This series contains information about the New York State Conference of Religion (NYSCR). Included is the original register of those in attendance, correspondence related to the Conference, published proceedings of the conference, and addresses to and related to the Conference. The addresses before the New York State Conference of Religion usually contained four numbers in the series with meetings being held regularly through the year. Some of the numbers are missing in each year. Meetings were held throughout the state, including in Poughkeepsie and Schenectady. Whiton was very involved in the conference and served as the Chairman of the Executive Committee. Other members of the Executive Committee were Josiah Strong, Henry Mottet, Reverend W. C. Gannett, and L. A. Maynard. Reverend Leighton Williams served as the General Secretary, with Thomas Whittaker as Treasurer.
This series is arranged by material type.
Box 4:1
Conference register book and correspondence, circa 1899
Box [Ut00172073 ] 4:2
Correspondence, 1899 -- 1900
Box [Ut00172081 ] 4:3
Proceedings, 1900 -- 1906
Box [Ut00172090 ] 4:4
Published Addresses, Series 1-13, 1903 -- 1915
Box [Ut00172103 ] 4:5 Folder 1
Statement of Purpose, 1898 -- 1899
Box [Ut00172103 ] 4:5 Folder 2-7
Meetings, Correspondence, Minutes and Reports, 1900 -- 1915
Box [Ut00172103 ] 4:5 Folder 8
Ancient Hebrew Ethics, 1902
Box [Ut00172103 ] 4:5 Folder 9
Chairman's Address, circa 1903 -- 1913
Box [Ut00172103 ] 4:5 Folder 10
Typed and Annotated Addresses, circa 1903 -- 1913
Box [Ut00172103 ] 4:5 Folder 11
Presentations: Ethics of Money, Applied Morality, Moral Crisis and Revival, 1905
Box [Ut00172103 ] 4:5 Folder 12
Presentations: Music; Protestant Reformers, circa 1904
Box [Ut00172103 ] 4:5 Folder 13
Newspaper Clippings about Conference, 1900 -- 1906