St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-07
So Far Religion and Not Dogma has
Held Sway at the Des
Moines Meeting.
But Old and New School Congre-
gationalists Will Lock
Horns To-Day.
Imposing Ceremonies on Opening TIT
Episcopal TrtenniaI Conven-
ton at Chicago.
DR.. Morgan Dix Chosen President
OF the House of Deputies--
The bishop.
American BOARD Of missions.


Grand opera house was filled for the
| opening of the second days proceedings
OF the American board OF missions of the
Congregational church. Among the new
arrivals were Rev. Newman Smith, of New
| Haven, DIR. Lyman Abbott, editor Christian
Union. New York. AS both these men are
leaders in the new departure the radical
members feel greatly strengthened, and
expect to make pretty firm stand for the
advanced doctrines they hold. President
Hopkins took the chair, and, after devo-
votlonal exercises, called for paper by the
corresponding secretary. DR.. Allen. on the
ter-dependencies of Home and Foreign
Missions" This was followed by the APP
pointment of the following nominating
committee, which will name
THE NEXT PLACE OF MEETING
and the preachers for the two succeeding
years: DR.. G. +. Savage, l. w. Andrews,
president Marietta college; Rev. E. n.
Packard, Rev. L. w. Williams, Prof. j. j.
Blaisdell, Mr.. +. Stiles Ely. DR.. j. G.
Merrill, of st. Louis, then took the chair
and conducted devotional service for one
hour consisting of prayers and brief talks
by members of the board of visitors.
Among those participating were Rev.
Charles Secombe, of Green Island, Neb.
Rev. Addison Blanchard, home secretary
of Colorado, Rev. John G. Goodrich, mis-
siOnary from North China. and Rev, T. c.
Grass, of Wisconsin After this came a
paper by the senior foreign secretary,
DR.. n. G. Clark. on missionary Country"
After the reading 1t was referred to COM
mittee, and short speeches were then made.
The first was by Rev. VIM. Kincaid. district
secretary of New York. He spoke on the
general subject of
DEVOTION TO MISSION WORK
and a church conservation. His remarks
were heartily applauded He was followed
by DR.. Goodrich, of China. who made an
earnest appeal for foreign work, which pro-
duced deep impression. DR.. Davis. of
the Japan mission, was then called for and
responded with very stirring speech,
which was warmly cheered. He spoke
with great feeling of the work in China and
Japan. and urged upon the church the need
of fuller conservation and sacrifice for
Christ. He said that he had had the priv
lege, few days ago, of standing on the
spot Id Sioux City where the martyred Had
dock fell, and he realized that the martyr
spirit had not yet departed from the church.
Applause. Il felt" he continued, ian
inspiration come to me as great as if L had
stood by the grave of Sav0naralo or John
Nuss, and l would that the whole churc h
had the heroic spirit of the noble Haddock,
than whom no more devoted martyr ever
fell" Loud applause. He closed
with an
IMPRISONED AND THRILLING APPEAL
for the missionary spirit which was received
with great enthusiasm. Adjourned until
afternoon. The number of corporate mem
bers so far in attendance from New Eng
land is 81, west of New England SO; total
70. AS there were but about 100 corporate
members at the meeting in Boston last year
the attendance here is regarded as particu-
larly encouraging, considering the long
distance that the majority have come. The
visitors and honorary members now number
about 1000 with new arrivals on every
train. The board was called to order at 2
d. M, Presnent Hopkins in the chair.
After singing and prayer by Rev. DR.. Lam
son. the committee on nominations reported
the following committees on missions:
AfrIca-D. G. Magoun, Rev. J. G. Merrill,
Rev. G. Fl, Debevoise, Rev. I. G. Grassie.
Rev. L. F, Berry, Julius Davenport, Ii. J.
Bostwick.
India and Ceylon-E. P. Goodwin, D. D.,
Lyman Abbott, Burdette Hart, ID. D., Hon. A.
c. Barston, Rev. w. I'll. Warren, Rev. II. N.
Hoyt.
China. NJ. Sturtevant, Rev. W. A.
Nichols, Rev. ]. I. Blanchard. Oliver Brooks,
H. NJ. Hobart.
Turkey-Rev. D. C. Lamson, J. W. Hard
ing, Rev. E. E. ABBOTT, Rev. Addison Blanch
ard, Charles George, w. OsgoOd, Hon. Samuel
Miller.
Japan-John E. Todd d. D., L. H. Cobb, D,
D., W. HI. Hart, Simon Gilbert, Rev. W. E.
Park, Hon. j. G. Foot, W. A. Dickinson.
md T
Adams, Rev. G.. S. Briscoe, Rev. Judson Fftz-
worth, A. G. Anderson, Deacon Boynton.
Pacific Islands-E. F. Williams, d. D., Elder
Robbins, Rev. G. o. Brown, Edward Rolrie, D.
D., Rev. c. D. Crane Hon. Dexter Richards,
NJ. NJ. Haskell.
| Zernham A. II. Quint, d. D., ID. l.. Furber,
D. D., John L. jenkins, D. D., Rev. W. p.
| Fisher Edward STANDBY.
Rev. Judson Smith, d. D., of Boston,
| one of the foreign secretaries, then read
an address on the subject of Constant
| factors in the missionary problem" The
| address stated that while it might seem
| that all Of
THE UNEvANGELIZED NATIONS
need different things at the hands of the
| Christian world yet they had one common
need of tonic of great faith, the III
spiration of new moral life, the illumina-
ton aud breadth and uplifting power which
the knowledge of God in Jesus Christ has
always brought to men and to nations" In
| conclusion he said:
If, then, we mean to succeed in our mis-
| sionary work, if we would touch the needs OF
lost world and work where our efforts under
| God will tell the most, we shall make 1t our
| leading aim always and everywhere to bring
| the power OF Christs word and name, un-
modified by human specnlatiOnS unShorn oil
| single truth, home to the souls OF sinful
| men as the only hope of salvation. Like Paul,
| we shall determine to know nothing among
the sensations save Jesus Christ, and Him
crucifed; we shall judge the wisdom of all
plans by their adaptation to this end, we shall
| measure success by it's relation to this result
While waiting for the report OF the home
committee, brief addresses were made by
several members. Rev. CIV. Kildern. of the
Zulu mission, spoke first, and described, IN
an interesting manner, the work OF the
church in Africa. and particularly at his
station, which has just celebrated its lftleth
anniversary. Rev. Mr.. Petty, missionary
from japan, then spoke briefly of his work
there. Rev. G. A. Stanley. of China. spoke
informally of the work in his mission
He reported condition of great
progress and encouragement, and called
attention to the very rapid growth
of missions in that country, 50 thai
to-day, he declared, he represented ovel
twenty-eght thousand Christians in China.
Adjourned until 1880 p. m.
THE OPERA HOUSE WAS PACKED
long before the hour of holding the evening
session, and an overflow meeting was an
nounced for Plymouth church, with adj
dresses by Drs. Goodrich and Stanley. O
China, and Moses Smith, of Detroit. Tht
opening exercises at the opera house were
conducted by Rev. DR.. Hutchinson, will
prayer by Rev. DR.. Fisher, of Maine, and
Vice President Blatchford, Of Chicago, il
the chair. Rev. Arthur Little, of Chicago
was named as member of the COMMITTEES
on nomination of officers in place OF Rev
DR.. Quint, of New Hampshire. wht
had declined the position. Dr.. Mcgowan
of Iowa, referred to the fact that th'
American board met for the first time II
the prohibition state of Iowa, [applausel
and he suggested as appropriate recognition
of the fact that the president and secretary
Of the board sign petition IN behalf OF
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