The evening times., 1900-04-09

VIII meet IN iuiS city April lA-iS- inns
congress is convened by the Regents Of
the American Society OF Religious Eudca-
tion on the date of its eleventh anniversa-
~, and will hold its sessions at Foundry
NJ. K. Church.
| An interesting programme has been
prepared and many prominent speakers
and educators will be present and make
| addresses. At the meeting, which Will be
held Tuesday, April Il, at 2:45 p. m, Gen.
John Eaton, of this city, president, and
Rev. A. y. keigwin, of Wilmington, will
! preside The opening address will be de-
| livered by Rev. Byron Sunderland, ID. d.,
| of this city, and viii be on the theme OF
The Bible, the Sword OF the Spirit"
paper entitled Bible Truths for Every Pc
| riod of Life" will be read by Rev. J. L.
Looy, Of Wheeling ". Va.
Rev. j. E. Rankin, of this city, and Rep
| resentative ]. W. Stokes, of South Caro-
! lima, viii preside al the evening session
An address on The Achievements of the
/ Bible" will be delivered by the Rev.
| George L. Reed, President of Dickinson
| College, Carlisle. Pa. Rev. J. w. Holt,
Bishop Of the United Brethren Church, of
| Dayton, Ohio, will follow with an address
on The Bible and the Welfare of the
| Church"
Wednesday morning at 9:45 O'Clock there
| will be a mothers conference in the audi
! toTium OF the church, at which Mrs. j. E.
! Gilbert, OF this city, and Mrs. W. F. Smith,
| OF Spartanburc, S. c., will preside. The
following papers will be read: Home, the
| Nursery of Child Piety." by Mrs. J. Ellen
| Foster, Washington. d. c. The Religion
of Childhood, by Mrs, Isabella Macdonald
| Alden Philadelphia; The Child's Idea OF
| Prayer" by Mrs. Florence Hull Winter
burn. Of New YORK city. and Church Mem
bership in Childhood" by Mrs. Frances a.
Ford, Of Philadelphia. The reading OF
these papers viii be followed by conyer-
sation opened by Mrs. r. II. Matlock, q
| Wilmington.
At the pastors conference, which will
be held in the lecture room of the church,
Rev. J. c. Nicholson. of Baltimore. and
Rev c l. Work. of Cincinnati, will pre-
side.
The following papers will be presented
at this meeting: bible Equipment for
Soul Winning" by Rev. l.. G.. Broughton.
d. D.. Atlanta, Ga: bible Truths as Fac
tors in Character Building" by Rev. A. l.
| Fiske ID. D.. Gunton Temple Memorial
PRESBYTERIAN Church of this city; The
Pulpit as an Agent in Biblical lnstruc-
tion." by Rev 4. J. Stokes. NJ. E. Church,
South. Charleston. s. c. The conversation
which viii follow the reading of these pa
pers will be opened by the Rev. }. E.
Grammer D. D.. of Baltimore.
The educators conference Will be held
in the eastern paTlor OF the church.
! + W BoatUright \ NJ. Of Richmond
CoileEe. ana President " O. Roberts Dan
vile Ky. wii preside The following pa
pers viii bs read. The Principles of Bible
study. by F. b. Palmer fh. D.. President
Of the state Normal school Fredonia, New
York: The College as an Agent OF bibi-
I cal Instruction by the Rev. ". W. Foster
4 ir.. u. u President Of Rust University at
Holly Springs. Miss: The Bible the Great
Tnifer of All knowledge" by Mrs. E. C.
/ Buford Principal of the Academy at
Clarksyille. Tenn. The conversation fol-
loving will be opened by Prof. E Dram
Lyte. President Of the State Normal School
Of Millersville, Pa.
At 2:l5 p. m. April IS. the general ses-
sions will meet in the auditorium OF the
Church Rev. : : Waltz II. D.. Of Louis
/ Vile. and the Rev. Il. \. Cooke. ID. d.. of
/ Wavneshoro. Va presiding. Papers viii
be read as follows Bible Study a Spirit
| ual Exercise" by the Rev. Carter Helm
| Jones. l.. d.. pastor of the Broadway Bap-
tist Church Louisville. Ky. The Family
as an Agent of Biblical Instruction, by the
Rev. T. b. Neely. ID. D.. Ii. D.. pastor Of
| the Union Methodist Episcopal Church,
| Philadelphia Pa: Mother. the Child
First Biblical Teacher" by Mrs. Mary
Chisholm Foster. Holly Springs. Miss
The following conversation will be opened
bv the Key. r. b. Cook II. D.. of Whining
ton. Del
The evenings session of Wednesday
| April Il will he presided over by the Rev.
| A Nackay- Smith, d. D., Of this city, vice
| president. and Congressman Washington
Gardner. of Michigan Committees Will
| submit their reports and lecture on The
Bible and the Welfare of Our Country,
| will be delivered by the Rev. R. S. Mac
Arthur. ID. d.. Ii. H.. pastor of the Calvary
| Baptist Church New York city The Rev.
J. T. Rankin. D. D.. of this city. vice presi-
dent. and b. F. johnson, of Richmond Va.
viii preside over Thursdays meeting which
will be held at 9:45 a m.
a conversation on What Measures May
Be Employed to Improve the Methods OF
Bible Study will be opened by the Rev.
J. f. Gilbert. ID. d. An address TO t5e
| Christian public concerning the Bible and
| its, study will be presented at this session
bv the Rev. T. T. Eaton. ID. D., Pastor of
the Walnut Street Baptist Church, Louis
vile. ny.
Thursday afternoon the members of the
| Congress will visit the public buildings,
| ending at the White House, with re-
/ | ceptiop by the President. Every church in
Washington is requested to hold Bible
in-hand meeting, on Thursday evening
| April 19. and delegates are invited to par.
| ticipate.
- The following are the officers OF the
I American Board of Religious Education
l Board Of Regents, president. Gen. JohI
/ Eaton: vice presidents, Rev. j. Z. Rankin
d. D; Rev. A. Mackay Smith, ID. D.; AS
/ sistant Postmaster General W. S. Shallen
berger: national secretary, James E. Gil
Il bert. ID. D.: treasurer. J. William Henry
regents. Thomas Gordon, ID. D.; Prof
Il George ]. Cummings, A. B. Duvall, Prof
Il R. b. Warder, NJ. A. Ballinger, Rev. f.
/ Power. T. H. Anderson, c. w. Dabney
L Ph. d.; A. J. Huntington, LII D.; Rev
4 ]. G. Butler. ID. D.; Prof. E. B. Pollard
| Lovick Pierce, S. jackson, ID. D., and Rob
/ ert s. Chew.
The American Society of Religious Edu
| cation embraces the following depart
ments: College of Fellows Religious Ii
| brary Union, Bible College at Home
1 Christian Mothers Union, College Bib
| Union, Sunday Teachers College, Sunday
| school Extension Biblical Lectureship.
III Il a. axnanfad fbat eexeral bundrad dele