The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-02-01
UNITED Church CLUBS
In Annual Session at Trinity
Church.
COLD Water DAY Tor DELEGATES,
The Holy Communion Opens the Exercise.
Then Follows Hlscussions on Various
Topics. Flow of Fenst and Reason.

ropns. FLOW of Fenst and Reason.
The third annual session of the confer
enee of the Church Clubs of the United
yesterday morning.
The delegates composing the conference
were; Edward Bailey, Chicago, H.; DR.. M
D. Mann, DIR. II. R Hopkins and c. M.
Clarke, Buffalo, N. Y; Ludlow Ogden, Rob-
eft L. Harrison, John G. Cole, New York
city; Edward b. Bassett. Edgar NJ Slocum
OF Rhode Island; General w. w. Sltiddy.
Colonel J. S. Green. G. S. Morehouse Con-
neeticut; NJ. J. King, r. w Hughes, Nor=
folk, Va; Professor w. D. Cabell Fulton
Lewis, Washington, d. C.; Colonel Peter
Mattlett, Luther X. HoxtOn, William d.
Ball, Long Island: j. Megill Smith, MINI. !;
Joseph Swift, E. T. Warner and Colonel II.
l.. Martin of the Church Club of Delaware.
The exercises incident to the conference
began at Bishopstead at 7.30 o'clock, In the
celebration Of the Holy Communion, with
Bishop Coleman as eelebrant From the
Chapel of the Good Shepherd the delegates
proceeded to the parish house OF Trinity
Church, where the proceedings were form
ally opened by Bishop Coleman The fol-
lowing cergymen and laymen OF the city
were present at the opening ceremonies:
The Rev. IL. Ashton Henry, the Rev. George
@. Hail. the Rev. DIR, r. G. Littell, the Rev.
John S.Littell, the Rev. Charles T. Murray of
the clergy: e. T. Warner, Samuel C. Bid
die, Joseph Swift, Charles NJ Curtis, George
A. Elliott, e. TGanby. Anson A. Mayer and
j. M Harvey
The first business OF the conference was
the election of officers. the delegates hav-
Ing been called to order by Dr.. NJ. ID. Mann,
t,tt II.
The election resulted in the choice of Ed
ward p. Bailey of the Church Club OF Chi
cago. chairman, and John c. Cole Of New
York as secretary of the conference.
Brief addresses were mede by the retiring
and the incoming officers, and the confer
enee proceeded with its prepared pro-
gramme which was as follows:
DISCUSSION OF TOPICS.
''How Can the Church Secure an Increase
in the Number Of Lay Workers." Discus
sion opened by DR.. Henry X. Hopkins.
president of the Laymens League OF Buff
falo
General discussion. Sunday schools
Their Defects and Possibilities Discussion
opened by Ludlow Ogden, president of the
Church Club of New York
General discussion; luncheon. Open dis
eussion; topics to be suggested by the topic
committee; benediction; adjournment
ln opening the discussion DR.. Hopkins
spoke OF methods for laymen to adopt in
order to increase the attendance of laymen
on church services, and arouse in them an
abiding interest in church work. He was
followed by MIR. Harrison of the New York
Church Club. advocating the methods and
organization OF the brotherhood of St An
drew. Professor Cabell, DR. Mann, General
Skddy, and Messsrs Bassett, Sloeum,
Lewis, Clark, and Colonel Martin partici-
pated in the discussion.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The conference adjourned at 1.S0 oclock
for luncheon. and resumed its session at
$50 O'Clock and proceeded at once with the
discussion of the second topic Of the pro-
gramme: Sunday Schools-Their Defects
and Possibilities
The discussion was opened by the read
ing of very interesting paper by Ludlow
Ogden Of the New York Church Club. The
paper was an historic resume of the meth
DDS OF teaching the children of the Church
from the earliest times. The spirit of IL as
applied to modern Sunday school work was
that OF the Brotherhood Of St, Andrew. The
speaker advocated the displacement of the
large body CT incompetent teachers by a
few trained teachers.
The discussion was participated in by
DR., H r. Hopkins. who advocated the early
association of the children in the sacra-
ment of the holy communion as cure for
seetarianism and denomlnationalism by
Edward D. Bassatt, Edward p. Bailey, Eui-
ton Lewis. Dr. NJ d. Mann. 2. I. Warner,
II, L. Harrison. John IL. Cole aud Profess
sor w. d. Cabell.
covered nearly every phase of Sunday.
school work. The speakers in the main
agreed on the necessity for better trained
teachers, enthusiasm and devotion in the
work. At the close OF the discussion Dir.
Ogden asked Why are the children of the
Roman Church better instructed than
those OF the Episcopal Chureh2
Fulton Lewis Of Washington answered
by referring to tho Roman parochiai
schools.
GENERAL DISCUSSION
On the discussion of topics suggested by the
topic committee. The debate opened on the
topic: Can the lending of money be made
work Of Christian charity" suggested by
Mr. Harrison of New York, who was the
first speaker.
This was a most interesting discussion
participated In by nearly all of the dele
gates. 1t included description of the opera
ton OF the Chattel Mortgage Association of
New York, and of similar other Institutions
OF Boston aud New York. In his speech Blr.
Harrison said the Mortgage Association had
loaned $4,000 on the furniture and other
property Of the poor people OF New York
with a loss of but $40.
On motion of Mr., Mann the official term
of the officers of the conference was con-
tinued until the close of the next confer
ence. This motion was adopted In order to
put the election of conference officers at the
close instead of at the opening Of the sas-
sion.
Resolutions of thanks for hospitality to
the women of Trinity parish and to the
Church Club were adopted. Also resolu-
tion Of regret at the absence OF r. G. Du-
Pont. secretary of the Delaware Church
Club.
On motion of MFR. Harrison to change the
time and place of holding the next confer
ence was left to the choice of the chairman
and secretary. Quite a lively discussion en-
sued over this motion. Mr.. Hopkins In
vited the conference to Buffalo, New York;
DIR. Cabel invited it to Washington, d. C.;
General Skiddy invited 1T to Connecticut
The chairman, in response, said that he was
the bearer of an invitation from the Church
Club of Chicago to the conference, and as
the matter had ben left to himself and the
Secretary Cole he did not think Chicago
would get left. where is Chicago asked
General Sklddy.
The members of the Church Club and
their guests, who were present, follows:
The Rev, w. Forbes Adams, Bishop of
Easton, Md.
Samuel C. Biddle, Edward p. Bailey of
Chicago; William b. Bodine of Philadel-
phia; H NJ. Barrett, E. d. Bassett OF Provi-
dence, r. l.; e. f. Brooks. j. Walker
Burns, H. t. Brumley of Newark, N. ].
S. NJ. Curtis of Newark. Charles NJ.
Clarke of Buffalo, N Y; ]. d. Carter. ]. b.
Coleman, Bishop Leighton Coleman, Will
liam d. Cabell OF Washington, d. c.; E. I.