Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-15
Congregational (mccting.
New Jersey Association VIII Meet at Mt Pleasant Church in
This City Next Tuesday and Wednesday,

The thirty-eighth annual meeting OF the
Congregationals Association of New Jer-
sey will be held at the Mount Pleasant
Congregational Church, Columbia road and
14th street northwest, April II and ls-next
Tuesday and Wednesday.
The general theme of the meeting Will be
"A Revival Of Conscience" The program
which is a very elaborate one. will be
opened Tuesday afternoon at 2:f5 o'clock
with a devotional service, led by the
moderator, Rev. Elliott w. Brown, DID,
of Glen Ridge. N j. At 2:30 o clock Rev.
NJ. Ross F'ishburn, pastor of the Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church will de-
liver address of welcome to the con-
gregation. The report of the corresponding
secretary on conscience and church sta
tistics' will be read by Rev Charles L.
Goodrich of Plaintfeld, N j.
James II. Noyes of Orange, n. J.. treas
urer of the association. will read his re-
port. At o'clock Rev Oliver Huckel
Ph.D.. Baltimore, Md. moderator of the
association in 1863. Will deliver an address
on What is Conscience?"
An address on The Union of the Meth
odfst Protestant, United Brethren and Com
gregati onal Churches viii be delivered by
Rev. s NJ. Newman. DID, of this city
From / O'clock until 5:3o addresses win
be delivered in behalf of the denoninational
Work by the secretaries and benevolent So
cieties. Rev. G. g Creehan of New York
VIII speak on The American Board" Rev
Washington Choate of New York The
Congregational Home Missionary Society;
Rev. j. W. Cooper Of New York The
American Missionary Association; Rev.
Charles II. Richards Of New York THE
congregational Church Building Society;
Rev. William \. Rice of New York The
Ministerial Relief Fund" and Rev Edward
S Tead of Boston, Mass. THE Congrega-
tional Education Society"
After these addresses the meeting will
adjourn until the evening service, which
will open at o'clock. when Rev w. A
Wagner of Asbury Park n. j. VIII lead
the devotional services. Rev. Amorv III
Bradford of MoHtclair, n. J., viii preach
a sermon on Conscience and Social Prob
lens. Sacraments of the Lords supper
Will be administered by Rev. DR. G. l..
Hanscom OF Newark, n. J., and Rev B. b.
James, PHI. ID, OF Baltimore, sd.
The meeting viii convene Wednesday
morning at o'clock. After the business
Of the association is over Rev Alexander
Garner of this city will lead a devotional
service Addresses are to be delivered by
Rev. Charles T. Hesselgrave Of Chatham
r. j., on The Authority of Conscience;
Rev. r, G. Davey Of Upper Montclair N
j., on The Minister and His Ethical Mes
sage; Rev. Horace Porter of Montclair
y. j., on The Political Evangelism, and
Rev 7. NJ Shipherd of Newark, N J., on
Treating the Bible Honestly" After a
discussion, which viii be opened by Rev
Charles Hall Everest, d. d. of this city
the assembly will adjourn for luncheon
which VIII be served by the ladies of the
church.
About one hundred members of the assoc
citation VIII go in a body TO the White
House al 2:30 in the afternoon, when Presi-
dent Roosevelt will receive them. The
remainder of the Afternoon will be spent
In visiting the Capitol, government build
ings and places Of historic interest. The
party will return to the church at $50
o'clock, when the ladies will serve a coll
lation. Brief after-dinner speeches are to
be made with the moderator serving as
toastma ster.
The evening service will open at 8
o'clock. Rev. John l.. Scudder. DID, of
ing will adjourn with addresses by John
NJ Harlan, associate justice of the United