EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 716, 15 January 1910, Page 9

EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES.

ANGLICANS .AND/ PRESBYTERIANS. A, very : significant exchange .of courtesies . between the" Anglican and ; tho Presbyterian Churches. -. took placo in Capo 'Town on October 24. The Synod of ; the. Anglican Church, of South Africa was in session in ; St. Goorgo's; Cathedral; and tho Capo Town Presbytery offered to, send to convey fraternal ,'greot- ; lugs. Tho offer ' was cordially' accepted, and members of tho Presbytery wcro'most warmly received;'the Synod, uprising , to wclcomothem.: Tho ministerial members wore gown, bands, and Degreo hoods, and tho Moderator (Rev. A. 13. Douglas), was' seated at tho Archbishop's right hand. Tho Moderator' and . Rev. Dr. M'Clnre. conveyed the Fresbjtory's felicitations,

.dwelling on the/growing spirit of: unity:, exhibited at tho Lambeth / Conferenco and.,.iu-,South-Africa". . The /Archbishop ".'■ " (Dr.: Carter) spoko.'in. tho most; cordial'■ ■■: ■'-■-./■" way of the pleasure which the visit of i'-' tli6s Presbytery . gave. . : Ho said ho ■ be-"/'-"' heved - his was no' formal greeting,- and ' oxpresscd..:, the -hope that tho /different //';'■: branches of. tho Church would co-operate'"/ .more and moro fully. .The divisions.-. of; /:. i the Church worp : due to conscientious ':. ' conviction,. but it. must not bo thought ;. ■/ tnat, these divisions were necessarily' per- * '.' mnnont.;. Possibly; in South : Africa, with. >"•,' / its pressing missionary problems; the way;/:-. for- union would- bo .prepared. .The :/ jnembcrs of the Presbytery were 'deeply..." V hnprbssod with the Archbish6n's evident-',/' sincerity. and his earnest -words.. ,/ '■•■ .- ' '■-'■■■