Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-10
| lar but helpful In arousing Intelligent In
terest In missionary fields and work

lar. but helpful In arousing Intelligent In
terest In missionary fields and work
The course of lectures on the uehrav
prophets given Wednesday afternoons dur
ing Lent at the Church of the Covenant by
the pastor, Rev. DR.. Hamlin, Is proving TO
De instructive as well as interesting. and
many of the members of the CONGREGATION
and also Of those connected with other
churches. are availing themselves of this op-
portunity to listen to the lecturer. DIR.
Bible student.
A number Of the ministers OF this city
have been invited to unite with the Million
Voters League and the Young Peonle.s
Christian Temperance Union. The move
ment has for its object the securing of the
signatures of million voters who will
pledge themselves to vote for national pro-
hioluon II million names can be secured
The following religious bodies have in
oorsed the movement: The Ohio Methodist
conference. the Baptist Minists rial Associa-
tion OF New York city and vicinity. the
Baptist ministers conference of Boston
Mass: the Presbyterian Ministerial Assoc
citation OF Kansas City, the United Presby-
terrain Association OF Omaha Neb.: the
ministerial Association of Evansville, Ind,
and many others.
Speaking of the article recently printed
in-Ihe star on the church federation con-
sress. delegate to that body said to a re-
porter: The IHan for a national federation
OF Christian interests is clearly seen as a
result OF industrial trusts. but it never
operates consciously In their formation IL
Is the possibility, through consolidation of
FORCES, to more efficiently serve the COM
munlty. The interests of the kingdom de-
nand that Tor this reason alone the chill
dren OF the light should learn of the wis
dom of the children of this world This
was the unanimous opinion of the confer
ence.
For example, the changing conditions of
modern city life have left many churches
empty and many families unchurche1 At
tenpts to iemedy this by individual
churches. through religious census, have
proved to be a failure, but il has been
found that a federation of churches has
always been able to accomplish 1t to the
great benefit of many families and the
saving of many churches In the canvass
in New York one church found and added
TO Its membership Ia families that had
previously belonged to ITS denomination
but had been lost in the city wilderness
Especially do the needs of the most
crowded districts Of our great cities call for
cooperative effort. By uniting forces II
mas been found possible in New York TO
supply certain districts with opportunities
for education and recreation which could
never have been obtained by the in iividIaI
action of the churches
The work of the local federation in that
city has included the division of the city
into parishes, the churches within each
parish forming q joint organization, which
Is responsible for all the needs of all the
people within that district. Together the
churches see that everybody has the en-
portunity to havs church home accord
ing to his preference, and that he fs given
the opportunity to satisfy his physical and
Intellectual needs
This is a business proposition In every
community it is possible for .hs churches
to unite in common service to meet tho
common needs of the community without
sacrificing anything of individual inde-
pendence of life or action. Very wisely Tie
conference decided to work toward a ma
tional federation by the formation OF loo al
IeUeratlDnS. WhPra of Ia
the most evident. These can afterward be
linked together until 1t might even be pos
s;ble to form a national organization COM
prising several evangelical denominations