The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-10-13
AFTERNOON SEES SION.

| Concord N H., Oct. 1Z--Dr. IL. Perrin OF
Connecticut, Treasurer, soomiitea the report
| been paid in full. Total receipts for three
| years were S16,013; expenditures, S17032 but
| the deficiency was made up by subscription.
Report of the committee on pastors appoin-
( ted at the St. Louis council In 1880 was read by
| Rev. A. Fl. Ross of Port Huron, Mich. The
| pround was taken that Installation" was only
one incident in the calling of preacher and
| that it was unwse to dintinguish between 'In-
| stalled" and "acting". The ministers report
| concluded with the following.
| Resolved; that in the judgment of this body the
| term .'acting pastor" and abreviation "a. p"
ought to be dropped from the enumeration and sta.
tistics: also that all ministers in regular connection
with an association or conference of churches,
or ministers who have accepted calls to pastorates
| given formal note OF our churches be enrolled
pastors and tnaJ all otRers Do enrolled with apprc
| pirate designations.
| Their report was ccepted and referred to
| special committee.
Rev. L. 81. Cobb of New York, Secretary of
| the American Congregational Union addressed
the council on building churches and parson-
| ages.
ter, N H., read a paper on "The relation of
children TO the church. The essay was an able
| plea for the children and OF the necessity for
interesting them in religion.
Rev. A. E. Dunning OF Boston, Secretary of
the Congregational Sunday school and publish
ing society, spoke briefly on the work OF the
Sunday School and urged the council to make
provisions for the support OF the organization.
Samuel B. Capen of Boston, OF the same So
ciety, addressed the council on the necessity
of providing literally for the prosecution OF
religious work among the young.
Rev. Charles Il. Bliss of Chicago, Secretary
OF the New West Educational Commission be-
ieved the nnlv way to disintegrate Mormonism
Twas to carry Christianity among them. Doz-
ems of Mormons had told him they were sur
prised that Christians had done SO much and
oonae 30 fer for asir cir ehiidren e He said the
ciety would need $60,0OO to promote the work
among Mormon children the present year.
Miss Sybil Carter of Oh icago for some time
teacher among the Mormons, spoke of their
customs and of the pre- ssing need of carrying
to them the Christian religion.
Rev. j. X. Mason and Rev. DIR. /. P. War
rem OF Maine was appointed on a special COM
mittee to encourage and utilize the ministerial
force and on the Congregational Sunday School
and Publishing Society respectively.
EVENING SESSION.
The evening session came to order at 7.30
O'Clock. The moderator, Rev. DIR. Little,
read Scriptural selection, after which the
hymn commencing with ''Rock of Ages cleft
for me" was sung.
Rev. Prof E. 9. Smyth of An dover, Mass,
chairman OF the special committee on celebra-
ton of the four hundredth anniversary of the
birth of Martin Luther reported, presenting
eulogy upon the life and works of the foremost
leader OF the great reformation, and recon-
mending that pastors of all churches in the
communion take occasion on the 11th day of
November, in such way as shall seem to them
best, to direct the thoughts of their people to
the reformation effected by Luther and to God.
The report was adopted. He supplemented
the recommendation with high eulogy upon
the life, character aud works of the great
reformer
Rev DR.. J. 7. Duryea of Boston spoke Of
Luther as the greatest reformer the world had
seen since the time of Christ.
TheIcouncil then sang my Country It's of
Rev. Walter M. Barrows of New York, one
of the secretaries of the American Home Mis-
sionary Society spoke of the needs and works
of that organization. He urged all churches to
strive and prevent alarming spread OF immor-
ality and religion now on rampant in nearly
every society.
Joseph Woods, President of the Yankton,
Dakota College, believed the American Home
Missionary Society the best avenue through
which the cause OF Christianity could be pro-
NOTED and advanced. As he had witnessed the
workings of that organization in the far West,
he knew whereof he spoke.
Rev, DIR. Gushing Eas, for forty-fve years
missionary in Washington Territory, gave an
interesting narration OF his experience and
work there.
Rev. S. E. B. Hurlburt of Vermont, and
Rev. j. A. Adams of Missouri, were appointed
q special committee on the American Home
Missionary Societo.
Rev. f. d. Aver Rev. W H. Hubbard and
j. Z. Sargent of Concord, were appointed a
special committee on the services next Sunday.
Prayer was offered by Rev. S. Magown, OF
Iowa, and benediction was pronounced by Rev.
DIR. Eels.
Adjourned at $50 o'clock.
The following from Maize, with their resi-
dences are attending the council.
Rev. S. w. Adrance Woodfords Rev. j. E. Ad-
ans, Bangor; G. B. Barrows, Esq, Fryeburg Rev
Z, Bean, Gray; Rev. Stephen L. Bowler, Bethel;
j. b. Bradbury, Waterville; Rev Merrill Blanch-
ard Biddeford; Rev. H. f. Eaton and wife, Calais;
Rev. A. g. EitZ, Witon Rev. David Garland, Beth
ell; Rev. E. A. Harbon, Knighsville; Rev. g, W.
Hunt gton. Ellsworth, Rev. j. X. Mason, d. D.,
Z. 4. PITTS. Iimington Rev. Ezra n. smith water
vile; Rev. b. Tappan, Norridgewoc; Rev. Henry o.
Thayer, Woolwich, Peter e. Vose, Portland, Rev.
/. P. Warren, Portland.