The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-28

with the plea, but 1T is never attempted
or put into any practical form. 1t would
never pay. The time is even not yet ripe
for the mixture of Jews of the various
nationalities, their children will coalesce
in Americanism. We must leave it to
this leavening force to do the work. Some
Episcopolians of New York have organ
ICED a Christian unity foundation to unite
all Christian sects. We wish II luck, but
it will never get there. You cannot mix
oil and water, and as long as the world
will last people in the same communion
will think differently and often widely
differently on religion. Union is a nice
thing to talk about, but unrealizable,
What we can do. however, is to think
more about our agreements than our
differences"
| Catholics all over the United States and
lions for the eucharistic congress, which
will open September at Montreal. 1t
is the intention of the clergy and laity
| of both countries to surround the occa-
sion with the environment belonging to
| its high purpose, and to make this first
eucharistio congress in America, I'M
equaled in the ecclesiastical history of
the New World.
| The primary object Of the congress is
the public profession of Catholic belief IN
| the real presence In the blessed sacra-
ment. This will be the 21st international
eucharistic congress. which was organ
lied 30 years ago. One hundred and
twenty-three archbishops and bishops,
, and several hundred clergymen will be in
attendance.
A committee of well known railroad
men has already arranged a programme
lxpll ar INV ardi Uon oil
delegates, and his travelling companions
will be able In brief time to visit a
large part of the country following the
congress- The trip will include Balti-
more. where they will be the guests of
Cardinal Gibbons, and Washington
where the cardinal legate will be enter
tained at the Catholic university, and
during his stay be received BY President
Taft.
The first of the English nonconforming
churches to issue its official handbook for
the current year is that of the Presbyte-
rians. It's synod was formed in 1876, and
IN the intervening "a years the number
of churches and missions in England has
increased from I'll to 365, while the mem
bership has grown from 51,013 to $685.
There are 391 Sunday schools with &C. 2os
scholars and 5000 teachers; in addition to
116 missions schools with 25,S09 scholars
and 2107 teachers. The total sum raised
last year for all purposes was 1,3SO, 035.
Plans which for six years past have
been under consideration looking to i'm
mediate cooperation and ultimate organic
union between Baptists and Free Bap-
lists, were finally approved and adopted
at the recent general conference of the
Free Baptists at Ocean Park Me-" says
the interior. The committee on confer
ence with other Christian people reported
that IS per cent of the conferences state
organizations and "a per cent of the de-
nominations individual membership had
voted in favor of the union proposals. on
hearing which the conference itself, by
four-ffths majority, voted to indorse the
plans, and SO arrived at their final adop-
ton. The terms of the proposition thus
adopted are very broad, authorizing even
the transfer of all property and good will
of the Free Baptist general conference
to the Northern Baptist convention. But
1t is understood that no such merger will
be attempted now. The whole subject
was left for the present to the discretion
Of committee of five conservative lead
ers whose business Is to make haste
slowly. The only immediate change con-
templated is the consolidation Of mission
airy work.