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ration was also modified. Instead of refer- 

 ring to other churches somewhat vaguely 

 as " Christian bodies," the Conference 

 definitely characterizes them as having 

 "standards of doctrine, worship, and gov- 

 ernment ; " expresses the belief that " even 

 in respect of Church government" a basis 

 of agreement may be found with non-con- 

 forming communions ; announces a readi- 

 ness for brotherly conference with them, 

 « in order to consider what steps can be 

 taken, either toward corporate reunion, or 

 toward such relations as may prepare the 

 way for fuller organic unity hereafter;" 

 and finally, with a view to this end, recom- 

 mends a comparative study of " the stand- 

 ards of the Anglican Church and the 

 authoritative standards of doctrine, worship, 

 and government adopted by the other 

 bodies into which the English-speaking 

 races are divided." 1 



It will be seen that the logical effect ot 

 the Pan-Anglican revision has been to 

 detach the Lambeth principles, as they may 

 now be called, 2 from local and denomina- 



1 Lambeth Conferences, p. 281. 



2 The Convention at Baltimore adopted formally the 

 Four Principles as amended by the Lambeth Conference. 



