Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-09
WAR IS NOT TO HALT
EVANGELISM Of WORLD
Speaker Before Federal Council Of
Churches Urges Renewal
Of Energy.

That the world-war shall lead to no
curtailment whatever in world evan
gelism but to the contrary was the
substance of the address of Rev Dr.
Robert +. Speer. chairman of the COM
mittee on cooperation in Latin Amer
lea. the principal feature of this morn
ing's meeting of the federal council of
churches of Christ in America, held at
Calvary Baptist Church
In times of strife and emergency
mans tendency is to contract and con-
serve his resources. while God expands
and releases His" said DIR. Speer. IN
stead of an abridgement of church
activities-with those having to do
with distant peoples. exemplified in
mission work. probably the first to be
held in abeyance-there should be a
prompt response to larger call.
Mission work began and has grown
In an atmosphere of strife. Even dur
ing our own civil war the heart of the
American Christian church was not
blunted in it's consciousness of mis-
sionary obligation"
Another feature was the granting of
a request from the Belgian minister,
Emil de Cartier de Marchienne. in
which he asked the privilege of ap-
the gratitude felt by his country for
American relief work in general and,
In particular. for the aid given by the
Protestant denominations of America to
the Protestant Church of Belgium.
Urged for Army and Navy Chaplains
That the pick" of the church's young
ministers be sought as chaplains for
the army and navy and that the Pres
ident. the heads of the War and Navy
departments, and the chairmen of con-
gressional military and naval commit
tees be urged to appoint such chaplains
on the ground of highest qualifications.
rather than with undue regard for
strict UNCONVENTIONAL lines. was the
sentiment of the report of the commit
tee on army and navy relations. This
report, like all others, is being turned
over to the councils general commit
tee for action. That committees re-
port will not be complete before this
evening. the time of the final session.
Rev. DIR. King, president of Oberlin
College. submitted the report of the
committee on message, and Rev. DR..
Gold appeared as the representative
If the special committee on the auadri-
centennial CELEBRATION of the reforma-
ton.
Rev. DIR. w. H. P. F'aunce. president
of Brown University, was designated
as chairman of the commission on in
ternational justice and goodwill. The
part women play in world affairs. to-
gether with the larger part they wish
to play. was presented by Miss Louise
Holmquist of the national board of
the Y. W. c. A.. who led the devotional
services preceding the business meet
ing.
Sermon by DIR. Jowett.
Rev. DR.. Henry Jowett of New York
will deliver the only set sermon" OF
the convention at this afternoons meet.
ing, which began at $50 o'clock. and
which was opened with services by Rev
Edwin Heyl Delk of the Lutheran
Church.
The council last night formally in.
dorsed prohibition as a war measure, and
Gov. Milliken of Maine was designated
chairman of a special committee to ap-
pear before the Senate committee or
agriculture to urge passage of bills to
this end
The committee on Christian duties
urged such economies as safeguarding
labor standards both for adults and
children, increasing food products and
bringing about government control OF
food. simple living and the favoring OF
excess profits and inheritance taxes
while the committee on acts of mercy
recommended the organization of church
women for Red Cross work
Tells Of Europe's Suffering.
A vivid picture of the suffering OF
Europe was drawn by John R. Mott
general secretary of the international
committee of Y. NJ. c. A.. who has
worked behind the lines of battle
abroad, who declared that if this coun.
try would realize at once the gravity
OF the situation the war might end BY
Christmas. Clifford Pinchot urged wide
spread promotion of gardening activi.
ties by the churches.
Raymond Robins of Chicago at the
afternoon session recommended that the
council should favor the CONSUMPTION OF
money and should stand for free speech,
free press and free criticism. Miss Mabel
Crafty of the national board of the Y. w
C. A. told of work done toward prepar-
ing women to play their parts in the war
crisis. while Rev. William i. Haven OF
the American Bible Society said that his
organization intends to put the Bible into
the hands of every man in uniform.
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