Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-03
Second Conference of the Iowa:
Branch of American Society
Religious Education
MANY NOTABLE SPEAKERS
Two Days Meeting to Be Held in the
Congregational Church at Ames This
Week-The Formal Program Issued
Addresses by Many Prominent Ed
ucators. a,.
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Special to imes-Republican.
Ames, Dec. 3.-The second Iowa Con-
ference of Religious Education, under
the auspices of the American Society OF
Religious education, will be held IN the
Congregational church in Ames, Iowa,
on Dec. to Z, 1902. The program for
the two days will be as follows:
Friday Evening.
Address of welcome-For the city,
Hon. Farley Sheldon, mayor of Ames.
For the churches, Rev. c. l.. Nye, pas
tor OF the Methodist Episcopal church,
Ames. For the college, Professor q. w.
Stanton, acting president of the Iowa
State College.
S:00-Address of the President of the
Iowa Fellowship. President George %.
MacLean, Iowa State University.
S:s0-Address. THE Problems of
Character Building" Secretary ]. F..
Gilbert, d. D., American Society of Re-
,igious Education. Washington, D. c.
Saturday Morning.
S.30-Business Session of Iowa Eel
lowship.
9:0o-"The Influence of the College in
Character Forming" President Dan F.
Bradley, Iowa College. Grinnell.
9:20-Paper, President H. H. Thoren,
Western Union College, LeMar.s
940-"The Message Of the College to
the Student President George d. Adj
ans. Des Moines College, Des Moines.
1o.o0-"The Evolution of Motive"
Professor w. e. Hamilton, Simpson
College, Indianola.
1920 - Address, 1.-The Religious
Training of the Child" Rev. George l..
Cady, pastor of the First Congregation
al church, Iowa City.
11:20-Paper. "Some Thoughts on the
Relationship of Character and Intel
lect''-Professor c. Summerbell, Palm
er College, LeGrand.
11:40-Discussion.
Saturday Afternoon.
1870 to 3:3o-A Visit to the Iowa
State College, weather permitting.
$3.50 -"Pre-N Natal Influences Upon
Character" DIR. Jennie McCowen, DAY.
export.
3:50-Discussion.
4.G0-"The Period of Childhood in
Forming Character: The Elements of
Play and School," Rev. c. M. Heard, D.
D., Minneapolis. MINI.
4:20-Discussion, Opened by Presi-
dent A. Resenberger, Penn College, Os-
kaloosa, Iowa.
4:40-.'The Period Of Adolescence in
Forming Character" President S. B.
Mccormick, Coe College. Cedar Rapids.
:00-Discussion, Opened by Profess
sor e. b. Sheppard, Drake University,
Des Moines.
Saturday Evening.
7:3o-Address, "The Period Of Middle
Life in Forming Character" President
f. w. limit, Parsons College, Fairfield
:3o-Address, "The Bible Factor in
Forming Character" Rev. ]. E. Gilbert,
Washington, D. c.
Sunday Morning.
11:00-At each church there will be a
sermon by some delegate. The sug-
gested theme, More Exalted Character
the Need of the Times" The speakers
will be announced for each church.
Sunday Afternoon.
3:00-Symposium, THE Glory of Old
Age When Life Is Well Spent q.
President Bookwalter. Western College,
Toledo Iowa; (2) Professor Cessna,
Iowa State College, Ames, Iowa, and
others will give short addresses.
Sunday Evening".
7:30-Services to be held as usual In
the churches of the city; visiting min
listers will occupy the pulpits. The
speakers and their subjects will be an
nounced.
The titles of other papers promised