St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-25
CLOSED THE SESSION.

The COngregaIiOnaIists Hear Re.
ports, Transact Business and Ad.
jOurn.
Yesterday closed the session of the Gen
eral Con gregational association, of Mime
sofa, which has been in session since Tues
day. During the day the attendance was
large, and much interest was manifested in
the proceedings. The committee having in
charge the matter of visiting Carleton COL
lege stated that the endowments to the
school were insufficient TO meet the require
ments. A donation from Minneapolis
lady. whose name was not made public,
was reported. The money will be used in
procuring from Missouri the Tfowbridge
collection of geological and other specimens
to illustrate natural science, Numerous
subscriptions to the 5000, 600 endowment
fund were also reported. The names Of E.
S. Wellman and A. W. Norton were pre-
scented by the nominating committee as di-
rectors of the Ministerial Relief society i'm
place of the two directors whose terms have
expired. The names of the following gen.
tlemen were presented as delegates to the
national convention: E. G. Evans, ministe-
rial delegate; A. d. Blakslie, alternate; j.
n. Stearns, lay delegate; w. Ell. Laird, al
ternate.
Rev. E. J. Alden, of Chicago, spoke at
some length in behalf of the Congregational
Sunday School and Publishing society, and
Rev. Mr. Herrick, of Montevideo, addressed
the association in behalf of the Montevideo
academy. President J. W. Strong, d. D.,
submitted report of Carleton college,
showing that in all respects the college had
never been in better shape. He said that
the college represented seven religious
denominations and eleven nationalities.
There are now at the college one Dakotah
Indian, one japanese and one Arab, the
latter being son of Turkish missionary.
President Strong said that the time signals
extend over nine hundred miles of wire
and give the standard time each day for the
whole Northwest. He spoke of the free
Swedish missions throughout the state and
said they were beginning to send students to
the college The endowment fund he
spoke of, and said it was necessary to raise
$40 O0G of it beforeApril Is. 'S7, to secure pay
ment of the whole Daniel McGinnis, agent of
the college among the Swedes, made few
remarks upon the subject, as did also DIR.
Roy. of Chicago, and DR.. Cobb, of New
York. At the conclusion of these remarks
the nominating committee presented the
lldul6S VI OuCoolo. OIuil, I1dISTdyo dllu
Noyes as the business committee for the
ensuing year. The business committee, in
its report stated that Fergus Falls
was the place that had been decided upon
to hold the next meeting, at that DR.. Sea-
yer. of St. Paul, and w. NJ. Montgomery
had been decided upon as preacher and al
ternate. The report was adopted with an
amendment to the effect that the preacher
and alternate should exchange places.
THE Church and the Labor Question" was
the title of an interesting address by DR..
Dana, of st. Paul. and at the close of it. at
the suggestion of Rev. Mr.. Torrey, reso-
luton was drawn up and unanimously
| adopted. stating that the church was in full
sympathy with the laboring classes. A
few short speeches followed.
In the evening Rev. w. M. Montgomery
delivered an interesting address on 'sWork
Among the Scandinaviansn He was fol-
lowed by Rev. III. A. Schauffer, of CIeve-
land, who spoke on the Slavic population
of Minnesota. The last speaker was Prof.
III. NJ. Scott. of Chicago. He took for his
theme The Seminary and the Foreign Pop
ulation."