The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-11-21
MOORE TELLS.
OF COUNCIL
GREATEST MEETING IN HISTORY OF
THE DENOMINATION.
The Seven Missionary Boards Met
With the CounciI-SpIendid Ex-
hhit Gives Idea Of Missionary
work-Denomnat Oper-
ates Mission Agencies.

On the eve of his departure on a
long trip, DR.. Geo. w. Moore, d. d.,
was asked for an expression on the
recent session of the National Coun-
Gil of Congregationalists which was
held at Kansas City, Mo. Though
pressed for time he consented to a
short interview. He said:
"The National Council of Congre-
gational Churches was the most i'm
portant meeting in the history of the
denomination It's seven national mis-
sionary societies, one foreign and six
home, met with the National Council.
The gymnasium was devoted to the
exhibits of the various missionary or
ganizations and served as the post
Office and telegraph Office. There ex-
hibits were on exhibition of the work
and were fine illustration of the
varied fields of service. The Amerl-
can Board and the Foreign Mission
airy Society expended more than a
million dollars during the past year
in carrying on its work in Asia, Afrl-
ca, European Turkey and the Islands
OF the Sea. The Home Missionary
S6ciety does an extensive work in or
ganizing churches and is especially in
terested in work among the emigrants
from the time they land at Ellis
Island, New York City, until they be-
come full flcdged Christianized
American citizens.
"The American Missionary Associ-
alton does work among eight nation
alities, including the Chinese, ia
panese, EsquimauX, Indians, Mountain
white people of Porto Rico and
Hawian Islands and the Negroes of
the South. It's largest field and most
interesting work is among the colored
people of the South. 1t founded and
fostered such schools as Hampton In.
stitute, Atlanta University, Fisk Uni.
versity, Talladega College, Straight
University, Tougaloo University and
Tillostum College. 1t supports sixty
five schools among the colored people
and about two hundred churches. II
hal eight hundred missionaries in its
service and expended five hundred
and fifty thousand dollars in its work
the past year.
rThe Church Building Society, the
Educational Society, Sunday-Schoo,
and Publication Society and Minis
terial Relief Society are doing large
service and made interesting reports
of their work. The National Coun
Gil passed a strong resolution con
demning the segregation acts at Wash
ington, and appealed to President Will
son to correct the evil.
"Rev. A. C. Garner, D. D., of Wash
ington, D. c., pastor of Plymouth
Church, was elected assistant modera
tor and presided at the sessions
of the National Council. DR..
Garner is a leading minister of thu
denomination. DR.. H. H. Proctor ant
other colored delegates addressed anC
took part in the work of the Coun
Gil.
prof. and Mrs. John w. Work
Mrs. Mabel Grant-HadIey and Mr.
Arthur G. Price of the Fisk Quartet
sang at the American Missionary AS
sociation meeting and gave concerts
at Galesburg, ILL.,, Kansas City, Kan.
Kansas City Mo, and Topeka, Kans.
to large and enthusiastic audiences
Their songs enriched the meetings ant
delighted the thousands who hearC
them. The singers and their songs
will long be remembered by the Cour
Gil.
"The report of the Committee o
Nineteen, the adoption of a new con
stitution and the election OF DR.
Hubert Herring, general secretary
were among the features of the Coun
Gil for the greater efficiency of thu
work of the denomination. Th,
Council will meet semi-annually in
stead of tri-annually. It's next meet
out official orders Generally the tx
in 1915
The itinerary of Rev, Moore, Super
intendent of the Southern churcl
work of the American Missionar,
Association, for November, will be il
six states: Nov .1-3, Missouri; Nov
At, Tennessee; Nov. S-15, Kentucky
Nov. 16, II, East Tennessee; Nov
1924, Georgia; Nov. 25-27, Alabama
Nov $3.50, Mississippi. DR.. Moor
has been in the field service of tn
American Missionary Association
twenty-one years His duties TAX
him over a wide field, both north ant
south nc we'll as the east and west