Arizona republican., 1910-10-12
FEDERATION
 IF CHURCHES Religious Bodies Combine
 For Human GOOd OFFICERS ARE CHOSEN Will Serve in Temporary Organization Until First Annual Meeting. "Most Important Gathering in Arizona's Religious His tory"
OFFICERS ARE CHOSEN

Church federation among the evan i gelical churches of Arizona was launched yesterday afternoon at the meeting held in the Central Metho- dist church of this city. A consider able body of persons interested met in ! the church at the appointed hour, and | organized temporarily by electing Rev. C. R. Gray, pastor of the Central church, president and Rev. T. F. Nc Courtney, Baptist general missionary for Arizona, secretary.
 A committee was appointed to pre- sent to the meeting a plan for work made up of one representative of each denomination present. This committee reported recommending that the meet ing proceed to organize a church fed eration for Arizona; that the constitu- tion of the Federal Council of the Church of Christ in America be adopt ed. and that a modified form of the West Virginia federation bylaws be also adopted. The report was con- sidered seriatim, and unanimously adopted.
 The following named persons were elected to the council of the federation pending the recognition of the organi- zation by some of the churches whose official bodies have yet to meet:
 Baptist-Revs F. T. Walker. C. Sid ney Maddox and T. F. McCcurtney; Messrs. B. w. Getsinger and F. B. Wise.
 Methodist Episcopal. South-Revs. J. F. Crutchfield. c. R. Gray and Mckay; pr Hughes and Mir. Foster of Saf- ford.
 Methodist Episcopal-Revs. s. J. Rogers, D.D, Wilbur Fisk and L. w. Wheatley; General A. J. Sampson and MT. c. T. Hirst.
 Presbyterian-Revs. H. M. Campbell. DD.. George Logic and F. C. Reid; pr. R. H. H. Blome and MT. J. $. Bay Tiss
 Christian-Yet to be named
 Congregational-Yet to be named.
 It is expected that this organization will be officially ratified by all the churches named as soon as their differ ent official bodies can meet and act.
 A spirit of the most earnest enthu- siasm characterized the meeting of yesterday afternoon, and those present manifested an intense purpose to do all that they could to unite the forces of righteousness for the spread of the kingdom of God.
 A platform of principles was adopt ed by the federation, as a working basis, setting out the lines of co-Opera- tion along which the association ex- poets to push its labors. These in gen eral are, the endeavor to cooperate in reaching destitute fields, to avoid over crowding small fields, to unite in all moral and social reforms in which the church is interested, and to unite in spirit and in labor the churches of Christ in Arizona.
 In the evening a popular meeting was held in the Central church, and while the speakers from abroad who had been expected for this occasion were prevented from attendance, stir ring addresses were delivered by Rev. C. R. Gray and Rev. $. J. Rogers, DID. of this city; Rev. C. S. Maddox of Mesa, Rev. F. T. Walker and Rev. George Logic of Douglas.
 MT. Logic declared that the meeting which resulted in the formation of the Arizona branch of the Federal Council of the Church of Christ in America was the most important in the church history of this territory. His hearers agreed with him thor oughly.
 The new officers of the federation are: President, Rev. F. T. Walker of Douglas; vice presidents, Rev. C. R. Gray CT Phoenix; Rev. R. $. Fisher of Phoenix; Rev. E. N. Phillips of Phoe- nix; Dr. R. H. H. Blome of Flagstaff, MT. L. W. Coggins of Phoenix, Rev. H. w. Lathe of Prescott; corresponding secretary, Rev. George Logic, Douglas; recording secretary, Rev. WilDer Fisk, Tempe; treasurer, MT. J. M. stewart, Phoenix