Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-17
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT
Principal Business Before interchurch
Conference on Federation.

New York Nov. 16.--Three largely
attended meetings i'm Carnegie nall
marked the second day of the Inter
church conference on federation, the
speakers at morning. afternoon and
evening sessions being men OF national
prominence and noted Christian work
ers. John Wann;imaker of Philadel-
phia, read an address of Sunday school
work at the afternoon session pointing
out that the success of these schools is
largely due to the unison of churches
in their direction. This was cited as
guiding example to the inter-church
conference which has been gathered
with the principle of the federation of
churches in view. Rev. DR.. James M.
Buckley. editor of the Christian Advo-
cate, attacked the Sunday newspapers
2s one of the greatest foes to Sabbath
keeping and declared the religious press
has by no means lost it's influence.
Justice Harlan. of the United States
supreme court, was to have addressed
the conference, tonight, but was pre-
vented from attending on account OF
the press of business. His place was
taken by the Rev. DR.. Wallace Rad
cliffe, of Washington
Rev. DR.. William J. Tucker. presidnt
of Dartmouth College. Hanover, N.
H.. delivered an address on "Citizen-
ship ard Bishop VIM. Crowell Doane
of Albany discu ssed Family Life
New York, Nov. 16.-The report of
the executive committee before the In
ter-churCh Conference on federation in
Carnegie hall, was the first business
taken up by that body, today. The re-
port declared that there was no inten7
ton at any time to invite all the
churches to the conference, but only
the larger churches and those "already
in fraternal relations and substantial
agreement as to fundamental Christian
doctrine
Rev. DR.. Macarthur Of the Calvary
Baptist church. New York. who was to
have welcomed the delegates. last
night, spoke a few words of welcome,
today. Rev. William Hayes Ward of
New York, chairman of the committee
OH comfy. federation and unity of the
national council of Congregational
churches, then addressed the confer
ence.
He vas followed by Rev. e. B. Sam
ford. secretary of the executive COM
mittee and general secretary OF the Ma
tional Federation of Churches and
Christian Workers.
Rev. DIR. w. H. Roberts of Philadel-
phia. was elected chairman of the cCn-
ference. The secretaries appointed in
clude Rev. Asher Anderson of Boston,
secretary of the National Council of
Congregational churches in the United
States. Rev. +. B. Sanford of New
York, general secretary Of the Nation
al Fedora ton of Churches and Chris
tian Workers, was continued as cor
responding secretary of the conference.
Rev. Washington GLADDEN. presented
Il paper imploring the Russians as
Christians to cease from the massacre
of tie Jews.
This appeal was referred to u COM
mittee for action.
Right Rev. William II. McVicker,
bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Di-
Geese of Rhode Island, spoke on "The
Open Door Before the Christian
Churches" Following him short adj
dresses were made by Rev. o. w. Pow
ers. president of the American Chris
tan Convention, Columbus, Ohio; by
president of Missouri Valley College,
and Rev. John F. Carson of Brooklyn.
A message of Goodspeed from Right
Rev. D. Royd Carpenter. lord bishop
of Ripon, England, and similar greet
ing from the Alliance of Reformed
Churches. was read.