The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-05

the whole Protestant system in Amer
lea is undergoing marked changes. Uni
ty may be some distance off, but there
is much talk about 1t. Some favor
christian unity. which Is counted to
mean cooperation, and othersscome out
boldly for church union which means
they say, wiping out all great bodies
and their organization. and the crea-
tion of one great Protestant body, with
name yet to be selected
A good many different men. in half a
dozen religious bodies, have led to this
movement, and If unity takes the place
of dis-union, tn cir names will go down
to posterity because of their part in It,
But there are two men who are ac-
knowledged leaders. One Of them is
the Episcopal Bishop of Chicago, the
Right Rev. Dr. Charles p. Anderson,
and the other is Rev. Peter Ainsile of
Baltimore. Both remarkable men, CIV
en- to 'leadership-the. one Episcopal
and the other Disciple of Christ, they
have not yet met, although the commit
tees of which they are In the hands have
been in correspondence looking to the
preliminary conference over plans.
This year Baptists from all over the
world-and they number four to five
millions--are to go to Philadelphia In
June for the North Baptist convention.
looking after Baptists north, their mis-
sions and similar work, for general
meeting of Baptists of North America,
when the South and Canada will be well
coined. Easily is the Baptist world al
lance, when especially will be welcomed
delegates from Southwestern Europe
and Russia, where Baptists have gain
ed much strength during recent years.
A score of the delegates who are to
come to America, Baptists of America
paying their expenses. have done SER
vice as exiles in Siberia.
Beginning this year, the Catholic Uni
versity at Washington will have sum-
mer school, planning to make its great
foundation as useful in the summer
as in the other months of the year. CO.
operating with the University in its
new plan will be most of the houses Of
the orders located there, and especially
the Apostolic Mission House of the So
ciety of ST. Paul the Apostle. special
aim of the Paulists fathers. who are in
charge of the house, will be the train
ing of men and women for lay work. rs
has long been done at Chatauqua and
similar Institutions An appeal has
just been sent out by the fathers to
know to what extent they can depend
on the Catholic laity The almost I'M
used educational advantages of Wash
ington, its government exhibits and
other attractions. will be utilized in the
courses of study. Paulists announce
that their plan, apart from that of the
University, has vital relation to the
conversion of the American people to
the Roman Catholic faith.
Lutherans in America are compiling
a common service book and common
hymnal for use In public religious wor-
ship by the 100000 Lutherans in this
country There are now four differ
ent books, generically the same, all
coming from the first liturgical service.
prepared by Martin Luther and publish
ed in 1928. The three different Luth-
eran bodies in this country that are
leading In this advance are the Gener-
al Synod. the General Council, and the
United Synod South. and representa-
tives of all of them have just met and
so far perfected the work that 1t is ex-
pected both service book and hymnal
can be published within two years, pos
sib1y a little earlier Liturgies
for public worship according to
Protestant forms, including the Eng
lish form of prayer, had common or
igin at the hands of Luther. Several
famous leaders of the English reforma-
ton went to Wittenburg, some of them
remaining there as long as eighteen
months. After the publication of the
service in German. perhaps generation