Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-11-15
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CONGREGATIONAL UsIoN.-A council Of
the various Congregational churches throughout
the country, met iu this city, this morning
at 10 O'Clock at the Unitarian church, corner Of
Sixth street and Louisiana ave-, for the purpose OF
advising and assisting In perfecting the organi :
ration Of Congregational church in this city,
and admit the same with the Congregational
Church Of Washington.
The Council was called 10 order al ten o'clock
by Rev Joshua Leayett, d. ID. OF Brooklyn, New
York. and on motion he was chosen Moderator
After prayer by DR.. Leavett, Rev. Edward John =
son, Of Baltimore, Md, was chosen Scribe.
The letters conyenipg the Council were then
read, and the following churches were found to
be represented, the pastors and delegates an
swering their names as they were called: State
Street Church, Portland, Mains, Rev. @. L.
Walker, pastor, Brother Bldridge Chapman, del
esate; Mount Vernon Church, Boston, Mass,
Deacon Julius A. Palmer, delegate; First Con
gregational Church, West Springfield, Rev. E. B.
Foster, pastor, Deacon Edward southworth, del :
| egatsi Broadway Tabernacle Church, New York
cay, Rev. y. p. Thompson, d. D., pastor, Charlel
smith, delegate Plymouth Church, Brooklyn,
| N. Y, Thomas q. sh6arman, delegate; Church
o; The Pilgrims, Rev. Joshua Leavitt, d. D., del
| egats; Ceutral Church, Philadelphia, Rev Ed
| ward Halves, pastor, Theodore Bliss, delegate
First Copgreg. .donal Church, altimoro, Nd Rev.
Edwin johnson, pastor, p. Morton, delegate
Vipe Street Congregational Church, Clnoinuati
| delegate. J" H..f I'd
Sixteen churches wee invited to be ereprsssutc led
| Al ,he Council, ADD niue were pseIeli.
Pew 8. II. Hodges read paper s. u; lg the con i.
q, on Of the Frat Congregational Church, oi
Washington, from which Il appears that the me :
| mortal addressed 10 The Congregational Council,
drawn up In May last, was sgned by over Sky
gentlemen, aud Liessrs. Morris aud Hooper were
authorized to present the memorial to the Conn ..
| c'l In session at Boston. In August Mr. Morris
made report aud It was then voted to form q
| Coegiesahoual Society in this city.
| Tie AFtiylCA of mt were uOnkcu. aud tle
caurch at tte corner OF Sikh street aud Louis
aye4us was rented, ter which over sixty per
| sous signed the articles o. fa'th aud became
members OF TIE society. short lime Afterwards
| meeting Of those preparing to form the church
was held, AID the society Increased o abOrt one
hundred members. Mr.. Hodges said a subserip.
| lion had been raised among the members for The
purpose Of ertctipg a temple In this city. Some
OF The members had been sent ebroad, and had
| net with great encouragement
They had the lease OF that church corner O.
Louisiana avenue and Sixth streeD until the O 2.
| Of December, or the cocle.y could purchase It G.
| the trustees. But the members thought 1t wa,
not large enough and the location was not good.
Il was the Intention OF the society to secure 10;
| In the upper part Of the city and whore 1t wa'
more thickly settled, The location they desl
was IN the northwestern part Of the city,
The art clss Of faith and covenant were hert
read by the Secretary. They are as follows:
ARTICLES or PATH on THE PfNsT ooNaEsd ATIoNAI
CHURCH or WASHINGTON, D. O..
!. We believe that there is one only living aud
| true God tho Father, Son, and Holy Ghosi-threG
persons IN one God-equal in power aud glory
eternal, self existent, and unehAngeablS innnlt'
| in every Latufal aud moral perfection, aud the
only proper object Of religious worship. '
2 Thai the Seripturss Of the Ord aud New Tes
taments are given by inspiration q God, and
| tice.
] 5. That all mankind, In consequence Of the fall