The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-29
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| COMMON CAUSE
peIigious Bodies Present State
ments of Their Own
Particular Views,
MEMORANDUM ADOPTED
BY CHURCH CONFERENCE
What Responsibility Rests
Ipon Eveyry Churchman in
the Country.
BY D. V. FRANCIS.

uy ascd Wire TO The Tribune
NEW YORK. May 2S.-Duriug the Ma
',,ooaJ Missionary congress held in Chi
|,,ro Nav 30-June 6. the various religion
|>odIss represented drew up statements o
|,ssIr own particular views in relation I.
|,he great common cause which had draw,
|,ben all together, Here is paragrap nj
|,l,pped from the memorandum adopted h,
I'M, members OF the churchmen's confer
|tnee:
An afirmation-We affirm that upor
|,yery churchman rests the responsibIlit,
|isr
first-Thc local parIsh"-which in
|,lndes his own congrega ton and the com
|muuity In which he lives,
sscond--The diocesan parish"-whIcb
csludes those parts of his diocese where
,bs church is unknown or weak. and
|sise, help is needed to establish II
ssvngly,
ThIrd-Thc national parish'-which
|ndudcs that part OF our own country be-
|,y,d The borders Of his diocese where the
rsurh as a whole is carrying on mission
|smk.
Pturh-Thc world parish"-whicb in
<ases the non Christian world. and es-
SALLY those fields 10 which this church
iiS sent her representatives
Ne believe that the gifts OF churchmeu
~ tue work in the diocesan. the national
lA The world parishes ought at least Ia
'Iszl the gifts for the support OF the local
tlsh.
IA Bishops in Christian.
TIer has been great deal said during
N past few months, perhaps more than
M In the whole history OF the Chris
I4p religion up 10 the present time. of
d necessity OF bishops in the Christian
'.1vli ! fancy that | could start a very
cGusiastic II not an ultra harmonious
-Hpssion on that subject II | really SET
WE'LL 10 get my hearers all by the ears.
~ perhaps ] might better say al once
At have no such purpose in mind.
elAnclng over the recent number OF
n New York Churchman ! was i'm
E<szcd by hit OF word painting in re-
~ 10 The duties. responsibilities and
|FsTs that missionary bishop may
-:sess. and IL occurred TO me that a |
Ed many discussions might be avoided
ne genuine results OF given course |
faeilon were clearly presented to the |
[[Yle a Inc start. Instead OF the en-
:15or being made TO draw conclusions |
20 premises which probably have lost |
Sir interest TO the majority OF the peo-
TO quote from the Churchman:
"A What Can Be Done.
INC Christian Unity Association OF
Hpourgli. which brings together for
2llal discussion representatives OF tho
.fpns churches in the community, re-
1'y nstcncd 10 an able exposition by
'cn Dawson of the advantage OF hav-
INC work OF the church entrusted TO
aulnorilatlyc superintendent rather
'9 10 an impcrsonal committee, illus
'mg ms point especially from the mis-
ay Held. The missionary bishop.
sad. Is literally a general al the
1a OF MS forces. He may not be able
Use sucf words as the French bishop
'ne roman church. who boasted. My
"a are regiment; at the word
.rh They march. Nor. If he is a true
Of the Anglican church system,
lo nc wish 10 use such words, since
snole spirit OF the system is the de-
ppment Of. rather than the suppress
= oI: Individuality. But he is very