Reformed Church. National Service Commission

A commission composed of delegates, appointed by the General Synod, to the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America, organized on Jan. 25, 1918, with Dr. C.E. Schaeffer, president, and Dr. W.S. Cramer, secretary. Its function was to cooperate with the government in the war effort, and to establish a personal touch with the members in the services. The Commission conducted the War emergency campaign, raising the sum of $121,448.90. The unexpended balance was used to erect a church at Chateau Thierry, France, as a memorial to the soldiers and sailors of the Reformed Church in the US, who lost their lives. It was dedicated July 13, 1924. To the General Synod of 1920, the Commission made a full report, and asked to be dissolved, a request which was granted. The collection consists of one five-inch box, containing: --Minutes, Reports, 1918-1923 --Chateau-Thierry --Chateau-Thierry. Correspondence --Correspondence 1919-1924 --Financial Records. General Ledger, 1918-1920 --Military Personnel Who Lost Their Lives in World War I --Publications