German Delegates at Oxford Disagree on Formula London, July 23.
German delegates to the World Church Conference at Oxford. Bishop Molle and Pastor Schmidt, have informed the chairman of the business committee that they withdraw their support from the message which it was decided to send to the German Evangelical Church.
The German delegates declared the message would give rise to many mésugderstandings which might have been avoided if they had been consulted before it was formulated, They emphasized that the church is free in Germany and that religious services are not hindered in any They also believed the message in its present form would not fulfil its purpose Lut would increase the tension, especially as the Catholic church is also included, which in itself is unprecedented. The German delegates urged the conference not to regard the message as its final word to the German Christians and asked for the opportunity to make a declaration before the plenary conference.—Trans-Ocean,
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