Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22

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Late in the year will be held the first
federal council Of the Churches Of Christ
in America. 1t comes about as the re-
suit of plan of federation adopted by
the interchurch conference, to become ef-
fective when two-thirds of the thirty de-
nominations in the conference approved.
That having been done, the executive
committee of the conference, Rev. DR..
William H. Roberts of Philadelphia be-
ing the chairman, has taken up the mat
ter Of arranging the details for the coun-
Gil meeting. The federal council will be
the largest, most representative and prob
ably the most effective of any Of
the declarations. Fully twenty-five denom-
nations will be included in the official
membership and approximately $1,000 600
communicates will be thus represented In
the organization. The place Of the first
meeting Of the federal council has not
definitely been fixed, but there is talk Of
Philadelphia and Washington.
The movement Is not to be COMPOUNDED
with plans for church union, about which
much Is now being heard. The objects of
the council, as stated in the plan, are to
church, to bring the denominations into
united service, to encourage mutual coun-
sci, to secure larger combined influence
the matters affecting the moral and social
condition of the people and to assist in
the organization Of local branches to pro-
mote the aims of the council in their COM
munities. The council. which will meet
every four years, Is to have no authority
over the Christian bodies belonging to It.
The Baptist churches abroad are already
arranging for the continental Baptist con-
gress at Berlin. which will open August
70. 1t is probable that America will send
delegates. many of them unofficially, and
as the proceedings will be conducted in
hot Enp tel nd hnr x.y,ll ~,
no difficulty in knowing what Is being
done.
The third International Congregational
council has been set for June 30 to July
delegates, divided as follows: United
States, $50; Great Britain, $50; rest of
world, 100. Secretary r. J. Wells of the
Congregational Union Of England and
Wales has been in Boston recently con-
ferring with the national council of this
country as to the program. but nothing
definite has been decided as yet. The
first council was held in London in 1891
and the second in Boston eight years
later.
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The one big gathering Of next year
abroad will be the Pan-Anglican congress
of London, in June, opening on the 18th
and lasting ten days at least. The con-
gress has aroused keen interest in the
| United States. and very large number
of delegates may be expected to cross the
Atlantic to be present. Negotiations have
been entered into with the shipping COM
panies with reference to the chartering of
one or more special steamers, as, If only
LOCO delegates attend the usual accommo-
dation would be severely taxed.
Representatives are expected from all,
or almost ALL of the 246 dioceses through
out the world. The congress will open
Ixryif nrxyicn Of Uacfr,S ;v,of hhoy nd
the meetings will be held at the church
house with evening gatherings at Albert
Hall.
The main feature is to be the presenta-
ton in St Paurs Cathedral on st, John
the Baptist's day of an ecumenical thank
offering" Preparations are being actively
made for collecting large sums for this
purpose in many dioceses.
| At a meeting of the Association Of Lay
| Helpers for the diocese OF London Rev.
| DR.. T. C. Fry said some persons dreamed
| that the great thank offering which would
| flow in from the whole Anglican COM
| munion would amount to $15,O00.000; the
| most faint-hearted were certain that 1t
| would reach 5000 600. 1t has been sug-
gested that 81. 100000 be made the goal.
to be allotted as follows:
The formation of six new dioceses COM
plete, with men and assured support for
| ten years in Manchuria, Singapore, north
| ern Rhodesia, Khartum, northern Aus
| tralia and Edmonton (Canada), $780, a
Japanese college for the study Of the lam
guages and religions of the east. $3.50, :
coo; help to the training colleges of the
| provinces of the world according to need,
$3.50 900; women's work. $150.0OO. and the
strengthening Of weak outlying dioceses.
| $4,000.
| Seven main subjects will be discussed
at the sittings Of the congress. namely.
| THE Church's Ministry" THE Church and
Human Society,"" THE Church and HUI
man Thought" OThe Church's Missions in
| Non-Christian Lands THE Church's
| Missions in Christendom," THE Anglican
| Communion and THE Churchs Duty to
| the Young.