The Washington herald., 1911-10-22
.UNITARIANS MEET
HERE TOMORROW
Noted Clergymen and Lay
men Coming to Capital.
SESSION TO LAST FOUR DAYS
International Peace and SOciOIoEi-
cal Conditions in Which Church
Important Topics for Discussion.
WOmen's Alliance 10 Take Part.

The national conference of Unitarian
and other Christian churches, which be-
gins Tomorrow morning, to continue in
session through Thursday, promises to
be one of the most important in the
history of the organization, one of the
largest religious bodies in the country.
Leading clergymen and prominent lay
men from all parts of the continent are
here to attend the opening meeting in
All Souls Church tomorrow morning
The other sessions will be held in Memo
rial Continental Hall.
Programme for Tuesday.
Tomorrow will be devoted TO religious
services. and the active work of thecon-
ference will begin Tuesday. Tuesday
mornings programme will include:
Address by the president, Hon. Horace
Davis, San Francisco. Cal; report of the
council by the chairman, Rev. u. G. B.
Pierce, of Washington. and addresses by
Rev. Lewis G. Wilson, Boston, Mass,
secretary of the American Unitarian AS
sociation; Rev. W. ]. Lawrence, Boston,
Mass, president of the Unitarian Sum
day School Society; Miss Emma c. Low,
Brooklyn, n. Y. president of the Ma
tiOnal Alliance of Unitarian Women;
tNtN- lDuNleS Mays errell, BrOCktOn,
Mass, president of the National Young
Peoples Religious Union; Rev. A. D. K.
Shurtleff, Boston, Mass. secretary Uni
tartan Temperance Society; Cyril H. Bur
dett, New York, secretary of the Uni
tartan Laymen's League. and Rev. S. A.
Eliot, d. D.. Boston. Mass, representing
the International Council of Liberal Re
ligious Workers and Thinkers
The meeting on Tuesday afternoon will
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Peoples Religious Union, and It will be
followed by a reception to the confer
ence in the Arlington Hotel under
auspices of the National Alliance Of
Unitarian Women
International peace is the topic for the
meeting Tuesday night Addresses on
the subject will be made by Rev. Ed
ward E. Cummings. of Boston: Rev.
Jenkin Lloyd Jones, of Chicago. and
Rev. William c. Gannett, of Rochester
y. y. President Taft has been invited
10 address this session
Will Discuss SOcIOIOHy.
A sociological session will be held on
"Wednesday morning with the purpose of
outlining ways in which the church can
be Of greater help in adjusting sociologi-
cal conditions. Addresses will be made
by Rev. Elmer S Forbes, Of Boston.
Mass. R. w. Hebberd. secretary New
York State board of charities. Albany.
n. Y: Prof Edward c. Elliott. Madison.
Wis; Mrs. Florence Kelley. secretary
National Consumers League New York:
William &. MoultOn, president Illinois
State civil service commission: Mrs.
Anna Garlin Spencer. New York School
of Civics and Philanthropy, New York,
and Hon. Charles Il. Ball, Chicago.
Wednesday evenings session will be
taken up with the subject Religion ir
education the speakers being President
c. F. Thwing. Of Western Reserve Uni
versity. Prof F. w Hooper, of Brook
lyn Institute, and Frederick Winsor. of
Concord. Mass
The historical element in Christianity
as a spiritual religion will be discussed
Thursday morning by Prof. Francis A
Christie. of MeadvilIe Theological Semi
nary: Rev. Howard y. Grown. of Boston
and others. Religion and current forms
Of mysticism will be dealt with by Rev. |
George + DOdsOn. OF 81. Louis Prof J. !
II. Holmes, Of Swarthmore, Pa, and the |
members
The conference will terminate Thursday |
evening in a meeting. with the general |
topic. "Church unity" Addresses will be !
made by Rev Samuel \. Eliot. of BOs- |
ton; Rev. Minot Simons. OF Cleveland, |
and Rev. Samuel Al. Crothers, OF Cam |
bridge, Mass. /