The New York herald., 1922-03-13
DEFENDS METHODIST
INVASION OF ROME
DR.. Burrell Recalls Days When
Dutch Banned Catholics
in Manhattan.
ROOM IS SEEN FOR ALL
Pastor Doesn't Expect Unity
agree to Differ and Keep
Sweet

]. Srhe world Is big enough for all de-
ton Church TO find a field in which TO
work, DR.. David James Burrell, pastor
of Marble Collegiate Church, Fifth ave-
nue. and Twenty-ninth street, declared
yesterday in preaching on Protestant
ism in Rome" He said:
THE European commissioner of the
knights of Columbus has returned from
a sojourn of three years across the
water and brings the report that the
foreign policy of the Vatican is TO pre-
vent the evangelical invasion Of Iraly.
An enthusiastic drive has been under
taken to raise 81 200, 900 to pursue the
policy of his Holiness in keeping The
Protestants out of Italy, and partieu
larly Rome, the center of the Roman
Catholic Church.
The first objection was the building
which the Methokfsts proposed to erect
on the Monte Mario hill, which, it vas
said, would mar the skyline OF the city.
Then it was reiterated that Rome was
preempted by the Romans. 1t appears
that the Methodists have been dreaming
for years of preaching the gospel in
Rome. but they have been hindered
until now.
rs there any preemption right in any
gospel part OF this world of ours? In
the early part OF the seventeenth cen
tury Philip H. issued a caveat in EIol-
land that no Protestants should be
allowed to enter the country: but Hol-
land is Protestant to-day. At about the
same time Dutch were coming to this
country On Manhattan Island they
nlacarded that no Catholics were al
lowed: but there are plenty of Catholic
church spires in Manhattan to-day.
1T IS not question of the many great
differences separating the Protestants
end the Roman Church, the Ro,ran
Church and the Greek Church and one
denomination from another in the uni
versal church. All these divisions are
due directly or indirectly to differences
in definition of the church. There is
only one church in the world There
never has been more than one church in
history. 1t is the great invisible church
made UP OF those not on the rosters OF
churches but on the Lords Book of Life
We speak OF the visible church whose
subdivisions we see."
With the interdenominational differ
ences. DR.. Burrel said that the principal
question is whether or not the churches
can get together.
VI MOI 50 sure tilAt We can, ne SAID.
AT any rate, il we do get together it
will not be on the basis OF compromise.
There are great differences between
us--not only between the Roman Church
and ProteTants but between the Greek
Church and all other branches of the
Christian Church. such differences as
viii prevent unity In the sense of uni
forrrity so long as human nature lasts
For men are as sheep. To attempt
uniformity by strong bands and clamps
would be going against nature. against
lserfy and conscience. There can be no
compromise OF truth"
OF the ways In which to argue differ
ences of opinion between neighbors.
competitors or any one, he said he
believed the best is to agree to differ
and keep sweet"
The things I believe Tn bound to
stand for-as sweetly as can," he said
we are not going to unite on any basis
or serious competition in Rome. Greater
New York or anywhere