The sun., 1916-01-06
UNITY DELEGATES
BALK AT MIXING OF
CHURCH AND STATE
Proposal to Let Rulers Send
Representatives to World
Conference Rejected. .
APPROVAL VOTED
TO TENTATIVE PLAN

,osa, that the head OF the State in any
country which has state church be
invited to send one or two personal rep
-esenta,lves to a world conference on
church unity, In addition to those who
shall be appointed by the ecclesiastical
authorities Of the church, was voted
down this afternoon by the delegates od
the North American Preparatory Con-
ference now in session at the Garden
CITY Hotel.
The proposal was included in tenta-
tive plan. prepared by George Zabriskie
Of this city. an Episcopal layman. de-
,Igned to pave the way for unity among
the churches of the world and the ulti-
mate doing away with the names OF de-
nominations. II was entirely eliminated
after lively debate, but the plan gen.
orally was approved after minor changes
had been made.
The Rev Or. w. II. Roberts Of Phila-
delrhia said that II the heads Of States
with state churches were invited to
send representatives King George ".
would make appointments for the
church Of England as we'll as the
thurch OF Scotland. DR.. Francis J.
Hall OF the General Theological Semin-
airy said that II the doors were not
opened to certain State officers they
would he closed to certain churches.
American Prejudice.
Bishop Charles p. Anderson Of Chi
cago said: You may trace our special
ancestry to the established churches Of
Europe, but you will find there is a
prejudice In America Of mixing the
church and the State. Why not pass
this by for the present"
The plan as approved goes to the busi-
ress committee Of the North American
Preparatory Conference to be reported
back II Is the plan OF the commission
Of the Protestant Episcopal Church.
which has taken the initiative In fur
ihering the scheme for church unity.
As approved by the conference It Is
In part as follows:
/ council Of the commissions or
committees or other official representa-
tves Of the participating communions
shall be formed (The council is essen
tally an executive committee to prepare
for the worlds conference.)
Each commission or committee or
point one delegate. and In the frst in
stance or from time to time to appoint
one additional delegate for each half
million communicates OF it's own COM
munion. not to exceed nifty delegates in
all provided. that the common conven-
i-nce be consulted by appointing no more
delegates than are deemed necessary to
adequate representation. Two or more
may unite In appointing common dele
oh ,tss oil NIT too
or other authority shall provide for
hll.ng vacancies in its own delegation.
Unanimity Desired.
Z The convener of the council shall
b. the delegate. or II more than one
delegate be appointed, the senior dole
gate OF the commission OF the Episcopal
Churh in the United States, unless
otherwise ordered by the council What
ever number OF delegates respond to the
csll shall be competent for the trans.
acton of business. The council shall
organize. appoint officers and COM
mittees and adopt rules OF procedure al
Il shall think Mt.
Absolute unanimity shall not be neces-
sry TO the determinations Of the coun
cl hut after the analogy Of the ancient
ranons, II shall endeavor to act. SO fai
q practicable, with substantial una
1fmity.
Each commission or committee or
other official representative shall proceed
with such expert assistance as II may
think Al to formulate the propositions
OF faith and order which II considers
to be 'a) held in common by its own
communion and the rest Of Christendom
and Cd, held by its own communion az
It's special trust. and the ground upon
which il stands apart from other COM
mun!ons. Two or more commissions
committees or other official representa-
tivcs may unite In formulating PROPOSE
tons
I. The council shall sele,t board oi
advisers Care shall be taken that th'
several families OF Christian faith ant
order be adequately and Justly repre-
,eutcd on the board not necessarily thai
on. or more advisers he chosen from
each communion OF Christcndom. bu
that one or more shall be chosen IRON
a. least each of the generic groups intt
vnich Chrlstendom is divided.
Points In Com mon.
-hc propositions OF faith and orde
N mulated by the several commissions
Committees or other official representa-
're- hall be referred to the board o
advisers. who shall deduce from then
g." points that appear to be held sub
s,sutially in common and these which
appear TO be regarded as grounds 10
spartte organization.
IS each successive communion asso
c'atos itself with the movement for
world Conference. Its commission or com
rnit'ee or other official representative
shall proceed with all convenient spee'
I" formulate its own propositions.
s Whenever the council shaw deem
ha IA of