Evening star., 1923-03-15
URGES CHRISTIAN
CHURCHES TO UNITE
Brooklyn Minister Makes Plea
for Abolition of Various
CreedS.

The day of denominationalism is
gone and in the eternity of God 1t Is
but a spasm in the life of the Chris
tian Church. declared Rev. DIR. ).
Parkes Cadman. minister of the Cen
trail Congregational Church, Brook
lyn, n. Y. He urged a united
Protestant church throughout the
world to be followed with the uniting
OF all Christian beliefs into one
church in an address at the annual
meeting of the Washington Fedora
tion of Churches. held at the First
Congregational Church. 10th and q
streets northwest. last night.
DR. Cadman. in referring TO de-
nominationalism, said: ~ am glad to
say it has done splendid work. but
the waste is now too great" and AS
serted that contrary to some opinions
he believed that the teaching OF the
Christian faith should, without INJURY
TO any conscience, be provided in all
schools throughout the land.
DR. Cadman declared that the first
duty was to God and then the state,
and the first obedience was TO the
Gospel of Jesus Christ and then to
the CONSTITUTIONS. The age of COM
petition has gone and the age OF CO.
operation is here, he said.
President Reelected.
Rev. DIR. George y. Diffenderfer.
pastor of the Luther Place Memorial
Church. was unanimously reelected
president of the federation at the
election, which followed supper. W.
NJ. Terrell was elected secretary: ".
T. Gaaliher, treasurer: Rev. w. l. Oar
by.eXecutive secretary. Those elected
vice presidents were ]. T. Lloyd. w.
Knowles Cooper. c. l.. Nuber. DR.. j.
F.. Freeman. DIR. Earle Wiley and DR..
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George Wales Rev. DR.. w. $. Alb
ernathy. Rev. DR.. J. a. Campbell. Rev.
DR. J. Noble Pierce. Rev. DIR. Joseph
Dawson. Rev. c. E. Fultz and Rev.
j. W. Roth.
A budget OF $4,000 for the coming
year was submitted by g. NJ. Withers.
chairman OF the federation's finance
committee. and was approved. togeth-
er with the formation of commi Il e c
Of five TO organize womans de-
partment. the formation of d commit
tee of three to recommend changes
in the constitution OF the federation
in order to allow il to indulge its en-
larged program. and the creation OF
the present daily vacation Bible
schools committee into permanent
one with the appointment of it's chair
man as a member Of the executive
committee.
The following committees were or
Publicity-W. ]. showalter. chair
man: New bold Noycs Holconbe
Johnson, Rev. H. I. Randolph. II. S.
Shinnick, Andrew Wilson. c. T Jew
ell, George H. Judd and Norton Lit
tie.
Evangelistic--Dr. Isaac Ward.
chairman; Or. G. +. Dudley. N. o.
Chance. DIR. ]. {. Nicholson. J. T.
Lloyd, A. v Russell, Dr.. J. y. Pierce,
Ray l.. Smith, Rev. c. N. Compiler.
Rev j. =. Langhorne. Percy Foster,
]. S. Bennett. ]. L. Wilmeth. DR.. J. A.
Campbell. DR.. ]. T. Huddle, Page
Etchison and H. F. Downs.
Social Service-Dr. L. W. Glaze
brook. chairman: Miss Mary Gwynn,
Mrs w. A. Roberts, Miss Ethel Bag
ley, DIR. J. Z. Freeman, w. S. Ufford,
Andrew Wilson, John Ihlder, Rev. d.
r. Covell, c. Z. Fleming, Miss Ger
trude Macarthur, w. S. Culbertson,
DR. II. H. Rauck, Mrs. J. H. Young.
Miss Tillie Nelson. Mrs. W. 1. Bige-
low, Rev II. II. p. Sterrett. w. Fl.