The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-03
No ORGANIC UNION
CHURCH IN AMERICA
Few Leaders Among Church
men Believe That 1t Would
Be Good Thing.
ALL, HOWEVER. MAY
GET CLOSER TOGETHER
Layman's Missionary Movement
Is in Line With This
Tendency.
By D. V. FRANCIS.
By Leased Wire to The Tribune:

BY Leased Wire TO The Tribune:
NEW YORK, April 2.-Hardly week
passes that there are not additional evil
dences OF the tendency of the Christian
churches to get together. Recently the
men OF the Harlem churches OF All de-
nominations perfected an organization Tor
the purpose of taking an active and or
eanized interest in the Improvement oil
civic conditions In that section OF the city
munitY in general. Then remsrkaole
meeting attended by more than 100 Prot
estant ministers was held here not long
ago TO consider the uniilcatlon or churCh
work The spirit of the meeting was eNl-
denced by a remark by DR.. Alexander, one
OF the leading Presbyterian ministers OF
the city that he could see no harm that
could some 10 him by being ordained 10
preach by n man Ike Bishop Greer IL
may be noted that in all these movements
there is no tendency towards the organic
union of the protestant churches. rev
leaders OF church thought believe that
organic union would be good thlng 10 Tor
the churches The essence Of protestant
ism is the widest latitude as to non-es-
sentials and should this freedom oe
thought on matters OF church goye,rhIiHIlei,t IN u,
and detail be curbed, IL Is held likely
that the result would be bad. There Is a
strong sentiment however, that IN all
lines OF activity, when greater results can ,,a
forces of christianity should be organl5ed
compactly and effectively. The Lhymcn s
Missionary movement OF WhCh ! ndHe
written so much is IN line with this ten
dcpcy.
Bible Circulates i'll China.
With Tibet looming large in public at
tent!on just now. a notable remIn1Sr
comes from the British and Foreign Blole
society that there il no restriction there
ON the circulation of the scriptures that
have been translated into it's difi!cuIt
language. The new testament. the ZEN
Iateuch and the Psalms were nrst rem
dered i'm the tongue sVeral years ago pu'
"a revision has been more recently maqt,
and this, carried through the country pg
native traders, enjoys a considerable sale
annually In this connection IT is not IN
appropriate TO mention that me safes pi
the entire Bible or portions OF IL IN Chl-
nese last wear reached over million ana
half copies. figures considerably IN GN-
cess OF those OF any PrSSSiIouS 'wsine M
king its first international exhibition, ana
at that the society proposes 10 be repre-
sented in a striking ana oehttihs man
Growth of Population,
Some idea of the growth OF the prohibi-
ton sentiment In the middle west may De
gained from report ! nave recently re- re-
ceiyed from ohio; SiM,yrttWT0 Gi soinnns I,,o
over two thousand having been abolished
in the past twelve months under the
county option law: TWO M Inillron ION peoplSS pSrgHS
from the peril of the open saloon, a num-
Der OF the wholesale liquor houses ana
breweries have gone into the hands oi
receivers. The closing or the saloons mas
not increased taxes. as was prcdlcteo oy
the liquor side on the contrary, taxes
arc highest In wet counties. and the Dah-
{shnne9t OF the saloon has benefited leRiti-
mate business and decreased poverty ahG
crime. In a number OF drv counties gTano
1lries have failed TO return any any inu4I, ir' ,ho
rnents and the number OF persons IN the
iails is very snail. II Is predlCted lnat q
constitutional convention VIII pc helu ~
ohio i'm 1912 al which time the liquor
forces viii try to have license clause
inserted In she constitution Inc TEMPER
ance forces at the same time VIII WoIk
FOR revolutionary clause. and u tGds is Is
the history of the state Will no DOUBT
follow. a,
l,v the Vienna correspondent OF the Lon
don Jewish Chronicle that an exhibit ol
Jewish hygiene is being organized III
connection with the international EXhi-
bltion of Hygiene TO be held in Dresden
next wear. Or. Max Grunwaid, the editor
OF a Jewish periodical. has been commis-
stoned BIZ the authorities to make the
necessary arrangements. and is aboul TO
issue circular TO various jewish Dodles
inviting them 10 contribute exhibits IL
lus-rating the history Of Jewish hygiene
When II is considered now important
nsrt the rneciaI dietary laws and Gus
toms have played in the preservation ana
development of the Jewish communities
throughout the world. IT VII be seen
that this section OF the exhibition Will be
OF UNIQUE value. II is to be hoped, says
the correspondent, that DR. Grunwald's S
invitation will meet with a satisfactory
response, there can Dc no u0uph AIidt
an adequate Jewish representation. be
sides it's intrinsic scientific interest, Will
have considerable moral effect. and
help 10 raise Jewish prestige in quarters
where the race is TOO often decried.
Caring for Employees.
Governments. corporations and business
men are today safeguarding and provld-
Ing for the comfort of employees as
never before. a recognition OF the y Nj.
c. \. as a ready medium for this pur-
nac frns
OF late For instance. the municipality
OF Shanghai, China. lately made an ap-
preparation Of $500 from the c!ty's
budget Tor an athletic beld and site for
the boys building of the Y. Nj. c. =.
there, and a cablegram tells OF the com
rletlon OF fund OF 5000 for an asso-
citation building al Tientsin. This fund
was started by. a non Christian China
man with pledge OF $4,000. The Seoul.
Korea. government has subsidized the
Y. NJ. c. AS educational work at the
rate OF $500O year for several years,
and the British government does the
same in India IN Colombo Ceylon. Il
site in the city park was conveyed to
the association for nominal sum. and
In Dalny. Manchuria. the government has
furnished a site within a block OF the
center OF the city 10 erect a building 10
which Americans gave $50. 900. Coming
nearer home. we find the government OF
Mexico has given 100000 to finish the
Y. NJ c; a building In the City of
Mexico which win provide for the social
life OF employees on the government rail-
roads. and the city government of Los
Angeles has made an appropriation OF
$500 a year for three years 70 pay Y. NJ.
Q. a. secretaries who will look out for
the welfare of the employees on its go
mile aqueduct-
Church Of Sweden.
A portion OF the Christian church.
which we in the eastern states are some
times tempted to forget IS the Church
or Sweden. For Il great many years IL
has been a matter Of contention as TO
whether, when this church separa ted
from the bishop OF Rome in the six
teehth century. II lost It's character as
part OF the Church Catholic. The
Swedes who have been immigrating 10
this country in vast numbers and form
ing homes in the west Uhere arc 20 600
In the diocese OF Marquette alone), are
among our very best settlers and their
relation TO the religious bodies which
they nnd in this country has been a
matter OF very great perpTeXity TO them
selves as well as TO the religious teach
ers they appealed to here. Last yeal
the authorities OF the Church of Sweden
with the approval OF the king, dcputed
the bishop OF kalmar to come TO the
Lambeth conference. 10 express the