The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-08-10
Church Union
Nearer, Report Says

Chicago, Aug. 9 (By the Associated
Tress) Church union and the pos
sibility of all Christcndom recognize
ing one creed appear to be a step
nearer than they have for many CEN
turies according to n report of the
commission on the World Conferencel
OH Faith and Order which will be sub
mitted to the general CONVEX ton Of
the Episcopal Church in Portland
Oregan., next month.
The report announces there will be
meeting in Washing n, ID. c., inl
May, 1925, of delegates from nearly
hundred denominalicrs, from a
score of countries, to discuss he pos
S.bilities IF Christian union. This will
be reconventiOn of the bcIy which
net in Geneva IN 1920. OF this $ath-
ering the report says 'dscp differ
ences were manifested hut al were
convinced that great progress can be
made" At the Washington confer
ence all the denominations present at
Geneva are expected, including AnTli-
can, Baptist, Congregations Geek,
Armenian, Disciples, Eastern nrtho-
doX Friends, Lutheran, Methodist,
Presbyterian and Reformed churches.
Before the conference meets the com
mlttee suggest that fundamental
| questions shall be discussed, n, report
| suggests are:
&c
will be necessary in reunited
church?
~. Is statement Of this o.c faith
in the form of creed necessary OF
desirable?
"3. If so, what creed should be
used? or what other formulaly would
be desirable?
Il. What are the proper us, IS of a
creed and of a confession of faith?
Until Christians are agreed as to
what the church is and the place and
function of creed,'' the report con-
tinucs, ut seems futile to take UP
other. 1t has been well said that there
is no church which has not something
of value to give to its sister churches
or to receive from them. If we believe
that, let us tests its truth.
"At Geneva it was proposed that
special commissions should be created
for the study of doGmatic. historical
and lithurgical questions. md those
concerning ministerial oricr; mi al
thorities, as affecting Sha NT~rnnccs
between Christian comm Iriora; and
that negotiations should hc opened
between related communionS for eos
er fellowship as a step toward the
goal of complete union.
"The Eastern Orthodox churches
are now very hopeful as to the World
Conference.
can encyclical letter of the Holy
Orthodox Eastern church of Constan-
tinople was issued in 1920, urging the
promotion Of closer relations of
friendship among the churches, and TO
that end, (a) the acceptance of uni
form calendar; (b) the exchange of
brotherly letters; (c) more friendly
intercourse between the representa-, !
tives of the various churches; (d) an
intercourse between theological
schools, and the exchange of theolog-
ical and ecclesiastical periodicals.;
(e) the exchange of students between
the seminaries Of different churches;
f) the convcning of PAN Christian
conferences to examine questions of
common interest; (g) imparton and
historical examination of doctrinai
differences; (h) mutual respect for
the customs and usages prevailing IN
each church; Cd mutual permission
for the use of places of prayer and
Of cemeteries; G) the settlement Of
he nucSt ton of mixed marriages; anil
'k) the mutual support of the
churches in the work of strengthening
religious belief, of charity and the
like. A favorable reply was made to
this communication"