Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-18
CHURCHAEN Chicago.
THIRD DAY OF THE CONGRESSIONAL
TRlENNlAL COUNCIL.

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Proposed Saints Rest for Old and Dis
abled Ministers-Other Business-De-
Episcopal Convention ~ Minister
Creates Sensation.
CHICAGO, Oct. I6-In the Congr agational
convention Friday, after prayer Rev. Dr.
Josiah Strong read the report of The Home
Missionary society. The report showed graf
tying progress. DR.. Simmons, superintend-
ent of the missionary work orthe frontier,
made a short statement of the growth of the
work in Dakota.
Rev. NJ. X. Whittlesey, of Ottawa, Ills,
presented the report of the committee on
ministerial relief. 1t was very exhaustive
paper and awakened some inter
est. The report went over what
had been done in the past for the relief of
aged, disabled and destitute ministers and
the widows and children of deceased clergy
men, and then went on 10 say that the re-
lief was still inadequate to meet the demands
of the sick and destitute Minister, 1t rec
commended that national society should he
formed and an appeal made to all the
churches for assistance. There is an an
nual increase of outstretched hands and
something should be done The establish
ment of a saints home or series of cot
tages was suggested, if it did not
interfere with other CHART es The
report contained mass of sta
tistics showing the number Of states
that made provisions for the sick and desti-
cute and the extent of the funds contributed
by The states for this object The amounts
dishwsed We're generally so small that the
benetieiaricS did not receive any considerable
sum, The committee recommended the ap
pointment of a relief board to arrange for a
ministerial retiring fund, to take steps at
once to establish a ministers home. The
report closed by suggesting the adoption of
methods other than those now employed.
The nominating committee reported that
rs the constitution and by laws were to come
up ii would be advisable tofave committee
to consider constitutional questions aud re
commended the selection of Rev. AMjah T.
Marvin, of Massachusetts,; Hon John }. Bell,
of New Hampshire, and Hon. n. p Dodge,
of Iowa, as such committee. The report was
agreed to.
Rev. X G Hutchins, of Ohio, read the re-
port of the committee on patronage and
ministerial standing. The report gave re-
sumo of the report of the committee on the
sam subject to the council of lSSO, and
thc action Of the committee to whom the 70
port was submitted TO present at the meeting
in 1888, and then outlined the work that has
been done since the last council.
CHICAGO, Oct IS The Congregational
National council in Saturdays session took
np first the anne nduents to the constitution
The committee on this work, in giving its re
l>ort, made the following suggestions: That
the lime had not yet come for the church to
he III annual sessions of the council instead Of
tIlennial sessions: that the council, as occa-
siun may demand, may appoint delegates to
hold communication with the general Con
EDUCATIONAL bodies in other lands
anil with the general ecclesiastical or
carnations of the Congregational churches
in lbc United States; that the presiding Off
'er. shall retain their offices until their suc-
ressorS lie appointed; that the presiding
moderator of each session Of the council name
he nominating committee, the business com
| nittee and the committee on credentials for
he next meeting of the council. and that the
| Moderator himself he ex-ofiicio a member of
| he council; that the voting shall be viva
voce. save on important questions, and that
| two-thirts vote of those present he the ruling
| of the body.
| The Recommendations of the committee
were adopted and embodied rs part of the
constitution of the church During the exer-
Uses which followed DR. Potter, the pioneer
If the Congregational movement in Chicago,
related "reminiscences of his first work in the
ity over tifty-three years ago.
The Rev f. Benner, president of the Salt
Lake academy, of Salt Lake City, reported
the condition of the churches in Utah. They
were in good condition, but there was great
| learth of ministers and of missionaries. DR..
| Benner asked that a committee of five able
| ministers be appointed by the council to in
| veStigata the state of the churches in Utah
| and report the same at once Such an inves
| tiiration he said would do much good, Is
John Taylor was an imtocie, and large mum
hers Of the people were waiting an opportu-
nitv to recele from the Mormon church Al
Dr. Benners suggestion also the council
adopted the following resolution:
Resolved. That this council recognize witt
respect the loyal and Intelligent gentle resi-
tents of Utah, and that it protests in ad-
vance the admission of Utah as a state with,
| out the consent of this loval minority of the
gentle faith.
The Rev C. r, Bliss, in his report Of the
New West Educational mission, said the as
| ISOLATION had now four academies, with
twenty teachers and 200 pupils, the property
being valued at 100000; and thirty com
mon schools, with thirty nine teachers and
500 pupils, with property valued a
s}DU0.