Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-04
METH0D|STS GATHER
Big EcumenicaI Conference
Opens at Toronto.
EXPECT 500 DELEGATES
Prominent Clergymen From All Over
World in Attendance.
WILL DISCUSS MANY TOPICS
For First Time in History of Church,
Women Will Take Part in
Proceedings.

TORONTO, Ontario, October 4.-The
fourth ecumenical conference of Meth
odism, which convened in the Metropoli-
tan Church in this city today. is a most
important and significant gathering. The
word "ecumenicai' refers to every part
of the inhabited world and includes all
people who on earth do dwell"
OF the 100 delegates expected more than
800 have arrived and 100, IL is believed,
will have put in an appearance before
the day is over. OF the delegates to the
conference about half are from the Amer
lean Methodist churches, including Can
ada. while the others are from across the
ocean.
The conference may prepare a pastorate
address to be read from every Method st
pulpit in the world, in all languages.
This is the first time this conference has
been held on this side of the Atlantic
and probably the last for years to come,
Some of the subjects to be discussed and
spoken on will be The Church in the
Household The Church and Temper
ance." The Church and the Child
The Church and the Young People"
The Church and Social Service" THE
Larger Use of Lay Agency" and The
Church and Modern Thought Each
subject will be introduced by an address
of twenty minutes. followed by general
discussion, opened by selected speaker,
who will be given ten minutes, all others
being limited to five minutes.
Some Prominent Delegates.
Among the prominent delegates in at
tendance is Bishop Walden of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, Cincinnati Sixty
years ago the bishop was a reporter on
the staff Of the Cincinnati Commercial
Two prominent delegates from Ireland
are Rev. G. r. Wedgwood Of Belfast and
Rev. s. T. Boyd of Dublin. The former is
connected with the Irish Christian Advo-
cate. the official organ of the Methodist
Church in Ireland.
There three DELEGATES from the
Colored Methodist Episcopal Church They
are Rev. I. j. Moppins, Nashville Tenn ::
Rev C. L. Bonner. Atlanta. Ga, and
Key. J. s. Person, Jackson, Tenn.
Bishop B. F. Lee, colored of Wilber-
force, Ohio, who has been bishop for
sixteen years. has attended every ecu
menical conference of the Methodist
Church with the exception of the in
cago. of the A. NJ f. Church, has the
distinction Of being bishop over the Iare-
est diocese in the United States He
was appointed to that position in 1905
Methodism women will take part at
the conference. Mrs Lucy RYDER
Meyer Of Chicago, who is well known
as the leader of the deaconess move
ment in the United States. will speak.
Mrs. George Robinson of Detroit is an
other delegate.
Woman Suffrage Not Taken Up.
The conference will not deal with the
woman suffrage question, except as the
movement comes in contact with the
work Of the church
Following the inaugural sermon by
Rev DR.. Henry Haigh this morning, the
sacrament of the Lords supper was ad-
ministered by Bishop Walden, Bishop
A. W. Wilson Of Baltimore. Bishop Lee,
DR.. Haigh, the Rev. Edward Dalton and
the Rev. George Packer. The afternoon
session will be presided over by Bishop
Wilson. There will be devotional
service at 2:30 o'clock, followed by the
election OF officers and the nomination
of the business committee. and ad-
dresses by the Rev. William Briggs,
Bishop J. W. Hamilton of Boston,
Bishop II. B. Parks, the Rev. s. s.
Henshaw, Sir Robert w. Perks, M. p,
and others