Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-10-30
CONGREGATIONALISTS
Their Annual Conference in
East Los Angeles.
THE LIST OF THE DELEGATES.
proceedings at the Opening Session :.
Programme for the Session
Today.

The Los Angeles Congregational Asso-
citation met in annual convention yester-
day evening in the East Los Angeles Com
gregatlonal church on North DAILY street.
The following is list of delegates in
attendance:
Rev. Harvey Jones and Mr.. Cham
bers, Compton; Rev. G. 7. Weitsel.
Santa Barbara; Geo. G. Mack, West
minister; Rev. D. H. Colcord and wife
and Mrs. s. M. Belcher, Monrovis;
Rev. E. f. P. Abbott and Mrs. Abbott,
Sierra Madre; Rev. D. D. Hill, Rev. G..
P. Kimball and wife, H. N. Farey,
Mrs. Farey and W. J. Farey, Pasadena;
j. S. Johnson and w. II. Wallace, Pico
Heights; O. B. Sumner, E. P. Spaulding,
3. P. Fitch, Rev. Mr.. Frary, Stella Ford
and Charles M. Steen, Pomona; Rev. E.
@. Norton, Claremont; William Dresser,
Santa Ana L. F. Bickford, Westminster;
Emma Jones, Compton; s. H. Wheeler,
Long Beach; John Joughn and T..
Joughn. Hyde Park A. P. Field, Ingle-
wood; W. A. Jones, Minneapolis; G. A.
Rawson, Vernondale; E. @. Oatley, San
Bernardino; R. II. Stone, Vernondale;
w. Tucker, Rev. w. F. Eaton, F. A.
Field, o. B. Hall, Lulu Chapin,
A. d. Chspin, J. W. Dillingham;,
Theo. G. Hunt, H. P. Case,
Mrs. Case, w. F. Wheeler. Rev. E. P.
Brainerd, Rev. J. a. Collins and G. H.
LETTERS, Of this city, in addition to the
East Los Angeles members.
After preliminary organization, Rev.
E. E. P. Abbott, of Sierra Madre, was
elected Moderator for the session, and
Rev. D. H. Colcord, of Monrovia, was
elected Scribe.
The first session, commencing at 80
last evening, was given up to the Young
Peoples Society of Christian Endeavor,
and several papers were read. The first,
on the Importance of a collegiate educa-
ton OF young people, oy Rev. E. G.
Norton, of Claremont, was a lengthy
but very interesting, and schol.
Norton insisted that the young people
needed more than knowledge Of the
Bible and practical things. Moses took
forty years to prepare for his life work,
and even Christ did not commence his
work until in the full vigor of man
hoods strength, taking all the previous
time for preparation. The rapid system
of learning of modern times was ridicu-
lous surely. If the advertisements in
the newspapers were to be believed,
young man need only spend three
months in acquiring complete educa-
tiop, including knowledge of languages;
then let him have his future foretold by
q fortune-teller, and wife selected by q
matrimonial agency, and he would be
successfully started in life
Rev. E. r. Brainerd followed Mr.. Nor
ton with an address on "How to Win the
Young People Into the Church." He
advocated making the church as attrac-
tive as possible, commended socials, lit
erary societies, gymnasiums, reading
rooms, games, music, and, in fact, all
harmless and innocent amusements. He
thought that if the church was made an
attractive place, and the pastor himself
the friend and companion of the young
people, any word coming from him
would have force and weight, and it would
be easy to teach all that Christ taught
in his words and life. Sermons
for the very young-the children--were
advised to precede the regular SER
mon for grown people on Sundays, and
various other details were discussed too
numerous to mention.
Rev. D. Fl. Colcord gave a short ad-
dress on the motto of the society, "Co-
Workers With God," and Rev. 9. T.
Weitzel, of Santa Barbara, gave the
closing address of the evening on "How
to Make the Y. P. s. @. E. Most Effec-
tive."
At the close Of the meeting the Moder-
stor appointed Rev. Hill. Rev. Bickford
and Rev. Harvey Jones as Committee
on Nominations, and Messrs. Ford,
Wheeler and Dresser as Committee on
Resolutions.
The association holds an all-day ses-
sion today. The programme includes an
address by DR.. R. G.. Hotchkiss of the
First Congregational church OF this city,
also one by Rev. A. J. Wells of the
Plymouth Congregational church, be-
sides numerous papers, etc by outside
pastors. The ladies of the East Side
church eerve meals to the delegates in
the immense gymnasium room attached
to the church and belonging to the
Phillips club.
East side Notes.
The A. o. U. w. has its anniversary