The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-24

CTS. Great Britain sends but one this year: Dr. Nathaniel Nicklem, principal and professor of dogmatic theology at Mansfield College, Ox- ford University. He is one of the outstanding Congregationalists in the British Isles and one of the most vigorous intellectual forces in the British church.
 Dr Harris Y. Kirk, minister of the Franklin Street Presbyterian Church of Baltimore and Q familiar figure at the conference for many years will act as personal counsel- Tor to conference guests, and the office of chaplain will be filled by Dean Willard Sperry of Harvard Divinity school. Among the other speakers will be: Dr. Rainhold Me- buhr, professor of applied theology ct Union Theological Seminary; Dr. Joseph Fort Newton, rector of St. Lukes church, Philadelphia; Pres- ident J. Edgar Park of Wheaton College; and Dean Lynn Harold Hough of Drew Theological Sem mary.
 Also Professor Elmer c. Homrig- hausen of Princeton Theological Seminary; Dr. daius Glenn Atkins, professor emeritus of homilet!cs and sociology of Auburn Theological Seminary; Dean Austin Pardus of St. Paul's Cathedral, Buffalo; and the Rev. Carl Heath Kopf, minister of teh Mount Vernon church of Boston.
 The Women's meetings held each weekday morning during the con. ference will again be in charge of pr. Scherer, assisted by Miss Mary Alice Roper. AS c new feature this year half Of each session will Do de- voted to studying the home and for. eien missionary subjects for the con1li.g year under the direction of Miss eue Weddell, general secretary Of the Board of Foreign Missions of the Reformed Church.
 Students To Assist
 Northheld Seminary and Mount Hermon School students will assist in the conference program through the ministry of music. Last years group will,be agumented to the size of Q small choir and will sing at either the morning or evening aud- itorium service each day under The direction of Melvin L. Gallagher, choral director of the Northheld Schools. General direction of con. feren"e music will Do In the hands of Eugene ?. Morgan of New York.
 The Westminster Choir School will again be in session ct Mount Hermon during part of the general conference and will be heard in sev- eral concerts, including the North. field Festival of Sacred Music which will ho held Sunday, August 10. pr. John Finley Williamson, founder and president of Westminster will again conduct the Festival chorus.
 Following the custom established by the founder, Dwight L. Moody, slxty.two years ago. President Park has Issued "Call" to the confer- ercc based on the timely theme, 'AiG ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." This cell which Is, in effect, an invitation to the Christian world to gather ct Northfeld this summer reads:
 Truth VIII Triumph
 "The desire for truth, the faith in the truth, and the confidence that truth will triumph in our world is the basis of the Christian reli- gion. Christ represents that truth. 1t Is the truth that makes us free- free from prejudice and narrow ness, from the slavery of fear and hates, and from the evil of selfish- ness. Our world needs, as never be- fore, men and women to witness to this truth. The General Conference at Northfield Is called again that under the guidance of some Of Am- erica's outstanding Christian iead- CTS we may consider the applica- tions of this truth to our lives and our world"