The Newtown bee., 1901-08-16
FAIRFIELD COUNTY.
SHERMAN.
THE QUAKER HILL CONFERENCE.


 The third annual session of the Quaker Hill Conference is to open on Tuesday evening, September 3, with an address by the Rev Dr Robert s. MacArthur of New York. On Wednes- day morning, Prof Frank K. Sanders, D. D., of Yale University, is to open the first session for Bible study. His theme this year will be "The Apoca- lyptical Writings of Scripture" and the study will occupy the first hour in the morning, throughout the five days that the conference remains in session. In addition to this discourse will be other scripture study and exposition in which Prof Genung, of Amherst College, and the Rev Newton M. Hall of Springfield, Mass, and others, will take part. On Wednesday a session will be held for the discussion of prob lems confronting the minister, in which the Rev Joseph Duryee, of New York, is expected to speak on the at- tltude of the ministry toward the Sab be announced later. On Wednesday evening, discussion on the problems presented by Industrial Combination and Concentrated Wealth, is planned. This discussion to be led by James c. Cannon, vice president of the 4th National Bank of New York. Mornay Williams, president of the New York Juvenile Asylum, has also been invited to speak on this occasion. A confer ence on religion is to be led by Rev Thomas Straus, of PeekSkill, N. Y. On Thursday evening, September 5, there is to be a discussion on 'Chris- tianity and the the Labor Question, '' led by James B. Reynolds of New Vnr1/ yUi1o1u Gyrovr1v, hi nection with Settlement work in the city. On Friday, Sunday school in- struction is to be the topic under con- sideration. Rev Pascal Narrower, chairman of the Sunday School Com mission of the Protestant Episcopal church, and Charles G. Trumbull, managing editor of the Sunday School Times, of Philadelphia, are expected to take part in this discussion. On Friday evening the topic is Farming in the Twentieth Century," A dis cussion on this topic will be led by Charles H. Royce, superintendent O1 Ex-Governor Morton's farm at Rhine. beck, and James B. Rice, of Yorktown, N. Y., is also expected to be present. This discussion ushers in what may be called Quaker Hill day because of its distinctly local interest. On Satur. day forenoon the local history of the region will be considered in it's various aspects, a discussion, the preparation of which, is under the direction of Rev Warren H. Wilson of Brooklyn. This will be followed by basket dinner. Sunday morning, September 8, the conference sermon is to be preached by Rev Charles P. Fagnani, D. D., o1 Union Theological Seminary, New York, and in the evening the theme of "Home Missions' will be presented by Rev Herbert B. Turner of the Hamp ton Institute, Virginia, who will de scribe work being done for the negro and indian races. Mr'Turner's lecture is to be illustrated by the stereOpti con, and a colored quartet is to sing on the occasion. It is expected that a tent will be provided for the use ot visitors bringing lunch, and an ar rangement will be make for serving hot tea and coffee. The singing wifi be in charge of Prof Griffith B. Griffith of New York. A full program will be issued before the conference opens Further particulars can be obtained by addressing the secretary, Rev E. l. Chichester, Quaker Hill, New York
 Selectman and Mrs George A Barnes have been at Tudor Haviland' the past week, assisting in the care O. MT Haviland, who has been very low On Friday, his daughter, Mrs Charles Arken of Patterson, N. Y., arrived tt assist in the care of her father. Fri day it was thought he could not liv' many days, but he has since rallied.
 The household goods of Mrs Ferdi hand Spencer were auctioned off, Sat urday, Sheriff Warren Allen otficiat ing in his usual affable manner. Select man George A. Barnes is executor ol the estate.