The Washington times., 1922-10-17
COUNCIL
At TACKS
SECRECY.
condemnatory Resolutions Are
Aimed at Masked Orders.
Program Of Sessions.

Program of Sessions.
Declaring that lawlessness and
immortality, however serious, can
never be remedied by "secret,
private and unauthorized action"
the Federal Council of Churches,
at its opening session today at
New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church, approved of condemna-
tory resolutions aimed at the Ku
Klux Klan and "other masked and
secret organizations"
Methods Believed Dangerous.
While no organizations were men
toned directly by name, the Rev.
Samuel McCrew Cavert. one of the
general secretaries of the confer
ence. said that members Of the ad
ministrative committee had the Iiu
klux klan in mind in particular.
He said that the action in con-
demning the ku Klux and similar
organizations was taken as re.
suit of statements that they are
dctlHS III DeHdil OIL tne fFOteStdnt
churches.
Their motives may be of the
highest" said DR.. Cavert, but we
believe their methods are not only
wrong but dangerous from every
standpoint.
Not Speaking for Church.
ANY body of men," he continued.
unidentified and banded together
f~ onL t,, .;,,.x ~.
purposes of a sectional. political.
racial. or sectarian group. is almost
certain to fall into the very wills
OF mob rule against which the spirit
OF Christian democracy and Ameri-
canism makes vigorous and con-
slant protest.
THE administrative committee is
opposed to any movement which
overrides the processes of law and
order. and which tends to comrli.
cate and make more difficult the
work of cooperation between the
various political. racial and re-.
hgious groups in the republic. No
such movements have the right to
speak in the name of Professionalism.
and the churches are urged TO ex-
ert influence to check their spread"
Praise for Boy Scouts
DR. Charles S. Macfarland, general
secretary of the council. told his
hearers that "the people of Europe
can't think straight"
With the people starving. he
pointed out. America should offer to
formulate plan with the European
nations for economic reconstl NC ton
because the problem is funda.
mentally economic" DR.. Macfarland
gave high praise to the Boy Scout
work in England and the continental
countries.
Marking great step forward in
christian cooperation, representa-
tlves of the Christian societies will
discuss perils and problems growing
out of the war and present conditions
frankly and practically.
Reception BY Harding.
President Harding will receive the
delegates at the White House tomor-
row afternoon and will deliver a kew.
note message
Tomorrow night addresses will be
made by DR.. Nehemia Boynton. who
has just returned from the Copen.
hagen conference. and the Rev. NJ.
Ashley Jones, of Atlanta, Ga.
The opening address of the con.
ference was made by DR.. James r.
Freeman, OF Washington. who spoke
or "A Pastors View Of the Work OF
the Allied Societies" At the same
meeting, Prof. Il. e. Lindeman, of
New York city. spoke on The Chris.
tian Church As An Adaptablc Irsti.
tuition. and Some Adaptations Which
the Future Demands" Bishop James
Cannon. jr.. of Norfolk. Va. vino
will speak on The Moral Tend.
encies of Morality. Law and Order"
Discomfort Bishops Theme.
Pittsburgh. will speak on THE Perils
Of Social and Industrial Discomfort"
THE Perils OF an incomplete Chris.
tian Program" VIII he the subject Of
an address by Hugh s. Macill, sc.
retary Of the International Sunday
School Council of Religious EduCa-
tion. The feature Of the maeting
will he the singing nv the lnterna-
tional Association Quartet. Which
has made two trips around the world.
The members are the Rev. Paul J.
Gilbert, the Rev. Harlow p. MetCalfe.
Cornell NJ. Keeler, and Edward w.
Peck.
The participating organizations
ore Federal Council of CHURCHES,
Council of Women 10" Ho"'" Nte.
sions. Home Missions Council. Inter.
national Committee Of Young Mems
Christian Associations: international
Sunday School Council OF Religious
Education: National Board. Young
womens Christian Associations;
World Alliance for international
Friendship Through the Churches.
Federation of Women's Soa'"s f
Foreign Missions. and Young
Peoples Organizations.
Fred 3. Smith. Of New York. ~
chairman Of tho con1m'ttee rf ~.
rangements: Alfred G. Bookwater is
executive secretary. The oth'r NOM
hars are the Rev. Roy d. Guild. Mrs.
Florence T.. Quinlan, the Roy. A.
fred WILLIAMS ANTHONY. e. '".'
houn. Mrs. William A. Boyd, Hugh
s. MaCll, the Rev. Henry Mer"r; tne
Rov. Honrv A Atkinson, h