El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-23
CHURCH LEAGUE
NAMES OFFICERS
Rev. G. l.. Overstreet, Presi-
dent, of Federation of Is
City Churches.

Methodist church Friday night. X ).
Tighe was elected first vice presi-
dent: Rev. W. NJ Faitley, second vice
president; Rev. Dwight J. Bradley, ex-
ecutive secretary; W. A Young. re-
cording secretary; W. a. Price. treas
urer, and Rev. c. K. Campbell, mem
Der Of the executive committee.
Previous to the business session,
the pastors and delegates were served
a supper by q half dozen pretty
young women clad in Martha Wash
ington costumes. By unanimous as
sent Rev. Parry J. Rice, First Chris
tian church, acted as chairman Of the
meeting, pending the election Of a
president and Rev. Mr.. Bradley, as
acting secretary Of previous meet
ings, read the record Of organization.
Thirteen Churches Act.
Mr.. Rice brought the matter Of the
constitution before the assembly,
which adopted 1t without debate. a
report from the delegates present was
asked for and Il developed that 13
churches had acted on the PROPOSE
ton, and had Elected delegates to the
! federation. The churches and their
delegates were: First Presbyterian,
eight delegates; St Clements Episco-
pal, nine; Spanish Methodist, two:
First Methodist Episcopal, four;
Westminster Presbyterian. four; As
I bury Methodist South, three: First
| Christian, six: First Congregational,
one; Orchard Park Methodist, one;
Austin Park Christian. two; Altura
/ Presbyterian, one. The Trinity Meth
odist church. while having taken no
official action in the matter had dele
gates present, and indicated that II
would come in. The Spanish Congre-
gational church also signified a de-
sire to enter the federation
W Q. Care, DR.. D. ". Detwiler, z.
L Birney, David Mcknight and Mrs
G. A. Thumm were the nominating
! committee. whose report was accept
ed. resulting in the election OF the
officers named.
Praises Rev. Mr.. Rice.
Rev. Mr.. Overstreet. in his speech
accepting the presidency. praised Rev.
Mr.. Rice. calling him the father of the
movement to federate the churches,
and regretting that his near depart
ure to another field. in Chicago. pre-
vented him from heading the move
ment he had inaugurated.
Mr.. Rice, responding, expressed the
opinion that the religious world Is at
the beginning of a new evangelistio
day and at the threshold Of a greater
work than has ever before confront
ed It.
THE entire trend OF events during
the past four or five decades" said
/ Rev. Mr.. Rice. has been toward a
closer unity of demon nations. When
the church Of Rome broke. Christianity
had up to that time presented one body
to the world and. IN breaking. it split
into 1000 fragments. Each Of these
/ denominations Is founded on great
truths and principles, and much can
be learned from each. We would be
better Wesieyans, IL we knew more
OF Calvinism, and better Calvinists Il
we knew more OF Wesleyanism. A
great centrifugal force is now setting
in, in the religious world. and is draw
ing the denominations closer than
ever before.
The Age of Federation.
This is an age OF federation. To-
night there is leagued a federation OF
| free nations, comprising more nations
| than we're ever united before in q
| common cause, and against them IS
arrayed another federation OF ma
| tons. England. France, Belgium, the
small countries OF the east. and now
our own America are Joined IN q
league Of devotion to crush the enemy
/ Of civilization and Christianity.
rs there any denomination IN the
world that could have done the work
that has been done, and is being done
=
/ that great organization lies in the
fact that It is an association OF
/ churches. and combining the strength
I OF all is able to do a work that none
I Of them could do singly."
At the close of Rev. Mr.. Rice's talk
Zach Cobb, collector OF customs for
/ the port Of FL Paso, spoke briefly on
the need Of today for the virtues that
| George Washington exhibited in the
revolution.
Washington No asIneker..
Washington was not forced into
! the revolution" said Mr.. Cobb. 'Hs
was well to do. and could have been z
| Stacker If he had wanted to. He
could have remained at home, stayed
out Of the fight and received favor
from the royalists, had he chosen thai
line. But instead. he enlisted in tbs
cause he thought was right, ant
I fought and suffered He afterwarC
| became president. and the father Of
his country. but there were eight long
years when he did not know whethel
at the close OF the bloody struggle
he would be hailed as a patriot o.
shot as a traitor. And through It al
/ he stayed with Il, he did not ask 70
| peace, until he had accomplished
what he set out TO do.
And we. today, also may not speal
| Of peace, as much as we love il, bu
must on the other hand concentrate
all our energies on war. as much al
we abhor It, and by this means We
shall the sooner attain that peace
which we all go devOutly long for"
Pastors and Laymen Present.
Those present at the meeting vert
Revs. Perry ]. Rice. Charles L. Over.
street, Dwight Bradley, ". NJ. Farley
| c. Il. Mitchelmore, Hugh T. Mitchell.
more, Fuller Swift, Rufus c. Baker
Adolph Hoffman. c. K Campbell: J
/ a Brand. Robert Lander, J. C. Bal
| lard, 7 J. Ayers, ". H. Bryan. Zacf
L Cobb, Bradford Hardie. J. A. Lewis
Charles B. Stevens H. L Birney, "
A Young, c. W. Groom, J. G. Lowman
o. H. Palm, R. J. Tighe, F. W. Friend
George Rogers. David Mcknight. J
H. Myers, W. A LoDon. C. H. Flynn
DR.. D. W. Detwiler. II. V. Long. J. A
Morriss, W. o. Care, D. ". Burney
L n. Winans. c. NJ. Harvey, George 3
Oliver, o. ]. Thomas. W. A Price, I NJ
Lopez, May B. Dunning. Mrs J. n
jackson, Mrs. W. H. Pickles, Mrs. G.
A Thumm, Mrs. W. L Crockett and
Mrs. A. W. Foster.
In the dining room the color scheme
was in keeping with Washington
birthday. Mrs. George r. Cowherd
had charge of the service, assisted
by Misses Coral Bias. Hazel Spence
Dorothy Baker, Katherine Kilburn,
Virginia Cadwallader, Ruth Pickles
and Madeline Birney. The favors were
tiny flags