The Washington times., 1911-10-23
UN|TAR|ANS WILL.
OPEN CONFERENCE
HERE This EVENING
Council TO Gather for, First
Meeting at 4::3O
i O'clock.

One thousand delegates to the twenty
fourth National Conference of Unitarian
and Other Christian Churches, which
convenes this afternoon at 4:so o'clock,
are in the city. and at least 800 others
are expected to arrive late this after
noon and tonight.
gates took advantage of the short time
before the opening OF the session and
went Sightseeing. going through the
various Government buildings and to
other places Of interest.
The council of the conference will
meet at the Arlington Hotel this even
Ing for a two-hour meeting. Only rou-
tine matters will be taken up
Pastor to Speak.
Tonight the Rev. James DeNormandie,
d. D., of Boston. will preach the confer
ence sermon at the All Souls Church In
Fourteenth street The Rev. Walter
Reid Hunt, Of Orange. N. j., will con-
duct the services and introduce Rev. Mr..
DeNormandie.
While the program includes 4 NUM-
her Of interesting addresses, the most most
be held Wednesday morning, when there
will be a general discussion on socio-
logical matters.
The Unitarian church is the first to
take up this matter. 1t is the desire Of
the Council that the conference may
turn the church to effective use in the
betterment OF social conditions. and 1t
Is sSpea to set q soI
: full good in tire uplift Of humanity.
The conference contends that In order
tc standarlize tire minimum conditions
to be tolerated in charities. in educa-
ton, in labor, and IN public health, the
principle OF inspectorship must be ac-
cepted by all people.
The inspectorship, which involves the
separation of the strong and urscrupu-
lods, the ignorant and the weak, is one
point that the conference to accomplish.
What 1t Means.
To indicate what the Unitarian church
is doing in this work. the Rev. Elmer g.
Forbes. secretary department Of social
service Of the American Unitarian Asso-
citation, will give brief survey Of the
efforts along this line.
The program for tomorrow Is as FOL
lows:
s:30-Conference session opened a
Memorial Continental Hall by de-
s:40-Address by the president. Hon
Horace Davis, San Francisco, Cal.
10:00-Election Of assistant secretaries
.1O:16-Report of the council by tn.
chairman, the Rev. U. @. B. Pierce
T d. D., Washington. d. c.
1s5n 1SAsdrsss ad.tas By as the Rsy Lewis g.
American Unitarian. Association.
rance, Boston, Mass. president of thu
Unitarian Sunday School Society.
Brooklyn, N. Y. president of the Ma
tional Alliance of Unitarien Women.
Hays Terrell. Brockton. Mass. presi
dent of the National Youn People:
Religious Union.
1:6-Address by
Of the Unitarian Fellowship for So
n:6rAddress by the Rev. A. d. X
shurtler. Boston. Mass. secretary Uni
tartan Temperance Society.
. 12:OO-Address by Cyril H. Burdett
New York. secretary of the UNITARIAN
1sio-Address by the Rev. 8. A. Eliot
ternational Council Of Liberal Religi
GUS Workers and Thinkers.
12:25-Greetings.
Business.
1:0Q-Recess.
- AFTERNOON.
..40o-Meeting under the auspices Ma
tional Young Peoples Religious Union.
5:00-6:30-Reception to conference II
Arlington Hotel under auspices Of th'
National Alliance Of Unitarian Women
", EVENINGS. P. M.
General topic. International Peace"
= Addresses by Rev. Edward Cummings
Boston. Mass Rev: Jenkin Lloyd; Jones
DID, Chicago, ILL.,. Rev. william C
Gannett DID,, Rochester, N. Y.