Evening star., 1901-04-08
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ECUNENICAL COUNCIL.
Methodist Church Program for tn
Gathering I'm London.

fu LOnuon.
Bishop Hurst has returned to Washing
ton from visit to New York, where he
went TO attend TO matters connected with
the coming meeting of the Methodist ecu
menical conference. which is to be held in
London next fall.
The committee on program. OF which the
bishop is chairman, has arranged the pro-
gram of exercises, the list of speakers has
not, however, as yet been completed, and
none of the names of those selected will
for the present be made public. The pro
gram is as follows:
Wednesday, September 4-First session.
sermon and sacrament of Lords supper;
second session, devotional exercises etc. I;
election of officers nomination of busi-
ness committee, address of welcome, re-
Sponses.
Thursday-First session. devotional exer-
cises, etc: essay, The Present Position
of Methodism In the Eastern Section
Spiritually, Statisticaily, Financially sec
ond session. devotional exercises. etc: es-
say, The Present Position OF Methodism
in the Western Section-Spirtually, Sta
tistically, Financially two addresses
Friday-First session, devotional exer-
cises. etc; essay, "Methodism and the
Worlds New Program of Peace" two ad-
dresses; second session, devotional exer-
cfses. etc; essay. THE Relation of Method
ism to the Evangelical Free Church Move
ment; two addresses.
Saturday-One session, devotional eXer
cises, etc; essay, "Methodism and Chris
tian Unity" two addresses.
Monday-First session, devotional exer-
cises. etc: essay, Principles of Protestant
ism Versus Modern Sacerdotalism: two
addresses; second session, devotional ex
cation in the Twentieth Century," two ad
dresses.
Tuesday-First session, devotional exer-
cises, etc; essay. christianity and Cnbe-
votional exercises, etc; essay. Modern In
differentism;" first address. ''Secularism
and Christianity" second address,
Apathy in the Church..
Wednesday-First session. devotional ex-
ercses. etc: essay, Methodist Literature"
first address THE New Demands Upon
Methodist Authorship" second address,
Literary Standard of Methodist Journal
ISM second session, devotional exercises,
etc; essay, Methodist Young Peoples So
cieties;' two addresses.
Thursday-First session, devotional ex-
ercses. etc: essay, is Methodism Retain
second session. devotional exercises. etc;
essay. The Neglect of Family Religion
and Worship two addresses.
Friday-First session. devotional eXer-
the Christian Faith" first address, Re
cent Corroborations of the Scriptural Mar
ratives:" second address, The Appeal of
the Old Testament TO the Life and Con-
science OF IooaN. second session, deNo-
tional exercises, etc. essay, "Perils of In
creasing Wealth and Luxury" first address,
THE Perverson of Wealth." second ad-
dress 'Sanctifcation of Wealth.
Saturday-One session, devotional eNer-
cises etc: essay. Practical Methods of
Dealing With the Liquor Traffic. two ad-
dresses.
Monday-First session. devotional exer-
cises. etc: essay. THE Elements of Pull
pit Effectiveness: two addresses; second
session devotional exercises. etc: essay,
How to Mobilize the Whole Church." two
addresses.
Tuesday September IL, last day of the
cCnfercnce-First session, devotional eXer-
cises, etc; essay, "Missions-The Work Be
fore Us" two addresses; second session,
devotional exercises. ETC.: essay. Missions
Our Resources for the Work. two ad-
dresses