Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-19
A GREAT GATHERING.
The Ecumenical Conference Meet
Here in October.
THE METHODIST WORLD.
Every Land aud Every Connection of the
Methodist Church to BE REORGANIZATION
the Great Conference 10 Conrtitutcd-The
General TroSram-The List of Delegates.

erIul In its influences thnn any other gathering
OF religious representatives in this century viii
DO the ecuInelical conference OF Methodists,
| WHICH - TO be held in this city from October Z
&c October 20. From all parts OF the globe
Mcthodis;s representing ali the known varieties
| OF Methodism will cong-cSate in the national
/ capital to Discuss tine relations which now exist
between their respective churches anu the I'M
converted Of mankind.
! The conference is not a legislative body.
SUne o! its acts are binding on ANY Of the dele
gates, nor is il intended that it should be. Ten
' years Ego the first conference was held, the
meetings being III London. Tie second con-
| feTerec j. To be here ard all the hosptable
4 Noihodists are preparing to receive and enter
I tail. the many guests who are. most OF thenI
] now rOuto 20 the national capital.
+ One oi the Iuost distinguished members of
/ the conference.-the Rev. William Arthur
arrived in this country, and with his wife and
i family is ut Franconia. i'll the White mountsins.
I lishOp Hurst, who has been sammcrng Mt
Marion, Mass. took a twcrty-eight -hOuI rail-
road journey that he might welcome tho oio-
/ qnent English Wesleyan and found him enjoy
ing better health than had been his Tor years
past.
Every steamer that arrives from Europe
during the next two weeks will have as passcn-
gers some OF those gho have been sent here by
the various foreign conferences, and by Octo-
I ~. '.a~h WAL ~ ASit, ASaNy tSf tosh-
ness.
Tho program. minus tho names of many who
will participate, is at last complete. Wednes-
day. October Z, is lie opening day. and the
conference will be in session until and inclull-
ing October 20.
Wednesday. October T.-Sermon at 10 a. m. !;
sacrament Of the Lords supper. Afternoon
Election OF officers, addresses OF welcome and
responses.
Thursday. October s.-Topic: "EcumeuicaI
|
on The Present Status of Methodism in the
Eastern Section" Afternoon-'.The Present
status o. Methodism in the Western Section"
FRIDAY, October 9.-Topic: 1.-The Christian
Church; Its Essential Unity and Genuine Cath
olicity." Morning ''Clristian Unity" After
| noon--"Christian Cooperation"
Saturday, October l0.-Toric: Tho Church
and Scientific Thought Mornins-"The In
iluence Of Modern Scientific Progress on
Religious Thought"
Sunday. October 1.--Nsmorial sermon on
John Wesley.
Monday. October 12.-Topic: ''The Church
and Her Agencies Morning-"The Re-
sponsi5ility and Qualifications of the Preacher"
AfternoOn-"rhe Religious Press and the
Religious Uses of the cular Press
Tuesday. October l3.-Topic: The Church
and Her Agencies, continued. Morning-''The
Place and Power OF Lay Agency in the Church,"
The Deaconess Movement Methodist
BrotherhOods and Sisterhoods." Afternoon
Wednesday, October 14.-Topic: "Educa-
ton" NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Trimming and Gull
ture of the Young" The Family The Sun
day school AfternooE-''E Elementary Educa-
ton; How II May BE Best Promoted" 1.-The
Ethics Of Elementary Educatiou;' ''Sectarian-
ism and State EducatioI" secondary Edu-
cations Evening-''The Broadcast Facilities
for Higher Education: The Duty Of the
church, University Education"
Thursday. October l5--Topic: .'Romanism"
Thsp mt po. ~ Do,
''RomanI-m a Political Power" "Romanism
as o Religious Power" Afternoon-Top
temperance" 1.-The church and Temperance
Reform Legal Prohibition of the Saloon
FRIDAY, October lG.-Topic: social Prob
lens" Morning-"The Church in Her Relation
to Labor and Capital The Moral Aspects Of
Labor Combinations and Strikes The Moral
Aspects Of Combinations Of Capital" After
uoou-"Obligations of the Church i'll Relation
to the Social Condition of the People, Chris
tian Work Among the Poor Christian Work
Among the G,eh,' Christian Work in Agrs-
cultural Dlstricts." Evening - Topic: Mis-
sions;" missions in Heather Lands New
Fields Entered Since ISL Missions in
Christian Lands"
Saturday, October 17-Top;c: "war and
Peace" Morning. International Arbitration
Monday, October l9-Topic The Church
and Public Morality" Morning Legal Re
s,rain' ON the Vices Of society" Lotteries,
Betting. Gambling and Kindred Vices" MAR
rage aud Divorce Laws" Afternoon-''The
Lord Day." The Attitude of the Church
Toward ADJUSTMENTS"
TUESDAY. October 7o.--Topic: "rhe Outlook
Mornlng-"C hristiap Resources of the Old
World. christian Resources in the New
World. Afternoon-'The Church Of the
Future"
Rules and regulations for the government Of
the conference have been formulated and
agreed to. Organization 10 a prime necessity
in such a large body the conference will be-
50 Osath his IN Oyl.inn has leep do For
direction and control The conference. for
business purposes only, will consist of four gen.
erai divisions. The first division will consist of
the Methodist Episcopal church and the Meth
division will be other Methodist churches in
the United States and Canada The British
Wesleyan Methodist churches will occupy the
third division, while the fourth is to consist of
other British Methodist churches.
Control of the conference will be largely in
the hands Of the business committee consisting
Of twenty delegates. Six of these are to come
from the first division and four from the Sec
ond. The third and fourth divisions will con-
tribute i've members each. If practicable two
Of the members from each division shall be Law
men. The duties of this Committee can hardly
fail OF being burdensome. All questions pro-
posals. resolutions, communications or other
matters not included in the regular program Of
exercises viii be read to the conference by title
only and, without debate or motion, are to be
referred TO the business committee. The re.
ports OF this committee may be made at any
| time; they are to be privileged and will take
precedence of any or all other matters which
may be before the conference.
| The appointment Of presiding officers rests
/ with the business Committee, the only restric-
/ lions being that selections be made regularly
4 from the first third. second aad fourth diyis-
/ ions in the order named.
/ Four secretaries Zone from each division) are
| TO be nominated by the committee, but will
| DO elected by vote OF the conference.
| Regulations governing The presentation of pa
pers provided Tor on the Official program have
1t that no paper shall occupy more than twenty
i've minutes in reading and no one OF the
speakers who follow the paper shall talk mere
| than fifteen minutes Other members not on
the rro3ram may not speak more than i've
| minutes. One of the rules is in the interest Of
| inproraptl oratory. II says: THE addresses
| may not be read, but notes, as aids to memory,
may be used"
| Prom the western section, which includes tho
United States and Canada, there will be 800
| delegates Equitable allotment was q work OF
| much difficulty. but the task has at last been
i completed. One hundred and t~cnty-six dele
| gates will be from the Methodist Episcopal
church; the Methodist Episcopal church south
/ l. entitled 10 "a. the African n. E church. Is;
/ African NJ. l. Zion, Is; Colored n. L., .; Union
\ American n. T., s.; African Union Methodist
/ Protestant, ); Methodist Protestant, 8: Ameri-
| can Wesleyan. 8: Free Methodist, 8; Congrega-
tlc1al Methodist, 3; Methodist church, Canada
-; Primitive Methodist. 8; Independent Meth
u