Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-25

| and philanthropic efforts of the Fed
eral Council Of the Churches OF Christ
| in America were outlined by Bishop E.
Il. Hendrix. Of Kansas City. Mo-, presi-
dent Of the council, in speech before
! President Taft at the White House to-
day.
/! Bishop Hendrix presented the greet
i inss of the council on the occasion Of
The annual meeting OF its executive
! committee. He said:
| Our fathers in the very first amend
ment to the constitution forbade con-
; gress to make any law respecting the
sta Dllshment OF religion, wisely deem
ing it the duty of the church to estab-
lish the state and not the duty Of the
| state to establish the church Thus
! from the beginning, in the free exercise
| Of their religious views the various
churches have expressed their devotion
10 the best interests of our common
country, notably to Washington and
Lincoln, when our national government
began and when it was In greatest
peril. The memorable responses to
these greetings showed how grateful
they were to the highest executives in
our land in the two preceding GEN.
turtles Representing more than 100000
ministers Of the gospel and some H.
100000 communicates, or nine -tenths
of the protestants Of our country, fed
Grated in a permanent organization
known as The Federal Council Of the
Churches of Christ in America we
bring christian greetings TO the chief
ruler of the greatest nation in history
standing for self government.
A Nation Of Christians.
"As former greetings were made by
individual churches and were well
coined by our rulers when the fate Of
the nation was yet undecided, much
more we believe will be welcomed this
christian greeting to our chief masis-
trate by the federated churches as the
sign OF the compact ana growing
strength Of our national union. The
late Mr.. Justice Brewer declared that
such federation Of churches was also
an unmistakable proof that ours IL .
christian nation despite the fact that
we have no established church.
We are happy to state that the
growing spirit OF catholicity and the
belief that the work Of the churches
could better be done In cooperation
than in separation ripened into this
notable and permanent federation. not
OF individual christians but Of churches
and that by the authority and the unan-
imous action OF the highest ecclesi-
astical assemblies Of the land
Good Christians, Good Citizens.
believing with Webster that what
makes good christians makes good
citizens we are glad to state that in
addition to the 'distinctively religious
work which Is sought to be done by
all the churches as never before, such
as home and foreign missions and the
vital work Of evangelism, the Federal
Council Of Churches is doing in unison
Humanitarian and philanthropical work
calculated at once TO bless and TO
strengthen the nation. Thus thru our
large standing committees Of some
two hundred leading ministers and lay
men. careful study is being given to
the advancements Of such great inter-
ests as Sunday observance, temperance.
the sanctity OF the home. the church and
social service, and literature and edu.
cation
Results Are Apparent.
Happy results have attended these
efforts in checking race track gambling
|
stopping twelve-tours-a- day labor and
that for seven days in the week in GER
tain industries. in bringing about kind
Tier relations between the church and
laboring men. In safeguarding the
physical and moral well-being Of women
and children who are bread winners
and In promoting wholesome literature
and the better intellectual development
Of our youth.
'In all this we are unitedly seeking
the highest welfare Of our great nation
whose chief magistrate has our daily
prayers and our loyal aid. We rejoice
to recognize as president one who Is
Exceptionally acquainted with our great
and varied national interests. and who
fully commands our confidence 80 that
we are content to see thru his eyes q
completed Panama canal and the con-
sefvatton Of the best possible good Of