Evening journal., 1895-02-21
NEW CHURCH MINISTERS
In Conference at the Church OF
the New Jerusalem.
LIVE ToPIOsl DISCUSSED TODAY


Prominent New Churchmen From
Baltimore and Warrington Meet in
Annual Session in This City-Interest-
ing Program Prepared for Their En-.
tertainment-soms OF the Morning
Addresses.
New Jerusalem Church, the greystons
building at Delaware avenue and Wash.
ington street, was well filed this morn
ing with visiting ministers and laymen In
attendance at the Ministers Conference
OF the Maryland Association. The meet
ing was held prior to the Sunday school
convention Of the New Church which
begins here to morrow.
Among those present from distance
were Rev. Frank Sewall, Washington /;
Rev. Hiram Vrooman, Baltimore; Rev.
William M. Macintosh Easton, Md,
Rev. b. K. Crowfeld, formerly Of
Preston, Md. now of New York Rev.
Willard h. Hinkley, BrooklIne, Mass.
And In the laymen's paws were these
William g. White, Baltim ore
@. A. E. sparmer, Baltimore
Charles NJ. Kroner, Baltimore;
Mrs. William g. White, Mrs. Emily w.
Waterhouse, Mrs. Charles T Kroner.
Miss Amelie s Arning, Miss Lois Mae
sparmer. Baltimore. Prominent Will
mington laymen and women of the
church were also present.
Rev. Frank Sewall presided and con.
Quoted the morning exercises with care
ful attention to the speedy moments and
frequently recommended closer observ-
ance of brevity. At 10 30, the dis
cussion Of important topics was
begun by MIR. Crownfeld's excellently
prepared paper on why Four Gospels2"
and In this address be displayed the
results OF deep thought and careful
preparation. Mr. Crownfield is a leading
minister of the New Church in the East,
and is well known In Wilmington.
Rev. Henry Vrooman, one of the young
est ministers In attendance, read an
essay on What is Lover" defining
that characteristic as the real motive
power of the human soul.
President Sewall spoke on ''The New
Church and Kindergarten. defining the
latter as really the mother to the mother
less, taking the child when 1t had reached
the period of observation and
gently nurturing and lifting it into the
periot Of consciousness, then the power
w speak auu hob lubell8l0ly.
Raw. Cabsil's Strong Address.
One Of the strongest arguments of the
day was that advanced by Rev. P. B
Cabell Of the Wilmington church, in his
address on IAN Ethical Parallel, or the
Proper Attitude OF the Church Toward
External Reforms,
Interesting Exercises This Evening.
The program OF the Maryland New
Church Sunday School Union exercises
TO night st the New Jerusalem Church
has been completed and will be as follows;
80, reports Of schools and election OF
officers; music by the church choir; s.
address Of the president, G. A. e.
Spamer, of Baltimore, on "The Ipfiuence
OF Sunday School Upon the Home" !"
music; seven minute papers, upon
each Of which dlscr ssIon will be invited
will then be read as follows: 'sThe
Graded Sunday School," Rev. William
L Worcester, Of Philadelphia; General
Exercises" Mrs. William a. Swift, OF
Wilmington; "Music," Miss Maud
G. SewAll. of Washington; music
"lnterlocutory Teaching" John Hinkley,
OF BAltimorei Libraries" Albert N.
Prentiss, of Washington; Entertain.
ments, " Charles F. Kroner, of Baltimore
music
To-mOrrow's work Outlined.
Two busy sessions are anticipated to-
morrow, the last day of the conference,
and this arrang II emit Of business will be
followed to the letter
Morning session-10 a. m opening
religious service; 10 Is q, m, organiza
tion. Rev. Frank Sewall, presiding
Reports and communications 81
q. m.-The annual report of tn,
president and general pastor; 10 m,
the report Of the executive com
mittee; 10 Is p. M, unfinished business
and reference of new business; / p. m.
recess
Afternoon session-2.3O p. m, un
finished business with election o.
officers; 3 p. m annual address by Rev
T. J. Faber, Of Baltimore; $3.50 m
report Of the Board Of Missions witt
discussion Of the cause Of missions II
committee Of the whole, followed by the
customary collection for the support O
the missionary work
From to III tomorrow evening Their
will be a social reception and entertain
ment in the church parlor and sunda,