The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-31
TO UNITE ALL CHRISTIANS.
MT. Garrett Tells of the Brotherhood
OF Christian Unity.

At 81. Marks church last evening the rector,
Rev. ID. c. Garrett. preached on 'Christian
Unity" The special subject was the Brother
hood Of Christian Unity" remarkable move
ment among the laymen of the various churches,
which promises to be one of the notable events
OF the times. Mr.. Garrett spoke from the text
John xvii:2l as suggested by the Brotherhood
committee: "That they all may be one As thou,
Father, art Ia me, and in thee, that they also
may be one ia us. that the world may believe
that thou hast sent me-"
Ar. Garrett began by saying that no one had
ever prayed more earnestly for Christian unity
than Christ himself IL vas the dearest object
OF the savior's mission to unite all men on the
basis OF belief in the tatherhood OF God and the
brotherhood OF man. Christ distinctly staies
that this prayer for oneness with the Father
and Himself is not 70. his disciples only, "but
for them also which shall believe
through their word" Christ desired a unity
among all who in some way should come TO be-
ieve on Him Ii 10 in the furtherance of this
very aim that he Brotherhood OF Christian
Unity WAS formed Simply told. IT'S object 10 to
found universal Christian brotherhood on
the basis OF the love 10 God and love TO man
under the leadership of Jesus Christ, leaving
the more definite parts OF tue creed TO the de-
nomination, the church OF the individual.
The Brotherhood's pledge is a. follows:
hereby agree To accept the creed rromul
gated By the Founder of Christianity TO
God au3 love 20 man-as the rule OF my life l
also scree 70 recognize IS fellow CHRISTIANS ard
members Of The Brotherhood of Christian Unity
ali who accept this creed and Jesus Christ a.
their leader.
! Join this brotherhood with the hope that
taeh voluntary association and fellowship
WAN Christians OF every iaith viii deeren my
spiritual life anj bring me into more hopeful
relations with my fellow men.
Promising 10 secepi Jesus CHRIST rs my leader
means that l Intend t. study His character W tn
adsslfe 10 be im hued with HIS spirit. to imi-
iate His example aud to be guided by His pre-
cents.
Already large numbers OF names have been
teat in. men OF all denominations and men. too.
not yet members of the church have gladly
taken this pledge Almost the last act of the
poet Whittier was To suhscrihe 20 this formg' u
In discussing the good the movement would
90 The preacher ssd that, even II not the high
est AMI best unity that might be attained, II IS
certainly atzrt in the right direction. II is no
small thing 10 representatives OF every
church coming together in q brotherhood like
thls Such movement twenty-five years ago
would have been !mpOss Die. II presents 10 the
wot1d the glorious testimony that Christendom
I" not 80 discovered ~ has been thought: that
Were Gees - over snd above ali slferen ss
o. worship and doctrine united brotherhood
OF followers of the Lord jesus christ
Objection has been raised against this move
nsnt on The ground th&t the pledge does not
distinctly mention the divinity 81 Christ Such
.uteism enans,es from too prevalent desire
:" WRIT OH AcfesF. ] sc pAssse certainly ones
not deny Christs divinity. Is IL neees-
ssfy or wise 20 pat any farther def
hieons Of doctrine IA articles of this
Ahaf IL not intended ~ have
sas erothcrh 80 .uppiant the church. There
'ofe there : q necessity Tor absolute doctrlass
declarations. There Is IN the Episcopal church
snobe brotherhood OF laymen whose sjmris
Ise'o'd pledge IS Ia pray daily for the spread oi
wrists SlnEiam among men snd - make an
ssfnest erlrt each week 20 bring NJ east Que
msn "iih Il the hearing Of the gospel Tuis
Pseage contains $40 Soctrinal definition o'
thsists nature. Esen the Anost es' creed Is
~afesy more than quotations of Scripture.
4aen. ataiu, ttls brotherhood pledge will
reach many men who have not Sc; come 10 the
poiat OF Joining the ehuteh, They are touched
~ The simplicity aud breadth oi artle les like
'sse fhev feel strengthened snd euuobeo by
o"mins igta an alliance 81 this Kind After
sshile, u s % 10 hoped. they VIII lad that
esftlns Christ as their leader, studying His
s"Asscter being imhaed with His spirit. imitst-
hS HIS example, vii briag them into the fuller
ia Iaors satisfying re- alton of o saeranentai