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UNITY OF CHRISTIANS
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rum trade had failed because of Chris
tan votes.
Rev. DR.. William Arthur believed in
cooperation. But there was one thing
that must be held sacred-that was lib
erty. Cooperation would never be at
tanned by restricting the liberty of any
body.
Rev. }. Z. Embre, of a. NJ. E. church,
OF Leavenworth, Kan, said that God
was waiting to do greater things in the
future than he had in the past if we
withdrew the hindrance. Somehow
prominent funerals" come slowly.
DR.: L. b. Stephenson favored sys-
TEN OF ecumenical councils on each side
OF the water to facilitate cooperation in
their own territory. and such move
ment would soon be made i'll England.
The First Result.
When the council was about to ad-
Journ a noteworthy scene occurred. All
day the talk had been of unity and CO.
operation, and the stirring words of the
speakers had gradually wrought up the
council to state approaching enthusi-
asm. The train had been laid and the
match applied when the presiding officer,
apOlOglZlng for the breach in regular
order, said that the words let fall by DR..
stephenson had taken root. and there
fore he asked indulgence for President
Myers, of the English Methodist Free
church, who desired to say few words
in response to DR.. StephensOn's re-
marks. His object for a long time,
be said. had been to bring
the British Methodist churches together.
All his people were willing and anxious,
and he was instructed by his fellow
n rOl lf1la fn no fhoxr
sponded TO the offer to unite. Rev. DIR.
Marshall, of the English Methodist New
connection, said his heart was too full
for utterance. AS one Of the preSl-
dents of the minor Methodist bodies
he reached out his hand to Dr.. Stephen
son, for he had struck keynote to
which all MethodistS responded. He
claSped hands with DIR. Stephenson, and
felt that Methodist unity would follow.
Rev. L. Worthington, president of the
English Independent Methodist con-
ference, said he represented a democ-
racy and could not connect his people.
But they favored organic union. If
they could not reach organic union they
could at least attain federation.
Rev. f. w. Bourne. president of the
English Bible Christian, heartily in
dorsed what had been said. Years ago
he had sought union, and to day he
felt that it was neal at hand.
Rev. Thomas Bromage. president of
the English Wesleyan Reform union,
also welcomed DIR. Stephenson's sug-
gestion of conference of English
Methodists to secure unity.
Other delegates from time to time
sought recognition, but the presiding
officer, not wishing to interrupt the
tenders of cooperation and unity. re-
fused to recognize any one except
presidents OF the English branches of
the church. AS each of these arose and
welcomed the invitation to come to-
gether, the council, approaching the
first important result that had followed
its deliberations, cheered and en-
couraged the speakers, and when
Rev. DR.. Embry, of Kansas, a colored
delegate, added to the feeling by an
nouncing that a circular had been issued
looking TO a conference to seek common
ground upon which to unite all of the
African Methodist churches. There was
momentary silence, followed by a
spontaneous outburst into the words of
the DoXology, Praise God from whom
all blessings flow" The session ad-
journed amid mutual Misunderstanding and
congratulation.