Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-11
WORLD CONGRESS
ON BROTHERHOOD"
FORMALLY OPENED

The World Brotherhood Congress,
the second of it's kind in the history
of the brotherhood movement, began
its formal business sessions in the
First Congregational Church. 10th
and streets, today with delegates
from many nations in attendance
William Ward. world commissioner
of the brotherhood movement. in his
report to the congress. declared that
every Of 0nsng g4a1e sasy saday dp in
the formation of brotherhood organ
izations." He predicted a great flu
ture Tor the movement and that un-
told benefit would accrue to the
world from it.
The congress was called to order
by Rev: DR.. T. Albert Moore of To-
ronto, Canada, vice president of the
Brotherhood World Federation, in the
absence Of Rev. DR.. John Clifford of
London. its president
wakened to the fact that the work
OF God among men is a mans job"
He said that this work In the past has
been carried on for the most part by
women with marvellous success" But
the ne men have part to play. he con-
erhood organizations. city, national
and international. is due to the
awakening conscience of men that
they have eonfethins. TO de-
Mr. Ward read TO the congress, a
message from the venerable president
9f the brotherhood world federation,
Dr. clifford. who will celebrate his
eighty-fourth birthday next Satur-
day, expressing the deepest regret
that he would be unable to attend the
congress because of his health. He
read. too. a cable from Gen. Smuts, a
vice president of the organization, in
which the South African leader de-
clared that never before had there
existed greater need in the world
for spirit of brotherhood among men
A great disillusion had followed the
making of peace, Gen. Smuts said, and
a. dangerous apathy seems to have
grtpped the peoples of the world.
Human comradeship won the war, and
1t has now to win the peace" 1--WE
he wrote, land that is what the
brotherhood movement stands for"
Lauder Sends Greetings.
Other cables of greeting from the
Rt. Hon. Arthur Henderson. the Ri
Hon. George NJ. Barnes and Sir Harry
Lauder also were read by Mr.. Ward.
In submitting his report on the
operation and development of the
brotherhood OF love and service. We
u.
Mr.. Ward stated the objects Of the
World Brotherhood Federation and
the message which it sends to the
world as follows:
ITO interpret and exemplify brother
hood in the, light Of the life and prin-
ciples Of Jesus.
ITO make such spirit and inter-
pretation OF brotherhood dominant in
all life.,personal. social, economic and
I'm the name of the Heaven,v
Father we summon men everywhere
to the faith and practice of brother
hood. We charge the men of every
church to make their church a true
brotherhood Of love and ervice. We
ask the brotherly men in all coun-
zation as may be deemed best for the
prosecution Of the work. And we
invite the brotherhood federations of
all lands to cooperate in the work
of making brotherhood a fact in the
universal life Of the world
Great Opportunity Offered.
"The Divine Father challenges us
with a great opportunity and a splen-
did task We are called to carry
forward the purpose OF Christ and
in which all who call God Father
know men as brothers, a world in
which all cherish each and each lives
for ALL in which they who are
stronger and wiser hold their strength
and wisdom in trust for the weaker
and needier a world in which each
life has meaning and is guaranteed a
fair inheritance in society, in which
men regard industry as social serv-
ice. and men of great talents or
ranize industries for the benefit of
fhe MANY and not the enrichment of
the few. in which the nations regard
themselves as members of one fam
iiv. and each holds its treasures in
trnst for all-this is the meaning Of
the Christian gospel, the yearning
Of mankind. the supreme task of the
men Of good will of all lands"
Co-Operates With Churches.
Mr.. Ward dwelt particularly upon
the fact that the brotherhood move
ment is cooperating with the
churches to spread the gospel and to
hrinr about a spirit of brotherhood
among all men. He told of the work
done in France. Belgium. Serbia,
and other countries in
con function with the Methodist Epis-
consl Church South and the Methodist
Episcopal Church North; fthe fact
that the pulpits of the Anglican
Church in England are being opened
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