WESLEYAN CONFERENCE.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 255, 21 July 1908, Page 7

WESLEYAN CONFERENCE.

0 ANGLICAN SYMPATHY. (BY TEtEGIUrK— PItESS ASSOCIATION—COrVKIGnT, London, ..July 19. A large deputation, including the Bishop of Beverley (Dr. Crosthwhaite) and Hull (Di Blunt), and tho Dean of York (Dr. A. i'uroy Uust), expressed to tho Wcsloyan Confoi cnco (which is being held at York) the Angli can Church's sympathy with' the aims an purposes of Wesleyaiis. Tho Archbishop o York sent cordial wishes. REUNION. . Tho frequent exchanges of ecclesiastical coui tesies ,of recent years are bringing about < better understanding between tho 'variou churches, and possibly preparing tho way l'o ultimate rounion. The deputation referred t in the 'above 'cablegram lias, additional iriteres in view of tho fact that tho relations betweei tho Anglican Church ami other religious.bodio are at present being discussed by tho Lambetl Conforonce. Tho annual report presented at tho reeen meoting Of the Homo. Reunion Society cs pressed a hope, in connection with tho mectin; of tho' Lambeth Conference, that fresh effort would bo mado to draw Nonconformists infc closer communion with tho Church of England Co-operation to form native churches in foreigi I missions could not bo secured without unitei action with Nonconformists.' It was a liopefu sign, tho report stated, that in tho paper discussed at tho Pan-Anglican Congress ther had been no niggardly recognition of the self denying .efforts of Nonconformists at homo-.am in tho field of foreign missions. Lord 1 Nelson said that thorc was very mucl work which Christian denominations could d> but for their divisions. There was work fo emigrants settling whoro communities were 11 dangor of growing up without Christianity there was a fresh call for foreign missions; am there-was'.a direct advance of the . enemies o Christianity to be, met. When Christianity ,t self was.at stake, all minor differences ought ti be put altogether in the background.