Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-07-05
ale Standard viii Also Get Atten-
tion at Session of Worlds Chris
IA tian Citizenship.
,r roaRAM ARRANGED FOR BIG
MEETING HELD IN PORTLAND.
impression of Social Evil in Every
Fown and Hamlet One Of Objects
of This Conference.

iahdard, more rlgld prosecution VI
xtite slave law violators, and suppress
ion of the social evil in every city and
bahlet in the world are the object of
IA second Worlds Christian Citizen
ahip Conference which today formally
sonvened in the great stadium Of the
Faltnomah Athletic Club. Delegates
tfon a score Of nations and eommunl
cants of all religions were in attend
anee today and will discuss in greatest
detail and in plain language plans for
giamping out the social evil, and for
Ringing the church into closer rela-
tionship with the citizen. At the sec
ton meetings, which will continue un-
iii July 6, the delegates viii discuss
the relationship of low wagoj to the
social evil. Following great meetings
hell yesterday in all the churches Of
portland, the real organization VI the
corference came today when Rev. Hen
" Collin Minton, of Trenton, N. j.,
oalled the immense gathering to order
lid the speeches of welcome were
nade.
A feature of the meeting will be a
Fourth Of July parade in which 10000
win march. Following the parade,
REPRESENTATIVES, of all the foreign ma
ticns sending delegates to the confer
enee win deliver patriotic oratIons.
Among the foreign speakers are:
Robert ]. Patterson, of Belfast, Ire
laud; John Lamond, Of Edinburgh,
Srotland; DR.. Charles Merle 'Aubigne
ofJar;s; Monsieur de Roughemont, Of
Nelfchatel Switzerland; Signor Da-
viec Bosio, royal army, of Italy, Rlne;
srofrssor Theophill Mann, Frankfort.
onMair, Germany; Dr.. Edward Sverd-
rsp, Lhristiana, Norway; President Ar
menag, Haigazion, Konia, Turkey; Ng
Poon Chew, Canton, China; DR.. j. Sa-
aumoshin Motoda, Toxic, japan; DR..
j. A. Mcdonald Toronto Canada;
K@ang Yuon Lee, Korea William
Hay, New Zealand, These men expect
To tour the United States on lecture
tfips following the close of the eight
aM gathering.
rues,lay morning DR.. J, S. McMunn,
Of East Greenwich, N Y, will preside
Al the section devoted to "The Fam
ily" and reports Of the commission
eppointed at the first worlds confer
eace will be made by Professor r. G,
Mylie, of Pittsburg Discussion will
Be held by NJ. d'Aubignc, Edwin II,
Deik, of Philadelphia, and James NJ
George, of Kansas City. Tho peace
conference will be presided over by
Dr. j. Boggs Dodds, of Sterling, Kan.
Professor Edward Krehbiel of Leland
stanford University, California, will re-
port for the peace commission. Ad
presses will be made by B. Scott Bates
0f st. Paul. Professor Theophil Mann
James A, Macdonald The section
meeting devoted to capital and labor
wIll be presided over by R. NJ. Downie
Of East Beaver Falls, Pa, and DR.
Oh harles Stelzle will report for the com
mission. DR.. A. J. McKelway, Of
Washington, D. c., will discuss chile
labor and Arthur E. Wood, Of Portland
Ore, will take up western phases Of
gie labor problem.
Wednesdays IS sectional conferences
and the chairmen will be public educa
ton, DR.. William Foster, of Portland
pfison reform, Governor Oswald West
Qf Oregon; Bishop Charles Scadding
Head of the Oregon diocese of the Epis
copal church; social purity, DR., s. A
Stewart, of Seattle.
AT Thursdays conferences the dele
gates will discuss immigration, tn,
sabbath and Mormonism. All thes,
viii take place in the mornings at va
i1ous churches Of the city, the main ses
sions in the afternoon and evenings be
ing held at the stadium, where topic
p such general nature as The Obliga
lions of Christian Countries to Thei
dependencies, by former Vice Presi
dent Charles w. Fairbanks, Of Indian
apolis; Christianity in the New Chi
ua," by Ng Poon Chew; 'The Mora
fgOlution of the City" by Dr. Lyman
Davis, of sharpsburg Pa; "Muni
aipay Reform" by DR.. Mark A. Math
Avs, Of Seattle; "Tbe Ethical Elemen
Systems of Taxation by Lieuten
pdt Governor Albert j. Wallace, of Cal
itprnia; "Divorce and Social WEI
iafe," by DR.. Edwin H. Deik, an
"rhe Impact Of the occident on tn
Orient, % by r. b. Peery, Of Atchisor
Kansas.
President Wilson was given plac
dn the program for Saturday night, hi
sppic being "The Moral Implication
A the Right of Suffrage" but h
Qrobably cannot attend.
Aside from the topics mentioned
olher speakers from the whole countr
vii discuss minor problems affeetin
Nc individual, the community and IN
nhtion. DIR. Snmnel Y. Znnn Rntten. O