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their attention to the moral side OF the
question in making legislation for the
new possessions, and hearings before
Congressional committees have been ar
ranged. Rev. Wilbur F. Crafts, superin-
tendent of the reform bureau is chair
man of the committee on arrangements,
and 1t is thorugh him that the need OF
such a conference was brought TO the at
tention of the reform advocates of the
country.
Months ago." said DR.. Crafts. II saw
that questions OF interest both in moral
and financial issues would come before
Congress this session, and the necessity
that the members of Congress should see
them. in a different light than that of
politicians was the genesis of the con-
vention. We shall need to mobilize all
our craftsmanship. official and unofficial,
to solve the new problems that confront
Congress. It is evident that the limita
ton of the suffrage and the introduction
of civil service reform in the new terri
tories are really moral questions, for up
on these points depend much of the NOR
al future of such peoples as the Porto
Ricans and the mixed races of the Phil
ippineS. The questions of the relation of
church and school will have 10 be set
tied at the very outset. The question
whether our laws for our present terri
tories requiring scientific temperance ed
ucation, forbidding prize fight 'ul fight
ing too. restricting divorce and forbid
ding bigamy and fornication. be extended
to our new possessions, is an important
one.
THE American civil Sabbath should be
extended to these islands. The new army
should be protected from the evils of the
regimental saloon. The policy of prohi-
bition should be maintained in Alaska
and the Indian Territory and extended to
the recent acquisitions. All of these
questions will come before Congress this
session and We need the help of men who
are particularly iSterested in seeing that
Christianity and the moral status of these
people make an important factor in the
laws to govern the new possessions"
The program of the convention is as fol-
lows:
Tuesday Evening December 13.-Hon
Nelson Dingley, presiding. 1880, Devotion
al service. Rev. Wallace Radcliffe. D. D.,
Washington, d. c.; 500, christianity
and Citizenship" Rev. Frank D. Bristol,
D. D.; $50. 1.-The New Citizenship in the
New Century" Rev. Josiah Strong, D. d.
Musical leader, Mrs. Frances w. Graham,
Lockport, n. Y.
Wednesday Morning, December IL
Themes, Suffrage and Civil Service. 1000,
Mr. S. NJ. Cooper, Cincinnati, presiding,
will introduce the subject of ''True Man
hood Suffrage for Our New Islands and
Ourselves;" 1890, Gen. c. H Howard,
Chicago, Civil Service Reform as Related
to Our Possessions" HOO, 'tCiviliz-
ing Forces" Rev. A. S. Fiske, d. D.
Washington, D. c.. 11:20, discussion of
above topics under three-minute rule.
Wednesday Afternoon. - Rev. Byron
Sunderland, d. D., presiding. Theme,
Moral Conditions in New Islands and
Proposed Betterments'' 200 devotions
conducted by Rev. Isaac W. Canter, d.
D., Baltimore; 2:15, 1.-THE American Civil
Sabbath as Civilizer for Our New ISL
ands,' Rev. NJ. D. Kneeland, ID. D.; 2:4S,
address by Rev. J. H. Leiper D. D.; 3:O5,
What Can Be Done by National Laws to
Develop True Homes in Our Spanish ISL
ands?" Mrs. Varilla F. Cox, Mrs. yelling
ton White; 3:45, reports of exact moral
conditions in Alaska CDR Sheldon Jack
SEM, Philippines, Cuba (Senor Gonzala
Quesada, also Gen. Garcia If sufficiently
recovered), Porto Rico and Hawaii 4:3O,
discussion of foregoing topics under
three minute rule.
Wednesday evening Theme, New
Drink Problems Mr.. James L. Ewin
presiding. 7:3o. Praise service for nat onal
blessings, led by Rev. F. d. Power ana
Percy S. Foster; 7:45, Army Canteens,"
Mr.. Joshua Levering; $40. 1.-The Deadly
Canteens in Soldiers Homes" Mrs E. NJ.
Thacher; S:25. THE Ellis Bill" Mrs. Mar
garet Dye Ellis. Offertory. S.40 New An
ti-Saloon~ Problems" Rev. Howard II.
Russell, D. D., field secretary, National
Anti-Saloon League. Columbus. Ohio.
Thursday morning, December 15-Hon
Charles Lyman presiding 1O:O0 de-
votional services, conducted by Rev. ].