Morning journal and courier., 1882-06-21
General Congregational AssOcia-
 ton.

One Hundred and seventy-thiri Annual
 COnventtOn-LarEe Attendance.
 The 173rd annual meeting of the General Congregational association of the State is be. ing held at the South church, Middletown, Rev. c. J. Hill pastor. There is a large at- tendance of minister's all parts of the State being represented The following committee was appointed to entertain the delegates Rev. MT. Hill, the pastor, chairman George Benjamin Douglass, Seth H. Butler, Edward Payne and John N. Camp. The delegates
 find more doors thrown open to them by
 their hospitable friends in Middletown than
 8 afew-the hospitality of the good people be-
 ing unbounded. The railroads made the
 terms of fare half price. Among those from
 New Haven present yesterday to attend
 to day are President Noah Porter, Professor
 Barbour and Professor Day of Yale College,
 Rev. John E. Todd, Rev. c. l. Meserve, Rev.
 William Whittlesey, Rev O. H. White. It is
 noticeable that increased interest attends
 these conferences It is revival of the old
 interest and is because vital topics are given attention by some of the best minds in the State The meeting was opened at II o'clock by Rev. s. G. Willard, of Colchester, mode rator last year, in a few pleasing words of in- troduction, followed by his invocation of u divine blessing. Mir. Willard then announced the inability of the chairman of the standing committee, Rev. James w. Hubbell of Dan- bury, to be present owing to death in his family. Therefore upon Mr. Hill devolved the presentation of the moderator agreed upon by the committee. This was Rev. Dr. N. J. Burton, of Hart ford, who was chosen by the ''usual sign" and without dissent. Rev. Wm. H. Knouse, of Deep River, was elected scribe and Rev. George Stockton Burroughs of Fairfield, assistant scribe. Messrs. Anderson. of Waterbury; Pond, of Bridgeport, and Woodward, of Berlin, were appointed nom- | mating committee. The programme for the l meeting which has been published, was re-
 ported and approved The treasurer, Wm.
 H. Moore, submitted the following report,
 which was accepted Dr.-Dinner, 40 cents programmes for the meeting $3. 50; travel $4.2O; postage, $4 67-$12 77. Cr-Cash l from General conference, $12. v. Mir. Moore was then unanimously elected treasurer. MT. Moore moved to rescind vote passed at the last meeting on motion of Rev. Dr. Ba con. It was to the effect that at the communion
 service at the conference collection should be received for needy ministers. Mr. Moore
 deemed it best to rescind the motion because it was not well to make ministers and others contribute in two places for the same pur-
 pose, and because the conference members were the guests of the church where
 they partook of the communion, and it was not seemly to ask entertainers
 to add to their gratuities at such time. Mir. Moore moved this without compunc- tion, as the needy clergymen are now all well provided for. The rule was rescinded with
 out division. At 1l:45 they adjourned to p. m. On reassembling address was
 made by Rev. Mir. Willard, of Colchester, followed by the Lords supper. Rev. Dr. George L. Walker, of Hartford, repeated his paper on Dr. Bacon. Delegates followed 1 with interesting "reminiscences Rev. MT. Bur, l ton closed the topic. The report of Rev. Elias H Richardson, delegate to the Congregation al Union of Scotland and Wales, was then presented.
 In the evening the first days session was closed with public worship, Rev. Edward P. Herrick, of sherman, preaching the Coaacio 0d CEe7'un3.