St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-26
CHURCH UNITY COMING,
Although Bishop Gilbert Does Not
ExDect 1t Soon.

NuIlSt was well Illleo ldSI
night, at the first of the series of lenten
lectures on Church Unity" Bishop
Gilbert was the speaker, and his words
were earnest and thoughtful. He took
for his text the second verse of the
first chapter of Genesis: And the
spirit of God moved on the surface of
the water"
Bishop Gilbert said that church uni
ty and Christian unity are two entirely
different things. There is a Christian
unity in fact. There is but one God,
and there is q oneness in the spirit in
which all Christians worship Him.
There is unity in the great underly
ing principles Of all the churches. They
only differ as to methods. There has
as though unity depended upon the
zeal with which the different churches
made war on each other.
But unity will come" declared the
speaker, though it will not be in our
time The spirit of God has ordained
it, and it must come. Some people
hold" he said, that the large number
of different churches excite competi-
ton, which makes all more ardent and
better on the same theory that COM
petition improves trade. He did not
choose to enter into an argument
against this, but he assured his hearers
that the reasoning is fallacious.
In answer to those who think that
the work of unifyinS is progressing
too slowly, he reminded them that it
has only been advocated with any de-
gree of general interest for about ten
years, and has made rapid progress in
that time. This was shown by the
fact that protestants are not the only
protesters, for in the Roman Catholic
church there is a strong element work
ing for greater liberality, and that ven
cradle church must adapt itself to the
change in the end. This progressive
element is sure to compel it-haS been
compelling it,
In some towns containing not more
than 1000 people, there are no less than
a dozen churches. The result is that
the congregations of all are small, the
pastor poorly paid, and the church
edifice and furnishings miserable.
Whereas, if all were united in one
church, the accommodations for all
would be much better at 1.-THE of the
present expense. The multiplicity of
creeds is a great waste Of energy, and
tends to stimulate sensationalism.
Thus far, only one church has Of
fered a basis of unity" the bishop said,
and this is the Anglican church. But
as to what form is to be adopted, he
did not know and did not care. All
he cared for was to see unification
it is the inward and onward flow of
Christian progress. He thought, how
ever, the united church would be cath
olic in the broad sense.
CHARGED WITH BURGLARY.
Arthur Leach Says He Got Into a
House by Mistake.
Arthur Leach, stranger thirty years
Of age was arraigned in the municipal
court yesterday charged with burglary.
Leach was found in the house Of
John Flicker 472 Sibley street, about
Ii o'clock Monday evening, and as he
could give no satisfactory account Of
his presence he was handed over to Of
ficer Twohy, who sent him to the CEN
trail police station. When Leach was
discovered in the Flicker residence he
had reached the third floor and was
silently contemplating the recumbent
forms of Mr. and Mrs. Flicker from
their bedroom door. The Flickers
claim to have been robbed three times
within the last year, and SO when Mrs.
Flicker caught sight Of Leach she took
chances, and, springing out of bed,
graSped him by the coat and held him
until assistance arrived In the mu-
nicipal court yesterday Leach claimed
he had been looking for the room Of a
friend where he mad some clothes stored,
and had mistaken the house. He said
he could substantiate this statement if
given an opportunity, and yesterday
afternoon was piloted about lower town
by Officer Twohy, looking for his friend.
Leach finally led the officer to the room
of a Mr.. Hart, on Temperance street,
and claimed an acquaintance with that
gentleman Hart told Officer Twohy
he had met Leach on one occasion, but
was quite angry at his attempt to draw
him into his affairs. Leach, he said,
had never been to his room, nor left
even so much as a necktie in his pos
session The case will again be heard
by Judge Twohy on a continuance.