The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-02-15

Dayton, o., Feb. BIN the session or
the tri-church council the general com-
nittee was increased by six delegates
from each denomination, making o
committee of sixty-three.
At the afternoon session ct the COM
ference which Is seeking the union OF
and Protestant Methodist denomina-
tons. the reports of h committees
were received, and tonight these were
being put through a special inqutsitiont
1t may be considered as settled that tho
union will not be effected and the only
hitch late tonight was as to the mama
the united denominations shall bear
Many names were proposed, but the
United Church OF America seems to
be the most generally accepted.
The subcommittee In its report on
vested interests reported that It saw
no ~insuperable obstacle In these inter.
ests to the ultimate union.
Elaborate Plan.
The committee on polity presented
an elaborate plan Of organization UNI.
der which local churches shall bs
left free to conduct their business al
present custom provides. that there be
laymen and a national conference, the
last to be made up as delegates
chosen by the annual conference
from a list selected In the district con-
Terences on the basis of one to every
10, 900 and one for every major fraction
thereof. The national conference Is to
have the power to change the ratio oil
representation at any time.
The committee on doctrine presented
a declaration Of faith for the united
church. The declaration reads as fol.
lows:
We. the representatives OF the congre-
gational churches. the Church OF ths
United Brethren In Christ and the Metho-
dist Protestant church, rejoice at this tims
Christ. in the love OF Goa and for fellow.
ship in the holy spirit. In this solemn act
head of the church we do most humbly
and confidently make confession OF our
faith and heartily renew the consecra-
Of mankind.
1. Our bond of union consists in thai In
ward and personal faith in Jesus Christ aa
bur churcses are founded also IN our &C.
ceptance of the holy scriptures as the In
spired source Of our faith and the supreme
%honsent to the teaching Of the ancient
symbols of the undivided church and to
hat substance Of Christian doctrine which
But we humbly depend, as did our fathers.
On the continued guidance Of the holy
spirit to lead us into all truth.
2. We believe that God. tho father and
Lord of all, did send his son Jesus Christ
10 redeem us from sin and death by the
perfect obedience of His holy will in life,
by the sacrifice of Himself on the crosa
and by His glorious resurrection from the
dead.
g.. We believe thai holy spirit, the spirit
Of God and of Christ moves in the hearts
Of men. calling them through the gospel
10 repentance. and faith, awakening In
them spiritual sorrow for past sin and
with new desires and a new power to obey
His will.
Assured of Forgiveness.
4. We believe that those of the sons OF
love, do heartily put their trust In the
savior, whom His love provided, are as
sured by His word Of His most fatherly
forgiveness, of His free and perfect Favor
and the presence Of His spirit In their
hearts.
8. We believe all who are through. faith
the children Of God constitute the church
of Christ, the spiritual body Of which He is
the head; that He appointed. them to pro-
claim His gospel to all mankind. to nan
fruit of His spirit; that He has granted
them freedom to create such officers and
institutions as may In each generation
s emfoT H fd} o tho5 fs,t Hnd g. and ma that f u
church the sacred Ordinances Of baptism
and the Lords SUPPER )
6; We belisye that according to G1hrist,ss
wholly for the service Of man not only in
holding forth the word of life, but inSthe
support Of works and institutions Of pfety
and charity, In the maintenance of human
freedom in the dcliverance Of all those
that are oppressed. in the enforcement of
civic justice and the ebuke OF alt unright-
eousness. Possessed Of these convictions,
both as truths which VIZ do most firmly
hold and acts of faith which spring from
our hearts, we do, therefore. in, the happy
contamination of this union and in the
name of all the churches which we repre-
sent, commit ourselves, body, soul and
spirit, to the faith, love and service OF
Him who made us and saved us, the ever
last God. our Father, Redeemer and
Lord. TO HIM be ascribed all praise and
dominion and glory. world without end.