Evening star., 1898-12-09
CHRISTIAN CITIZENSHIP
National Convention to Be Held in This City
Next Week.
Addresses on Suffrage, Civil Service
Reform and Conditions in New
United States Possessions.

Great interest is developing in next
weeks convention, which deals with the
two new problems, "What are We going to
do with our new islands, and What are
they going to do with u.s." The question
of restricted suffrage, already raised by
the Hawaiian bill: the civil service ques-
tion made critical by a great increase in
the civil list and the Presidents expected
order; the bull-fght Sunday; the govern
ment opium monopoly in the Philippines:
the new bearings of the Chinese exclusion
law; the army "canteen:" the question
whether prohibition can be maintained IN
Alaska and extended to our new islands
these and other moral questions raised In
part by the war nave led q dozen great
reform societies 10 call this convention.
The convention will also deal in two ses-
sions of Thursday with Mainland prob
lems,' including the ques lion whether Goa
gress should admit polygamist to Its
halls from Utah. Twenty-six specialists OF
temperance, Sabbath Observance, CIVIL
service. Mormonism and o.her reforms, II
is announced. have positNeIy agreed 10
make The addresses announced-Gien. CAR
Gas being the only one conditional, and
that because of illness.
The indications are that there will be so
large an attendance that an extra church
for overflow and larger hall are being ar
ranged in reserve should the weather be
favorable enough to bring the whole num-
Der anticipated. Besides the signers to the
call, previously published, the following
important additions have been made: j. IL.
LeIper, secretary Pennsylvania Sabbath As
soclation; Mrs. Wellington White, secretary
oman's National Sabbath Alliance. and J.
f. Hin, secretary Presbyterian Permanent
Temperance Committee.
EOlpwinp iS the official Mt tO-la
gram:
Tuesday evening, December 49, Mr.. NeI
son Dingley presiding-7:3o. devotional ser
vice, Rev. Wallace Radcliffe, DID, Wash
ington, ID. c.. 40, address of presiding Off
Ger; &, christianity and Citizenship" Rev.
Frank d. Bristol. DID; $50, The New Cit
izenship in the New Century" Rev JOSIAH
Strong, DID. Musical leader, Mrs. Frances
w. Graham, Lockport, n. y.
Wednesday morning. December II,
themes. Suffrage and Civil Servicc." Ten
O'Clock, Mr.. 5. NJ. Cooper Cincinnati, pre-
siding, will introduce the subject of True
Manhood Suffrage for Our Islands and Our
s-lYes;" 10, Gen. c. II. Howard. Chicago
Civil Service Reform as Related to Our
New Possessions II, "Civiizng Forces"
Rev. A S. Flske, d D.. Washington, d. c.;
II: 20, discussion of above topics under
three minute rule.
Wednesday afternoon. Rev. Byron Sun
darland, presiding, theme Moral Condi-
tions in New Islands and Proposed Better
ments."-Two O'Clock, devotions conducted
| by Rev. Isaac w. Canter ID. D., Baltimore:
2:15, The American Civil Sabbath as a
Civiiizer for Our New Islands," Rev. Mar
tin ID. kneeldnd, L. D., and Rev. j. H. Leip-
er. DID; 80, What Can BE Done by Ma
tional Laws to Develop True Homes in our
Spanish islands," Mrs. Narillo F. Cox Mrs.
Wellington W hite; 1870. reports of exact
moral conditions in Alaska CDR Sheldon
Jackson), Philippines, Cuba (Scnor GonzaIa
Quesada, charge daffaires, republic Of
Cuba, will speak, also Gen. Garcia, If suf-
ffciently recoysred). Porto Rico and Hawaii:
43o. discussion of foregoing topics under.
three minute rule.
Wednesday evening, theme, New Drink
Problems Mr.. Jas. l.. Ewin, presiding
Half-past sey3n o'clock, praise service for
| national blessings. led by Rev. F. D. Power
| and Percy S. Foster; 7:45, Army Can
| teens Mr.. Joshua Leverng; $40, Can
teens in Soldiers Homes" Mrs E. NJ.
Thacher; e:2J The Ellis Bill" Mrs. Mar
| garet Dye Ellis; offertory; S:40 Nav Anti
Saloon Problems" Rev. Howard H. Russell,
| DID, field etary. National Anti-SaIoon
| League, Columbus. Ohio.
Thursday morning, December 10. Mr.
| Charles Lyman presidng-10 devotional
services, conducted by Rev. j. Fred Heissc;
1015, "Anti-Cigarette Laws" Mrs E. n.
| ingalls,, st. Louis, n. W. c. T. u, superin-
tendent department of narcotics; 1922
| The Menace of Mormonism" Gen. John
| Eaton and others.
| Thursday afternoon-Theme. Mainland
| Problems, Mrs. Clinton Smith presiding
:, deFouonS, Kew. IeunlS 5. Hamlin, d. D..
Washington, ID. G.; 2:10 Need of Better
Sabbath Law for the National Capital" :"
2:2o, Citizenship From Bible Point of
View" Major George A. Hilton; $40, THE
| Legitimate bobby" Mrs. Mary II. Hunt;
discussion of foregoing themes, Rev. Walter
II. Brooks, d. D.: 3, The Need of Better
| Legal Quarantine Against the Transmission
| of Evils" Anthony Comstock; $40, "Prac-
ticable Federations of Moral Forces" Rev
Walter Laid!aw, Rev. J. b. Dawson and
Rev. Wilbur F. Crafts, Phi. D.
Thursday evening. Mr.. Henry W. Blair
presiding-7:20 Divine Guidance in Ma
tional History" Rev. Walter II. Brooks, ID.
D. ct is requested that churches which
do not give up the prayer meeting for the
convention service use this topic. Conven-
ton speakers will be supplied to those who
so request, as far as possibe); TAO, Spain
and Her Lost Colonies" Prof W. Edwin
Priest illustrated by stereopticon), no chill
dren under sixteen admitted; $40. "Our
Duties to Childhood in Our New Islands,"
Mrs. Mary II. Hunt; $40. concluding ad-
dress by ex-senator Blair