A CIGANTIC TASK.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 918, 10 September 1910, Page 9

A CIGANTIC TASK.

.-' ;ONECHRIST, ONE;CHURCH:-;; .: Twenty-four,;' American Episcopalians kave'undertakeri'atask so big that' riot one. of'.them.Expects,', to; live: to see: it .completed. - ■•■Tlieii-' .undertaking;; which' has 'been; formally; incorporated ■ (says the. New. York, -.'correspondent of: the •':;- Baily, Telegraphed/is, :to.;bring:; ; abbut a-union; of Christians' all'over -the world ?7-Protestarit, y&r'eek: Catholics',:;-Roman Catholics,;.everybody,:Everywhere: '•■-. The . "Christian; Unity: foundation,■".: as the societyis called, would discard all names Mid ! 'sects>.and : make:simply .one.:big religious body..;Tivelvebf- the.twenty-four 'are. clergymen,. and;.twelve..laymen. '.;.Of the ;nrst twelve'halfij'are..bishops .and the ;■; other. half!:Y.presbytera,v.',and;: all schools, ; High; 'Broad, .'./ and ; :Low/ are . represented;, among;; the •elude lawyers', meii" of. science, bu'siiieV 'men, capitalists;: and one each/from, the Army , and. Navy, ; ;The; bishops.' are those of ;New York^ibahy,-Newark, Chicago,' Southern:-Ohio,: ; and Bishop,; GdurtneyV formerly of '■ Nova.'Scotia,.:now rector;of ;St.-';''James's"'CHTir'ohi'v : NeV./'Y6'rt;.W"iTlie' 'first meetihg'.which',.led ! to the. la'unch;ing ,of' .the; prbjectywas.h'eld'.in New. l'ork; on;.-February.; 20.'::; About itwehty . persons ;:werepresontj; ; ;and:- a : .committee; of:organisation- was::apppi'nte<L- Bishop Courtney,..presided,:;'and',after 'the; in- 1 corporation : will::be-'elected: president..'bf, the,■-foundation.' 'One:layman,!has'airi-' .derwrittiin;, the.'7initia!,;.ex'penses-toi-the extent: ;.of:;£2opoiv:and;: a, :bainpaign ; ; ;tp establish Van'"endowment will-be:begin forthmth;i';.No.''series\.df.; public-.;meet^ ! ings:.willvbe undertaken''just; yet.Voniy; research'..work wilPbe; 'done, ■•': and .'coh.ferences. of the leadersVheld.; An effort, .is :beihg;.madeyor-:a:'c6nference.of: the leading /Presbyterians ■ -.'• •: Greater;: hopes 'are entertained,: of .'bringing; th'e.:Epis.copalians and';. the;vPresbyteriankVto-; .gether than: The:':tremen-' dojis; difficulty: ,bf.Hhe'--task, is "''indicated'when it; is, explained Hhatun.'the:,United! States/alone there,are : nearly' 200 'in-' .'dependent . bodies;. and l eachyear sees- additions, ,-' Organic ; Christian unity is; recognised .almost as-'an"im-possible, perhaps; an:;unuesifable,' ideal.; Nbt a few.; declare that; ; one! organisation' ;vybuld. rannical, and tbat : more divisions would result,:... ■ ri : ' ..::::;■';.•:;:-•:;.: