St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-10

polity, but that they had not succeeded
] and never would succeed. WhereveE
there was union in the Lord there Wass
real unity. Rev. DR.. K. e. Hoss, of thel
Methodist Episcopal Church South, from
Nashville, Tenn, said that the size of
the Methodist church in this country
MADE the question Of union one of trek
mendous Importance. He had room in
his heart for all Methodists, but not in
ms house. The worst movement OF
unity came when one church said: ''DI-
vision is wrong; come and join u.s."
Inc only way to obtain unity is to stop
| all nonsense and acknowledge each
others rights.
Thomas Lawrence, primitive Metho-
dist, OF Leicester. England, pointed the
way to unity as he saw it, by first estab-
fishing united missions, and by one
branch, when in the minority In certain
districts, surrendering Its churches TO
the stronger branches.
AT the conclusion of the debate re-
cess was taken.
After the recess, Bishop Warren, OF
Colorado, took the chair and called the
council to order. Devotional services
were held by Jewell, of California,
reading the Scriptures and delivering
the prayer.
Rev. DR.. A. Coke Smith, of the Meth
odist Episcopal church. South, OF Nash
vile, Tenn, read the first paper of the
afternoon session. His subject was
christian Cooperation"
Divisions in the Church.
DR.. Smith said that the church OF
God is essentially one in all ages and
places. But while this is true. 1t must
be acknowledged that much that Is in
consistent with the spirit of unity and
cathoicity has appeared in the history
of the church, and much still remains.
The misunderstanding, divisions and
Strltes in the church have given great
occasion to the enemies of the cross
to blaspheme. The truth underly-
ing all these divisions is the right of the
individual TO interpret for himself the
word of God. 1t is a truth which God
has taken long to impress. but which is
worth the time and pains of teaching it.
Rev. w. Redferd, of the United Metho-
dist Free church, Bristol, Eng, treated
OF Christlan co operation in the old
country. He said that i'll England
the time was ripe for the final
movement. Already there had been
number Of religious demonstrations
there looking to that end. There had
been lot of talk about unity, like the
bleating Of lambs. But now practical
minds were looking to Christian coop
Grafton. Rev. T. j. Ogburn. of the
Methodist Protestant church, Hender-
son, n. c., spoke of the necessity CT
perfecting the church itself as pre-
limInary to cooperation. Well directed.
Intelligent cooperation would pre-
vent the oyercrowding of one
church and the emptiness of others.
1t would not countenance handful Of
wOrShlpers in costly edifce while peO-
pie stood in the fields without worship.
Rev HnOh Pri0a fInnhnc of I
said that it was quite possible for a
Methodist to cooperate in Christian
work with Baptists and others, and
they were about to do it in Eng
land III fighting the seven evils
intemperance, lust, gambling. ignor-
ance, crime, paupeTism and war. He
realized that the Methodists should
unite and that the initiative should bt
taken by his church-the Wesleyan. II
had asked an American bishop whe
there would be union between IT,
Methodist church in the United Stateg
North and South, and the bishop r,
piled: ''As soon as we have had few
prominent funerals"
Bishop Fitzgerald. of Minnesota, said
that IN his trip across the continent he
saw train with forty cars at least, one
going to one place and one to another,
and no two carrying the same freight.
But they were all OH the same track,
and all pulled by the same engine. and
so it should be with the churches in CO.
operative work.
Rev. A. Il. Leonard, missionary secre-
tary of the Methodist Episcopal church,
said that they sat in the churches with
fat purses but gave nothing toward CO.
operation. The effort to break up the
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