Telegram-herald., 1891-10-08
MISUNDERSTANDING.
Sixteenth Annual Session 10 b
Held Here October 20-22.
ELOQUENT SPEAKERS 10 AIrEsD
A Program of Great Exeesieaes Pre-
pared tor the OceasioH-Ait LIB
srai Ainasd People Invited
~ Attend


The sixteenth annual session % the
Michigan conference of Unitarian and
other independent Chf.stian churches
Will be held at Temple Emanuel. oeto-
Der 2u-22. The sess on promises 10 DO
full Of interest. soale OF the most
prominent speakers OF the East and
West having place on the program.
A leading feature will be the sympos-
nun on "Wednesday evening on the sub
leet, s.fhe Religious Needs of Today"
Ten minute addresses Will be made by
representatives. OF the independent
Church, the Uniyersalist, tue Holland
Unitarian. the Baptist, the Christian.
the Jewish, the Methodist. the Unfair
ian, the Congregational, and the saliva
tio. Army.
Mrs. Judith W. Andrews, one of the
leading women of Boston, will have a
paper on Thursday morning. The fol-
lowing Is the program in full:
Tuesday, October 30.
$50 p. m.-Opening sermon, by Rev.
Jenkin Lloyd Jones, OF All Souls
church, Chicago: followed by reception
to delegates and visiting members, by
the holland Unitarian and Unity
churches.
Wednesday, October Ell.
Ga. m.-Devotional meeting. led by
Rev. Caroline j. Bartlett. of kala ma
zoo.
9:3O-Address of welcome, by r. A.
Maynard, Esq.
Response, by Judge ]. T. Ramsdell,
of Manistee.
1000 a. m.-Report of secretary and
appointment of committees.
l0;5O-Reports from the churches of
the state.
ll:30-Paper, by Rev. Chas. FIuhrer,
of Universalist church, Grand Rapids.
Subject: Comparative Religious"
2:U0 p. m.-Paper, Mid-week religious
meeting. by Rev. j. T. Sunderland,
Ann Arbor. followed by discussion
opened by Rev. w. ID. Simonds, Battle
Greek.
3:30-TEe states children, by l.. T :.
Storrs, secretary of the state board CT
corrections and charities.
1880 y. m.--Platform meeting. Sub
ject: 1.-The Religious Needs of Today"
Ten minute addresses by Rev. w. ID.
Smonds. Independent church,, Battle
Creek, Mich; Hon. G. w. Garfield { I'M
iversalst): Rev. +. w. n. Hugenholtz,
Jr., (Holand Unitarlanl; Rev. j. L..
Jackson, tBaptist); Rev. W. j. Russell,
| tChristian); Maurice NJ. Houseman,
| (Jewlsh); Rev. w. l. Cogshall, (Method-
ist); Rev Caroline J. Bartlett, (Un-
itarlanl; Rev. /. T. Powell, (Congrega-
tlonaD.
Thursday October 22.
900 q. m. Devotional meeting led
by Rev. t. b. Forbush, western secre-
! tary of A. u. A.
1000 a. m. Paper: "The Bible of To-
day" Rev. A. q. Jennings, Toledo,
Ohio.
HOO. Paper: "The Work of Women
in Unitarian Churches" Mrs. judith
w. Andrews. President Woman's Ma
tional Alliance, Boston and Mrs. Celia
p. Woolley or other representative of
Woman's Western Conference.
200 p. m. "a Way out of Agnosti-
cisa, Daniel Rowen, Esq, Detroit, fol-
lowed by. discussions opened by Mrs.
Eliza L. Sunderland, Ann Arbor.
800 Election OF officers and closing
business.
7:S0 y. m. Platform meeting: "The
Mission of the Modern Church" Theo-
logical: Rev. Grindall Reynolds. Sec
rotary OF the A. L. A., Boston. Educa-
tional: Rev. Ida c. Hultin. President
Woman's Western Conference. Ethical:
Rev. Charles Fitch, Peoples Church,
| Kendallville, Ind. Social. Rev. Z. =.
/ Forbush, Western Secretary A. L. A ,
Chicago. Religious: Rev. Ii. I. Root,
| Grand Haven.
Entertainment of Visitors
The Unitarian churches OF Grand
/ Rapids extend cordial invitation to
all persons interested in the effort &c
promote free religious thought to be
present at the conference. The hospi-
tally of their homes will be xtended
to all delegates and visiting friends.
Those intending TO come will confe,
favor by reporting the fact as earl,
as possible TO L. 5. Udell, OF this city.
y Upon arrival visitors will report al
the Temple Emanuel, corner Of Ransom
and Fountain-sts., where a commit "a
will DO waiting to welcome all who
come.
Where a delegation of ten or NOR,
come from one point the railroads wil
make rate of one aud one-third fa.,
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