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UNION Peter and Vicar of Christ be had no greater desire than that there should be one fold and one shepherd. His Holiness added that the teaching and practice of the Roman Catholic Church regarding the unity of the visible Church of Christ was well known to everybody and therefore it would not be possible for the Catholic Church to take part in such a Congress as the one proposed. His Holiness, however, by no means wishes to disapprove of the Congress in question for those who are not in union with the Chair of Pater, on the contrary be earnestly desires and prays that, if the Congress is practicable, those who take part in it may, by the grace of God, see the light and become reunited to the visible Head of the Church, by whom they will be received with open arms."

Mode, Aims and Methods of Union Movements in America In American Journal of Theology, XXIV (1920), 224; Johnson, Policy of Protestant Episcopal Church, loc. cit., 161; Gailor Lambeth Committee on Reunion in Constructive Quarterly, VIII (1920), 537: see also loc. cit., IX (1921). 19,234, etc., 435, Answer to preceeding, loc cit. 617; Cadoux, Proposed Creadal Basis of Reunion in Journal of Religion, I (1921), 592: Banford, The Origin and History of the Federal Council (Hartford, 1916); Christian Unity at Work, record of Federal Council, 1008-1812 (New York, 1913) Library of Christian Co-operation, record 1912-1916, vols. (New York, 1917); Federal Council Bulletin (New York. monthly): Wilson, Episcopacy and Unity, Anglican and non-episcopal relations (London and New York, 1912); Headlam, Doctrine of the Church and Christian Reunion, prejudiced against the Catholic Church (London and New York, 1920); Brown, The Level Plan for Church Union, ultra-Protestant (New York, 1910); Codd, The Meaning of Christian Unity (New York, 1916); Mallock, Doctrine and Doctrinal Disruption (London, 1906): Simpson, The Catholic Conception of the Church, Anglican discussion (New York, 1914).

The chief literature on the World Conference is contained in pamphlets issued through its secretary. Robert Gardiner, Gardiner. Maine, U. S. A No. 2, Report and Resolution of the P.E. Church suggesting the Conference; 12. Hall. The World Conference and the Problem of Unity; 16, Idem, Questions of Faith and Order for Consideration by the Proposed Conference, 17, Idem. A Bibliography of Topics related to Church Unity; 26, Haughwort, A World Movement for Christian Unity; 28, The object and Method of Conference; 32, Report of the Deputation to Europe and the East, 1919; 33, Report of Preliminary Meeting at Geneva, Switzerland, (12-20 Aug. 1920): 34. A Compilation of Proposals for Christian Unity: the correspondence between Secy. Gardiner and Cardinal Gasparri, Papal secretary of State, has also been published in a separate pamphlet.

Catholic references: Walker, Problem of Reunion (London and New York, 1920); Carson, Reunion Essays, (London, 1903); d'Herbingy (tr. Buchanan); Vladimir Soloviev, a Russian Newman (London, 1918); Batiffol, Leo XIII on Reunion in Constructive Quarterly VII (1918) 566; Idem, ''Benedict XV and Reunion'; loc. cit., VI (1918), 209; ''Revue Anglo-Romain (Paris, 1895–6) was a short-lived review devoted chiefly to reunion of the Anglican Church with Rome. .

Union That Nothing Be Lost', incorporated, under the laws of the State of New York, is the missionary agency of the Society of the Atonement (q. v.). This Society is a new branch of the III Order Regular of St. Francis, following closely the Rule of the Friars Minor, and the Union That Nothing Be Lost has been the almoner of hundreds of thousands of dollars be tween benefactors and the missionaries and their work in the past few years. The Society was received from Anglicanism into the Catholic Church in 1909 and the Union That Nothing Be Lost was a later development; its benefactors number over 40,000. There is scarcely any part of the foreign mission field which has not benefited from its ministrations.

Unitarians. The president of the "General Conference of Unitarian and other Christian Churches" is William H. Taft, former president and now Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. The Unitarians reported in 1921 a membership in the United States of 61,636, a loss of 30,880 as compared with the figures for 1916. This loss is possibly due to the fact that the loosening of creedal obligations in the other sects no longer forces a Protestant with Unitarian leanings to give up his "orthodox" affiliations.

Religious Bodies, 1918 (Washington, 1919); Year Book of the Churches (New York, annual). 1em

Unitas Fratrum. See BOHEMIAN BRETHREN

United Evangelical Church. See ALBRIGHT BRETHREN

Universal Messianic Message, CHURCH OF THE. See NEW THOUGHT

Universalists (cf. C. E., XV—181b). This sect reported in 1922, in the United States, 650 churches, 561 ministers, and 58,566 members.

Religious Bodies, 1916 (Washington, 1919); Year Book of the Churches (New York, manual). 1em

'Unyanyembe, ; cf. C. E., XV—204d), in former German East Africa, now under Belgian and British mandates, is confided to the White Fathers and had (1920) 10 stations, 3678 Catholics, 2889 catechumens, 33 missionaries, 72 catechists, 6 nuns of Our Lady of Africa, 13 stations with resident priests, 36 schools with 966 pupils, and 30 institutions of charity. The mission is under the administration of Rt. Rev. Pierre-Henri Leonard, titular Bishop of Tipase of Numidia, b. 5 December, 1869, appointed vicar apostolic of Unyanyembe, 27 June, 1912, consecrated 11 August of the same year. He resides at Ushirombo or Tabora.

Upper Nile, ; cf. C. E., XV—205b), comprises the eastern portion of Uganda, on the Nile. The first. vicar of this territory, Rt. Rev. Henry Hanlon, of the Congregation of Foreign Missions of Mill Hill, London, to whom it is entrusted, was succeeded in June, 1912, by Rt. Rev. John Biermans, titular Bishop of Gargara. Bishop Biermans' first work was to make an urgent appeal for funds in order to bring more priests to this mission. The old Fathers, most of whom had been laboring in this unhealthy climate from the foundation of the vicariate, were broken in health and new energy was badly needed. The bishop's appeal met with ready response, particularly in America and Holland and within a few years the number of priests had increased from thirty-six to fifty. A training school for catechists was established, and a little later the Bukedi and Budama districts were opened for missions. There are now twenty-three permanent missions, sixteen of which are in the protectorate of Uganda, where there are also one institution of native Sisters, a boarding school and high school. At Kamuli there is a convent with school and hospital, and an industrial school. Fourteen Sisters are working in the territory establishing schools and hospitals as quickly as they can obtain the necessary funds. Although the mission stations of Kisii and Asumbi were the only ones actually destroyed during the World War, the whole vicariate suffered, and the lowering of the exchange and the increase in prices still impede the progress of the work. In 1021 the vicariate rejoiced with its bishop in the celebration of the silver jubilee of his ordination. According to 1920 statistics this territory has 18,053 Catholics, 12,000 catechumens, 28 missionary priests, 240 catechists, 15 churches and chapels and 12 schools with 1649 pupils.

Urbino, cf. C. E., XV—221b), in Italy, is governed by Mgr. Giacomo Ghio, b. at Bosia, in the diocese of Genos March, 1912. The diocesan statistics (1921) record on 23 July, 1858, and nominated to the see on 28 42,500 inhabitants; 99 parishes, 128 priests, of whom 8 are regulars (Conventionals and Friars Minor); 1 seminary, 30 students; 4 convents (women); 4 educational establishments; a university a lyceum; & gymnasium; a technical school; a