The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-23

barred the discussion of the most vital
question separating the two churches.
Now the Church of Scotland is willing
10 discuss the matter, even II ii will so
no further
Church Unity in Japan.
In Japan church unity is to be fur
thercd by the erection of a large union
church. Many rich Americans visit
Yokohama every year, and II is due 10
their generosity, stimulated by an APP
probation Of tho cagcrucss of the Jap
anese to know more Of Christianity. that
this building is 10 be built Who are
10 bc~rcsponsiblc for the uses 70 which
1T Will be applied when finished and
what limitations will be set as to the
doctrine TO be delivered from its pulpit
we arc not Informed.
International Church Magazine.
/ suppose most Of my readers sub
scribe for some church paper, What
would you think of n periodical which
aimed to supply interesting Information
from all the religious bodies every
week? A great many interesting mat
ters were discussed at the conference of
tho foreign missions board of the United
States and Canada during their recent
sessions in New York. Amongst others
the advisability of an international
church magazine was suggested, IT was
ltlJ IDdJ Jess cnulcu lllcTdIUTGs OUT more
concentrated effort. would produce great
cr results, and the opinion was gener.
ally expressed that the demand would be
great.for such Il magazine.
Advocates Sunday Theaters.
To my mind the reverend doctor who
lately was Instrumental in calling n
meeting at the New theater Of the varl-
Gus pastors of churches in and about
New York made n great mistake when
lie took up the cudgels in favor of open
ing the theaters on Sundays. | am
afraid I am sufficiently ont Of sympathy
with the gentleman s ideas on the sub
iect to he disposed 10 think that ii was
but another of the modern rays of seek
ing popularity which prompted his en-
thusiasm. The point made was that as
n great many people who visit New
York want TO go to the theater on
Sunday that II was the part Of wisdom
for those pastors of souls who feel that
they have some responsibility in such
matters to say. Wei II you are de.
termined to 90 to the thcatcr / shan Z
hinder You, but | claim tho privilege of
dctcrminino what plays you shall see. y
Censorship of Plays.
I'm other words. the resolution pro-
ever legislation should be enacted in the
matter IT should be stipulated that
censorship of PLAYS be arranged in order
that The pastors of churches in the city
of New York might have q determin-
ing vote as 10 what plays were proper
for tho entertainment Of the public on
Sundays aud what were not The state
mcnl was made that people were now
seeking entertainment on Sundays, and
that the thcutcrs that were opened were
Of the lowest sort and that the sane and
sensible means Of overcoming this nm
questioned evil was TO be found in the
way suggested.
Could Not Please All.
Our friends in Englnnd could supply
some very entertaining reading if all
Inc efforts Of tho English censor of PLAYS
were 10 be published. Il is ono thing
10 pass solemn resolution 10 have such
a censor and it is quite another prop
osition for tho gentleman so appointed
to please all parties But 10 my mind
Il quite sufficient answer in the whole
matter was contained in tho reply that
is said TO have been given TO "A repre-.
sentative Of the ministers interested in
the ease, who asked theatrical man.
agcr as 10 his views with regard 10 sun,
day opening, His answer was. that in
his opinion "SiX days work in The week
is enough Another view of the case
was presented by ono Of these sclf-same
pastors. who said very frankly that he
inUugHi in5t - ministers were pretty
fresh when they tried TO go contrary
10 the Ten commandments.
Uniting the Brethren.
There are few names amongst the
church workers of America more widely
known than that OF Silas McBcc, the
editor ot the New York Churchman.
Fearless as a Bcdouin Arab and with
sympathy as wide as mankind, his voice
is heard IN no uncertain accents on cv.
cry occasion when Jealous workers in
the cause for uniting the separated
brethren of Christ are assembled In,
gether The Laymen 8 Movement, men
tlon of which has been so frequently
made in these letters. has no more en-
thusiastic advocate than Silas McBec.
lac was speaker Mt all the great con
yoptions OF the movement until tho
cause demanded his presence in Eu-
rope. Of his reception in England the
New York Evening Post speaks rs Col.
lows;
At n recent meeting OF churchmcn.
representing all denominations. for The
purpose of discussing preparations for