Bisbee daily review., 1913-10-22
GENERAL NEWS BY WIRE
HEADS OF CHURCH ID CHANGE DOCTRINE OF
 COhGREGAT|ONAlISM

KANSAS CITY. Mo. Oct. sl.-An ar-angeme'lts have bean completed for the reception and entertainment of the delegates to the uie,s's, ses. sion of the National Counci of Con. sregauonal churches which comm enees here tomorrow. The delerates include many of the divine educat- CTS and business men of the country There are also delegates from Cana. ca, Australia and Great Britain to- sether with missionaries of the de- nomination from all parts of the pag- an world. Talks with the delegates already on the field give abundant evidence of a general expectation that the convention is destined to be the most important in the history of Ihe church.
 new constitution, contain.ns a new statement of doctrine, viIl be one of the first and principal matters to be considered by the National Council If the constitution. to he voted on, is adopted by :hs council. which thus far has been purely an ad- minlstrative body, will have It's pow CTS vastly Increased. The cOnstitu- ton 10 be presented to the conven- ton has been in process Of cOnstruc- tion for several years. Tho final draft, composed by a commission of nineteen members cf the cornell. son- tains the following statement O. dec Urine, which is understood to be an adequate expression of the Congrs- gational faith:
 We believe in God, the Father. infinite in wisdom. goodness and love: and in Jesus Christ. His Sop. Our Lord and Savior. who for us and our salvation lived and died. and liveth eyermore; and in the Holy Spirit, who taketh of the things Of Christ and revealeth them to us, re newing, comforting and inspiring the souls of men.
 We are united in striving to know the will of God as taught in the Holy Scriptures, and in our purpose to walk in the ways made known or to be made known to us. We hold il b be the mission of the Church of Christ to proclaim the Gospel to all mankind, exaiting the worship of the one true God and laboring fer the pro gTess of knowledge, the. promotion 0. justice. the triumph of peac2, and the realization Of human brotherhood.
 Depending, as did our fathers. up on the continued guidance Of the Holy spirit 10 lead us into all truth. We work and pray for the transformation Of the world into the Kingdom of Goi. and We look with faith for the tri- umph of righteousness and for life and glory everlasting. Amen
 It is proposed to create q secretary of the Council with large advisorT powers. A committee to transact the business of the denomination be- tween sittings of the council is 10 De considered. This committee, it is said, will not tresspass on the author ity of the local church. A commis- sion of missions is proposed 10 con slider some method for an effective supervision of the six denomination al benevelences. Another question of moment to be considered at this gath ering is that of theological seminar ies. Congregationalists have at pres ent but three seminsries for the train ing cf their ministers in traditional ways. at Atlanta, Ga, Bangor, Me. and Chicago. An effort may be made to start a movement for the establish ment of one or more additional sem inaries. Another question which may caused considerable discussions is is the proposition of holding the meetings of the National Council ey- cry two years, instead of every three years as it has been customary.