The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-16

Versy within its own borders. The evils of division are perceived and | they are not. as once, excused. There Is a larger and more generous outlook in church life. More men are praying and laboring for the concord which is felt to be a necessity for Christian work. There is a disposition to recog- nize goodness wherever found. Social relations have been changed for good. Common works of charity and reform everywhere bring Christian men and women together. There Is manifest drift towards a better understanding among us. So the way is in some measure being prepared for union. It 1t preliminary work which Is absol- utely necessary, without which union Is out of the question. It is work which every man can do in his place. And some day. when Christian people have prayed and labored long enough, and the fitness of the time has come, in some way which no man can foresee or order the spirit of God will bring the people of God together
 OTHER SPEECHES.
 Rev. pr. Joseph Anderson of Water bury followed with few remarks. He said that a conference of the Congrega- tional ministers of the state of Connect icut held soon after the Chicago conven- tion made an answer to the Chicago res olutions even more favorable than the Lambeth proposal. He did not believe that any harm would be done even if the Congregational churches and oth- CTS, or the Protestant Episcopal church, should all unite under some such gov ernment, if only 1t was governmental instead of sacerdotal But he did not believe that the effort to bring about such union was worth the time and strength necessary to bring it about. The object and end, he did not think, were worth attaining. He was not aim ing as much toward Christian unity as he used to. He did not believe that it was particularly desirable.
 Rev. Professor George P. Fisher then made a few remarks in regard to the natter He held that the so-cal1ed his- toric episcopate was non-historic. He said that in a conversation with the late Phillips Brooks the bishop had said that the apostolic eplscopate was only a theory. and not an essential doctrine of the Episcopal church. Suppose" he said, that such union should take place. Some of our Congregational would go to convocation and get up and move to amend the prayer book" This caused laughter. President Dwight followed with a few He said that he believed that the historic episcopate had been one of the greatest evils the church had ever had to contend with and he also thought it's tendency was evil and toward the assumption of power. If any such un- lon should come about he said that he would have to constitute a denomina- ton by himself. He did not regard the union of the church of any im- portance, and he saw no reason why could not succeed with dif- seemed to him that the unity of Chris .ians was the unity of love.
 Rev. Dr. Henry Blodgett of China made some very interesting remarks In which he said that the thought Congre- gationalists ought to prepare prayer book. He thought that this would be dong the line of Christian unity. Rev. Prof Van Mullingen of Roberts | college, Constantinople, Turkey, spoke | lext. He said that his high church | Episcopal friends rather stood aloof l rom non-conformists in the mission | york in Turkey, as though they were | lot the right kind of Christians. This | night be bad enough in China, but | where work was being carried on in the | presence of the old Greek and old Arme- l lian churches the effect of the Episco- ,al pretension was very bad. So long.l IS they draw sharp line of distinction | ,etween g. clergyman ordained by 8 ,ishop and one not, he did not see how here could be any organic union, how yer much they might admire each oth- r.
 Rev. Professor George D. Day, dean f the divinity school, then made 0 few emarks and read the list of deceased members
 The meeting of the afternoon closed yith the report of the faculty on the of the seminary. which was cad by Rev. Professor l., O, Brastow.
 CONCERT IN THE EVENING. In the evening the anniversary con ert of the Yale Divinity school was eld under the auspices of the musical ,ciety of the school at Marquand chap . The following program was render l;
 lees lr a. Oh Hills, Oh Wales of Pleasure ...... .. .. ... .............. Vogrich b. Moonlit Night.... ...... ..Vogrich
 Divinity School Glee Club. ong, with violin obligato--Der Spiel- mann. ......... .......o......A. Gunkel l [isses Maria, Gertrude and Angelina
 Normand-Smith. a. "Aime-moi," Mazurka...... ., .. .... .. ............ Chopin Vlardot / b. Early Sorrows. .. .. .. .. ..,. t .... ..... Gertrude Normand-Smith I
 Miss Maria Normand-Smith. It iolin and Piano
 From the Suite D Minor. .. .. .. ...... Edward Schutt
 Allegro Risoluto.
 Canzonzetta con variazioni.
 Rondo la Russe.
 isses Gertrude and Angelina Nor r
 mand-Smith. d Iee-Moonlight Magic.. .Rheinberger
 Divinity School Glee Club. la and Delllah. Saint-Saens e
 Miss Maria Normand-Smith.