The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-02
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL.


 The Second World Gathering of Con-
 gregationalsts to be Held in Boston
 in September.
 Boston, June 1.-The second interna-
 tional Congregational council, and the
 first one held in the United States, will
 meet in Boston next September, begin
 ming on the 2oth and closing on the 2Stl1.
 It was hoped that the Rev. Dr. R. s.
 Storrs, of Brooklyn, would preside, but
 his physician advises him not to do so,
 though he will be present, if able. The committee of arrangements consists of
 the Rev, Dr. George A. Gordon, of the
 Old South church, Boston, chairman: | the Rev. Dr. A. H. Bradford, of Mont | clair, N J.; the Rev. pr. Arthur Little, | of Dorchester, Mass. the Rev Philip &. l Moxom, of Springfield and the Rev Dr. | Henry A. Hazen, of Auburndale, secre- tary of the National Congregational i council. They will nominate for presi- dent President James B. Angel, of Mich 1 igan university, and for vice presidents the Rev. DTS. Bevans of Melbourne,
 Australia, and Mackennal of Bowden, England and A. J. Shepheard. of Lon don, from abroad, and the Rev. Drs. F. A. Noble, of Chicago, Mclean of Oak land, Cal; and Samuel E. Herrick of Mount Vernon church, Boston. Only part of the programme has been pub lshed. In full 1t Is as follows:
 Wednesday evening, September 20, or ganizatiOn and sermon by Principal A. M Fairbairn of England.
 Thursday forenoon, Fundamental Principles in Theology by Dr. George Harris; Message of the Old Testament for To-day" by Professor F. c. Porter; Thursday afternoon ''rhe Historical Method in Theology" by Dr. Fisher; "Theology, the Order in Nature by the Rev. Prof. Alexander Gosman; Chris tian Docarine" by Dr. Forsyth; Thurs day evening, address by President An gel,
 Friday forenoon. "The Christian Idea of the State, by J. Compton Rickett, M. P Municipal Government as Sphere for the Christian Man" by w, Crosfield and Samuel B. Capen; Friday afternoon, "The Church in Social Reforms" by AL bert Spicer, NJ. P, and Professor Ora ham Taylor; Friday evening, Internal Relations and Responsibilities by the Rev. Dr. Lyman Abbott, "The Christian Attitude Towdrd War in the Light of Recent Events" by the Rev. Dr. Mack ennal.
 Saturday, a breakfast to the visiting delegates in the forenoon and an excur- sion in the afternoon.
 Monday forenoon, "'The Influence of Our Public Schools on the Caste Spirit" by the Rev Drs Noble and Bevan; "The Religious Motive in Education as Illustrated in the History of American Colleges" by President Tucker, of Dart mouth college; Monday afternoon, Tendencies of Modern Education" by | Professor John Massie and the Rev. J. | Hirst Hallowell; Monday evening, ad- dress by Presidents Eliot of Harvard, | Hyde of Bowdoin, and Slocum of Colo | rado college, and Henry Hopkins D. D. |
 Tuesday forenoon "The Pastoral | Function; Congregational and Civic" by the Rev. w. B. Selbie and the Rev. | Dr. Reuen Thomas of the Harvard | church in Brooklyne; Tuesday after noon, "Woman's Work" by Mrs. E. | Armitage and Mrs. Joseph Cook; "Wo- | mans Work in Foreign Missions" by | pr. Grace Kimball Tuesday evening, | "Tha Young People" by the Revs. c. F. Jefferson, c. Sylvester Horen, and c. H. | Patton.
 Wednesday forenoon, "Obligations and | of Congregationalsm," in Great Britain, by the Rev. Robert | Bruce; in America, by Prof. Williston | Walker of the Hartford Theological | seminary; in Canada, by Dr. J. IT. ! George in Victoria, by the Rev. John J. Haley; in other countries, by speakers yet to be named; Scottish Congrega- tionaism." by the Rev. Dr. James Stark: Wednesday afternoon, "Indepen- dence and Fellowship" by the Rev. Drs Lyman and Brown; Duty of the Stronger to the Weaker Churches by | the Rev. II. Arnold Thomas: Wednes- | day evening, "Interdenominational Eel 1 lowship," by Bishop Lawrence, of the diocese of Massachusetts, the Rev. Drs. A, H. Strong and C. Cuthbert l Hall, the Rev. Francis Ci, Peabody of college, and by a representa- tive of the Methodsts yet to be selected.
 Thursday forenoon, "Distinctive Char acteristics of Christianity" by the Rev. Charles R Brown and Dr. Alfred Cave; "The Influence of the Study of Other Religions upon Christian Theology" by Fairbairn; Thursday after noon, "Adaptat tion of Methods to New in Foreign Missions" by the Rev. R. Wardlaw Thompson; "The Per manent Motive in Missionary Work, by President Charles M. Lamson, of the American board, and a missionary yet to be selected; Thursday evening, The Living Christ" by the Rev. Dr, F. H. of Chicago, and the Rev. R. J. Campbell
 Friday, excursion to Plymouth.
 The meetings of the council will be 1eld in Fremont Temple. The first in- ernational council of the denomination vas held iu London in 1890.