St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-23
THE OoNGREGATIONALISTS.
Tho Thirty First Annual Meeting OF
the General Association.
Interesting Reports and Addresses
Upon Church Work.

The second day of the thirty-irst annual
meeting of the General Congregational
association of Minnesota opened yesterday
morning at the Second Congregational
church. After divine services the roll call
was made up. The business committee
made its report on nominations and the
permanent organization was completed by
the election of the following officers:
Moderator, Rev. O. W. Merrill; assistant
moderator, Prof. j. l.. Noyes; scribe, Rev. Z.
Nj. Noyes; assistant scribe, Rev. q. X. Dickin-
son; nominating committee, Rev. D. &c. Tain
ter, Rev. L. N. Ruddock, J. l.. C.aghorn;
auditor, Wyman Elliott.
Reports on the state of religion were
made bS the registrars of the local confer
enceS as follows:
Anoka conference, by Fl. P. Roberts; Gen.
trail conference, by Rev. George w. Sargent;
NJ nneSOta valley conference by lev. K. p.
Herrick; Northern Pacific conference, by G. r.
Andrews; Owatonna conference, by Rev. B.
+. Hunt; Western conference, by Rev. A.
Warren; Winona conference, by Rev ID. II.
Bicknell.
A summary of the reports was then read
by the state secretary, Rev. j. b. Fair
banks. The nominating committee reported
list of honorary members, who were in
vited to sit with the body. Rev. r. A.
TOrrey, from the committee on finance and
printing, reported S141.60 on hand. The
estimated expenses for the coming year
amount to 1858. He urged greater pune
tuality on the part of certain conference
registrars in collecting and forwarding as
sessnents. A partial report of the COM
mittee OH taxation OF parSOnages was made
by Rey. Dr.. Hovey. A report Of the COM
nlift lie nv bo nhoir
man. Rev. G. W. Merrill, Rev. E. E. Rog-
ers and Henry Plant. After devotional ex-
ercises, led by Rev. e. E. Rogers. the
meeting adjourned for dinner.
IN THE AFTERNOON,
after music and opening prayer by Rev.
G. w. Bird, Rev. l.. w. CLANCY, Rev. N.
r. Blakeslee and Rev. FL. A. Bushnell
were appointed committee on resolutions.
The report of the committee on recognition
councils was made by Prof. George Hun
tington, and after discussion several arti-
cles were recommitted to the committee.
The committee on state Sunday school sec
rotary, through Rev. NJ. w. Montgomery,
offered resolution urging the Congrega-
siOnal Sunday school and publishing COM
pany to appoint Sunday school secretary
for Minnesota. and pledging hearty co-ope-
ration and support.
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK.
Rev. E. NJ. Noyes presented report OF
the committee on Sunday school. i'll which
the total enrolment Of officers, Sc rs and
teachers was given as Ii, 249 as presented
in the reports from Ill Sunday schools in
the state. The average attendance is 81
per cent. of the enrolment as against 60
per cent. last year. The average attend
ance upon church service is 81 per cent.
Five hundred and fourteen additions to the
churches from Sunday schools were re-
ported. The committee after commenting
upon this showing urged more complete
organization of Sunday schools, more at
tention to details and accuracy of records
and reports, but above all that study and
practice of the method Of seeking souls be
earnestly pushed. Rev. E. c. Evans, of
ST. Paul. present.A a paper upon "HoW
can Teachers bring their Children to Chris
tian Decision?" and Rev. N. T. Blakeslee
paper upon the Society of Christian En-
deavor; its Relation to the Church and
Sunday School," The committee on
resolutions presented resolution indorsing
the Society of Christian Endeavor as use
full agency for the promotion of Christian
character and activity in young people, and
recommended pastors and others to organ
ize such societies whenever practicable.
Rev. NJ. W. Montgomery was added to the
committee on recognition councils, and adj
journment was taken till evening.
AT THE EVENING SESSION
G. E. Dyer read paper upon Gospel to
the Poor, the Drunkard the Communist"
and was followed by Rev. c. r. Bliss, of
Chicago who spoke upon the topic,
SCHOOLS Essential in the New West"
He claimed that the schools must be
Christian schools to accomplish the greatest
good, and dwelt upon the consequences of
not promoting character education in the
West. His remarks dwelt mainly on the
the work in Utah among the MormonS.
The society which the speaker represented
has twenty-five schools in Utah and eight
in New Mexico, which have $500 pupils.
Rev. S. J. Humphrey d. D., of Chicago,
spoke concerning the work of the American
board, and made a statement showing that
Sc, 313 have been contributed to the support
of the board by the Congregational churches
of Minnesota. this being 81 cents per men,
ber A half million dollars has been raised
for the work of the board from different
parts of the country and it is meeting with
a large success abroad. DR.. Humphrey
strongly urged his hearers to attend the
annual meeting Of the board, which will be
held at DeSMoines Oct. So.
To-DAY'S SESSION.
The business meeting of the Minnesota
Womans Home Missionary society will be
held at 9 a. III. to-day in the Franklin
avenue Methodist church. The annual
meeting of this society will be at 2:15 p. m.
in the Second Congregational church. Mrs.
Nelson, principal of the Warren institute
in Tennessee, and Mrs. A. A. F. Johnston,
of Oberlin college, will address the meet
ings At the meeting of the association
reports will be heard and an address will
be made by Mrs. A. A. f. Johnston and by
Rev. W. W. Barrows, of New York: Rev.
j. E. Roy Chicago, and Rev. L. III. Cobb,
Of New York, in the evening, upon mis-
Sionarv work in its different branches