The Washington herald., 1912-04-20
MEN AND RELIGION
DELEGATES DIE IN
TITANIC DISASTER


Stead. Holden, and stafford on Way
to Conservation ConEress-ses-
sions Opened Yesterday.
Three prominent Britishers who went
to death with the Inflated Titanic were
on their way to participate in the Cen
tinentai Conservation Congress. under
auspices Of the Men and Religion For
ward Movement They were Rev. Or.
]. Stuart Holden. william I. Stead,
editor OF the Review Of Reviews. and
Rev. wsrdell Stafford. the famous Wes-
leyan preacher. Of London
The great Conservation congress Of
the Men and Religion Forward Move
ment In behalf Of a world Christian
brotherhood" for which 5000 delegates
are expected to assemble in New York
from all the cities and towns which
the movement has touched throughout
the nation In the year past, opened Fri
day morning IN Carnegie Hall
Last evening at a meeting In carne-
gle Hall. william Jennings Bryan, Of
Nebraska, and J. A. Macdonald. OF
Toronto. delivered addresses on Chris
tianity and Government" Similar pro-
grammes were given simultaneously at
Central Presbyterian Church.
This morning the first OF the commits
siouers which have prepared reports for
the congress will submit its findings.
This is the publicity commission. Of
which George W. Coleman, Of Boston,
In chairman. Each chairman viii have
thirty minutes to present his report, and
after discussion from the hoor-limited.
however. to hve-minute addresses-an-
nek ~ ha
have fifteen minutes for summing up.
The afternoon brought out the report on
boys work from the commission pre-
sided over by Charles w. GiIkey, Of
Chicago.
The speakers this evening. when the
themes viii be labor and immigration.
win be John Mitchell, formerly president
Of the miners union, and Prof E. A.
Steiner.
Sunday morning at o'clock DR.. Charles
z. Jefferson win administer the COM
munion to the delegates in his church.
the Broadway Tabernacle. In the after
noon at Carnegie Hall ex-Gov. Northen
of Atlanta and DR.. Booker T. Washing
ton, of Tuskegee, Will discuss the negro
problem, and Hon. Richmond P. Hobson
will speak on temperance. The Sunday
night session will be marked by addresses
from Bishop William F. Anderson, Of the
Methodist Church. and Chancellor
Strong, Of the University of Kansas, on
the church in its relation to men and
boys-especially to the university. stu
dents.
Monday forenoon will be entirely de-
voted To separate denominational meet
inEs Monday afternoon will hear two
reports-those on evangelism presented
by John Timothy Stone, Of Chicago. and
on the rural church by Henry Wallace,
Of Des Moines william T. Stead, OF
London, was to have spoken on universal
peace, and Walter L. Fisher. Secretary
Of the Interior, on opportunities Of serv-
ice in public life.
Tuesday morning and afternoon viii
bring the reports on social service offered
by Henry Sloane Comm, of New York.
and missions presented by Robert E.
Speer. Succeeding the former will be an
address on the church and the social evil
by Miss Jane Adams, Of Chicago, the
only woman on the programme. Sue
ceecing the latter win be an address by
DR.. Wilfred Grenfell. The evening OF
Tuesday will be devoted to missions, and
the speakers will be William T. Ellis and
John r. Mott.
For the concluding day there will be
reserved two more commission reports.
first on Bible study and next on Chris
tian unity. The chairman Of the former
subject Is President o. S. Davis, of Chi
Hendrix. of Kansas City. Wednesday
afternoon eminent laymen will discuss
the responsibilities of action laid upon
churchmen Of the present generation by
the message Of the Men and Religion
Movement.
Finally, the whole programme viii cul-
inmate in a sermon delivered in Carnegie
Hall by DR.. John H. Jowett, who has
chosen for his theme the pre-eminently
approYriafa tonic. "POWer."
The washington delegates to the Con-
servation Congress are Edward c. Tar
ring. DR.. Jesse Jones, Myron Jermain
Jones, Charles F. Nesbit, IHolcombe G.
johnson. DR.. Donald c. Macleod, Mr..
Henry B. F. Macfarland, F. J. Nichols,
Walter S. Uford. Norton M Little
William Knowles Cooper, Lawrence r.
Lee. DR.. ]. Milton waldron, Rev. E. E.
Kicks, Jesse Lawson, and w. w. War
wick