, 1880-11-14
CONGREGATIONALISM.
The Sc. Louis GatherIn@-Interesti
Observation-Disclosures KesponsibIllty-
Missionary Work.

The st. Louis Gatherln=-Interest
Keportx-.Ntnistcrlal KesponsibI1lty-
Missionary Work.
ST. LoCIs, Nov. 13.-At the morning session OF
the Congregational Council Dr.. Z. Brown read q
lengthy statement concerning the CongreQa-
nonal Union. whose chief object is to hu'ld
Interesting uccount ut what has been done dur
inx the past three years In Dakota, Colorado,
a burHs ta ano ether
seven years Of the existence OF the Society it
had erected l.lW churches, ull Of wnich are free
from debt No house IL dedicated Until it Is
paid for, aud the Society then ,ukes 1irst mort
gasc 1t for all it Is worth, SO that 1t cannot
get III debt in tho future. The S>rivty has had
u working capital tho plst thres years Of
Dr. Tarbo1. Ut Massachusetts. read stnte-
ment regarding the American College and Edu-
now receiving assistance, are distributed among
this thirty colleges und universities. In
the past three years the Society paid Sa2.un for
educational work. The churches. he snt,l, do
not seem to appreciate the Importance Of the
work, ns not one III ten OF them contributes my
thing to y. Ths efforts of The Society in behalf
the past three years. Carlton College bud been
aided 81, 10: Colorado Cullege, $ss,tNo; Dom
coiex Goiexs Rpon RSss5 cacss SGtsxs S paec aexs
College <l.stU: Wnshburn College, 5000: tt,tal,
$3+;5,ttU.-aIl ut which bad rouse from the East.
large amount of this money bad been given
chusetts. who had nlsO contributed freely for
the education Of deserving young men.
The Hon. 4. T. Barstow resigned his member
ship OF tho 1udiuu Committee.
Committees were named on memorials and
other subjects. aud the Nominating Committee
Instructed toappont delegates to Frlnce and
England, And to various bodies in this and other
countries.
The discussion on ministerial responsibility
and standing was resumed Dr. Quirt, Ser ratury OF
the Council offered u Restitution ~ q substitute.
that pro renota Council should be she ultimate
resort In cases of ministerial standing. In other
respects the substitute did not dinet materially
from the majority report.
After lonx debate this substitute was
adopted, and all resolutions on the subject Or
Rsv. DR.. strieoy. Of the American Missionary
Society, made a statcmentOf the wosk ACCOM-
plished b. that Society: The Society was out Ut
icbr, and had received gift OF $l5u.0u0 from
Mrs Stone, Of Massachusetts. The whole amount
received by the Society in the past three yenrs
tablishiuR churches nnd organizing schools Il
great work bud been dime in the Suth. Schools
OF the higher Crude had been established In eight
colored pupils He spoke especially Of the
freedmen, und hts conclusion was that the only
way to make rhe.n safe members Of society was
Tue Kew Dr. Mears addressed the cdhnci On
behalf Ut the Publication Society, aud urged
that II be better supplied with tho means to do
The hey. Dr.. Storrsepoke regarding the Home
Missionary Society. He urged lhnl teachers Us
we'll us preachers be commissioned. especially In
Jesuit and Mormon sections Ut the country.
where the work to be successful must be carried
on amuug children. He had never seen such
xreat success In Sunday school work as during
the past three years. He spoke Of the wonder
full growth of the Far West In Dakota there
were already twenty-five Congregational
churches, und in nine years With proper encour-
agelnent he believed there would be21J, In Colo
rudo twelve churches had been added the last
year, and III Utah, Wyoming. and Idaho there
were siraiar great religious fields requiring only
Development
The Rev. Dr.. Noble, OF Chicago, read paper
on The New West" in which he denounced
3ioruouis'u IN very strong terms. He alluded
to Utah rs made by that faith laboratory OF
t1ith, craft, and cruel wrong. For three decades.
be said, Congress and the Cul1rts had done next
to nothing to check put dowu tho. monstrnus
evil Frum Moruoni3ul tho, Doctor drtfted 70
the Jesuttism of New Mexico. and the Roman
Catholic Church was charged With nearly ali the
crimes in the calendur. and held responsible TOR
all the fawiesness and disorder In the Territories
where hortuonfsm had not spread To meet
what ht considered to be the grea. evils, he said
the Government must send the best men to the
frontier Tor its officials Preuchess and teachers
must he sent. especially the latter. Us they ex-
cited less prejudice than the preachers
The evening session was occupied In addresses
BY several gentlemen Of u general and congrAt-
ulatory character. and no business Ut tnpor-
ance was transacted.