A WORLD CONFERENCE OF CHRISTIANS SIR, —Your correspondent regrets that more
interest is not being shown in the suggestion for a world conference of Christians. As a matter of fact the rank and file of the Church of England appear to look upon the movement with but little favour though it may have episcopal blessing. Personally I doubt very much whether the Roman Catholic hierarchy has been cordially and officially invited to join the conference, and to talk of the reunity of Ohristendom without the Church of Rome is exactly like trying to play Hamlet without the Prince of Denmark. What, it seems to me, is being aimed at is a unity of Protestantism—a tetTfl becoming more and more obnoxious to the Anglo-Catholic. The beautiful prayers for unity which are being offered in our cathedrals and churches are for the good estate of the Catholic Church. Unity on the lines of the South India United Church is regarded with much displeasure among Anglicans ; even the Primate appears very wary of the affair. Remember the Church of England claims to be the Catholic Church of this land, and therefore any scheme of unity must be with the Catholic Church in other lands.—
Beverley, E. Yorks.
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