Evening star., 1935-10-19
MEETING AWAITED
BY UN|VERSAL|STS
Secretary Wallace to Speak
at Services Opening
Convention.

The services at the Universalist Ma
tional Memorial Church, Sixteenth
and 8 Streets, tomorrow will open
the biennial session of the Universalist
General Convention and it's allied
Sunday school and missionary asso-
Citations in Washington next week.
Henry A. Wallace, Secretary of'Agri-
culture. will speak at the evening serv-
Ice on THE Spiritual Backgrounds OF
american Life" At the morning serV-
ice DR.. Frederic w. Perkins will preach
on THE Something More OF Liberal
Religion"
Other important addresses Of the
convention will be given by DR.. Ade-
iaide T. Case cf Teachers College,
Columbia University. Monday eve
ming under the auspices of the Gen.
eral Sunday School Association, on
Can the Church Measure Up to Its
Educational Opportunities; by Miss
Katherine F. Lenroot. head of the
U. S. Children's Bureau, Tuesday eve
ming, under the auspices of the
Women's Association, on THE Spirit
ual Foundations of Our Work for
Children" and by DR.. Frederick B.
Fisher of Detroit, president of the
Free Church Fellowship, with which
the Universalist General Convention
Is affiliated.
Mrs. Poole to Speak.
Mrs. Grace Morrison Poole, recently
president of the General Federation Of
Women's Clubs, will be the speaker at
the closing banquet Friday. These
weekday evening meetings as well as
the convention will be held at the
MayfioWer Hotel.
Daily religious services will be held
at the Universalist National Memorial
Church. The convention communion
service will be Wednesday at $40 pm.
conducted by DR.. Perkins and DR..
John van Schaick of Boston. pastor
emeritus. In the evening the occas-
ional sermon will be preached by DR..
George Cross Baner of Akron, Ohio,
on Recovery: From What? For
What?" On Monday, Tuesday and
Thursday half-hour vesper services will
be held at $40 pm. with addresses by
Rev. Ellsworth C. Reamon of Syra-
cuse. N. Y, DR.. Harry w. Reed of
Watertown, N. Y, and DR.. Lee S. Nc
Collester of Tufts College Divinity
School. Massachusetts,. Each of these
services will be preceded by a 20
minute ministry of organ music by
Dr. Albert w. Harmed, organist of the
church.
One of the most important confer
ences vii be that on international re-
lations Thursday afternoon, led by
Dr. Joseph Mayer of Washington, sec
retary of the American Association of
University Professors.
Missionary on Program.
Miss Ruth Downing of Toxic, Japan,
home on furlough, will tell of condi-
tions in that country Miss Downing
has charge of the kindergarten work
of the Blackmer Home in Toxic. main
tained by the Women's National Mis-
sionary Association.
The president of the convention is
Victor A. Friend of Massachusetts,,
who retires from Office at this session.
One of the important actions will be
the election of his successor. The
secretary and general superintendent
is DR.. Roger P. Etz, and the treasurer
is A. Ingham Bicknell, both of Boston.
DR.. Frank w. Ballou, superintendent
of schools in the District'of Columbia,
Is one of the trustees.
This will be the first session of the
convention to be held in Washington
since the dedication of the Universalist
National Memorial Church in April,
1880.