The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-05
FOR CHURCH WORK
FEDERAL COUNCIL WOULD HELP
 LABORERs
Mast Get Closer To Working People and wean Them Away From sociaiism--ResOlutions Are
 Adopted

sPhiladelphia. Dec. IA clear, concep. tion of what the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America hopes to accomplish through church unity was conveyed through the actions of the body in session here today tn adopting resolutions placing itself on record as favoring active work in the interest of the ilaboring man and organized labor, and also urging a better distribution or churches and the home missionary workers.
 Rev. Charles steltzer. of New York Superintendent of the Department or Church aud Labor. of the Presbyteflnn Church. declared that the relation ot the laboring man to the church was one that dared not be ignored. He said that topics must be introduced to interest the workingman in the church ana keep him away from socialism. He deciar. ed that socialism had taken the lead from the churches in taking tip the fight for advancement in behait or iA- bor and placed himself on record as fa- voring organized labor. No matter what the evils of the labor organizations ne said, they were necessary in prosectih& the workingmen against organized cap ital.
 Rev. A. J. McKeIway of New Orleans secretary for the Southern states os the National Child Labor Commission' declared that the greatest shame of the country was child labor and that tne greatest shame of the church is ifs dls- regard of this industrial and social problem.
 The resolution of the committee on "The Chyech and Modern Industry was adopted. recommending the aboli. tion of child labor; the regulation or the work of women bo as to protect the physical and moral health of com munities: the suppression of the s'sweatfng system; the protection or the worker from dangerous machinery; q reasonable reduction of the hours or labor to the lowest practicable point: living wage as a minimum In every in- dustry, and for the highest wage thAt each industry can afford
 The latest report of the secretary of the council shows that thirty three of the Christian bodies in the United States holding to historical ard evan gelical Christianity. are now repre- sented in the council. the object or which is to bring the churches into united service for Christianity. The council took up the work of state fed erations which was first discussed m a paper read by Rev. Dr. o. F. Ginofo' of Boston. He said State. federation is the keynote of the massive arch or Christian cooperation now in process of erection.
 b1SnOp 6en0rlA, OL tHO NtAp Episcopal church, south, who was elected president of the council yes" terday, presented the report Of the committee sn organization and dsvet' opment. He presented the following recommendations:
 .gThat the federal council approve the formation and development or plans that will secure effective office and field service in advancing the work of church unity.
 'aThat in addition to the equipment of the central office in the city of New York the executive committee be au- thorized to provide for district sup erintendents in at least four strateEic centers of population representing dif- ferent sections of the country.
 The recommendations of the com nittee on organization and develop" nnent were unanimously adopted. as also was a recommendation of the com rnittea on maintenance that the sew .eraf denominations affiliated with the council raise ss0,000 annually for the expanses of tlia council. The nonex is to be raised pro rata according to representation. The proposition to have the council elect four presidents each to serve one year, as the fed- eraie council meets only once in four wears. was not we'll received and it was, decided to have but one president who shall serve four years.