New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-13
AMERICAN CONGREGATIONAL UNION.

The Seventeenth Social Reunion of the Amer
lean Congregational Union took place last evening in the
Brooklyn Academy of Music. large number OF Bap-
tst Presbyterian and other clergyMcn, beside Conge
gationaists were present. The Rev. Henry Ward
Ieecher presided Tie Rev. W. ii. Ward opened the
meeting with prayer. The Rev. DR.. Ray Palmer read "a
statement containing the following statistics OF ne WORK
done during the year: Aid had been extended TO IS
churches and promised to 80 more aud the sum OF $1,000
dressed the meeting and extended cordial welcome to
all who had come among them as guests brooklyn was
not yet strange 10 say exclusively congregational,
though it had Congregational Churches than
other city IN the Union Churches seemed to thrive
Boston lLaughterl In Il certain sense Congregational
ism might be said to he good sect to emgrate FROM
Unitarians had originally been Conge onalists. IL
be accepted that thenceforh in the churches there
which they agreed than in which they disagreed They
ought TO talk more OF the former than of the latter Ap
The Key. DR., Cuyler brother Presbyterian, con-
tinued prosperity. He quoted passage from the bog
raphy Of DR. Lyman Beecher to the effect that little
was a great amusement to them all" Grcat laughter
In touching upon The WOmans Rights question he
ne clean baby in her hands than the ballot to which
Mr. Beecher replied that he thought baby and ballot
G. b. Crane of Hartford announced himself as a repre-
sentative of the Bapsts and said he felt that he
out of place. During the evening Miss Nellie Sterling
and Mr. Hin contributed to rie pleasure of evening 10y
some fine singing. The meeting was prolonged until
late hour, and characterized throughout By the
utmost good feeling and enthusiasm.
An explosion of burning fluid occurred last
evening IN the eating saloon Of August Nnkn basement
o No 1877 Bowcry forcing ont the doors and windows of
the saloon. The fire was soon cxtnguished.
James Flood and Edward Ryan, each 10 wears
OF age While playing yesterday afternoon at the corner
of Fifty scNtntlst and Nntaye.. were buried by the
falling III bank Of earth They were dug out in time Ia
save Their lives, but james Flood lad received serious
injuries TO the spine.
Officers of the National Academy of Design
nave been elected, as follows: President Henry Peters
Gray Wee President, O. a. Ward spending See
rcafy, T. Addison Richards; Recording Secretary c. r.
Cfanch; Treasurer, r. ID. H. Greene; Members OF tbc
Council ). j. Guy VIM Hart, j. H. Irevoort John Ia
Fargo, A. d. shattuck, X. X. clifford; Acadenicians Vie
TOR NeDg and hmcs; Associates, W. j. Linton Juinn
Scott, j. L. Fitch. ~
Rutgers College for Females. founded in
1889 formed branch containing classes and 2o srhoors
last year In Harlem, aud last evening In thc Harlem ON
glcgatl0nal church gave Inhibition of the Academic
ana preparatory Departments before large assenbInge
OF The mOst respectable citizens. The Rev M Penrrr
Ii. d. presided The Rotations showed study and ncr
Gum and Pearce, were presented with handsome bot
quets.
Mr.. POillOn, builder of the winning Yacht
Bappbo, was yesterday overwhelmed with the co.Intu
atiOns of the merchants along South and Waists Mr.
Poion felt certain the sapph0 would the race hut
hut he was not quite prepared Ia hear OF such swcep
ing victory. The prestige Of the Cambria
terrible blow and her chances with the Dauntess are
now looked upon small The sappho has really beaten
the Cambria ten miles In turning 10 windward in co
miles, which Ii remarkably large gain over "a vessel
which has won 70 many prizes In tho English Channel,
contesling With French ~ well w Eaglish yaeltA