Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-11-02
CONGREGATIONAL
Third Annual Meeting a the New Jes-
sew Association.

Phe association reasse mbled at the Congress-
uo.al Church az O'Clock yesterday afternoon
''fhe duty OF the Protestant Church as regards
the observance of the Lords Day, !" was the sub
jet of discourse by Rev. q. T.. Adar,s u ID
Tine future OF the Papal Church in America"
Nas discussed by Rev. l.. W. Bacon yhe I,re
dicted the downfall of Catholicism i'm time as
se-ting that the church was auti-republican aud
ii- logmas impTacticable.
a public meeting of the womans Boare of
MISSIONS was held in the evening, Senator 5.
fSineToy presiding. Rev. DIR. Hart, OF Phil
adelphla, read portion of the Scriptures and
offered prayer, after which he read a report of
the workings OF the board for the last wear, in
which II is stated that during the last six msrIths
they have raised S6S6 %. and in the entire elgh-
teen months, beginning Nav, 1870, Al ,s2j25.
"A resolution was adopted that, in order to
hrs1g the work more directly and effee tually
bsioTe the women OF the churches in this ssso-
cation, they earnestly invite each pastor to
make some special effort To interest his people
in the subject.
Addresses were made by Rev. Dr. Adams SEN
a1Or PCmeToy, Rev. q. W. Bacon, of Orange,N 7.
j., Rev. DIR. Gulick, and others.
Third Day.
This morning. after devotional exercises DR.
Rankin moved that when thew adjourn. st -
o'clock m, they proceed in a body to visit the
Executive Mansion; adopted
MIR. Wright, from the committee. submitted n
report that Oberlin, Ohio, had been selected AS
the place, and Wednesday, 18th instant, as the
time, for organizing a national council.
keV' W. Il. Browne was appointed as delegate
al large from this conference.
Kew Dr. Hurlburt, from the committee, re-
ported that Philadelphia had been selected as
the place Tor the neNt meeting-Revs L. w.
Bacon ana e. r. Adams to deliver discourses;
report accepted.
Rev. Dr. Rankin offered a resolution reeog-
niZIng the work already done by the American
Educational Society, and recommending the
cbuTches 10 take Up an annual collection In its
behalf as a substitute for the resolution offered
for the appointment of an educational coiK nit
tee.
Rev AR Rrowp roovad 20 a,,,o,d ~ ,uo,.;,,, -
the churches to decide for themselves when the
money should be contributed.
Rev. MI Brown, from the church extension
committee, submitted a report on the condition
Of the churches, in which he stated that lin and
around the city of Washington several mission
schools and other enterprises have been com
menced that are likely soon to result in perma-
Inanent church organizations. One OF these
in the northwest part OF the city has gone far
that about thirty families have already agreed
to identify themselves with the movement. "A
church could at once be organized with at least
twenty members and a dourishing Sabbath
school. They need only about 500 additional to
secure the commencement of this church enter
has been commenced at Mt. Pleasant, where
Rev. MIR. Chickering has preached of late. and
where the nucleus Of church exists, and one will
countless be soon organized. That portion of
the city in the vicinity of st. Aloysius Church
has been largely built up within the past wear.
Brothers Smell and Orm are active in the mis-
SION sGhoOl and PRAYER meeting, and much is ex-
pected from their labors."
The report gives quite a cheering statement
in regard TO the work in New Jersey and Penn
sylyania.
Rev. G. b. Bacon reported the following to
represent this conference in thh National COun-
esl, and they were elected Rev. w. b. Brown
Gen. %. .. Howard, Ed. Halves, Bro. 8. Holmes,
delegates, and Rev. G.. b. Wilcox, Rev. Dr. j.
T. Rankin, Rev. W. L. c. Wright, and Rev. j.
"A. DAILY, substitutes.
Rev. Edward Halves read a paper on 'The
Use and Abuse of Creeds," and after a short
discussion the association proceeded to the Ex-
ecut!ye Mansion to pay their respects to the
President.
Rev. DIR. GuliCk will deliver a missionary lee
ture at st. Pauls Lutheran Church DIR But
ler's) tonight