New-York tribune., 1871-11-21
NATIONAL CONGREGATIONAL cornell.

NATIONAL CONGREGATIONAL COCNCIL.
THE OPENING NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NAME
-GKEAT UNANIMITY AND WARMTH OF FEEL
ING-LAYING CORNERSTONE OF THEoLoGl-
CAL SEMINARY.
OBERLIN, O., Nov 1s.-The good people VI
this duct and pleasant village having ther hosl'
Unity oute fully tested in entertaining the nicni
her. and visitors of the National Council "f tohef's
| tional Churches now in session Ever!'hIns l. -, W.
make the stay Of the strangers as .asiCc"'io a. ,n
| and the delegates from the East nave o'. -, p.,,
ton gratefully the generosity Vi 'h' i, ,i e. take
! .vlvouio poiIroaa. III providing SicoI'' .i'" "
came so of them from Wcllsvile to Cleveand-loo ''-
that they might reach here IN season TOT 'he opeI
session Of the Council Delegates ana VISITORS noh VI"
far East from the South. and the Paclnc coast al"
here Doctors Of Divinity Pre- idcnts and iro'Ssof7o
Colleges and Theological Scmnarics Rcv'rcd' SENATORS
| Indrcs and Uonorablcs make up al assembly m -''
members with ha many more who are loohcls on
is seldom one looks upon more cultivated tueit III III
| coual number. than is found in this gathering
! This is the nth national gathering OF the " Elders ana
Messengers" OF the Congregational Churches OF the
United States the first having been held at Eewtow'
| now Cambridge, Mass, in 1857; the second in the
Same place in 1876 Al aud 4s, generally called the
synod of C4s; the third was at Albany, n \" Ill lS92
and the fourth Boston, in le6j the custom prevailing
that there Should not hc National Synod or '"nvrh
ton uniots there matter Of common concern to
that stated national gathering Is n"dr'
growing manly Of these two facts VIZ, the rapid
and wide extension Of this branch Of the Christian
family over country, rendering mtcrcommuho "l
churches by State Conercnccs alone very dlirn!t
and also bv the withdrawal OF all cooperating dcioin
NATIONS from the great national bcnhrclent societies
through which the CONGREGATIONAL ChurchC' mp ,ir
| missionary work To act harnOnioisy ana tltrithtH.
denomination i'll all the departments oi ,h,lH1'l
irresent.tivcs from the local curcie. should conr
together i'll three or hve years and lax over "v
specific and general wc1K that scerIs to belong to these
Ills Council has opened very pleasantly, and with
@ ronort wn" ,a, Wrdsdny In the evening The
Cunr, met in thc First Church t" lstc 10 dcoursc
| from tho REV. leonard Bacon, J.. D. of Nc@ lL.yen
present TIE t,&t was Erl, Chap l. and p.ri Of the
% and the ga verses HIS sHhr,t Was,i "!lat - d"
hour and ceI minutes III delivery ana Was a'teuNcy
The Council assembled in the First Church Oh The i@
inst. ~ O'Clock, y. with great c'h1i"galloh
oi visitors and iIcnd: hus.nCss w' r>n".h ,. ~ '%
half hour devotional services, led by the lev Mr.
nnr"?rd C"ns;i,nti;;n We're thcIourhy considered.
and after amendments. were adopted with mex,
the warmes and deepest feeling 40 saE.r asnE s%s
quite @ y a, of 'I1 the ure
SHGSsGl SsHeG on 'hs the name this body adopt be-
expressions of interest many grave men nn'.tcd
HTe faT2ed % aCounc Eastern members generally prerrc
''Confercncc;" but many of the latter }icdrd 'l+i
D. irends The vote for Council nearly uuai;i
tha BY common eontSn1 ,Gl 1t "s1 ar r. w S Hf Viii
entire unanimW 1t is IN sGnsl'n.' a. i",%T , ri, =, us
faith and practice, agreement with other brahc "l t
great body of Christian churches called Evangelical th'
smd Hdri possibitics Of the Coinc lis lrihod OF
clectiuc d4cgatc its of' cr aud iWe "f htod lncct
iugs, in three years The Object 81 me t"ln'li J.
,t1cl in these word Io XpIfts any i,,i ii'm H'
tlal nny in doctrine, poy, and works; and to oonsa
upon the common Interests Of all the churches th'ii
ciItirs III the cNangrizat'oH ilc Witei dr'r'
olien of their and tLeir relations To all 'rt'
oi ne kingdom of tlni~t' -
was chosen Mcd'.t r; Gen. o. o. Howard Of "~Im; ~ rS
H. Quint, H. ID. Of New-Bcdford Mass WAS chosen sc
aud thas g. Hammond cs. Of Chiclso, H.. Treasurer
- thc "reI9tipn coiI"'"d. n" Tho close Of rhe
third day Of the session. with appnrrn' great S"ll'iac"
Good feeling prevailed through all the warm ana earnest
discussions, and not ual;ind or bitter wort was III
tered worth gOIuS long way 10 hear and ~" ~
much that is exciting, and upon topics Whcl" Sii0ng and
wise much differ when all at last come together IN
In IL" av"ng in the First Church crowded to the
sacrc,ry c U| Of "1 + NJ On the work Foreign MI--
sions tie ey j. G & k"$ p 3D. OF ChEc G tHd q
Merrnan read remarkably stirring paper upon Church
Extension urging more earn,st and aressire efforts to
f. streby presented IN lLcd aud torcble paper the
Of & e Anerfan Ms,%H at me ,h
Western College Society a1drcs the Council in tell
the regular de cyoiional half hour his morning. the
reverend and venorabc Prof Finncy adessc tho CouI-
Gil for 70 minutes on the great need of the ministry ai
how to obtain what is needed The need l. power from
high baptism of the Holy Ghost and il is 10 he
obtained only IN answer TO prayer and to pray success
fully the conditions upOn which answers 10 prayer
assured he coupled with. Then he Offered pray
The address was t,ntIv"ly and teHriuy listened To-.
The Rev. Mr.. Chamberlain OF Chicago .d'irc the
Council IN behalf OF his own church, every family of
winch had lost its residence hrl its blsincs. de-
strOyed. His own beautiful place OF worship WAS in
ashes. He pleaded for Sj00D from the churc hes
build his sanctuary. The subject Uf the
House AT BOston was presented Dy the Rev. I>aac y.
L,ngW Ortly, who followed by Deacon Ezra Farms.
! each Congregational Church N!PrcupUn the following
| rcsOl ton adopted: "That the CONGREGATIONAL
House, IA representing Onr principles and atording
home for ben" D"volcnt sOcietU. and peculiar
library should be taken hold of by ~ churches and
he built possible" The aft. rno0n Session was
| ln tho First Church crowded Resolutions upsu the
bapcrs that have been read We're presented. Those
hch refer TO the supply OF ministers elected vsTy fun
~ dement's and earp,t remarks from many
deep interest was manifested on tins subject s.d
yO,clg present who were entered upon "a course a
education. At 81 the regular services Suspended S
engage in the ceremony of lay ing the cOrnrr stone of
new building for the Theological Seminary. President
Iairchiid hrief history Of the seminarv and OF
their great need OF the buihng to provide lecture.
Rev Dr. W0lcOtt delivered eloquent address and Gen
Howard, the Rev Mr.. Buttcr1ed, Prof Monroe AMI DIR.
BudngtOn made brief remarks Of peculiar interest.
lt s seldom one secs large audience attentive
and 10 much moved President Pairehd laid the stone
| and Prof Morgan offered the prayer. The addresses
In the church This evening there I'll be payer.
| meeting for rrvvals of religion.
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| SENATOR TRUMBULLs VIEWS OF THE sHERI