Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-06
LIBERAL RELIGIOUS LEADERS
Congress that Meets in Omaha Next
Week VIII lie Notable in
Many Respects.

The fifth annual meeting OF the Liberal
Congress OF Religion will be held in this city
next week beginning Tuesday evening" and
continuing until Saturday evening At this
time the congress gives promise of being ole
OF the most interesting gatherings held Iur-
ing the exposition. Many eminent divines
and experts in the discussion OF social prob
lens will be present and take part in the
discussion. The following is an outline of
the program which is yet incomplete and
which is subject to change:
Tuesday at p. m: Addresses of well
come; response by the president, Rev. II. w.
Thomas, Chicago; opening sermon by DR..
E. G.. Hirsch, Chicago.
Wednesday at p. m: Sociological even
ing, Rev r. A. White, Chicago, presiding;
THE Social Conscience" by Prof c. Han
| ford Henderson Of the Pratt institute Brook e.
lyn, N. Y; Christ and the Labor Problem. d"
by Rev. Frank Crane, Chicago; What the
Employer Might DO to Settle the Labor
| Problem" by Prof. ~ p Gilman Of the
| Meadville Theological school, Meadville. Pa.
Thursday at p. M: The problem of in
ternationalism. Lest We Forget" bv
David Starr Jordan, president of the Leland
Stanford university; THE Growth of Inter-
| national Sentiment" by Rev. II. NJ. Sim
mons, Minneapolis.
Friday at p. m: Missionary. "The
Greater America and Her Mission in Asia, &"
by DR.. John Henry Barrows Chicago;
Americas Mission at Home" by Rev.
Marion d. Shutter, Minneapolis
Saturday at p. M: Social reunion and
reception, in charge of the local committee.
The forenoon sessions begin at $3.50 a. m.
| on Wednesday: Welcome of delegates and
| response by the same "The Problems of
the Congress- by Jenkin Lloyd Jones, Chi
| cago; "The Value and Feasibility of State
| Organization" by Rev. ]. H. Palmer Cedar
| Rapids, la.
During the forenoon sessions OF Thursday,
Friday and Saturday the following papers
| will be read and discussed "The Part
| Faith Plays in Science and Religion" by
| Rev. S. r. Calthory, Syracuse, n. y; "The
| Problem of Authority in Religion" by Rev.
| John Faville, Appleton, Wis; THE New
| Testament Virtue of Prudence" by Rev. H.
| H. Peabody, Rome, N. Y. "The Evolution
| Of Conscience in the Nineteenth Century"
| by e. p, Powell Clinton, n. Y; "Our Great
| Theological and Social Problem" by Rev
j. w. Frizzell, Eau Claire Wis; "The
| Coming Man: Will He Worship" by Rev.
Mrs. S. l.. Crum, Webster City, Ia; "The
| Brotherhood and It's Choir" by Rev. Leigh
| tOh w -Nt" OIh clly, corresponding
secretary of the Brotherhood of the King
| dom; "A Year After the Nashville Con>
| gress," by Rev. Isidore Lewinthal Nash
! vile, Tenn; 'The Education of the Colored
Race" by Prof w. II. Council of the Nor
| NAL school of Huntsville Ala.
| Among others whom it is hoped will be
present TO give papers and take part in the
| discussions are DR.. Paul Carus, editor of the
| Open Court Rev. Joseph Stolz, ChicagoJ DR..
Lewis G. James, Cambridge, Mass.
| The afternoons will be left open for COM
mittee meetings, social intercourse and the
| studying of the exposition.
On Sunday, October 23, there will be
| preaching by the visiting ministers in as
many of the churches of the city of Omaha
| and adjoining towns as can be arranged for
| in the forenoon. Mass meetings afternoon
| and evening under the direction of the
local committee.