The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-06-05
VOL. l3.

CoYGREGATIoYAL AssoCIArfUN.-This body
met in Dubuque on Wednesday evening, May
30th, Rev. Truman Post, Of ST. Louis, preach
ed an eloquent discourse. On Thursday
morning the association was organized by the
choice of Rev. Daniel Lane, of Eddyville, a
Moderator Rev. Henry E. Barnes, Of New.
ton, Secretary, andJ. Teesdale, ofDesMoines,
Assistant Secretary. The proceedings ol
Thursday are thus given by a correspondent,
Of the Davenport Gazette:
| As is the custom Of this body, the hour
from $50 to 1890 was spent in devotional
exercises.
The remainder Of the forenoon was oceu-
pied in reports of delegates from correspond
| ing ecclesiastical bodies. Special interest
was ELECTED By the report Of Rev. Z. B. Tur
ner, delegate from the General Conference
of Missouri, who said that in the short space
of fifteen months twenty-four Congregational
Churches had been organized in Missouri, al
points, too. where two years ago it was scarce
/ fy safe for man to be known as coming from
free State These churches are daily gath
| ering strength.
/ At two o'clock the reports from the various
| local associations were given.
+ Interesting communications were made by
/ Rev. A. HYDE, of Vermont, Rev. DR.. Coe, 81
/ New York. and by Rev. DIR. Port, Of St.
Louis. who in recounting the history Of the
past thirty-three years, the period covered
/ by his observations in this great West, was
very interesting, and often affecting. ne
/ had seen such churches in these five North
Western States increase from one to eigh'
/ hundred.
At half past seven the Association met to
/ listen to q sermon from Rev. Asa Turner o'
/ Denmark. Father Turner as we all cali
him, in review Of the quarter century's hlsto
I ry of this General Association. in which the
progress of this body was traced from the be-
i ginning.
! The first Congregational church in the
State was organized in Denmark, May 9th,
1888, comprising members from every New
/ England State but one. This association ol
| three ministers has become eleven VITA l5e
ministers, and tho 10 members have multi
Piled to $3.50. This has been done without
the aid of any central church power, and IL
the face Of all the opposition incident to q
church which from the beginning OF its his
tory in the State has been avowediy anti-sla-
very.
/ CHICAGO ASD THE FENtANs.-There was
much excitement at Chicago on the receipt Q
the news from over the border. A grea
Fenian demonstration was .held. Ihe Pos
saws:
For two or three days back kilograms from
different parts Of the country have announced
that bands of armed men. under the greer
flag, were hurrying toward the northern from
tier. and within the last twentytoar hours
! Chicago. true tothe promise she made Sween,
and the Coneress at PITTSBURGH. has forward
ed her quota 10 tue front. wherever ,hat'ma1
chance to be.
The city promised to send two regiment
Four thousand men are gone on. e>terda,
the fleet departed. Two steamers and twt
sailing vessels composed the squadron. oi
them were embarked the men, faliy armed an
equipped and provided with i've days Fa'lons
The loading of the vessels and their departur
was conducted with the utmost secresy, ant
but few outside of the Brotherhood knew
ought Of the contemplated movement. lti
supposed they will oe heard from in day o
two