New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-18
PREACHERS HONOR BRYCE
Retiring Ambassador Guest OF
Federation of Churches.
LUNCHEON AT THE AST0R
Diplomat Praises the Work of
the Religious Bodies Here
in Fifty Years.

Two great sdvances-the one i'm closer
cooperation and the other in a higher
sense OF duty-in the work of the various
religious bodies had been made In this
country in the last fifty years, James
Bryce. retiring ambassador from Great
Britain to the United States. told the
clerical conference OF the New York Fed
Grafton of Churches at luncheon held in
his honor yesterday at the Hotel Aston.
These advances had also been made, he
said. I'm the attitude toward the problems
of the day.
Joseph n. Choate. former United States
Ambassador 10 Great Britain, was spe-
cial guest. Called on for a speech. he
merely said that he had already exhaust
ed his vocabulary in bidding Ambassador
Bryce goodby.
Monsignor Edward W. McCarty deliv-
cred the invocation: the Right Rev. Lu-
Their b. Wilson made brief address. and
a vote of thanks TO Mr.. Bryce for his
address was proposed by Rabbi Stephen
S. Wise, seconded by the Rev. Dr.. John
Henry Jowett and unanimously carried.
The luncheon was attended by $50 mem
bers Of the conference. Bishop Greer
presided.
The first advance made by the religious
bodies" said Ambassador Bryce, is that
they are now far more willing TO CO.
operate with one another than they ever
have been before i'm every kind Of work
that makes for the material and moral
Improvement of the people. There is
wish 10 lay more and more stress upon all
that they have in common. Differences
of view as regard ecclesiastical arrange
ments and still deeper differences Of view
REGARDING the doctrines of theology still
exist and are likely long TO continue, but
there is a stronger feeling TO-DAY than
there has ever been before OF that which
/ they have in common in worshipping one
| Almighty Ruler of the Universe and IN
recognizing Him as the author OF oil good
and in feeling that as His children they
are bound to one another by lies which
rise above their differences"
The other change which Ambassador
| Bryce perceived was in the stronger feel
I ing that the sense Of duty TO God and the
love of God should he shown I'm enGeavor-
! ing to help His creatures.
There was he thought, nothing more
urgent for all patriotic American citizens
in all the great cities Of the country TO
do than to endeavor to help all the new
! immigrants and make good citizens out
1 OF them. not only by instructins them in
the new duties and responsibilities, but
also by extending human sympathy To
them and endeayoring TO permeate them
with American traditions and American
ideals.
Among the clergymen present at the
luncheon were Arson p. Atterbury'
Thomas r. bridges. John 3. Calvert
William Sheafe Chase. Henry X. Denim
ger, Daniel Dorchester. Frank NJ. Good
child f. NJ Gordon. Frank Oliver Hall. j.
Lewis Hartsock. Lewellyn l.. Henson.
| John HAYNES Holmes. Edward Judson,
Morris W Lebert, Frederick Lynch Wal
lace MacMulen. Malcolm j. Mcleod.
Charles W. Mccormick, William Z. Mer-
rill. H. p. Nichols, George c. Peck, j.
Herman Randall, Willard i. Robinson.
Steady b Rosster. Charles n. Sears.
Joseph Silyerman, &. l.. Slattery, James
Talcott. Edward G. Thurber, Macy Me-
Gee Waters George s. Webster and Da.
vid G. Wylie