Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-18
TO WORK FOR
A UNTO OF
CHRISTIANS

New York, July 1S.-With the incor.
porating today at Albany of the organ
%ization formed by twenty-four leading
Eptscopalians a start was made toward
bringing about a proposed organic
union of all the christians In the world
-Protestants and Roman Catholic.
The Christian Unity foundation is
the name of the society. 1t is pat
termed upon the Sage foundation, pur-
posing to place at the service of Chris
tianity the same methods that are en-
ployed by the Sage and similar re-
search foundations. The new scheme
is unlike the federal council, organized
here three years ago, for they seek CO
operation without disturbing organiza-
ton. The new scheme would sink all
names md make simply one big re-
ligious body. While started by Epis-
copa1ians the venture does not aim to
induce others to be Episcopalians.
Twelve of the t~wepty-four men are
clergymen and twelve are laymen. or
the first twelve half are bishops and
half presbyters. All schools of thought
in the church are represented. Among
the layman are lawyers, scientists,
business n.4n, capitalists, experts In
research and one each to represent the
United States army and navy. The
bishops are those of New York, Al
bany, Newark, Chicago, southern Ohio,
and Bishop Courtney, who resigned
his see of Nova Scotia some years ago
and became rector OF st. james church,
Madison avenue, this city.
The six men In priests orders are
the Rev. DR.. Reese r. Alsop, for many
years rector of ST. AIMS, Brooklyn,
but lately retired to go around The
world in the interest of missions; the
Rev. DR.. George William Douglas and
the Rev. DR.. Robert f. Jones, canons
of the Cathedral of st. John the
Divine; the Rev. Dr.. Fl. r., Gummey,.
Jr., Sof Haddon6eld. N. j.; the Rev.
DR.. Arthur Lowndes and the Rev.
Rockland Il. Homans, formerly assist
ant at the Church of the Incarnation,
but lately become rector of Grace
church, Jamaica, N. Y. ~ @
1nt INCifo tuyIhth atO Co'S'Si
Charles w. Larned of the military
academy at West Point, Rear Admiral
Casper F. Goodrich, late c~ommandant
of the New York navy yard; r. Fulton
Cutting, John NJ. Glenn, general agent
of the Sage foundation; Francis @.
Huntington, Il son of the late Rev. DR..
William II. Huntington and lately
elected to the vestry of Grace church;
George Gordon King Of Newport and
New York, capitalist, who has lately
become treasurer of the Episcopal gen
eral board Of missions in succession to
the late George G. Thomas; William
Fellowes Morgan, manufacturer and
George Wharton Pepper, who was
counsel to Clifford Pinchot; Lawson
Purdy, who is Mayor Gaynor,s4 tax ex-
pert; Charles G. Saunders, a corpora
ton lawyer Of Boston: William Jay
S~chieffelin, president of the Citizens
union, and John H. Stiness, who was
chief justice Of the supreme court of
Rhode Island until he resigned to run
for congress but was defeated.
The first meeting to consider this.
project was held In st. Thomas
church, this city, on Feb. 20 last. Bish-
OPP Courtney presided. and heswill. now
that articles of Incorporation have
been filed at Albany, be elected presi-
dent of the foundation @''' e's''sa s@@73s't
1t is announced that no publicity plan,
no series of public meetings is to
be entered upon. Research and confer
ences of leaders are to be the order. y
The evils of division will be pointed
ont.