The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-03-05
Enter Into Earnest Discussion
Covering Religious Topics
u Is to Inspire The Educational Forces
With Right Idea; Convention at
Buffalo, NY.
Especial TO The Free Press.I

Buffalo. March 3.-The twelfth m.
nual convention OF the Religious
Education association will open to.
day and continue until Saturday
More than thirty different meetings
will be held. at all OF which atten.
ton will be focused on The Rights
Of the Child" There will be about
100 papers and addresses by noted
men and women discussing the place
OF the child in the family, in the
church. in the state. i'm the schools
and the civic life. and the plans for
needs OF modern life.
Delegates are in attendance from
all parts OF the United States. and
the speakers include leading rep.
resentatiyes OF practically all the
religious communions and schools
and colleges OF the country. Usual
~ the speakers come also from
many other nations, notably those
Of Europe. rs the organization is
international in it's membership and
field but the war has prevented
large numbers of the foreign mem.
hers being in attendance this year.
Some OF the notable religious lead
crs OF the United States who are
participating In the programme are:
Men Of Prominence Present.
bishop Charles ID. Williams OF the
Protestant Episcopal church. Bishop
+. J. Mcconnell of the Methodist
Episcopal church. President John II.
h. aT
York, Mrs. Anna Garlin Spencer.
professor in the Meadville Theologi.
cal school and an author of note;
the Rev. DR.. Walter Rauschenbusch.
theologian and author; Charles Stei
zle. the famous socialist; Han Phi.
lander p. Claxton: Rabbi Abram
Simon; Mrs. Ella Lyman Cabot, AL
thor and educator: DIR. Graham Tay-
lor, theologian and sociologlst: Presi.
dent Charles r. Thwing. educator
and author. and others.
The association recently adopted
policy OF alternating types. of con.
vention. The one held last year con.
sisted of reports and conferences on
higher education.
Purpose Of Association.
The thrcefold purpose of the assO-
citation is To inspire the educational
forces with the religious ideal, to
inspire the religious forces with the
educational ideal. and TO keep before
the public mind the ideal OF reli-
giOus education and the sense OF it's
need and value.
The convention mas brought sew.
eral thousand visitors TO Buffalo.
Detachments of the Boy Scouts
are acting as ushers ut the meet.
ings and guides at the depots.
4 special commission will present
n report on directors in churches and
their work: professional workers in
international Sunday school associa-
lions and indenominational organi.
cations. on which DIR. ID. s. Win
chester of Boston will speak: teach.
crs in seminaries. training schools
and colleges: Y. VI. c. 4. work and
standards for their work
Among other subjects for discus.
sion will be the scope OF religious
instruction To meet the present need
In colleges. seminaries and training
schools: methods OF church increase
Sunday school nomenclature-with
an address by Rev. DR.. w. ]. Law
renee OF BOston-the development
Of the child: social relations of youth
10 the church: Elementary Instruc.
ton in Religion The RESPONSE
hllity of the Church," Moral Con.
ditions and Moral Betterments: a."
Material of Religious Education and
Moral Betterments:" Material OF
Religious Education and Moral For
ces in the Family" and many others
OF kindred nature.