Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-01-15

tive, "The Coordination of the Eff
forts of North Cardinals Churches"
the second North Carolina Convoca-
ton of Churches will open next Tues
day afternoon in the Edenton Street
Methodist Church, Raleigh. 1t will ex-
tend through Thursday, January 20.
Sponsored by the North Carolina
Council of Churches, the convocation
will bring to the State, many of them
for the first time, outstanding speak
ers who will center their talks and
discussions about the central theme,
"Thy Kingdom c. NJ"
Both men and women will have
parts in the great gathering of clergy
and lay members of the respective
churches for the study of current pro-
blems common to all the churches in
the furtherance of the various phases
of church work
DR.. Trela D. Collins of Durham, EX-
ecutive Secretary of the North Car
DINA Council of Churches, in whose
hands the arrangements for the Con-
vocation were placed, has stated that
he is confident a practical exchange
of ideas and information has been
provided through the comprehensive
| program for every minister and
church member in the , tate who will
attend, from the larger congregations
of the busy cities to the smaller group
of the countryside.
A feature of the sessions will be q
daily "Quiet Hour" and the churches
and community groups of the State
Capital will cooperate in the presen-
tation of appropriate Christian
church music.
The array of speakers and seminary
conference leaders is impressive, DR..
Collins pointed out; including num-
Der of the North States own promi-
nant figures in social and religious
development.
DR.. W. W. Peele, President of the
North Carolina Council of Churches,
will preside at the opening session at
800 o'clock, Tuesday afternoon.
Bishop J. Kenneth Pfohl, President
of the Soul.1ern Province of the Mora
Wan Church of America, will conduct
: the worship and Mrs. Grace Sloan
Overton of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Sec
rotary of the National Council of Fed
Grated Church Women, will speak on
eff the Kingdom Comes"
DR.. Peele will speak at the evening
session on, "How the Kingdom Is to
Come" and DR.. Hornell Hart of Hart
ford Theological Seminary, Hartford
! Connecticut, will deliver an address
on the subject, 1.-THE Kingdom of
rotherhooo-Now?"
Mrs. Overton, an influential figure
among women of the Christian church
is heralded as "a leading voice this
year, as last, in the National Teach
ing Mission Her latest book, "The
Family in CT angling Culture is
! must reading for every intelligent
parent"
Dr. Hart, vino is Professor Of Social
Ethics at Hartford Theological Semi
nary, is the author of several books
of wide circulation, the latest being
Living Religion" He is presented as
"a dynamic exponent of Christianity"
Mrs. ,Overton and DR.. Hart will
speak frequently during the three-day
Convocation.
Thursday will bring to the state DR..
John G. Bennett of Auburn Theolo-
gical Seminary Auburn, N. Y, who
will speak in the morning on, "The
Meaning of Christianity for the
Events of Our Times and in the aft
ernoon on, "The Church and the Eco
nomic Situation in the Light of the
Oxford Conference" DR.. Bennett is
one of the leaders among the young
er theologicans and has attracted
much attention through his latest
work, christianity and Our World"
Of especial interest to the laymen
will be their luncheon Thursday of
next week, at one o'clock, in the Sir
Walter Hotel, with Colonel J. w. Har-
relson of North Carolina State Col
lege presiding.
Governor Clyde r. Hoey will speak
to the men at that time as will Rus
sell Colgate of New York Plans are
also being made for a women's lunch
con at the same hour at the Edenton
Street Church, at which time Mrs.
Overton will be heard.
Governor Hoey will also address the
Convocation Thursday afternoon,
when Mr.. Colgate is also on the pro-
gram. Mr.. Colgate is a prominent
business man of New York City,
leading Baptist laymen, and is Presi-
dent of the International Council of
Religious Education.
Other speakers of wide reputation
and influential leadership in the
Christian church, will be:
Dr. Howard c. Robbins, for twelve
years dean of the Cathedral Of st
John the Divine, New York City, and
now Professor of Preaching at Cen
eral Theological Seminary.
DR.. Henry S. Leiper, Executive Sec