Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-07-09
NEWS OF THE
CHURCHES
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age Limit for Bishops The Church
OF England. or az least a church 70.
form league within IL. IL agitatlng an
age liuat for biehops. and commend
INK tSe recent acuon ~ the Methodist
conference In Los Angeles IN putting
on the non-onective list half a dozen
or less OF its superintondonts The
Earl % HarrOwby. az the annual meet.
lng OF the league, just held. declared
that a business man possessing the
qualities % Mr. Chamberlain is need
Cd 10 effect reforms In the establish.
ment He urged the appointment by
the Archbishop OF Canterbury of a
commission representing all schools
and both sides OF politics. 90 devise
a scheme Of church reform. Ho de-.
ClarOd that unless reform is effected
the Church OF England will End Itself
disUatnbiishod and diaondowcd before
Il knows where Il is BE also pleaded
for larger powers on the part Of par.
ishloners Ia the selection OF their
cicrEymon tie inslanced the ooursc
of the Method.sts az los Angeles.
and said Angllcans might we'll take a
lesson. both in England and In Amer.
lea
Methodls,s In -Methodlsts
are discussing plans for the union OF
the work ia Japan Of an bodies having
Methodist policy These include the
Methodist Episcopal, the Methodist
South Canadian Methodist. Methodist
Protestant the Evangelical assocla-
ton and the United Brethren. Alto
grthcr they have 10000 communicates
iu Japan OF whom the larger part.
pr0 bly, 5000 belong 90 the Metho-
dist Episcopal church. The union
plan was one OF the causes which led
To- the election OF Bishop Merriam C..
| Harris az the general conference last
month AZ tns Angeles. az he ls ap.
pointed to Japan and will at once de-
vote bis efforts 10 bringing about the
/ proposed union should Il be accom-.
| plishcd. q will but carry out a policy
which found expression In the union
Of an Presbyterian work Ia that coun.
try under the name OF the United
Christian church IN Jnpan, and the
union Of the work OF four Episcopal
hodies under the name Nippon Sci
Kokwai (The Japan Church.) A lead
Ing cause for such church unions "a
that the local work has no legal stand
ng 10 Japan 30 long az II Is governed
from America or England, and nation
al organization IN Japan secures ON
cial recognition and standing
Vacation Conference.-The vacation
conference which BplsoopalIans are
planning August 4 70 IL 10 20 be- help.
cd out by the completion Of trolley
trunk line 70 be- running by that tins
botWeon Horkmcr and Rlchheld
Springs. enabling visitors 10 reach the
Ieath9atociIng country from IN,
east without gazing b Utica. and re-
turning south by rail- A trolley al
ready skirts Lake Canhdoraro and
connects Richhed Springs and Cop
perstown. Il Is announced that the
principal sessions will be- hold AZ the
Springs. and not al Coppcrstown
These sessions win cover. for the nrst
time in such a gathering, the entlr,
missionary work ~ the Episcopal
church AZ home and abroad Among
those 10 present Il viii De Deaconesl
Drant Just returned from Honolulu
Dean Talbot 81 Albany, recently from
service In the Philippines. BlshoI
VanBurcn. Just here from Porto Rico
Bishop Klngsolylng % Southern BRA
III, and General Secretary Lloyd Tn,
program also Includes some addressei
On church music, showing its develop
mnnt since the reformation. and OK
planning the pOpe's position. The al
dresses will BE- given by Mr.. Walte
Hall. conductor Of tho Oratorlo o.
cieiy Of brooklyn. aad Illustrated b.
seven Chorlsters. who viii sing must,
lot many historic periods The preach
eru include Father Huntingdon Of M
order that has just established a mon
astery on the banks 0f ne Hudson
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