The Washington herald., 1915-02-21

Dr.. II. X. Carroll. local representa-
tive Of the Federal Council OF the
Churches of Christ in America, Is az
tending the meeting in Boston OF inc
ssccretarial council OF the commission
on the church and social service.
This committee is said 10 be deeply
concerned relative to vice conditions at
San Francisco during the Panama
Pacific Exposition. II is reported mat
while conditions inside the grounds
seem TO be safcguarded, the city OF san
Francisco has not taken the same PR :
cautions, and indeed il is frankly said
that the city is 10 be wide open our
ing the exposition The organizations
interested are now urging the matter
IIpon tho commissioners, asking that
thcv take action relative to conditions
out side the grounds as well as INSIDE
The social service commission OF Tn"
Federal council is cooperating With
In. Postal Clerks Union in an en-
deayor to secure provisions for oid-aEc
pensions for the postal employees me
movement was approved by tn" eNech-
tive committee of the council, winch
also instructed the commission ON the
,hurcI, and social service to make a
thorough investigation regarding inc
adequacy of wages paid TO government
employees The commission has sent
letters to the President and to Con-
gress urging the moral aspects OF
these interests.
The commission on temperance Of
the council recently held a meeting in
Washington at which plans were made
for a nationwide temperance cam
paign in which all the thirty dcnomi-
nations of the council. through their
temperance committees. snail unite.
The comm ission on temperance hopes
thus to widen the activities OF the
Interchurch Federation. TO whose
work il has practically succeeded
Rev. Sidney L. Gulick has been
elected associate secretary of the
councils commission on peace and ar
bitration He will also continue to
serve as the special representative OF
the councils commission on relations
with Japan.
Prof. Smaller Mathews. president OF
the council. and his companion, Key.
Sidney L. Gulick, associate secretary.
now in Japan as ambassadors ot the
American "hurches to the churches and
people of Japan, are receiving hearty
welcome They were met by a large
delegation at Yokohama and escorted
to Tokyo, where they appeared before
a large gathering of the Federated
Church of japan.
In addition TO the letter of greeting
from the council. they also bore let
tiers from President Wilson and Secre-
tary Bryan, all of which have been
printed in full in the leading japanese
papers with editorial comment stat
ing that while the mission is one OF
distinctiyely spiritual significance. IL
also means much in the interest OF IN
ternational goodwill.
They have already been received by
Count Okuma and other ieadins ON
cials.
The following Lenten suggestions
were handed last week to the MEM
bers of the Luther Place Memorial
Lutheran Church:
Set a higher standard for yourself.
and be more stern and severe with
yourself and more charitable and for
giving toward others.
Be often quiet and alone. and use
this solitude for spiritual profit in
conscious realization of the presence
of God.
Read serious books-church his
tory, Christian biography, missionary
progress, and above all the Bible.
Put religion first and above every
thing else.
practice charity in the visitation or
the sick and afflicted and discouraged:
in cordial greetings of the brethren
within and without TN" house of God;
and in generous giving to the 'neces-
sity OF The saints.
First Congregation Church, Tenth
and O. streets. will be fifty years old
this fall A committee on the cele ora =
ton of the fiftieth anniversary of the
church has been appointed as follows:
Messrs. Daniel Frazier. Alfred Wood,
George L. Whittlesey. Howard p. SAT-
ford. F. l.. Fishback. c. G. Abbott, L.
f. Pratt. H 4. Thrift. 4. n. Skinner,
Levi Woodbury.. A. p. Eastman. Paul
Popinoe, Mrs. F. p. Woodbury.. Miss
Emily Robinson. Miss Julia NJ. Pond.
Miss Martha n. Hooper. Miss Flora l..
L. johnson. Mrs. Harriet L. Luttrell.
secretary. and Wales c. Brewster.
Emmanuel Baptist Church. Rev. DR..
Cove G. johnson. pastor, is planning
an ''every-member canvas" to be con-
Quoted on Sunday afternoon in
March The visits will be made by the
men of the church and an effort will
he made to go into every church home
in the one afternoon.
The Woman's Club Cf st. Marks
Episcopal Church announces for next
Thursday afternoon at O'Clock an ad-
dress by Mrs. A. a. Birney. general
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