Evening star., 1926-06-06
CATHEDRAL PLANS
PREACHERS SCHOOL
Weeks Session, With Many
Prominent Churchmen Pres
ent, to Open Tomorrow.

ent, to Open Tomorrow.
An effort toward the revival Of the
| prophetic ministry of the Christian
, Church will be taken this week ir
| the holding in Washington of the
| College of Preachers Summer Con
| ference at the National Cathedral OF
| SS. Peter and Paul All the sessions
of the conference, with the exception
| of the religious services, will be held
in Whitby Hall, an annex of the
National Cathedral School for Girls
The officers of the College OF
Preachers Summer Conference are
Rt Rev. Philip Rhinelander. for
merly Bishop of Pennsylvania and
Canon of the Cathedral; assistant
director, Rev. DIR. w. l.. De Vries
chancellor of the Cathedral, and reg
Washington parish.
al Students Enrolled.
Forty four students have been en-
rolled for the conference including
ministers of the Episcopal Church
and one Bishop, the Rt. Rev. s. B.
Booth. D. D., bishop coadjutor of
Vermont.
A distinguished faculty has been
assembled to instruct this unusual
educational institution besides the
Cathedral staff. Four bishops are
included among the instructors. Rt.
Rev. James +. Freeman, DID, Bishop
of Washington; Rt Rev. Philip
Rhinelander, ID; Rt. Rev. f. j.
Bidwell. Bishop of Ontario, and Rt.
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Carolina. Others on the faculty are
Rev. Prebendary Wilson Carlile of
England. founder of the English
Church Army; Rev. Leonard Hodgson,
General Theological Seminary, New
York; Rev. G.. A. Johnston, DID.
Union Theological Seminary, New
York; Rev. A. j. Gayner, DID, Noun
tain Lakes, y. j. and Rev. DIR. Henry
Lubbock
The program for the conference in
cludes the following sessions:
Monday. June 7-Registration and
assignment of rooms, pm. dinner,
$50 pm; greeting and fellowship
meeting, pm: compline, $50 pm.
On Tuesday. Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday the sessions will begin
with holy communion at 1880 am. and
morning prayer at 8 am. The lee
lures will begin at $3.50 each morning
and will include the following topics:
God in His World" Rev. Leonard
Hodgson; Preaching the Message
and the Method" Rev. DR.. G. a.
johnson Ross, and Redemption in
the Body of Christ" Bishop Bidwell.
In addition, there will be a series of
evening conferences With the follow
ing special topics:
Tuesday Mission Preaching: On
the Platform" led by Bishop James
+. Freeman and Rev. Prebendary
Carlile.
Mission Preaching: In
the Pulpit" led by Rev. A. J. Gayner
Thursday Making the Bible
known and Read" led by Rev. DR..
Henry Lubbock.
Friday" "Evangelism in the Church." >"
led by Bishop Thomas Darst.
On Saturday the sessions of the
conference will adjourn with holy
communion and address at 7:30 am
There will also be small group con.
ferences led by such men as the Rev.
DR.. S. "A. B. Mercer, Rev. Lyman Rob-
bins and the Rev. A J. Gammack,
who is also member of the commits
sion on evangelism.
The College of Preachers confer
ence foreshadows the establishment of
a permanent College of Preachers ut
the National Cathedral of IS. Peter
and Paul, plans for which have been
included III the project. Bishop Free
man has said that with the revival of
the prophetic ministry we shall see
the greatest revival of religious in
terest. which comprehends everything
that concerns human life"
The College of Preachers movement
is directly in line with a matter which
has been interesting the entire Ameri-
can church for several years past.
Already $4,000 has been donated
for the College of Preachers fund. and
the first unit of construction for the
College Of Preachers will cost about
sl2o.000. From IL to 18 students will
be in residence ut a time for periods
averaging about six months, and
others besides those of the Episcopal
Church will be eligible for the instruc.
ion. The instruction and training
will be largely individual. In process
Of time the hope is to train IL small
group of competent men who will be
attached to the staff of
he College of Preachers. It is also
hoped that there will be a continual
succession of visitors from outside to
AXE part in both the preaching and
he instruction.
Among those in the student body of
he College Of Preachers Summer con-
'erence opening tomorrow are the
'ollowing: Rev. Donald B. Aldrich,
church of the Ascension. New York: |
Rev. d. r. Bailey, Fall River, Mass;
Rev. Karl M. Block, st. Louis; Rev.
John H. a. Bomberger. Washington;
Rev. r. +. Browning, Baltimore; Rev.
:. f. Buck, Washington; Rev. T. S.
Zine, New York; Rev. j. Manly Cobb, i
Va; Rev. T. b. Halsey,
Philadelphia: Rev. A. j. Gammack,
Christ Church. Fitchburg. Mass; Rev.
III. Gibson. Baltimore; Rev.
Albert Lucas. Episcopal Academy,
Philadelphia; Rev. Charles McAllister,
'hurch Missions House, New York;
Rev. Elmore 7. Mckee, New Haven,
ronn.; Rev. s. A. 3. Mercer, Grafton,
Mass: Rev. A. J. Miller, ST. Georges
'hurch. Schenectady. n. Y; Rev. Fl.
5. Miller, Washington; Rev James A.
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