The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-18

Worlds Congress of religious Liberals
and scene in Berlin, where the Con-
grexs will be held.
AT the top on the left is the Rev. z.
J .Cnmpbeli, pastor of the City Temple,
London, and one of the most advanced
religious thinkers in the world. On the
right is view of Inter den LINDEN,
one Of Beriin's main thOroughfares.
below beginning at the left are DE-.
Emil B. Hirsch, OF Chicago, and Prof.
Francis G. Peabody, of Harvard Uni
versity.
Especial Cable to The -Dispatch.l
Berlin. July l7.-one of the greatest
religious gatherings ever held in Ger
many will be the Fifth Worlds Con-
| gress of Religious Liberals, which Will
| convene in this city August 8, ana
| continue its sessions for four Gays.
Delegates representing almost every
| known religious denomination ana
| hailing from every civilized country
| on the globe will be present, and the
speakers will include the most prom
inent religious educators and pulph
/ orators in the world.
\ The attendance will reach far into
| the thousands, and SO many dinerenl
| nationalities will be represented that
three MISUNDERSTANDING. french anu
English-have been adopted as the
official Languages of the Congress, In
order to facilitate wider unoer
standing of the papers read by the
delegates.
The American delegation is espe-
ctaIlv large. having occupied the en-
fire cabin space of the Devonian. or
I, the Leyland Line. which sailed from
Boston July IS. They will visit both
England and Holland before they
reach Germany. Among the prom
inent Americans who VIII attend the
= | E-r-ar e
peabody. of Harvard University; Dr.
David starr Jordan. of the University
of California, Rev. Samuel a Eliot. D.
d. of Boston; Rev. Charles ". Wendte
of Boston: Rabbi Emil G. Hirsch, OF
Chicago.
Phenomenal Growth.
. Although this organization Is ou
ten years old, its growth mas peer
nothing short of phenomenal. 1t hae
:, lis inception in Boston ten years ago
:. having been originated by the Rev
= A. Eliot, president of the American
= Unitarian Association, which wa
20 holding its seventy-ffth anniversar,
y in the Hub" city at that time. an
y 1t now represents sixteen different ma
= tonalities, and over thirty dlstihc
;, church fellowships.
=. The articles of the congress are fey
- in number. Its purpose is declare
70 he "to open communication wit
- those in all lands who are strivin
-, TO unite pure religion and per1et
~ liberty, and to increase fellowship an
- cooperation among them. -,
- Four congresses have been ne
r. X thus farm London, Amsterdam
-, Geneva and Boston-and all nave pee
-. largely attended. The last one W.
81 held in Boston in the autumn OF -; lao
"a =. and was called THE Information
ssu Congress of Religious Liberals, ea'
~ country entertaining the congre
having the privilege OF selecting
name.
The coming congress in Berlin, hoy
% ever. promises in the brilliancy OF
= personnel and scope of Its prosTa
-, to eclipse all previous meetlnss.
Va will be called the "Worlo Sons
~ of Free Christianity ana he l -,
y Progress" and will be presided oS
Nv the Hon. Karl Schrader. member
. the German Parliament and preslue
ne of the German Protestant Assoclati.
m According to present arrangement
LOT the first day Of the congress VIII
devoted to trip to Potsdam.
TO Great Gathering.
sunday, August Z, VIII witness
great religious gathering IN a 20 -
,,,oa and song will be conducted
Germans according to German usas
= but the three sermons Will pc ue'
III cred by three preachers OF einiAe'. V ),
~ Frenchman, an Englishman INV
Swiss-who will each give nv. ~.
minute homily. Rev. J. Emlie ~, NV W
D. D., of the Oratoire, Paris; and
,n liam G. Tarrant, or Lolioo', ad y
~ Swiss divine, still TO Dc
~, be the preachers o,,m,n
by 1,his viii he followed by comt1lun
uII service. to be participated IN ny 60 49,
the from many lands. The SANS 81 uan
evening. in four large hails ~ -
~ four public meetings for 'n - -,
viii he held, at which themes - so'
import are to he cons'oeieui ~,
resi- The addresses of the re,irirs 4 X
e''e dent, Rev. Samuel a. Eio.' ,resid
.xxr, Boston. and the lneoh,,ns - and
Hon, Karl Schrader, o. anratarv
sxa ranort of the general seer ~ :, Z ).
On lu,.,a. W wendte D. D., OF Bos
~ liz, trodnce the first regular sess
afEs3k WI ,ongress. They are TO be
a9T8 =. ~. nv three brief papers on
name what Religious Llnerals
81 nthar Nations owe to the Relig
81 Shirt and Free Theological sc1ehc'
IN Germany .s,on Nil, hee
mn series of papers ny teau.' =
nm professors and divines oteGermany,
ZZA s,anad to give a succinct and
exposition Of the present state OF
ack man theological science and oh
and life, sores 81 s 1,,, aiso p sa !
hers lop pe :, Sectional Sectional meetings Of the
and eress.
stem Among the prominent speakers
= a. viii address the congress are Rev,
Campbell, D D., of the City Tel
It'll london, Professor DR.. Van Sode
"a the University Of Berlin; Rev.