Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-02

TOR the fifth general convention of
r. the Religious Education Asso-
citation, to be held in this city
February lib. many leading educators
and ministers OF the country will gather.
The preliminary program for the various
sessions of the convention has been an
nounced. and the arrangements for TAX
ing care OF the delegates and holding
the many sessions have practically been
completed.
The list of speakers includes President
Roosevelt. Henry Churchill King. presi-
dent of Oberlin College: Elmer f.. Brown.
United States commissioner of education;
DIR. Merrill +. Gates, secretary 10 the
board of Indian commissioners; Charles
Cuthbert Hall. president of Jnion Theo-
logical Seminary; Rev. Washington Glad
den of Columbus. Ohio: w. u. Thrllieid.
president of Howard University: Lyman
Abbott. editor of the Outlook. About 600
delegates are expected. and many more.
it is believed will come from nearby
points.
The general sessions of the convention
will be held in u. A. X. Hall. 18th and
ID streets, and the general office head
quarters will be at the Y. NJ. G. a. build
ing. 1875 G street. The sessions of the
various departments. which include the
departments of universities and colleges,
theological seminaries. pastors and
churches, Sunday schools. elementary
schools, fraternal and social service.
teacher training Christian associations,
young peoples societies. the home. libra
ries, the press. foreign mission schools
and religious art and music. will be held
In different rooms in ID. 4 X. Hall and
in the Y NJ. c. \. building. Western
Presbyterian Church and New York Ave-
nue. Presbyterian Church.
The relation of moral and religious
education to the life OF the nation" will
be the general theme of the convention,
around which all the discussion will cen
ter. The sessions will open Tuesday.
February H. Meetings of the council of
religious education will be held at 10 and
80 o'clock; there will be regular meet
ing of the executive board OF the asso-
citation at ) o'clock. and the annual meet
ing of the board of directors at dinner
at t. o clock.
The first general and open session of
the convention will be held Tuesday
night February II. Al O'Clock. Henry
Churchill King. president Of the associa,
ton will preside. After devotional
service led by DR.. Merrill F. Gates. sec
rotary to the board of Indian commits
sioEers here. addresses OF welcome will
be made by III. =. F.. Macfarland. Dis
trict Commissioner and Elmer e. Brown.
United States commissioner of educaTon.
They will be followed by the address of
the president Mr.. King. on 'Enlarging
Ideals in Morals and Religion The
meeting will close with two addresses,
one by Mr. Clarence +. Rrdseye of New
York on 1.-The College Home Means
of Securing Right Moral ATMOSPHERE
for Students and the other by Prof.
Francis G.. Peabody of Harvard Univer-
city on '"rne University and the Social
Conscience.
\
The second general session will open at
. o'clock the next morning. After de-
votional services led by Rev. DIR. +. ID.
Power pastor of the Vermont Avenue
Christian Church. the delegates will elect
new officers for the ensuing year, and
VIII listen to surveys OF the work of the
assC citation by Henry +. Cope. its secre-
tary. and of the progress in moral and
religious education by Rev George
lodges d. all OF the Episcopal Theologi-
cal School Cambridge. Mass. Discus
sions of these surveys will follow. led by
Samuel 4. Elliott. president of the Amer
| lean Unitarian Association: William III.
p Faunce president of Brown lniVer-
sity: Frank knight Sanders secretary OF
! the Congregational Sunday School and
F! Publishing Society. aad Charles Cuthberl
| Hall president of the Union Theological
! Seminary.
gates TO the convention at the White
House and deliver an address to them al
$50 O'Clock Wednesday afternoon. That
| reception will be followed by sessions
! of the various departments Smaller
| Matthews. dean of the Divinity School
| Chicago University. will lead discussion
I of What Can BE Done to Induce Promis-
| ing Young Men to Enter the Ministry
! before the department Of theological semi
! naries At the meeting of the Sunday
schools department the general theme
| will he Graded Curricula. in Principle
and Practice" Addresses will be made
by Rev Erastus B!akesea of Boston.
Mass: Rev J. 7. Mcfarland OF New
| York. Rev. Lester Bredner, ir.. of Provi-
dence r. l.: Prof. Clyde W. Votaw of the
| University of Chicago and Mrs. Clara
| Beatley of Boston.
Before the department OF elementary
and secondary schools speeches on
Moral Training in the Public Schools
/ will be made by Prof. Winfield S. Hall OF
/ the Northwestern University Medical
| School Charles w. Williams If Oberlin
| College and f.. Milton Fairchld. lecturer
' OF the moral education board OF New