The Sunday globe., 1901-05-12
CONVENTION
Of the Annual Conference of Chari-
ties and Corrections.
THE PULpITS TODAY.
Some Of Its Members Will Occupy-A Call for
Needed Visit 10 Our Aims House.
Business Of the Confer
ence, eto.

The annual meeting OF the Conference
Of Charities and Corrections assembled
in this city Friday last The meeting
was held in Foundry NJ. Z. Church, and
was presided over by President Glenn.
An invitation was extended the delegates
and unanimously accepted to attend the
reception to be extended Cardinal Mar.
tinelli at the Catholic University to'mor.
row afternoon, from to o'clock
DR.. Fred Wines, Assistant Director of
/ the Twelfth Census, and a veteran socio.
lOgist, was introduced to the conference.
/ DR.. Wines made no address, but an.
nounced the following assignments of
visiting clergymen to the pulpits which
they are invited to occupy to day.
The principal service will be held TO-
day at Epiphany Church, the subject
being "The Progress of Compassion, "
which will be delivered by Rev. George
Hodges, ID. D, dean Of the Episcopal
Theological School at Cambridge, Mass.
! Dr. Washington GLADDEN., OF Colum-
bus, Ohio, will occupy the pulpit Of the
Church of the Covenant; Rev, Charles
r. Henderson, d. d., of Chicago, pro.
iessor of sociology at the Chicago Uni
versity, will preach at the First Baptist
Church; Rev. Leighton Williams, of
New York, will fill the pulpit at the
Second Baptist Church; Rev. Samuel G.
Smith, D. D., of st, Paul, Mimi, will
preach at the Metropolitan NJ. E. Church,
and Rabbi Emil G.. Hirsch, now stationed
in Chicago, will address the congregation
at the First Congregational Church.
Other speakers assigned to the various
churches Tor morning and evening SER
vices were as follows; Hon. Robert Treat
Paine, Boston, president of the Boston
Associated Charities, morning, at II
o'clock, West Presbyterian Church,
Georgetown; Rev. E. Evans Darlington,
secretary of the Associated Charities,
Colorado Springs, Colo, s p M, West
Street Presbyterian Church, Georgetown;
Alexander Johnson, Fort Wayne, Ind,
former president of the conference, IL
a. m, Gunton Temple Memorial Church,
Fourteenth and R streets, subject, "Frag.
ments of the Divine" Rev Hastings
II, Hart, of Chicago, permanent secre.
tary Of the conference, If a. m, Ryland
NJ. L. Church South Tenth and D streets
southwest, subject, "The New Charity"
Prof. Frank A. Fetter of Cornell Uni.
versity, Il a. m, Second Baptist Church,
Fourth and Virginia avenue southeast.
Rev. +. Emory Lyon, Central Howard
AssUtlutlUu, Chicago, g p. m, Rylond
NJ. Z. Church South, Tenth and d streets
southwest. James. F. Jackson St. Paul,
MINI, secretary State board of correction
and charities, p. m, Mount Zion NJ. Z.
Church, Twenty-ninth street near o
northwest
Several papers were read at Fridays
session, The principal work of the
day, however, began in the hall of the
Columbia University, it being arranged
10y the conference that the business ses-
sions will be held at the University in
the morning and at Foundry Methodist
Church at night, There will be no
meetings in the afternoons, as tie del
egates have devoted the time to sight
seeing and visiting.
The Sundsy Globe hopes that the
conference will visit our disgracefully
conducted aims house and inject lit.
tie christianity into its management.
There is fine field here for reform in
this particular.
DR.. GLADDEN., whom the The Globe
knows very well, and Secretary By
ers, of the Ohio State Charities, are
especially requested to inspect the
combined work and aims houses man
agement out on the branch and doa
little missionary work with our District
Commissioners.
At yesterdays's session Of the confer
ence, which began at l0a. M, the COM
mitttee's report on "the scope Of ma
tional legislation was read by the chair
man, William w. Fulwell, professor Of
political science, University Of Mime
sofa.
The paper was ably discussed by sew
eral delegates and its conclusions
warmly endorsed.
The next paper on Destitute
and neglected children Boards
Of children's guardians, y by Alexander
Johnson, ex-secretary Indiana State
Board Of charities. Discussion by
boards Of guardians of District OF Co
lumbia, New Jersey, Indiana, etc.
Section on "refomatories and indus
trial schools" "Some inquiries con-
ceming the mental capacity Of juvenile
deliuquents, by Franklin II. Nibecker,
superintendent house Of refuge, Glenn
Mills, Pa.
Section on Division Of work be-
tween public and private charity" " "a
city without any public charities" by
Francis r. Mclean, Of Montreal.
In the evening at the general session
in charge Of the committee on 1.-THE in.
sane"
"Public policy in the treatment Of
insane during the nineteenth century,"
by Committee Chairman George +.
Keene, NJ. D., superintendent Of the
Rhode Island State Hospital for the
insane.
what should be the legal require
ments for the commitment Of insane
persons to hospitals for the treatment of
the disease?" by AloDzo d. Richardson,
NJ. D., superintendent United States
hospital for the insane, Washington,
ID. G.
Among the visiting delegates to the
convention II Rev. r. Namae of Toxic,
Japan. Mr. Namae is one Of the SUI
perintents Of charities OF Toxic and
graduate Of the Toxic University. He
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