Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21
CHURCH UNITY PLAN.
FA|LSAT LAUSANNE.
Delegates Refer Report on
Subject to Continuation
Committee. 81

by the Associated Press.
LAUSANNE, Switzerland. August
c0.-Obiections TO a committee report
Brent, Protestant Episcopal Bishop OF
"The IJnitv of Christendom in Relation
TO Existing Churches" provoked such
heated discussion in the closing nours
of the World Conference on Faltn ana
Order late today that its acceptance
for immediate transmission TO the
churches was prevented.
Instead. the conference finally COM
rron7ised by receiving the report, OUT
referring it to the continuation com,
,,,ittne for further consideration and
possible amendment
Five preceding reports dealing with
the Gospel. the nature of the church,
the sacraments, the ministry ana the
.reeds were accepted by the conference
with minor amendments and VIII be
sent to the ninety or more churches
represented here.
Platform for Movement.
The findings which caused the de-
bate formed in effect a platform Tor
The entire movement Of church unity.
The opposition was led by Frederic {.
NIorehouse of Milwaukee, an EpSCo-
went beyond the general understand
ing of the function of the conference,
since they presented a definite plan for
reunion. He maintained that this was
not contemplated by the preamble
UNANIMOUSLY adopted earlier in the day
which made a call to Christians, espe-
cially TO the women and young folks,
to help in bringing the churches
closer together. This preamble was
written by Right Rev. Charles H.
Brent, Protestant Episcopal Bishop of
Western New York, who is chairman
of the conference.
Several other American Episco-
palians and Anglicans supported Mr..
Morehouse. with arguments for accept
ance of the report coming chiefly from
non-conformist delegates.
DIR. Timothy Lew, the Chinese dele
gate, who is widely known in the
United States, then indicated that he
would withdraw his previous votes
accepting the five other reports UNI
less this sixth report similarly was
accepted. The situation was saved by
the action of Mr.. Morehouse in NOV
ing TO refer the report to the con
tinuation committee, to which all the
delegates, including DR.. Lew, agreed.
One of the last acts of the confer
ence was to recommend to the con-
tinuation committee that the reports
and preamble be printed in Greek, SO
that they might be more easily under
stood by the members of the Eastern
Orthodox Church.
Good Will Speeches.
The sessions, which have lasted II
days, closed with series of brief
speeches of Fluctuations and good will
by the leaders of the various denomi-
nations, who agreed that the confer
ence had achieved important progress
toward church unity, although con-
scious of the many difficulties to be
overcome.
The conference will officially close
tomorrow with a service at Lausanne
Cathedral.
Bishop Brent, at today's session,
was reelected chairman of the con
tinuation committee. Additional APP
pointments to the committee included
the Rev. Robert Bagnell of Harris
burg, Pa: the Rev. Albert w. Palmer
of Oak Park. ILL.,; Bishop Edward L.
Parsons Of San Francisco, the Rev.
George W. Richards of Lancaster, Pa;
the Rev. Edmund D. Hopper of Duke
University and the Rev. w. B. Smiley
Of Rochester, Pa.