St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-26
PIE NEW THEOLOGY.

Various Views of the Members OF
the CONGREGATIONAL Club on After
Death rotation
The regular monthly meeting of the Min
nesota Congregational club was held last
evening at Plymouth church. About one
hundred and twenty-five were present, and
the president, Rev. Cyrus w. Northrup, oc-
cupied the chair. After a short business
session, supper was served by the ladies OF
the church Rev. d. G. Reed, MonticeDo;
Rev. George L. Bascom, Rev. L. P. Salmon,
C. H. Badger and Harrington Beard, OF Min
neapolis were elected members OF the CLUB.
President Northrup laid before the club let
tiers from the president of the Prohibition
club in Minneapolis, challenging the CongTe-
gational club TO a discussion or PROHIBITION
VS.. High License, and theicerrespondenoe was
laid on the table. Rev. +. Q. Evans,
of this CITY, read n paper on The
National CONGREGATIONAL Council; Its Scope
and Relations to the Church" Following
this Rev Dr. William De Loss Lone, OF south
Hadley, Mass. was called upon, as ne was
obliged to leave early. He spoke or the An
dover Controversy" or future propatlon
theory, although this had played no part in
the last council and thought the idea of
future probation would receive negative
decision by the church. Rev. j. IL. Crum- or
Wiuona also spoke of the last council, Wnere
he thought the new departure men were
Snubbed little, but it ali came out well IN
the end He favored an annual council ill.,
stead of a trieunial. President Northrup
humorously remarked that he hoped there
was probation in the future, as his experience
with men had taught him 1t was
VERY MUCH NEEDED.
Prof George Huntington and Rev. Mr..
Merrill of GAINESVILLE, O.,spoke briefly. Rev.
J. F. fainter, of Rochester, being present for
the first time was formally introduced to the
club. Rev. S. V. S. Fisher opened the second
topic of the evening with paper on "The
Recent Meeting of the American Board"
being a summary of the meeting and OF the
discussion OF the "Andover Controversy"
Mr., Fisher rather inclined to the new de-
parture Rev. L. w. CLANCY, of Granite
Falls. appealed to the club for financial aid
for his church. The discussion of tue paper
was opened by DR.. Dana, who criticised some
of the actions of the American board meet
ing, although he had no sympathy with the
idea of future probation. Rev. j. H.
Crum did not believe in the theory,
but thought the theological school had
perfect right to discuss this question as
much as any other question. DIR. II. Q.
Hovey, of Minneapolis. explained the real
views of DR.. Newman Smyth, as stated by
that gentleman himself, and the explanation
being at his request. Rev. John H. Morley,
Minnesota superintendent of home missions,
heartily approved the action of the board, and
had no sympathy for the new theology.
The executive committee gave notice that
at the next meeting it should present an
amendment to the bylaws, changing the hour
of meeting from $50 TO p. m, and the fol-
lowing gentlemen were proposed for mem
bership, all of Minneapolis: Prof. John E.
Bradley, Almon c. Libby, George NJ Gage,
Frank E. Sprague, Edward Brown and Frank
L. Brooks.