The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-27
THE ECUMENICAL CONFERENCE
Prominent American Mcthodists TO
Address the Gathering.


The third Methodist EcumeuIcal Con-
ference viii be held in London. beginning
Wednesday. September f. and continuing
two weeks. The place Of meeting will be
Wesleys Chapel City Road. London. The
conference will be composed Of 500 mem
bers in two sections. 300 representing the
western section. which includes the
United States and Canadian conferences
and their foreign mission work. and 200
representing the eastern section, which
compartments British Methodism and affil-
lated conferences and mission fields.
Many Washiugtoniaus will be present
The Rev. DIT John r GOucher. President
Of the Womans College. Baltimore. viii
read a. paper on The Present Position
Of Methodism in the Western Section. D"
Daniel Baker. Of Baltimore, will speak on
Practical Methods OF Dealing With the
Liquor Traffic"
The Rev. DIT. F. T. Tagg. editor Of the
Methodist Protestant" OF Baltimore
and the Rev Charles ". Baldwin. Pre-
siding Elder OF the West Baltimore lis
trict. Baltimore Conference. Methodist
Episcopal Church. viii also take part In
the proceedings.
The opening sermon will be preached by
Bishop Charles b Galloway OF the Meth
odist Episcopal Church South. who IS
well known and greatly admired here for
his pulpit eIoquence. The communion viii
be administered at the close of the ser
mon
At the afternoon session officers will be
elected and addresses Of welcome and re
sponses delivered. The welcoming speak
ers will be representatives of the eastern
section-the Rev. Dr. Ebenezer r Jenk-
Do
Joseph OdeH. Primitive Methodist
Church. Sir Charles T SHELTON. New Con
nection Methodist Church. The responses
will be by aour representatives of the wes-
tern section-Rishop John r. Hurst. Meth
Odist Episcopal Church, Rev. John Potts,
Methodist Church OF Canada Bishop y
Walters, African Methodist Episcopal
Zion Church the Hon W. g AdamsOn.
Methodist Protestant Church
The conference will frankly recognize
the differences that exist among the Vari-
Gus Methodist churches. and the rules eN-
clude from all points Of doctrine. discip-
lire and church government regarded as
fundamental by any OF the churches, and
as 20 which any one OF the churches dir
fcrs from any Of the others.
The limitations leave wide range
Among the prominent topics viii be the
position Of the church in the different sec
tons. relations Of the church 20 different
movements. such as the evangelical free
church movement. Bible criticism. recent
corrOb0TatiODs Of the SCriDtural narrative
principles OF Professionalism vs. modern
sacerdOtalism. Methodism and education,
modern uubelief. s-cuiartSm. Indifferent
ism. apathy. literature. journalism. young
peoples societies. spiritual vitality, neg
lect OF family religion and worship. liquor
traffic. gambling, perIls Of increasing
wealth and luxury. pulpit effectiveu ess,
missions. and kindred subjects. The spaak-
ers Will be selected from the leading de-
baters Of the whole church all over the
world.
The work Of the conference viii be in
the control Of a business committee con-
sisting Of twenty-five members. 20 which
all questions. proposals. resolutions, com
municatiOns. or other matters not inciud-
ed IN the regular programme shall be re-
ferred without debate or motion after be
ing read by their titles only The business
committees reports are privusg ed and
take precedence Of any other matter
which may be before the conference