New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-21
DISCUSSING CHRISTIAN UNITY.
PLANS PROPOSED BY EPIscoPAIANs.
DECLARATION BY THE BisHOPs-CHANGEs IN
THE PRAYER BOOK.
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CHICAGO, Oct. 2O.-Ihe Committee on the
state OF the Church made report ths morning on the
SUBJECT of Christian Unity and offered the following
reso ufiOn
Resoised The House OF Bishops concurrinG that a
consisting " i've bishops, hve cierioai anu
I'VE lay deputies be appointed open communication
with the various bodies Christians in this land with
N promote organic unity upon the basis OF the Apos-
Ties doctrine aud fellowship and In the breaking OF bread
anu Tue prayers and further. in the event bls dispose
ton exsttO inquire what Dement'S tneF tnhk
can mutually nptrt to one another ani wnAS sdvsat-
evsnvelizston Of the world. and that this commission
De ca 70 make report Oh It's action 10 inc uen
A minority report signed by five OF the forty-nne
members OF the committee alsO presented by the
Rev. Dr. Hopkins. OF Central Pennsylvania. 1t agrees
in the general principles OF the majority report but con-
sfers 1t undesirable ask other bodies what they
aro willing to up the Church has told them
what It Is willing up. and what it cannot give up
The report specifics these points
tirst-We must insist the faith OF the undivided
Church The thrtynne articles have no more authority
spostocal SUCCESSION Is essential. but hypothetical
baptism i allowed. may Hypothetical ordination be
other churches. WHO could se-ntiously acknow-
edge that their ordination Ia Invalid A. for baptism
the name OF the Trinity The Holy Eucharist "a vald u
other matters are merely nsignincant details.
Both reports referred ths proper comm etee
end will come before House later The minority re-
port is supposed 70 embody the views OF the High
Church party the Christian Unity question and it Is
unexpectedly liberal. The Committee on Constitutional
Amendments repo rte that the proposed Book Of Offices
OF doubtful consttutionalty and the report was placed
on the calendar II was decided to hold tire next Cen
ersi Convention n the City o. New-York.
Mt b"net or South Carolina spoke Tor the mucn-
abused negro who Is tired of being discussed
liz referred 10 the race instinct and inteighed agars
any sort OF amalgtmat0n between the Two races ana
Criticised Bishop Dudley for saying that intermarrlage
between the Two future possibility. Inc
Rev. Dr. Nelson, Of Virginia, spoke against separate
epiScOpdt-, nr parAte church organ EATON Tor tue
c0ored people. was In favor OF special commls-
sion TO oversee such work.
After recess important message was re-
cevec from the House OF Bishop on the subject
OF Christian unity t a declaration TO Christians
o. all denominations the subject or Christian unity.
II 10 part.
This Church does not seek absorb other commun-
ons, but rather cooperating with them on the OASIS or
common fatn and order, to discontinue scnlsm, 70
heal the wounds OF poly of Christ. and TO promote
the charity which the chief or Chrstian zfaces, and
the visible manifestation OF Christ TO the world But
furthermore, do hereby ~thTm that the Christian
unity earnestly desired be RESTORED only by
the return OF ali Chrst!Au eommunions The principles
OF unity mpliied by the undivided Catholic Church
durng the first of It's exist-ucs.
The report OF the Lturgica. Committee on kevls IN
reported from the House OF Bishops came I'D. The
the Whole with Judge shelley ~
the char. note the ecclrs ascal full moon and
new tables Tor Easter Day adopted IL was ored
20 allow permlss Use OF the latter portion OF
IN Advent little furry
the ton Of the word again clause OF the
creed. % Re from the dead" Dut was nnay IN
serted. The permission 70 shorten the evening
these examples II Will be how inconslderable are
the proposed changes.