New-York tribune., 1900-05-02
WANTS FUSION OF CHURCHES
THE REV DR.. BEHRENDS ASTONISHES
SOME OF THE DELEGATES.

The Rev. DR.. A. J. T. Behrends, of Brooklyn,
made a speech Carnegie Hall yesterday morn
ing which rather startled Of the delegates.
but was vigorously applauded by others. Home
Work for Foreign Missions the topic for dis
cussion and DR.. Behrends prefaced his remarks
by saying that 1t was not much a question as
to whether the heather could get into heaven with
out the aid of the churches it whether the
churches could get into heaven without having
given every aid and succor to the heather that
could be given under existing circumstances. He
continued thus:
There has been considerable talk during the Con-
c9mityy e9iiyy All this talk disgusJs me. That word
should be spelled comedy" Tor this comfy IS all
fr farfe 1t is nothing but farce. believe IN
fusion; / believe in cooperation and eternal and
everlasting partnership of Ill seCts, but I do not
believe in comfy l am to be understood to be
sign any creed that viii permit me 10 sign ali
creedS; bur unless you permit to sign all creeds.
tnen refuse 70 sign any Of them.
much hay and ubb " Wha ef IS os 4gf NEEDED Teed Is IS % f5
them and burn the dross When The hay and
pure gold and SILVER of hs ospe % % WSen {4n the the
cTeedS have been burned and the ashes of the stub
bic blown away you will find. beyond doubt, that
there the 6s6a Ts1n % 9ni n the pTncpe Of
IN any, creed worth fighting for. can preach
Methodism, Baptism or any other creed or re-
or nggn n # does eaG6 G6 50 T6 n
as preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
The speaker was frequently interrupted by a
burst of applause, and after of these had sub
sided he said:
piaud my remarks while y6u sit here, but when
lightly te vnr S a1v{ you " W1 Re Gnging Just as
and your Robinson
The speaker closed his remarks by saying that ne
believed the cause of missionary work was being
instrumental in bringing about federation OF all
the creeds and in that manner was fastening the
millennium.
The Rev. DR. David H. Greer Of St BsrtboIo-
news, spoke The Reflex Influence Of
Foreign Missions on Other Benevolent Enter
prises," He said as a preface to his remarks:
II I wis wish to say Just word which has no bearing
ant BscoPaan an was bo24 ia and ba 9yal
my ancestors We're before me, and yet with all
brother DR.. Behrends believe in co-operation and
fusion. " ~ wv it1''i anu
The address OF the Rev George Wilson OF Edin-
burgh was omitted because Of his inability to be
present The Rev. George F. Pentecost of Yon-
kers, spoke on Possible Power Of the Pastor" He
indicted hundreds OF our PRESBYTERIAN Baptist
and Methodist churches who have withdrawn from
tne support or foreign missions adding: II would
10 s3e pastors OF such churches execute your
During the hour the delegates remained IN
the haH to hear the one-nlinute testimonies by
veteran missionaries and others the benefits
Findlay suggested future but smaller Conference
where some practical method OF combining mis-
Richard secretary of the Christian Literary So
S1ety e OF snangaai suggested parliament of man,
The Rev. DR.. Marensky elected cheers when he
said he wanted Germany to join England and
America and all Protestant countries in an en-
deavor to win the world TO Christ J. L. Deering a
missionary from Japan said that the Conference
Mrs. Hepburn who with her husband out
lS4o was introduced and applauded She said
she thanked God to have lived to this
applause and the people arose and waved their
handkerchiefs fId. @ - Mrs Hepburn was so overcome
helped down from the daiS