New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-10-05
The AFTERNOON SESSION.


COMMITTEES TO CORRESPONDING BoDIEs-DIFFER-
FNCEoF OPINION AS To THE soCIALEL RMENTs NJ
CEssARY TO SUCCESSFUL CONGREGATIONALIsM-
THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION IN
DoRsrDAFTER HEATED ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
CRITICISM OF THE MISSIONARY MAGAZINEs-A
MAJORITY REPORT on THE REV. ". Ii. II. MUIR
RAYS PAPER.
Nrw-HAvEy. Oct 3.-The Council met at the
Center Church at 23O p. aud Immediately adjourned
n the North Congregational Church, the staging put
IN for the use Of Council had TO be taken down for
the Sabbath When arrived, the following delegates TO
corresponding bodies we're appointed;
scotland ana Irela ndTle Rev. ]. C. Thompson. d. D.
the Rev VIM. NJ TAYLOR, ID. d.; the Rev Prof. george r.
Fisher the Rev. II NJ: simpson OF lnaana; ana Co..
charles g. Hammond of Illinois.
rn th Coneregaona Union OF Nova Scotia ard New
Rrnnswlck-The Rev Drs H. VI. Parsons, &. j. Parsons
ia the General Assembly ofthe Presbyterian Church
The Rev Drs R. $ storrs, E. p. Goodwin, > Wocott j.
o Means andS. q. Buckingham
To the Associate Presbyterian Church of North AmfT
ica-The Rev. Drs. + NJ. Post and T. E. Roy. and the
To the Reformed Church in America--The Rev. Drs. D.
Eddy, A. l. Stone, G. b. Bacon. and W; l. Buddngton
To the United Brethren (Moravian)-The Rev. Drs
T W ChickerInc ana II. NJ stOrrs, and the Rev. {. L.
C;Oodell, and the Rev. L. :. NJ. Atwood.
To the General synod OF the Evangelical Lutheran
The Rev T. p Field D. D.. the Rev. Edward Halves, the
Rev. A. II. Ross, and the Rev. A. F. Beard
Church-The Rev Drs. Leonard Bacon J. q. vose a. c.
Thompson, President u. +. Magoun and the Rev. j.
To the Methodist Church-The Rev Drs W. W. Pat
ton, W D. l. Love. and 5. p. Fay: .o.
President j. NJ surtevant, Profs C. NJ. Beard and j. H.
seelye, the Rev. Ray Palmer, ir., and W L. Leayitt
10 the nene era SonierGIc9 O pIes"nt Baptist
the Rev. j. IL. Lyon
CONSOLIDATION FURTHER DISCUSSED.
The Council then took up the dscussi9n of the sixth
resolution consolidation, which recommended the
transfer Of contributions Union Societies those of
the Congregational ORDER far as they are doing
similar work. Dr. II. NJ Parsons and Mr.. Bartlett Of
Massachusetts Dr.. ". W. Patton and Col Hammond Of
Illinois, discussed the resolution all of them nmatng
that the American sunday Union specially
aimed at. Mr. Colve o. Illinois added TO this obec
ton against the resolution that would tend foster
merely denOIn national spirit Tue resolution
tabled aud the second resolution taken Up, that lndOrs
ing the American Missionary Association. and commend
ing to the churches consideration Of which had
postponed. Various amendments were proposed, con-
corning The phrase non-Caucasian races" which was
odlous, suggested VangeliZod," which
called up Dr. Thompson (colOred) of NewOrleans, who
objected In elci0us terms. He had known colOred
who evangelical. and white people IN Louisiana
shO not evangelized; so the term was defective
detnauon He should like 70 have the words negro,
body knew what they meant. The whole phrase was
finally stricken out.
the resolution one recommending that the Society Ould
no longer endeavor especially To establish COngrega-
tiona churches in the South, and that It's efforts for
education be collateral so far as possible With the
mon school system OF tue South. DR.. W. w. Patton OF
Chicago wanted DIR. Strictly OF the Association
tify
CONGREGATIoYALIsM's NEEDED SOIL
DR. Bacon held that to pass the original resolution
would tend to force upon the South Congregation
alism through the medium Of the blacks IL would also
tend TO keep the blacks by themselves, and to confirm
prejndiees. CoDgregationalism wholly at
home under Southern skies there were not there the
elements essential 10 it's The Rev Mr. Bascom
of Illinois repealed this assertion. where
tonAlism exotic, II a good lost
DR.. O. Is. Bacon Of NewJersey stated that his confer
extended far south Washington, and he had
had opportunity TO observe that egat0nasm
exotic toward the south Certain Of its needed eie-
inents not found the average Southern CON-
munity. Churches asking for help that should
help themselves. DIR. Pars0ns of Massachusetts, indg
nanty repelled this charge The very
religious work in the South fruitless showed
Q different life needed 20 be infused.
Rreaideut sutevant VI argued that the col0red