Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-18
CLOSER UNION OF CHURCHES
Prominent Ministers Addrsu Inter-0hurch
Conferences in New York.
FEDERATION IN PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
Rev. James u. Rodgers Tells OF Good
Results Accomplished by Union
of Evangelical Mis-
alons.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-THE closer union
Of churches was the subject of today's ses-
sion OF the Inter-Church conference on
federation at Carnegie hall Several speak
ers said that the easiest first step toward
such unity lay in cooperation in foreign
and home missionary work. The appeal to
Russians TO be merciful to the Jews which
was drafted yesterday by Rev. DIR. wash
ington GLADDEN., was adopted.
Rev. S. Mills. bishop Of the United
Brethren church, Annville, Pa; Rev.
Samuel ]. Nichols, pastor of the Second
Presbysterian church of St. Louis, Mo. and
Rev. Henry L. Morehouse. corresponding
secretary of the Baptist Home Missionary
society. New York, were among today's
speakers.
Rev. J. Winthrop Hegeman, d. D., OF
Ballston Spa told OF the present practical
working of the federation OF churches and
Christian workers in New York state.
The negro question was discussed by Rt.
Rev. c. b. Galloway. bishop of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church south. of jackson,
Miss, who said:
Il cannot understand how you can canon
ize one man for working i'm Africa and
ostracize another for doing the same work
at home. The problem of the negro sinks
into insignihcance beside the problem OF
the congested foreign immigration in our
towns. Negroes love their country, they
love Christ, they may believe in a little
too much and there may be rather wider
margin between their practice and their
profession, but who ever saw a negro
athelst?"
Other addresses at the early session to-
day were made by Rev. Charles r. Wat
son of Philadelphia, corresponding secre-
tary of the general missions OF tho United
Presbyterian church, and Rev. w. w.
Clark field secretary of the Board of Do
nestle Missions of the Reformed Church
of America.
Afternoon Program.
Rev. David ii. Bauslin, president of the
general synod of the Lutheran church and
professor Of the theological department al
Wittenberg college, Springfield, o., pre-
sided at the afternoon session ana with
Rev. Joseph Roberts pastor of the Welsh
Presbyterian church, New York, conducted
the religious exercises The report of the
committee on federation was not read and
will not be presented until tomorrow morn
ing.
Present Practical Workings of FEEDER
alton" were discussed, the first speech be-
ing by Rev. Edward Talmage Root (Con-
gregauonaD, financial secretary OF the
churches and Christian workers of the
state of Rhode Island.
Rev. Alfred Williams Anthony (Free
Baptist), Professor Cobb. Divinity sonool
Lewiston, Me-, and secretary of the in
terror UNCONVENTIONAL commission of Maine
, Rev. Walter Laidlaw (Reformed Church ir
! America), executive secretary Of the feder-
atoms of churches and Christian orgsnza
ton in New York City; Rev. william t
Haven methodist EpiscopaD, secretary OF
the American Bible society OF New York
also made addresses on the workings in
/ their fields.
Rev. ]. NJ. Thoburn, missionary bishop Of
the Methodist Episcopal church. Bombay
India, in the section on foreign field" wal
unable to be present and his paper wa:
read by Rev. DIR. Frank NJ North.
Federation in the Philippines.
| "The Philippines" were discussed by Rev
James B. Rodgers, senior missionary OF tbs
Presbyterian church in the Philippines, whit
said in part:
1.-The evangelical union of the Philippine
| islands is federation of eight evangelical
missions and societies working in thu
archipelago. After six years service thu
missions report something like 1000 full
members in the churches and as man!
more adherents.
THE union has served as a ready instru
ment for expressing the opinion and senti
ments OF the evangelical churches on mora
and civil issues. and has aided in the de
feat Of the plan for farming out the opium
traffic to the highest bidder by aIousinl
and concentrating public opinion both Il
IL 10 h
danger of the governments plan. Tn
union strives to render efficient service 4
creating an evangelical literature for III
churches in the islands and has a commit
tee even now at work on the proposition
for a Sunday school paper in all districts
Another committee is also working on til
proposition of an evangelical university 10
the islands"
Rev. J. l.. Barton, corresponding secre
tary Of the American Board of Commits
sioners for Foreign Missions, Boston, toll
how in Japan three OF the mission board
formed themselves into the Council OF Mis-
sions for Japan In 1877 and formed a JAP
anese church of the Presbyterian mode
The Methodist bodies, he said, were draw
ing together and all the Episcopal mission
aries OF England, America and Canada wer
getting together as the Holy Catholi
Church OF Japan.
DIR. Barton spoke of the great gatherin
in Toxic in May, 1904. at which shintC
Buddhist Roman Catholic, Greek priest
and evangelical missionaries were presen
to discuss great questions of belief.
The benediction at the end OF the after
noon session was pronounced by Rev. Wi
liam r. Richards, pastor OF the Brio
Presbyterian church of New York
Woman Burned wealth.