The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1895-06-21
A RELIGIOUS LEAGUE.
Prof. Charles NJ. Shields. Of Prince
ton. Elected az President


New YoRH, June IA number OF
clergymen from the seven leading
Protestant denominations have organ
iled themselves into league OF
Catholic unity. Rev. Prof. Charles WI
Shields. OF Princeton, was elected .
president, and Rev. DR.. VIM. Chauncey I
Langdon, OF Providence. secretary and
temporary treasurer.
The league Is the direct outcome OF
the deliberations OF circle OF promi.
nent clergymen during the last few
years, who met originally Mt the sug-
gestion OF Row Dr. Langdon for the
purpose OF studying the subject OF
Christian unity OF this circle Prof
Shields vas the presiding genius, but
It's organization was wholly an In
formal one and not until It's members
hnd arrived at conclusion with deh'
mite basis upon which To work did they
deem II expedicnt to submit their plans
/ TO the public
Al the meeting II was decided TO
issue circular letter 20 the clergy and
iai,y Of the country, defining the pnr-
:. i pose Of the institution and the princi'
Z Pies upon which II was formed, The
III circular letter Is. In part. as follows:
~ In view Of the Acknowledged evil
A oi a divided Christendom, and In view
a also OF tho growing desire Of church
~ unity we whose Rames are subscribed
deyoutly seeking the Divine gnid
A aucc and blessing, hereby asso
- eiAte ourselves ns = league for tn
M promotion oi Catholic unity. Withou
- detAching ourselves from the Christian
"a lodies 10 which WE severally belong
IN q Intending 10 compromise our rela
NJ, tipns thereto. or seeking 10 interfer
"a with other efforts for Christian unity
IN We accept, as worthy Of the MOI
"a thoughtfui consideration. the fou
ne principles Of church unity proposed B
ma tho bishops oi the Protestant and Epi
,Ile cora church At Chicago in 1889, an
NV ametded by the Lambenth conventio
In1 Of las As follows;
,hs "L The Holy Scriptures Of the o
.nd and New Iestaments, us containing
things necessary TO salvation, and
mr.. being the rule and ultimate standA
,he OF faith
,rp- - The Apostles Creed, Us the ba
the tismal aymbol, and the Niccne Cree
Iid. as the snficient statement Of the Chr
. of tiAn fnlth
of - The two sacramento ordained
.sId. Christ, baptism and the Supper OF
A Lord. minis,ered with uutailing use
beat Christ's words Of institution and OF I
e,Al elements obtained by Him.
Iong - The historic ep iscopale. loca
m K adapted in o. methods OF lis admir-
tration 20 the yarying needs Of the
.tcr- tlons and peoples called OF God !
,dnv the unity Of lls church
wing rhe ist o. names attached 10 20
seven denominations, as folio
!. baptist conRcgationAlist Met
-, dist Episcopal. Protestant Episco
Lutheran, Dutch Reformed and Pres
biz terian The list contains among otl
"a 10 the names OF Rev nr. L. H. Andr,
,ank. president of Brown universityi
Io 600 DR.. George Dana Boardman, OF |
,ank adelphin; Rev. Dr George william
,ostai Smith, president % Trinity coll
Mont Hartford; Rev Ds VIM. H. Dull
pack. professor OF theology in the univer
mail OF the south, NJ SfWane, Tenn
,mas. Charles A. Briggs, oi this city,
Bnr. Rev. Prof Charles ". Shields
..,.ai princoton.