New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-09
A CHURCH CONGRESS.
!. NEW ECCLESIASTICAL MOVEMENT.


49, .,paoAcurSG MEETING OF REPRESENTATIVES,
or ALL sgCTs IN HARTFORD.
,o>, Az OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF TIE rRlBUNE'
HARTFORD, Conn, May S.-A mover anu
,,or,ant enterprise TO which months OF carefu piep"
have been oeyotei will be launched in this citV az
Align Hall on May lib. namely, the Amer, "a
f,oncress OF Churches" 1t is the outgrowth OF
conviction which In -recent years mas ooe , rords
aeenenipg:-frst, that Christendom-Uo q"o oods IN
NJ President Hitchcock. OF Union een'n' osIye ex-
no more irenic internally, ana mo,o nn,on among
,arna,lv -: secondly, that prac''o". a,hor ,hon
's , - sacts "a likely TO be pronoteu fa'"o' .'
1891 hv FAM and frank discussion Inc .no'
q. ,0or shane In circular issued W ou' :,
80. an pittsaeld. Macs, on the soV'n anu" 1 -
Iuthers birthday. The response from al 80 80,
a, and cordial and convention was Called 10 ee'
q! p,ttsaeld on June Is last The convention was d
ar oue hut men OF weight were present COM
m,tee consisting Of Bishop Clark, OF khoue isiahu'
president seeiy e. OF Amherst College, ana thc2feV III
Joseph Anderson, of Waterbury. Conn., was
and reported q plan OF organization with the ie'S'
possible amount Of machinery in IT, whlch nan nS o''
adopted and conscientiously carried out
The general management OF the new organization was
tntrustad 10 a council of twenty-five In which potn
cerxyen ana laymen should be represented anu "uch
should be self-porpetuating body IL was aeree" '''
the Pittsfeld gentlemen who originated tne iho'one
the Rev. Messrs. william wilberforce Newton D. L.
Jenkins c. H. Hamlin George Skene. and j. NJ turner
and Mr. James Francis, should be members Oh 'ne
counci and TO these added two other gentienen
present at the convention, the Hon. Justin Dewey, vi
Great Darlington and the Rev. Dr. Anderson Inc
committee Df eight subsequently proceeded 10 eec1 'ue
other members the council and the organization was
completed
The Council OF Twenty-Five is thoroughly represen-
tatiyo body Congregationasts, Epscopalians Prespy
terians Baptsts Methodiss Lutherans, the keiormeu
Dutch Church. Disciples Of Christ Umtarians'
dan nrui lnzl
present In the person of its different members ana otner
denominations not yet represented to be provided
for In the future All the members of this council are
fayorably and some are widely known. The Rev. DE-
Anderson OF Waterbury, the chairman Is sehor OF
varied attainments and a most attractive preacher'
Ine The secretary the Rev W Newton,
holds an enviable position In the Episcopal Snureh
of the rltuastfc party In the same church. Dr rea
body of Cambridge. Is everywhere recogheo as INC f
names of the Rev. Drs William Orniston Cnares o o.
Robinson and Jesse B. Thomas AFFORD salcent guar
antee that conservative tendencies wisely apprehehueu'
have due weight in the proceedings OF the h
,n cu ne ceTain Objects prime Importance kept
steadily in view. 1t has no Intention OF estaoshinE
spSsS il simply AIMS BY holding public meetings from
time tme to make provision t0r frank VI
the great subjects which the Christians OF America are
Including those ecclesiastical and theological
questions upon which Christians dier Inc oolen Is
not composed of delegates elected by ecceslastcai
organizations and is therefore not officially Responsible
&c any church or association There has been no lne-
tioB OF excluding church, or OF expressing an opinion
in regard 10 the relative value excellence OF any
There has been endeayor to make the Dody either
quarter Of the religious horizon 1t impossible that
strict ratio should be preserved IN tne ;
churches actually attempted but II Is hoped tnat ao
congress will be accepted belonging to all the chutche
as we'll as to the whole country and that It's annual
assemblies will be welcomed everywhere ,u, :,
The various sessions OF the Hartford meeting VIII 1e
held at Allyn Hail. In order that no time may be wasted
and that the discussions may possess the vgor which
comes from condensation and brevty, the council mas
ador ted certain stringent regulations for the government
of the meetings. Discussions will be conducted IN the
following order: First by appointed writer's; secono, Dy
Papers are limited 10 twenty-five minues addresses 20
twenty niDtuesand volunteer spSecnss ccDeraiiy
mis- rate by platoons and deaGhnents rom one re-
gious convention to anotHeT VIII nave eau tSa any
gentleman, not under appointment, who desires 10
h the name ~ the church viii which he is con
ncced TO tho secretaries, and no one snail speak uh
his name One OF the most significant rules adopted
the p1rport Of which no one can ia 70 d
any question Of dost9s ST 70 8o G any ~
discussion; 80; snail sv or OF Ss ~ Council
me % SrsSD% Of the Representative body thus const
tu,ru ill he ewinently successful The Henry
b. Harrison, Governor OF Connecticut an Epscopsan;
Whona have given the movement their approval are
fonnd the names Of DIR. Lyman Abbott Editor OF re
S Cnstst@n senators Dawes Edmunds and
a1Iey Ex-Governor Bishop OF ohio eT Governor Srry Of
i5icImoad Va President Hitchcock OF the Union
theological Seminary President Porter OF Yale, Dr
Storrs Of Brooklyn. several Episcopal and Methodist
bishops and others equally well Known. An emclont
local committee, of which the Rev. DR. T. r. farKer Is
chairman is making arrangements fO the sOclai anu
business convenience of the congress- Inc geogaphcs
DIST butjon of the gentlemen connected with the con-
gress less marked than the variety OF denominations
represented. ~ oo,., ,oroo ,,ore IA
much 10 awaken the attention and Interest OF houghtIul
men everywhere After brief address by the PRESIDENT
CoyerDOr Harrison, an address Of welcome from the
chairman Of the local comm ttee ana sketeh Oh tho
history OF the congress by the Rev Dr. anderson te
first session tMonday evening May ~ win De esvoT Thu ~
discussion Of the important practical question: me
Relations OF q Divided ChristcndOm 10 Aggressive
Christianity" The participants are Dr. Howard crosby
of New-York, DIR. John Henry Hopkins OF MluamspoI|
Penn and tie Rev. L. d. Power, OF Washington d. u,
pastor OF tue late President Garfield The Function OF
Worship in Promoting the Growth or me Ihnicn VIII
this city followed by the Rev. DIR. Samuel NJ Hopkins,
of the Presbyterian seminary at Auburn ~ " who is
specialist In the matter OF Ltnrges anu ie ahot ~
several nturgica works. Father Grafton, the
cebae (EpscOpa priest Of Boston, VIII also be heaId
on this TOPIC also the Rev Dr. George Dana BOardinap
America toward Religion is the theme set down Tor
treatment Tuesday evening Papers IN the develop
ment OF this subject vii be read oy Dr. OF
Eew-York. aud addresses Will be mace by Seuator
HawIey and the Rev. James NJ. Pullman ID; d., late OF
rorsance reserved the Wednesday morning csson
namely, The Historical Christ Considered as te True
Centre Of Theology" The conservative Unitarian view
Will be presented by the Rev Dr. James Freeman CLARKE
of Boston, while other phases OF the subject VIII ne
brought forward President Robinson OF Brown Uni
yersity and President Portei OF Yale IL may ne added
are published with the programme for those who con-
the devoons OF the congress to use II they prefer 10
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