The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-08
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vent the misuse of the occasion by
commercialized jniquity,"
As a result of this resolution far
reaching steps have been taken TO se-
cure clean moral surroundings for the
exposition, and plans have been com
pleted for great continuous religious
meetings at the great fair
The social service commission is now
represented In Colorado where the in~
yestlgation ts in progress looking TO
an adjustment OF the mine strike.
Committee On Church and Country
Idfc.
During the early part Of the year
the field represe rltative. Rev. Charles
Q. Gill. gave himself largely to the
prepa ration of a report resulting from
his Investigations In Europe and in
The general work devoIving upon this
committee. This report, entitled $50
,!ai Effects of Cooperation will be
cresar.ed 10 the commission at It's
meeting In Richmond.
in July the committee, which had
meanwhile been completed held a
meeting at which u was decided that
Mr.. Gill should make his residence at
Columbus, Cs,io. establish an office of
the commission there. and direct a
rural investigation of the State of
Ohio,
Under this committee large
amount OF correspondence has been
carried on with country ministers in
various parts of the United States, and
considerable international literature
has been distributed. The work Of
this committee and OF Mr.. Gil slas
been mainly that OF investigation.
Mr.. CHI la one Of the most inter-
esting visitors who will attend tho
meeting here. He Is former star
football player, having been on the
Yale team in 1883.
There is no doubt but what this
committee is opening up one of tie
most important developments OF the
federative movement. This work ~
argely due to the creative agency OF
Secretary warren H. Wilson. Of the
Presbyterian department. who has
prepared tho way for our committee.
ZION. Oxford plnchot. chairman OF the
ccsunittee Is deeply interested In It's
work &rd has been largely RESPONSE
bi4 90. !fs establishment. MIR. Pinchot
Is ot,c rf tyaosD men who sees behind
the econ oi'.ts asnacts Of tho rurel
problem its moral and spiritual back
round @na who ran distinguish be-
tween .AGses sn5 effects
: txorid Congress.
The executive committee Is doing
all In its power to hasten the dawn
oe peace. Anticipating this happy
event it iG even now considering a
gres.t weird Congress o: the Christian
Churches
sscreiary' Macfariand's. report says:
tn. 2,atter OF the World Congress
I. rcr fhe consideration OF the general
interests of the Christian Ctiarches
vii! be brought before the executive
committee with the recommendation
that iHitiatory steps be taken. In
view cf tho present conditions tn
Europe I would mos, earnestly recon-
mend that NC proceed with this mat
ter. Tie situation abroad offers a
reason for the firHer establishment of
the international relationship between
churches. and liz by no means a reason
for letting them lapse A time is COM
ing, and II may come very soon. when
the nations OF the world will come
together to do Wtaat they can to repair
the awful damage OF war and TO
establish new international order.
This VIII surely offer the moment and
the occasion for a similar congress- OF
the Christian Churches OF the world,
whose interests are one.
Looking TO this end. the secretary
! !s now In correspondence with church
leaders IN various parts bf the world.
end@aroring to establish such con-
Injections a. may make 1T possible 10