The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-25

1WO IluI1uEcO u1CAAbCAo 4AOAA VAAS 42 Protestant churches in the city will attend the annual state conven- tion of the Connecticut Council of Churches and Religious Education which will be held in the Center church and the Center-United parish house in New Haven, Satur- day, December T, it was announced this morning by Rev. Thomas Le- Roy Crosby, rector of the South Federated church and head of the promotion committee in Waterbury.
 The quota of 200 was set at re- cent meeting of the local ministers who urge at least nine members from every church to attend as rep resentatives to the nine conferences on that day, with twice as many be- ing urged to be delegated from the larger churches here. A report meeting of the local ministers conn., mittee on the Waterbury delegation will be made at meeting Friday afternoon of this week at the Gen. tral Y at o'clock. This committee has been organized to contact all churches of the city and vicinity for large attendance at the confer- enceS.
 Large Committee
 Similar groups are being organized in Hartford and New Haven and ap- proximately 1000 delegates are ex- pected to attend. Assisting Rev. MT. Crosby on the promotion commit tee are: Herbert Smith, general sec- retary of the Central Y; Thomas Smith, religious secretary of the same institution; Rev. William V. Dickinson of St. Paul's M. E. church, secretary: Rev. John E. Coombs of the First Congregational; Rev. Ridg- way F. Shinn of the West Side Hill M. E. church; Miss Thelma Race of the First Baptist; Rev. A. A. Perry of Mt. Olive A. M. E. Zion church; Rev. Chappell of St. Johns Episco- pal church; Rev. Martin Lorenz of the First Lutheran; Rev. Ralph w. Rowland of Middlebury; Rev. Ed ward R. Hance of Naugatuck; and Rev. Murray Hunter of Thomaston.
 The speakers at the conferences will be Honorable Henry A. Wallace, secretary of agriculture; Dr. Harold McAfee Robinson, acting general secretary of the International Council of Religious Education; Dr. Robert Russell Wicks, dean of the University Chapel of Princeton Uni- versity; Professor Nelson s. Cruick- shank of N. Y. U.; Dr. Hugh Hart shorne of Yale Divinity School; Dr. A. J. William Meyers of the Hart ford Seminary Foundation; Profess sor Adolrih Pauli of Wesleyan Uni versity; Dr. Luther Weigle of Yale Divinity School; Professor w. H. Wulfeck of tn eInstitute of Human Relations at Yale and Dr. Karl R. Stolz, dean of the Hartford School of Religious Education.
 Fall Meeting Tomorrow
 The fall meeting of the New Ha- ven District Ministers will be held tomorrow. at the Howard avenue M. E. Church in New Haven of which Rev. Arthur A. Ball is rector. The program will open at 10:30 a. m. with devotions, announcements and business. At Il a. m. an address will be given by Rev. Phillip s. Wa ters of White Plains, N. Y. on "The New Hymnal and New Order of Wofship." At l2:15 o'clock luncheon will be served. At 1:15 p. m. an ad- dress will be given by Bishop Fran cis J. Mcconnell. At 2:30 p. m. radio rally will be held by the New Haven District Women, featuring an address by Bishop Mcconnell. At 3:30 D. m. colored motion pictures of the Orient will be shown by Frank l.. Smith.
 A plano duet will be rendered by Mrs. Paul Dubois and Mrs. R. Ro- berts. Greetings will be extended by District Superintendent Rev. Loyd F. Morley. Mrs. DuBois and Mrs. Roberts will then offer e vocal duet. Greetings will then be given by Mrs. H. w. Adams. president of the Ladies' Aid of the New Haven Dis- trict