The Church Federation Movement.
This movement, which had its origin in New York City, is steadily being extended. Reports from Los Angeles, Cal., state that there is being formed there a “city alliance of churches,” which is designed to include all denominations, and which provides for a thorough canvass of the city, the canvassers gathering such information as is desired relative to every family in the city. A card system is used for keeping on file the facts gathered. A similar movement is under way in San Francisco, where a corps of twelve hundred canvassers has been at work. The movement affiliates with Roman Catholics and with Hebrews. The purposes of this movement for church federation, so far as they have been revealed, are humanitarian in nature, and above criticism; but the use to which the power of a church federation may eventually be put, may not be in any way indicated at the present time. Whatever does not come into harmony with the movement will find itself opposed by a most formidable confederacy.