Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-27
THE NEW JERUSALE EN-
seventy-sixth Session of the General Con
vention to Assemble Here.
Preliminary Related Meetings to
Commence in the National Church
TOmOrrOw-The Programs.

The seventy-sixth session of the general
convention of the New Jerusalem in the
United States, which, as heretofore an
nornced in The Star, will be held in the
National Church, corner 10th and Corcoran
streets, in this city, commencing May 2.
will be preceded by number of related
meetings. The first of these will be held
tomorrow, and the program is as follows:
IL am, meeting Of the chairmen of the
classes of the Ministers Council, in the
pastors study, Corcoran street entrance;
2 pm, meeting of the classes; pm,
opening meeting of the courcil, in confer
ence, the Rev. S. S. Seward of New York
presiding; pm, meeting Of council.
Wednesday, April Go am, Council of
Ministers, business session; 2 pm, coun-
ell; conference. Note.-The public are in
vited to all the Conference" and evening
meetings; at these there will be papers and
discussions of general interest, including
ministerial Work" biblical Study"
Missions" "SociC lcgy." and Science and
Philosophy in relation to the church. )
pm, annual address to the council by the
Rev. Edwin Gould Of Montreal; subject:
THE New Church-the Higher Criticism
pm. reception to the Ministers Council
at the residence of Mr.. John Joy Edison,
1924 18th street.
Thursday, April 800 am, Ministers
Council, business session; pm, council,
conference papers and discussions; pm,
annual meeting of the Alumni Association
of the Theological School The Rev. Ju-
liam K. Smyth of Boston will preside. Adj
dress by the Rev. Louis G. Hoeck of New
tonviIle, Mass, on THE Need for Practi-
cal Ideal on Entering the Ministry and
by the Rev. Adolph Roeder of Orange, n.
j., on Present Opportunities Which the
equipped New Church Minister'S" An OPP
pCrtunity will be offered for general discus
sion.
Friday, May Ito am, annual meeting
OF the American New Church Sunday
School Association, the Rev. II. Clinton
Hay of Providence. r. l., presiding. IL a.
m, the board of home and foreign mis-
sions. in the pastors study: II m, presi-
School in and of the Church.; , pm, a
paper by the Rev VIM. L. Worcester OF
Philadelphia: "A Lesson From the Par
ahles,'' followed by exercises by the Afri-
can Mission Sunday school; pm, the
board of managers Of the Theological
school, in the pastors study; pm, ser
vice of song, with short addresses on the
general subject, The Rational Faculty and
the Sunday school," follows: l., Doc
triae. d Study of the Story of Ishrael," by
the Rev. W. L. Gladish Of INDIANAPOLIS;
ii, Tine Transition Age by Miss Ellen
Andrews of Boston; III, Experience, by
Mr.. Percy McGeorge OF Philadelphia; ",
practical Susgest-oEs,' by DIR. I. T.
Prince of the Massachusetts, state board of
education.
The Convention Proper.
Saturday, May $50 am. The ninth an
nuaI conference Of the American League of
New Church Young Peoples Societies, Mr..
Ezra Hyde Alden of Philadelphia presid-
ing, with address by the president and a
report by the corresponding secretary, Miss
Ida W. Hunt of Washington, on Ways
and Meals of Interesting the Isolated
tt,a 'Nrr
of the League" to be followed by general
discussion.
10 am Meeting of the general council of
the convention in the pastors study.
L m. The American New Church Evil
denca Society, in the pastors study.
= pm. Opening of the sevcnty-sixth an
nual meeting Of the general convention of
the New Jerusalem in the United States of
America, the Rev. John Worcester of New
tonviile, Mass, president.
10 pm. Reception TO the ladies of the
Woman's Round Table Association and
their friends, by Mrs Martin E. Knapp,
president of the Washington Round Table,
at the Normandie. corner of Vermont ave-
nue. and l street northwest.
s pm. Religious services, with the presi-
dents annual address.
Sunday. May 3-1O:3O am. The dedication
of the National New Church, with address
by the president of the convention, and ser
mon by the Rev. james Reed of Boston;
holy communion at the close of the serv-
ice.
pm. African New Church mission Sun
day school, corner of 10th and streets.
pm. Service with sermon appropriate
to the fiftieth anniversary of the founding
of the Washington Society of the New
Jerusalem, by the Rev. Lewis P. Mercer Of
Chicago.
At the African New Church mission, serv-
ice. Addresses expected from the Rev VIM.
l.. Worcester OF Philadelphia and the Rev.
Albinus F. Frost of Cambridge, Mass.
,lr,-
II am. Report of the board of publica-
ton.
2 pm. business session.
3 pm. Report of the board of missions.
pm Reception at the Corcoran Art
Gallery, corner 18th street and Pennsylva-
MIA avenue.
Tuesday, May so am. Business session.
IL am. Report of committee on the Ma
tional Church
Il m. Election Of officers.
pm. Business session.
3 pm. Meeting of the Woman's Round
Table Association, with addles by Mr.
Mrs. c. H. Mann, Miss Selma Paine, Miss
Edna Silver, Mrs. Dickinson and Miss
Scammon.
pm. Jubilee of the Washington Soci-
ETY. of the New Jerusalem. instituted April
u. 1916 The Rev. Jabez Fox will preside,
and there will be addresses by Messrs r.
B. Donaldson, president of the society; c.
G: Benny of Chicago, Job Barnard of
W IMAM MClIeOrge, jr., of
Philadelphia, and the Rev. Theodore F.
Wright of Cambridge, Mass, with an APP
proprate musical program, including the
vision of st. John from Gounods oratorio.
Some Special Features.
Rev. Edwin Gould of Montreal Canada.
will speak before the Minister'S Council
Wednesday, at 3 o'clock, on THE New
Church and the Higher Criticism of the
Bible"
All Sunday school workers are invited
to be present at the anniversary meeting
of the American New Church Sunday School
Association. at the New Church, Friday
evening. There will be a service of song
and addresses by speakers from various
states, including DR.. Prince Of the Massa-
chusetts state board of education, Rev. n.
Clinton Hay of Providence, Rev. Mr..
Gladish of indianapolis and others The
general topic will be the development and
use Of the rational faculty in the Sunday
school, or reason and religion in the ma
turing mind
The social features of the New Church
convention will embrace reception to the
Ministers Council, given by Mr.. John Joy
Edison, at his residence, on Wednesday even
irg; reception to the Ladies' Round Table
Association, given by Mrs. Judge knapp