St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-05
ALLIANCE.
Plans for Cooperation in Mis-
SiOnary Work.

Plans for Cooperation in Mis-
siOnary Work.
The monthly meeting of the Evangel-
1cal alliance was held yesterday after
noon at Westminster church, Rev. T.
McClary presiding. The meeting had
for the days business the consideration
OF the proposed federation of the
churches of the Twin Cities. The re-
port of the committee on resolutions
was called for, but as it had not been
prepared discussion of the subject was
INDUCED in. A letter was read from
Bishop Gilbert. in which he said that
he was strongly in favor of a movement
for cooperation. The set of resolu-
tions, as originally referred to the COM
mittee, was read, and a move was made
for their adoption. Upon the mo-
ton DR.. Mckinley, of Hamline, opened
the debate with a strong argument
III favor of the measure. He believed
that there should be some plan devised
for cooperation that would do away
with the present system OF cOncentra-
ton. He thought that if there were not
the same amount of thought, wisdom
there was among the laboring classes,
then the ministers should repent in
isackcloth and ashes. He thought that
the minister served his church best who
best served Christianity. He closed
with a strong plea for the passage of
the resolutions.
Rev. D. j. Burrell said that he had
carefully read the resolutions, and
favored them. He believed in church
denomination, for neither on earth nor
in heaven would all men be Of the same
mind. He did not believe in uniOnism.
but in competition in missionary work,
just as in any line of business. sit
does US a deal of good" said he, ITO
find that you M%ethodists are getting
ahead of u.s." There was no trouble in
the least among the different denomi-
nations, for they were more united
which. he said, was forever quarreling,
the brothers with the priests, the priests
with the S%isterhoOdS, and the whole lot
with the pope. The church had not a
good working machine. Had it as good
a one as the political parties. success
would be insured. He favored a EN-
trail committee Of arbitration to con-
slider plans for the eYangeliZatiOn OF
Minneapolis and st. Paul, both of which
have fallen off in Christianity fully so
per cent in the past ten years. The
churches should be able to say as do the
Roman Catholics, "We are one."
Rev. George ID. Merrill offered a mi
nority report, which was discussed for
an hour, Notwithstanding the fact that
there was no opposition to it, and it was
adopted. The substance OF the report
was as follows:
1--WE recognize with heartfelt thank
fulnesS the movement toward co-opera-
ton on the part of those who have a
common heritage in Christ. Instances
are not wanting where struggling
churches in cities are %contending in a
rivalry which is of the world, and
not of the kingdom of God. In
small country places there is a
division of the few who confess Christ,
that is a sin. We hold that the church
is made up of all the people who are fol-
lowers of Christ; that each separate de-
nomination is an integral part of the
church of Christ, and that it is the duty
of each integral part. not only to keep,
but to express III hearty cooperation,
that unity for which the Savior prayed.
A new field of work should always be
given up to the denomination which
after a canvass shows the greatest
strength, and that a new religious
organization in a community is the con-
Germ of ALL" A resolution was appended
providing for the appointment of a COM
mittee to present the principles of the
meeting to the state meeting OF the
various denominations.
Reys. Mckinley, DaWley and Spears
were appointed a committee looking to
the formation of a state society to
further the voice OF the meeting.