Evening star., 1933-04-26
UNITY
URGED ON PASTORS
Washington Federation ot
Churches Reflects Col.
Tufts President.

Greater cooperation and unity among
Protestant faiths must come before the
church will reach It. ultimate useful
ness to humanity. Rev. DR.. George A.
Buttrick, pastor Of the Madison Avenue
Presbyterian Church, New York. de-
clared last evening at the annual din
ner and meeting of the Washington
Federation of Churches, held It Calvary
Baptist Church. He praisc3 he Wash
ington Federation Of ChCr hes for its
work.
Discussing the MARKS Of Vital
Church" he outlined the elements nee
essary for church to dc the most good.
Its ministers, he said must bring a
new and adventurous message to the
people and must continually be on the
alert for new fields of endeavor. He
advocated the system of multiple min
istry with different tasks assigned dif-
ferent pastors. A vita church. the
speaker declared, must be democratic,
useful to its people and I've imbued with
a reverent spirit.
Col. Tufts Reelected.
Col w. O. Tufts, president OF the
federation. was reelected and all ether
officers recommended by the Nominating
Committee, headed by Er. Frederick
Brown Harris Of the Foundry Methodist
Church. were elected.
At the business meeting, which fol-
lowed the dinner. Col. Tufts told the
approximately 400 members of the
federation attending that the federation
has just undergone one Of its most sue
cessful years since its organization in
March, 1920. Mrs H. Wellen Fisher.
president Of the Womans Council, an
integral part of the federation. made
similar report for her organization.
Col. Tufts introduced Rev. Dr. Roy B.
Guild Of New York City, who came to
Washington IA years ago and spent a
year here organizing the federation.
DR.. Guild congratulated the federation
on its growth to its present strength of
l16 churches in 20 denominations ana
on the spirit it has shown in religious
work in the face of present adverse con-
ditions
Addresses encouraging the members
were made by Rev. Dr. w. S. Abernethy
and Bishop w. F. Mcdowell, retired
They urged more generous financial
support OF the federation's program.
Besides Col. Tufts the newly elected
officers Of the federation are:
Rev. C. c. Rasmussen, Rev. B. w.
Meeks and Henry Brewood, vice presi-
dents; S. Merton Chipley, treasurer. and
Horace L. Stevenson, assistant treas
urer.
Representatives Chosen.
Chosen as denominational represent
atives to the federation were Dr. Aber-
nethy and r. L. Haycock, Baptist; Rev.
Homer A. Kent, Brethren; Rev. F.. F..
Holsopple. Church of the Brethren; j.
D. Walcott. Congregational Rev. M.
Elmer Turner and c. L. Dalrymple,
Disciples; Rev ZeBarney T. Phillips
and Newbold Noyes, Episcopal: Rev. G.
E. Schnabel, Evangelical; H. F. Dunk
horst. Evangelical Synod Of N. A.: L. D.
Clark. Friends; Rev. John Weidley and
H. B. Homer, United Lutheran: Rev.
H. w. Burgan and Edward Dice. Meth
odist Episcopal; Rev. E. C. Beery and
B. j. Hamm. Methodist Episcopal
, South: Rev. G. E. McDorman and JUL
ian P. Dodge, Methodist Protestant;
Rev, F, S; Niles and Homer A. A. Smith,
Presbyterian; w. L. Fulton. Presbyte-
rian U. S. tSouthernD Rev. Paul
| Speery. New Church: Rev. H. H. Ranck,
Reformed Staff Capt. Herbert Bartlett,
| Salvation Army; Rev. S. B. Daugherty,
| United Brethren; Rev. c. E. Hawthorne,
| United Presbyterian. and E. L. Blom-
quist, Community Church.
The following committee chairmen
were elected:
Roy w. Prince, civic affairs; Rev.
| Frederick Brown Harris, comfy; r.
| Spencer Palmer, employment: Rev. C.
| H. Jope. evangelism; Rev. Joseph R.
Sizoo, international good will; Norton
/ NJ Little, music and radio: Rev. E. o.
! Clark, publicity; Rev. R. Y. Nicholson,
public meetings: Rev. D. Butler Pratt,
race relations: Miss Katherine Wilfey,
religious drama: j. S. Noffsinger, re-
| 1igiouS education; Rev. Harvey Baker
Smith, social service; DR.. Stewart Pat
terSon, young peoples work.
i Officers of the Woman's Council
elected were: Mrs H. Wellen Fisher,
president; Mrs. H. NJ. Kendrick, Mrs.
i w. R. RhoadeS. Mrs. Thomas E. Robert
son, Mrs. A. A. Stockdale. Mrs. David
w. Lumm, Mrs Harvey Baker Smith
| and Mrs. Frank E. Edgington, vice
presidents: Mrs. George A. Ross, corre-
spending secretary; Mrs. G. w. Irish,
corresponding secretary; Mrs. E. c.
Dinwiddie, treasurer, and Mrs. j
Claude KEEPER, chairman of denomi-
national representatives.
| New department chairmen are: Mrs.
Everett NJ Ellison, juvenile court Mrs.
William M. Darby, missionary; Mrs
E. E Danly, law and legislation; Mrs
E. F. Parsons. world friendship and
| goodwill, and Mrs. Ralph B. Kennard
foreign students.
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