The evening times., 1900-04-18
THE BIBLICAL CONGRESS.
Much business of Routine Nature
Transacted.

The general sessions of the Second Ma
tionaI Biblical Congress were continued
this afternoon at PAS o'clock, at Foundry
Nj. E. Church, Rev. S. S Waltz, d. d., Of
Louisville. and Rev. r. A. Cooke, ID. D.,
of Waynesboro, Va, presiding. After the
devotional services the following highly
interesting papers were read: Bible Stu
dy a Spiritual Exercise" by Rev. Carter
Helm Jones, d. D., pastor of Broadway
Baptist Church. Louisville, KY; The
Family as an Agent of Biblical lnstruc-
tion,' by Rev. T. b. Neely, d. d., LII. D.,
pastor Union NJ. E. Church, Philadelphia,
Pa; Mother, the Childis First Biblical
Teacher" by Mrs. Mary Chisholm Foster,
Holly Springs, Miss. The conversation
which followed was opened and conducted
by Rev. R. B. Cook, D. D., of Wilmington,
Del.
At the Mothers Conference which was
held this morning at the church. Mrs J. Z.
Gilbert, of Washington. and Mrs. W. r.
Smith, OF Spartansburg, 5. C., pleSIced.
After a short devotional service the fol-
lowing papers were read: Home, the Nur-
sery of Child Piety," by Mrs. J. Ellen
Foster, Of this city; The Religion OF
Childhood" by Mrs. Isabella Macdonald
Alden. Philadelphia: The Childs Idea OF
Prayer" by Mrs. Florence Hull Winter
burn. of New York city; Church Member
ship in Childhood" by Mrs. Frances A.
Ford. Of Philadelphia. The following con-
yersation was opened by Mrs. r. II. Mat
took, of Wilmington. Del.
At the Pastors Conference, which was
held in the lecture-room, Rev. j. c. Mich
olson, d. d., of Baltimore, and Rev. c. h.
Work D. D.. of Cincinnati, presided. a
paper on Bible Equipment for Soul VIM
ming was read by Rev. l.. G.. Broughton,
ID. D.. Pastor Tabernacle Church. Atlanta
Ga: Bible Truths as Factors in Charac-
ter Building" by Rev. A. L. Fiske. ID. D.,
Pastor Gunton Temple Memorial Presby-
terian Church. this city; The Pulpit as an
Agent in Biblical Instruction" by Rev. A.
J. Stokes. D. D.. Methodist Episcopal
Church. South. Charleston. s. c. The con-
versation which followed the reading Of
these papers was opened by Rev. ]. E.
Grammer. D. D.. OF Baltimore.
An Educators Conference was also held
this morning in the eastern paTloT OF the
church and was presided over by F. w.
Boatwright A. NJ. of Richmond College,
and President W. o. Roberts. OF Danville.
Ky. The following papers were read and
discussed: The Principles Of Bible
Study" by T. B. Palmer Phi. D.. President
State Normal School, Fredonia. y. Y;
The College as an Agent of Biblical In
struction," by Rev. w. W. Foster jr..
d. D.. President Rust University, Holly
Springs, Miss; The Bible the Great Uni
fer Of all Knowledge" by Mrs. E. G. Bu-
ford, Principal The Academy, Clarksvlle,
Tenn. The concluding conversation was
opened and conducted by Prof E. Dram
Lyte, President State Normal School, Of
Millersville. Pa.
This evenings session will open at 7:30
o'clock, and will be presided over by Rev.
A. Mackay- Smith d. D., of this city, and
Representative Washington Gardner of
Michigan; Rev. r. s. Macarthur, d. D.,
Ii. D.. Pastor of Calvary Baptist Church.
New York city, will deliver a lecture on
The Bible and the Welfare Of Our Coun-
try"