initiated by the Protestant Episcopal Church
of America supported by practically all the churches in that country. It
first took shape in proposals for a world-wide conference on Faith and
Order with a view of promoting the visible unity of the body of Christ.
But for the war this conference would have been held already, but under
existing circumstances the work has had to be confined to preparations
for it on both sides of the Atlantic. In this country the work has been
mainly done by a joint Conference, consisting of representatives of the
Committee appointed by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, and of
commissions appointed by the various Free Churches, in order to promote
the Faith and Order movement. This Conference has held repeated meetings
in the historic Jerusalem Chamber at Westminster and elsewhere, and has
published two interim reports "Towards Christian Unity" which are of the
utmost importance. These reports represent the work of a sub-committee
but have received the general sanction of the whole Conference. The
first report contains the following statement of agreement on matters of
faith, which is "offered not as a creed for subscription, or as
committing in any way the churches thus represented, but as indicating a
large measure of substantial agreement and also as affording material
for further investigation and consideration":

A STATEMENT OF AGREEMENT ON MATTERS OF FAITH

We, who belong to different Christian Communions and are engaged in
the discussion of questions of Faith and Order, desire to affirm
our agreement upon certain foundation truths as the basis of a
spiritual and rational creed and life for all mankind. We express
them as follows:

(1) As Christians we believe that, while there is some knowledge of
God to be found among all races of men and some measure of divine
grace and help is present to all, a unique, progressive and
redemptive revelation of Himself was given by God to the Hebrew
people through the agency of inspired prophets, "in many parts and
in many manners," and that this revelation reaches its culmination
and completeness in One Who is more than a prophet, Who is the
Incarnate Son of God, our Saviour and our Lord, Jesus Christ.

(2) This distinctive revelation, accepted as the word of God, is
the basis of the life of the Christian Church and is intended to be
the form