The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-25
CONGRESS- OF ?. E. BISHOPS.
ITTITI DE TOWARD THE ROMAN
tHt rich DEFINED.
Re.oIut'ous Adopted Urgfng That IL Be
FIRM hut Charitable. Rather Than
one Of Criticism and Enmity. and
Fs>orinx the Union Of All Protestant
Churches - No Action on Divorce.


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fa>"'"s '"e ~",o. " ~" FrU.es'.n'
Churches - NO Acton on divorce.
WASHINGTON, Oct, 24.-The Pan-Ameri-
r,,.,oa ~ pisbors hs,ors th~ .io..
car ,''e' h',u..a a asslion ,od ne u.oss
"'' W. l,,,,'"r, .,s aun,it,, 80 n' ..
one ~ ,['llc,san n c ANU s"my. on .ne pal'
O. the Eg'soopal Church ont ,oward the Rom.
CANON communion, anu odiie'u ,or c'oseI
unl"u among the protestant churches CT
America.
The resolutions recommended by COM
n,,rrre, appojnted after the consideration
u, .,,,cr. presentsd at tho nronsdina so o'
OF papers PresenIeu al tne preceding ses"
sious we're adopted, as follows
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I'll. bshops OF inc Anglican communion
In America who are assembled in the all
American conference of Bishops at Washing
,o,, t.,y. considered AMONG manv imnortant
lO''' '1'V "hia,, -, msS n,,;.',a"
toNard the clurches OF the Roman obedience.
Assured OF our rights and responsibilities
.sa,ru. and living part of The how Catbolic
(hlch with unbroken succession ana au-
tboruy from our head through H,s arst
Arn,rir.. We feel that our attitude should na
that Of clear and outspoken consc,onsness
Of ON catholcity alone. in the maintenance
apostolic order.
That While no witness can be borne for
truth Without, antagonlzing error. whether
Of excess or defect. this earnest contention
for H." faith once delivered to the saints
SHOULD hs WIN unlimited charity to the
Roman tathollc clergy ana people, rather
IN III" spirit oil mai itenanoe. defence and
proof lIah OF controyrrsy and attack.
lhht lht right OF thls Cnurcn 10 inter- coun-
tries where there are churches subject to
the roman oor41.nr shch as the philippines,
Brahli .sts part! On the necessity of min
St'flng 10 It's own people IN these countries.
sI p'r, h pS 'h t q4.y 70 give the pfivleges
Of them, unless they submit to unlawful
terms OF communion.
pay We shoulu oe more ready ana OUT
yonns people IN our congregations ch ~ to the
t mpoa In't t Wish mere ~ uneIsnco
and In guarding them against being misled
lNtt we most earnestly urge that IN the
cas- o. marriages between members q our
own tnurch ana those OF the Roman Church.
O S 10 nro so asv oe S bs eS no
90, that thelr Cnildren shall be brought up
In ,h' iaith and "orsnip OF the Roman Church.
The attitude Of the Episcopal Church
her vas set forth in the following resolution
M, - -
hssospsd' me BISHOPS present IN the al
WsrHah colerenee ned n IN the city OF
the altitude Of The Church 10 which they
belong toward the, Protestant ,communions
around them, have been aroused anew to the
manifold evils oil that unhappy condition of
disunon within the Church Of Christ with
which We are everywhere confronted to-day.
While ardently desiring the cooperation
Of all Protestant communions. yet having
regard to the paper read before us by tho
Bishop Coadjutor Of Montreal as to the points
OF tGreemenI and disa greement (but especially
tue tormer) between our resbyterian and
Msthodist brethren ana ourselves. we would
vantion ~ ,bs sf,j,.d sta,ss III n.nsraI
synod Of Canada and the synod Of the West
Indies, the ACCESSIBILITY of constituting COM
mttees to lay before the General Assembly
ahu the Henerai conference the contents
oi enne PAPER, anu 20 inV,ue uhem 20 take such
Wv a. p. ~ a,,antinn ~ tSa srai oese
cations To- them - Wv 'o'''A' 'o"s'e
We would also affectionately commend
this most grave subject anew to the considera-
ssI ,bsr, nv corsidsr r. WHY v sna
10 arriving nj intercommunion and nossibla
union of them and ia through the comnosi.
ton Of some Of the differences, and the recon-
milton that Others do not constitute SUFFICIENT
reasons Tor creating or continuing a rupturs
OF that visible unity Of the church for which
sur Lord Jesus Christ prayed.
We are, very thankful to believe that. not
withsLandng differences between Christians,
yet because OF the wide acceptance of the
underlying basic principle of baptlsmA unity,
there Is good hope, of the ,fulflment OF our
blessed Lords high prlestly PRAYER, which
calls for constant thought and prayer and
conscientious effort on the part Of His disciples
f9r the accomplishment OF reunion throughout
ChrI-tendom;
Believing that many or the evils now under
n anT nnc of a., cisnt cd ae
and proper understanding OF our history
and Of the general principles Of our organic
church, we would urge the more common use use
OF Such puoiicatiohs ana literature as VIII
'enu W supply 'i''s lain
1t was agreed that when the conference
adjourned 1t should be to meet at the call
OF the Primate OF All Canada at such time
alln iiace a. Nc may apIoin.'
heeolutiolis vi .he ques',on " ienaII ase
put to vote, the congress deciding that
resolutions OF such vital importance and
far reaching in fi,lence should not ha moved
for ,dontion AGAINST the Wishes ~ their
h@noF's' ihe 'eso'u'ioiis arc 40 'oiio"S'
Pssoired That the ohurch's attitude toward
ne Questions OF maria ye and divorce in
order 10 protect the institutions of Christian
n'.rria no and no christian family aho,Id
hn a hold m,tsrance Of the sacred and mYstIcai
revelation OF It's character "a reenacted bv
orr Inrd's own words M more twain hIit
one aesh. what. therefore God hath Joined
tor.,ber lot no man mi asunder
FesaI I'd Thai in The ALARMING prevalence
81 d,yorce and OF the remarriage Of divorced
tnc,r cnnvi,1 ion tbnt while the sacraments
~ RI. nhnrch should MOI he denied To tba
irrnrent n,rtv in a divorce for adultery re-
rmrri.G ,Fc sanction Of The ,iurch should
no, be EVEN to sry rfnarriage after divorce
fo- ,nv cause s,r,snU after marriare '0'
i'' my NaHHe "'h'hs "'' ""''"sS