THE KIKUYU CONCORD.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1953, 9 January 1914, Page 5

THE KIKUYU CONCORD.

AND THE HIGH CHURCH CONTROVERSY. j By Teleeraph—Press Areociattai—Cojjyrlght London) January 7. The Right Rev. G. H, Frodsliam * (Bishop of North Queensland), in a letter to tlio newspapers, believes that i a schism in the Anglican Church is in i nowise likely, and in re-echoing the - Primate's appeal, doplores tlio iirraoccs--0 sary controversy. D i At the East African Conference which drafted the much-discussed Eikuyii Concord, there were present representative!! of the Church of England and the Scottish Church, the (American) Africa Inland Mission, the Friends' Industrial Mission, the United Methodists, the Lutheran Mission, and the Seventh-day Ariventists. The Bishop of Uganda was in the chair, and the Bishop of Mombassa was also 1 present. The Universities' Mission to i Central Africa, refused to send a representative. The gathering resolved upon the formation of a Federation ef Mis- . sionnry Societies, and- that "the basis of il federation shall consist in the loyal «e----ceptance of the Apostles' and Nicene [. Creeds as a general expression of Chris- ., tian belief." "IJegulnr iidraitiistratiou of i I lie two Sacraments by outward signs and ' a common form of Church-' organisation'!e were also urged. Another resolution ran as follows:—''All recognised as ministers within our Chinches shall be welcomed ns visitori to preach in other federated churches.". After the conference the Holy y Communion was celebrated in the «vene ing in the Scottish Church at Kikuyu by Is the Bishop of Mombassa. The sermon was preached by a minister of the Scots tish Church, nnd nil the delegate re- "■ wived tha Holy Communion from the hands of the Bi*hoj),