The Washington herald., 1908-02-02

Noted religious workers from all parts
of the country will assemble here Feb
ruary Il. Z. and 13 at Continental Hall,
Seventeenth and d street northwest. in
the firth general convention of the Re
/ liglous Education Association.
! Important questions Will be discussed.
The general theme will be 1.-THE Relation
OF Moral and Religious Education "a The
Life Of the Nation"
Prominent Speakers.
Some Of the speakers will be President
King. Of Oberlin College; Prof Francis
! G. Peabody. Of Harvard University:
/ President Faunce. OF Brown University.
President Charles Cuthbert Hall, Of
( Union Theological Seminary; Dean
/ Shailer Mathews. of the Divinity School
Of the University Of Chicago; Dr. Frank
knight Sanders, President W. o. Thomp-
| son. Of the Ohio State University; W. Q.
Bagley OF the training department Of the
/ Oswego Normal School; President George
! 3. Stewart, Of the Auburn Theological
/ Seminary; DR.. Floyd W. Tompkins, rector
/ Of the Holy Trinity Church, Of PhIladel-
/ phia; Lyman Abbott, editor OF the Out
/ look: Bishop Charles b. Galloway. OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and
/ Washington GLADDEN.,
Addresses of welcome.
At the first general session OF the con
venti0n. 10 be held Tuesday evening. Feb
ruary Il, addresses OF welcome will be
made by Commissioner Macfarland and
! Elmer E. Browu Commissioner Of Educa-
| tion. Committees viii then be appointed
/ President King, Of OberIin College, viii
speak on "Enlarging Ideals and morals OF
/ religion" THE universities and the So
1 cial conscience" VIII be the subject Of an
address by Prof Peabody. Of Harvard
/ University.
/ Henry r Cope, general secretary. at the
/ session Wednesday morning. February I2.
WiH make a report on the work Of the as
sociation. Rev. George Hodges. dean of
I the Episcopal Theological School OF Cam
bridge, Mass, viii review the progress
during the year in moral and religious
education. These addresses VIII be dis
/ cussed by Weu-knowu divines
/ In the afternoon the delegates viii be Te-
I ceiyed in the White House. where Presi-
I dent Rcosevelt\wiu address them.
/ Rev. Smaller Matthews. dean OF the Dl-
v.uity School Of the University Of Chi
cago, win speak on What can be done
/ 90 induce the young man % enter the
ministry
Departments I'm Session.
AT the same time the Sunday school de-
partmenu viii meet in another part of
the building and discuss the graded sys-
TEN OF teaching The departments OF ele-
mentary and secondary schools viii also
/ be I'm session 70 discuss Moral training in
T the public schools" Various other depart
ments viii meet during the afternoon.
At the third general session Of the con-
venti0n on the evening Of February 70 the
I theme VIII be How can the moral and
religious agencies in the life OF the nation
/ be- made more effective" Rev Wash
/ IngtDn GLADDEN.. Of Columbus. Ohio. Prof
7 Rufus ~ Jones Of Haverford College.
I Rabbi Moses J. Cries, Of Cleveland. Ohio,
and several others viii speak upon 'his
| subject.
Officers Tor the ensuing yeer VIII be
/ elected during the afternoon Of February
/ 13 Lyman Abbott editor Of the Cut
/ look. VIII address the convention ou THE
significance Of the present moral awalcu-
+ inE OF the nation" and Rev. Charles Z.
/ Galloway, bishop Of the Methodist Fps
I copaI Church South. viii have as ais srb-
/ ject The demands of the Christian ideal
/ on the nation"
Local pastors VIII lead the devotional
( services at the meetings, among whom
/ VIII be Rev. Merrill T. Gates. secretary
to the Board Of Indian Commissioners;
/ Rev. T. d. Power, pastor Of the Vrrm-ut
( Avenue Christian Church. Rev. samuel
/ II. Greene. pastor Of the Calvary Baptist
/ Church and Rev Frank NJ Bristol pas
/ tor of the Metropolitan Memorial Meth
/ odist Episcopal Church