Evening star., 1947-04-16
Hemming Reelected
Al Annual Meeting Of
Church Federation

Dr.. Arthur Is. Flemmine, civil
Service Commissioner and q men,
Der Of the Foundry Methodist
Church, was re-elected president of
the Washington Federation of
Churches at the 9th annual meet
ing Of the federation last night In
the Hotel statler.
the second layman to be chosen
head of the federation, DR.. Flem-
ming was the winner of the Meth
odist Church's Outstanding Layman
Award for 1916.
DR.. c. Leslie Glenn, rector Of st.
Johns Episcopal Church, Lafayette
Square, and Or. Charles Enders, pas
tor Of Concordia Evangelical and
Reformed Church, were reelected
vice presidents Of the federation.
The two other vice presidents
chosen, each serving for the first
time, were Col. Campbell @. john
son, executive assistant to Selective
Service Director Maj. Gen. Lewis B.
Hershey, and Mrs. j. Birdsall CAL
kins, YWCA national president and
a member Of Clarendon Presbyterian
Church, Arlington, Va.
Ward Reelected Treasurer.
Col. johnson was winner Of the
i944-45 federation's layman's award.
He is a member of Nineteenth Street
Baptist Church.
George H. Ward Of Foundry Meth
odist Church was elected treasurer
of the federation for his third term,
while Walter w. Britt Of First Con-
gregational Church was chosen as
sistant treasurer. The recording sec
retary, G. Frederick Stanton OF
Metropolitan A. M. e. Church, was
reelected.
THE basic difference between the
Russian and American people is the
Russians lack the faith we have in
herited from our Pilgrim and Found
ing Fathers" DR.. Ralph w. Sock
man, minister Of Christ Methodist
Church, New York, told the gather
ing In the principal address.
DR.. Sockman declared America
"must be remembered for its mis-
sionary interests more than for its
military commissions" He urged his
listeners to seek an understanding of
Russians and other peoples through
more perspective" and less emo
tional" standards.
In presenting his annual report to
the gathering, DR.. Frederick e. Refs
sig, executive secretary Of the fed
Grafton. announced Negro chaplain
will be appointed on full-time basis
for Freedman's Hospital this sum-
mer.
DR.. Flenning, who presided, urged
that the 100000 Protestant men,
bership in District churches be in
creased during the coming months.
He said this number was less than
80 per cent of the Washington popu-
lation Of age to join churches.
A feature of the affair was the
singing by the Washington Boys
Choir, under the direction OF Clyde
j. Holt, minister of music at Calvary
Baptist Church.
Chairmen Appointed.
The nominating committee report
was made by the Rev. Walter F.
Wolf, minister Of Arlington Presby-
terian Church,vand the installation
service was conducted by DR.. Charles
w. Sheerin, rector Of Epiphany
Episcopal Church. DR.. Clarence W.,
Crawford, pastor OF Calvary Baptist
Church, said the. opening prayer
J and Dr. Robert Moten Williams,
president of the Interdenomination-
al Ministers Alliance, gave the bene-
diction.
Federation department chairmen
appointed by DR.. Flemming were
the Rev. Paul Reaser, Christian
education; the Rev. Albert T. Molle-
gen. welfare; Fred Croxton. institu-
tional ministry. and Dudley Holt
man, business and finance.
Standing committee chairmen
announced at the meeting we're
Mrs. J. Warren Hastings, Just and
durable peace; the Rev. j. Adrian
Pfeiffer, radio; DR.. Edward H. Pru-
den, world council Of churches: DR..
r. w. Brooks, race relations; DR.. J.
Calvin Keene, student affairs; DR.
Ira S. Ernst. membership: Coleman
Jennings, government contact.
Also the Rt. Rev. Angus Dun,
Bishop of Washington, Protestant
strategy; DR.. w. D. Bowman, mar
riage and home: the Rev. James
Albetson, evangelism; DR.. Charles
Enders, Greenbelt Community
Church: DR.. Alfred W. Hurst, pub
lie meetings; DR.. Fred S. Busch
meyer, annual lectureship, and DR..
Frederic Brown Harris, public re-
lations.