Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-02-01
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MASS MEETING
CHURCH FEDERATION

CHURCH FEDERATION
COUNTING THE coST-wIIAT EPIsCorA
LIANS. CATHOLICS AND LUTHER
ANS MUST SURRENDER
NEW YORK. Jan 9o.-The IN meeting cor
the reconsideration Of church Federation was held
roslsy. The spseicuS Brooklyn Academy 81
Music vas crowded with Christian people Of all
denominations 20 sttcnG the third or the seTi.s
% four meetings called by tie Peoples anlpl;
sS~n-fation Pastor 4. T. Russell. Of the Brook
I'm Tabrrlacle. addressed the large audience Tor
81 hour End a half The deep interest Ielt
rs by the caserntss Of face The text was the
sahae rs on the two UreviOus OCCASIONS SaS
y not. a federation, 10 al them TO whom this
people shall say. = federation; neither Ter ye
their feass nor be afraid" lisa. S;l2-) The
We meet today to couSider What sacrifices
would need TO BE- made in the interests OF fed
Ch-fSrpnsou of these LutherSEs have least
10 surrender Their tenaeity for the Word ~
s.,-s they may stIn maintain even though 9th,
ers u the -federsted bodies might more anu
mssre sbsndon the Hoiy ScriP;nres. under lead
ershif o. the universities. colleges and semi
naries TEACHING high Enthusiastically and the
ev-lntfnr therry. The federation nevertheless
veuId stiII permit LutherSns and others 70 rove =,
fellowship Almighty God. SON OF God. and
the Htly Spirit firmly believed In oy l.uthe-ans
vvnr.ld IN y. acknowledged with more or less
u Infnr=I reservation BY all tile determinations
associated in the federation Nothing stohs
thsss lines would reed TO Dc abandoned. ExSn
Irsher's plea % eonsuostantiation IN the ha-
sfa.fst mar be held without objection kFe1
tn. nnuur o. being the first Denomination 81
the reformation might still be held. We con
rIslde thcn that LuIherans would not be e
~uirrl 10 sacrifice anything
SOuE THINGS IN COMMON.
Fui=rosalfans ami Catholics have some thinss
I'm common. They each clam TO represent "a
ari-iIaI ssesiolie church fhey yaeh Clara
,t..pueh their bisapps IN Ihs iayns OF 81, ~
Is hat all other Denominations Of IhrlS tlahS
stS.s-vtr are. false churches without dlvlns
sutI.or1ty and henes not TO he recognizel OF
1900 AcrorIingly no munster OF. another
Denomination would be permitted ge pEsAsA
either In Catholic or an EprscolaIlan Peip S
AM II b. rnischance suci Circumstance sh"siid
s.~rur ID uouId be considered necessary 70 pufse
the sscred SPOT By klna OF reeonsecratloA.
Frem the Standpoint OF thsse aenomlaaI ,,1
I'll oThers are hereues; br they say not WIZ
ingIy 50. but isn0rsntly ~ -
Tere rotp the fact that q cleavage Is IA
HroeeSS amongst Episcopalians. A. minority.
rstins Rome-arl while the majority are Ia a..
in.- the sentiwent< ofsotser Irptcstsnts. to Use
= .,-aS..s.Iv less important than their tcrs-
fathers suuunseI Pa the purposes OF teis
diserssi0n We msy without offpse lsn0rel Tue
hish ~rhurrh minority and say that Inc scrip
frrp< whieh pIasnly foretel the perfectng OF
rhurrh fpsleratiOn Indicate that IL VIII include
Epscupaians bot viii mo- sneinde es,ho' ,,'
Nevertheless the intiuzation iss that while the
feteration win bs protestant one. Il VIII -
b anti-Catholic- On tie contrary the Two
frssprrirr arsd rt-oelerate alnu= various lines
especially u TIE manipulation II Sociai ani To-
ne. br~sa,n ,of he EpiscopaI Greet viii not
al for particular sacrifices In federation IL
only their pride the s5iAject OF apostolic sue
,lr-s-ou can - satisfied They are all pEeIa--i
~ asruis fhat Do particular wisdom OF holiness
ha~ been cummunicztei fran generation 10 s-u-
eratsoH. frsm blsioP L. bishop and rom eisA,p
a. l,Ver Clergy through she laying On OF hahnH-
Thsy are willing 70 admit thar there have been
Irea a. wise and others a. foolish outside a
Inside tilciF e1nHidniol Ihty arr N, ,s -
sansir hat no grvltcr li=dt upon the Word Il
Goal and IT. InpanisiE has come down 10 al
snauiry tssrou=i. IL channeis than through "ut-
Size chanzriS- They arr Wiiiing 10 adnlt that
rhelr ck-r<r have no more % Divine grace am
truth. wisdom aud power than have diners OF
s;ors PeoEIe. b0tA ci-Ty and laity outside tlels
FoundsrfeS Hence they Ere wflIng-nay, anX-
lows for federation. and ask only that theis
far.. b saved b some acknowledgment 81 Va
long ideIized tho"gnt that aphl,y 70 eHIou.i
The ScrinsCres ard The erace OF 'soi an X
pounding them could be lad Unly through iueiF
chanEsL They have 10 desire 10 prove tceiF
claim 10 superior grace AMI truth by measuring
~ururus q she spirit with other Minister
To "a she present time Episc1paiians decli'l'
70 be parties 10 The federation unless their spe
eel claim b. In some sense degree recng-
sired Prfde says IL would never do To- retrtct
now all hat TIE denomination has stood Tor
n separation for centuries. They would urge
fi,rgxfiars ~ the other denominations. esPec;ai-
lv the eic-gy tn consider the advantage which
would accrue 10 the federation by having al
Protestant ministers accept their ordination
Thevsf a. rot claim that il wOuld make them
~Ef~.r or better men nor more efficient teachers
either o. truth q error But they do claim
hat u would give them an au.-ortfy IN the
eyes OF the people and give color and Feasola-
harsss 80 rhe federation 81 many churches with
sliScordanr creeIs posing - enc church In tie
federation arrangement
The argument Is The common people. the
IsIty.' are d.ryosed more than ever to think
for themSelvS on religions subjects and to
study the Bib for themselves. II. therefore.
as ministers desire 10 hold the people in
she-k 81 that Taey shall not think for them
u-safF the els m
~ apostolic successiOn-tiat no one, Is permitted
70 Interpret % tesch the Bible except those who
have received apostolic henc,licti0n. II was dis
regard II this claim % apostolic benediction
which led 10 freedom % thought on religions
subjects and ultimately led to the formation Of
fhe various sects Nou should now seek 10 re-
strict furtter Investigation 81 the Bible and fur
Their Interpretation % Il by accepting on the
srv bv PRINTING US 10 grant you rerognitioB
authority through bist pps- II you DO not
Do - yoa VII more and NnOTe lose your hold
mere 20 ZINE Of individual Thought on every
win ultimately prevail and great Protestant
feuomfuaffaus b. thrS vttaliEed and. On 90
separation with Catholicism. for short while
dominste -Christendou socially and politically.
crushing ont Individual thought aud negativing
End black listing all religious teachers outside
rhp fede-ntFnu ana it, Catholic ally. From this
standpoint the Episcopal system viii loSe moth
Ing. but even he guiuer % prestige through
the federation
For Catholics 70 join the federation would sig
nify the surrender Of great Ceal. and yet
in the IEht u the twentieth century. surely
rnnch cuuld b. surrendered without any sacr-
flee n maniccd-merely with the sacrifice OF
ltttie pride. For the church az Rome 20 fed
rate with the Protestant churches would mean
that they ceased TO protest and that she relin-
quished her peculiar claims;
fn That she alone r the church OF Christ
and has suthority 20 instruct
90 That she Ia more than ehYreh OF pros