Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-06
| URCHEs OF CHRIST
'HICQNFER HERE THIS WEEK
Every Protestant DenomI-
nation to BE. Represented at
I Annual Meeting.
J. BRYAN SITS AS DELEGATE
represents Presbyterian Churcl, in
National Conference - Important
Commissions to Present Reports.
! Delegates From All Sections.

=
h Delegates From All Sections.
4 The opening session OF the annual
4 meeting of the executive committee and
n commissions of the Federal Council OF
ppet Churches or Christ In America Will
d pc hciu Tuesday morning I'm the audi
! toriu'ni OF the Central Young Mems
4 EHrlstian Association Building: More
Il phap $50 delegates of national promi-
q pchcc representing Professionalism in
II practically every section Of the country
%hl take part in the varied program
d which has been arranged for the dif-
II SsEent Iscssions. 49,
Il The peace movement. church unity
n 3ht Japanese question Will be import
II lnt topics for discussion during the
II convention Federal council leaders re-
[ gard the approaching meeting az the
NEST important in the history OF the
n cohnciN The question OF the church
20 body interesting itself to a greater
u degree toward the solution of social
ana economic problems. Will be sub
u Jeet for discussion. and several con-
4 GTetc plans VIII come up for considcra-
I 1on
WILLIAM j. BRYAN
4 SITS As DELEGATE:
4 Secretary Of State william jennings
4 BRYAN Will 81, as delegate Of the
\ presbytrrinn Church, and is cNpectcdAto
\ participate I'm all of the proceedings
oi The committee AT a public meet
/ mig onf Wednesday night At the City
Anqitotiun,, Mr. Bryan will speak ON
tSiinrch,sGnity and the Peace Move
4 ntrn'" While in Richmond he Will be
the guest OF John SHELTON Williams.
Gomptrollcr Of the Currency, at the
Williams suburban home. Paxton"
1crI WGsthampion.
fsqther spcakcrs al the meeting We'd
nesdar nigh, VIII be- Dr. Smaller
Mathews. president Of Chicago Uni
Hefsity. and Dr, sidney j. Gulicf. OF
Japan.
1.-THE thirty delegates at tho peace
conference held In CONSTANCE. Germany.
Just at the outbreak of the European
Wa were delegates from the Fed
eral Council They will attend the
Richmond convention
1.-The proclamation Of the President OF
the United States, setting aside sun
10Y. October 4, as day OF prayer
inf. peace. WAS made ct the request
~ tho council Negotiations between
the president and officers OF the Fed
rtal Council began in August
itDr. Charles s. Mcfarland. secretary
OF the council. In his annual report TO
TIE ccminI;tee. will review the activi-
'iiYs OF The various commissions during
me past year
COMMISSIONS FACE
/ ,fj INDUSTRIAL. pHOHLI:NIS
in!ationsh!Ds has been active in the
Colorado strike situation. Other COM
inS;ions unite the church forces on
temperance, sunday observance aud
f;lnily ifc. y committee OF 100 is lay
:it.t out q continuous campaign NJ the
lfpltma Exposition, and another Is mr.
itspEinr the celebration or the treaty
ftHGhent 1'rc commissions number
'tvst' 1000 members, representing thirty
'Ifnf r,:naiions.
slfealIunrters 81 the executive com
libttec ana commissions for business
;nti all mceiimgs will be held a, the
Central Young Mems Christian Asso-
cyRtion Building
lt1he local committee in charge OF
ttie' entertainment of the council Is
copposed of the following ministers
;taN iaymen: Rev. W. A. Christian.
RsSt 7. c. skinner Rev. j, a. VIM.
ReF Russell Cecil S. *, Mckee. Rev.
" n Sciicrcr. Jr.. Rev. ~. ID. C. Mac
lhfplan. Rev j. Y. bowman, Rev. t.
lEiPotts. Rev. James cannon. Rev F..
:, MeFndem, hev.A V. Colston. Rev.
Gerald Culbcrson,t Rev. Oscar Cutie.
Mailer holiday, Rev. ". c. James.
Rev w A. Cooper. Rev. Wesley Baker.
3sY w. J.. I.inEie. Rev. George w.
kWhpcr. Jacob Uiniauf AMI John g.
kulbe.
70 the subcotnmittees has been re.
Tered their respective work as FOL
lows:
Pub!lcity committce-Rev. i. A..
Vim. Rev K. II. Pitt. s W. Meek.
iisH f. 4 Sci'adcn, Rev James Can
non,
Entertainment communicative. n.
Wesley Baker. Rev. J. y. bowman,
Rev. w. y. Cooper
Public meetings conmittee-Rev.
Russell Cecil, Rev r. c. Skinner. $.
~ Mckee, Rev George W. Kemper,
ltev w. Il. bowie
OFFICIAL LIST or
DII.tcGATES Expected
An official list OF delegates who Will
attend the conference follows
DR.. Smaller Mathews, president: DIR.
Kin a. lord; sssora;ns secretary; A. z,
IS Carroll, associate secretary; Charles
MlRl s,,,ts, s,, press re2ressntqtye.
Hpgsard, Boston Mass !; David p. Leas.
SShhilsdeiphin 4, Pa, Rev; Harvey Wood,
Madison. y. j.; Rev Samuel y. Batten.
philadelphia, Pa. Rev. II, -. Grose,
BoSton, Mass
John Mitchell, Richmond; William II.
steward, Louisville, Ky.
Free baptist ChurcheS-Dr. r. d
Lord. Brooklyn. N. V,
Christian Church w. ID. Denison.
2o1Ieglss sa hs " q HTrpsg Elon
y y,
S59hsts,satiea,al chhrel,es77Rey. H, A..
Hart. New York, City; Rev. Philip S,
MpXam, Springfield, Mass; Rev. Charles
- Ryder, New York City; President
Frank X. Sanders, Topeka, Kan...J. n.
Stocking, Washington. D. c.; Rev. c.
~ VINCENT, Washington. d. g.; Arthur
Cutler. New York City; Rev. Charles
q. Gill. Columbus, o.: Roger w Bah
son. Wellesley HHls, Moss: DIR. Sidney
Gulick, Japan. ~
Disciples of Christ-Rev. Peter Aims
lie Baltimore, Md; Rev. e. W. Burn
ham, Los angeles. Cal: George a: Mil
Wright, Franklin, Ind. Rov. H. X
Armstrong, Baltimore. Md.
Tricnds7EPresident Robert L. Kelly.
Rtch,nopd, Ind; Charles e. Tebbetts,
Itfchinoudr lDG.- 49, -.
Evangelical Observation-Disclosures S.
C3 Brcyfogel, Reading, Pa.
Lutheran Church, General Synod
Professor Jacob a. Clutz, Gettysburg.
"a; Reg; FL g. DinMiddIe, Nightingale.
Gettysburg. Pa; Rev. A. S. hartman,
Baltimore, Nd: Rev. George u Wen,