Evening star., 1925-10-11
Church COUNCIL
AIMS EXPLAINED
Numerous Inquiries as to
Purposes Follow Publication
of Report on Prohibition.

and purposes of the Federal Council of
Churches Of Christ of America have
flooded the organization since its re-
search department published report
on the socil consequences of prohibi-
ton.
The Federal Council is described by
its officials as an organization through
which % Protestant communions. with
an adult communicate membership OF
more than 20 100000 persons, carry on
Co-operatiVe work. 1t was organized
at Philadelphia in 1908. It's purpose
being stated in the constitution as for
the prosecution of work that could
be better done in union than in separa-
ton
Councils Aims Stated.
The aims of the Council are:
To express the fellowship and Cath
olic unity Of the Christian church.
To bring the Christian bodies of
America into united service for Christ
and the world.
To encourage devotional fellowship
and mutual counsel concerning the
spiritual life and religious activities of
the churches.
To secure q larger combined influ-
ence for the Churches of Christ in all
matters affecting the moral and social
condition of the people so as to pro-
mote the application of the law of
christ in every relation of human life.
The council itself consists of about
400 members elected by the various
communlonS. 1t meets once every four
years. The executive committee, con-
sisting of official representatives of the
constituent bodies, meets once a year
The administrative committees meet
once month.
List Of the Officers.
Rev. DR.. S. Parker Cadman, pastor
of the Central Congregational Church,
Brooklyn, Is president of the Federal
Council; Bishop John NJ. Moore of
Dallas, Texas. of the Methodist Epis.
copal Church, South, is chairman of
the executive committee, and Rev.
DIR. John A. Marquis of the Presby-
terian Board of National Missions is
chairman of the administrative COM
mittee. Frank II. Mann, president of
the Union Mortgage Company is trea-
surer. Rev. DR.. Charles S, Macfar.
land and Rev. Samuel McCrea Cayert
are the general secretaries.
The Federal Council of Churches
works through commissions and COM
mlttees. 1t has the following com.
missions: Evangelism, the Rev. VIII.
liam Horace Day, Bridgeport, Conn,
chairman; social service, Bishop F.. ].
Mcconnell, Pittsburgh, chairman: race
relations. Bishop George c. Clement.
LOUISVILLE, KY. chairman: interna.
tlonal justice and goodwill, George w.
Wfckersham, former United States At
torney General. chairman; research
and education, the Rev. William
Adams Brown, New York, chairman:
local councils of churches. Fred B.
smith, New York, chairman: relations
with religious bodies in Europe, the
49,. James l. Vance, Nashville, Tenn.
chairman; temperance. former Gov,
carr Il. Milliken Of Maine, chairman;
relations with Eastern churches. the
Right Rev. Charles H Brent, Buffalo
chairman; Army and Navy chaplains,
the Rev. w. S. Abernethy, Washing.
ton, chairman.
Constituent Bodies Enrolled.
The constituent bodies Of the Eea-
eral Council and the number of com
municants Of each are given as fol
lows:
Northern Baptist convention, 1884.
764.
National Baptist convention. 3.137.
l60.
Free Baptist Churches-included in
northern Baptist.
Christian Church, 1901.
Churches Of God In ". A. general
sldership), 1896.
Congregational Churches, S57,S46.
Disciples of Christ, 1,383,247.
Friends. 95,128
Evangelical Church, 2OO.962.
Evangelical Synod of n. A., 3O7.177
Methodist Episcopal Church, 4,343,.
Methodist Episcopal Church (south),
2.433,743 "''
African NJ. E. Church, 551,76S.
African M. Z. Zion Church, Alp 32s
Colored M. e. Church in America
366,315. 'o''
34s. A' i'0''
Moravian Church, 2S,716.
Presbyterian Church in United
states of America, 1,S03,593.
Presbyterian Church in United
states fSouth}, 428.292
Primitive Methodist Church. 10 4q4
Protestant Episcopal Commission on
Christian Unity and Department Of
Christian Social Service, 1,12s,s59,
Reformed Church in America, I43..
Reformed Church in the United
States, 341 .693
Reformed Episcopal Church, 1853.
SeVenth-Day Baptist Churches, 1891