, 1869-05-30

Stntc Congregational Annexation OF
klllnol&.

Stntc Congregational Associntlon OF
illinois,
Special Despatch U The Chicago Tribune
FARx1K1rox, n, Nay -.
Yesterday afternoon President Blanchard spoke
on behalf OF Wheaton College: Secretary HcCra,y
for the American md Foreign Christian Union;
scc1etar5 sasage for The TEact Society at Boston.
anu Rer. Mr. Smith for the Bible 6octe,y. The
tsst na1ned gentleman taid there are fifteen hun
tsed auxiliary B!tte Societies IN the Slate Of ILL.,
nota.
The greetings CT the General Assoc.auon Of
New oFf were presented ~ Rev. Il 8 Yale: Of
the lows General Association. by ReT- A4a Tuy-
mel, one q the pioneers OF the association Of ILL.,
ticy wc,e r-tilcal; cf Missou1i, b. ReS.
Z hss TnsEf r 4sESou az Seachf5 y
p III then. n:e in Iowa oce hundred al. eighty
Two chtrctts: IN kaG-as, la;1y eight cAtche.,
averaging tvslec:I'eA io:ts-'wo arH :a!stE~s.1
mt n,l'erB eGch.
Letters Of greeting hs t..e Gcserat Associations
Ct Maine, New llaiuirh,re aud ohio. "sst rsad,
]. y. kLExbcE}, Of Vermont, and Ter. ". Il
ktngstt'F. VI Connectic@t represented their re-
e[tCttFe States
IT To al Of !hets g1eetings the Chairman pro te',
response He began By saying that he had looked
IN the concordance, and d great many Bible dIU-
nor yeI IN TIC his,oTy u thc eafly church. The
object Q! GodF government ls TO train people IN
hol!1ess for himself WI, homoE. ra,sshtulness.
uAu ltl@SlttSI LIE %ftA kAt EUVH 40 u Ea$4&t4
fur all The nee a1ts-nustc- poetry, ra!EtnF etc
| but tho main idea II God Is v oyK and suffering,
and through these arc developed amusement,
which Is a. necessary as Esetp and food, aud fuT
: the sa1ue end. Ptea5ura for pleasures hake Is
right II II docs not crowd out Something OF rosi-
tc s i IL r. .e4s q q ~ ~ ,ro
Genes de1lenent The degradation Of love pro-
drecs nfEEt1uMu-
Secretary Humphrey spoke Of the lack Of the SELF
| denial and heroikm which appeared III the nses
. yvar for tobacco than all the contributions for
missions from NJ, the Congregational Churches o!
! kev. Chasies Harding, a missionary from India,
next gave Some pictures OF foreign missionaries
work, 10 which tho great audience listened with
t1e Secretary treat made grand address, rich IL
!; Evks1xo sEss1os.
eaSe nd MeT 1
on the Enhtect Of nluusenents and t1fanucIde.
lie said The degradation q taste produces c1.
tho Wor.d 50 ext!ayagzot IS sin Suffering
develops heEftsm, rs appears IN our late
Nxr: and those who learn the tcsson Of work
and sacrifice 1lll have no wish for doubtful an1use
menta The PuHtans we're not STIR and cot,!, OF
EouTniul and uncomfortable, though their ldeaa
q work and sAcfa1ce were grand and heroic
Foclety and nannetA Any arnusencut which cat
lt c0usecrated to good, Is right IL itsclf but tht
theatre, dancing and gaines Of Chance, II thns
touseCEattd 10 God In hcalthful aad holy uses
would cease utterly 10 II what 1acJ now arr
THIS ,s true Of much fashionable Boctal life, ant
It Is tie dHty Of tho Church 10 rfo,iucc soct2
lie which can tc noA1e TO help 10 goodness The
aires mud cirrn7es ure ROW ruale 10 salt unsancii
Gcd tastcs, and therefore Christians htouli stat
away from IhcTu, for they cannot l.c 6anclifed tA
the Nsjosfly Of thc world Il sanctlucl- To puE1f,
s1th WORLDLY anusemcEts IS, at prescaf, 1oti
tey0nd our reach
Then fo1luwed sharp discussion Fresl1en
Hanrhhf{1 Rt:trfhd :hp Question: - ARE llunrtni
Christians pyaytnr chI.stans:" Professor Has
Eel said that evei4 Shakespeare never Hrotc pa,
With moral puEroec. 4 committee TO rsepar
resolutions on tho sct}cct was raised, aster whfcl
the meeting adjourned.