The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-07-25
SOME TRUE CHRISTIANITY.

LIS United Religious association
| is one of the latest and best signs
of the times. 1t was formed ON Tues
| day, at Aver, Massachusetts,. Twelve
Unitarian, eight Congregational, and
five Baptist ministers, one Catholic
priest, one German Evangelical and one
Universalist minister took part in it's
formation. The object of the associa-
ton is Fellowship and acquaintance
with each others religious doctrines
local cooperation with each other on
the basis Of love to God and man, ana
the furtheranee of all social reforms
and the bringing in of the kingdom of
God"
Perhaps the two most remarkable in
cfdents of the meeting which resulted
in the formation of the association were
the addresses of Rev. William ]. Bait
and Father McKenna. Brother Bait
told why he considered Pope Leo XIII
| one of the most influential workers for
! Shi Iiol ulilIyy dAQ IclGITGQ especially
to his encyelical letter of June II, 1894
He thought this letter should have
some reply, and concerning the kind of
Ireply it should have he said: 1t should
be a grateful reply; the Pope should
see that we are sincerely grateful to
him personally for his letter; third, it
should be an expression of our graft
tude for this appeal, regarded as a
providence; fourth, the reply should be
| written on as high a plane Of thought
as that upon which the Pope has writ
4 ten:kf should be as broad, as states
| manlike Off we may use that tern), and
as Christian as is the letter of the
| Pope; fifth, it should contain strong ex-
larger unity; Catholic priests and Prot
estant ministers now live together, and
yet they live apart; it is certain that
good Catholic priests and good Protes-
| tant ministers will draw together by
and by; we have the same ideals, the
same great standards, and substantially
the same work to do in the world
sixth, it should contain some expression
of the faith we have that something
will come about by the grace of God
from the great number Of movements
that are abroad in the world to-day
1 osaHJ
for the greater union Of all Christian
people,
Father McKenna, who took a promi-
nent part in the meeting and was made
one of the viee-presidents of the as
sociation, said he was present by the
willing permission of his spiritual ad-
wiser, Vicar-General Byrne. He said.
among other things: Good citizenship
is what We need most of all in this
country. But how can we expect to
possess it If we are continually wrang-
ling? I have always associated with
and I will continue to do so as long as
I live. Religion is needed more to-day
than it was 5000 years ago. How are
we going to build the great house of
American citizenship? 1t must be
founded on the fundamental truths OF
religion. This cannot be done when
there are continual strife and agita-
ton. Reverend sirs, I was born in the
grand old city of Boston. know what
her public schools are and God forbid
that I should ever antagonize them
Life, liberty and happiness all hinge
upon early training of the public schools
of America. Without them America
would be one vast desert of illiteracy.
1t is devoutly to be hoped that the
United Religious association will grow
and prosper. All kinds of Christian:
can be better and more usefully EN-
ployed in unitedly fighting evil than il
fighting each other.