, 1875-01-21

condition OF the Church, the speaker referred to
thu want Of religious llfo and energy III Il The
Ghurcl, In the Northwest, from its nfzs, was an
isolated body, which wns a tarrible barrier
agsinet fts development. The meetings now in
.agurated would tend to overcome Tits trouble.
nso. 1hcy would bring tic CHURCHES iuto
e'"sSa e,.son. '''t t."t uo" @ foiiow G e eo" but but
rfonote t1lo general cause. Another need was
DO maintained successfully by = union Of t]la
Statcs. II tho prejndiccs and rsctIonai feelings
could DO buried, for Which *i,0D0, 900 cndov-
mcnt would bc necessary. Sncli hool ~os'ld
advance the mtnistry in education and general
fitness for lilo work, aud boside afford paron's
means Of giving their chiIren nighor ednca-
tlon. Tho cl,urc!, membership waH amply sbo
to found snh maintain such . school. but unless
it was Of tho highest possible type tho effort
would provo worse than folly. HucI, school
Of Uuiseralism, a,hl would materially enhance
the i1cas held 20 dear to tho Church.
Tho ministry bad work to do IN advancing tho
revival Of rogion,-nos onIy hy rrcAohing great
Of tia Church. Tho i}old was broad, rich, acd
full Of promise, and. if entered INTO heartily.
could no. full financially and rclgously to yield
the graudcet results.
TILE HEFs 4. G.. FIHlt.
of Wisconsin, was the next speaker. He did
not entirely agreo with tho gentleman Who had
preceded him about tho establishing of Thu
ological ectoof at tho expense Of $1,000, 600.
1to thought tho colleges Of the East
sufficient for tho education OF tho Church,
and, ii dcnon,inntionof schools were to ho
maintained at all, tho Church had all It could
carry at present. Most OF Huch sclIoDlH now ex-
isting wore lou1ed with debt, and he believed the
establishing of nnothcr would but add to prea-
ont ADVERTISEMENTS. lie hoped the idea of
college in tue Northwest would not be seriously
entertained.
Ilo heartily ipt1orand Tho financial suggestions
Of 1,ro Gozten, and felt alao tint It was torri-
bio fact that tho GhrCh wRH isolated. Tho isola-
tion, he believed, could be hotter overcome. how
ever. than by establishing school. Tho Church
needed Disllop and moro General
Conventions :. which lo thought would
thought the outlook OF the Church
In tito Northwest WIS brighter thnn it over had
beeu. 1fo saw it everywhere growing Into recug-
milton. mud was especially pleased to know that
rival Churches we're yielding their prejHdice,
eyen to allowing their pulpits to bo occupied by
UnircrsallBt ministers.
THE nEv. D. r. ROGERS,
Of Cedar Rapids was In favor Of tho school sug-
gested, and thought that tho preceding speaker
misunderstood tho proposition. Tho school
proposed vas not intended to multi
ply tho number, but to increase their
chnracter-to concentrate tho enerpy Of tho
Church upon ono, which Should he tile equal Of
tho best iii tho country. lie thought tho tfna1l-
ciAl question ought to DO SGT apart rs separate
subject. and That a large portion Of tho time Of
tho Convention ought to have boon giyon TO 1t,
lie deprecated church cxt1aYagaucc, and urged
the adoption Of como fixed and economical rian
Of financial conduct. and cloaed by urging tile
Importance OF zeal and unity III tho Church.
TIE REV. y. j. cnossLY
Of Urbana, Hpoko In approval Of the financial
ideaa advanced, aud predicted that, uulcaa
home now. scheno waH adopted to sustain
Tho Church, It would eventually suffer. lie
approved these Conferences, and thought they
ought to bs periodical aud that q Stato agent
ought to DO appointed to work in tho interest OF
the general Church. IIo found somo members OF
means to advance tue Church employed by aiBter
Churches. iIo thought this opposition was be-
gotten Of prejudice, and il tho Church hopea
to bo successful it must spoediIy outvo tho idea.
THE REV, Il, il. PULLMAN
was tho next speaker. Ho had Travelled over the
northwest, and regarded the topic under dis
sFs<ion Of tie highest Importance. lie
uit!on growing out OF tho fact that tho people
were waiting to be led. What wan wanted was
lenders 1t waB true that few parishes Woro
fading out hcro and there, but 1t WIS not the
failure Of UniyorssHul. but OF tho leaders Of tho
Church to embrace tho opportunities before
them. lie believed the Church on tic high way
TO now victories and richer tieids.
Tie Conference then adjourned until 7:30
o'clock, ,shen 1t WAS cxnpcted that tho Rev.
JameH N. Pullman, OF Now York; would
proach on Tho Moral. and Rcgoucrating
Power Of Tniyersniau,." Word ,saa re-
eeyed juat before ADJOURNMENT that Biz.
Pullman was 'auowed-iu y on his way here, and
1sav. n. II, Pullman Was appointed to fiji ls
place.