St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-04
PROSPEROUS SECT.
Second Day Of the Conference of
the Evangelical Association.

ScCOuu LAY OI Tic OOnIcEcuCc "a
the Evangelical Association.
The second day of the conference of
the Evangelical Association of North
America began at 8 a. m. yesterday
morning with prayer by the bishop,
after which the business Of the confer
ence was proceeded with. The first
matter taken up was the appointment
of q committee to consider the eStab-
lishment Of a college within the church
boundaries. The bishop appointed
Revs. c. Brill, A. HulSter, George HuS-
Stegner and W. OhIer a committee to
investigate the matter, and report at
the subsequent session. A number of
visiting clergymen were present at the
conference yesterday, among them
Revs. S. Heininger, of Cleveland. o.,
church missionary society; H." Mat
till Jr., publishing agent of
the church; Prof. l.. L.. Armbach,
of the Northwestern college, Napier
vile, ILL.,. Revs. G. Hiel scher and l.. S.
Koch, of Dakota; T. Umbreit, of Wis
consin; w. Huelster, of Illinois; j. q.
Bauer and e. E. Hitler, of Minneapolis.
RevS. PjOff, LANCE and KOerner, OF
the Methodist Episcopal church of st.
Paul were introduced to the conference.
The business of framing and passing
resolutions ON the temperance question
was then proceeded with and resulted
in the unanimous passage OF the follow
ing:
Whereas. The traffic in and use Of -intoxi-
eating beverages is a terrible enemy of the
home the church, the state and all good in
stitutions ana in its effects causes temporal
and eternal ruin; therefore.
Resolved, That we will. according to the
instructions of our discipline, take decided
stand against this evil:
That we will earnestly support every well
directed effort whose aim is the eXtermina-
ton Of tho manufacture and traffic of in
toXicating beverages.
That we regret the action of cur state legis-
lature in refusing to our people an oppor-
tunity to express their opinion by vote upon
the prohibition question.
We, therefore, recommend that we use our
influence that only such legislators be elected
who represent our principles.
We will pray that God may override this
matter for our own ard our country's vel
fare.
An eloquent sermon was preached
last evening by Rev. Fl. Mattill Jr.,
agent of the church publishing house at
Cleveland. The inadequacy of the
building to accommodate the crowds
even more apparent than Oh the prevI-
GUS evening.
The history of the church is an in
teresting one. 1t was first organized in
Pennsylvania in A. D. 1900, and is there
fore essentially an American ms IT,
tuition. 1t had its origin in series of
prayer meetings. at which repentant
Sim rs daily sought the teachings which
would help them to lead anew life. An
erroneous title by which the church
has sometimes been known is 1.-The
Anbrights," which grows out of the
fact that Jacob Albright was, by the
grace of God, instrumental in
founding and assisting in it's
organization. The membership Of
the church is now 150, 900 and supports
1900 preachers distributed among TWEEN
ty-five annual conferences in the United
States, Germany and Switzerland. In
1875 mission was established in Japan,
which is now fourishing. The church
publishing house is in Cleveland, O.,
there being also a branch house in SUIT
CART, Germany, both of which are very
successful. The church first began It's
labors in this state in 1856, the first
church being established at Pine and
Eleventh staeets. The edifice was sub
sequentIy found to be insufficient in size
for the growing demands of the congre-'
CATION, and brick church was erected
in 1885. of which Rev. j. l.. Stegner is
now pastor. The church in which the
present conference is being held, at
Bancroft and Winifred streets, of
which Rev. George Husser is pastor, is
also flourishing institution. The Or
ganization has also two churches in
Minneapolis. Ordination services will
be held in,the Clinton Avenue Methodist
church tomorrow.