Bisbee daily review., 1911-05-23
WORLDS GREAlEoT RELIGIOUS
MEETING

Marking an important step pre- lminary to the greatest religious gathering of modern times a confer ence was held in Philadelphia on Saturday looking to definite plans for the Second Worlds Christian Citizenship Conference which will be held on the Pacific coast next year.
 Dr. William P. Paterson. profes- sor of divinity at the University or edinburgh. Scotland. participated in the meeting and suggested the names of many of the leading tnlnk- CTS of Europe who will be specially invited to take active part in the great conference in which many rep resentatives of every country on tae globe will sit as accredited delegates: Rev. pr. Henry Collin Minton vi rrenton. N. J.. president of the Ma tional Reform association, was pres ant and outlined his plans for tour of Europe and the continent in the inferest of this tremendous under- taking In St. Petersburg he expects 10 meet Rev. Dr. J. A. Cosby or le- rentum. Pa, who sailed two MeeAs .Co Id carry out one feature or the organization work
 The puhIisher of the Christian statesman, Rev. pr. T. F. steven son of Philadelphia, discussed tne rrogram of the proposed conterenee in his capacity as chairman or tue committee on program and he iairly Sazzled his auditors with the splen' dor os his offerings. Besides pr. Fat .rson. who is regarded as one ot 'ie xorld,a greatest orators. as well as one of the most proiouno 1s Dr. Stevenson named se rorld- d-famous women and men Whc are now endeavoring to sTrahse their affairs at home and aoroaa so Hs to be able to take part in "nat sxpected to be the greatest religious gathering the world has ever known
 t was announced that Clement H' Congdon. executive agent of the gen eral committee in charge of the work of organizing the conference will start across the continent with fin a fortnight to confer with the To cal committees in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seatuls Tacoma anu Portland to finally decide in which of these cities the conference VIII be held All the cities named are making strenuous efforts to secure the assembly as 1t is expected thai at least 45,00O visitors will be at tracted to 1t from all parts of the world. MT. Congdon will select the place and name the date as soon al he shall have had an opportunity tC study local conditions and to deter mine which city is best able to han de the practical features of the al fain The visitors will be in the con vention city at least eight days ID cluding two Sundaya
 Discussing the whole broad pur nose of the proposed Worlds Chris ton tAtizenship conference Dr Hinton said:
 sTn recent years there have beer most gratifying upward mcyeEe"t' in inc social and civic life of manl of the Christian nations of the world These movements, of various sorts are evidences of the ethical vigo and holding influence of the Chris tIan religion. At the very least, the' stand for indirect beneficenees or lu permeating presence and power
 .'The constitutions and statutes 2 the Christian nations do not alway avowedly declare the sacred source from which they derive their an thority. The powers that be are oi dained of God All earthly authorit hanks up against the divine. whic alona is supreme. AtneIsm Is lnl plicit anarchy and true patriotism always has in 1t liberal element Q religion.
 Nations, not less than men, ow if to themselves to recognize the at thority under which they exist, an +o acknowledge the sanctions rh,ch their systems of governmeu arc sustained. The only right oasl on which social relationships anon men can be maintained Is the ou recognition by all men of their con mon relation to God
 ssWhatever may he the Ioruu e.a.us of church and state, tneI shoula in every case be very in' mate relation between vital renglo and dienified etatesmanship. tween evangelical Christianity an .be civic functions of society.
 saOn eilcb brosd propositions t
 Saas .o assume that all Chrisua nations are heartily at one.
 ~In many places, however 5, s.ronx conviction prevails that u great informing truths or our oo' mon Christian faith nave not ns that formal acknowledgement or deed that implied recogniuon' GU