A CHRISTIAN UNION.

A CHRISTIAN UNION.

The tentative proposal made by the International Christian Endeavor convention for the amalgamation of this society with the Epworth League and the Baptist Young People's Union may become one of the most important of modern evangelical movements. It would be difficult to devise any better plan for carrying out the predominant purpose of this notable gathering - the evangelization of the world - than a Christian union of the young men and women of all the churches represented by these three societies.

And why should such a union be a difficult matter? The suggestion comes from the oldest of the three, from the one which has not restricted its membership to a single evangelical church; from the one whose name best befits a non-secretarian Christian brotherhood. "Christian Endeavor" so completely embraces all who would work to evangelize the world. It is broad, free from even a suggestion of dogma, catholic as the teaching of Christianity's founder, as simple yet all-inclusive as the Sermon on the Mount. It stands for the "whosover will" of the devine Nazarene.

Nothing of a narrow sectarian character should place an obstacle in the way of this amagamation. Every person who is identified with a Christian church ought to do all in his power to bring it about. It would be impossible to estimate the power for good that such a union would wield. The world needs it; Christianity itself needs it. Wide as has been the beneficent influence of each of the independent organizations of Christian young people, it would be wholly exlipsed by the beneficence of a Christian union of all who are endeavoring to uplift themselves and their fellows. - Chicago Post.