RE-UNION OF CHURCHES

Hokitika Guardian, 31 December 1923, Page 1

RE-UNION OF CHURCHES

V UHIlt ALI AN AND K.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION, AI'STK ALIA X OPINION. SYDNEV, Dec. 29. flic heads (il tin' various denominations commenting ( ,n the cabled re-terem-es to a church. union welcome the si sews lion of unit y. Imt realise that, almost iu.-iUrmoiuif.aMc obstacles ar oil! th< "av Vi-chf-h-hop lo lly a••th 1 1 » union ol t’lirb. turns would ho aecouiplishcd only nil a basis which accepts uwi outstanding dogmas of the Catholic faith. One is the belie I' in the union ol ilie two-fold natures ol Jesus f hrist amt the secoiul is the belief in an infallible church with an infallible head established bv our land. Doctor hand. Anglican Bishop of Bathurst. opines that any conference engaged on the points of difference must iic helpful, as the work of union cannot begin until the preliminaries have been discussed. Doctor Wentworth Shields. Bishop of Armhlulc, says iliat the Archbishop of Canterbury's remarks give a caution that the. negotiations ran only proceed slowly and deliberately as many da lifters are ahead. Keen the unity of the Cliurcli of England itself might be imperilled. Obviously, there can be no real reunion of Christendom unless the Roman Church is included. The Reverend Walters, ol the l nilarian Church says: “The Anglican Churili ran associate itslf with the Roman Catholic Church only hy becoming Roman Catholic as Koine will never come to us.'' SYDNEY. Dec. 21). Archbishop Wright declines, at present, to discuss the cabled messages. M Ef.IJOC R NE. Dec . 29. Archbishop Harrington l.ces said that no doubt Archbishop Wright would make a jironouncenieiit. in duo time, but lie welcomed the eonlerrneo at, .Millions as il afforded an opportilTlitv for an exchage ol brotherly opinions which would lead to a more complete understanding among Christian people and make the brotherhood of the Christian world a fact instead of in ideal.