Evening star., 1928-04-21
CHURCHNEN HONOR
REV. H. B. SMITH
Pastor of Columbia Heights
Disciples Church Elected
President of Federation.


Rev. Harvey Baker Smith. pastor Of
tbs Columbia Heights Disciples Church
was elected president Of the Washington
Federation 0f Churches at its annual
meeting last night m the church oi
which he is pastor He succeeds Rev.
Frederick Brown Harris, pastor of Foun-
cry Methodist Episcopal Church. VINO
automatic beCOnseS a member OF the
executive committee,
Rev. Il. y. Nicholson, pastor OF the
Rhode Island Avenue Methodist ProteS~
tant Church. and ID. A. Robertson were
elected 4 ice presidents. The secretary,
Carleton +. Bal Of the FIRST Congfe-
Kstloaai Church; the treasurer. Frank
Armstrong Of the New York Avenue
PRESBYTERIAN Church. and the assistant
treasurer. james c. Dulln, r.. al 81. Al
bans Episcopal Church, were reelected.
Represent Denominations.
Denominauonel representatives were
eseCteG as follows,
10 repveSeut the Baptist 6enomlna-
tlon, Rev. ". E. La Rue and DR.. +. A,
Swartwout, Brethren, Rev. E. Nj. Bow
man and Rev. II. A. Kent, Congrcga-
t5opal Rev. n. Il. Lowell and William
KNOWLES Cooper. Disciples. Rev. W. l..
HaJaersan and X. A. BrUmbacK; EDlSco-
pal. Rev. F. T. Wroth ana W. s. Bowen,
Gyaueclcal. Rev. q. a. Schnahcl. Evan
peliesl SYNOD. Rev Charles EnderS,
Friends. Charles EaSterlng, Lutheran,
Rev. q. NJ. Didenderteg and {. a.
Knaug. Methodist Episcopal Rev. ".
~. Depp ana A. (. Shoemaker. Met1o-
dist Es,sconal South. Rev. j. T. Tyler,
Methodist Protestant, Rev. T. J. Tur-
Iington and w. II. Harrison, Prcsoy-
terian. Rey. J. II. EolliSter and Frank
Iseetch: Presbyterian u, s. tSouth-
ern1. Rev. a. r. Blvd; Reformed, Rev.
X. II. RancR, Salvation Army. Capt,
Ernest r. Hols; United Brethren. Rev.
S. B. Dsugnevty. and United Presby-
terian, L. P. Allen.
Committee Heads Named.
Committee chairmen elected were;
Church music committee, Norton N.
Iartle; church vacation schools, Rev. J.
r. Dufneld; conlity, Rev. c. (. Haw-.
1horne: drama ana pageantry, MISS
BesS Davis Scllpelner, evangelism, Rev.
II. 3. Wooding; international good will,
Rev. j. r. Sizoo. Law and legislation,
Rev. Il. J. Smith, publicity, Rev. II. &
wooIever: public meetings, Rev. F. c.
REYNOLDS: race relations, Canon AnSon
PheiuS Stokes. and social service COM
mittee, Rev w c. Waltemyer.
Mrs. II. S. Irwin was elected preSl-
dent Of the woman's department OF
the federation. Other officers elected
in the woman's department were: Mrs.
William r. Mcdowell. Mrs. H. NJ. Ken
drick. Airs. W. D. Hurd and Mrs w.
r. Metz. vice presidents, Mrs. j. C.
KEEPER. recording secretary. and Mrs.
e c. Dinwiddie. treasurer.
Wonan's Department Election.
Committee cha3rmen elected in the
woEnans department were: Allied or
ganizstions. Mrs. r e. Brown; Juvenile
Court. Mrs. w e Chamberlin; law and
legislation. Mrs. T. j. HDwerton: mis-
sionary, Mrs. w. L. Darby. and oenom-
national representatives, Mrs. La Mont
A. williams.
AL officers and committee chairmen,
both n the federation proper and IN
the wonlans department. were elected
after being named By the nominating
committee. Rev. S. B. Doughe-ty, pastor
Of the Memorial United Brethren
Church. chairman. The report Tas
read By the vice chairman o1 the COM
naittee. Dr. John Weidley, pastor of the
Reformation Lutheran Church. in the
absence Of Dr. Dongherty, who was III.
Plea for Protestant Cooperation.
Dr. Harris. the retiring president,
made plea for cooperation and unity
among the various Protestant churches,
declaring: In isolation there is weak
ness; IL union there Is strength We
are seeing now that no matter how
useful cencminationa1 fences once were,
In this new day they are shutting out
far more than they shut ia. The one
field N which 1t seems 20 be best 10
put Ia ''oenominational fences" DR.
Harris previously stated In his report, is
II the church advertising, 4n order that
regular church advertising might not
be placed beside advertisements Of
some cult dealing in bootleg religion. -
adding: The grouping together Of the
advertisements Of a denomination ACIDS
dignity and effectiveness 10 the total
rsaise-up Of the church pages
Dr. Harris reported on the various
phases of It's duties as president OF the
federation. outlining the general work
OF the federation and its departments.
He spoke encoUragingly Of the work
o. the fe6eration's conittee, headed by
Canon Anson Phelps Stokes. in working
for better racial relations, pointing out
that several conferences have been held
with groups Of both the white and col
ored races, with a view % fostering
good VII. A special survey has been
made Of negro housing conditions. he
said.
Interdensminafi0naI Work.
The matter Of interdsnominational
religious education mas been given en-
phzglE by the special committee of the
federation, Or Harris stated. Praislng
the work of Rev. z. o. CLARK. who has
81. atar% 80 9saF ~
said that in addition 10 conducting an
institute tflst Or. Clark has aided ~
schools n the suburbs ia a vide varsity
of way
The sun Of sI5.242 w'a& raised through
budget, organizations individuals. gpe~
cAal offerings the w0naan's department
ard allied agencies for the work o. the
federation during ti4e past year, Dr.
Harris reported. and the federation
now has balance u more than $500
or hard.
The speaker gas strong i9 his praise
for tlae work Accomplished By the worg-
ans department ~ the federation.
GES Il. $. irwin president u The
wonaans 8 department. reported the de-
paTtp3fnt has Just elo6ed the most
sI3ccesstG3 year during lLs existence,
pointing cgt the WORK II the depart
fTsent ln a16lrR l05 JgYeniie Court
cases - make church contacts ard en-
paaEIzlng the wofk q the department
n fostering la@ enforcement. AZ sell
rs It's general missionary #0rk The
sun o nearly So 900 WIS raised By the
department. she said.
0utlinss Juvenile Supervision.
Mfe Mary KFouse. III charge II tie
SGHeaile CyuFt work carried on by the
federation. reDoFIed that more than
2S9 cases have bern aided over per.ed
Of 20 months
Or H. Paul Douglass ~ tae Institute
81 EoeiaI AID Religious Research re-
DoYgec that the Washington Federation,