The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-05-18

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CHURCH CONVENTION.
Meeting ef the Congregational AZ
seetatien OF Puget Sound as Ceape
Vile.
The Puget Sound Association O
Congregational churches and minis
tiers held its annual meeting at Coare
vile on Tuesday and Wednesday, Ma,
18th and 10th. Rev. A. +. Powelson
Of Tacoma. was elected moderator
Rev. o, L. Fowler. of Christopher
clerk. and Miss Ida Rurwell, Of Seat
tie, assistant clerk Eleven churrhc.
were represented by ten ministers and
thirteen delegates. New churches n,
franklin and Port Angeles were vel
comed into the membership.
The following persons were elected
officers and members of committees
Registrar. for three years. Rev. :. III
Cheadle; treasurer. Deacon :. III. Eos
ter, committee on missions, ISIS 1901
Rev. ii. l.. Bates. To serve with Others
whose term has not expired; on Sab
bath schools. Reys. $. Greene. {. T..
Newherry, W. +. Dawson; on comfy,
Rev. o. L. Fowler, ISsS-ix,i; on e,ln.
cation, Reys. George Lindsay. II. J.
Taylor, ;. Greene; on finance, Reys.
$. II. Cheasilc, :. Greene, Deacon :.
IL. Foster. on ministerial relief, Reys.
:. Greene, :. III. Cheadle. II. III. niek.
nell.
On resolutions, Reys. VI. Ellis, G.
Newberry, l.. j. Carver; ON courses oi
study for licentiates, Rcvs. IL. l..
Bates, Z. r. Newherry, A. +. Powelson.
Rev. :. H. Cheaile read a paper on
"Hindranccs To Revival Work Of
which he mentioned two: a. The
want oi spirituality in the ministry.
growing out Of the tendency of a stu
dent life toward intellectually rather
than spirituality. t2.b Commercial
and social nervous prostration, grow
ing out of the insane haste io be rich
and maintain social preferments, 80
that spiritual life is enervated. The
paper was quite widely discussed.
Rev. ;. Greene opened the subject
of The Duties OF Church Members To
Each Other" He represented the
church as home and lis members as
the members OF a family.
Rev. q. L. Fowler read a paper on
the duties OF the people 10 their pas
tor, in which he said they ought 10 be
living witnesses of religion. and sup
port him by working when he asks
them 10 do 30, by listening earnestly.
and paving the salary promptly,
Judge NJ. 4. Root spoke OF the duties
of the pastor To the people a good ex-
ample from Cody man. charity to
all, with no selfishness. lie would
not insinnate that any one present
might be selfish. bat then there might
he some one over in Oregon. Quite a
wide discussion was connected with
these subjects. One gentleman said
that the world sometimes compared
their people with those Of the church
10 the deirimcnt OF the latter, hi, the
trouble was that the world generally
compared her best men with the
scrubs of the church; but that IL
she would compare the scrubs" OF
the church with her Scrubs" hc
thought We could stand the comparison
quite well
In the evening Rev. II. l.. Bates
preached the associational sermon
from Luke 7::22 on the present living
results of Christianity.
sEcosp DAY.
The Invitation from the Willamette
Congregational Association 81 join
them in a conference of all the
churches on the Pacific coast to he
held at Portland. June 25th and s5fh
next, was accepted, and Messrs. NJ
Els, X. :. StubbS. ii. J Taylor, and
Mrs. III. II. Steele were appointed dele
gates. with Nessrs. g. Lindsay, u. l..
Fowler. Miss Carrie White and Mrs.
q. A. Weed a. alternatcs. Rev. :.
Green being also delegate ex-ofiicio,
4 resolution was passed requesting
the American Home Missionary So
ciety to select superintendent Of
home missions for this territory from
some one Of our number, and more
pecuniary aid.
The Congregational Trust Union
selected Mes~rs. Greene. Reeves and
Bates for trustees for three years and
Rev. $. VI. cheaile for one year.
The reports Of the churches showed
both sunshine and shadow, four be-
longing 20 the latter class. nineteen TO
the former. and six making no report.
Those at Franklin. Black Diamond
aud at Port Gamble have engaged
pastors during the year, while that st
Tacoma has lost hers. White River
and Tacoma tscandinavianl report
parsOnages completed OF nearly 40.
ferndale and Simiahnoo have had re-
yivals; ferndale and Tacoma tscandi-
naTian) have been at work church
building. while Fidalfo aud Port
Angeles are moving In the same direc-
ton. and Houghton has n hundred
dollar organ fund
As iiitemperanee was believed to he
the overwhelming evil of our nation.
and the suppression Of II as surprising
in importanee all ether political and
social questions, Il was resolved 30
work for Prohibition as an end In all
practicable ways. social, religious and
political.
Rev. Greene made report az sup
erinsendent Of sunday school work for
Puget Sound. for the wear.
Rev. e. &. Otis was dismissed 10 the
Manhattan Association Of New York.
The licenses Of Eess. l.. J. Carver
and W =. Young we're continued for
another year.
Rev. A y. Poselson spoke on spir-
itual growth.
Rev ". Els read a paper on mis-
ssonary societies aud was followed by
Miss Carrie White In regard To- wo-
mans missionary work Rev. e. z.
Newterry spoke on money and the
kingdom.
Olympia was selected n the place ot
the next meeting. Resolutions of
thanks Ca the Methodist church for
the use Of their building and so the
people of c0upeviiie and vicinity for
their kindness. also resolutions recon-
fnefsding the cogpesiile acasIemy Ia
the churches and appointing Messrs.
Sesberry and Dawson and Mrs. Tur-
rel visiting committee 10 the insss-
tuition. 4 resolution was passed fav-
oriny the satshsth school work re-
ported by Mr.. Green.
Mr.. carver sas added 10 the eoin-
mittee on arrangements.
A very eujoyaslc feature was sup
PER pscris on the last evening
Coilendaie S,afiaef On last Tnes-
,iay moraiag a. S0l smiths team was
being hilehed up q; hi- farm % spring
t''ree2, preparatory Ia bringing him to
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