The Washington times., 1902-02-05
TONIGHT FOR THE
CAUSE OF CHRIST
Object of Conference Begun
at Foundry M. E. Church.
ELOQUENT PULPIT SPEAKERS.
Sessions of National Federation of
Churches and Christian Workers
Were Full of Interest-To Visit
President Today.

Eloquent addresses by some of the fore
most pulpit orators of the country char
acterized mass meeting at Foundry
Methodist Episcopal Church last night.
The occasion was the evening session of
the second annual conference of the Ma
tional Federation of Churches and Chris
tian workers in session here yesterday
and today.
President Roosevelt's New York pastor,
the Rev. Donald Sage Mackay, d. D.. min
ister of the Collegiate Reformed Church,
Fifth Avenue and Forty y-eighth Street, New
YORK. delivered an address upon ;he sub
Ject, Church federation in the interests
OF social and civic righteousness"
For Closer Bond of Union.
In developing the theme under discus
sion,' DR.. Mackay made an impassioned
pea OF a closer bond of union between
churches.
Or. Mackay was introduced by ]. Cleye-
land Cady, of New York, president of the
federation.
scripture reading by Rev. II. II. Kel-
sey, pastor of the Fourth CONGREGATIONAL
Church, of Hartford Conn. was followed
py prayer by Rev. ]. Wallace Webb.
d. u.
stirring address was then made by
Kew. Kerr Boyce Tupper. pastor of the
First Baptist Church of PHILADELPHIA. who
spoke OF the unity of heart in the prosecu
tion of church work
He traced the development of the work
and its progress, and expressed the belief
that God is bringing church forces to-
gether IN ways that will advance the in
terests of civic and social righteousness.
! ne Almighty, he said, would secure the
redemption of the world through the life
anu spirit revealed in Christ, the head
Of the church
rious denominations would still continue
10 DO the great work which they have
begun, and that they would come into
such relations of unity of thought and
purpose as to produce the best results.
me lnterdenominational work. he claimed
vouiu prevent the overlapping. productive
'i such loss in church work, and would
BRING about harmony and goodwill.
Bishop Hurst, of the Methodist Episco-
'ai Church, and Bishop Satterlee could !
not be present at the meeting last night |
ne penedlction was pronounced by Rev !
:. b. Sanford, general secretary OF the |
VIII Visit President.
Today large delegation of visiting
,lergymen and laymen. representing ten |
will call upon President
Roosevelt. The visit will be paid at -
'ciock, and the following will form the
,arty:
Mr.
president National Federation of Church.
IS; E. B. Sanford. D. D., general secre-
ary National Federation of Churches.
Congresational-Willi Hayes Ward.
ID, LID, editor of The Independent"
President 4. T. Perry, DID, Marietta.
)hio; Charles S. Richards, DID,. Phila-
elphia; William A. Rice, DID, Newark.
!. j.; Rev. H. H. Kelsey, Hartford.
'onn.; William II. Wanamaker, Phila-
elphia; Mr.. jackson, Providence
Baptist-Rev. L. C. Barnes, DID. Pitts
urg; Rev. Boyce Tupper, DID, LID.
Baptist Free)-Rivington D. Lord, DID,
Brooklyn
Methodist Episcopal - Frank Mason
'orth, DID, New York; Rev. S. NJ. Dick,
ID, Providence; Rev. William C. Webb.
ID, Philadelphia; Mr.. W. H. Beach,
ersey City; Mr.. H. C. NJ. Ingraham.
Rev J. Wallace Webb, DID,,
3 snandaigua, y. Y; Mr.. Welsh, Jones'
own.
Lutheran-Rev. J. Zimmerman. DID,
yracuse, y. Y.
Presbyterian-Rev. w. 4. Powell, d. D., ,
oledo, Ohio; Rev. II. H. Stebbins, d. D.,
ochester. y. y; Rev. ]. Bancroft Devins,
!. D.. New York; Gen. Charles II. Darling. {
tica, y. Y; Mr.. Alfred Il. KimbalI New Y
ork.
Protestant EpiscopaI-E. walpole War
IN, D D.. New York; Mr.. John Seely
-ard. New York. a
Dutch Reiormej-Rev. Donald Sage l
ackay, D. D., New York Rev. George E. /
almage, Schenectady, y. Y. a
German RefOrmed-Rev. Rufus r. Mil [
II, Reading, Pa.
ciples-Rev. s. T. Willis, New York.
Methodist Protestant-Mr. ]. W. Her
ng, LII. D., Westminster. Md.
Days Sessions.
The first session of the federation was
I'D yesterday morning at 10 o'clock at I
e Young Mems Christian Association y
all, when the following programme was s
,served: s
Devotional exercises. conducted by Rev v
eunis S. Hamlin, d. D.. of the Church of
e Covenant. John G. Butler, D. D., pas
r of the Lutheran Memorial Church. de-
yered an opening address to the dele
ties. to which Mr.. J. Cleveland Cady, of l
ew York, president of the national fed
alton. responded. The annual report of
b. Sanford, ID. D.. general secretary.
as read, after which L. c. Barnes. d. D., |
stor of the First Baptist Church of
ttsburg, and president of the Fedora
IN Of Churches In that city delivered an
dress on The Possible and Impossible
Church Federation" A general discus
On of work among the churches closed {
e meeting. This discussion was opened n
Rev. Charles II. Small, of Springfield, ~
lio, secretary OF the Ohio Federation of :
lurches.
The session Tuesday afternoon was in r.
resting and instructive. The doctrinal fC
ercises preceded the meeting, led by
ank Mason North, d. D., of New York ! Y
.ocal Federations and Their Work" was N
e topic for discussion. Among those who NJ
ok part were Hugh Cork, of Pittsburg | ir
d william A. Powell, ID. D.. pastor of I,
2 First Presbyterian Church of Toledo, a
10. Edward G.. Selden, pastor OF the h
rst Reformed Church of Albany, n. Y; ,y
lliam C. Webb, ID. D., of Rochester. also =,
,de speeches. E. Walpole Warren, d.
rector OF st. James Episcopal Church
New York city, and Alfred Tyler Perry.
D.. president of Marietta College dis
ssed How the Churches Can Unite in | n
cal Work." and John Bancroft Devins, \,
D., editor OF the Observer" and | :"
Inder OF the East Side Federation, New tr
rk told what he knows about W
hrcb Federation and the Poor" Re 81
rts we're read from local federations. F
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