Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1889-04-25
THE srHINGFiELD ASSOCIATION.
An Interesting sessiOn-SyRspsIs Of the Diseus-
aions and Addresses.

uonH ana Adorehact.
The Springfield Association. an organization
OF Congregational churches and ministers OF
Southwest Missouri. corresponding to the
Presbytery In the sister denomination, met at
Springfield, Mo-, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday OF last week.
whon the uaual matters OF administration
and discipline we're disposed OF, the AssociA-
tlon, according to Its custom, made Itself .
debating society, disenssing several matters OF
denominationnl and general interest. Many
bright and able men and women come together
at the Association. who put IRE. sparkle
and energy Into their discussions. Many new
faces Appearedi some OF the strongest men in
the Association are the new ones. One OF the
latter, Rev. J. p. sanderson, OF Springfield,
lately from Detroit Association. opened the
discussions with a paper on - The Sabbath and
the Laborer," aviSld and forclble exposition
OF the desecrAtion and saerilege OF sunday la
Dor on railroads and newspapers. In the paper
and the discussion following, the great injus-
tiee to the laborlng class was clearly set forth
Rev. II. G. Brown, Springfield. speaking nom
a long experience on the daily press, pro-
paper unnecessary.
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criticising the classical course In the colleges
as falling properly TO d young men, especially
ministers, for their business.
President Ingalls, defended the colleges.
Ministers. by the way. and nowhere any
seversr critics than their own minIsIs-
rial brethreni understanding we'll each
others faults and weAknessea they
poke a great deal OF sly fun at each other, q
preacher has hls coneeits aud mannerisma like
other men, when the scorchlng light thrown
on them at Association falls 20 cure q case, II
must be deeply seated one indeed.
Prof. q. u. Adams, OF Dury college, read
paper which. Il is hoped, will be read In vinitl
at an early day. on 'The Development OF tn,
EndeavOr Society" One sentence dessrvel
quoting. "Ths EndeavOr Society 10 ths
Pastor transformed into the life OF the young
people - Certain dangers were taken note OF
naehlnism, per functorlness, too RAPID
growth. and mere junketlng To State and Ma
tlOnal Conventions the ehisfest.
Home Missions " and ''Tho Sunday
School" 4" we're treated Of. the former by Rev
G. s. Kicker. Of Pelrce city. who fulfilled th'
diaieult task OF saying something new on tha
old thoagh increasingly important su ject thii
was splendid discourse, Its elegance OF die
tion aud Imagery being surpassed only By ~
plain and solid worth.
Mr.. CTonin, who spoke ON "The snnda,
School" showed that great development 0
thought and method had taken place In SUNDAY
school work.
The Association began its days work o.
Thursday with visit 20 Drury college, whicl
was found doing a splendid work, aud givlnl
evidence OF an Intense aud lony inteliectua
and spiritual aim. Upon resumlng ID
session the Association heard Rev. y u. llincs
OF Carthage, read q paper ON THE Chnrc
and the salooa.' War 10 determination wa
urged with universal approvAli when u cam
TO methods however there Was a dlvlsion Q
opinion, for the nrst Time, probably, IN a Con
gregational Association, the policy OF hlg
license was ehanpl0ned as a means OF focnss
Ing the business, reducing II 90 smaller dimen
sions. aud learning its conditions. 90 that rs
strletlsn may make real progress instead {
the falae stepa which always set back the wor
OF reform, II was claimed that ProhIbilio
fails In the long run 10 reduce the volume
the lralici what u enscia IL merely q chang
ofeonditlonai these being understood. the M
OF lieacr Invariably resumes ila eustomaI
volume. These views were presented BY Nj
Mccarthy. Pref. Adams. aud Rev, Mr. sander
sou. Kicker, Of Pelrce City. and Brown.
Springfield, s,renuously opposed this posiiis
} aiigmatizing license a. bribery. and clsimlI
that prohibition with all the failures acoredil'
70 u was preferable 20 Any syatsm OF llcons
Rororls nom the cnurches show that the e
Of extension 10 not past, but the ehurch Il COR
Inc 70 regard with more favor material q
, splyltues arvelopnent Of present opportunlll
, rather shan TOO much seeking Of new ones
The Roman Catholic Church ard The f'ub