Evening star., 1909-05-14
TALK CHURCH UNITY
Episcopal Congress Hears
Views of Bishop Doane.
PLAN OF UNION SUBMITTED
DR.. Oberlin Suggests Terms for Har-
monious Relations.
PROMINENT DIvINEs SPEAK
Rev. DR.. W. c. Henson, Canon of
Westminster, London, to
Make Address.
PLAN OF UNION SUBMITTED
PROMINENT DIVINES SPEAK

BOSTON, May 1.-THE closing day of
the National Episcopal congress, assem-
bled in this city since last Tuesday, is re-
garded as the most notable Of the week.
Men of International reputation were
among the speakers this morning and
afternoon.
The list included the Rt Rev. William
Croswell Doane, Bishop of Albany, N. Y.
and the Rev. DR.. H. Hensley Henson,
Canon of Westminster. London, and
widely known throughout the Anglican
world as one OF the leaders Of the So
called radical broad churchmen.
Bishop Doane spoke this afternoon on
the topic: THE outlook for visible church
unity" The Rev. Dr. William H. Hunt
ington, rector of Grace Church. New
York; the Rev. DR.. Henry H. Oberly of
liam F. Faber of Detroit, Mich, discussed
the same subject.
Morning Session Speeches.
When the morning session convened the
fremont Temple Auditorium was well
filled. Prominent among the clergymen
on the platform was Canon Henson.
The first speaker of the forenoon ses-
sion was DR.. Oberlin. He outlined a
plan of union based upon the following
terms:
First. Each denomination to retain
temporarily its Independent existence,
governed by it's own laws and officers,
subject to the bishop the diocese as
president. and having the sole right OF
ordination and confirmation.
Second. Each denomination to use the
sacramental form and repeat the creeds
publicly.
Third. All ministers to be recognized
as holding a ministerial Office and as
possessing the prophetical gift, but to re-
ceive ordination to the priesthood, supple
menting what powers they already pos
sess and making them priests of the
church of God
Fourth. All people to receive confrma-
ton and thus be admitted to the COM
munion of the Catholic Church. Inter-
communion to be encouraged. Priests to
celebrate at each others altars. Exchange
of pulpits means nothing, but exchange Of
affairs means everything.
Fifth. ProSelyting and rivalry between
churches to cease"
Bishop Doane's Views.
The Rt Rev. William Croswell Doane,
Bishop of Albany N. Y. followed with a
paper. in which he declared:
THE outlook for visible Christian
unity-that is to say, of a unity that in
wolves uniformity SO as to obliterate all
differences of religious opinion, or ex-
preston of feeling-seems not likely to he
realized in this world That beautiful nic-
ture of pentecostal days, when .they all
In one place. with one accord, continued
In prayer and supplication' is a Vision tn
which we look back with longing ewes
and hearts. but hardly forward with the
hope of future realization
f1nding little to hope for in this matter,
from the Protestant denominations or
from Rome. Bishop Doane wrote:
i wish myself that our eyes were
turned more, as they used to be, toward
the Catholic movement in Europe. / do
think that 1t is our bounden duty to take
steps toward reconciling the Reformed
Church In America. whose separation is
hardly yet hardened into stiffness.
Il believe that we ought to reconsider
the doubt of the validity of its first Epis-
copal conservation. the courts have decid-
ed that DR.. Cheney was never legally de-
posed or degraded from the ministry