The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-23
FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY
PLAN ADOPTED BY CHURCH CON-
 TERENCE IN NEW YORK.
pr. Allen L.. Andrews of Selma, Who | Represented the Alabama Meth odfsts, Talks Of the Great Meetlnx.

I Odf8f9, T4lAk9 0f Inc Great
 Meeting.
 Dr. Allen L. Andrews. pastor of tho Church Street Methodist Church of Selma. was in Montgomery a shori | while last night on his way home iron | New York City, where he has been ir attendance upon the Inter-Churci Conference on Federation as the repre- sentative of Alabama Methodism. | Dr. Andrews was selected as tn, delegate from the Alabama Conference and Rev. J. H. Mccoy of Birmingham was selected as the representative ol the North Alabama Conference, Al Mir. Mccoy could not go to the confer ence. pr. Andrews was the sole repre-, sentative of the Methodists. The conference was a great work. | ing body of Christians" said pr. An, drews. Over 500 delegates were pres ent at the meetings In Carnegie Hall and much good is. to result from the | iabors."
 Dr. Andrews furnished The Adver- tiser with a copy of the plan of feder- ation of the churches as adopted by the Conference, which begins with this preamble: ,N
 Whereas. in the province of God. the time has come when 1t seems fitting, more fully to manifest the essential one- ness of the Christian churches of Amer lea in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour. and to promote the spirit of fellowship. service and cooperation among them, the delegates to the In- ter-church Conference on Federation assembled In New York City, do hereby recommend the following plan of fed- eratfon to the Christian bodies repre- sented in this conference for their ap- provai:
 "First-The name If the body shall be the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America.
 'Second-The following Christian bodies shall be entitled to representa- tion in this Federal Council on their approval of the purpose and plan of the organization; The Baptist Churches, the Free Baptist Churches, the Negro Baptist Churches. the Christian Con- nection, the Congregational Churches, the Disciples of Christ, the Evangelical Synod. the riends, the Evangelical Lutheran Church, General Synod. the Methodist Episcopal Church, the Meth odist Episcopal Church. South; the Primitive Methodist Church, the Col cred Methodist Church of America, the Methodist Protestant Church. the African Methodist Church, the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, the Mennonite Church. the Moravian Church, the Presbyterian Church in the U, s. A., the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. the Welsh Presbyterian Church. the Reformed Presbyterian Church, the United Presbyterian Church, the Protestant Episcopal Church, the Reformed Church In Amer ica. the Reformed Church in the U. s. A. the Reformed Episcopal Church the Seventh Day Baptist Churches, the United Brethren in Christ, the United Evangelical Church.
 ''Third--The object of this Federal Council shall be:
 T. To express the fellowship and catholic unity of the Christian Church,
 ''2 To bring the Christian bodies of America into harmonious service for Christ and the world.
 "3. To encourage devotional fellow ship and mutual counsel concerning the spiritual life and religious activities of the churches.
 "4. To secure a larger combined in- fiuence for the churches of Christ in all matters affecting the moral and social condition of the peeople. so as to pro- mote the application of the law Of Christ in every relation of human life.
 ''5. To assist In the organization of local branches of the Federal Council
  ties.
 "Fourth--This Federal Council shall have no authority over the eonstitu- ent bodies adhering to 1t; but it's prov ince shall be limited to the expression of its counsel and the recommending of a course of action in matters of common interest to the churches, local councils and individual Christians.
 Tt has no authority to draw up AZ ant or of worship, or in any way to limit the full autonomy of the Christian bodies adhering to 1t.
 "Fifth--Members of this Federal Council shall be appointed as follows: Each of the Christian bodies adhering to this Federal Council shall be entitled to four members, and shall be further entitled to one member for every 50,000 of it's communicants or major fraction thereof. The question Of representa- ton of local councils shall be referred to the several constituent bodies, and to the first meeting of the Federal Council,
 "Sixth--Any action to be taken by this Federal Council shall be by the general vote of its members. But in case one-third of the members present and voting request it, the vote shall be by the bodies represented, the nem- ueTH Ot edCH OouS sVtlhG oepAtabniff and action shall require the vote, not only of majority of the members vot- ing. but also of the bodies represented
 "Seventh--Other Christian bodies may be admitted into membership of this Federal Council on their request if approved by a vote of two- thirds of the members voting at a session of this Council. and of two-thirds of the bodies represented, the representatives Of each body voting separately.
 ''Eighth--The Federal Council shall meet in December. 1908, and thereafter once in every four years.
 ''Ninth--The officers of this Federal Council shall be a President, enc Vice President from each of it's constituent bodies, a Corresponding Secretary. a Recording Secretary, a Treasurer, and an executive committee. who shall per- form the duties usually assigned to such officers.
 The Corresponding Secretary shall aid in organizing and assisting local councils and shall represent tho Fed-