The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-24
GETTING THE CHRISTIANS TO-
GETHER.

New York, last Tuesday, THE Chris
tian Unity Foundation" Its purpose is
to bring about the organic union OF
the Christians of all the world, Pro-
1estant and Roman Catholic. Though
Episcopalian in origin, 1t is not Epis-
copalian in purpose. All names are
TO be sunk in one big, comprehensive
and all-inclusive body.
The society is the outcome of a meet
ing held in St, Thomas Church, New
York. last February, and the number
of the incorporators Is twenty-fotrr,.
aust twice the number of the Original
Twelve. Twelve of them are clergy
men and twelve are laymen. OF the
iclerrvmen, six are bishops and six
are presbyters. In the College of the
I4aits,r-so to speak, there are lawyers
scientists. business men, capitalists,
rexperts in research and one represent
.1atiee eadh of the Army and the Navy.
The Bishops are the Bishop of New
York. the Bishop OF Albany, the Bish-
on of Newark. the Bishop of Chicago,
the Bishop of Southern Ohio and Bish-
rop Courtney formerly of Nova Scotia
but now rector of ST. Jamess Church,
New York, The presbyters represent
tparishes, or Church activities. within
easy reach of New York or in New
York itself. The Army is represented
iby Colonel Charles w. Larned, Super
dnfendent of the United States Military
Academy at West Point. The Navy
IS represented by Rear-Admiral Good
rich, late commandant of the New
York navy yard. Among the more
prominent of the laymen are r. Fulton
Cutting man of note in his COM
nlunity; John NJ. Glenn, general agent
of the Sage Foundation; George Cor
don King. capitalist and treasurer OF
the Episcopal General Board of Mis-
sions; George Wharton Pepper. the
special counsel of Clifford PInchot il
the Ballinger investigation; and Law.
son Purdy, who is Mayor Gaynor's
tax expert. There are other men Of
like consequence among the laity, anC
all well qualified for the research
and conferences which are to be the
order Interruption concerning the
faith and. works OF. religious bodie.
will be published. Methods of co-ope-
ration WilTc be- suggested. The evils
of division will be pointed out Con-
ferences have already been held with
Greek Catholics. and 1t is said to be
the hope OF the promoters that early
this fan meeting of leading Episco-
palians and Presbyterians may be held
1t is stated that greater hopes are hello
out of bringing Episcopalians and Pres.
byterians together than any other"
We obtain our information from thu
New York Sun. from which we ge
sot-Hudh light on religious questions
which explains Mat this new ,Founda
ton is different from the Fedora
Council. movement looking TO Chris
tian union and to which all non-Ro
man bodies adhere save the Greel
pal churches. on the basis of useful
ness The new Foundation Will in
clude both Greeks and Roman Cath
Ollie in the union, .'and that on lin
OF doctrine and practice" We d
not see exactly how this can be, bu
wersare glad to note that the Gree
ands Roman Catholics are not to !
shared out of this new movemeI
for gharmonizing the differences of II
Christian world II appears to be !
line, somewhat with the suggestio
made in the recent remarkable lette
OF Monsignor Bonomeli to the gree
Worlds Sunday School Congress {
Edinburgh.
There will doubtless be objectio
et=enee. to the lack :of cooperation ]
the:-orga nization of the Founda to-
the very purpose for which 1t has bee
formed. We regard the denomina
tional character of the movement q
only a tactical mistake on the pa
of the founders and in no sense reflect
ing upon the desirable object the
have in view. IT would have been S
much easier 10 secure the organ
union of the Christians OF the worl'
Protestant and Roman Catholic.
the Christians OF all the world ha
been invited to the preliminary cor
terences touching the matter. TIL
Should not deter them, however, froi
that earnest cooperation SO essentt'
to the success. Of this new and. we be
lieEs, very. worthy enterprise, Thu
its promoters are serious in, their pul
poses needs no better practical assn,
snce than the statement of the ia
that one Of the laymen Of the -Four
dation has underwrtten the initial e:
penses up 10 10000 A campaign 4
securing an endowment is to be G
Tired upon. for II Is recognized that
long and expensive task lies before I
Pounds ton" This il not wholly
accordance with the old theory III
when a journey OF the sort conte
plated by this new Foundation is sbo
Ito be undertaken there was TO be :
money in their purse" but that "
long before the world had improN