, 1876-11-26
CIIURCHMEN IN COUNCIL.


The meeting closed iu the usual manner.
C11URCHMEN IN COUNCIL.
THE EPISCOPAL CONGRESS IN BOSTON.
The third Church Congress Of the Protestant
Episcopal Church began its session in Boston,
Nov. II. The first topic, "The True Place of
Art in Christianity" was discussed in written
papers by the Key. DR.. Osgood. Of New York;
Mr.. Il. G. Perkins, OF Boston; and the Rev. DR..
hopkins, Of Plattsburg, n. 7. In the evening
of the same day the Rev. DR.. John
Cotton Smith, OF New York, read
an essay on sForcign Missions Under Our
Present Knowledge OF the Morals and Religion
Of Non-Christian Nations" He was followed
by the Rev. DR.. John n. Gallchcr, of New
York; E. ". Clarke, Esq, lately from Japan;
DR.. Isaac Joseph Schcresehewski, Bishop-clcct
Of China, aud Bishop Medley, OF New Bruins
wick.
TO open the second days session Dr.. james
Relation Of the Protestant Episcopal Church to
the Freedom OF Religious Thought" The Rev.
It. a. Washburn, Of New York; the Rev: Will
inn Rudder, Of Philadelphia, aud ]. G. Ropes,
% IF pe ae aue:TSSns TSs ist sFsn
was further participatsd in By the Rev.
F. Courtcuay, Of St. Thomas Church, New
York; the Rev. Julius II. Ward, of Atassa-
chusetts; the Rev. Mr.. A1mon, Of Portland, n.
B.; the Rev. Thurman Gallaudet, Of New York;
Rev. ]. S. Schereschcvsky, D. D. The topic Of
the evening session was The Relation Of
Secular and Religious Education" ESSAYS
upon the subject were read by Samuel Elliott,
St. Paul's Academy, Concord, n. f., followed
with remarks By Henry G. Alvord, Boston; the
Rev. John ". Kramer, New York; the Rev. F.
Courtenay and the Rev. A. $. Wordell, Central
Diocese Of Pennsylvania; tie Rev. Dr.. Boggs,
New Jersey; the Rev. Dr. Hale, Chancellor Of the
University Of Nova Scotia; aud GOV. Rice, Of
Massachusetts.
The subject OF the third days session was the
aalorals Of Politics." Essays upon the subject
we're read By the Rev. Edwin Norwood, D: D.,
yersity OF New York; Ex=t;oy. Bullock, vf Massa-
chuselts the Hon. james Enlutt, New York; the
Rev Samuel Osgood, D. D., New York; the Rev.
j. n Galleher, D. D., New York; the kev. F. H.
Dr.. Medley, Fredericktown, New Brunswick
The subject of discussion at the evening session
was 'sJust liberty in the adoption Of tue service
to the varied wants Of the people, The par
ticipants in the discussion were the Rev. D. II.
Jersey; the Right Rev. W ". Niles, D. D.,
Bishop of New Hampshire; the Right Rev. II.
B. Whipple, D. D., Bishop OF Minnesota; the
Right Kev. Alexander C: Garrett, Bishop Of
Northern Texas; the Rev. Dr.. J. Cotton Smith,
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c. Tiffany, of New York City.
The last DAYS session was opened BY the dis
cussing vi the question The Prevention and
Cure Of Drunkenness Essays on this subject
chu=etts; H. A. Hartt, N. D., Of New York;
and the Rev. r. Heber Newton, Of New York.
The closing session was gwen up to essays upon
s. Revival and Christian Nurture" The essay
lists were the Rev. Richard Scwton, D. D., Of
Philadelphia: tue Rt.-Rey. Crosswen Doane, D.
D., Bishop Of Albany, and the speakers the Rev.
Arthur Brooks, of New York. Bishop Whipple;
the Rev. Mr. Benson, Of England; Russell
sturges, Of Boston; the Rs--Rev. DR.. Lee,
Bishop Of Delaware.
Tie attendance OF both clcrgymen and lnymen
at the various sessions was larger than at any
previous gatherings Of the body, and on the OF
casion Of the final exercises there was con-
course Of nearly 1000 people assembled. The
Church have rnrcly been held in Boston, but
now it has been selected not only for the Church
Congress, but also for the great Irlennial Cen
cral Contention, to be held In October, 1877.
Tlis great COUNCIL Of the Church, comprising
egates iron! this entire country, will be held for
tie second time only in New England.
The only session that has tazen
place previously was in New haven IN
lard raIcd as an Episcopal centre Tie great cities
of Philadelphia, with its ninety churches; New
York, With eighty; Brooklyn, with thirty-iye,
and baltimore, with about thirty, have always
preceded Boston in Episcopal Church influence,
But still tl,s growth Of the Church, even in Bos-
ton, the LIST fifty years, has been large-from
about four or five parishes to nearly thirty--in
the metropolitan dist7ict,'' comprising Boston
and three or four adjoining cities and towns,
such as Cambridge, Somcrville, Brookine, ETC.
This Congress had no legislative power what
only he'd 1or tas tree a1d o1
elaborate essays, who were chosen for that pur-
rnose. These discussions were new to Boston,
and were listened to with much interest by
churclrnen and others.