New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-12
.yEB1cAN CONGREGATIONAL UNION

,Xy,rsr BUSINESS MEETING - REPORTS - kt-
Union AT THE BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF
MUSIC.
Tho eighteenth annual business meeting OF
the American Congregational Union was held al inc
Academy Of Music, Brooklyn, yesterday afternoon
Alfred g. Barnes, yicePresidcnt, presiding. The cor
responding Secretary read the annual report In which,
after concentrating the friends OF the Union on the
steadily growing efficiency and usefulness OF the Asso
cioon the following account OF the work OF the year
given:
The churches which s,e been dttUied sT' osa n ne
New Yots 2; rewjer.ey Delaware Ohio q Illinois g. Mc
I "i'''p NsSRks e. CafonS l. OREGON Louisiana
Ss year i been over loo The ych the Board
PLEDGE at the commencement Of tas new year - rro,t
81 i s,. 70 I'D IL SfHs r. ]
ssa@S s. Receps~By treasury sl sa % by
.noe 10 The treasury sea 49, pledged churches lo 80
Henry c. Bowen Alfred s. Barnes, and James W.
Elwer having been appointed committee to nominate
officers for the ensuing year. reported the following who
were elected:
PTe Rev pt n BoadGgo3 r., V e, s%;-. a
Rev Dr. i p 1GTp %Sa 1 s Rev. g De r. De the lion &
Buckingham The Rev Dr. T., Pax MSN, Dr. b sTs o5 Rmdfy
M'b W W Hon R 81 ri B KrS NE Hon John Page the
RSS A. Reed The Mageun The Rey Dr. ~ Post THE the
Rev " Baid9Stoa The Rev badger ne Rev RAY Palmer
Ie Ey: y a S WIN Alien samuel Holmes: Benedict
the Rfy g. 3 Bacon S6sy ,h hS' h ~ IT, sioT. il Smith
johnson ne Rev G. D. Wic, B. Hutchinson crceoati7g
| urer Recording SecTetary-N A. Csikin~
EVENING SESSION.
The Social Reunion was held at the Academy o. MUSIC
| in the evening. and largely attended The Rev DE-
Buddipgton presided and, after the Rev. DR.. Palmer
had given brief summary of the years work, the Chair
man delivered address OF welcome. There Is said he
| a more serious fear taking possession or American
heart at the present than when we first heard the
evil tdings of Bull Run The question is can we STAND
up against bribery and corruption as we stood up agu
the embatcd ranks of rebeoni Our 1anrehes are o,
last resort and they able TO save u.s. Inc u1'Is
which have befallen France are due simply ana solely TO
! the want of such governing men, such governing
churches as Professionalism and our Puritan fathers have
produced. welcome You here tonight from every e't
or denomination. If we nope as tOigregatlcn', :"
anything, it is by our efforts to inspire you 10 Initiate
The Rev. j. Hyatt Smith said it was kind and comc'y
custom of the Congregational churches to oer an on
Baptist denomination. MY political creed is very brief
believe in a National Bank, an equal distribution OF
religious creed is equally simple. We Baptist know, for
We are Bi9le,loying people That that ihere II v n9
viii take to the water you will believe ~ Too too
II should meet This good mGher OF e, WI" nrr Vi E
away. wOuld leave him TO decide IL between hh'ey
| and God. After the service would take MN ny the
hand and try to lead him to the Jordan If found lm
at the head Of MS table should 20 IN "ili1 he5"@
| have baptized aud he has not. Bn we want less OF
creed and more of Christianity. think we have more
! denominations than can do q successful business.
The Rev. Dr. Scudder said Many years ago rs Tres
byteran. took rash step. married Massachusetts
girl. shall never forget it, lIaughierl was very
simple those DAYS and Yankee girls were rIe-lstlnit
nigh have fUTesecn the result That woman ldMled
me in COngTegaOnaisni. The only satisfaction nave
is that years To do IT, do not know much
about denominations. don't expect 10 IN this world,
and am sure shall not be troubled with secrtrian sill
ness i'm the glorious world TO - long as human
tastes continue diversified now. do not desire an
organic union Of the dineIent denoulnaii ions. but
we can have true unity whose integrity shall neither
he marred or broken | think the time is almost here
when all branches the Christian Church VIII see that
our work is not bring into denomination, but
into the kingdom of God have passed three times
over the Pacific Railroad On occasion stopped at
a village, and walking up TO man. said, " How old -
this place I" "IhIee weeks, said ne. Us IL hclhJ y
Wen, don't know don't see any grayGSald heit g.,
The first things that get to these places are the
gambling hels and brOthels. Let us do duty by
putting church there. come here rom the Far Wet,
where have sulphur enough to cure the itch FOR 100
years II is land flowing indeed with milk and
honey-a wonderful country. All along that Pacific shore
there is sprnCing up mighty race OF men-mercuria
sIrewd. and in unlike any other II J., me
business OF the Church 10 win this race, and hold Tor
| Christ
Addresses also made by the Rev Dr. schchck and
| the Ray. DR.. EgglestOn.