Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-18
CATHOLIC BISHOP
LAUDS ASSEMBLY
Letter from Monseigneur Bono
meIIi Read at the World Mis-
sionary Conference
PRAISES EVANGELICAL WORK
Professor Edward Moore Reads
Paper on ChriStianizing
National Life
PRAISES EVANGELICAL WORK

EDINBURGH, Scotland, June H.
Today's features at the worlds mis-
sionary conference were the reading Of
a letter from Monseigneur Bonomelli,
Roman Catholic bishop of Cremona,
Italy, and the presentation of the re-
port of the commission on Education
in relation to the ChristianizatiOn of
national life"
The communication Of the bishop was
in response to an invitation for him to
contribute message. The invitation
explained the purpose Of the conference
in the following language:
"a world missionary conference Is to
be held at Edinburgh, Scotland. Chris
tians of all churches in the world are
freely invited. 1t Is merely q confer
ence on how all Christians Of every
name may better understand each 9TH
er and better combine to make Christ
and his church known to all men. The
conference will only confer; 1t will not
pass resolutions or take any definite
action: no convictions are to be COM
promised, no principles sacrificed. Will
you write letter to be read at the
conference advocating better feeling,
better knowledge, holier relations
among all who believe in Christ as God,
in order that we may all come together
in Gods good time into the universal
body of Christine one, holy, catholic
and apostolic church,"
Mgr. Bonomellrs reply read In part
as follows:
your conference Is a triumphal proof
Of another consoling fact; the most
desirable and precious Of human ltber-
ties, religious liberty, may now be said
to be a grand conquest of contempo-
rary humanity, and 1t enables men OF
o~ta 60 he IN meet f0Rpfhpr for
the purpose of combating each other
for the supposed glory of God, but in
order to consecrate themselves in
Christian love to the pursuit of that
religious truth which unites all believ-
ers in Christ. United in one faith, the
various spiritual forces combine in the
alteration of the one true God In spirit
and in truth.
For these reasons 1 applaud your
conference,
1--WE are united in the profound con-
viction that universal religion is nee
essary, and that this must be the Chris
tian religion; not cold and formal
religion, q thing apart from human life,
but a living force, pervading the hu-
man soul In its essence and its various
manifestations; a religion, in short
which completes and crowns our life,
and which bears fruition in works of
love and holiness.
again, all of you feel the need Of a
church which may be the outward
manifestation of your faith and re-
ligious feeling, the vigilant custodian
now and hereafter of Christian doctrine
and tradition. 1t sustains and keeps
alive religious and individual activity
In spite of that strong power of sug-
gestion which collectively always exer-
cises on the individual.
"FInally, from the various churches
and religious denominations into which
you Christians are divided there arises
a new unifying element, a noble aspi-
ration, restraining too great impulsive-
ness. leveling dividing barriers and
working for the realinzing of the one
holy church through all the children of
redemption.
"On this common ground. gentlemen,
having your minds liberated from all
passions or sectarian intolerance, ami
mated on the contrary by Christian
charity, bringing together into one
focus the results of your studies, the
teachings of experience, whether indi-
vidual or collective, calmly carry on
research and promote discussion.
May truth be as shining light, il