Evening star., 1925-06-06
ANNOUNCES
CONFERENCE HERE
Summer ConcIave Expected
to Aid Establishment of
College of Preaching.

Summer conference, to be at
tended by nearly 100 clergymen, on
Mount st. Alban, beginning next Mon
day for five days, is announced to-
day by Right Rev. james h. Freeman,
ID. D., Bishop of Washington, as the
first step in the organization of the
College of Preaching of the National
Cathedral Foundation. The aim of
the College of Preaching, which it is
believed will become one of the ma jor
services of Washington Cathedral to
the church and TO the Nation, is to
give training in preaching and espe-
cially to equip men TO reach those
who are out of touch with Christ and
His church.
Right Rev. Philip NJ. Rhinela nder
former Bishop of Pennsylvania and
now canon of Washington Cathedral ,
will be the director and chaplain of
the Summer conference He will be
assisted by Rev. c. T. Warner. rector
of st. Adams Church, as assistant
director, and Rev. c. T.. Buck, rector
of Christ Church. as registrar.
In addition to Bishop Rhinelander
the lecturers and leaders for the con
ference include Very Rev. Hugheu r..
W. Fosbroke, D. D., dean at the Gen
eral Theological Seminary in New
York: Rev. Frederick S. Fleming. rec
tor Of the Church of the Atonement,
Chicago, Rev. Arthur j. Gammack
rector of Christ Church, F'itchburg
Mass, and Rev. DR.. NJ. Wilson Sut-
ton, vicar OF Trinity Chapel, in New
York.
Among the themes TO he discussed
al the daily conferences are; The
Living God as the Burden of Our
Preaching and The Explaining of
the Christian Religion az the Sub
stance of Our Teaching" Conferences
and group discussions will be held in
Whitby Hall. corner of Woodley road
and Thirty-siXth street. Morning
PRAYER and evening prayer will he held
daily in the Bethlehem Chapel
Plan of College.
The purpose and plan of operation
of the College of Preaching is out
lined in the following statement.
The National Cathedral Foundation
has planned a new departure in or
GaniZed Christian work 1t Is the es-
adjustment and development of IA
College of Preachers at Washington
Cathedral. II is hoped in this way to
meet widely felt need and to render a
unique service to the church and the
cause of religion in America.
As a first step, men of great repu-
tdIlon VINO nave won renOWn in
Europe and America for their scholar
ship and ability in preaching and
teaching, will be secured from time to
time. Each Sunday afternoon Bishop
Freeman or one of these noted visit
ors Will preach at the Cathedral
either in the Bethlehem Chapel or
out-o -of-doors. The service and the ser
mon will be broadcast.
In addition. these men will be sent
to various industrial and educa tional
centers, to carry TO masses of Amre-
leans, outside rather than inside the
church, the fundamental principles Of
Christianity. Suitable occasions and
opportunities will be arranged for
them. Mass meetings. conferences.
gatherings OF all sorts will be held, in
theaters and halls, in the great uni
VersitY Stadia, in the highways and
byWays of great cities; everywhere
and anywhere that men and women
can be assembled TO listen to their
strong appeal for Christ and His re-
ligion.
Meanwhile there will be increased
activity at the Cathedral center on
Mount st. Alban. 1t will be made a
source of help and inspiration, real
spiritual home, for the clergy and for
all who may resort to it, Special
services, lectures. Instructions. dis.
cussions, classes will be provided to
meet the needs of different groups
AS the great edifice progresses toward
completion. so will the spiritual or.
ganization strive TO keep pace with it
AS rapidly as possible the perma-
nent organization of the college of
Preachers will be perfected. This
means a group of resident students
young men. recently ordained, marked
by mental gifts and preaching power
They will be under competent direc.
tion and leadership. AS a result of
this training of the best material. the
Cathedral viii have its own staff of
preachers available for the service of
the church" "