The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-05-19
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE GENERAL
ASSOCIATION OF KANSAS.
sAruRpA1-xoRr1se srssro,

Association met at s q. M. and spent
the first hour in devotional exercises,
led by Rev. j. G. Merrill. The hour
for business having arrived, the Moder-
ator took the chair. The minutes of the
previous day were read and Approved.
The business committee presented a
resolution that the chair appoint COM
mittee Of three to whom shall be refer
red the question of 8 National Council.
Adopted. The chair appointed as such /
committee, Harvey Jones, VIM. Kincaid |
and Rev. J. II. Morgan. President Nc
Vicar, of Wsshbnrn College, presented
the following resolution, which was
adopted:
Res0lred, That in view Of the rapid growth |
and development Of the States. and the faci /
that WashbuFn College has been established /
under the auspices Of our churches, we rec
ommend that the number of elective trustee /
be increased from - TO Is for the purpose OF |
securing as extensive cooperation as possibI, 1
in behalf Of the college; that in anticipation Of
the committee on nominations to nominate ten |
new trustees
The report from the churches was re-
sumed, and nine churches gave cheer
ing reports of the work among them.
The committee on Washburn College |
offered the following resolution. which |
was adopted:
Resolred, That the Rev. p. AcYicar, PTesi- |
dent Of Washburn College. as soon as the $40
coo proposed 20 be raised by the friends of the |
college at Topeka shall have been secured, be
Is hereby earnestly requested TO visit our sew
eral churches as soon and as fan as practiea
bic, and present the claims Of the college with |
q view TO secure the additional ss25 600 recon-
mended by this Association, and that As min
viii, in the mean time, endeavor TO make an
interest In behalf of the college, in our reEpee.
tive churches, and prepare them for making
prompt and liberal response to the appeal
when made. And further, that an oppoFtuni.
ty be offered to such as are prepared TO max
pledges for themselves or their churches-ts
make them now or to say what amount the!
viii Work for.
Several brethren then gave pledges
amounting to several hundred dollars.
The committee on the revision of the
constitution and by laws of the Associ-
alton made report proposing several
changes which was adopted, except the
one regarding the time of holding Its
meetings, which were referred to com
mittee appointed TO report at the next
meeting, in 1872 The committee Oh
nominations reported, recommending
Fort Scott as the place for the next
meeting of the Association. Adopted.
| Rev. S. Y. Lum, agent of the American
Bible Society, made a report. After a
spicy debate on the report, committee
of three was appointed to draft and pre-
sent resolutions upon our Bible work.
! The statistical clerk made report
from which we CLEAN the following
! items:
Number of churches, 20; number OF
ministers, 81; amount raised for minis
ters' salaries, S23,l22; contributions to
home missions, $l,400; raised fol
church edifices, S1S,S57; total amount
for all purposes, S56,2l5. Number OF
members, 2,64S; added the past year,
GAG.
sATURDAY-AFTERNoo SESSION.
The Association met at Up. NJ. Open
ed with prayer by Rev. j. d. Parker.
The report of the Committee having
in charge the question of Nation
al Council, was made through
their Chairman, Rev. II. Jones, in favor
of holding a National Council next
Autumn, and that Oberiin be suggested
to the Committee having the same III
charge as suitable place of said Coun-
? Gil.
Pending the motion to adopt, amend.
ments were offered by which Chicago
was suggested as the place instead o.
Oberiin. Also, after some earnest
sharp discussions upon Council OF
F Councils, the report was adopted.
| h0 cOII e
said National Council:
p. McVicar, r. Cordley, c. B. Lines
]. D. Lggett, j. G. Merrill, j. D. C.
Plumb, VIM. Crosby.
The following were elected Alter
mates: S. L. Adair, S. D. Storrs, r. D
Parker, j. d. Brewer, Deacon Wright
r. NJ. Tunnel and Rev. Vim. Kineaid
The Committee to whom was referred
the claims of the Congregational Union
upon the patronage of our churches, re-
ported the following:
WHEREAS, The Congregational Union is
our recognized agency for aiding feeble
churches to build Houses of Worship, and
without which those churches could not be
built; and
WHEREAS, The most of cur churches hav-
ing editces have been aided by this Society.
and those desiring such houses are hoping for
help from this Society.
ReSOIued. That we pledge ourselves TO pre-.
: sent the work of the Congregational Union to
our people, and to take up collections for its
treasury.
Resolved. That we are in harmony with the
. American Bible Society and it, resolution to
or comment into the hands of every family in
our land, and that we will cordially cooper
: ate with its Agent Rev. S. Y. Lum, to carry
this resolution into effect in our State.
t The report of the State of Religion
5 in our Churches was resumed, and ali
the churches not reported before were
1 heard from.
: These reports give graphic state
4 ment of the trials, labors and successes
of the Churches and the Missionaries.
4 Several churches, edifices, have been
bui,t and dedicated the vast year, and a
= large number are to be built the coming
f year. Several precious revivals have
f been enjoyed, and the hearts of Gods
h people encouraged.
: After some preliminary business
1 adjourned till Z 80, TO meet at Bancroft
e Hall.
a Ats p. NJ. the Association met at the
u hall, and was called to order by the
Il Moderator.
n After prayer the chairman of the
!, Committee Oh Temperance, Hon. G. B
: Lines, read the report, which was ac
IS companied with the usual resolutions
s a copy of which we were unable to OBJ
tain. The report and resolutions were
|, supported by speeches from the chair
r. man and Rev.'s Yanwagner, McYicar
d Kincaid and others, and finally adopted
After some other business the meet
IS ing adjourned to 80 of Monday morn
IS ing. -.sS .+1777i5
p l1Ff ataaf5 SUNDAY. 4Ea
: The services of the Sabbath were car
e ried out according to the programm,
IS published in our columns on Saturda,
evening. able sermons were de
livered in the various churches of thi
city, a synopsis of which might be in
teresting to our readers, but our spae'
l. forbids.
MONDAY MORNING.
> The Association met st z 30-openet