South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-25
MINISTER MAKES PLEA
FOR CHRISTIAN UNION
So That Community May Have
Leadership Which
She Needs.

eve have shown in a previous SER
mon how the common good Of the
community called for a closer correla-
ton OF Christian forces 10 prevent
waste Of time, money and labor, TO
make our ministries more distinctly
Christian in character and 10 con-
centrate the united powers OF the
church toward the solution Of com
munity problems" said Rev. T. X.
Van Wrinkle at the First Christian
church Sunday evening I'm the fourth
Of a series Of sermons on Christian
union.
Continuing he said: Because Of
our divisions these questions are taken
I'D by outside organizations and the
church loses her rightful leadership
in social. benevolent and moral at
fairs. We plead for Christian union
that the community may have the
kind OF leadership which she most
needs.
"In our second sermon we set
forth our SavioTs prayer that His
disciples be one. that the world might
believe that God sent Him. We pre-
scented the call for union that comes
from the missionaries. the native con-
verts and from prominent UnconVert-
Cd heather on the foreign fields. We
SET
operation that has been taken through
cut the mission field and how this
fact beckons to all Christians in the
nome land 10 get together for world
leadership
''In our third sermon we considered
Christian union in relation TO the
worlds peace: calling attention 20 the
belief expressed by some prominent
religious leaders and shared by multi
tudes OF Christians. that the present
war would not have been, had the
denominations cared more for the
selfish contention for creeds and pam
tyfsns. We contended that the
world movement is the movement
or Christ for universal peace. which
was the message Of the ancient prOph-
cts OF God. the glad tiding Of angels
who announced the birth OF the Prince
of Peace. and the hope held out to
rs ny the new tesla nlent scriptures.
cit Is our privilege this evening 10
examine the scriptures for their teach
fngs on the important topic under dis
cussian 10 ascertain If possible the
doctrine OF orr Lord on the subject
Of union.
Before doing this. however, we re-
fOfCe to note the fact of appointm ent
Of commissions on Christian union,
by the Protestant Episcopal church
and the QlSC1DleS OF 1uIASL III IL ~
These commissions were appointed al
rcost at the same moment without any
knowledge on the part Of either OF
tile others plans. The commission
appointed by the Christian church
had for one Of its purposes the call
for a worlds conference on Christian
union. AS soon as these commissions
heard Of each others appointment
they at once co-operated. AS a re-
suit, already two things are brought
about, first, n call for a truce or God
throughout Christiandom, and second,
definite preparations for the worlds
conference on The Faith and Order Of
The United Church.
Let US pray that these leaders may
be guided by the LOard TO adopt the
Faith and Order as taught in the
scriptures and also let us acQuaint our
selves more thoroughly with the faith
md order OF the Chruch OF Christ
n the new testament scriptures"
Four more members for our third
watch club. Van RE, Jeweler.
Advt.