# Lehre und Wehre_St. Louis Missouri_Mai 1913_S229
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

Kirchlich⸗Zeitgeschichtliches. 22⁰

the only true and authorized ministers of Christ, and our less than
1.000.000 members. with the Greéeks and Romans. constitute the only true
Church.“ — Allerdings — nebst andern Gründen. E. P.

Wie unionistisch und zerfahren die Episkopaltirche ist, tritt im fol⸗
genden wieder vor die Augen. ²e Mronicte in Poughkeepsie, N. H., hatte
Kritik geübt an der katholisierenden Richtung innerhald der Kirche und an
dem Bestreben, mir Gewalt ihrer Kirche den Namen „katholisch“ zu vin⸗
digieren. Der Curehmar meint, eine große Anzahl ihrer Glieder habe
das nicht anders auffassen können als politelx asking them to withdraw
Trom the Pretéstant Episcopal Church. and bidding sthem to seek the com⸗
munion of the Roman Catholie Church“. Tägliche Blätter hätten die Ge⸗
schichte auch breirgerreten, und es herrsche große Aufregung. Und das sei
um so mehr fatal gerade zu dieser Zeit. It is péculiarly unfortunate
at a time when the big question of church unity is being broached under
the leadership of our oëπn Church. If our Church is not big enough to
retain within its borders ur oen members. we cannot very reasonably
expect to attract to us the members of other churches. Weeshall be bidden
to heal our ovn divisions. It is our confident assurance that the large
majority rf our church peopleé desire first of all peace and unity among
ourselves, and that they areé determineéd that no question of name shall
endanger this péace and unity. Epon such a foundation more and more
of Our number may look forward to the peace and unity of all Christians
as the great desire of our hearts. We deploré any uttéerance that may
militate against this development. and feéear very much that the article
in question will be understood. or misunderstood, if vou will, to bring
about just such an efféct. We have too much réspéct for the position
held by the Catholic Parts' in our Church. we have too much affecetion
for tbem personally, to allow such an EXtremé statement as that in Tye
Chronieιte to go unquestioned. We have agreed Wwith much that YRe
Chromele has stated in its previous issues, but for this very reason we
emphasize our disagréement with the editorial in question. We may and
do differ from many of tlie opinions and utterances of the Catholie Party.“
but we are glad to assert our helief that thereé is a sideé of the truth in
their position which our Church as aà hole cannot afford to lose, and we
give them the same fréeedom that we ask of them. We believe that the
Catholie side of our Chureh and the Protestant side belong together. We
believe in a church big enough to contain them both, and we deplore any
effort tending to sever our fraternal and organized union.“ E. P.

Die interdenominationale Konferenz protestantischer Missionen, die in
dem sogenannten Latin America Mission treiben, hat sich bei Gelegenheit
ihrer Sitzung in New Nork am 12. und 13. März darüber ausgesprochen,
Why it believed foreign missions of the Protestant faith to be justifiable
in these countries, even granting that the papal church is à branch of
Christianity“. Dargelegt wird: In all of them that communion has been
the dominant religious influence of centuries. But we also find — for rea-
sons into which we néeed not enter here — that the vast majority of the
people of Latin America, especially the men, claim no vital relation, and
acknowledge no allegiance, to the Roman communion. Religious indif-
ference, agnosticism. and infidelity, especially in the more enlightened
Latin-American countries, have laid a strong hand upon most of the