Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-02
MUCH WORKDONE
At SESSIONS OF
FEDERAL COUNCIL
Conference Approves the Work
Done by Doctors Scudder
49,. and GuIick

Residents of Honolulu who are in
terested in church work will be inter
csted' in the following actions taken
by the executive committee or the
Federal Council OF the Churches OF
Christ in America, at a meeting IN
Richmond, Va, December > to H.
1914:
Approved the work of the commits
sion on relations with Japan and its
representative, Dir. Sidney l.. Gulick,
assisted b. the Rev. Doremus Scudder
OF Honolulu.
Appointed the president, Prof. Shall
er Mathews and DR.. Sidney l.. Gulick,
as ambassadors to the churches OF
Japan, to sail January 3, 1915. -.
Listened to an address by Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation OF Labor in which he ex'
pressed qualification at the confer
ences being held between Doctor Gu
lick and representatives of labor rela-
tive to measures which would con-
serve the interests of labor and not
offend the people of Japan.
Passed a resolution expressing SYM
pathy and prayers for the churches of
Europe. authorizing the administra-
tive committee to convey the mes.
sage in such ways as may be found
appropriate and effective. .-..:.
Received report from the 80 dele.
gates who attended the Church Peace
Conference at Constance, Germany.
Instructed. the administrative com.
mittee to communicate with the vari-
GUS ecumenical organizations and the
constituent bodies OF the council rel.
alive TO World Congress on matters
OF general interest to the Christian
churches of the world
Adopted resolutions of the commits
sion on evangelism calling for united
prayer for a worldwide revival
Adopted measures for the organiza-
ton Of the churches in local commune.
ties in the interest of international
peace and approved the preparation
and publication of book by Sidney
l.. Gulick to be placed in the hands
OF all the pastors of the nation in this
interest.
Authorized the committee On Peace
Centenary to proceed with the eele-
bratSon Of 'One Hundred Years of
Peace by the churches and Sunday
schools In February. 1853
Created a new commission entitled
Commission on the Church and
Country Life" with Clifford Pinchot
as chairman and Rev. Charles o. Gill
as field investigator. its first work to
he a statewide survey CT Ohio With
headquarters at Columbus, Ohio
Authorized the commission on thea
church and social service to make aap
investigation of the treatment of gcert
eminent employees by the governmental
Having secured, during the year, 2
increase In navy chaplains from 2-erf
%, instructed the commission onit.j~
church and social service TO COM Il
ate with the Association OF ArmyE ID |
Navy chaplains for the genera I'M |
proYement and efficiency of \ .1efr1
work.
Created a commission to have spe.
cial consideration CT the needs and |
interests Of the colored race and for
helpful measures of cooperation be-
tween the colored denominations and |
the other constituent bodies OF the
Federal Council
Approved the plans OF the commit |
tee of one hundred for religious work
at the Panama exposition, urged the
churches to respond with financial
help and ordered the continuance of |
negotiations with the exposition au.
thorities relative TO the moral tone /
Of the exposition and its SURROUNDINGS, /
Adopted recommendation Of the
commission on temperance following
the suggestion in the address of Hon. /
William J. Bryan to the committee,
en- a campaign for pledge signing and
approved measures for. the elimination
Of liquor advertising Through the
newspapers.
Approved plans and work of tho
commission on Christian education
Tor introducing lessons on interna-
donal peace into the Sunday schools
and churches: fer the use OF part or
The public school hours for religious
Instruction under the supervision of
he pastors in their respective
churches, and the correlation of all
The church educational agencies
through the commission
Received ringing report from the
on family life en- the un.
.ortunate division between the home
md religious institutions. and ar
'anged for social surveys in various
titles, relative to the moral and reIie.
Gus environment and instruction. of
children.
Approved the plans or the commit.
ZEE on Sunday observance for cooner.
ltion with the organizations devoted
o this interest p
Arranged for nationwide eelebra.
ion CT the 500th anniversary of the
of John HIsss. July 6th
9l5, and for the 40eth anniversary ofi
he Protestant Reformation, October
Il, 1917.
Created the new office of genera,
secretary and ordered continuance of
he Washington office with the asso-
late secretary in charge of it, and, in |,
espcnse to the report of the commits
ION on state and local declarations re.
'orting rapid increase Of these bodiesl,
ow numbering i55, authorized the II
m nl0vrnouf ~ GaId r..