The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-05-05
FOR CHURCH UNITY.

FOR CHURCH UNITY. t.
Advance Steps of the Federal Council of
OF ChuWhes-WOrk of Rev. G. plan
Frederick Wells.
The executive committee of the R
times as a delegate to the general con- wor
Christ in America met in New York Pres
April Goth. Members from Chicago, paig
Boston, Charlotte, ~ c., Washington we
and Philadelphia, as well as from
New York and vicinity were present.
The business transacted indicates rap ,
id development in the work of +
council since the annual meetnf he !
this committee at louisville, Ky I pf !
December. :. last
BY unanimous vote of the
tee Rev. Charles E. Bacon, commit
tor of a leading Method I'D, pas
church in Indianapolis + Episcopal
the secretaryship of t @tss elected 'to
trict of the council ne central dis
the work of the Advancement in
made this appoint central West has
IBacoN will bepip Pent necessary DR..
.ar,v fall with his new work Ia the
capo pr Rae headquarters 1T Chi
successful 3. son has been enlinently
trato,. in o. S ~ pastor and admins
resentaS hQprch affairs He has rep
.,,,,o. 1 me Indiana Conference three
fere uelsat 10 'he sehral coii-
oh ace OF the Methodist Episcopal
+, Jrcb and was representative of
III naJS Onal body i'll the 'lnterChurch
Cnnfe~ nee on Federation neld in New
iWofS in 1905
G The Rev. Hugh B. MacCauley, ID.
"% pastor of leading Presbyterian
tiag Church in Trenton. N. j., and the
'"rl founder of the efficient Inter-Church
! CT Federation of that city was appoint
ed secretary of the Eastern District.
here 1t was decided to make the city of
'asis Washington the office headquarters of
hus tn Eastern District.
NOW The report of the Rev. f. B. San
have ford m corresnond;np secretarv of
hels the council, consisted of a review of
vi the four months of new undertakings
nave since the Louisville meeting. He gave
larry frst n,aco r. the affor,s of two mon
rhe'' who have recently been added to the
CITY administrative force of the council.
CLOS The Rev. John T. Thomas, Jr., secre-
ntry tarv of the Western District renorts
men, nrooress M Tbomos was formerlv
Dads tho succeesful nastor of tho Preshv-
ction tarian Church of Canon civ 70,
'heir From his new headquarters at Den
yer he has been effectively engaged
los- in the educational phases of the move
'ea'- ment and in getting into touch with
i"hu the active factor of the field Fedora
were ton interests in Kansas and Nebras-
one ka and in the City of Omaha, st. JOS
JUL eph and Kansas City have had his
III special attention.
bles, -.
- mittee chose the Rev. G. Frederick
IN, Wells, research secretary of the Yer
mont Interdenominational Commits
sion, as assistant in the national Of
g. flee, Aside from administrative as
sistance his acquaintance with local
and State declarations has enabled him
to be of service to these forms OF
- work in the Eastern field. The ma
-, tional office as a clearing house in
,hern -, -. -
n ton and encouragement of State and
local declarations.
cat ~ ""'i'i" N"''0" "''Vh''o" "
? I'm marked quickening in the development
of federation work in leading States
and cities Comfy and cooperation
among the churches in villages and
'he country towns is increasing The
an work of the national headquarters has
> oh required the recent meeting of APP
i'hu' pointments at Chicago, Washington
carte Rostop and in Nortbern Now yorL
~ III Jew Hampshire and New Jersey
lhel- No committee of the Federal Coun-
'uits' Ill has been more active and certain
N"o- y none concerned with matters of vi
were tai importance than the committee
was on home missions. The report of this
ilers committee by its chairman, Rev. J.
run Call Barnes. DID,, gave the assurance
Inc of the immediate establishment of a
lul'i- national policy of comfy in Home
enor- Mission folds The fedarel counoi, &c
Iteu' by no means neglecting the great
farm problems of the country church and
nioai rural Christianity.
own The commission on social service y,
lroad which Row II NJ North nm 10 oho,c
'he man and Rev. Charles Stelzle the Sec
e Oh rotary, was authorized to equip al
ns VI once for executive action to secure
elent through practical programs of SER
mas vice closer and more helpful relations
d IN between the churches OF Christ and
the all needy classes in our country
'rlor- Special attention will be given to the
S ex- nrobIems of labor and Immigration
The Aside from the existing co-oneratjor
the of the commission with the demonina-