El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-26
PROTEsTANTs GRATIFIED OVER
STATEMENT OF DOMINICAN PRIEST

Protestant leaders express grar1Ilcd-
ton that the Roman Catholic church
has, for the first time in its history IN
America fOrmerally recognized condl-
lions in other religious bodies Inc
Very Rev. Vincent McNabb, an English
Dominican, backed by the American
Dominicans and the Holy Name society,
has just given a lecture in New YORK
on the subject Of The Roman Move
ment in the Anglican Communion
prOtestantS in Episcopal and FrespE-
terrain churches, speaking Of the lecture
from reports In the newspapers S-i+
that the lecture breaks down barriers,
and when so broken, Christian unity
and fellowship viii be advanced
These PrOtestants say that Rather
McNabb is in possession of only halL
of the ground. He sees Roman ten
denotes among PrOtestants and con-
graduates Catholics that tides are set
ting their way. As matter OF TACT say
these Protestant leaders, tides are run
ming both ways. and never more
strongly than today PrOtestants VINO
have Just been consulted are prOml-
nent clergy of Boston New YORK.
Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Chicago anu
Minneapolis, and in Episcopal and
Presbyterian churches, showing a fair
". representative sentiment in point or
geography. and in two influential
Protestant bodies Bishop Greer, OF
New York, who has former FauilsI
as rector of a prominent parish, De
Iieves that rather more Catholics turn
Protestants than go the other way lie
SAYS he is as anxious for real Christian
unity with Catholics as with otncr
bodies
official records Of great churches Of
America, in the cities named, are
opened and cheir COuten MS cert1led TO-
not at all to ICrIher a controversy. DuL
to prove that THIS is a period in which
Deople do their own thinking, ana
without always observing denomlna-
tional lines, tie themselves up 10
churches wherein they feel that can
accomplish most for God, and their
fellOwmen. Records of great PrcsDy-
terrain churches as follows show on an
average five percent Of their entire
memberships TO have come from the
Roman Catholic church; Westminster
Minneapolis Br,ck, Rochester, FlIs'-
Seattle. First, Newark Covenant Cln-
cinnati, Tabernacle. Philadelphia and
University Place and West End, New
York. For example, the University
Place Presbyterian church, New YORK
City has in its membership 100 IOr-
uner Roman Catholics, the First Pres
byterian. Newark, $50 and First seat
tie 25. If the same proportion obtains
throughout the Pres yterlan cnurcn
former. Roman Catholics now in It's &C
tive membership number 10000 The
churches named were selected at ran
dom. and the figures are official
Presicely the same story IS obtained
from the Episcopal church records
Those consulted at random include the
famous Advent. Boston, Holy Trinity,
Brooklyn, St Thomas, Brooklyn, St
Peters, Chicago, and Gethsemane,
Minneapolis For example, st. Thomas.
Brooklyn, has above 100 The Rev Ut.
Shaw, Chicago, says: Every cOnfir-
nation class brings some Roman Cath
Olics in st. Peters, If the same pro-
portion obtains throughout the Episco-
pal church as whole as obtains IN
these individual churches selected at
random, the number Of former baptized
and confirmed Roman Catholics now IN
the Episcopal membership list Is a.
600 to $4,000 No statement is made
by Protestant leaders that such num-
bers are there. All that is affirmed IS
that such proportion obtains in the
churches whose records were looked up.