Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-06
New York Churchman'S STIR
ring Speech to Delegates.
COUNCIL IN PHILADELPHIA
Declares in Ominous Tones Against
the Greed.
ENGAGING THE IMMIGRANTS
Request of Anti-Saloon League for
Inquiry Into Management Re-
fused-Message to President.

PHILADELPHIA, December 5-In a
stirring speech to the delegates of the
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ
in America the Rev. Charles Steele of
New York today declared that the
churches must look after the religious
an moral welfare of immigrants in order
to prevent the onward march of social
ISM while our churches are deserving
the downtown field in New York and let
ting the immigrants look out for them
selves. socialism is stepping in" said
Mr. Stelzle, who is secretary of the de-
partment of church and labor of the
Presbyterian Church.
Every night speeches are made from
boxes on street corners. and the foreigners
are accepting socialism. And it is not
the Christian socia ism that you hear
about, but it is the socialism that prea ches
revolution and is a real menace to the
country DR.. StelZles address was made
during a discussion of the immigrant
problem.
The council, which is organized to
bring al Protestant denominations into
closer union in the interest of Christianity.
held but one session today Among the
matters disposed of was a request of
the knti-SaloOn League of America to
investigate its management charges hav-
iiS Dcti Ilduc tildt the league Is not
being properly conducted. The council
decided that 1t had no jurisdiction in the
matter. Resolutions were adopted advO-
eating the organization of local fedora
tons in all communities.
Popular Meeting at Night.
Tonight a great popular meeting was
held In Witherspoon Hall in the inter-
est of young peoples organizations, at
which several Of the visiting delegates
spoke.
Rev. William H. Roberts. chairman of
the business committee of the council,
made a report at the afternoon session
recommending that no action be taken
toward the Incorporation of the federal
council.
DR.. Roberts said that the committee
had sent back to the authors communi
cation asking that the council investi-
gate charges made against the Anti
Saloon League of America by Charles
4. Mabee of Detroit. Mr.. Mabee charged
the officers of the league with mi>man-
agement. and DR.. Roberts said that he
had informed the league, which had
asked for the investigation. that the
council had no jurisdiction in the dis
putc.
Sunday School Report.
The committee on religious instruction
through the Sunday school also made
its report at today's session. The COM
mittee recommended TO the lesson COM
mittee. UNCONVENTIONAL editors and the
various publishers the consideration of
a plan whereby there shall be put into
convenient form for every home within
the constituency of all our churches j
group of Bible texts. numbering. per
haps. $50 to $50, embracing the choicest
selections from the Old and New Testa-
ments. in order that it shall be easy
for the home to teach these selected
verses to the members OF the family at
such an age as memory will commit and
retain this scripture during an entire
lifetime. The recommendation was
adopted
Before the federal council adjourned
the following message signed by Bishop
Hendrix OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church South, who is president of the
council, was sent to President Roose-
welt:
The first federal council of the
churches of Christ in America, repre-
senting 100000 commandments, sends
Christian greeting to our chief magis-
trate from the city where was held the
constitutional convention presided over
by Washington, and which made pos
Sibie our great and united nation -