Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-09
PROTESTANT CHURCHES
HOLD CONFERENCE TO-DAY
Delegates Representing Many De-
nominations Discuss Extension
of Christianity.
BRYAN SPEAKS AT AUDITORIUM
Secretary OF State to Have sas His
i Topic Church, Unity sAlu tho
Peace ement''-Elaborate Pro-
gram of Business.

The opening session of the annual
convention of the executive committee
of the Federal Council of the Churches
OF Christ in America will begin Mt 2
o'clock this afternoon In the auditorium
Of the Central Young MEMS Christian
Association Building, with 200 or more
delegates representing all Protestant
ism In attendance. AS preliminary
to the session to-day. a meeting of
the Federal Councils commission on
evangelism was held yesterday.
Addresses by Secretary of State Will
liam Jennings Bryan and by President
Smaller Mathews. Of the University of
Chicago, tonight at the City Audi
torium will be features of to o-day's.
meeting: Secretary Bryan. accom-
arrive I'm Richmond at o'clock this
afternoon. 1t is understood that the
secretary will go directly to the Fed
eral Council meeting upon his arrival.
where he will be seated rs a delegate
from the Presbyterian Church, and Will
participate in the proceedings of the
council. While in Richmond the secre-
tary and Mrs. Bryan will be enter
tained at the home of John SHELTON
Williams, Comptroller of the Currency.
CHURCH UNITY AND THE PEACE
MOVEMENT" TO DE DRYAN'S TOPIC
Church Unity and the Peace Move
ment'' will be Secretary Bryan's sub
ject tonight. while President Mathews
VIII speak on militant Idealism.".
The session at the City Auditorium will
begin promptly at S o'clock tonight.
and Will be opened with prayer by
Rev. Russell Cecil, d. H.. pastor of the
Second Presbyterian Church. Rev. w.
Asbury Christian D. D., pastor of Union
Station Methodist Church. will preside
at the meeting. After the addresses
the closing prayer will be offered by
Rev. w. c. James. pastor Of Grove Az
enue Baptist Church.
Rev. Sidney L. Gulick, OF New York
representative Of the commission on
relations with Japan, will take a prom
inent part In to-days sessions. DR..
Quick is In close touch with the situa :,
tion IN the Eastern countries, and Is
well known throughout this country
for his comprehensive lectures
Last night. at the session OF the
Commission on Evangelism, Rev. Il. E
Taylor. pastor OF the First Baptist
Church. of indianapolis. outlined the
career Of George Whitefeld, the famous
eighteenth century evangelist, George
Whitefield still lives" he said after
$50 years he Is still speaking to us
to-day, urging us to a more passionate
zeal for souls, a tender compassion for
the multitude and service that Will
wear out. but never rust out" White
field was an eminent English evange-
list, who died In Portsmouth, Mass,
September 90, ITO -.
bISHOP HENDRIX SPEAKS
ON 1yANGELISTIC WORK
Rev. j. f. Carson pastor Of Central
Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn, ". ",
who was scheduled to speak last night
on Personal Evangelism was pre-
vented from attending the session last
night, and Bishop e. r. Hendrix, Of
the Methodist Chuch, spoke In his
place.
The spirit of evangelism is stlll
active" said the bishop. "notwithstand-
Ing the dreadful happenings OF the
times. After every dark and dismal
period there follows marvellous re-
llgious movement. 1t was so after the
French Revolution and the Napoleonic
wars. and II will be so again."
We talk about the evils OF mill
tarism. but our commercialism. blight
ing us with its bloody hands, Is as bad
as militarism. We are lighting ter
rible war here with our commercial-
ISM" The bishop told Of being at Con-
stance, Germany, at the peace confer
ence. which was adjourned, July i, fol-
lowing the outbreak of the European
war There we to preach peace;
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