New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-25
PLEAD FOR CHURCH UNITY
J. D. Rockefeller, Jr., Speaks for
Laymen-Bishop Greer's Address.
UNITE OR QUIT, WOMAN SAYS
Banker Wins Prize for Essay
from Men and Religion
Forward Movement.

! The final sessions OF the Men and Re-
! ligiOn Forward Movement at Carnegie
| Hall yesterday were devoted to reports OF
| the Bible Study Commission and the
| Church Unity Commission. The movement
| closed last night with sermon by the
| Rev. DR.. John II. Jowett, pastor Of the
| Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church. One
| thousand six hundred delegates attended.
! representing more than one hundred and
sixty cities. The facts gathered from the
campaign will be published in book form.
| The use Of the Bible In the public schools
was urged. and the report Of the commits
sion said the war between science and the
Bible was over. The report also con-
demned race suicide.
The Commission on Church Unity re-
| ported that they found that the seating
capacity of American Protestant churches
was three times the average membership
and in Catholic churches the membership
was two and one-half times the seating
capacity.
The morning session ended with a plea
for church unity by Ida Landreth. presi-
dent of Belmont College. Nashville. Tenn
We must unite or quit" said the speak
err and We are not going TO quit. There
are two great political parties In the ma
ton, and there ought to be only two great
religious denominations-a Protestant and
a non Protestant. We must hang together
10 get after the devil. Competition IN
Gods work is a crime The thought Of
self in Gods work 10 an unpardonab BILE
sin"
The afternoon session was devoted 10 dis
cussiOn by laymen. prefaced by greeting
from the Episcopal Church by Bishop
Greer Among the laymen was John ID.
Rockefeller. ir.
Mr. Rockefeller referred 10 tho present
age as d time Of strenuous competition
He said. in part
The greatest obstacle In this work is tho
lack OF Christian unity Denominational-
ism has been Il great force. II has done
splendid work hut the time has come when
soon have but one church Ny father tells
story which ! will tell YOU.
There wer" three old women discussing
church union-an Episcopalian. tongre-
woman settled the question. She Said
You give a little and ! will give a little
and we will all be Baptists.'
The sole question for this new church
viii be- Does a man love Jesus When
a man is shpwrecked he does nov care
hat kind OF Ifeboat he gets away m
whether il Is wooden or coldp Sloi'
one He does not care whether he IL
thrown in. pushed in or steps in. The re
cruting officer does not ask II Ms recruits
have The latest uniforms or the best rines
He asks II they are every inch a man.
You and ! are all soldiers Of the trost
our duty Is 20 wage war against tho o.NI'
Let the deVil ana his legions beware. |
will give you three wordS--'Do II no"
In these days when competition ls so
strenuous and the man gets ah"ad VINO
works the hardest and the most hours
we are apt 10 put of religious things untli
to-rnorroW Perhaps thus was ~ the mind
Of tho captain Of that ship which passed
hv the sinking ship. and he said: Il must
get my cargo landed" In conclusion.
will leave with YOU that motto. DO II
now.
Bishop Greer said, in part
We arc told this generation does not
want q definite doctrine Of faith ! 40 not
believe H. This age docs want dennli"
doctrine. II is the defniteness OF Ia" 'hrls,
II. ton "A III