The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-12
DIR. AKED COMING
PASTOR TO
SPEAK MONDAY.
Will Address Presbyterian Union at
First Church-Dr Faunce, Of Brown,
for December Reception.

The fall reception of the Presbyteriar
Union of this city, opening It's new sea
son, will be held in the First Prespy'
terrain Church Monday evening, whef
the Rev. DIR. Charles F. Aked, pastor
of the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church
New York. will speak on The Service
\ of America to the Living Thought OF
England" DR.. Aked, about eighteen
months ago, came from Liverpool L
the Fifth Avenue Church, whlch ID
given prominence by reason OF having
as one of it's members John d. ROOKIE
Teller. :.
At the reception the new president
Frederick w. Hannahs, of the RoseVliie
Avenue Church, will preside. A bfleI
organ recital preceding the address viii
be given by L. Carroll Beckel, organist
of the First Church.
President w. II. p. Faunce d. D., of
Brown University, will be the speaker
at the December reception.
Something about the two speakers
may be interesting. DR.. Aked Is an
Englishman by birth and education.
He was graduated from Midland Baptist
! College in 1886 at the age of %. Be-
/ fore coming to America he was pastor
of Pembroke Chapel, Liverpool-one of
the strongest Baptist churches in Eng
land. He was one of the leaders in the
fight against Balfour's Education Bill,
and has been most pronounced In TEN
perance Social Service and every other
form of reform for the good of the
people.
The New York Tribune says: "One
of his notable utterances is My passion
has always been for liberty and to work
for those who are struggling for I'D
erty.' This led him to ~sympathlze with
the Beers in the Transvaal and 20 de-
Inounce what he regarded as the nlqulty
of English rule in South Africa. lie
was regarded as so unpatriotic In the
Boer war days for his structures on lne
government that his church had TO De
guarded by a strong police force, ana
police protection was required to as
sure his personal safety on the way to
and from his pulpit, but he did NOT
cease to what he regarded as
the Injustice of his native land"
DIR. Aked's greatness is evidenced by
the fact that he lived down the opposi-
ton and did not lose his popularity.
DR.. Faunce is from New England, be-
ing born in Worcester, Mass, anuaf
|15, 1859. He is an alumnus of Brown
University, where he was for a time an
Instructor. He was graduated from
Newton Theological Seminary in 1884,
and later received the degree of Doctor
of Divinity from both Brown and yale.
DR.. Faunce has been pastor of the State
street Baptist Church, Springfield, Mass,
and the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church
New York. From the latter he was
called to the presidency of Brown in
1899. He is one of the lecturers of the
University of Chicago, and resident
preacher of Harvard University, and a
well-known contributor to religious and
educational periodicals. AS an orator
and public speaker he stands In the
front rank. He not only has the charm
of oratorical effect, but the power of
masterful thought. This will be his
first appearance before the union.
For the remaining receptions, speak
ers have not yet been secured. At the
February reception, the committee
hopes to nave Miss E%vangeline Booth,
commander of the Salvation Army. She
is considering the matter now and Will
| give an answer soon, The committee
is also in correspondence with William
McAdoo. ex-Secretary of the Navy, and
ex-Police Commissioner of New York,
and the Hon. Hoke Smith, Governor OF
Georgia, besides some others of we'll
known ability and standing. Among
these is Marion Lawrence, the great
leader of the Sunday school forces of
America.