The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-10-20
National Council of Congrega-
tional Churches Opening at
New Haven Today Finds
Subject an Active Issue.

I'm A'"# HL. NA w.
vance OF the sessions OF ,he National
Council Of Congregational Churches
In New Haven. beginning this after
noon there has ncen made public here
some Interesting correspondence bear
ing ON the unity VI the Protestant
Episcopal and congregational
thurches.
II appears from the reports OF the
commission pa comfy. federation aud
unity, In which the correspondence Is
contained. that the pastors Of the
CONGREGATIONAL and Episcopal churches
az LenoX. Mass, have set forth a
concrete case % mutual desire for
closer relationship between the two
. congregations ia Leuox. and n" at
teution which the commission gives O.,
thls particular case Indicates .hu Il
viii nave a most important bcarug
on the general movement for CHRIS
tian unity.
u is announced also u the rcpo..
that "a call has been issued for q pre-
liminary conference OF Representatives
% the churches Of North America. Go
be held next January. as a preliml-
nary TO the %convcuing OF the world IS
conference. which was TO nav, been
AAMAA ~ HAAHE NHHNNNH IA| N NNNLNH "HH A.-
count OF the war. has been pustUcacd
The war, ia fact, says the "1mlli4-
sion, has rendered 10 uli the ~ ,r, M
perative that "a general assembly OF
the representatives of the churches
from all lands should bc called to-
gether as soon as possible after The
war endu.
Speaking OF the ease that has de-
yoloped at LenoX, the report says.
There has been presented Co the
committee a request Tor conference
concerning certain proposals for coo
operation ia work service ay e
Congregational and Episcopal Clergy
man In LeuuN. Mass. 80 ~ typical OF
conditions which IN many other Io-
c~alities are waiting for solution. lt
forces directly upon us the open
shame and sin of the continuance OF
tho Inherited schism between tho
Episcopal and nUu-Eplsc0pal clergy
end churches.
Until these unhappy divisions shall
DE confessed ana heated. the Amer.-
can churches cannot confront the
world iu The fun power of.the love ul
God.
The proposal which the 0uHu..tcc
received from Lemon read iu part. sH
follows.
we. The uuders. sn,d. Eo.. Arthur
j.. Gammack. rector OF Trinity church.
aud Rev. Leon ID Bliss. pastor uf The
congregational church. LruUN. Mass
conformity lay before guu t.e follow
ms statements ana respectful. a..
your ouuse and advice
Between us. Go, pastors og these
churches there exist ihc most cordial
ffl,udHhIp. We ulss del. HrrItpls and
constantly cudctturpd to ,oup,rit.
for th, moral ami religious WDIfur"
ut iuis community. without d.su
lltt to our respective taroIOs ..lI
stH udurds. we tull tu aud essential IIf-
i@.rCuccs 100 uur boiler and tea hing
u, the christian tJ..h. We believe
that our CONGREGATIONS rtac,HIg
share our leci.nes both OF cordial
goodwin and o. re-r't Tor the obvious
waste of means % effort and more
than ail elise deplUiU with u- tAD IU-
proaeh which falls upon the cause 81
Jesus Christ through the uEhuppt 0.-
visions of h.. church
We believe that hey are ready 20
follow our leadership into closer ro-
latons. We believe mat lut uuIuu
OF % people for Christian WuTb ud
worship. 10 o. CON Doe done consistent
D. within .he IINa cog the communion
which We rrurcsyu. would accomplish
much more Cham fsc sum ut their
present lcUofs Each ut ,-s
churches uIH ~uII.l.tedH e. noble
service Geo render u.f. d. working tu.
grthcr ia an ways possible. each would
strengthen rnd encourage tho uIU"r
ana together theE could accomplish
much that Is now impossible We do
not favor lDulu which would .u-
Nolye thc absorption uf one DuugIy-l-
uou hy lac other Each church. we
believe should preserve lts 1utuuuu
ANA continue Iu meet 4ts uWu uHlis1-
tons
The things lu which union OF the
LeuuN churches rs suggested ID. tho
two ClDigymru include the holding %
union services throughout the win.
tor, when this summer resort has .0-
small's, population. the merging uI
ihe Episcopal Mems club aud the Cou-.
grrsalluuai brotherhood. th, DOmhIu-
ms uf sunday schools, Bible and Mis-
'luu classics, the combining of pIulrs
utd anon services throughout th,
year ou sunday evenings.
The proposal OF tho LeuoX D.Drsy-'
mon was sent both to the Cougrera-I
h0udl committee and TO EI Thomas
D. Davies the Episcopal bishop of
western M14suc. IHetts. who respond
ga cordially tu lUo effect that Ir The
commission uE .lIfH and order eff tho
Episcopal church would diH ssa tH,
proposals he would lc happy tu have
them *" su. lu addition No invited