The Washington herald., 1911-01-22

Wednesday morning at ~ O'Clock Pres
ident Taft will receive the executive COM
mi"tee Of the Federal Council Of Churches,
which conveues at the First Congrega-
tional Church Tuesday evening at s
O'Clock.
The committee on arrangements has
prepared a programme Of exceptional in
terest for the session Tuesday evening,
and has extended invitations to the gen.
eral public to attend. Rev. DR.. William
Henry Roberts, chairman Of the executive
committee. will call the meeting to order.
Immediately following the converting a
devotional service Of impressive simplicity
will be given, consisting Of hymn sing
ing. reading Of tho Scripture. and pray
er by Rev. DR.. Samuel H Greene. pastor
Of Calvary Baptist Church Of this city.
Rev. William n. Roberts. d. D. Ii. d..
chairman Of the executive committee. will
preside, and following the address Of
welcome BY Rev. S. H. Woodrow. d. D.,
and response by the Rev. Edwin Heyle
Delk, d. D.. pastor of ST. Matthew'S
Lutheran Church. Philadelphia. the fol-
lowing formal addresses will be given:
On the Federation Of the churches as
realized in foreign Missions by Rev.
James L. Barton. D. D.. secretary Of the
American Board Of Commissioners for
Foreign Missions. Boston. Mass.
On the Federal council of the churches
and home missions" by the Rev. Charles
L. Thompson. D. D.. secretary Of the
Presbyterian Board Of Home Missions,
New York.
On the Federal council. an achievement
in Christian unity by the Rev. Earl
Cranston, d. D.. III. D.. resident bishop
of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Washington. d. c.
The business sessions will be held on
Wednesday all day. concluding with a
session on Thursday morning All meet
inss will be held in the First Congrega-
uonaI Church.
Officers and Members.
In the federal council the officers and
executive committee include:
Bishop E. R Hendrix. D. D. IL D..
president: E B. Sanford. D. D.. CORE
spending secretary: Rivington D. Lord u.
D., recording secretary; Alfred R. Kim
ball, treasurer.
Executive committee: W. H. Rodgers,
D. D. LII D.. chairman: Frank Mason
North. D. D.. vice chairman. Baptist
churches. North-W. c. Biting D. D.:
John b. Calver. d. D.: Howard B. Crosse,
D. D.; Hon. H kirke Porter. National
Baptist convention-G. L. Davis, d. D.;
M. w. Gilbert, D. D.: A. Gordon. D. D.:
j. c. Jackson. D. D.; A. r. Robinson,
D. D. Free Baptist-Alfred w. Anthony,
D. D. Christian Ckurch-Martyn Sum-
merbell. D. D. Congregational churches
Hubert C. Herring. d. D.; ". Hayes
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D. D. Congregational Methodist churches
Rev. j. Baker Steward. Disciples Of Christ
Rev. Levi G. Batman. Prof. Herbert Mar
tin. Phi. D.: F. D. Power. D. D. German
Evangelical Synod Of North America
Adolph Schmidt, Phi. D. Evangelical AS
sociation-Bishop S. C. Breyfosel. d. D.
Lutheran Church-George U. Wenner, D.
d. Mennonite Church-Rev. A. S. Shelly.
Methodist Episcopal Church-Mr. Samuel
W. Bowen. Bishop Earl Cranston. D. D..
LII. D.: Mr.. Hanford Crawford. John F.
Goucher. d. D.: w. I. Haven, D. D.;
Bishop W. F. Mcdowell. d. D.. LII. D.:
Frank Mason North. D. d. Methodist
Episcopal Church. South-E. H. Pearce,
D. D.: Mr.. Arthur B. Pugh. George b.
Winton. D. D. African NJ. E. Church
Bishop w. B. Derrick, D. D., LII D.
H. T. johnson, D. D. African Methodist
Episcopal Zion Church-Bishop George
W. CLINTON, II. L., BlShOp AleXan-
der Walters, d. D. Colored NJ. E.
Church in America-Bishop L. H. Hol-
sey. D. D. Methodist Protestant
Church-F. T. Tagg, D. d. Primitive
Methodist Church-Rev. John Bath. Mo-
ravian Church-Right Rev. NJ. w. Lei
bert. D. d. Presbyterian Church in the
U. S-William Mck;bbin. d. D.. LII. D.;
S. J. Niccolls. D. D., IL. D.: Mr.. Louis
H. Severance. John Balcomb Shaw, D. D.
Presbyterian Church in the U. S.-A. ].
Nickel way. d. D. Protestant Episcopal
S. Bennitt, d. D.; Right
Rev. Ethelbert Talbot. D. D.. LII. D.
Reformed Church in America-P. H. Mil
liken, D: D. Reformed Church in the Unit
ed States-Rufus w. Miller, D. d. Re-
formed Episcopal ChurchNBishop Robert
L. Rudolph. D. D. Reformed Presbyterian
J. Y. Boice. D. D. Seventh
Day Baptist-Prof. Stephen Babcock
Society Of Friendship. James Wood.
United Brethren Church-Bishop George
M. Mathews. D. D. United Evangelical
II. b. Hartzler. D. D.
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