The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-15

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f.oNpoN. june svhat h beyond
.,losibt the greatest and most i,ortart
reiigi5siE gathering In the history ot
EngI ish:spealst ng peoples was opsned)
today by the Pan cam congre
Nearly Isn't thousand dele ates and
sisitors; representing di oceses the
Church of Eng land and Its sister COM
nun ons through lie Grid. are
gathered IN the world metrop6 oils today
and many more are expected. Today
the bishops clergy and al sting uished
1aymen arc the guests at KIN bworths
the Hertfordshlre seat of Lord strath-
coma. ~ The congress will be formerly
opened tomorrow and will 4 hold it's
sessions at Albert II ali, st Paul'sl
Cathedral end " estminster Abbey
Six other hallsStn other parts of Lon:
don have been secured ssfor the sec:
Etional meetings. The great public
meetings will be held in Alert Han
and ST. Paul's ]. Yearly all the Episco;.
pal bishops ofsss merica are IN attend,
nnceE and there IS also a large attend
ance of the clergy and laymen Of the
United States and Canada. z. 81
Ii To the general public perhaps tile
most Interesting section is trat which
will discuss the stations OF tie Church
to human society, as all n :,usts a of,
present day political and economic
problems viii be treated. Among
these ARE Morality IN u Commercial
NJ. swcatllnl,s. = rratle Tricks.
Housing AMI Family LIFE n'rhe
Drink ira ffic.% Gambling, Capital
and Labor Companies and Divi-
dends.ss Morality Of 1 Control by Leg
islatiye Action Labor c,rganiza-
tion, The Unemplo Relief
l"Religion and Wages, z 'A1cnopolies
and Trusts" and t"Christianily5 and So.
cialism.''5 4, 81
The later subject will form The ba.
sis OF an extended discussion. The
authors OF 1.-The programme lay great
stress upon the question wh.,her the
gigantic forces represented by inter:
national socialism. already nearing its
triumph in continental Europe and
constantly gaining in England and
america, can be brought Under the
guidance Of Christianity. Church
leaders from all parts Of the world
will take part in the discussion.
The relations OF the missions to
Government and national chstoms
4 form the subject Of papers by Sir
1 Charles Elliott late lieutenant gov.
Iernor of Bengal. Colonel Montgomery
4 md the Bishop OF NADIA ascar, while
!! the efforts of Mohametans to spread
their faith with special reference to
Pan-Islanism will be reviewed by
\ Professor A1argoliouth. 5Ths racial
problems OF America, South Africa.
China, India and the West indies will
also be treated. Z 5 n :. e.
The subjects to be considered BY
/ the various sections are: 1.-THE Chur iii
and Human Society, THE Church
and Human Thought, = =. ..'The Church:s
Ministry :The Church's Mission in
! Nom Christian Lands t..'The Anglican
! Communion" THE Church's Duty 10
!, the Young ~
In the second section papers will lie
Teal contrasting Christian philosophy
h ind Pantheism, and Christian Sci
Z ence and sAgnosticlsm. The relations
!: OF religion and science will be treatetl
;by Sir Dyce buckworth. "A. &c. Ben
4 son will read aepaper on Church and
Literature and Leo Strachey will dis
iicuss the Ethics Of Journalism. Il IA
. The internal affairs OF the! Church
will be debated In the third section
and in the fourth the foreign affairs
Of the Church Will be reviewed.
I Ia Tomorrow the Archbishop or Can
j, terbury Will occupy the chair. and he
will be succeeded by the Bishop 81
Calcutta. the Archbishop, OF the West
Indies, the Bishop OF Missouri (Btshoy
Tutt1e, presiding bishop Of the church
in the United states). the Archbishop
I OF Cape Town. the Archbishop Of sy.,
ney. the Bishop OF London, the Bishop
Of stepney. and the Bishop OF Ken
sington.
In all, 251 dioceses are represented
and there are 1000 colonial and For
eign delegates at the congress and 20t
Bishops among the 5000 members Q
: the Church. About 100000 roo pc,
!; rle are represented. Three meeting
/ will be held every day: The delegate!
i for I: the. most part, Will be arconlmu
/ dated ut the clubs s
!, The congress wns called by Btsho,
/ Montgomery Of the Society for thu