, 1865-06-18
Especial Correspondence Of tho Chicago Tribune.

Especial Correspondents Of tho Chicago Tribune.1
BOSTON. Thursday. June Is.
Tile Congregational Council Of the United
States, the first session Of any similar body
for NJ arly two hundred years, commenced its
sessions yesterday In the Old South Church.
This National Council had It's origin In tho
conference Of the State Committees held In
New York In 1864, and has been looked for
wa,d to With great interest By the large a1d
influential denomination interested. Its or.
gan'zation carries out the purely democratic
principle Of coDgregationailsm. The dele
gates authorized to be present number stx
hundred. The total number Of churches rep
1esenttd In the Convention Is 22,86S, In all
parts Of the Union outside the late rcbeilious
States, tho basis of representation being one
pastor and one delegate Tor two deltgntcs)
for each ten churches represented in the Dis
ttict Conference, OF association Of churches,
and for any remaining fraction greater than
one.half Of that number, each conference or
association being allowed at least one pastor
and oEc delegate It IL thought that neatly
the fnl number Of delegates will be present
with numerous Others from churches In Eug.
land, Ireland, the British provinces and Can-
ada, for whom seats have been provided In
! tht Council.
The most prominent clerEynen .os the
country arc members Of the Council. inc,p-
ding the three Detchezs, Ecury Wand, Edward
aud Charles. The Committee on Hospitality
have had their hands full, to take car. of the
| great number calling for acromm ID atious.
| but as extensive Arrangements had been msde
IN advance, there will be no Just complaiot
ann ng shose duly authorized TO receive sucn
Illinois Is well renrrsented hv me,
Of mark In the denomination, both cler
cy and lay. Rev. DR.. Stur1eyant. the
amlable and scholarly President Of I'LL
no's College, J;ekso9s'lle, ia prominen.
Galessurg Rev. Dr.. Patton. Of yonr own city,
! Gas G. Hammond, Esq, q pEcm nsut railroad
man If yunr section, ne all descFvedly con.
Frlcuous among the orgauixers Of the busl-
ness q ths meeting. The session y.ste.day
was brief cne, comprising only prellm nary
matters. The exeretsrs com ncacsd at az
p. m. The delegates occupy the liver pa1t
| Of the house, tho galleries oeIpr omen TO
spectators. Rev. A. 5. Stone, pastor Of Park
st:cct church. acting In bis cap pac.sy or chate-
man of the Commitsec OF Arrangements,
welcomed the dsl. ga.es in ncat speech, ID
which be cad 1t Was thought mere 1t that
TIC council should meet in Boston bscAuse
Other e aud y ynodsofth c.pgregationator
bsd tlen held in ttis vicin,iy-that Of 1857,
conv.ntd at Few1oEn, nov cAmbndse.
| Altk Il IuAQC AluSG G%A511uE UtISGE4DE33 Cf1O>
| ctrninr the hrrrsiea Of Mrs. Anna Hutehln.
! son that Of 1Gl3. whtrh issued the Cam
bridge platform; and that of 1GG4. assembied
| In the mtc'fnC house Of the Fra. Chm ch. III
| Boston, and determining 80 disastrous
u}-,n tie sntJ.cts OF baptism and ,he c"nse-
I! ciatiop OF churches. By these aud other
memorable GATHERINGS q tha churches. Bos-
ton was naturally aud historically the Jeru-
tnlcm of tsibee, to which they should come
10 ail gnat gatherings Of the churches.
Be closed IL referring to the history
OF the Old S,u'h Church, and the
memories which surrounded tho build
ing In Which they were asscmb!ed.
Thc report was accepted and adopted.
Gov. Buckingham was escorted to the chair,