The Detroit times., 1913-06-14
Noted Men and Women Coming
To Speak on Subjects of
Ks
Keen Interest
SESSIONS TO BE HELD IN
CHURCH OF OUR FATHER
Meetings To Come To Close With
Outing On Belle Isle Next
SATURDAY.

States, from Boston TO California, will
CATER In Detroit. next week, 10 take
part In tie seven-day program OF the
thirteenth annual convention OF the
National New Thought Alliance. which
will be held In the Church of Our
Father, beginning Sunday.
Morning, afternoon and night SEES
sions will give opportunity for the
discussion of many topics of interest
to the adherents of this philosofhic-
ally religious belief, which. its fol-
lowers claim, has shaken of the
"shackles" OF an orthodox church.
Some Of those who will participate In
the convention are. James A. Edger-
ton, president OF the National New
Thought Alliance. poet prose writer
and ynalness man, who recently has
sbeen appointed purchasing agent for
The postofice department in Wash
ington, d. c.: DR.. r. II. Pratt, we'll
known surgeon of Chicago: Mrs.
! Mary f. T. Chaplin. pastor OF the New
Thought church, Of New York city:
Mrs. Annie r. Militz, editor Of The
Master Mind, Los Angeles. Cal;
Swami Abhedananda, Hindu teacher
Of higher thought and oriental philos-
ophy OF West Cornwall. Conn; Alice
Herring Christopher. editor of the
Spiritual Journal Boston: Cora M.
Hoffer. editor OF the Thinkers World
: Magazine. Chicago; Charles b. Patter-
son, OF New York, former editor OF
Mind; Julia s. Sears, OF New York
and London. founder OF the New
Thought school and church OF New
York city, and Lydia w. Hazlett, pres
ident of a metaphysical school OF
Richmond, Ind.
Opening Session Sunday.
The opening session, Sunday morn
Ing, will be held In the Detroit Al
lance hall, No. 31S Woodwardave..
on account OF the fact that the
Church OF Our Father will be In use.
The address of this service will be
" OF Detroit. and founder Of the local
alliance, Ave years ago.
Monday night. there will be a re-
ception for those attending from out
OF town. Aid Charles w. Burton,
speaking on behalf OF Mayor Marx.
will deliver the welcome of the city.
Mrs. Delphine Ashbaught also will
speak. representing the Moderated
womans clubs OF Detroit. An intro
ductory address will be given by DR..
Patterson, and responses by Presi-
dent Edgerton. and the guests OF
honor OF the convention. The latter
are Julia Seton Sears, M. d., B. +.
Flower, of Boston; Kate A. Boehme.
OF Niagara -on-the-Lake, Ont; Swami
Abhedananda, and Mrs. Jane w. Var
nell, or Detroit.
n Wednesday evening, there will be
- special musical and recitative con.
cert Leila Simons, pastor Of the
New Thought temple In Cincinnati,
Ohio, will be one of those ON the pro-
gram. Miss Simons was the first
American woman TO be admitted to
the "Conservatoire DramatiQue' OF
Paris, where she studied In 1910. She
ID said to be a dramatic reader OF
striking ability.
Another OF the entertainers for the
evening will be Mrs. e. G. Bolin. pres
ident Of the Columbus (Ohio) Phycho-
logical society, who Is noted as
whistling soloist.
Benjamin Fay Mills Coming.
On Friday, Benjamin Fay Mills. OF
a Los Angeles. lecturer and former
prominent evangelist, will make three
Y addresses, one In the morning on
How to teach comprehensive view
q Of God, man and the UNIVERSE" In
fyhe afternoon on Psychology and ef-
!. Aciency," and night, The seven
& themes OF New Thought"
ess DR.. Pratt, one OF the noted speakers.
10 Z specialist in physical abnormali-
ties which tend to distort the mental
ity OF the individual and contribute
To his moral delinquency. He has per-
snfOEIned many operations for the relief
! Of persons who were the victims OF
such unfortunate disorders. He has
been engaged to go to Cairo, Egypt,
to hold q clinic OF this sort. and he
Will leave the United States about the
middle Of July for that purpose. He
will speak In the convention, Wednes-
day afternoon, on Respiration.
Mrs. Chaplin Is another OF the at
tractive speakers. Mrs. Julia Ward
Howe says Of her In Representative
Women OF New England" she Ia a
potent factor In the artistic and edu.
cational life Of the country. Mrs. Cha
pins mental equipment for public
speaker 10 enhanced by beauty, charm,
I. O10tauCSAVu VI pIcScuCc, auu VINCE VI
J, combined strength and fexibility. As
= lecturer, she has made herself an
especial favorite."
Swami Abhedananda will speak,
Tuesday afternoon. on the Spiritual
evolution Of the SOUL"
nvsntion-at-Sehoo Feature.
At noon each day there will be a
healing clinic. conducted each time
sby . different leader of the movement.
An important part Of the convention
viii b the "Convention-at-scho oI''
numbers, conducted in the morning s
/, non TO 10 o'clock and in the after
inoono from $3.50 to 6:30 o'clock.
y,- IVA 4 vescelius. of Croton on. Fiud.
IN. N. r., editor OF Music and
! HEALTH" will conduct a series of les,
s6ooS o. the general topic OF The In.
nuouco ~ music upon health" Swami
Abno6Ansuda, Hindu teacher OF new
thought and oriental philosophy. Will
Conduot . series on The philosophy
~ oplritusl embodiment" Among the
other leaders OF the school will be Dr
yullo = -esars, T. Harry tiaze, editor
q Life Culture" of Seattle, Wash,
onl MrS. Annie r. Militia.
The convention will close Saturday
n1lokn06h. June FL. with q halliday
ent1p0 q BsiIe Isle.
- ~ 6nuuGi mass convention In one
/, q 81 SoJlowers Of the New Thought
Mh0 en- Attend. Its organization is
4 Ey(t1y Gem0crxtic, or, 70 be more ex'