Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-29
SEEK TO CREATE
WORLD UNION OF
CHRISTIAN FAITH
Or. John R. Mott, of Montclari,
Has Mapped Out European
Tour of Churchlnen.

PHILADELPHIA. June 29.-Bishop
Philip NJ. Rhinelander. of the Episco-
pal diocese of Pennsylvania, sailed
today for Europe. to be gone three
months. July and August he will
spend with his family on a vacation
trip, and early in September he will
join a number of prominent church,
men for an extended tour of Europe
and the near East in the interest of
the world conference on faith and
order
This conference. which, it is ex-
pected, will be held some time in 1915.
has as its object the union of all
Christian peoples and seets. 1t seeks
to interest all churches, both Prot
estant and Catholic, in a discussion
of faith and order, with view to
bringing about cooperation in teach
ing the principles of the Christian re-
ligion.
The conference will be the first step
in movement to unite all churches
processing the Christian faith. Should
it be successful it will mean that the
discord of the past will be forgotten,
the differences of opinion OF the pres
Roman Catholic, Greek Catholic and
Protestant--will work together to
obey Christ's command to take the
gospel into all nations and to all
peoples"
Countries Abroad to Cooperate.
Twice in the last two years deputa-
tions have been sent to Great Britain
from representative Protestant de-
nominations in this country. They
were successful in arousing the inter
est and the promised CO. operation of
the churchmen at that time, and the
forthcoming trip is a result of these
two visits.
Besides Bishop Rhinelander, the
party of churchmen will include
Bishop Charles p. Anderson. of Chi
cago; Bishop Chauncey B. Brewster,
of Connecticut; Rev. William T. Man
ming, of Trinity Church. New York,
and DIR. John r. Mott international
secretary of the Y. M. c. A, who lives
at 10 Midland avenue, Montclair, N. J.
DR.. Mott recently declined the ap-
pointment of ambassador to China,
proffered by President Wilson.
The itinerary, which has been
mapped out by DR.. Mott, will begin
with Holland in the first week of
September. The party will be gone
three months, although Bishop Rhine.
lander, because of his many duties
here, will only be with them about
six weeks. After leaving Holland the
deputation will travel eastward
through Russia and the Balkan
States.
Both Russia and the Balkan States
Of ho al in
faith. and the car of Russia Is the
secular head of the church. The
deputation will try to arrange an
audience with the car as well as
with the patriarch of Constantinople,
spiritual head of the Greek Church.
After leaving the Balkan States the
deputation will return by way of
Egypt and Syria.
/ Missionaries to Give Views.
Here they will meet men and wom-
en- prominent in the missionary field
of all denominations and get their
views as to the greater good to be ac-
complished by a united Christian
church. The deputation will end its
missionary journey in France and
Italy, and here at the end of the
journey perhaps the most important
conferences will take pace.
In Rome these men will call upon
the Pope, and it is expected that the
outcome of this visit will be of the
utmost importance to all who look
for united church. 1t will be the
first time in history that men who
are at the head of a great Protestant
denomination and the head of the
Catholic church have met in a confer
ence looking to the healing of wounds
centuries old.
This fascinating vision of re-
united Christendom" was mentioned
by Bishop Rhinelander in his charge
to the annual convention of the
diocese of Pennsylvania, held in the
Church of st. Luke and the Epiphany
last May. I'm spite of present dis
tress and difficulty" said the bishop,
lit seems to be reckoning and CALI
ing to all men of good will and
patient faith"