St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-16
CHURCHMEN IN COUNCIL.
Opening Day of the Anoka Con.
EDUCATIONAL Conference.

The pretty little auditorium of the
Atlantic Congregational church was
filled yesterday with Congregationalist
divines who, with their wives, We're in
attendance upon the annual meeting of
the Anok2 conference of Congrega-
tional and Union churches. This con-
ference comprises the churches of
these denominations in st. Paul. Mime
apOlis and surrounding towns to the
number of sixteen.
At 1890 a. IN. the registrar of the
conference called the meeting to order,
and briefly stated the work that lay be-
fore it. Permanent organization was
effected by the election of Rev. C. w.
Merrill. of Minneapolis, moderator, and
Rev. William M. Jones, of st. Louis
Park, scribe. The moderator then con-
Quoted devotional service lasting
about all hour, after which Rev. E. c.
Evans, of the Pacific Congregational
church, of st. Paul, preached the con-
ference sermon. The subject was 'Ag-
gressive Christian Work." and the
speaker urged all the churches in the
conference to broaden their work. and
not be afraid of striking out into new
lines.
Upon the arrival of the dinner hour
pared collation. in the church veStrv.
TO which ample justice was done. In
the afternoon reports from the various
churches were listened to. They were
nearly all of an enthusiastic tone. Six
new church buildings have been erected
in the year, and three new churches
have been organized; two of these in
ST. Paul and the other one in Stewart,
Mcleod county. The work of the Con-
gregational Union of st. Panl, all Or
ganizati on devoted to the assistance of
weak churches in erecting church
structures, received special cOmmenda-
ton.
Rev. R. A. Torrey, of the Peoples
church. Minneapolis, read a paper on
the Mutual Relations and Duties of the
Stronger and Weaker Churches" The
text from which the paper was framed
was You that are strong ought to bear
the infirmitieS of the weak" and this
idea was developed at length by the
speaker.
AT 3:15p. m. the subject of how to
raise money for religious purposes was
discussed. A paper on the theme was
read by Rev. j. III. Mason, of Anoka, who
thought the best way was to get the
people
INTO A HABIT OF GIVING.
money be raised every Sunday morning
for the purposes of outside benevolence
missions. conferences and aid to
weaker churches.
This paper was followed by one on
"PeryersionS of Scripture" by Rev.
Norman Seaver, ID. D., of the Park Con-
gregational church, st. Paul. The dis
course was a most scholarly one, and
abounded i'll interesting instances of
perversion of Scriptural texts by preach
| ers VINO wanted to reach their hearers
on some special topic. ITO use hell
| or 'sheol,' or 'hades,'" said DR.. Seaver,
ito denote the future abode of the
| wicked is a perverSiOn of Scripture
| Who of us have not heard sermons to
parents preached from the text. Train
| up child i'll the way he should go, and
| when be is old he will not depart from
| it, when the primal sense of the read
! ing is: Train up child in his way,
| and when he is old he will not depart
from it'-a totally different meaning.
! Scripture is inspired truth only III the
sense in which it was originally given"
The afternoon exercises closed with a
devotional exercise conducted by Rev.
A. III. Tibbetts, of Glencoe.
Missions" was the subject consid-
| cred at last evenings session. Mrs. w.
cises with paper on sour Children"
followed by solo by Mrs. Mathews
| The annual address was then made by
Miss M. j. Evans, of St.Paul, followed
by discussion on Home Missions" by
Rev. J. II. Morley and others.
To-day'S programme will consist of
discussion on ''Evangelistic Work" and
| duties i'll Relation to Temperance. ;"
led by Henry Plant and Rev. Dr. Dana
papers relating to church and conference
matters; devotional and praise services;
and conservation meeting, to be par
ticipated in by Rev. J. B. Drew, Rev.
G. F.. Thwing, Rev. J. H. Chandler,
Rev. J. l.. Cory. Rev. S. NJ. Dickinson.
Rev. ii. H. Hart, q. r. Merrill, Dea. c..
E. Young, Rev. A. Hadden and Rev. C.
w. Merrill.
WHO WERE THERE.
Among the delegates seen at the con-
vention were the following, pastors of