Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-03-28
Or. ". A. SPALD|NG
HAD INTERESTING TRIP
Visited Home of His Boyhood - .
tend Important Conference
of Church People.

For man who has passed q.
meridian of life, and has been J,
situated and associated, as to hor.
almost forgotten that he had such
thing as a Christian name, or tha, !.
the way-past he had been know,
among the fellows" as "Slimp
Shorty" or "Spokes' or "Huekn !.
something else very descriptive. q,
such a man to drop in upon con
pany of gray haired-or no haired.
men and be greeted, and hear than
greeting each other by the same oil,
expressions that years before war,
familiar on certain college camnn,
or in years before were heard at n.
old Town" ball play ground or !,
the old swimming hole, down at II.
creek; | tell you it gives such a man
a curious feeling round the region,
of his heart.
That was what happened to The
writer when he dropped into Pitts.
burg, Pa, about the 10th of March
and met old Moth" CHS name |,
Miller), and Red" (his hair is whit
now, and Rob" and 10" ETC., etc
and he himself was slapped on The
back and called-------well the name
knocked a good forty years out d
time. Say, it was a grand and
glorious feeling"
What was going on in Pittsburg,
Well, several things of interest. But
the one thing want to tell you about
now is the conference, which LASTED
for two days, when men were talking
and praying about the plans for unity
of the christian, or church forces Of
the country, especially of the several
Presbyterian bodies, and more par.
ticularly of the two bodies known as
the Presbyterian" and the UNITED
Presbyterian" churches.
1t has been known by some people
for long time that these two Or
CARNATIONS are practically one In
doctrine and creed, with some minor
differences as to practice and the Gus
toms, not to say forms, of worship.
But the difficulties of the organic
union of these two bodies are always
many and not easily overcome Even
when these two organizations may be
churches of the same denomination In
the same town it is hard to get to-
9ether. How much more difficult to
get together is it, for great bodies,
comprising hundreds OF thousands Of
members, and thousands of churches,
covering the whole United States, and
having their missionary roots run.
ming into all the world, and having
thousands of educational, and other
interests everywhere.
But that was the problem the men
Of this conference had come to face
the possibility, the desirability, the
advisability of such an union of the
two great Presbyterian churches
named.
The spirit of the conference was
wonderful. An one speaker said we
were after the maximum of light
with the minimum of heat" and 50
good fellowship and kindness o.
spirit prevailed throughout.
Maybe as some folks would think
we did not seem to do much. There
were some great addresses from some
Big men. There was much prayer
and good deal of song. We dldnl
"Resolute" only to ask the people
all the people, of the churches 70
pray more. And some folks migh'
say that we didn't get anywhere
Well, possibly we have not yet "Ar'
rived" but if I do not misjudge the
spirit of that conference, and ths
character of the earnest men anC
women, gathered from all parts o.
the land, who counseled together rol
two days-fourteen hours-of con
tinued interchange of thought, thers
will come from it a great boost FOL
unity of Presbyterianism in TIM
United States, and incidentally for
closer unity of all christian protes'
tant denominations.
". A. SPALDING'
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