Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-07

Many Topics to BE Discussed in the Great
Methodist Gathering.

Methodist Gathering.
The meetings OF the ecumenical conference,
which opened today, will continue until Tues
day, October 20.
On the second day, Thursday. October s. the
topic for discussion will be "Ecumenical Method
ism" The first essay will be read by the Rev.
DIR. ID. j. Waller, secretary of tho Wesleyan
Methodist conference. his subject being 1.-The
Present Status OF Methodism in the Eastern Sec
ton" Addresses will be made by the Rev.
John Medacrif: of the Methodist new connec-
ton; the Rev. James Donnelly, vice president
OF the Irish Methods. church. and the Rev. j.
H. Bait of the Bible Christian church. In the
afternoon Bishop Charles ii. Fowler Of the
Methodist Episcopal church will open the dis
cussion with an essay on The Present Status
OF Methodism in the Western Section" He will
be followed on the same subject by Bishop G..
b. Galloway of the Methodist Episcopal church
SOUTH the Rev. DR.. William Briggs of the
Methodist church in Canada and Bishop w. b.
Arnett of the African Methodist Episcopal
church.
The topic for the third day, Friday, October
8. will be The Christian Church: Its Essential
Unity and Genuine Catholicity." In the MORN
ing the Rev. I. G. Selby Of the Wesleyan Meth
odist church will read an essay on christian
Unity" and the address to follow will be deliv-
cred by the Rev. DIR. A. s. Hunt Of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church and the Rev. Thomas
Mitchell of the Primitive Methodist church
The essay at the afternoon session will be on
Christian Cooperation" by the Rev. DIR. A.
Coke Smith, Methodist Episcopal church south.
The addresses will be delivered by r. G. Rows
of the United Methodist free church, the Rev.
I. J. Ogburn of the Methodist Protestant
church and the Rev. James LIE Huray Of the
Methodist new connection.
On the fourth day Saturday, October 10 J
the topic will be The Church and Scientific
Thought" Percy W. Bunting, editor of the
Contemporary Rerie,c, Of the Wesleyan Metho-
session on THE Influence of Modern Scientific
Progress on Religious Thought" He will be
followed by the Rev. Dr. NJ. 8. Terry of the
Methodist Episcopal church on 1.-The Attitude
of the Church Toward the Various Phases Of
Unbelief," and by the Rev.W. T. Dawson, tutor
in biblical literature and exegesis in Richmond
College, Wesleyan Methodist church, on THE
Bible ard Modern Criticism"
On the fifth day, Monday, October ~, the
topic will be The Church and Her Agencies :"
| Bishop X. S. Foster OF the Methodist Episcopal
| church will open the day with a paper on The
Responsibility and Qualifications Of the
Preacher The speakers will be the Rev. john
Bond Of the Wesleyan Methodist church and
the Rev. William Howard Day of the African
| Methodist Episcopal Zion church. In the after
| noon the Rev. II. 2. Hughes of the London
Mission of the Wesleyan Methodist church will
| open the discussion with paper on 1.-The Re-
hgious Press and the Religious Uses Of the
| Secular Press" The speakers will be the Rev.
| DIR. Q. II. Dewart of the Methodist church in
Canada, the Rev. DIR. Joseph Ferguson, presi-
dent of the Primitive Methodist church, and
| the Rev. DR.. Z. z. Hoss Of the Methodist Epis-
| copal church south.
| The same topic will be continued on the sixth
| day. Tuesday, October Is. The opening paper
| will be read by the Rev. James Travis, general
missionary secretary Of the Primitive Method
| list church, on 1.-The Place and Power Of Lay
| Agency IL the Church" The Rev. DIR. n. u.
, C. Crawford Of the Methodist Episcopal church
will follow on The Deaconess Movement
and the Rev. d. w. Walters, secretary OF the
| London Mission Of the Wesleyan Methodist
| church, on Methodist Brotherhood and Sis
| terhoods." In the afternoon "Women's Work
in he Church" viii be treated By the Rev. Dr..