A few years ago, Dr. Holt held a service in, which a Jewish Rabbi, a Presbyterian minister, and a Catholic priest' appeared, while he uncon Sclously made "church history in May, 1982, when he conducted a joint communion service in an Episcopal Cathedral. He is tne only non-Episcopal ordained celetrant of the communion service, in which he waa assisted by two Episcopal Bishops, the Dean of the Cathedral in question, and ministers from the Presbyterian, Congregational, Dis~ ciples and German Evangelical denominations. "That however, is not go much 9 tribute to my views as it a striking tribute to the Uberalnty of the Episcopal bishops)" com= mented the speaker.
It is this ideal of tgnoting too rigidly accepted denominational boundaries in humanitarian service that was again emphasized when Lr. Holt" remarked that he hopes, within his two years as president of the Federation, to see definite steps token for a larger union of Protestant churches.
Dr, Holt, who took over the pulpit at Community Church on Sunday, will remain fu Shanghai until April 14, when he will leave to spend one week in Japan before continuing to Australia where ko will go to Mel~ bourne to speak in the conference in celebration of one hundred years fof Methodism. Among those" who met the eminent liberal leader at the dock that day were Dr. P, L.! Gillett, executive of the Coiamunity Cinireh in the absence of the Rev. Emory W. Luccock, pasto® of the Churen, Dr, J.C. McCracken, Mr. W. W, Lockwood, Mr. BE, Barnet, and the Rev. E. C. Lobénstine.
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