El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-29

lions any OF the leaders OF any relig-
/ ious bodies Of note and influences
I These Episcopal workers for unity ana
I the conference say they have received
assurances from practically every re-
Iugious body in the world that Is on a
l christian basis that its leaders sympa-
IthiZe with the plan. and IN the state
| meut in question they say the war has
Ichauged nothing OF Importance. 10 pre-
vent unity. 1t is expected as result
I OF this deputation, that some progress
will be made toward fixing the time
and place for the holding OF the pro-
posed great meeting.
Baptists Want vast sums
| A big question IS 70 come before
] Baptists OF the northern states, when
lthey meet this coming Nay In Denver.
III Is the closer utilization between
| four or five Independent missionary
societies and what is called the North
I ern Baptist convention It Is ex-
planned that for many years Baptist
societies went each its own way, often
competitive and overlapping IN their
efforts. These evils were CORE ted in
I part. and then came In a convention,
3 in theory a legislative body, in prac-
I tice a mere platform on which EoCie
/ ties made their annual reports Year
D by year the convention has grown
stronger, and has added legislative
: powers Now Baptlsts hold the time
I 10 be ripe TO give a central authority
e SUN more power ana 10 NlAAalaa "A AEAG=
I gate body that viii really speak for
I Baptlsts. and have the right 10 func-
ton their work II IS said 70 be like
B ly that the new and final plan will be
adopted at Denver, and Baptist work
I ers are laying plans 10 meet new con-
ditions.
/ In financial matters Baptist Iaymen
are taking more advanced stand than
T perhaps business men are taking in
any other bodies Last year. TO insure
b their societies against deficits, they
raised $1,000, 600 or more on their own
/ account They thus obtained a place
n the affairs OF their convention. and
/ this spring are trying TO Secure So
900. 900 in even figures. This sum. added
to the usual SIS 600 OF society 5udE-
cts. makes s6.Oo0.000. which Il IS pur-
posed TO have in hand by the Denver
meeting or before Laymen are wait
Ing 20 see how much churches viii
give by March 81, and then they are
TO do their speeding up In April As
result OF all OF these forces, e prac-
teal remakinE Of Baptist affairs,
those OF the north at least. viii be en-
tered upon a. Denver in MAY Activi-
ties TO these ends obtain at the mo-
ment all along Baptist lines.
Back WusonIan Plan.
I The religious weeklies are baking
The league OF nations, and expressing
the belief that they represent IN so
doing the sentiment OF most OF the
100000 OF church members in Amer
lea This IS the case with weeklies
OF Roman Catholics Congregational
lists. Presbyterians. Baptists. Meth
odists and Episcopalians-am OF the
large bodies Hardly a dissenting
note IS to- be found in the Catholic
News the eEatlonalist." the
b Living Church" the Continent" the
Waterman and Examiner" and the
Methodist Christian Advocate" II IS
/ true OF the official periodicals. where
there are such, and also OF the sub
sidiary and smaller papers in the re-
spectFe bodies Several deplOrs mis-
takes made. as they say. BY president
wilson. and al talk about Christian
and church solutions being after all
+ the only ones Here. for example, IS
the stand taken by the Living
Church" the Continent" and the
. Catholic News" all representative
o The league OF nations Is a mission
ary proposition II assumes burdens
by those able TO bear them. and light
I ems those OF the weak. The wording
/ OF the constitution OF the league may
T Be detective, but Il can be modified.
Mhen there vas danger. very aPpar-
ent, that II France and England did
not stop the Huns Il would be Up to
America to do Il, president Wilson as
sumed burdens relating TO the peace
OF Europe and OF the world. and the
. congress backed him in all he said
3 ing been assumed in time OF danger, Il
Z 3 no time 70 scuttle when the inne-
diate DANCER is passed Churches
oesplse cutters Finally, observes the
Living Church" the objections Of
ulted States senator have a familiar
I ring. They sound like objections OF
religious stand patters. These rellE-
3 ious papers do not 90 into the realm
/ OF politics. but nine IN ten OF them
/ back the league.
PreshyterianH to Unite.
A movement. said TO be promising.
T is on foot this spring to unite Off
cially the United Presbyterians and
/ the Presbyterians OF the south Talk
I has been heard for some years. but
d this year plans have been uerfected
3 IN Pittsburg, where the Uniteds have
headquarters. and they are to come
before the general assemblies OF both
bodies in Nay. Efforts are making
3 also 20 bring both into line with the
larger Presbyterian body OF the north.
Against the latter, however, the
Z Uuiteds have already raised the CRY
l OF the Huns They admit the Presby-
terrain church TO contain some law
I lessness and unbellef. IN spots but
I they add that these are not desperate
7 or dangerous. says a foremost Pres
I oFterlan leader Ninety percent OF
Presbyterians OF al names are loyal
I TO the fundamentals OF the faith once
l delivered 70 the saints"
me Pres oyterlans OF the south num-
[ Der some 100000, with their greatest
strength in Tennessee. Kentucky. Vir-
ginia and Georgia The United Pres
] byterians are $4,000 strong. and con-
I lined in overwhelming proportion TO
l Western Pennsylvania They are,
however, a power in missionary az
fairs, especially foreign ones, out OF all
I proportion to their numbers A few
years ago the Pres5yterians OF the
north captured the Cumberland rPes-
north captured the Cumberland Pres
lily holted. and now the south and the
I Cniteds are saying they want no union
UNLESS and until there ceases TO be any
considerable minority at all tt IS re
garded as certain that Initial steps
toward union VIII be taken this May
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