Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-07-22
COOPERATION OF
RELIGION NOTED
SOUTH AMERICA
American Section on Church
Relations Discussed Recent
~ BY Dignitaries

NEW YORK, N. Y.--South Amer.
ca is, Tor US North Americans, prae-
tically newly discovered continent
today, - said Bishop william r. Old
ham at Q dinner given recently IN
New York city by the committee ON
cooperation In South and Central
America I'VE are standing at q
time when the evangelical forces have
suddenly realized that there Is actu.
ally q great tract OF territory with
new conditions At the south OF us,
where any helpfnl friepdshfp frcra
MS WIN be welcomed, continued tue
bishop.
Indeed, one has . rist. to think
that b Our generation ,.iere will be-
gin "a be N south Anlsrica move.
ments parallel 70 the movements In
this land 50, so. 30 years ago. And,
n may speak Is q MethJ1ist, am
anticipating seeing Lntin.Americnn
circnit'yidsfs take possession Of those
great afeoS.g
gTh5ss 81 ~ Who attended the con-
ferent6 n Cuba declared j. f. Nc
Afee 81 the Presbyterian church, "are
accustomed 10 say that wonders were
wrought there. And there IRE 4
good many evidences OF II. Il was
seen Al the change Of sentiment on
the part Of leaders, and It was
marked also 10 the whole atmosphere
and temper Of the conference. II
some cases the changed attitude was
remarkable. In one session leader
arose and made an address which
was not very gratifying. At the close
Of that same session. the same man
arose 10 concluds the discussion. and
so changed was ne m his whole attis
tlido HAT toinp of as had difficuify.
An rec1<nizine him a. the same man.
One n1l1bIo 'resuit Of this meeting WAS
the taking Of initial steps for = cHn
fral, 11ified rnissIonaFy TRAINING
school where The youth from, the
whole i1'11d may come togefhcr ~
There has been greeter Cd xnpee N
cooperative N5II q Porte Rico than
Dcrf11 n. .'' & IS G's6 "a earth I said
Dr. Z. G. Barnes. secretary OF the
Baptist board. The task was not
70 transform the people bat to come
IA ~ sheipers. One q the markell
{Srfnrse Was thh active part taken
~ the Porto Ricans We fqpnd that
some pf those men were able to move
he whole company fae nobody from
the United States was able to do. They
alrtallf had 4 periodical Representing
five oI the commpnIpns. Only o9e|
Of the large communions was net 10
AZ End hat coinuunion decided while
We were there 70 join - 81
rschoais already in existence be
conIinoed were. adopted as the
schooI1 not a. adenonllnations but Of
the Nhole evangelical force In the
ItInhd The publishing house, already
IA existence, was put on larger
basis Cor efficiency; and In every d.
rocfibn there was notable advance IN
TIE way 81 cooperation, We believe
PORTO Rico viii be able 70, set the
pace fof al LarinsA America, II not for
Ell ihe world. IN Christian c2cpera-
re Lima PERU. we were within
1n6ft distance Of the old inQpisiflon
1uIItinRs,g declared Secretary 4. w.
Hai6eY 81 the Prtsoytetiap foreieI,
board The Anlerican minister At
Lima assured me that not 3 WORD
lad been said that any one could take
./1sDfioh 10. The conference pro-
..ced 4 most fayorable impression
Me have an opportunity now TO do
.|.t rreht bfz t1i1E8e
.[hS FnhSm1 congress Is really
Linz most Latin, American move
...|t o11oI 66fs. 1enf0red Secfe
...| G In1Sn. I'VE ind that wo
...f make over our ideas Of Chris
|.. cooperation and unity. This Is
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