, 1865-06-24

National Congregational Council.
Reports OF Commfttoea.-Evancel
1lon Of tho Went and Sonth-IlluIs-
terlAl support and EuucAtaon-The
Delegates Wilt Bunktr k1lll.


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Bos1oN, Msss., June 10, 1s65.
Among the important reports Of commit
tees p,e.enttd since my last, was one by
". Curricr, Esq, Of St. Louis, On the prob
lem OF the evspgellzatIon Of the West aud
S4uth. In the latter field, the report COM
meneed o policy analogous to that pursued
in military affairs, viz, primary aud fmme-
diate occupation Of strategic poin.e, the
larger cities and r2diat1Dg centGrs OF Inf1u-
ence, and there erecting fortresses Of truth.
An Indispensable condition Of success IN that
field 10 thought the Committce) is the hearty
recognition Of eus equal brotherhood with
the " colored man." and an earnest endeavor
10 ral6e him to tie full epjayment Of all the
blessings Of the Gospel. God having over-
turned society there on account Of the op-
preston Of the black race, no one can hope
to restore 1t without doing Justice to that
people. Into the new 6elds at the West,
men must be sent dly1nely endowed for their
work, regardless Of cost In men or money.
There must be an increase In eaEnestnzs and
st1EdenIa1 for such work. or the work will
be long delayed, and achieved at last III
nchIevcd) only under great difficulties:
EA report h the subject Of ministerial sup
port was presented through The Chairman Of
Committee, d.. sht tpard, veteran from
Another en- ministerial Election, through
Dr.. Ray Palmer, Of Albany. The report re-
cognizcd its high and steadily rising stand
g. CT ministerial education, In connection
with the dimiplfhed number of men entering
The eacrcd calling. he connseled no letting
dowHin qualification for the ministerial Of
nce, while recognizing demand {that must
be met) for a class OF laborcss fitted to pre-
pare the way In new fields, or 10 keep vltal
thoee feeblo churches In the old that cannot
avail themselves Of permanent religious
Tie interest Of Saturdays session Was
eemewhat diminished from the lacs that with
many in the Council It was day OF prepara-
tion for the Sabbath, and Without, IL was
:" the nth OF june" or the anniversary day
OF the battle Of Bunker Hill.
The day WAS celebrated with more spirit
than ut any time before for ope generation.
Bunker Hill meana something new and inter-
e6tipr in these days, and 1t mny well take
on ye: new and more interesting meanings
in coming years. -
stfea1ned high in air from every point. The
st1 Gets we're f3lled with holiday folks. From
fifteen 10 twenty thouexnd jnblla1t Sabbath
School children paraded on ths Common.
St1a Ds Of martial music were heard In all
| quarters. 1t was . thigh day." It was or.
rspged we'll nigh slx months before the iall
| tlon should be held BY the Council, for the
| acknowledgment of the marvellous and mer-
cIfql dcalinRs of God with this nation. Thls
service was appointed for the afternoon O.!
| the 18th, and was held In the house Of wor-
chip II the Congregational Church On Har-
mopument where Mr. Toombs was to call
the roll Of his slaves. On the site Of that
church, two bundled and thlrty-aSs years
| ago, John Winthrop and hls companions
Immediately after landing bowed In the wor-
| ship Of Almighty God, under the she1tering
branches of a tree. From that time, save
| Perhaps The three years when ChaIlestown lay
| IN ashes, fired by the British, divine worship
has been mainia!ned here I'LL now. Here,
then, 1t was fitting that the heirs Of the Fari-
tan faith and policy should come to praise
| Him to whose fidelity and lore this church
wns glorious monument.
Alter appropriate religious exercises at the
the President Of the Monumental Associa-
tion, to visit the monument, and have ex'
! p'ained the position Of the redoubt thrown
up the night before the battle, and other
memorable localities.
From this spot the Council went, BY invita-:
ton Of Commodore stEingoam. through the
Navy Taid, and from thence dispersed
| The day Was excessively hot and In that re,
epect, like June Hth;. TITS, a5 some good
| rfandmother feports her mother to have
Eaid. It was also Saturday, ,aud the battle oi
Bunker Hill Has On Saturday. It VAS after
neon, and 1t was at that hour OF the after
noon that the battle raged.
1hue, In these most Interesting exercised
commemorative Of Gods goodness and favor
In our Vnr and in cur father's war In thess
scenes, clustering With historic memories
4nurbinr aud sad. closed the first weeks sea
sion Of thIs greatest Council Of these cen
Tfen came the quiet Puritan aundsy,to tn
land Of Tho Pilgrims s8ms Sas htsy q tas =. nor nor
Fnn nff3riated Ia her chu,ches and those c
the th Vicinity; 90 The sabbath's sun ven
down, @ 1eaiing the record Of another day
Til. With It's results known to God alone, Iin
10 lis shrouded and uareTesled tutute.
ELM.