Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-10-21
ECUMENICAL COUNCIL.
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WAsHIRGroN, Oct. 20--Ia the Ecumen'
ical Msihooist eour ell TO-DAY, s. Simon, OF
the Wesleyan Methodist church, Kent,
delivered an essAy on "CbristiAn Resources
Of the Old World" Chancellor Edward
Mays Of the N. Z. church. South Oxford.
Miles,, spoke Of christian Resources OF
the New World"
He said The frat and the most import
ant thing to be considered is the Chr stian
people me mbersbip Of the church militant,
1t appears from we'll authenticated statistics
that the actual commandments in the various
churches Number about II 1000 900, about
one fourth Of the entire population. The
total 10 four times IS great, ~ WAS our
entire population century ago. In c,n-
neciion With th,s must be considered the
Sunday school, and the little children in
hosts being led to the Saviour.
Then consider the great auxiliary soci-
cites. They are Of various kinds but all
have certain common characteristics. The
invested values in church psrsonAges, rec.
tories, schools, colleges, publishing houses.
religious periodicals., orphanges, hospitals
and refugees are enormous in The total. We
may note the vast missionary enterprises.
expending more than Sl3 ,000, 900.
Forty.tive religious publishing houses
are maintained in the United States and
Canada. There are over 300 colleges and
universities Of denominAtional character in
the United States alone, exclusive Of SEM
mares, academies and institutes. The
NJ. L church aloue tss $40, 900. 900 invested
in higi or school property, with $l5. .000, 600
in eudowments. The foregoing ststement
Of Christian resources in the Ne~ World
fills us with thaukfulness for the advance
mept made, with hope for the future.
Rev. j. A. M. Chspman, Of the NJ. Il.
church. Philadelphia, said the Eoglish
speaking portion Of the New World is in
babiied by The most. numerous people
speaking one language upon which Chris
iisnity ever displayed q saving power. Ten
times our present population night find
homes essential to their highest develop
ment in this country. Distance has ceased
to be an obstacle in the extension Of church
work, owing TO the improved means Of
communication. The facility with which
this country could ard dit assimilste halt a
million immigrants yearly is marvellous,
and we could hardly be conscious of it were
it not for the professional sgitators, aparch-
lists, hopeless criminals and paupers that
constituted too large Z fraction Of the tide.
Rev. W. v. Tudor Of the M. + church,
South Richmond. Va, quoted the late DR..
Curry as saying the greatest need of the
church today was that the pockets of church
miliionsires should be emptied in the ser
vice of the church missions He would 20
= step further and say that not only should
the rich in the church dedicsie their wealth
to the church work, but the rich and poor
alike should be willing to dedicate them
selves and possessions to tbs service Of
God.
Bishop John Y. Hurst, M h church.
Washington, called the council 10 order this
afternoon. The following resolution WAS
adopted: THAT this conference views with
deep concern the subtle and persistent
efforts Of the Roman Hierarchy to make its
power felt outside its own propsrsfphere in
the many land, to the de'rime mt and danger OF
the civil and religious liberties of the people.
This conference recognizes with sstisfsc-'
ton the fact that the Roman Catholic laity
have in notable instances had the courage
and wisdom to Withstand the unwarrantable
pretensioas Of their Ecclesia atica superiors,
and the conference fur her disclaims any
intentions to seek for itself or churches it
represents, single privilege which would
not readily concede TO all others; fe ,Is
bound TO remind the members thst thess
churches of the sacred rights and privileges
they enjoy, won for them by the sacrifice
and fidelity Of their forefathers, Al d to call
on them to unite with members Of otler
Protestant churches in Maintaining their
great inheritance Of freedom and handing
down the same, intact, to succeeding gen.
erations.'
The toIic OF the day. The Outlook, ="
was again taken up. The last essay Of the
conference was read by Rev. DR. j. M.
Buckley, editor Of the New York Christian
Advocate. His special subject was The
Church Of the Futnre." He called atten-
tion to certain evil portens. which he said
were numerous tendepsies Of q hopeful
character. Concerning the immediate
future, he continued, it would seem that
the church mad entered upon 8 period OF
outward prosperity. accompanied by the
overthrow of false religion. No union Of
Protestsntism and Romsnism was possible
Resolutions voicing the thanks Of the con
ference in the various directions were
adopted, and after half and hour spent in
prayer the conference adjourned sine die.