The Washington herald., 1908-02-11

With the meeting Of the council in the
board of managers room of the Y. NJ.
c. a. at 10 o'clock this morning, and the
sfirst general session in the First Con-
gregationaI Church at o'clock tonight,
the fifth general convention OF the Re
ligiOus Education lAsoclation-the 'R. T.
A" as it is Familiarity called by its
friends-wiH have entered upon the inn
portant discussion of THE relation of
moral and religious education to the life
of the nation
In all, about thirty different meetings
viii be held tomorrow and Thursday,
and ninety different speakers are TO pre-
sent their papers or addresses on such
phases Of moral and religious training as
Ethical teaching in the public school,
Progress In methods of Bible school
work. Religious life in the great uni
versities,' and Problems of special re-
ligious agencies such as the Y. NJ c. A,
Y. W. c. A, and other auxiliary So
cieties"
The great fraternal orders are inter
ested in moral training. and so Judge
Charles a. Barnes. of Jacksonville. H..
supreme chancellor of the Knights Of
Pythias, will present a paper on this sub
ject How to give the foreigner a square
deal here and educate him in American
ideals is to be treated by Rabbi Phillip |
son, Of Cincinnati in a paper on "Edu-
eating our youth away from religious and
race prejudice"
Change OF Meeting PIaCe.
As previously announced, the committee |
of arrangements found il would be desir- |
able to change the meeting place TO the |
First Congregational Church. Tenth and
G streets, for the general evening ses-
siOns and the entire schedule OF depart |
mental and general sessions was accord
ingly revised
For the general evening sessions. .Presi-
dent Henry Churchill King, Prof Francis !
6, Peabody, and Mr. Charles T. Birdseye.
will be the speakers this evening. on the
theme. How can the educational |
agencies be made more effective in the
moral life Of the nation?" Tomorrow
evening, DR.. Washington GLADDEN.. Prof |
Rufus NJ. Jones, Lift. D., and Rabbi /
Moses J. Cries win give the principal ad- /
dresses on the general topic. How can
the religious and moral agencies in the /
lie Of the nation be made more effec- /
tive" For the closing session. Thursday /
night Or. Lyman Abbott viii speak on 1
The significance of the present moral /
awakening in the nation" and the Rev. /
Carter II. NJ Jones viii speak OF "The /
demands Of the Christian ideal on the /
nation"
All Of these general sessions are open /
TO the public. The committee on local |
arrangements announces a prelude by the /
y. NJ. c. A. orchestra this evening. a /
service OF song under direction of Mr.. /
Percy S. Foster for Wednesday evening, |
and an organ prelude by DR.. Bischoff /
Thursday night.
China Given Attention.
Probably the greatest single world /
problem in education to-day is that CEN
terins in China. President Roosevelt. in /
his annual message, suggests that the
universities of America unite and invite |
Chinese students 10 this country. Repre- |
Chinese educators are TO dis |
cUss the schools Of that country at this
convention. DIT. Lowry. OF Pekin Uni /
versity, and DIR. Beech. of Chentu Col |
lege, are among these speakers.
Some idea Of the breadth religiously and /
denominationally of the platform OF the /
Religious Education Association is gained /
in the review Of some of the men on the |
such as President King. of /
the CongregatiOnalsts: Samuel A. Eliot.
d. D., Of the Unitarian Association:
George Hodges. of the Episcopal Church:
Rabbi Cries. of the JEWS Church; Rufus
n. Jones. of the Friends: Thomas c. Hall. |
OF the Presbyterians; President ". II. P.
Faunce, of the Baptists; Dean Smaller
Matthews, OF the Baptlsts.
The Religious Education Association
was organized in 1903 under the leadership
Of the late President William R. Harper.
1t now enrolls 1000 members. largely col
lege presidents. professors, pastors, teach
ers. and many laymen, all interested in
securing TeveTent, scientific, and effective
character training through existing
agencies for religious and moral educa
ton It is without sectaFlan lines or
theological platform, It seeks to arouse.
to promote, and to unite the forces that
make for better ethical and religious
training. It's headquarters are in Chicago.
Officers and Committees.
The general officers for the year lsO7-'0S
are:
President-Henry Churchill King Oberlin Ohio.
First vice president-Georgs Hodges, Cambridge
Mass
Chairman executive board-William Douglas Mac
lenzie, Hartford. Conn.
Vice chairman executive bOard-L0Ting Wilbur
Messef. Chicago, III.
Treasurer-ChaTleS Lawrence Hutchinson. Chicago
Recording STANDARDIZATION PieTson Merrill. Chi
ago.
General secTetaTy-Henry Frederick Cope. Chicago.
Vice pTesidents-E. A. Alderman Charlottesville
Va; Elmer Z. Brown, Washington. d. c.: Newell
VI. Calhoun, Wiusted Conn; f. B, Craighead New
orleans, La; James S. Cutler, Rochester. n Y;
William n. HaTtshorn. Boston, Mass Abram W
Harris. Evanston, H.; William De Witt Hyde
Brunswick, Me-, Richard II. Jesse. Columbia Mo
William F. King, Mount Vernon, Iowa: Henry NJ
3eardsley Kansas City. Mo; William D. Murray
NeW York CiU: Clifford Pinchot Washington
,. c.; Glen K. ShuTtleT Cleveland. Ohio: Frank +
strong. Lawrence. Ksns., and Benjamin Ide Wheeler
Berkeley. Cal
Local committee on arrangements I'm
Washington is as follows:
Merrill f. Gates. IL D., chairman: Hon Clifford
'inchot. vice chairman: Charles J. Bell treasurer;
byron J. Jones. seCFetaIyi ). W. Woodward chair
nan finance committee; Hon. Elmer T. Brown.
'h- D.; Rev. ]. g. Butler: John Joy Edison; Presi-
ent Z. n. Gallsudet. L. D. Rev. samuel H.
ireene ID. D.; Robert y. Harper. Edward H.
iesrne, A. Lisner. Otto LuebkeTt Hon. H B. T.
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