The Northern Pacific farmer., 1881-07-21
The Conference at Glynd0A.

The conference met rather late
Tuesday evening. Rev. o. N. Smith.
of Hawley, was elected moderator.
Rev. Salter not being present to per-
form his part in the programme, a
pleasant sermon was listened to from
Rev. Samuel F. Porter, an aged
minister of Campbell, Wi1kin county.
After the sermon the ministers and
delegates were assigned for entertain
ment to the pleasant homes in Glyn-
don.
The conference met again at about
0 clock a. m. Wednesday, aud oc-
cupied the time, with short intermis-
sions for dinner and supper, until 8
o'clock p. m.
At the close Of the morning session
Mr.. Salter, he having arrived, was
asked to take the part a assigned him
for the evening before. The sermon,
brilliant one, was listened to with
interest. Mr.. Salter has pleasant
and vigorous, though rather rapid,
delivery The following papers were
read during the meetings on Wednes-
day: 'The Union Church Plan* lex
tempore), by Rev. S. II. Barteau;
':The Sabbath, and How 1t Should
Be Observed,' by Rev. w. L. Suther-
land, of Fergus Falls; 1.-THE Unity of
Old and New Theology" by Rev.
Beard, and SIS Catechetical Teach
ing in the Sunday-school Desirable!'
by Mr.. $. n. Millard, Missionary
American Sunday School Union. The
most interesting discussions of the
conference were held on this latter
subject and the Union church plan.
Mr.. Beard favored the use of the
catechism in Sunday schools, charac.
terizing the present plan as a grass.
hopper method; but the rest who took
part in the discussion, of whom there
were quite number, favored the
Lesson Leaves, or the Lesson Leaves
with some questions from the cate,
chism combined with them.-Mr
Barteau was opposed to Union
churches because that in~reality they
were only Congregational churches
and therefore the objection might be
usefnl against Union church that il
is not organized under the right
name. In the discussion which fol
lowed, this plas was defended as hav
ing been tried with an honest pur
pose, though it was not claimed t.
have been successful; and the ide:
was brought prominently forwart
that the Congregational church is no
a sectarion but rather Union church
AS it seems to me, if we organize
Union church (Which every churcl
ought to be) there is no very objec
tionable occasion to one not seekin.
a quarrel, for calling it what it reall.
is-a Union church. And if it i
found that the best Union churcl
that can possibly be formed by maj
is no different from a Congregations
church, then why not say that Con
gregational church is just like ;
Union church, as we'll as to say tina
a Union church is nothing bat
Congregational church! The paper
by Brothers Smith and Beard wer'
very able, and interesting.
Brother Barteau gave an address
on Home Missions and made som'
remarks on the meeting of the Ameri
can Home Missionary Society a
Chicago. In his remarks he spok,
of the prospect that the west ma,
some time he called upon to send al,
to the east, instead of as now, tn
east sending aid to the west. H
spoke of two marked instances wher
home missionary churches had sen
out useful and prominent men.
Brother Barteau, while preachin,
to missionary church, received DR.
Goodwin on profession of faith.
An interesting paper on *'Amuse
ments," was read by J. NJ. Fisher
ESQ.,, of Glyndon.
The communion service, conducte.
by Rev Salter and J. Nj. Fisher, VA
} held at the opening of the evenin,
service. ...
+ A vote of franks was given by th'
conference to the people of Glyndol
for their kind and generous entertain
ment. !. KIDDER.