Abstract
<h3>PROGRAM OF SOCIAL SERVICE ADOPTED BY THE CHURCHES</h3> The church has been criticized for sticking too closely to dogmatic instruction in religion and not making practical application of its teachings to the every-day social and material things of life for the betterment of those whom it attempts to reach. Realizing that modern conditions make it incumbent on the church to take greater interest in such matters, the leaders of the Protestant churches of America, after previous ineffectual attempts in this direction, in 1905 convened a national church conference, having for its purpose the formation of some plan by which the evangelical churches might unite to meet this modern demand. This conference perfected an organization, the Federal Council of covering different branches of social service, and after covering different branches of social service, and after considerable study and some practical experience along the lines mapped out, the council as adopted,
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