Christian Internation to Be Founded in Holland Organize to Teach

Donald Hankey’s book, “Tke L ord of A1V Good Please keep track of tke Life/' can be secured expiration date wbick is from us for $1.10, includ printed under your ad ing postage. dress. Renew Promptly. ‘‘FOR CHRIST AND HIS CHURCH” YOL- IV. NO. 24, 31, 1920. * $1.00 A YEAR DR. FRANKLIN’S TRIP Christian Internation to FOR THE N. W. C. Organize to Teach the Be Founded in Holland Mr. Lewis B. Franklin, Treasurer Sanctity of Marriage of the Nation-Wide Campaign, has Bishop Raul Jones, formerly Bishop lowship consists of a Council of twen just returned to New York from a There has recently been organized three hhndred mile automobile trip contributing at least one dollar a of Utah, now Secretory of the ty to twenty-five members elected at. a Society whose purpose it is to up Fel through the western half of the Dio year, all persons, * regardless of their lowship of Reconciliation, sailed last the annual conference, with others hold the sanctity of marriage. An religious affiliations, can be admitted week on the Olympic to attend the elected by district groups. For unit cese of Connecticut, where he con attractive bulletin stating the need, ducted thirty-three meetings in the as members: • , International Conference of Peace ing and enlarging the movement and organization and principles has just ! 1- Complete lpyalty to the teach Societies which meets at Bilthbven, asisting in its educational work, sec interests of the Nation-Wide Cam been issued. It says in part: . paign with a total representation of ing of our Lord, as witnessed by Holy Holland, July 20-28th. retaries are maintained at New York some seventy-five parishes. The start “There can be no doubt that there Scripture and the universal voice of The purpose of the society of and Chicago. The membership of ifs now, arid has been for many years, the Primitive Church testifying to over 1,800 is rather generally scat was made on a Monday morning and which Bishop Jones is Secretary is to the trip continued until Saturday great need that Christian people, re the indissoluble character of the mar prevent war and to remove the eco tered throughout the country, al gardless' of ecclesiastical affiliations, riage bond, “till death." though it centers in some of the larg night. With but two or three excep nomic causes which produce wars.' tions the rectors of all of the par should make an organized effort to 2. Allowance of legal separation er cities such as New Yorty, Philadel- enlighten both ministers and laymen for sufficient and weighty cause, but In the'fall of 1,915, Dr. Henry T. ishes in the places visited were pres phia, Chicago, Boston and Baltimore, as to our Lord’s real and most ex with no right to remarriage for either, Hodgkin of England, who was Chair ent, together with from five to sev where active groups are located, to plicit teaching in regard to marriage. innocent or guilty party. man of the Fellowship of Reconcilia enty laymen and laywomen. gether with groups in smaller places Mr. Francis A. Lewis of the Phila 3. Allowance of annulment for tion in Great Britain, came to this that have been gathered around a few Work can be accomplished in this delphia Bar in an address some years cause preceding marriage, as in the country. Finding many people who actively interested individuals. Way that never could be done at meet ago, told this incident: “The Chief base of sexual impotence, imbecility, were troubled by the conflict between Of the twenty members who make ings where all, or a major part, of fraud, etc. the principles of Christianity and war Justice of one of our States recently up the Counçil of Fellowship the fol the- clergy of the Diocese are gather /4. The duty of studying these and by the contrast between Chris said to me' that he had been on ¡a lowing jare Episcopalians : Miss Hel ed in one place, Mr. Frankliitybelieves. committee of the Bar Association, principles, and making them and their tian ideals and many aspects, of our ena Dudley of Denison House, Bos He says that “at such meetings one present social order, he invited % which has been endeavoring to secure reasons known in private and in pub ton; Mr. Harold A. Hatch; Rev. Rich does nots get the intimate touch which number of such, persons to a confer better divorce laws and uniformity lic, and by the use of th e. press so ard W. Hogue, Secretary of The is so-necessary.” People are loath to ence to discuss the whole matter. of procedure in the various States. far as opportunity admits. League of Industrial Democracy; voice objections or criticisms, but in When he appeared., before legislative 5. For members of the Episcopal About seventy-five people, minis Rev. Joseph Paul Morris j>£ Philadel small meetings in their own parishes committees, he had been, told more Church a promise to aid as far as ters and . laymen active in various phia ; Rev. J. Nevin Sayre of The a full and frank discussion of the than once: ‘Sir, your remedy is with possible in the amendment of canon Churches, the Y. M. and Y. W. C. A. Brookwood School ; Miss Helen whole subject may always be had. the clergy ; they remarry all these di 42 on “The Solemnization of Matri- and other religious organizations, met* Phelps Stokes of New York, and Mr. In describing the trip and giving vorced people’.’' uiony," jsb as to bring it into harmo at Gardeji City, Long Island, to can Frederick S. Titsworth, formerly Sec the reasons that led up to it, Mr. The purpose of “The National ny witn the fundamenta law of Holy vass the situation, November 11th retary of the Brotherhood of St. An Franklin says: “I realized that there League for the Protection of the Scripture and the Prayer Book, by and 12th; As a result it was decided drew. J*ti /' ' I ■ had been considerable misunderstand Family,” founded by the late Dr, making it end with the opening sen to organize as the Fellowship, of Rec The purpose of the international ing in the Diocese of Connecticut as Dike, a Congregational^ minister in tence of Section III as follows: “No onciliation, similar to the English or meeting is to build up an interna to the purposes and plans of the Na Minister, knowingly after due in ganization. Massachusetts, was excellent as far tional organization of Christians that tion-Wide 'Campaign, and felt that it as it went, but it did not go to the quiry, shall solemnize the marriage In spite of the fact that it was a will stand the shock of kny future would be of help if a personal visit root of the matter. Its aim was pri of any person who has been or is the year and a half before. America went wars, and be able to maintain its eon-, could be made to each of the parishes marily sociological. It dealt largely .husband or the wife of any other per into the war, the impact bf the con tinuous witness for the supremacy of in the Diocese. I accordingly sug with statistics, and its efforts were son then living, from whom he Or she flict ip Ejurope and the preparedness Christian principles in all life, gested to the Rev. George L. Paine, chiefly directed towards the better has been divorced.” campaign .being actively carried ^ n whether personal, industrial br na- diocesan campaign director, th a t, he ing jof legislation. The latter aim., The purpose of this proposed am- ‘ qlFqylF th e cou'ntry provi ded a situa- Intnaïf and I should make a; trip throughout' was utterly hopeless from the begin Lendrii‘ent Is'to make no exceptions for tion, which many people were forced may arise. the Diocese. -If the Bishop approved, ning, inasmuch as the law-making in “The innocent party in á divorce for to face the ethical problems present The nucleus of the organization is visiting>all, or at least a major part, every State but one (S. Carolina) is adultery,” .as provided for in the ed by wap Many such welcomed the found in such groups as the Fellow of the parishes and missions, jf Bishop. done on a purely pagan basis, rarely present Carion, an exception which did Fellowship; arid although compara ship of Reconciliation' in England and Brewster gave the plan his edrdial above that of the old Roman Empire, not exist in the English or the Amer tively little pnblicity was giyen to the America, the Brotherhoods, of Christ approval and wrote a letter to each and without any reference to the law ican Church until introduced by a organization, a membership was built in Holland, a similar organization in of his clergy whose parish was includ of God. It follows that any possible hasty resolution of the General Con up from all parts of the country. Norway, and like-riiinded groups not ed in the itinerary, advising them of reform can only be brought about in vention of 1808, i under a total misin the trip and giving it' his endorse A central office was opened in New yet thoroughly organized in other the manner of the first five centuries terpretation o f our Lord’s words in ment. York, from which were sent out bul countries. Representatives from more of the Christian Church, namely by St. Matthew v. 32 and xix. 9; a Con letins and pamphlets designed to as than twenty countries will attend the “The distances between parishes the clear and constant inculcation of vention, moreover, which consisted sist the members in working out the conference, for a grqwing interest is were not great, and by the use of an our Lord’s teaching, and its enforce of only two Bishops, fourteen cleri implications of the war problem and manifest in this Christian pôint of automobile we found that we could ment among Christian people by cor cal, and thirteen lay deputies.

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