Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-15
CHURCH FEDERATION
Proposition Advanced by Dr.. Fiske
Of Gunton Temple Church.
MEETING OF PRESBYTERIAN ALLIANCE
Reports Made by Board of Man
ayers and Treasurer.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS

Strong ground in favor of federation
of all the various orders of the Evangeli-
cal Church was taken by Rev. DR.. A. S.
Ffske, pastor Of Gunton Temple Memorial
Church, in his address last evening at
| the eleventh annual meeting Of the Pres
byterian Alliance in the Western Presby-
terrain Church. Rev. Howard Wilbur En-
mis-. pastor. At the close Of the meeting
DR.. Fiske was warmly congratulated.
There were present. among others, the
pastors Of nearly all of the Presbyterian
| churches in the District
Officers of the alliance for the ensuing
year were elected as follows: President,
Mr.. B. H. Warner; vice presidents, Mr..
VIM Ballantyne Mr.. Charles Lyman, Dr.
Daniel McFarlan; secretary. Rev. J. Rus
sell Ferbrycke; treasurer, Mr.. Charles B.
Bailey; directors, Rev. Drs. B. F. Bittin-
ger, Wallace Radcliffe, c. B. Ramsdeu,
George N. Luccock, Joseph T. Kelly. T.
s. Hamlin and w. c. Alexander Messrs
Noble D. Larner, James B. Lambie, J. B.
Smith, VIM. B. Gurley, F. B. Dalrymple,
J. II. Meriwether, Thomas G. Jones and
Gen. John Eaton.
In the absence of President John W.
Foster. Vice President William Ballantyne
presided. The exercises We're commenced
with the rendering Of offertore in d
minor by Mr.. Harry G. Kimball, organist
of the church. The vocal music of the
| occasion was rendered by quartet, COM
posed of Miss Lucia Nola, soprano; Mrs.
Adele Crosette Osley, contralto; Mr.. John
M. R1eman, tenor; Mr.. Robert G. Sutton,
bass. with Mr.. Harry G. kimball, organist
and precentOr.
The Scripture lesson was ready by Rev.
Charles Alvin Smith of Peck Memorial
Church, following which there was congre-
gational singing.
Prayer was offered by Rev, DR.. B. F. Bit
finger of Westminster Church, succeeding
which Miss Nola sang a solo.
Report of Managers.
The annual report of the board of man
ayers. which was read by Rev. ]. r. Yer
brycke, stated that coed and substantial
| work had been accomplished during the
past year. Two churches-the Eastern and
the Eckington-the one large and flourish
ing. the other rapidly growing-have be-
come what they are, not alone through
their own personal efforts, but, to a large
extent, through the aid of the alliance.
1t Is gratifying to the board of man
| ayers to be able to report. as it will be to
| the alliance to learn that the Eastern
Church, hanpered by so considerable an
| Indebtedness during the last half of the
past fiscal year, has fully met its own OBJ
legations, which prior to that were met by
| the alliance.
I'm these two healthy and growing
churches-the Eastern and the lexington
| is seen the wisdom of having some definite
object in view for which to work and one
| of sufficient Importance to warrant an ap-
| peal to the members of the churches of the
| city.
There are still wide districts within our
| city's bounds in which there are no Pres
| byterian churches.
1--WE appeal to the loyal spirit of true
fresbyterianism to aid in pushing and
spreading UNCONVENTIONAL lines into
every quarter of our city,"
The report of the treasurer. Mr. Charles
| B. Bailey, stated that there was on hand
| at the time of the last annual report
1919 since which there had been received
81, O63.66. The disbursements were $I33.S7;
balance on hand, S329.I9.
The Annual Address.
Fear Not Ye. Israeli" was sung as
sclo by Mrs. Adele Crosette Oxley. and fol-
lowing this Rev. DR.. Fiske delivered the
| annual address. which, in part, was as
follows:
The individual Christian must become
part of the universal and imperisha6le
Church of Christ which has on hand the
vast " ork of Christ. The finest thing of
all for Christian force shall be when the
various orders of the Evangelical Church
become federated in a mighty, world-em-
| bracing republic-not the obliteration of the
various UNCONVENTIONAL names and working
organizations, but rather their vivifying
enthusiasm and holy rivalry by fellowship.
each giving power to the all and the all
multiplying the force OF eacn.
I'VE have in Washington large common
work on our hands. Some twenty churches
for the doing of it, churches ranging in
membership from about 90 to loo"
DR.. Fitch here touched upon the disad-
vantages met with under present condi
| lions, to the lack of system of definite
parish fields, and said:
while there is great deal here that,
il accomplished, would be desirable in IN
alliance among PreSbyterians, my enthu-
SiaSm and hope are stirred to a wider
sweep of the same holy temper-an alliance
here of all the churches of every name for
conquest of this seat of empire-the capital
city of this republic.
Power of a Federation.
alton Of all the churches and kindred or
CARNATIONS of this District would be able
to control all decent public opinion, and Or
der it's affairs for Righteousness, temper
ance, public security and national fame.
In this nation there are some 150OO,0OO of
evangelical church members. These allied,
and with the 100000 more in their SYM
pathy, ought to command the right Chris
tian settlement of every question at issue
in this republic, from the school with the
Bible in it, the saloon with the devil in it,
| the suffrage, the mode Of just taxation, the
security, reward and honor of labor, the
regulation Of trusts. all the way up and
down.
At the conclusion of DIR. Fiske's address
Howard Wilbur Ennis. A trIumphal march,
performed on the organ by Mr.. Kimban,
closed the meeting.