Evening star., 1917-05-08
COUNCIL Of CHURCHES
HOPES TO END ALL WAR
President Henry Churchill King Of
0berlin College Discusses Subject
at Opening Session.

! An enumeration of the ways in which
the forces of Christianity, represented
4 by the American Protestant churches,
may assist in so prosecuting the pres
ent war that there shall be no future
conflicts was the theme of a stirring
address delivered this morning at the
| first formal session of the Federal
Council of the Churches of Christ in
America by Rev. Henry Churchill
King. president of Oberln College.
Sharing honors with this address as
| the feature of the proceedings so far
comes the announcement that the coun-
| Gil will raise S1,000,000 to be
spent in newspaper publicity against
the liquor traffic. provided that the
recommendation of the commission on
temperance, submitted this morning,
goes through.
Just before the meeting closed a spe-
cial committee was appointed to con-
vey to President Wilson, to Mr.. Balfour
and the members of the British COM
| mission, and also the members of the
French commission, who. however. are
out of town, the earnest invitation of
the council to appear before it and to
address the officers and delegates, who
represent thirty different religious
Meet at Calvary Baptist Church.
Delegates gathered at Calvary Baptist
Church, Sth and II streets northwest.
where all of the two-day sessions are
scheduled, and heard the presentation
of the call and the statement of the
purpose of the meeting, in which not
only churches proper, but allied re-
Egious organizations, are taking part
These We're presented by Rev. Frank
Mason North, the president, and Rev
Charles S. Macfarland. general secre-
tary, while Rev. James /. Vance. chair
man of the foreign missions committee,
conducted the preliminary devotional
services.
That the League to Enforce Peace, which.
few years ago. was but scheme on
paper, now exists as a reality and is
identical with the allied forces of de-
| mocracy, was one of the main points in
DIR. Kings address The church. he
pointed out, must be tolerant and must
be sympathetic with those whose natural
feelings are to suffer through conscen-
tious patriotism. 1t must emphasize the
fact constantly that patriotism merely is
not enough; there must be no hatred and
no bitterness.
mo nation ever went into a conflict
with cleaner hands," said Dr. King land
our conduct of the war must be on
plane as high as the original. intention.
The forces of the church must particu-
larly oppose all attempts to break down
the school laws or the labor laws regard
ing children, in order that the spread of
juvenile delinquency may be prevented.
There is evidence that this war will be
more free from graft and will benefit
by a higher-minded sort of aid than any
of our previous wars. just it is more
unselfish than any that came before. But
let not the church lag or relax on this
account for freedom of conscience is the
root of this very high -mindedness. The
fehurch is trustee OF the conviction of
the value of the human SOUL the basis of
all liberal principles and all forms of
liberty. Christianity must, therefore, be
and remain democratic to the CORE
Takes Up Routine Business.
Following the address the council
took up such business matters as the
appointment of committees and con-
sideration of war plans and recon-
mendations, of which the temperance
prohibition publicity one is the chief, and
which include practical individual ecno-
omy, protesting against the lowering of
labor and relaxing of sanitary stand
ards cooperation with the Red Cross
co cooperation with the War and Navy
departments in furnishing chaplains
and the promotion of moral and re-
ligious atmosphere about the army
soon to be trained.
The million-dollar publicity cam
paign is to cover an entire year. The
money will be raised by subscriptions
through 10000 volunteer solicitors, and
will include special campaigns among
college men. society leaders and
ganized labor.
The council reconvened at 2:3o to