, 1865-07-01
FROM BOSTON.
Erd Of the Congregational Council


Correspondence Of the Chicago Trbnne.1
Dos1os, Mass. June 95th.
Well, It has now closed tenth dsy, at
evening. After the return from Plymouth,
the ltst thing WAS to readopt the Declaration
offaith adopted on Burial Hill amid the
gtayes Of the Pilgrims. 1t Was done with
so1emnlty. The paper had been put In chArgs
Of Con mittee to make. If necessary. verbal
and granm mattcaI chatees. That Committee
returned It psrfchd. II IVES read rather as
daeeEEaticpal- -exerelses sne eegd a. Aaaaaied by q
sls.pg vote, On which a ~ the house who
could adopt It's settlmeu.a Wet: tarltod to
}oiu. There, AID thus standing, Dr.. Palmer
Of Albany, :ty request, lid In prayer, after
which was fuug the beautl;u! hymn Of which
Dr.. T. IL author -
s'My faith looks up to Thec.''
seid the Boaon Journal, referring to the
matter: "The scene when the vote was taken
was ene Of deep aud thrilling interest, and
the impressions made upon those who parti-
cipattd in 1t Will probably never be forgot
ten" Such. doubt not, FAs the conviction
through all the vast assembly.
The many important paptis introduced and
considered from time 10 time, recomm.tted
ard again introduced, we're now one hy one
gradually and appropriately disposed of.
athouee 0f worship for oonGregationstlsts in
Washington, D. c. Another to provide In
Boston Congregational houee, rs library.
reading room, ministerial exchange, &C., Sc.
The paI ct on platform or party, though ap-
proved, was not adopted, but turued over 10
mately publish on their oTn responsible
lty, yet as designated to this work BY the
The SABBATH preceding Forefathet,s Day,
was desiEnattd 3g tuftnble time 10, taking
mp colt ction Which shall be under the con-
1fol OF the Congregational Union, ior church
building purposes.
TIE Various measures proposed for fhs more
perfect evabgtl1zatton Of our c,nntTy, N
adopted by tie churches and carried into ef-
i}rit ut execution, viii doubtiess powerfully
tend to diffnse religion. mud also to spread
those principles which fred the hearts md
nt1yt d lht bands Of ench men as found their
homes In the Plymouth and 3faseachusetts'
cpltnies1-p3inc,paes FROM the first distinguish.
Ing The te{tseMc1.t On the James, from that
cp tie Charles river. and very early coming
into conflict a conflict taking On new fofns
Uf larger p.opt rtions ti1l thty stood face to
face IN dtath gtapp!r, under the aauotinE
asg Of reeeldcn', aud ths banner that- ne
love.
In the report Of the committee On system
atizing btneTolsnt contributions, one may
hoI1 r. cd viii be accomplished.
# sna5 be good rule 70 IS give to every one
that asktth thee" AID yet be proper to tuter-
s,ble that our stupeudous charities In come
instances, may become 'stupendons frauds
that 1hc a}uoners Of our bounty, becoMtug
a1fstoc.atic and high minded, in m Accupln-
lated property Of over halt 9 million Of dbl
lare. may refuse to show balance sheet
The papers on ministerial Support ana on
temperance were suggestive Of duties md 1c-
spons.bi1isies both on the part Of the pulpit
and the pews, which cannot fAil to BE- profit
able. r han read through the chu.ches. An
attempt was made BY Dr. Bacon of Cobnec-
t1cn1, 10 throw ont of resolution on TEN,
pe,a1 ce, a1eeoenition Of the great service
iron p.ohibstory legislation. It was his
| OPINION Lat the cause Of Temperance Wis
wrecked on that rock Of the NAne Law.
| Tbftc evidently were not the views Of the
| Council, Yet The remark l1ldoub,less tend
| to erect no little thoneht to that one polnt,
| In bringing It's sessions to close. . vote
Tss taken 10 prtse.ye the origlnsl papers
! The minutes Of The Council, and the carefully
prepared phonoRraphic seports. to deposit
| titr also, to lnsure the publication IN !ull Q
| all The coiLes Of this tooy, with deb1tss and
{ adp,cases ali, ard to Issue pastoral letter Il
lie churches represented, containing 8 ate
ent Of the principal points Of action taken
| Tie Council did not NEGLECT in an nppro
| pllAtE 1GkQ1ul1QH ~ %AA%%s
1cncy, Gov. Buckingham, for the able maune
I in which he had prestded = compliment vel
! mctited inde.d, but to which his emotion
hardly permitted response.
| Atfmilar resolution to the Assistant Mod
erators and Clerks, thanking them for SCI
vice and important aid. was responded to b,
Col. Hammcpd, ofChlcagyo. to whose superio
ability and constant attendance In the c1ai1
| the Council was far mere indebted for COL
troll ard guidance, than to The Moderator
These" said he, II sasu aiwaya look bac!
upon os the most pleasaut and mcmorabs
hours OF my ute." a..
Among the pleasing Incidents in the p-oe
| ices Of theee mt etsngs, in addition to 1hos
I hesttutoie mentioned, Was that OF ths recel
t On of q Ittier Of cordial greeting from Carl!
ti6n people In old Boston, England. ,Anotht
Was tbe appcuuctmeut that the house |
which John Robinson lived, In Leyden, In h
exile there for liberty, two hundred and hf,
yturs ago, has hcen recently identified. Pc
n,seslon was given to the Council to ihsel
there in lis beha'f. without expense TO ii
bt dy, 8 memorial tablet, testify ns Its Te:pe:
for Ills great learning, bis plety, purity {
charscte and bis distinctive religious pril
cfpAs. ,,
whre,er capacity, can fall of pleasant 7!
mtiubyancts Of The hours there passed. -
may safely" says enc Of Gu: city da:ltes, Es
ibg AZ expression In n3 stronger OF no