Evening star., 1901-04-22
An NUAL CONVENTION
NEW JERSEY ASSOCIATION OF con-
GREGATIONAI, CHURCHES.
Topics for Discussion at Baltimore
Meetfng-Annual Sermon by
DR.. Brh hafOrd.

The annual convention Of the New Jer-
sey Association Of Congregational Church
es, with which the churches in this vicin-
ity belonging to that denomination are af-
mated, Will be in session in Baltimore to-
morrow, Wednesday and Thursday. After
an ADDRESS of welcome by Rev. Oliver
Huckel pastor of the church in which the
sessions of the body are to be held, Rev.
Dr. ;. NJ. Newman of this city will conduct
communion service, following which the
annual sermon will be delivered by Rev. DIR.
T. r. Bradford of New Jersey. Gospel
Emphasis Needed in the Twentieth Cen
tury will be the general subject for the
convention, and every address delivered
will have this as the central thought.
Tuesday evening two addresses will be
delivered, the first by Rev. Ambrose White
Vernon of Orange, n. j., on New En-
phasis in Bible Study" Rev. Emory II.
Bradford, one of the editors of the Out
look, will speak on New Emphasis In
Theology
Wednesdays sessions will be held morn
ing, afternoon and evening, and the meet
ing Thursday will be held In the morning
and afternoon, the convention closing with
the afternoon session
AT the Wednesday morning meeting Rev.
DR.. Dwight E. Marvin of PHILADELPHIA Pa
will talk on Modern Methods and Motives
in Mission Work. Short talks on the same
subject of the various national societies Of
the congregational Church will also be
made.
The Place of the Child In the Thought
of the Church will be the subject discussed
Wednesday afternoon. Rev. DR.. F. w.
Hodgkins of Newark. N. j., will make the
principal address A paper will also be
Tead on How to Reach and Use the Men,
by Rev NJ. Ross Fishburn of Washington.
Wednesday evening addresses will be
made by three representatives of three
great denominations. The subjects will be
Emphasis in the Reunion of Christendom. -
The Catholic view of the subject will be
presented by Cardinal Gibbons or his rep
reSentatiVe.
Tie Protestant Episcopal view will be
presented by Bishop Paret, and the Congre-
gatioral idea by Rev. William Hayes Ward
eG1tor of the New York Independent.
Other Addresses.
President Rankin of the Howard Uni
vcrsty. Washington, will deliver an ad-
dress Thursday morning on Entering Into
Consciousness With Christ" BY request
DI. Ward will deliver an address on Find
ing Christ in Literature and Life" talk
on Spiritual Ideas in Education" will be
given by Dean Griffin of the Johns Hop
kins University of Baltimore. AT the clos
ing session Thursday afternoon the sub
ject Will be New Evangelism" DR.. c.
II. Richards of Philadelphia Pa will make
the principal address. Other addresses will
be delivered by Rev. John l.. Scudder of
Jersey City, n. j., and by Rev. DR.. Leonard
w. Bacon. Greenwich. CHM. Dr. Bacon,
who was formerly pastor of the First Con-
Gregational Church of Baltimore, Md, now
merged with the Associated Congregational
Church will speak directly on the Revival
of Civic Righteousness"
The New Jersey Association Of Congrega-
tional Churches comprises seventy-three
churches located in Pennsylvania, New
jersey, Delaware. Maryland and in the Dis
trict of frolumbia. over 200 delegates will
be present, and including the Baltimore
CCrsregationaists it Is expected that the
large auditorium of the church will be
CT lcwded TO its utmost capacity at every
meeting.
4 successor to the Rev. DIR. Howard S.
Bliss Of Montclair, \. j.. the retiring mod
orator, will be chosen at the Wednesday
morning meeting.