Arizona republican., 1910-10-13
NEWLY FORMED CHURCH
 COUNCIL HOLDS MEETING
Committees are Appointed and Sew en Denominations are Represented.

The Inter Church Federation of Arizona is the official name of the federation of churches which was formed in Phoenix on Tuesday af- ternoon. Incidentally, Arizona is the first commonwealth in the western district of the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America to form a state federation. It is main tained by those affiliated with the movement that this important and progressive action on the part of the people. is only one more evidence of the fitness of Arizona to be received into the sisterhood of states.
 The initial meeting of the council elected on Tuesday was held yester- day afternoon in the Presbyterian church. The committees provided for in the constitution were chosen, each committee consisting of seven members, and each denomination re- presented in the federation was giv en at least one member of each committee. In the absence of re- presentatives of the Congregational and Christian churches the council chose the following persons as mem bers of the council for them:
 Congregational: Revs. H. w. Lathe and Mir. Hardin; Walter Hill and Col. Price.
 Christian: Elders F. N Phillips and w. L. Martin; J. M. Stewart. One other layman is yet to be named.
 The committees chosen were:
 Executive committees: Rev. r. T. Walker, Gen. A. J. Sampson, Rev C. R. Gray. Rev. George Logic, Mir E. W. Getsinger, Rev. Mir Hardin und J. NJ Stewart
 Social service committee: Dr. H. A. Hughes, Mir. L. W. Coggins. Rev. l.. w Wheatley, Rev. MT Mckay, Rev. F. c. Reid, and Elder E. N. Phillips.
 Foreign mission and peace com mittee: Rev. s. J. Rogers, D. D., Rev. J. F. Crutchfield Rev H. ". Lathe, Dr R. H. H. Blome, Elder w. L. Martin, Rev. T F. McCourt- ney and Rev. R. s. Fisher.
 Finance committees: Messrs NJ B. HaZeltine, C. D. Doris, Jones. J. NJ. Stewart, F. A Spaulding, Wal ter Hill and c. T. Hirst.
 Nominating committee: Elder E. N. Phillips, Rev. H. NJ. Campbell. D. D., Rev. Wilbur Fisk. Mir. F B. Wise, Dr. H A. Hughes, Rev Hardin and a layman from the Christian church to be hereafter named.
 It was the unanimous sentiment of those present that the ensuing year crlf fn I1 q . entirely, to a campaign of education informing the churches of the terri tory of the objects of the organiza- ton and especially re-assuring any who might fear radical or ill-timed action. As matter of fact, no legislative action is possible for the federation, the association under it being purely voluntary and for the purpose of cresting sentiment and affording means of conference and cooperation. The president and corresponding secretary were ap- appointed a committee to handle this educational campaign, and they will enter at once upon the circulation of literature among the churches. setting out the principles and object of the federation.
 A second feature of the years work will be the collection of figures to show the exact condition of the Protestant work in the territory, and to unify, for the convenience of those desiring such information, the results of the work thus far accom- plished by the various bodies consti- tuting the membership of the feder- atiOn.
 It is believed the federation will meet with the hearty endorsement and help the Christian people of the territory; and that it's work will re- suit in an era of good feeling ana mutual helpfulness.