NEW AND OLD.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2181, 20 June 1914, Page 11

NEW AND OLD.

GHUROa MIQN IN SOOifcAND.' { Thfc Gkmimitteo qf t-lio fierieral As*- ? semfei.T of the Chinch ft' Scotland)' l which lias been negotiatiiig .with, the corresponding cohiinMco of "tins V'nitks .; Fi-c'& <3mf oh,, wet in Edinburgh in April.' last'to consider fch© fi'tijxi's.fcftle.nt of &«'; ■report to ba ..presented to' the i&n.eja:! Assembly, * . ' ' _ c 's , ho l .:tesm& ef ,fto draft coiisMtu," tiou ); whieli ji.ts proposed to make the : basis.o{ further eonferenee; wcrievfigre'efl. to (Silys the Lgndpii t'ti.o'. sobering, report of the Assembly-%;is practiqa.% cainplsted. Beth Sjjci- draft • and the report_&-r<s 'likelyjt».gfV6. ri.so._ft>; considerable -j&isctissfftn.. 4'fe>:;piisitiqn: of the extremists .itj both ha.s\. ■been pretty clearly doftnc'd* though In ■ neither Church arc, these grovipl' *cry' immerotts. Bui they are ; a : o ; tiv'Q. s ; and "it is the policy of the leadecs ■!&' 1 both Chntcbes to Wop the briiljgfircjit: wings apart as long as possibly ■ complete the strtraturß. of niiittiai 'agreii- ■. ffle-nt in tbo belief tlifit outstanding: points of controversy will, lie tlis.:§iiij']6pc : ,of satisfactory soirtpromiso iii llovolofi; ing stop? of: tlie. nfigotiStloivSiH' 4? '*?.ig "A.' very gr<!ii' 'rt"o.v*i)i.fe).ii;l- is 'b : mSii4'.' ; te meet with oppositrftu.-, anil 6;ppd,sifc'io'i'i> has its own $}:ac&>'^&s».;;&£■■ "'Scotsman." .t'lti js a .toistakft t<i. : riio.gT: tiify the ■s'pptisit.id'il -\v.liieTi lias niaiiit'csfr- ■ *d itself in sonis -quai:Wrs to ;fcVi& .union ■ ■Biowitowit. Tli.aft oppqSiKoff .haS-aflsei'i," ■mainly front ■ign.ol'ahce- iittt front .proju- ; dice- \V;lufli |b,o ignpta-neii of like aiwis : lot the tfoioij,' Conihlitfee.. l.P>s. b.ee.h tlis-'. .pe'llee}, fto opposition will .lose'ail'power' to i/liwsfftiOr' injur* tlife incvcffltafc. IV fwuld be to« ijiiaesii to /expect that, tho opposition will Jiis.a'Rp.ear. 'There wi\\.\ uh'ay.3 lip men iyho' are opposed ftj falfer' ■Sight .and tlho dehiafds of greiiit duty, I There .aro ilios'e Yvlro ']$g]j; on' : tlicj €li,urih -. .fhereiy_as ail *Mi>ii ■ Ht tlifiir case,, wjio. hate 'to be disturb* eij in tito eii|oy-»)ca : ti af. thii't ease;.- and Vfli.g are afraid tivst .unio:ii fl'oiiid nifian for tijeiis at roiisittg to will oppose union fo the last. i.J'ut ilio; fact that such ttcft o'p.pos.e ij i? the proJiiisd of \ka benefits irn;i(jri frm.iM : bring,, Xljeio thos'q -wli(!i 'aro the. Victihis of i p.'rejn.d'iccis, '\s%6, in the, «efmng of a -'Glußteh which teonid;. ■So remoyfid I'ronj. tlni Mena, of!'' political 'Strife, only Sep' the ftisap'' .pearunoe of. alt <!pp&.rt:ii'nity ,of narro*' tmlk. . But apart from tteso thftrc ■airs in toth Gtwreljcs a preponderating nnnrber arts filed ivitji tie s.pinit ■61 ■ ieAsJjna'MencS.sj, pdio a;r<s'' endea*ouriiig ■to free, tlienisekes frOra . :projti<33ces ( W:ho:s> ■fclmugfct is wliai is #a : £' oaii he. iJgtie,|o.r tlio ■OlvUTch. Snd 1 lor ;.t!io : people '.of Scollajid, .'and WJiQ Will iiai'l, M&i the opening iip .of a way: Uy wliieh the ClnJ..rcJi.es in Scotland cjiii ho 'brotight again to unityj and.'tO' -fiidwhich ■unity alp.ne eaii' 'b.iiiiig. : what, tte (Jlffrtih of Scotland GornniiMco profß'se; to da is 'to' .adjust thelf .00.!!stitutisn in one- ttater t!)6\ .Spheris Hf freedsn! ifi. j-efction to the': » State In doing so. tljej ifilj n> ■doubt', ■seo that the ancient ffistarfc statutes: Sre. m 4t&y «|lier riJspest kept in ttljir'-. right- pliieo, *j» ndiijstjirj.eiit n'jiifip.; fr-ij] be SitcTi as will satisfy tiiC! cOrttenst- \ 1-ngS.cf tho United Free. Glroreh* |or'. fjpaodoia. The Ciiirrc'h'*il ; l hato jail" over its owji faiili trad its oiyn ■interttfil avail's. Ji .Viji "he nfade aS : seenra ashiunau ingouuity -can ijiafco it aejoins't disasters at the bar of *s future: House of Losds, But it will raniain ■■ iiatwnaT, sewing _ the wlioliS 'nation qh, tho tortitarial priiic'inl'Oi irs'i'ng t L Jiq- ajieieiifc endowments for the rdigi.o.iisS: nesessities. of the aible to' :in*];o ■ its power feife to the ends of tho world,; ■ becaUso it will bo ahlo t;o readjust' and ', ■ rcfflrgiUjise its farpos, tu it ( the tira; itroat Clntrcives will f<w:tiso tjieir pvrlecji'. ■idea}s. The ftittire -Cliwrch of Scfj'tfand ' will bo oMj "preserving ite 'cfintinnijiy ■ with tiits ClVftrol) of th'c RfeforiKiitiok';. bearing flie- totlntony tfei 'tllft iiatioj't lusting ill Jts corpdl-is'to oitght ■ to render hpnsTtg.e Jo Goei. 1 But .it will bo new t'n that jf jviil he. freed .frftiH ■ alt external control., m niatiers «oI la : Mt,. 'loetrittO, tosfyli)MV, and. nwflt. Sivnie will call .jt old,* and ■■■sfo'irra. wilt call it new, hstt the '.right feigna*. Uoji'wiJlfe 'inew Ja <:vld.,' " ■ SiMco the above was written a hrief' sunwittry o=.f tho dfitetfs k\ the Ass<fin•Mies harfe apiwated hi The toj.tisie.N, tit lifiij:j l*nses ditfteriii'k.cd winoj-'itios ' tSTea'tcd tticmsoH'tSi hut after ail aiii*'; iiiatt'd. d!?ens'sroil fc. official Icadfei's Were fs«jjpßS;tetl in their paKey of cpn-., ci.Katwn and rai.iproei't.eJiient _' by over- ■ whotetog BirtjoiiWes. "Bw eritMsis took ; l,lio form of an attDinpt to fimJtrpjiy jlbc«' triiial aflfcmatiaiis in the colistlti'ititjH, j %»rri Balfoirr of BiraWgh, who prcsklecl oviiv tte fe'toMsfed Ch'urfeh. As* j ■stftibly, said that it was aliriost uii- ■ tJiinikaJito that ■ tiro Ghiirches,, hii'viiig ■ riiuoii' hi WDinjoß, ■ slioulS Sttifct .apart.'' j'isitli Assowhites ,p!is.sed 'WSolutipi;' ,a^' a .' nroving of tho;draft ;s'clicji.i'p. as'a. b.'asis.: Kf fort-her JifigotistiouS. Ah- ■..a;mei>d> mont in (lie Freo ClHiicih 'AsSoftilily; that Jiscsta'.Mishment nmst- hA ■ni.i.io-: coxtoiit 'tit ttlvittli, Hva:3 ■lie'Sai'i'vftl'ijy ah ■ cn'orwhdMihig majority. ■ .:;•;'; : :