. The National Civic Federation review . hands and plan together in facing com-mon difficulties and meeting common needs, is that ofministration and service. It is in the recognition of thegreat truth of the brotherhood of men, a truth thatfound its highest expression in the life and teachings ofJesus of Nazareth, that the fact is manifested that allChristians are one in Christ. In proportion as this factis translated into terms of life, the Church is true toits mission and brings men to the recognition of theirright relations to one another. In the autumn of this year, for the first time in t
. The National Civic Federation review . hands and plan together in facing com-mon difficulties and meeting common needs, is that ofministration and service. It is in the recognition of thegreat truth of the brotherhood of men, a truth thatfound its highest expression in the life and teachings ofJesus of Nazareth, that the fact is manifested that allChristians are one in Christ. In proportion as this factis translated into terms of life, the Church is true toits mission and brings men to the recognition of theirright relations to one another. In the autumn of this year, for the first time in thehktory of the Protestant Churches in the United States,delegates appointed by the highest ecclesiastical as-semblies or conferences of bodies, representing de-nominations whose aggregate membership is over seven-teen millions, will meet in New York City for mutualcounsel and federated action regarding matters of com-mon interest. This great Inter-Church Conference will directly andindirectly, represent a considerable proportion of the. E. B. SANFORD, ,Gen. Sec. National Federation of Churches. home and family life of our country and their religiousaffiliations. If the number of employes and those con-nected with labor unions, found in the membership ofthe churches represented in this Conference, could becorrectly enumerated, it would be a surprise to many. Its message touching the relation of capital and laborcannot fail, therefore, to interest the entire it will hold up a high ideal of brotherhood andplead for the spirit of the Christ in solving the difficultquestions that grow out of present industrial conditions,we cannot doubt. These questions, in spite of all representations to thecontrary, rest heavily upon the thought and heart ofthose who have official and ministerial leadership in thechurches. This has been shown in the action of greatdenominational bodies in the past year. We quote firstfrom the message signed by Bishops of the MethodistEpiscopal
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