The morning times., 1895-10-21
BRINGS NOTED DIV|HES
Unitarian Annual Conference Be-
gins Its Session o-day.
MANY DELEGATES ARE HERE
More Than Three Thousand Persons
Expected to Attend Its Meetings.
Senator Hoar VIII Preside and
Prominent Thinkers and Students
VIII Speak on Religious Topics.

Tie sixteenth annual conference OF the
Unitarian Church, and the first ever held
in Washington, Will convene IN Metzcrott's
Music Hall this afternoon aud close on
Thursday evening. Delegates from the
principal cities of the country have been
arriving in large numbers during tie past
two days and many more are expected
to-day. Wherever the national conference
has been he'd 1t Has never failed 10 attract
throng of distinguished clergy aud laity
representing denominations other than the
Unitarian, and it is estimated by Rev. W.
ID. Morehouse, secretary OF the conference,
that over 5000 people will be brought
to Washington by reason OF the event.
The conference Will be opened at the
Arlington Hotel this afternoon by meet
ing OF the council, which is composed Of
the following; Rev. George Batcheior.
chairman, Cambridge, Mass, Rev Samuel
NJ. Crothus, Cambridge; Hon. George E..
Adams, Chicago; Rev. Fredefick l.. Hos
mer, st. LoBss Mrs. Charles A. Ames,
Boston; MT. George Stone, Boston: Mr..
John CucksOn, Boston; Hon. George 5.
Hale, Boston; Rev. d. v. Morehouse,
New York; Mrs. william G. Gannett,
Rochester; Mr.. Minot 7. Savage, Boston:
and Mr.. william Howell Reed, Boston.
TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED.
The evening session Will begin at s
O'Clock. A discourse on Our Gosper'
Will BE- delivered by Rev. Minot j. Howard,
and appropriate music Will bc furnished
by the choir from All Souls Church.
The programme for the Tuesday session
is as follows; 4. M, communion service,
conducted by Rev. Robert Collyer, OF New
York; 10 a. m, address of welcome, by
Hon. Carroll II. Wright. commissioner Of
labor, ana cha irman of the board OF trustees
of All Souls Church; and response by Hon.
George +. Hoar, OF Worcester, Mass, prcsi-
dent of the conference; 1870 an, ad-
dress by Rev. George Bachelor, chairman
of the council, and secretary'cf the Ameri-
can Unitarian Association; L a m, ad-
dress ny Mrs. Emily A. Fifield. Boston,
secretary of the National Alliance OF
Unitarian and Other Christian Women;
I1:30 a. m, address by Rev. Brook
Herford, ID. D., representative OF the Brit
ish and Foreign Unita rian Association;
1910 p. m, introduction of new business,
and at 1890 p. III. the morning session
will close with report of the business COM
mittcc.
In the afternoon there will be a meeting
to consider the proposed consolidation Of
guilds, unity clubs and other young peo-
pies societies.
Tuesday evening-"Our young people:
their relations to the church. denomination
and life at large" viii be discussed. The
opening address will be by Rev. Edwa rd
A. Horton Boston. who will preside dur
ing the evening. Prof. &. Stanley Hail.
president of Clark University, Worcester,
Mass. will speak on Pedagogical meth
DDS of Sunday-schnol work.
Addresses will also be delivered by Rev.
Benjamin E. Bulkely, Chicago. Ill; Rev.
Ida C. Hullin, Moline. H.; Rev. Thomas
Slicer, Buffalo, and Rev. Edward Everett,
Boston.
ON CHURCH EXTENSION.
The Wednesday morning meeting Will
be opened with devotional exercises con-
Quoted by Rev. Stephen II. Camp, Brook
lyn, n. Y. .'Church extension will be
discussed in addresses OF twenty minutes
each by Rev. Messrs. ID. W. Wilson. ID. W.
Morehouse, George L. Chaney. T. b. Far
bush. W. W. Gould. and C. w. Wendte.
The report OF the business committee
will then be submitted.
Wednesday afternoou-Meeting OF the
National Alliance of Unitarian and other
Liberal Christian Women. AT this meeting
there will be an election of Officers and
appointment OF committees. In the evening
reports of secretaries and standing COM
mittees will be presented and matters of
general interest discussed.
The programme for the last days session
has not yet been completed, but ii is likely
that on this day public meetings under the
auspices of the Unitarian Temperance
Society will be held 1t All S otls' Church.
Among the several subordinate meetings
to be held here in connection with the con-
ference will be those of the Unitarian
Sunday school, the W estern Unita rian
Sunday school, the Unitarian Temperance
Society, the National Bureau of Unity
Clubs and the National Guild Alliance.