The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-27
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The recent general assemblies of the two great factions of the Presbyterian churches in Scotland-the established Church of Scotland and the indepen- dent, United Free Church-will be fol- lowed during the year by negotiations which are said to be promising for a union of these rival bodies, rnending an historical quarrel.
 Various sects broke away from the communion of the state church as far back as the seventeenth century, the secession being in protest against the alleged low moral state of the clergy and the political system of the estasb- lished church. The established church sought to mend matters in 1834 4 by adopting the rule that no pas tor should be thrust upon a congre- gation against the will of the people. but this was annul1ed in 1843. Ne gotiations for a union were renewed in 190Ts but progress was slow until this year on account of the opposition of a powerful minority on each side Even the former leaders of the ob- structionists, however, are now urging union.s
 A constitution was drawn up by the recent assembly of the established church which comedies the spiritual I independence of the free church but at the same time aims to preserve the traditions Of the state church. It is
 
 ther negotiations during the coming | year, and the willingness with which leaders of both factions have taken up l the subject leads the pacificists to hope for success.
 The Boy Scout movement has been initiated here with the swearing in of l the troop leaders before Enver Pashas who, it is understood, is to be made the Bashbogh. or chief scout Of Tur- key.
 The movement is part of q far-see- | ing plan to rejuvenate Turkey. On I the patriotic side. the members, with the support of the young Turks, will l try to purge the language of foreign words which have corrupted the Tur- | lzish of the border into more or less of a jargon. On the military and civic | to popularize army service among the educated classes but to develop initia- tive and exibi1ity among the people lso as to compete, more favorab1y with l western peoples.
 It is significant that in the oath ta- l ken by the boys the Arabic word for l God 'sAlIah.2 has yielded to the Tur- kish teTengri s All names used in the Organization, such as Izdjis for Scouts and Oina.k Begs for lead ers.'' are pure Turkish The word for l leader in Sff1cial use has heretofore I3D6en bey-
 The Young Turks, and many of the older men, believe that the country s decline has been largely due to Per sian and Byzantine inuences. They hope to teach the youth to remember the racial origin of the people who once came near subduing Europe.
 Such aristocratic names as the | Countess of Aberdeen, Lady Brassey, Lord Courtney. Lord Lytton. Lady Strachy and Lady Frances Balfour ap- 1 pear as officers in a new wonen's suf- frage organization. which is pledged Ito support Labor party candidates to I Parliament. It's title is the National I Union Of Women Suffrage Societies, and it's policy non-partisasn and non- militant But in as much as the La Dor party is the only one pledged to l the cause, Labor candidates will be i supported even against tried friends'' of other ah1liation.
 The fight, according to the organiz- CTS, will be concentrated on the pres ent Liberal cabinet with a view to l forcing it's early retirement. And the | Liberals, who are accused by the mili- l tants of "torturing women in jail,' z