The Morris County chronicle., 1903-09-18
A Plea For Larger Fellowship.

The following petition had unani
nous adoption at the Denver conven
lion and Is being largely signed. Any
reader Of this paper who sympathizes
with its suggestion and desires to at
tach his name, residence and denomina-
ton may do so and mail to Or. f. e,
Clark, fremont Temple, Boston, Mass:
A Plea For the Larger Fellowship OF
Protestant Christianity Through the
Christian Endeavor Movement and
Petition From the Christian Public
We. the undersigned members of
churches and Christian Endeavor socte-
ties and lovers of concord and Christian
Fellowship earnestly petition all ecclesi-
astical governing bodies to allow full and
untrammeled liberty to their young people
to unite together in the interdenomlna-
tional and international Christian En-
deavor movement.
This movement, as the history of more
than twenty-five years has proved, pro-
notes thorough loyalty to the church and
denomination as well as fraternity be-
tween all churches and denominations
and we only ask that in the future the
young people may be allowed freely TO
have both the INSTRUMENTATION fellow
ship and the Christian Endeavor name
either alone or In connection with their
denominational name.
No one can measure the good that has
been accomplished In the past by this
united movement of millions of youths for
good citizenship, pure politics. worldwide
missions in home and foreign fields, in
prisons and upon the sea- for the un-
evangelical of our great cities. for pro-
noting confession of Christ and active
service among the young people of all
churches and cordial fraternity with all
who love the Master, thus In part fulfill
ing His dying prayer "that they all may
be one" Much has been accomplished,
far more can be accomplished by the
constantly Increasing hosts in the future
II no ecclesiastical barriers to their fell
lowship are put In the way.
No other organization has ever done
the work of the Young Peoples Society
OF Christian EndeaYor. No new organiza-
tion could do 1t. since the Christian En-
deAVor society for score of years has
won the affection OF the young and the
confidence of the old and already en-
braces within its ranks nearly four mill
lions of members in eighty evangelical
denominations and more than forty ma
tions.
Not only may the society be an increas-
ingly important link between the denom-
nations. but between the Christian forces
OF all the nations as we'll. especially the
English speaking nations. where it Is al
READY so thoroughly esta bllShed 1t brings
the younger forces together In their great
international conventions. promotes their
sympathy for and interest in one another.
helps to make war impossible and a last
ing peace. based upon the principles Of
the Prince OF Peace, ever more and more
sure.
In missionary lands. where the unity
and not the divisions OF Christianity
should be particularly emphasized. this
OHlCn of forces is still mo trs1y1. .Nv4e Ant
and any unnecessary separation of forces
still more deplorabie.
We therefore earnestly lmpiore all
those who have authority or influence not
only to remove restrictions where any ex-
ist but 60 promote the reunion Of Protes-
ltant Christendom the world around, so
far as It may be accomplished by the
common methods the united prayers and
the concerted work OF the Society Of
Christian Endeavor