaat wherein th
faithful b4sA communion Gus With another. Til
pertoctnR OF this hasls BY additions. Agrsemen
Of the Ctnierenca On the Important punt Of th
Procession Of tho uoly Gloat las already bee
Snhouucal .