Morning journal and courier., 1885-10-22
rHE OHuRoH CoNcREss.


 versal Brotherhood of Chrtstfans- The Reception By President Porter -The Tariff Question Ably Discussed At the Evening Meeting-Mr. CIark's Paper On the Fallacfes of the Free Trade Doctrine = Am Unexpected Lively Time On the TariM Quss- ton.
 The second days session of the tenth an- | nual church congress of the Protestant Epis-
 copal church of America opened at Carlls Opera House yesterday morning at 10s30
 o'clock. Bishop Williams, the president of
 the congress, rapped for order. A large au-
 dience was present and the stage was well oc- oupied by prominent divines and others.
 About 9, 300 people were in the half. Four
 pages in blue suits with bright red trim
 mings and pewter buttons were on duty
 ready te do errands for the members of the | 6ohvention.
 The congress was opened with the Lords
 prayer Rev. MT. Martin led the singing, I.
 c. Gould played the cofnet and Organist ! Earle offieisted at the piano during the sing ing of Hymn No. Sup the hills I lift
 mine eyes," ] The topic of the morning was "Grnand of l Church Unity'' and the first of these who
 read papers on the subject was the Right
 Rev. A. Cleveland Coxe, D. D., ILL. D., Bish- op of western New York, a man of vigorous
 commanding and striking presence, expres-
 sive face and powerful voice, who was heard by all in the house. His remarks censtitutai
 strong argument for the Episcopal church, 1 as distinguished from the churches which
 hays been separated from it in the course of I history.
 Rev. William w. Newton, of Pittsfield 1 Mass, spoke next, ia the absence of Asst. ] Bishop Randolph of Virginia Mir Newtph,
 in his remarks, said: Practical unity is
 found in the thought of the present. We 1 have got by the sectarian ideas in our ! thoughts of to-day. The lawful minister 1 will not break hedge, however. A practice
 al unity would in time create a national l standard, and would in time lead to nation al church. The churches of Protestant re | lation must either disintegrate and run out
 to nothingness or they must come together 1 and seek 0 higher plain. I am tired of this 1 barrack and tattoo of the drum churchman- l ship, The speaker was tefse and forciable
 and was frequently warmly applauded i7 l The venerable F. w Farrar, D. D., arch deacon and canon of Westminster, was tho | third speaker. Canon Farfar was greeted 1 with hearty applause. He is an earnest speaker and talks rapidly, waving his manu- script to which he only refers occasionally,
 and gestiealating earnestly with the other l hand. He interspersed Greek and Latin 1 with great f1ueney in his remarks as he did ! in his address the evening before: He wears | gold bowed eyeglasses. Canon Farrar said | in regard to "Grounds of Christian Unity" "We must draw deep distinction between ! unity and uniformity. Unity is essential | and obligatory; uniformity is impossible, and even undesirable. Infinite truth has l manifold aspects fof finite understanding 1 The church, to use the ancient phrase, is clothed in raiment of divers colors and | the truth she teaches does not shine in single light only. In the separate lines of l the divine rainbow we cannot see the sevenfold perfection of it's undivided light. If unity did not exist in the church of Jerusa- lem, why should we expect it to exist in the
 church of Europei If in the first century there were the schools of Jerusalem, of An tioch, and of Alexandria, is it likely that there will be no wide differences of view and | ritual amid the immense complexities of modern Christendom?
 Another ground of Christian unity is | Chlist's golden precept, Glove one another" ! St. Paul's sufficient rubric was s'Let all ! things be done decently and in order" As to l organization our Lord said "Other sheep I l have which are not of this fold; them also l must bring"
 l The worst of all heresies in the heart of l Christians and the heresy which Christ holds
 as the most inexcusable, however commonly ] and however bitterly it betrays itself in the 1 controversies of Christendom is the heresy 1 of hatred. 'It 0 man love not his brother, 1 whom he has seen, how can he love the Lord, l whom he hath not seen?'
 l A third ground of Christian unity is that l of faith, which in its highest sense had to St. 1 Paul no other meaning than oneness with Christ. Theologians may write folios of in 1 terminable domaties, they may enshrine in our temples their own idols of the forum and | of the theaters Nevertheless it remains | tain that the eternal essential truths of 1 Christianity are few and simple.
 | The last ground of Christian unity on
 which I will touch is that it is essential to i the church of Christ What injures the cause of Christ is not in the least the exist | ence of differences whether in practice or in | opinion, or respecting that which is imper-
 fectly revealed, but the mismanagement of | those differences not the inevitable divergen-
 oies in minor matters of opinions, but what l Melancthon was glad to die that he might | escape the rage of theologians respecting | them. Our perils are from within. What | neither atheism will achieve, nor agnosticism, | nor direct assault. may be fatally accom-. l plished by our internal dissensions and want 1 of mutual charity. The best and truest I Christians in all ages learnt alike in theory l and practice the grace of these truths. The Rev. Thomas Richey, D. D., General l Theological seminary, New York, was the
 next speaker. He pointed to the history of
 the Christian church for the proof of its es
 sential unity in Almighty God. There is to
 be one fold as there is to be one salvation. 1 Gods truth points to the unity of the human l race and the brotherhood of man. Under
 the law of filial obedience may not all Chris | tians live together in unity!
 | Rev. Davis Sessums, of Memphis, Tenn, l was the next speaker and made another worthy tribute to the occasion, breaking the | spirit of toleration embodied in his words. l The true work and issue of the true unity is | to uphold the inspirations of God. | Rev. Julius H. Ward, of Boston, we'll | known as the former editor of the North 1 American Review, followed with a highly in. | teresting address in which he said: ''We l must deal with the things that touch the | common life of the people. Without this I social organization we can reach no high de- 1 gree of success. Build up the family against
 the tendency to divorce; build up the morale | of the schools; teach the people to think of
 something besides themselves. These social
 influences touch directly upon the ethical in- l auences and the ethical influences lead to | spiritual purposes. The spirit of catholicity ] must be developed.
 Rev. Dr. John Hopkins was the first vol
 untary speaker, who recognizing the fact, he
 said, that it was dinner time q o'clock), | would bow and sit down. The audience
 would not let him escape so easily and in re- | sponse he made brief and pointed remarks
 The convention after singing adjourned until | evening.
 The Reception at she Art School. The reception rendered to the members of
 the church congress by the faculty of Yale | college was held at the Yale Art school
 building, commencing at o'clock and last | ipg until 6. President Porter received the
 visitors, assisted by Canon Farrar and the
 Rt. Rev. Bishop Williams. The ushers were
 nine students of the senior class, and the guests were introduced by the various mem
 bers of the committee on hospitality. The
 occasion was highly enjoyed.
 CANON TARTAR AT BATTELL CHAPEL. Canon Farrar gave e short address to the Yale students in Battell chapel yesterday
 morning. Among the visitors were many of | the clergymen attending the Episcopal church congress, number of whom are | graduates of Yale; also a delegation of ladies'