The Washington times., 1908-07-03
UniverSaliSt Ministers AS
signed to Deliver Ser
!, mons in Washington.
CITIES MAKE BIDS
FOR NEXT MEETING
Convention Place Will Be Chosen
and Officers Elected at To-
morrow'S Meeting.

In presenting the report Of the COM
mittee on pulpit supply this morning
AT the regular session of the Young
Peoples Christian Union, the Rev. John
Van Schaick, jr., pastor Of the Church
of Our Father, in which the convention
is being held, said that many OF the
churches of Washington had invited
Universalist minister attending the con-
vention to preach next Sunday.
The Rev. Mr.. Van Schaick pointed out
that the cordial attitude OF churches of
other denominations toward delegates
TO the convention was an exhibition OF
tolerance and Christian fellowship
which showed clearly that the world
moves.
The following Universalist ministers.
st was announced, would preach Sunday
in the churches assigned:
Il a. m.-The Rev. Frank Oliver
Hall. D. D., OF New York city. First
Baptist Church. Sixteenth and o
streets northwest, the Rev. Charles F.
WInbigler. d. D.. pastor.
II a. m.-The Rev. G. 1. KERN, d. D.,
of Indiana. Memorial Lutheran Church.
Thomas Circle, the Rev. J. C. Butler.
pastor
II a. m.-The Rev. I. NJ. Atwood, D.
d, Of New York, formerly general su-
perintendent Of the Universalist Church,
Western Presbyterian Church. H street,
near Nineteenth, northwest. the Rev.
George Bailey, Ph. D., pastor.
II a. m.-The Rev. z. Dean EIlenwOod,
of Atlanta, Ga. Mt. Pleasant ConErega-
tiOnaI Church, Columbia road, near
Fourteenth street northwest, the Rev.
NJ Ross Fishburn pastor.
II a. m.-The Rev. G. H. Ashworth. OF
New Jersey, st. Paurs English Luther
an Church. the Rev. John I. Huddle.
DID. pastor
II a n.-The Rev. W. II. McGlaufiin.
ID, general superintendent OF the
Universalist Church. Metropolitan Pres
byterian Church, Fourth and T. streets
southeast, the Rev. Albert Evans. DID,
pastor.
7:45 p m.-The Rev. W. II. McGlauflin,
ID, superintendent of the Universalist
Church. Ninth Street Christian Church.
Ninth and d streets northeast, the Rev.
George \. Miller, ID. pastor
p m--Ihe Rev James y. Tillinghast
pennsylvania, First Presbyterian
Church, John Marshall place between
and ID streets northwest, the Rev.
Donald G. Macleod. DID. pastor
2. m.-Ihe Rev. l. NJ. Atwood. DID,
Of New York Vermont Avenue Chris.
tion Church. the Rev. F. D. Power. DID
p. ma representative to he an
nounced later. Calvary Methodist
Church, Columbia road, bet3 cen Four.
teenth and Fifteenth streets northwest
Rev. Joseph Dawson, DID. pastor, pa
triotic service.
II a. n. and 80 p. m.-The Rev. J. F.
JordOn Of Suffolk, Va, Plymouth Con
gregational Church. Seventeenth aud T
streets northwest. the Rev. A. Z. earn
Shortly before the close of the morn
ing session today invitations were re
cetved from the various cities in which
II is desired the convention shall be
held next year These will not hf
voted on until tomorrow. The annua
election of officers will take place TO-
morrow morning
The Rev. James D. TEnnghast. OF
PENNSYLVANIA. VIII deliver an address
tonight on mission study.
Address Last Night.
The Rev. Clarence r. Skinner. Of Mt
Vernon, n. Y, delivered an addres.
last night before the delegates. Mr.
Skinner declared that in the minds OF
many thousands. churches have become
Synonymous with bigotry and are ..out.
worn necessities" He attributed this
change partly TO the evolution wrought
Dy. science.
THE form Of religion" he said, Il.
jneXtricably related TO our conception
OF the physical universe. Every revoIu
ton in science produces d sympatheti,
crisis in religion. Every expansion OF
knowledge calls for a correspondent
growth IN theology.
We call an individual liberal wher
he stands in an attitude Of receptfvft,
toward new truths. Exactly the sam,
may be said OF the liberal church II
stands in an attitude OF reCeptiVfty tC
aeW truth. Manifestly, the theology o.
the future must come through those VIII,
believe revelation is continuous. Adapt
ability 10 environment is the first law O.
life. 1t applies TO all forms. 1t is euuel
j. applicable to Institutions anC
churches. Therefore, the church OF tn,
future Will be that which can best adap
itself to the new environment. I con
fidently believe Universalism has within
/. those virtues and qualities which vii
enable il TO remOld the theology Of tn,
Christian world. I prOphesy that in tn,
future great armies of neE and womer
who are restive under the dead hand o.
ths past will find peace and reconcilia.
tI9n in faith Of the living present"