Evening star., 1922-09-30
CHRISTIAN GROUPS
PLAN CONFERENCE
Societies in Community Work
to Meet at New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church.

A conference of the allied Christian
societies engaged in community work
In Washington is to be held October
IT and IS at the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church. Tho theme of
the conference will be United Serv-
ice for the Community, State. Nation
and World"
There will be ten delegates from
each of the following organizations:
Federal Council of the Churches,
Council of Women for Home Mis-
sions, Home Mission Council. The
International Committee of Young
Mems Christian Associations. Inter-
national Sunday School, Council OF
Religious Education. National Board
of Young Women's Christian Associa-
tions, World Alliance of Churches for
International Friendship, Federation
of Womens Boards Of Foreign Mis-
sions and Young Peoples Organiza-
tion.
Seek Common Plans.
The objects of the conference are:
"In recognition of the unique de-
mand for fullest cooperation by all
the Christian agencies doing COM
munity work to the end that largest
permanent results shall be secured
and duplication and loss of energies
be reduced to the smallest degree.
'In further recognition of the I'm.
portance of unified effort in behalf OF
the great, salient. essential Christian
messages, in which all of these so
cieties are so deeply concerned and
which are so vital to the success OF
the Christian movement of the future.
That these organizations may
unitedly realize Americas new world
responsibilities and make common
plans for meeting them"
DIR. Freeman to Speak.
o'clock October II with devotional
service. Rev. Dr. James E. Freeman,
rector of the Church of the Epiphany,
is to deliver an address on "A Pas
tors View of the Work of the Allied
Societies. while Prof. Z. c. Linde-
on THE Christian Church as an
Adaptable Institution, and Some
Adaptations Which the Future De-
mands." The afternoon session will
convene at 1 o'clock, when there Will
be group meetings. The third session
Bisop James Cannon. Jr.. Of Norfolk.
Va, will deliver an address on "The
Moral Tendencies of the Postwar
Needed to PNserve Traditional Moral
ity. Law and Order"
At the evening session, which will
convene at S O'Clock. addresses on
''The World outlook; Is 1t Peace or
War? Brotherhood or Revolution?
will be given by Rev. Nehemiah
Boynton, chairman of the World Alli-
ance Of Churches, and Rev. DR.. NJ.
Ashby Jones. pastor of the Ponce De
Leon Baptist Church, Atlanta, Ga.
Plan Reception for President.
The second days session will also
convene at 10 o'clock, when an ad-
dress will be given by Hugh 8. Ma
gill, secretary of the Spternational
Sunday School Council OF Religious
Education, on The Perils Of an In
complete Christian Program"
Committees will make reports,
Connell of Pittsburgh, Pa, will speak
trial Discomfort" There will be a
luncheon session and at o'clock q
meeting will be held, when the COM
mittees will make final reports.
A reception to President Harding
is being planned for the afternoon
session. Details OF the reception,
however, have not been completed.
Two Mass Meetings.
There are to be two mass meetings
n connection with the conference. to
which the public is invited. The first
will be held the evening of October
I at New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church and the other at s o'clock the
following night at the First Congre-
rational Church. which will be un-
ler the auspices of the Washington
Federation Of Churches, Of which Rev.
br. George NJ. Diffenderfer is president.
The local committee in charge Of