Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-05
Church OF CHRIST
TO CONVENE HERE
5000 Delegates Expected
to Represent u. S. and
80 Other Nations.

For the first time in their hundred
years of history as separate religious
brotherhood the Disciples Of Christ,
who are organized into the Christian
churches or Churches of Christ. will
come in annual convention to Wash
ington this month.
This religious gathering. one of the
most important held here in recent
years, is expected to bring to the Ma
tional Capital from the United States
and 30 nations as many as $4,000 dele
gates for sessions which start october
IA and will carry over october %. A
feature of these sessions will be the
dedication of the National City Chris
tan Church, now nearing completion
at Massachusetts, avenue and Thomas
Circle, to the erection of which Dis
ciples of Christ all over the United
States have joined in contributing.
The forthcoming sessions embody
three distinct aSSemblages, the first
being the international convention Of
the Disciples of Christ the second a
youths convention, and the third
world convention of Churches of Christ,
the first ever called. Prominent church
leaders from England, Australia, New
Zealand, Canada, the United States
and other countries will address the
ligious interest.
Will Meet President.
President Hoover, in recognition of
the importance of the convention and
the anniversary of a hundred years of
work, will receive the delegates at the
White House on October 81, during the
world convention sessions. Immediately
following that occasion there will be a
tribute to the President Of the United
States, who worshipped regularly at the
little frame chapel, forerunner to the
beautiful National City Church that
has just been erected.
The international convention Of the
Disciples of Christ meets annually at
the choice of the convention. They
decided to come to Washington this year
and have a part in the dedication Of
the new church. Its sessions will begin
october ID and conclude at tie COM
munion services Sunday afternoon,
October 10. at the Washington Audi
forum and Constitution Hall. The
youths convention will be in session
also from October 1919. No one more
than "a years Of age will ordinarily be
admitted to this convention, which will
hold separate sessions for the most
part, although 1t will participate in
some of the sessions of the other con-
ventions.
r. A. Long, philanthropist, Of Kansas
City, Mo, Is president this year OF the
international convention. He will speak
on THE Great Responsibility of the
Church" the evening Of October ID, fol-
lowing the preliminary reports Of var1-
GUS agencies of the church.
Pension Fund Planned.
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to come before the convention is the
proposed effort to secure $4,000, 600 for
pension fund for the retirement of
old ministers and missionaries. This
subject is to be presented to the over
seas delegates at a dinner the cveling
of october 81, and az se-!e5 o. lunch
cons, especially the one on October 13,
when the delegates Will assemble by
States and regions at the various hotels
OF the city.
On October Is will be inaugurattd
also the series of daily dedication Of
parts of the National City Christian
Church, the first three being at 1890
pm. and the last four being at S pm.
with the actual dedication of the build
ing at sunrise on Sunday, October 10.
With business sessions in the after
noon, the morning and evening sessions
of the international convention will be
Of an inspirational character. Interest
is centering on the election of a pi esi-
cent Of the United Christian Missionary
Society. Component parts of the or
ganiZation are the American Christian
Missionary Society the Foreign Chris
tian Missionary Society. the Christian
Womens Board OF Missions and the
National Benevolent Society Among
others affiliated are boards Of educa-
/ ton Temperance, Christian unity and
evangelism.
Speakers on Program.
Among the speakers will be Edgar
De witt Jones of Detroit, Roger T.
Noee OF Nashville, Tenn; DR.. Jesse M.
Bader Of Indianapolis, Ind; Charles
Reign Scofville, the evangelist; A. z.
Corey and Charles T. Paul OF In
dianapolis. Graham Frank Of Dallas,
| Tex: z. NJ. Waits. president OF Texas
Christian University; Arthur Braden,
president of Pennsylvania University,
| kentucky; John D. Zimmerman, secre-
| tary of the Kansas Christian Missionary
| Society; John G. Alder. secretary of
| the Nebraska Christian Missionary
| Society: Rodney l.. McQuary of Ander-
| son, Ind: Paul Preston of Dallas, Tex
| w. r. Warren Of Indianapolis, Ind. /:
DR.. H. o. Pritchard and John O. Wood
OF the Board Of Education and DR.
| Lutler WelSle VI idle university.
The opening sessions Of the World
Convention will meet in two sections
on Sunday night, October 10, the one
| at the auditorium being presided over
| by DR.. Jesse Bader of Indianapolis, Ind
| and that at Constitution Hall by DR.
Charles S. Medbury of Des Moines
Iowa. Deepening world fellowship among
churches of Christ will be the general
theme. speakers being Hon. j. w. Black
OF Leicester. England, formerly mem
Der of the British Parliament, and c. r
Stauffer of Atlanta, Ga
One of the dramatic nhases of thf