Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-25
CONGREGATIONAL ASSOCIATION.
They Meet in this City in Annual ses-
slOn and Have very Interesting
Gathering.

sieh ana nave avery Interesting
Gathering.
The State Association of Congre-
gatioualists met at the First Congre-
gationsl church yesterday at 2 p. m.
with Rev. T. L. Clapp, of Portland,
in the chair. After some prelimi-
nary business and the credentials of
those comprising the association
were read, the organization was per-
fected by the election of Rev. A.
Rogers, Of Corvallis, as moderator;
Rev. G.. J. Webster, of Ash
land, clerk; Miss Maggie Cos
per, of Salem, assistant clerk,
and Rev. u. Stayer, of Forest Grove
as treasurer and registrar. The AS
sOciation met again last evening,
and after a song service led by Rev.
Cephas +. Clapp. Rev. A. Rogers,
of Corvallis. preached the associa-
tional sermon. The sermon was
good aud pronounced in language
that all could understand, Yet
was broad aud deep in thought.
The association is we'll represent
ed, the following ministers being In
attendance: Rev. T. +. Clapp First,
and Rev. G. T. Whittlrsey, Ply
mouth, Portland; Rev. &. H. Cor
win, Salem; Rev. II. NJ Jones,
Oswego; Rev. o. w. Lucas, Oregon
City; DR.. j. W. Watts, Lafayette;
Rev. i. p. Howell, Hood River;
Rev. S. S. Markham, Hillside; Rev
b. +. Moody, HillsborO; Rev.
Daniel Staver, Forest Grove; Rev.
d. l.. Fordney, CASTOR; Rev. j. w.
Eldridge, Finney; Rey. f. p. Rob
Crts, Fairview; Rev. f. J. Culver,
East Portland; Rev. A. Rogers,
Corvallis; Rev. G. J. Webster, Ash
land; Rev. ]. II. Henderson, Ar.
lington; Rev. J. w. Sneed, Albina;
Rev. L. G. Rogers, Albany.
TUESDAY 5 MEETING
began with temperance session
held at 8 a. IN. There was full at
tendance and the moderator called
Mrs. Mary H. Ellis to preside at the
organ, and the services opened with
singing Crock Of Ages after which
Rev. Williams led in prayer.
DIR. j. w. Watts, of La Fayette,
an elderly man, read a paper on
"The Church and Temperance"
The church and its branches was
represented as the church spiritual
and its individual members-not |
different sects. The church was
composed of all who were justified
in Christ, called to be saints, the
people of God. This was the church.
What was temperance? The mod
crate use of that which was good
and the total abstinence from that
which was bad.
The speaker gave socratic and
scriptural denunciations of intem-
perance. All intemperance was
wrong. The relation of the church
and the liquor traffic was set forth
in the texts from Cor. 10, 81;
Isaiah 81, II; Lev. 10, s; Deut. 80, 33;
Gal. 5, 2l; Deut. %, 20.
AS to whether the use of intoxi
cants or the saloon system was an
evil or not was no longer ques-
ton. 1t was evil and only evil.
jurisprudence, political econ
omy, medical science pronounced
against it. One.half of this great
nation had prohibited it in their
constitutions aud pronounced
against it by statutory laws. What
ought we to do as a church to rouse
up public opinion and secure the
final overthrow of this curse? To-
tai abstinence as an individual and
entire protection for the homes
against the saloon curse was the
only sound and solid ground to
stand upon.
Let all the temperance forces Of
the state be massed IN one general
line of action. A general line of
work that all can agree on must be
all along the line and with !
God helping, the people would be .
educated up to abolish the evil.
iet all the preachers, editors, good
alkers, doctors, lawyers, on the plat
'orms at public meetings in churches, ,
nails, school honses and make
ipeeches to educate the people for !
Elder Watts remarks {
we're heartily applauded,
Mrs. Wallace was invited TO pre-
ient the greetings of the w. c, T.
y. OF Oregon, asking that the asso- /
'iation give their order its moral ]
upport. She did 50 in IA graceful, ]
pirited and effective manner. The
moderator thanked the lady and
aid the committee on resolutions
would refer to the matter. s
Rev. Cephas Clapp moved COM l
nittee Of three, with DR.. Watts as q
TO draft resolutions on the ]
ubject Of temperance. {
Bro. Dickinson, of the Seventh Day
was elected correspond
ng member, and delivered few
,oOd suggestions on the subject Of ,
liquor and tobacco, enforced by a
practical Illustration, OF the needs of ,
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