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Plan Of Church Federation

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Parent Issue
Day
30
Month
December
Year
1897
Copyright
Public Domain
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Organic uniĆ³n is at present impossible. A federation which may take inltial steps toward an ultimate union may be formed as follows: Let the next national assembly ol eaeh religious denomination appoint or elect members of a Christian Union commission. Let the members of this commission seek to enlist the interest of other Christian bodies wlth the view of securing like action on the part of every general religious assembly. Let the entire commission, when all religious bodies or a sufficient number to insure the success of the movement have thus co-operated, arrange for a world's CUvistian congress, to be composed of representatives of all sects. Let the authoritatlve Christian body of every sect and of every land choose delegates to this congress. Let there be an equal number of delegates from each body without regard to denominational strength. Let the congress draw up articles cf federation and take steps toward the formation of a permanent international and interdenominational assembly. Let the permaent organization be composed of two parts, to be known as the WorW's Christian senate and the World's Christian Council. Let the senate be composed of an equal number from each denomination, while in the council each body shall be represented according to its numerical strength. Let the concurrent action ot the two houses be necessary for all legislation. Let the articles of federation be submitted to each sect for ratification, and let them be signed by the proper offlcers after the body has voted for their adoption. Let the various religious bodieewhen the artlcles have been signed by all or by a majority of the sects, proceed to elect members of the senate and council, according to the terms of the federal pact. Let the Christian Union commission be continued, in order to execute the wil.l of the congress until the organization of the permanent assembly. Let the senate and council have ful! authority in the superintendence of missions, the evangelization of cities and the union in country towns of two or moro churches inadequately supported, and in all other common religious matters not affecting the existence, creed or government of acy denomination. When this universal Christlan body shall have unified the lesser interests that divide the Church of Christ, the wisdom gained by its deliberations may enable it to grapple with the more vita Issues to the end that at last there may

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