The times., 1901-05-12

| the only three boards Of children's guar
| dams in the world The others are In
! Indiana. The meeting was presided over
! by Alexander Johnson, of Indiana, and
| the success of the principle of this meth
! cd of caring for the homeless young was
| evidenced from the reports of progress
| made by Mr.. John W. Douglas. Secretary
! of the Board of the District of Columbia
| Mrs. E. z. Williamson, of New Jersey,
! and Evans Woolson, of Indiana.
| The meeting of the section on DIVISION
| Between Public and Private Charity was
| presided over by Frank A. Fetter, of Cor
| nell University. and the principal address
| was delivered by Francis II. Mclean, of
| Montreal, who made an exposition of the
effect upon private charities of the alb
Sence of all public assistance. Mr. Nc
Lean is strong adherent of what might
be termed governmental assistance, ana
his address strongly advocated that prin-
ciple. His opinions were. of course. large
ly formed by the condition of charitable
enterprises in Canada and the members
of the conference. present at this meeting
thus gained an insight to the workings
of system somewhat different from
those in vogue in this country. Discus
sion on the subject was quite general
a sort of statistical table, but devoid
of the dryness and stiffness which often
characterizes such a compilation of in
formation, was the address of Franklin
II. Nibecker, Superintendent of the House
was the mental capacity of juvenile de-
linquents and his statistics are the re-
suits of observations of the mental prog
resS of 100 boys who came TO the House
of Refuge from various grades of fami-
lies and environment Discussion on this
subject was led by Mrs. Lucy M Sickles,
Superintendent of the Girls Industrial
School at Adrian, Mich.
The Committee on Time and Place an
nounced that the next annual meeting o1
the conference will take place in Milwau-
kee in May, 1902, at a date yet to be de-
termned upon.
Many Washington pulpits today will be
filed by members of :he conference ana
prominent clergymen. who have been IN
vited to speak on matters touching social
economic problems.
The principal service Will be held at
Epiphany Church. where the conference
sermon on The Progress OF Compassion
Will be delivered by Rev. George Hodges.
d. ID. DR.. Hodges is the dean of the fac
ulty of the Episcopal Theological School
the conference. and is what might be
termed its chaplain as The sermon he will
deliver will be known as the official ser
mon of the present meeting
The following clergymen will preach at
the II o'clock service, in the churches
named. on the theme: THE Application
of Religion to the Social Problem:" The
Rev. Washington GLADDEN.. of Columbus.
Ohio, at the Church of the Covenant;
the Rev. DR.. Charles r. Henderson, OF
Chicago, professor of sociology at the
Chicago University, at the First Baptist
Church: the Rev. Leighton Williams. of
New York, at the Second Baptist Church;
the Rev. DR.. Samuel g. Smith, of St.
Paul, Mimi, at Metropolitan NJ Z.
Church, and Rabbi Emil 6. Hirsch. one
of the best-known preachers in the He
brew congregation, now stationed in Chi
cago, who will address the congregation
at the First Congregational Church.
Other speakers who have been as
signed to the various churches for morn
ing and evening services are as follows:
Hon Robert Treat Paine. Boston, Presi-
dent of the Boston Associated Charities,
morning, at II o'clock West Presbyterian
Church, Georgetown; Rev. 4. Eyans-Car-
rington, Secretary of the Associated
Charities Colorado Springs, Col, S p. M,
West Street Presbyterian Church, George
town; Alexander Johnson, Fort Wayne,
ind, former President of the Confer
ence. II a. m. Gunton-Temple Memorial
Church. Fourteenth and r Streets sub
Ject, Fragments OF the Divine" Rev.
Hastings II. Hart, of Chicago, permanent
Secretary of the Conference, II a. m, Ry-
land NJ. r. Church South, Tenth and y
Charity; Prof. Frank A Fetter, of Cor
nell University, il a. m. Second Baptist
Church, Fourth Street and Virginia Ave
nue. southeast; Rev. Il. Emory Lyon, Cen
tral Howard Association, Chicago. D.
M, Ryiand NJ. f. Church South Tenth !
and ID Streets southwest; James +. Jack !
Board of Correction and Charities, S y.
m, Mount Zion NJ. Z. Church. Twenty |
ninth Street, near O northwest; the Rev. |
A. w. Clark. Of Omaha, II a. m, at Park !
TrumbulI Streets northwest: the sRev |
James NJ. Pullman, of Lynn, Mass, II a. |
m, at the Church of Our Father. Thir- |
teenth and l. Streets northwest, subject |
The Moral Capital of the World: Homer /
Folks of New York, II a. m. at the West |
minister Church Memorial. Seventh and + |
Streets southwest: Morney Williams, of !
New York City, p. m, Westminster |
Church Memorial.
one of the most interesting meetings to-
day will be that on Child Saving at |
p m in the First Congregational Church, !
At which stereopticon views OF the Ju-
yenile Court of Chicago will be exhibited !
by the Rev. Hastings Hart, OF that city
The only regular meeting of the confer
ance will be at Foundry NJ. +. Church at |
y. IT. 1t viii consist of special sym
postum on the principles and methods Of
associated CHARITIES Fiftecn-minute ad-
fresses viii be delivered by Edward r.
Oevine, Secretary of the New York Char
~ Organization Society; +. =. Bicknell,
Chicago Bureau of Chari-
les, Robert Treat Paine. President Of the
Boston Associated Charities and Mary +.
Secretary Of the Philadelphia
Society for Organizing Charities.