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NEW BRITAIN DAILY 'HERALD, MONDAY, APRIL' 27, 1925
BIG BIBLE CLASS
.. CONVENTION OVER
V:i. -. '
p. Conger ol This City Elected
i Vice-President
, Dr. J. E. Congor of Now Britain
m reelected tint vlce-prildent In
charge of Connollcut, of the Fed
eration of Men's Bible claaaee which
Cl9d IU second annual convention
ft Mount Vernon, N. Y yesterday
Afternoon. ,
The convention, which was char
(actfirlzod as "the ireateat religious
(fciovement of the see," was a rovo-
istron to delegatoi who were In New
'Britain last year when the. foderfc
tlon first was organlzMl. " Krom a
smsll group or Blhle classes In Con
.neeUcut and Kkw York the Kedeaa.
'Won, It was learned yeatorday has'
grown Into an organization of SOU
Able classecs snd men's brother
fcpodn, with a total membership of
more than 100,000 and extending as
tar west as the Paclfla coast and
Slor the Atlantlo seaboard from
llalnn to Washington.
Y. Keaeon Jones of Mount Vernon
as reelected prosldnnt for another
year. V. A. Munger of New York
tlty was elected secretary, succeed
ing K. A. Mndsley of Bridgeport.
Klwln H. 'Itooney of Provldenco, R.
1, was elected treasurer, The now
Hecutlve committee consists of the
Shove officers and seven vice-presidents,
each vice-president being In
Charge of the Bible class movement
In his respective-state. They were
as follows: Connecticut, Dr. J. E.
Conger, New Britain; New. , York,
Harry L. Black. West Brighton. Sta
ten Island: New Jersey, L."H. Walk
er, Rutherford; Massachusetts. Ear
M. Dinger. Worcester; .'! Rhode . Is-,
' Jand, Frank ft. liBrsofroyldfwe;'
tfcnneylvanla. Josfepli iK'.'Mdqlgwfa.
ry. Philadelphia; ''Ma.ryto4i
iennlngs, Hagcrstown.ri; ' jz v
It was voted to holj,'U',onv6rtf
tlon In Providence, R.ii.he'l,JJft
The convention 6ptnd;ii; Menus'
'rial Hall, a new tln-estbfy ttMok
building erected by the:' artltolo
JBlble class of Mount VejrnOrf.'v. Secre
tary Earl J. Llnclsley oi Bridgeport;
(reported that the Federation has'
grown from a group of 4J classes
called together In.: New, Britain last
year to an organization1 Jiottr- wlth j
branches In 17 states, namely, Ar.
kansaa, California. Connecticut,
District of Columbia. Indiana.
Kansas. .Maryland,' .Massachusetts.
Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New
Jersey. Now York. Ohio. Pennsyl
vania. Uhode Inland. Tennessee,. d
Wisconsin and the Districtof Cjjr
lumbia.
The classes are grouped s fol
lows: Methodist 69, i Tiaptlmt 55,
Congregational SO. Presbyterian E4,
Everyman's (non-sectarian) 13,
Christian 5, Church of Christ S,
t'nlted Presbyterian 2, Reformed 2,
Disciples 1, Universe list 1, Episcopal
1, Friends 1. federations 0, Y. M. C.
A. 8, not designated 72. According
to this report the Federation has
294 classes listed Utth more being
heard from all the time.
'"Tim opening address was -made Jby
Dr. Conger of this city, who spoke
n. ''Vlsiot." Dr. Conger. Is , th
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founder of the Federation and was
Introduced as "The Daddy of th or
ganlsatlon." Addrossoa wore, made
on the sebject of city leagues, by
Klwln H. Itooney of Provldonoe,
K. 1., Karl Dinger of Worcester,
Mass., and W. O, Florlan of Bridge
port, Conn. On the subject of or
ganisation. Attorney William M.
Smith of Htaten Island and W. V.
Norrls of Mount Vernon were the
speakers.
Hpoakers on Publicity wore George
Broaa of Uutherford, N. J and Kr
nest n. Dcchant of New Britain,
Conn,
Committee tVrSonnol
Mrs. J. W. Hope of Mount Vcr
non spoke on "Women's Classes,"
President Jones appointed the fol
lowing committees: Nomination,
Howard R. Ware, New Rochelle,
N. Y Samuel A. Wljson. Philadel
phia, Pa., H. H. Jennings. Hagtrs.
town, Md Wlnthrop O. Hall.
Worcester. Mass,, K. J. Ityan, Now.
rk, N. J., W. O. Florlan, Bridge
port. Conn., Harry L. Slack, West
Brighton, N. Y George U Bctts,
New York city, and P. F. Frost,
chairman, Mount Vernon.
Committee on resolutions, Attor
ney William M. Bmlth, New York,
chairman; A. B. Brason, Worcester,
Mass., James B. Montgomeryll Phila
delphia, Ernest R. Dechant, New
Britain, Carl W. Walker, Springfield,
Mass., I H. Bunker. Rutherford.
N. J and W. F. Norrln. Mnunt
Vernon. N. Y,
The committee which selected the
plsee of the nest vutvnttnn
dated of Earl M. Dinger, Worcester,
mmb., cnotrman; Elwln H, Rooncy,
Providence, R. I Carl Hathaway,
Mcrlden, Conn., Ernest II. Davis,
Bridgeport, Conn., W. Cucman, Jr.,
Palerson, N. J John W. Jaeger,
Watorvllle, Conn., and Fred L. Os
wald. Floral Park. N. Y.
Following the Saturday afternoon
session there was a parade nearly
half mile long of Bible class dele
gates marching three abreast. The
banquet was held In the state ar
morynd, 760 men were served.
Among these present at the banquet
wore Rev. Dr. John L. Davis of New
York, formerly of New Britain. n
thA.foHpwlng New Britain men: Wal-
isr.Kvietcner, Fred J. C. Ensworth,
"SVeifplr W.. Oonld. m ti nr...
XSHOtiiT. Hamlin. Cla renee C Pnim-
;pr.' 1M. Brewster, E. J. Gooby, B.
;F. .Armstrong, Dr. J. E. Conger,
itau nuioen, jr., ana Kroest R.
Deohaut. Elton Martin and Sidney
Cooper joined the group Sunday. Mr.
Fletcher Is nrnaident nf Runnm.n'.
Wible class of this city and Mr. Ham
;Ul U. president of the Men's club
of th Stanley Momorial church.
v'Tt'was decided to encourage the
city league plan of uniting all men's
Bible classes and brotherhoods In a
City cooperative movement.
The Federation also went on rec
ord ss supporting boys' work, espe
cially Boy ScoUU, Knighthood of
Youth, etc.
The key to the city of Mount Ver
non, which was maflo of wood and
painted to represent gold, and was
about two feet long, was presented
to the delegates on behalf of Mayor
W. D. MacQuesten, who was III, by
Water Commissioner Charles M.
Miller. Mr. Miller staWS that a gath
ering such as that was signified that
the world Is growing better.
Tho Federation was characterized
as the "Biggest thing in America"
by Rev. Dr. O. F, Bartholow of
Mount-Vernon, who originated the
military plan of Bible classes 17
lycars ago and now heads the larg
est Bible class of any single demoni
natlon In the world.
Judge Says Nation Needs Religion.
, "The Nation needs religion," said
Judge Robert E. Carey, of Jersey
City, who said that in his time on
the bench he hal tried more than
111,000 casos. 'This convention means
that the manhood of America Is
awskoiilng to the advantages and a
realization ot how good God has
boon to Amorlua," lie said. "Man
need religion Joday as never before,"
he added, .... vi. . ( , f
"Jesus Christ wi m mollycoddle
and It la a he-iugii's 'Job to: b':
Christian today," said Rev. Charles
A. Docker, of Brldgjport.
Yesterday morning tho dulegutos
attended tho session of Bartholow
Bible class and yesterday afternoon
the conveutlou concluded with
men's mass meeting, , ,
"Close Gftiagee to Havo Girls"
"We closed the saloons to save
our boys, e may have to close the
garages to save our girls," said the
Huv, Dr. John U Davis, who spoke
at the mass meeting. "1 see young
girls wullj down Broadway painting
their faces I p. the full view ot thou
sands, and tbey don't seem to oaro.
You follows whodld yoiir courting
years ago ought to be glad, other
wise you might have died of paint
er's colic.
"In New York we have family
skeletons behind plato glass doors.
Wealthy and arlstocratlo fathers
and mothers weep as they hoar the
staggering footsteps of their drunk
en son and ask themselves, 'whore
Is my girl?' "
"The trouble with tho churches
today Is they do not Issue a chal
lenge to red blooded men," said Itov.
Dr. Bartholow.
Somo striking features of the
convention Included the music by a
large orchestra from the Commu
nity Men's Bible class of Hoseiie
Park, N. J. Thcro was a delegation
of to men' from Worcester, Mass.
During the mass meeting yesterday
afternoon a delegation of 100 from
Staten Island marched Intonhe hall
headed by the fife, drum and bugle
corps of Trinity Men's Bible class of
West Brighton.
Thore were three song leaders
there who took turns at leading the
singing. John Thoftias, of Rut hot.
ford. N. J.; George Miller Of Mount
Vernon and B. F. Armstrong ef New
Britain.
Delegates are loud In tliulr praises
of the generosity and hospitality of
Mount Vernon people who enter
Ulnod thorn. In . no case wss a
delegate permitted to spend any
money for carfare or transportation.
lrge busses, donated by the bum
companies for the purpose, met ell
trains and In three cases It le re
ported the fsmllles moved, out and
boarded and turned I heir homes
over to delegates. Delegates trav.
ellng on trolleys with their hosts
were not permitted to pay carfare.
Catherine Grace will be said at 7
o'clock Saturday morning.
Devotions will be held at I o'clock
every evening during May.
HI, Joseph's
An anniversary high mass for Miss
Mary Clark will be sung at T o'clock
tomorrow morning.
Confessions will be heard Thurs
day arturnoon und evening.
1 St, Andrew's
First Friday will be obsorved with
tmase at 7:50 o'clock In the morn
ing ana devotions tt 7:10 o'clock In
the evening,
Week's Activities in
Catholic Churches
The pastors of the local Catholic
churohvs, and many of the curates,
win attend the observance of the
nth anniversary of the consecration
of Rt. Rev. Bishop John J. 'Nllan
as blsho pot the Hartford diocese.
Thero will be a solemn pontifical
high mass In St. Joseph's cathedral,
Hartford, tomorrow.
ft. Mary's
A month's mind moss for Miss
Mary Costlgun was held at 7 o'clock
this morning.
At 7 o'clock tomorrow morning
the third anniversary mass for Mrs.
Julia McAloon will be said.
On Thursday morning at 1 o'clock
there will be a month's mind mass
for Mrs. Bridget Hlgglns.
Confessions will be heard Thurs
day afternoon and evening.
Masses on First Friday will be at
5:30 and 7 a. m. There will be all
day exposition of the Blessed Sacra
ment, with devotions at t o'clock In
the evening.
A month's mlnft mass for Mrs.
There will be confessions for tho
children of the parish at 1 o'clock
Saturday afternoon, ,
M. Peter's ; ' '
t Joseph I.etner and MI(Tlieremi
Gergor were married at "I o'clock
this morning by Rev. Chsrles Cop
'pens, the pastor.
There will be Instructions for the
first communion class Wednesday
aftornoon.
The regular First , Friday masses
will be held,
Forty hours' devotions will begin
next Sunday with a mass at 10:30
a, m.
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