Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-04-20
THE CONGREGATIONALIsTs.

Last Evenings Session at the Taberna.
cle-Addresses Oh COngregatiOnalism
i'm the SOuth-The Proceedings To-
Day.
at the Tabernacle, South Washington, last even
Ing, and there was full house. After solo by
Miss Scott, with organ accompaniment by Prof.
King, Rev. MI. Foster, the moderator, made a
brief Introductory address The coronation hymn
was sung with fine effect, and prayer was offered
by Rev. r. b. Howell The topic was " Congrega-
pastor OF the Tabernacle, was the first speaker
He said that as he understood 1t, CONGREGATIONAL
ism was Christian aggression, and it was on a
mission OF conquest southwark. There is in the
south both the need and opportunity for COngrega-
tlonalism. Let 1t take up the cry, ''On to Rich
been Of Ghnese w It M rao
for there Is wonderful fertility in the south.
Error grows there and more rapidly than else
where. He had known complete change in pub
lie sentiment in twenty-four hours. He could un-
derstand this change by the Methodist doctrine OF
INSTANTANEOUS CONVERSION,
but did not quite understand it as a Congrega-
tionalist. In the south they will look on Congre-
tionalism as disturbance, but it would take root
there II planted and he prayed God that it may go
through and through the south. It's mission is to
awaken and readlust. Don't go there as an abo-
ltionist again. 1t had made one trip to destroy
slavery; now 1t should go as readjuster. Congre-
gatOnallSm was common sense applied to church
life and religious things. When the Christian
presiding elder, consstory nor vestry, but the lay
evangelsts went forth two and two, taking the
Gospel to the people. The church was founded on
years the primitive form Of the church existed,
and It did not take Its monarcNcal form till it was
aliSm docs not require man to believe this doc
tine or that doctrine. 1t extended to every church
OF believers, and it places mans shoulders the
work of Christ. Why southwark? Because the
south needs 1t.
1T Is THE SPIRIT OF CIVILIZATION
and its mission Is to break down barriers The
law of brotherhood should be preached II he
were the emperor OF China he would send the mis-
sionaries home and tell them 'swhen your country
men learn what Confucius has taught us and what
Jesus has taught you, you can come back" The
south was ready for it from Virginia to Texas the
spirit OF kemper county will not resist them, for
there was no place where Ii will not meet with a
hospltabie welcome. He did not mean that the
chufCheS were ready to receive them, but the peO-
pie OF the South-of the Old south and the new
south-the poor white trash and the colored gen.
are consistent in their teachings. aetlod!sm ate
crow On the question OF slavery. The genius
which inspired Abraham Lincoln to write the
alism-the common sense of Almighty God. II
they went down south On o political crusade there
moue ne rson Ss nat y tney Ms9l DOM to
there. The south is ready poIiteally, ecclesastic-
ally, socially, relgously and th0g should go there
following the army sought to- elevate the colored
race and had been ostractzed because they
engaged in teaching sllvattaaa by faith to the
doWn-trotden. Now the poor slave can reld and
write and some can preach.
GO soUTH.4
To the New Jersey Association he would say
"Go south, cont rest in the harrens OF New Jer.
sey but SO down and vegetates Send your best
men prepared to do and die, anflstn ten years from
to-day youll have In each southern state larger
association than you have to-taay. The fields are
Whlte-not hlack-ior the hsryEsh lLaughter) Now
Mr. Moderator You hays my tieasoI Congregations
ali m A colored man down s0uth used to say to
me II this definition agrees wtf!nyoCr comprehpn-
sion-shake,' and suit1ng thesa9liOn TO the w ord
the moderator and Dr.. HiekH heartily shook
hands.
REV. s. r. sxF1l3S
Of the Plymouth church, folsDued on the same
topic. He said that Congrsgationalism was the
.rend OF education. It's mission to Lift W the de-
spised and detected. and nohkF had IL aided the
elevation OF the c0lored race by schools and
churches As early 40 August, ltisl, It had COM
nenced this w0sk, and now there we're many
schools Throughout the sOptt Education was
necessity, for when the slaves &em mnde nee fley
were leftDla TO iRnokane ehaS M