The sun., 1918-09-16
BISHOP GORE URGES
ONE GREAT CHURCH
Predicts Lasting Peace After
ChristendOm Shall Unite
in Catholic Spirit.
MUST FIGHT WAR TO END
Supports President Wilson's
Aims and Wants Class Bar
riers Swept Away.

A league Of nations to enforce peace
and preserve the civilization OF the
world must be formed after the present
war, l'1t no league Of nations will be
sufficient in itself to do this unless II
be based on the universally Of the
brotherhood of man. in which denomina-
tionalism. sectarianism, class distiEe-
lions and sex barriers are broken down
and Christendom reunited in one great
catholic church.
Briefly paraphrased the foregoing
was the message delivered yesterday in
his first sermon to an American congre-
cation by the Right Rev. Charles Gore.
Lord Bishop OF oxford and one Of the
leading ecclesiastics OF England, from
the pulpit of st. James's Episcopal
Church. Madison avenue and Seventy
first street.
Bishop Gore. who Is in America on
the invitation OF the National Committee
on Churches and the Moral Aims Of the
War, in the course Of his sermon paid a
tribute to the achievements Of the
American army abroad In its efforts to
hasten a peace that would permit the
establishment of the universal brother
hood OF man.
The mere brotherhood Of nations will
not secure the future peace Of the
world unless 1t is universal brother
hood. based on a catholic chWch," said
the speaker.
Would Back President Wilson.
The Bishops sermon was an appeal
to the Christian churches of America to
summon their forces to back President
Wilson in his plan for a great league
OF nations and to use their entire
weight and influence in defence and
support OF such a plan.
England could not have stayed out
of this war" the Bishop continued. 1--WE
could not lift our heads II she had. We
have the blessing OF God on our cause,
but this war is a disgrace to Christian
ity. and a few years ago we could
hardly have realized II possible. Never
theless. We must humiliate Germany's
military autocracy and fight to the very
end that II may never be possible again.
This great war has brought us to n
greater realization and closer to the
divine providence OF God. Here we find
France and Belgium Of the Roman union
fighting Catholic Austria: Protestant
nations against Protestant nations nom
Christian nations aligned with Christian
nations; classes araigued against
classes. This Is what brings thoughtful
minds to realization OF the great
question: What must be done to save
the civilization OF the world?'
Making World n super-Nation.
Your great President is the great
prophet of the league of nations. In the
league OF nations ] can see the reunit-
ing of Christendom into one catholic
church. with all denominations and &C.
clesiastical groups proclaim!ng as one a
universal fellowship Of man. with no
barriers. There will be Jew, Greek, bar
barian and all nationalities. sects, creeds
and classes asserting universal fell
lowship and making the world super
nation
Bishop Gore declared that class dis
tinction was fast crumbling and that sex
barriers had been broken down He re-
ferred to the fact In England. since the
outbreak of the war. the right to vote
had been granted to women. but added
that there was still the arraignment Of
classes.-ea pital and labor-but be held
the ultimate hope that conditions in this
respect shall be bettered after the war
Bishop Gore. who Is staying at the
Yale Club, will go to Camp Upton to-
day.