Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-07
THIRTY. DENOMINATIONS
join IN CONFERENCE
Federal Council of Churches OF
Christ in America Meets Hero
Tomorrow.
MANY DELEGATES EXPECTED
Secretary Of State Bryan to Make
Public Address at City Auditorium
on Wednesday Night--All Meetings
WE BE Open to Public.

Leaders of Professionalism in this
country Will begin gathering here to-
day for the annual meeting of the
! executive committee and commissions
OF the Federal Council OF the Churches
of Christ in America. which will be-
gin Tomorrow morning and continue
for three days. Prominent laymen, as
we'll as leading churchmen numbering
about 15o in all, representing some
thirty denominations. Will participate
In the sessions. which Will be open to
the public.
The opening meeting will be held to-
morrow morning at 9:3n o'clock in the
auditorium of the Young Mems Chris
| tian Association. Reports from COM
mittee chairmen and reports OF evan
gelistlc work Of the various denomina-
lions Will be read. In the afternoon,
beginning at 2:30 o'clock, u number "
| Important papers Will be read and an.
nouncements made. Addresses by
prominent churchmcn will mark tho
evening session, beginning with q son1
service at 7:30 o'clock.
The program for the next two DAYS
OF the convention will be announced
at the opening session Prouably the
addresses to be made at the City Audi
| torium on Wednesday night by Seoro-
tary OF State William Jennings Bryan
and DR.. Smaller Matthews. MIR. Bryan
VIII speak on Church Unity and tho
Peace Movement"
| COOPERATION OF VARIOUS
DENOMINATIONS FOR SERVICE
Six years ago the Federal Council
was formed, the first meeting bein A.
held i'm Philadelphia. It was largely
the elimination of previous voluntary,
federatlve movements, the CHIEF OF
which had been the Evangelical All
ance and the National Federation Of
churches and Christian Workers. The
difference between the Federal Council
ana the other previous movements is
that 1t Is not an individual or yolun-
tary agency, or simply an interdenom-
| national fellowship, but Is an ofIlcially
and enthusiastically constituted BODY.
1t is differentiated from other general
movements for the manifestation OF
the cooperation of the various denom-
nations for service rather than an at
tempt to unite them upon definitions
| of theology and polity.
| The Federal Council has no authority
over the constituted bodies adhering
TO 1t, but Its province Is limited to the
expression OF Its counsel, and the rec
ommending of course of action in
matters Of common interest to the
churches. local councils and individual
Christians. 1t has no authority to draw
up common creed or form Of govern
ment or worship, or In any way to limit
the full autonomy of the Christian
bodies adhering to It.
The Federal Council meets quadren-
| nially and consists OF about 400 quail
fed delegates, officially elected by the
various denominational assemblies. Its
executive committee consists of ninety
OF these delegates and acts for the
council between its sessions. In turn
the administrative committee meets
monthly and acts for the executive
committee between sessions. The ma
tional office and its executives under
the administrative committee carry on
the continuous work of the council.
DELEGATES TO CONFERENCE
WILL ATTEND MEETING
In addition to the delegates to the
convention. about thirty representatives
of the Federal Council, who participated
In the peace conferences ut Constance
Germany. ut the outbreak OF the war,
VIII attend the meeting here.
Headquarters OF the executive COM
mittee and commissions for business
and all meetings will be held at the
Central Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation Building.
The local committe In charge of the
entertainment of the council Is COM
posed of the following ministers and
laymen: Rev. w. a. Christian. Rev. II.
G. Skinner, Rev J. a. VIM, Rev. Rus
sell Cecil, S. X. Mckee. Rev. ]. J..
Schorer, Jr., Rev. II. ID. c. Maclachlan,
Rev. ]. y. bowman, Rev. r. Fl. Potts,
Rev. James Cannon, Rev. +. r. McFaden,
Rev. A. V. Colston, Rev. Gerald CuIber-
son, Rev. Oscar Guthe, Waller Holli-
day. Rev. w. c, James. Rev. w. a.
Cooper, Rev. Wesley Baker, Rev. w. L.
Lingle, Rev. George w. Kemper, Jacob
Umlauf and John @. Kobe.
TO the subcommittees has been re-
ferred their respective work as fol-
lows:
Publicity committee-Rev. J.. A.
Winn. Rev. r. H. Pitt, s. w. Meek, Rev
+. It. McFaden. Rev. James Cannon.
Entertainment committee-Rev. Yves
| ley Baker, Rev. ]. Y. bowman. Rev.
W. a. Cooper.
Public meetings committee-Rev.
Russell Cecil, Rev. T. c. Skinner, S. *.
Mckee, Rev. George w. Kemper. Rev.
! W. r. Bowie.