Arizona republican., 1920-02-11

the woman expects to obey her lus- band as his bond servant. The sub iecton of woman is of the past, and equal basis, and they are no longer looked upon in the light of Isaac and Rebecca as the highest type of conjugal felicity and faithfulness.
 The Congregation Concordat
 Another subject of importance and interest which may be far reaching in it's results. was the step towards church unity taken in the cordial if not complete reception of what is known as the Congregations Concordat. Last year certain distinguished representa- tiveS of the congrega tional church and of our own communion met together and it was determined to try and real ize in practical way the Lambeth Chicago platform which was adopted as basis of church unity thirty years ago. During all these years there has been much discussion of the subject of unity In a practical manner. many representatives of our church have tried to promote christian. if not church unity, by praying and working with our brethren of other christian names. Ten years ago under the leader ship of the rector of Trinity church, New York, who has been a leader in this new movement towards unity, resolution was adopted by the general
  tablishment of the commission on faith and order which looks towards the ac- complishment of unity by seeking to bring together all the disunited churches of christendom in an ecumen- ical conference to discuss faith and or der of church government and doctrine in the hope of arriving at some agree ment that will make possible organized unity. The commission has been most industrious and persistent in trying to f~<a rrx- mt hut if iS hoped that in. the not remote future such a world wide convention can be held. All religious bodies have been more or less sympathetic with the ex- ception of the Roman Catholic church, but when unity has come to all the other religious forces of the world. even that church will be compelled to cooperate or else it will be isolated from all the active forces working for the fulfillment of the Masters great prayer for unity.
 Now it is proposed in the Congrega- tional concordat that ministers of that great religious communion, which ia the representative of the men who three centuries ago landed on Ply mouth Rock and those who a little later cast anchor in Boston harbor in order that they might enjoy religious and civil freedom and who have con tributed greatly to the christian civilization of this great republic, shall De DN DlSDODS OI our CnurCn to minister in their own church and also in ours. This is generous ac- ceptance of the principle of the historic espiscopate from christian body which seems most remote from our church in government, but which is nearest to us perhaps in it's general aims and pur- poses. and in it's broad and liberal in terpretations of doctrine. All around us is the cry for unity and brotherhood, for love and good will among the churches, and the nations of the world. Will our country and our church re- spond to this call?
 From a severe although not hostile criticism we are learning that in the opinion of many men and women the organized churches of Christ have not lived up as completely as they should to the spirit and teachings of the great founder of the church, or else this great world war would never have taken place with all the destructive forces succeeding which are now thwartinS our christian civilization.
 Sixteen centuries ago the Roman empire which was then almost coter- minous with the civilized world was converted to Christianity, but with this conversion there entered into the church which was now crystalized and centralized certain pagan and worldly ideas and ideals. The spirit of com promise was in the air. Administra- tion, doctrine and even morals were
  fluence of the pagan world upon it's own life. The simplicity, faith and reality of the early church derived from the master himself were departed from This was natural, but while the church grew rich and powerful it lost much of it's spiritual life. Unity and brotherhood. love and service, the healing of the bodies and souls of sick men and women, the preaching of the gospel of democracy, good will and ar al he 4E world unfolded in the Sermon on the Mount, The Lords Prayer, and the Golden Rule were to be the keynotes of the kingdom which our Divine Mas ter had come upon earth to reveal as the will and purpose of his Father and the Lords Supper is the outward sym bol of this unity. Love and service should bind the whole world together in Christian brotherhood and loyalty to the Master of us all.
 What may be allowed in times of war a military necessity may be no longer needed in days of peace. One looks with a certain apprehension upon what has recently taken place in the largest commonwealth and city in the country, where the right of peaceful possession and free speech has been de- nied to American men and women ask ing for release from prison of political offenders whom wholesale deportation Has OtcH TeSOTIeu IO ana the members only few in number of a recognized political party has been expelled from the state assembly, One need not be an anarchist. or even pacifist or a socialist to protest against such pro- ceedings and unwise. and unjust, and inconsistent to say the least, with the best traditions of this republic.
 Organization, Capitalization and
 Adaptation
 are needed for the effective carrying out of the great ideals of the early church. If any division of the Chris tian church fails, or it's true mission. grows state and sterile. it will surely be called before the judgment seat of God even as mighty empires have been called for their destruction. and upon its walls will be traced those fatal words once written on the palace walls of a worldly and faithless king in Babylon Thou art weighed in the balance and found wanting The tyranny of governments not repreSen- tative of the, whole people. but stand ing for militarfsm and class distinction,