The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-10-06
THE CHURCH CONGRESS-.
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70 He Held In Ss. PsuI, MINI. October 10 -
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In the Protestant Episcopal Church
there is an organization which meets
once year for the purpose Of debating
the live topics Of the day Unlike the
Of the general conventions or the
gathering Of synod, It has no Io9isIa-
tive function; 1t spends no time over rou-
tine business, but IL exclusively educa-
tional In its scope. The congress Of
1899 will be held in the city OF Saint Paul,
beginning on Tuesday, October 10th.
and continuing until Friday. the 18th, and
will include some Of the most notable
men in the Episcopal Church. Speakers
will be in attendance from every quarter
OF the United States The venerable
bishop Of Minnesota, the Rt. Rev. III. b.
Whipple, will preside by courtesy, the
sessions being held In his diocese. Bishop
White, Of Michigan City, Indiana. VIII
make the opening address, which viii be
delivered In Christ church. For the other
addresses and debates a large auditorium
has been secured, so as to accommodate
over two thousand persons.
The railroads Of the western, central
and southeastern passenger associations.
The Northern Pacific, Great Northern.
Chicago and Alton and others. including
practically all the roads west Of Pitts
burg, have made reduced rates Of one
fare and one-third on the certificate plan
for attendants at this congress. To
Tn nc
be the opportunity of a life time to hear
church.
Men are greatly perpIexed as to what
their duty Is with regard to some Of the
great questions which are agitat,ng the
public mind, and are conscientiously look
ing for light.
In legislative halls. politics enters so
largely into the consideration of every
public question that 1t is of great assist
ance In moulding public opinion to draw
together men of diverse views, free from
prejudice, whose only aspiration is to
discover and elucidate the truth. For
instance our duty toward the new pos
sessions of the United States will come
up before the congress in the debate on
the question, Does National Expansion
Involve Imperialism" Pitted against
each other on this theme are the Rt.
Rev. H. c. Potter, D. D.. Bishop of New
York. and Hon. Robert 3. Bowler, of
Cincinnati, on the affirmative. and the
Rev. Rufus w. Clark. D. D.. of Detroit.
and the Rt. Rev. David Sessums. D. D.,
bishop Of Louisiana, on the negative 1t
may be expected that a debate conduct
ed by such men will be brilliant affair.
still more important theme to the
rank and file of Americans Is the Sunday
question. which will be discussed by such
men as the Rev. Campbell Fair. D. D.. of
Omaha. the Rev. W. s. Rainsford. d. D..
Of New York. and others.
The full text of the program is as fol-
lows:
The following order has been adopted
by the executive committee:
Christ church, Fourth and franklin
streets, holy communion, Tuesday. Oct.
10th, at 1890 a. m.
Address by Right Rev. John Hazen
White, D. D., bishop of Michigan City.
The sessions of the congress will be
held in the Peoples church." Pleasant
avenue, near Third street, and are ap-
pointed as follows:
Tuesday, Oct 10th. at 7:3O p. m.:
Address Of welcome by Right Rev
Henry B. Whipple, D. D., bishop of Min
nesota.
Topic I.-"Does National Expansion IN
volve Imperialism"
Writers-Right Rev. Henry Goldman
Potter. D. D., IL. D.. bishop of New
York; Rev. Rufus W. Clark. d. d.. De-
troit
Speakers-Hon. Robert B. Bowler, Gin
cinati: Right Rev. Davis sessurns, d. D..
bishop of Louisiana. or a substitute.
Wednesday. Oct. 11th. at 1920 a. m:
Topic LITTLE Sunday Question"
Writers-Rev. Campbell Fair. d. D..
Omaha; Rev. Henry TatIock, Ann Arbor
Michigan.
Speakers-Rev. W. s. Rainsford. d. d.
New York; Rev. Ernest NJ. Stfres. Chi
cago; Rev. Beverly E. Warner, d. d..
New Orleans
Wednesday, Oct. nth. at 7:30 D. M:
Topic 11I.-"The Bearing of the News
paper on Intellectual and Moral Life"
Writers-Rev. Cameron Mann. D. D.,
Kansas City; Rev. Alexander Mackay-
Smith. D. D.. Washington, D. c.
Speakers-Rev. David Fl. Greer. D. D.,
New York; Col. r. NJ Kelly. Louisville,
(perhaps); Rev. FIavel s. Luther. Phi. d.
Hartford, Conn.
Thursday. Oct. 18th. at 1880 a. m.:
Topic WIS Nature Christianr'
Writers-Rev. Frederick Palmer. An
dover, Mass; Rev. Joseph Hutchinson.
New York.
Speakers-Rev. Frank Woods Baker. d.
d.. New Haven, Conn.,: Rev. Charles s.
Olmsted. s. T. D.. Bala. Pa; Rev.
Charles James Wood. York. Pa
Thursday, Oct. 18th. at go D. m.:
Topic v.-"Lessons Of the Ritual Con-
test in the Church of England"
Writers-Rev. John H. Elliott, 8. T. d.
Washington, D. c.; Rev. Francis J. Hall.
D. d., Chicago.
Speakers-Rev. Louis 8. Osborne, New
ark. N. j.; Rev. John A. Stanton. IT..
Springfield, Mass; Rev. Lewis Cameron.
South Orange. N. J.
Friday, Oct. 18th, at 1870 a. H.:
Topic VI.-"The Prayer Book in the
Life of the People"
Writers-Rev. Afford A. Butler. Farf-
bault; Rev. B. w. r. TayIer, Los An
geles, Cal.
Speakcrs-Rev. H. w. Jones, D. D..
Gambler, Ohio; Rev. Nathaniel 8.
Thomas, Wheeling, West Va; Rev. Resf-
maid H. Starr, D. D., Sewanee, Tenn.
The last session Of the congress- was
held in Pittsfield, Massachusetts,. and was
under the leadership OF Bishop Lawrence,
the successor Of Bishop Philips Brooks.
Sessions Of the congress have been held
as far west as Cincinnati, but never be-
fore SO far as the Mississippi