The evening times., 1896-04-20
LARGE LIST Of SPEAKERS
First National Congress Of Re-
Iigi0us Education.
SESSIONS BEGIN TONIGHT
Only Those Have Been Invited Who
Accept the Cardinal Doctrines of
the Evangelical Churches-Nearly
All the Leading Delegates Are In
the City.

The first national congress OF religious
education will open its session this even
ing III the New York Avenue PRESBYTERIAN
Church. For several days delegates have
been arriving in the city, and today nearly
all are here ready for business.
This congress has been called by the
executive committee OF the American So
ciety OF Religious Education, with the APP
pfoval OF the ministers NEE etngs OF evan
geilcal churches i'll Washington.
One object is 10 acGuaint The public with
the purposes and plans of that society st
IT'S seventh anniversary. To avoid cOntro-
NcrSy, the executive committees call states,
and 10 secure Il substantial basis for prof
liable conference, those only have been
invited TO participate in the congress who
accept the cardinal doctrines of the evan
Eellcal churchcs-the inspra ton OF script
urc, the Deity OF Christ, atonement for
and regeneration.
The subjects Of the congress will be treat
ed III prepared papers, open after ward todis-
cusslon. Reports Will be rendered by stand
ing committees Of the American Society OF
Religious Education, the American Tract
Society, American Sunday School Union,
and the denominational and interdenomina-
tional societies. Already large list Of
speakers from abroad have been secured,
and the number will be very greatly in
creased.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION.
The convention Will open its session to-
night at 7;30 o'clock. Gen. John Eaton is
announced as the presiding officer. After
the devotional exercises the theme of the
evening VIII be discussed. II is Religious
Education and National Prosperity" and
addresses on the topic will be delivered by
Hon. J. NJ Thurston, Dr. Grammar. and Rev.
W. ii. Aiiburn, d. ID. There Will be day
sessions tomorrow, Wednesday and Thurs
day.
The officers OF the American Society of
Religious Education are Gen. John Eaton,
president: vice-pre sidents. John NJ. Gregory,
LID. Rev. j. Z. Rankin, ID. d, l. l. D.,
Rev. A. Mackay-Smith, ID. D.; secretary,
Rev. j. +. Gilbert, d. d.; treasurer, K. s,
Chew. TheeXecutive committe e is composed
OF the above named officers and Edwin
Willis, LID, Prof. X. Is. Warder. c. w.
Dabney, ir., LID, Hon. W. L. Wilson,
A Il. Duval, c. W.Needham, +. A. Stier,
The denomiuational committee is as fol-
lows:
PresbytcrIan-Rev. T. s. Hamlin, d. D.;
Rev. Ii. b. Luccock, ID. d: Rev. g. b. Patch,
d. D., and Hon. Edwin Willis.
Methodist Episcopal-Rev. l.. B. Wilson,
u. D.: Rev. oliver A. Brown, d D: Rev.
c. W. Baldwin and b. F. Leighton, LII. d.
Baptist Rev. J. ]. Muir, ID. d; Rev. c.
y. hfs'lot. u. IL. NV - n otdhtiss b.D.y
and ]. L. NJ. Curry, LII. d.
COngregational-Rev. n. r. Fishburn and
Hon. u. J. Brewer.
Protestant Episcopal-Rev. j. II. Elliott,
d. d., and Hon. Hilary A. Herbert.
Chrfstian-Rev. Ed. Power, d. D., and
]. G. Thompson.
Lutheran-Rev. s. Domer, d. d.
THE SPEAKERS.
The following are some of the speakers
announced for the congress: Rev. l.. Y.
Graham. of Philadelphia; Rev. ]. E. Gram
mar of Baltimore; Rev. C. S. Albert. Phila-
delphia, Pa; Rev. E. Blakeslee, Boston.
Mass; Rev. j. T. Barber, Falls Church. Va;
Rev. F. K. Campbell, Ashvle, n. c.; Rev.
j. r. Davies, New York city; Rev. A. c.
Dixon, Brooklyn, n. Y; Rev. Wallace Nut
ting. Providence. r. L.: Rev. J. NJ. p. Otis,
Greensboro, Ala; F. B. Palmer, Phi. D.,
Fredonia, y. Y; Rev. J. b. Shearer. North
Carolina; Rev. A. Coke, Smith LyDchburg,
Va; Hon. ]. NJ. Thurston, Senator from
Nebraska; Rev. ]. b. Van Meter Baltimore;
E. ID. Warfield, Easton. Pa; Rev. II. A.
White, Lexington, Va; Prof. E. p. Gould,
Philadelphia; E. W. Gilman, New York;
Rev J. X. Hazen, Richmond, Va; Rev.
Thomas Hume, North Carolina: Mrs. Mary
IL Hunt, Boston; Rev. Wayland Hoyt. Phila-
dclphia: Rev. ]. C. Kilgo, Durham. n. c.,
and many others from local religious and
educational circles.