The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-26
TRAINING OF WOMEN
FOR PASTORAL WORK
Petition Submitted to Uni
versalist Convention.
SUNDAY FULL OF ACTIVITY
Distinguished Ministers in the Pulp;ts
of the Church of Our Father and
Other Houses of Worship.

Delegates TO the Universalist conven-
tion now In progress at the Church of
Our Father met at o'clock this morn
ing and after short devotional exercises
proceeded to business. Announcement
was made that at the meeting last night
the collection amounted TO S55.9S An
additional $40 was received this morn
Ing.
The Rev. DR.. Demarest. presiding Of
ficer OF the convention, read a petition
from the Woman Centenary Associa-
ton. in which 1t was urged that plan
be adopted and put into operation
whereby regular course of training i'm
pastoral work should be instituted for
young women OF the Universalist
Church
Reports were read from the general
superintendent and from Southern mis-
sions. The committee on elections re-
ported substitutes for State delegations
Church Crowded All Day.
Sunday was the greatest day thus far
OF the convention. The Church OF Our
Father. which seats 1890 people. was
filed morning and evening The occa-
sional sermon. for which the preacher
Is elected two years In advance was
preached by the Rev. c. Elwood Nash.
ID. D.. president of Lombard University.
Illinois. His text was st. John xiv.s.
And Philip saith unto him. show us
the Father and IL sufficeth U.S. The
sermon dealt with the history OF the
Cniversefist Church and its outlook for
the future.
I'VE are intuitionalists." said DR..
Nash. I'VE welcome the aid of reason
and of science. but we feel in the depths
OF our hearts that God is our Father
and the Father of all men. The Uni
versalist Church must live in this faith,
preach this truth. If IL is TO do its great
work
The Rev. George L Perrin, D. D., of
Boston. presented the needs OF the
Japan mission. and asked for contribu-
tons to the support of two Japanese
Uniyersalists educated in America and
just sent back to Japan TO work Six
teen hundred dollars was realized.
At the evening session addresses were
made upon The SecuIarism of the
Day." by the Rev. Effie X Jones, OF
Vermont; the Rev. 8. d. Case. OF New
York. and the Rev. J. +. Albion, d. D.,
OF Massachusetts. Mr.. Albion spoke
with great force OF THE Liberalism
and liberalism OF the Day He said
in part:
1T has been called an age of indif-
ference. but II Is not indifference tc
spiritual thiSgs. IL has been called ar
age OF doubt. but is not doubt of Coo
nor of Christ. nor of immortality. MOI
the great eternal verities. Men never be
neved I'm these as today. Still IL Is al
age OF doubt. 1t Is doubt Of the church
ard striking Indifference to the church
They say its not sincere. not in earnest
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Opportunity Of the Church.
These are harsh words. But the atti
tude OF the church should not he thai
of offended dignity. but In all humility
10 ask. Are these things so? These very
dissatisfactions make the opportunity
OF the liberal church Beneath these tn,
spirit OF the age Is in harmony with thu
spirit OF our religion. 1t is an expectant
forward looking optimistic age Ii /.
for US as UniversaIists not merely {,
preach and pray and sing our grea
truths. but to incarnate them. embed,
them in our lives. our daily conduct
Especially the cardinal tenet-open faitl
1.-The brotherhood of man. We speak o
the great American church. America fl
democracy. Christianity is democracy
And the church which shall actual,
em5ody in it's life the spirit OF democra
cy. which is universal brotherhood. viii
be the American church OF the future
Senator Washburne. OF Minnesota
president of the convention. presided a
bosf~s sessions. The devotional service
were conducted by the Rev. c. Z. Rice
OF Reading. Pa, in the morning. and tn
Rev Henry Irving cushman. d. d., O
providence, r. l.. I'm the evening.
Many who could not get into tn
Church of Our Father heard UniYersalis
preachers at the other churches. Tn
Rev. DR.. J. X. Mason. d. D., of Chi
cago. was greeted by a large crowd a
Mount Vernon NJ. L. Church South.
The general superintendent. the Rev
Or. J. NJ. Atwood, ID. D.. of New York
preached at the Mount Pleasant Con
gregational Church. The Rev. DR.. Johl
Coleman Adams, of Connecticut, an,
the Rev. DIR. George l.. Perrin. OF Mas
sachusetts. preached at the Uniol
Methodist Church. and the Rev. d.
Henry Blanchard at the Vermont Ave
nue. Christian Church All Soul
Church was crowded TO the doors I
hear the Rev. Or. Shutter, of Mime
apolis. and the Third Christian gave tn
Rev. DIR. Hayden. Of Maine, a larg
crowd.