The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-05
[[RCH COUNCIL
 EkS U. s. ENTRY { WORLD COURT
tablishment Of Right selations With Japan Also Demanded
lBy Associated Press. ]


 LANTA, Ga, Dec. 4.-American ership in the permanent court of lational justice, congressional ac. ydemanding complete outlawry of and prompt adoption of steps \y for the "re-establishment of relations with Japan" are among ncrete tasks" before the Federal of churches it was disclosed in the report of the Commission national Justice and Goodwill. eport of the commission will be ed to the council at one of its within the next several days, tated by officials.
 ohm H. Finley and Sidney l.. both of New York, are chair i executive secretary, respec- the commission.
 adman Elected President
 toceedings of the council were Agetting started today, on ac- (time taken in complying with aeof fooration of the body under York laws. When this was com the council elected Dr. $. , Cadman, Brooklyn, president to d Dr. Robert E. Speers, of New who was ineligible for reelection the bylaws of the organization. ring briefly to modernism, Handler said he would not ven {ko a criticism of religious condi- the New England states today, nnabat Eff a company of ; had landed at Plymouth Rock |buld not have your states now" Great Preachers Scarce
 w moments later. he remarked was not sure but the pioneers tter educated than we now are, z today we study a world of and don't know much about ." He said he did not believe making ''harsh statement" asserted that it was his opin-
 "great preachers are not as
 in New York now as they tAe period 1S75-1SSO" when Fxtd Beecher and other minist- ere.
 be bishops address. pr. n Goodell, New York, sub he report of the commission on n md life service, in which it ed bat while year ago marked ant (nga thering in the Christian
 of America in many years,
 b&en "an apparent drop this flowing reasons were advanced lost potent for the decrease:
 Reasons For Decrease
 there have been theological hs, not always in the kindliest hich have distracted the church
 high task of being the salt rth and the light of the world. iSsiops have at times been 1n1o EAe church in some quar- VI i've forgotten that, how vpe t redal statement may be, mt be place of a personal ncd e vital things of hn e. It Is not a time for talk :; hn for Fork, for love and for M ht-m ded men are agreed ' treat WfuYdaments of the lfe&t0 deal justly, to love
 to walk humbly with God.
 there arc others who feel
 Imphasis upon denomina tional money has been too great gy has been diverted from
 work to bring in the end an Actory showing even in the of bo strenuously insisted upon"
 Evangelism Urged
 serting that i've must not allow ism to be driven out of our f pal institutions" Dr. Frank D Philadelphia, asked Dr. Goodell z ter was receiving many invita- lu work in the schools. Dr. ! leplied that during the past Talone had delivered addresses
 colleges and universities and icials of his department had other institutions.
 ased interest by the churches
 affairs is one of the notable
 the times," Dr. William Brown, New York, said in his report as head of the de- of research and education.
 Bishop Francis J. McConell,
 .Pasy was on the program ddress on the "social task of
 in America.