The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-08
I.AMRETH CoNFERENC CIs.
An EneyIieaI Is to Be Iasuea aiytn9
 ResuIta, Sf

An EncyIleaI Is to Be Issued uAytAA
 Results.
 London, Aug. 7.--An encyciical en- ls bodyinE the result of the Latapseh conference, will be issued from ttaFa- beth Palace tonight. - =. -zs..,
 Ii shows that the discussions of -tat 243 bishops composing the conferencs were based on the reports of commit tees appointed to consider the various subjects. The Congress lasted rom Julv 27 to Aug. 5. Excepting a feW instances, no intimation is given as 70 whether the eighty-six resolutions adopted by the conference were.on sup tects of wide differences of opinion or not. Among the resolutions pass0o were the following: shown in the writings of the present day. the conferences place on, record the conviction that the historical facts stated in the Creeds are essential pArts of the faith of the church. s
 ..The serious decline in the number of candidates for the ministry is de- plored, and parents are implored = dedicate sons to the ministry ano churches to provide funds TOT so training of candidates. The con1er- ences resolved also that the purely edu- cational systems are educationaliy az well as morally unsound and that no teaching can be regarded as adequate unless it he religious teaching, which Ia limited to historical information and moral culture"
 Interesting to the United States IS the following resolution:
 "All races and peoples, whatever cir language and condition must De welded into one body and the organi- zation of different races living side oy side into separate or independent churches on the basis of race or color ia not consistent with the vital and essential principles of the unity or Christ's church"
 On the divorce question the resolu- tions of 1888 were reafhrmed and the influence of good women was invoked, 'to remedy the evils which have grown up from the creation of facilities for
 Bv a vote of S7 to s4 the conference resolved that it was undesirable for the party to a divorce for adultery to receive the blessing of the church on remarriage. It denounced also the practice of the artificial restriction or the family.
 Socialism took up much of the Bish- ops attention. The conference recog- nized the ideals of brotherho ood which underlie this democratic movement, and if called upon the church to show sym pathy for the movement in so far as 1t strives to procure for all just treat ment and a real opportunity to live true human lives.
 The Congress resolved that the social mission and the social principles of Christianity should be given more prominence in the teachings of the church, and it impresses upon church. men that property is a trust held for the benefit of the community.
 The movements for peace and for the abatement of opium traffic are com mended and the circular says that steps have been taken by the appoint ment of committees for closer relations with the orthodox church of the East.
 The Archbishop of Canterbury in the encyclical. dwells upon the strik- ing revival of missionary zeal and the testimony of the Pan-Amertcan confer ence to the unity of the church, and its eagerness to assist in all species of usefui work The Archbishop says the solution of racial problems is the de- spair of the statesman and that it Is Sor the church to face the perplexitles which daunt the civil rulers.