Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-11-12

opinion, come tor inns American Missionary
association to organize with special reference
To carrying ON this Indian work even more
largely and vigorously; and to this end we
suggest that the association AT it, meeting
consider the wisdom of setting apart or elect.
ing one secretary whO shall give undivided
attention 10 this Indian work. and. further.
more, the multiplying OF such agencies nS
generally ON the great use and success of mis.
~iuuitiN work among the Indians.
After the adoption of these resolutions
five Indians of the Dakota tribr-two
males and three females. pupil, of the
Santee Training school in Nebraska
were conducted to the platform, where. to
Il piano accompaniment, they modcstlv
and effectively sang two hymns. one in
English and the otherin their vcrnacular.
An Indian convert. Ehnmmani cone who
walks along narrated in hi, own tongue
his experience. and Rev. Mr.. Rigg, acted
as his Interpreter.
Rev. ;. II. Virgin. -. D.. of New York,
for the committee ON Temperatures. pre-
scented the following resolution. Which
the council adopted:
ResohreJ, That the national council of Con.
@rrgntional churches recognize the unfinished
80 ~ y III W lln lllfl1lltl-
ing interest In the final trininnh 81 tc Mnrrr.
nhcr ptihtipi'N' ana the multiplying OF help.
lul contestants, does again. n in former So.
sions, declare cordial sympathy with all
son the rvlIs and ,Trstrnvv' t q" r, mctious i" L..
intoxicating liquors It's "a beverage. ANA tint
publicly and privately efforts be cncnurnrr,i
to lessen the number OF and bring TO an end
tnnnitv. Hal " withr imnin1II muses. IN 9Ncry com
trsi our >riisr of the magnitude OF the evil.
tory. 'P'''S we
Saturday evening Union Park chitrch
was filled to hear the address of Rev. Il.
H.. Meredith. ID. D.. of Boston upon ..The
Book We Study" ON SUNDAY many of
the eminent preachers in attendance upou
the council were heard in the churches.
OF 'hicag" and of the towns around that
could be reached. SUNDAY evening. Rev.
Geo. +. PcntccOSt, ID. ID . of New York
delivered, in the Union Park church. one
of the most stirring and important adj
dresses of the session. Iii, theme WAS.
"City Evangelization." The S%cripture
basis of his discourse was derived from
the 4th chapter of EphcsianS. When our
1890 - " hIV'II lllSl " OdNt WIS
unto men. And he gave some APOSTLE.
and some prophets. and some evauoelists
and some pastors and teachers for the
pcrfecting of the saints, for the work of
the ministry, for the edifving of the
body of Christ" And to every one is
given grace according to the measure of
the gift of Christ" He maintained that
the apostolic and prophetic riffs have
ceased because their mission was long
since fulfilled. But the remaining piftS-
of cvangeli-tS, of pastors and teachers
are preserved and continued to the
churches. The evangelist is the mission
AIRY or gospel herald. whose work is to
effect the conversion of men by preaching
the good news. and bring them into the
fellowship of the churches already estat-
li>hed or to establish new churches where
teacher is he who is placed over the flock
of God to care for them and build them
up ON their most holy faith. and train
and direct them into the work of God.
He claimed that the distinct and aypres-
>ive work of the evangelist has been al
lowed to fall into disuse, and that the
work of evangelizing the unconverted i,
largely lost sight of in Il churches as at
present constituted and managed. and
that therefore it is the paramount duty
of the churches to give themselves to the
reviVing of the rift of evanyeliStS. and TO
the vigorous work of evangeliZation. An
examination of the Year Book last pub
lished by this council gives Us these
facts: Number of churches. 40: num-
Der of ministers. 4O43: number of church
members. 4lS.564: number of additions
ON confession of faith. u, 729. This riyeS
but little more than five per cent. of rom
version ON the basis of one membership.
and Il little more than five souls TO each
church. and these figures show a large
excess of conversion over those reported
for the wear previous. But no intelliuent