The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-12
CLERGY MEN HERE FOR CONFERENCE
Fifty Ministers of Methodist Episcopal Church At
 Gathering Today.

Prominent cIergymen from many parts of New England and from New York state assembled at, the Wash ington Park Methodist Episcopal church to attend the annual meeting of the New York District Ministers Association of the New York East Conference being held today. More than 50 elergymen were present, and subjects pertaining to the interests of the church and faith were discussed
 The meeting opened at 9:45 o'clock this morning with devotional services conducted by Rev. Ernest C. Carpen- ter, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Goodenough, district superintendent and president of the association, pre- sided.
 Some Current Books ofs Great Value was the subject of an ably handled address by the Rev. William avenue M E. church of Brooklyn, N. r. Rev. MT Richard dwe1t at length upon the religious books that are now offered to the public, and he pointed their relative values.
 In one of the best addresses of the meeting, Prof. Charles Foster Kent of Yale University spoke upon 'HThe Min isters Great Source Book He gave a brief history of the Bible, following which he dwelt upon the great sources of knowledge opened by the work. The remainder of the morning was devoted to business session. At 12:15 the meeting adjourned for luncheon.
 The meeting opened at 1:45 in the afternoon with devotions offered by Rev. George M. Brown. pastor of the First Netnodist church of this cfss. 'The Minister of the Twentieth Cen tury'. was the subject of an interest," ing address by the Rev. John H. Bell pastor of the Summer avenue M. E.. church of Brooklyn, N. r. Rev. MT. Bell in his sermon. / declared that the modern minister must keep well up with the times, and he gave a number of causes, among which was the de- mand of the modern church goer.
 He was followed by Pro9. William J. Thompson of the Drew Theological Seminary of Madison, N. J., who ad- dressed the meeting on Some of Our Doctrines Viewed Psycho1og1caIly.''
 Late in the afternoon four ministers, three Of them of Connecticut, gave twelve minute lectures upon My Methods of Winning Folks for the were the Rev. J. MacLaren Richard- son of the First Presbyterian church of this city, Rev. Benjamin IF. Saxon Of the 61st street M. B. church of New York, Rev. Harold B. Wilson of the Methodist Episcopal church of Bethel.
 
 the First M B. church of South Nor aw1k. Each gave personal experiences and from these the assembled clergy men garnered many valuable sugges- tions
 At 6 o'clock tonight, the delegates will be the guests of the Ladies' Aid society of the Washington Park Af. B. church at supper.
 The evening session will open at 7:45 o'clock Devotions will be offered by the Rev. William M. Carr, pastor of the Beekman Hill M B. church of New York, following which the Rev. | w. HMorgan of the Pastor Calvary church of New York city will address the meeting upon ~The Supreme Qua1- ifcatfons for Service Rev. MT. Carr will speak upon the requisites of the ological students. He is an authority upon the subject, and his address will prove exceedingly interesting. The meeting will then adjourn for one year.