Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-06
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BOURNEMOUTH, England, July 5.
Two American clergymen voiced APP
pealS for cooperation between the
churches of the world at the Interna-
tional Congregational meeting today.
The ministers, assembled from many
countries, heard q stirring plea by
David Lloyd George, former British
prime minister and Liberal leader, for
church aid in dispelling international
distruSt and suspicion.
DR.. w. Z. Barton of FoXboro, Mass,
pastor emeritus of the First Church of
Oak Park, ILL.,, and former moderator
OF the National Congregational Coun-
Gil, noted churchman and author Of
biblical and other publications, speak
ing on church unity, said the first need
was 10 promote cooperation, and
even organic union. of the bodies which
had the most in common. Not a uni
formity, but a unity which permitted
wide dlverSlties was wanted, DR.. Bar
ton said
Refers to Lambeth.
Referring to the meeting Of bishops
Of the Anglican Church at Lambeth,
DR. Barton said the Congregationalists
were just as competent as the Lam
beth bishops to say on what conditions
the union OF the future must be
founded.
And whether the Lambeth bishops
say they will receive us or not" DR..
Barton said ave will not outlaw them.
If they draw circle that keeps us out,
we will draw one that takes them in
There We will stand. Lambeth agreeing
or dissenting. as the case may be. May
the Lord bless Lambeth and give to its
bishops more wisdom than this council
has sometimes had, to say nothing
about that degree OF wisdom which has
hitherto been withheld from Lambeth. ;"
DR.. w. Z. GilrOy of Boston, Mass,
said the Congregationalists were not so
much concerned about unity with the
Church OF England as unity among
the free churches. The best way to make
progress, DR.. Gilroy said. was along the
lines OF federation. In America. he
said, they were building up larger COM
munties and greater corporations
among the free churches, and greater
progress would BE- made in that direc-
ton than by Scrapping their congrega-
tional liberties.
Resolution Is Adopted.
A resolution adopted by the council
was sent to the Archbishop of Canter-
bury praying for the day when diff
cultieS i'll the way of complete fellow
luton sent to him and to the bishops
ASSEMBLING for the Lambeth conference
read:
We have prayed that out of your
deliberations there may come decisions
which shall be for the good not only
of your own great church but for the
blessing of ChriStendom."
The resolution further dealt with the
subject of unity.
Lloyd George, after asserting that
every country in the world was pre-
paring> for war. and that there were
more trained men for war in Europe,
Asia and America than before the ca
taStrophe of 1914, declared:
Hears Sound of Weapons.
; 81 speak from personal experience
when say that although I have gone
to live in quiet place in Surrey.
1 hear every day the rattle of machine
guns in one camp, the hoarse roar
of cannon in another, and, carried
by the westerly breeze, hear the boom
of naval artillery from the direction
OF Portsmouth, and the drone of air.
planes.
That is going on in every civilized
land on earth. 1t is really time the