Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1919-03-27
(Literary Digest.

N&sINe NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AT CntE5Ch UNI
ion WITH the Episcopal convention of
1910 decided upon. and which was
about to be put into execution in 1917.
is once. more revivifsed. Three bishops
sofs the Protestant Episcopal Church
We're booked to leave New York BY the
steamship Aquitania on her mst re.
turn trip, says the New York Evening
Post, to visit Rome and the Near East,
ito arrange conference TO bring
about unity between the Russian.
Greek and Roman Catholic churches
and the Protestant churches Of the
world 1t is recalled that this will
be the first time since the reign OF
Henry VIII, that Anglican bishops
have waited pom the Pope The Ev-.
ening Post proceeds:
Attic no definite plan OF nnityadsi
to be presented at this time, 1t is said
that the churches propose an applica-
ton OF the league OF nations TO the
religious denominations of the world.
Such an arrangement. 1t is pointed out,
would permit coordinate action in
large matters, facilitate missionary,
work by cooperative effort, and at the
same time preserve, as far as the diff
ferent religions sects wish, the sectar-
ian principles a they exist
Bishop David III. Greer, Of the do.
cese of New York. represents the com
mission as having no definite plan, but
al. n,,.,,ar;,,or sec 80 4 /, /, FC,, q
future conference on Christian unity,
This union locks to be representative
OF all Christian communions through
out the world. The Rev. DR.. Edward
M. stires, OF ST. Thomas's Episcopal
Church. is quoted as saying:
"A league of Observation-Disclosures is
a moral obligation which has too long
been avoided. AT this hour it is a NOR
al necessity II the Church Is to help
the world to live the ideal for which:
millions Of brave men died, IL the
Church is to give to a wise and just
spiritual sanction without which 1T
viii be a short-lived sham. 1t is, OF
Justly seek the union Of our nearly re-
but we might more wisely and more
urgent invitation be offered Z Rome,
course, proper that a courteous and
lated spiritual brethren OF the great
Protestant communion
The mission is looked upon as a step
in the way of unity, at least to the ex-
tent that the socal1ed Catholic or
Hgh- Church party and the Low
Church party Of the. Episcopal Church
are in complete accord From infor-
NAL negotiations 1T is believed that
the Russian and Greek churches are
in sympathy with the movement. Also,
1T is recalled that the Holy See ex-
prest it willingness to co~operateSin a
movement toward Christian unity, In
a letter from the Papal Secretary of
State totDr. Charles s.. Mcfarland, ex-
ecutive secretary Of the Federal Co1n-
ell Of the churches of Christ in Ameri.
ca, and the present commission is ex
pected to take advantage OF those ear
Tier negotiations in presenting the plan
to the Pope
The incident is not lost OF the Bal
imore Sun, which is not inst visible to
the problem confronting It's clerical
brethren. 1t sees that. "in point Of
fact, church unity is bothsfar easier
and far more difficult than the forma.
ton OF a League of Nations
ut is far easier because their is al.
ready a certain formal alliance be.
tween all the members OF the Chris
tan faith, which constitutes them all
units in common family and the ex-
tension OF which involves less seorflict
of interest and less sariflce than ma
tions would be called to make by in
ternational union; But 1t is also hard
err because OF the pride and naunghti-
ness Of the human heart. And yet If
Christianity is not to fail now.in the
face of the greatest crisis andSobllga-
tion which have we're confronted it,
lit must get together on some broad
working basis, it must form a spiritu-
al union that will make 1t a vital and
everyday influence in the lives Of
all the millions who profess and call
themselves Christians ~
The Christian Church is now in the
attitude OF the young man Who threw
himself on his knees before Jesus and
asked, What must / do to be saved?'
1t is aroused to its sense OF need, to
a OF Its shortcomings, to the
tremendous demand for a new scheme
Of life. for a revision Of it's old routine
and fnethods. 1t must do something
to be saved. and 1t must save itself
before It can save others. The hope,
~fulness Of the situation is found in the
change that has come over the spokes,
men Of religion in The last year or SO
AT the beginning OF the war mos Of
them resented the suggestion that tie
Christian churches were iii any de.
gree to blame for the outbreak of hell
l ishnesssAM with aes.ord at once
began to make xcuse Few, IL any
Of them, were willing Il admit that &c
~clesiastical Journalism. ukewarmness
~wcrldliness. = denominational riv.
Il a1rv ard 7iannnafnn had anvfhinx r.