Morning journal and courier., 1890-06-20

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 Principal Whitmore would say nothing in relation to the affair yesterday afternoon more than that the action of the board was vague and uncertain. He had not been given hearing nor had he produced witt nssses before the board. If specific charges were made against him he could and would willingly answer them.
 The board of education will hold meet- Ing to night at which matters will be brought up for action. What the board will do is not known, but it is the general opinion that Principal Whitmore will not be removed from his position in the school.
 TRANsACTlNG BUSINESS.
 The General Oongregasional Confer
 ence Busy Listening to Reports and
 Osher Matters of Interest-An lmpor-
 tant Resolution Adopted.
 ' The general Congregational conference met yesterday morning for its second days pro- osedings, and the entire day was devoted chiefly to matters of business. The most important was the report made by the com mittes appointed the day previous to con- sidsr the resolution that had been presented the conference for recommending the passage of the Edmunds bill. Influenced by the re- port that this committee made, the confsr- ence voted to adopt 1t without dissenting voice. This committee was composed of Professor George P. Fisher, George w. Woodruff and Joel s. Ives.
 "Fellowship and Work" was read by the Rev. 0. A. Northrop, and showed gratify- ing increase In the work and interest among the Congrsea ationsl churches.
 Folio wing this report came the report of tho committee on Sunday schools, which was read by Rev. Joel s. Ives. There are $50 Congregational Sunday schools in the state of Connecticut, and the number of people in attendance Is constantly increasing.
 A resolution was introduced and passed, providing for the appointing of committes of three to consider the expenses of making . closer alliance with the Congregational Publishing society, and looking to the ap- pointment of Congregational state Sunday school superintendent, better methods of in- struction, and the reaching of neglected children. A committee consisting of Rev. nessrs. Joel s. Ives, K. F. Atwood and T. L. Norton was appointed to conduct the In. 
 The report of the statistical committee, the Rev. William H. Moore of Hartford, showed that there were 334 Congregational churches in Connecticut with total msm- ganixed societies of Christian Endeavor. The amount received for charity during the year was $36, ,000, and the amount received from leRacies $16S, 900. The average salary of settled pastors Is $1, 200.
 0. R. Palmer of Bridgeport was appointed delegate to the international conference at London, and Burdette Hart of Fair Haven chosen alternate.
 At the afternoon session the trustees of the fund tor ministers and the directors of the Missionary Society of Connecticut were presented. The Root fund, bequeathed by James Root of Hartford in 1876, amounts to $25. .825. 60, including interest. The re- ceipts during the year have been $1,237.68 and the disbursements $912.3S. The only permanent fund for ministers Is the Larned legacy of 5000. Receipts from 152 churches ca usa ss amounted during the year & to during the year s7,ss7.zs. The disburss. msnts amounted to assoc 0e. In the twsnty-six years of it's existence the society has paid sixty bene6ciariss to needy clergy men and their families amounting to $76.- 52o.1e
 The Misaionary society report home mis. sionaries in their western work e follows: Rev. Csphn 8. Clapp, Oregon, June -Decsm- Rsy. suiii1s;a F. Gale. Ficid. and a.crx; ' ~ Rev. winscld 5. Hawkes.. Utah and Idaho. ~ Rev. OiafenSon M Sanders, Colorado and RsV inMs Hsnss q smmosn;s sHs; NoriS pssosa and s0"
 east Montana January -December 400 co
 vada, January December .....,........... 4os co Rev. Hiram D. Wizard, eouth Dakota, Janu-
 ery-DecemDer .....- ............. 4uV "
 The assets of this branch of the society are $5i, ,71S 46, and the receipts during the year have been $5,097.6S. The expenses amount. ed to e, ,e97. is. The society also has work in other departments which makes the total receipts of the society dnripg the past year SIS, ,645. ol and the aid disbursed $9, ,42l.75.
 The closing address of the afternoon ses. sion was given by Albert J. Blakeslee of Waterbury on "Church Music," and it proved extremely Interesting. When this was an- ished the conference adjourned until the eve ming.
 THE EVENING SESSION.
 The audience present in the evening lis- tened to the addresses. The first was by Amos P. Wilder on the subject of "The Secular Newspaper" Extracts of the speak sr's opinion of newspapers are as follows: If paper is to succeed, 1t must give news that Is wanted. Long accounts of sermons,
  fcial, 70 they are seldom used, while fippant accounts of sermons are more often found in the columns of the secular presa. do not believe . newspaper must be wholly what the people would make 1t.
 The editorial columns should contain the editors honest views, fearlessly expressed. An editor who does not give his honest opin- umns should contain nothing but legitimate news. The state papers are more free from hurteul news of . sensational nature than the majority of metropolitan journals.
 Church-goers should keep reporters posted on what is going on in the churches. It is very important that notices or brief accounts of sermons be given in the daily papers. It seems necessary that some work must be done on Sunday, but whether or not the Sunday raper must go is difficult problem. In closing. the speaker gave the advice,
 Rev. A. K. Dunning read long article on "The Religious Newspaper" Selections from the discourse are as follows: From the history of the religious newspaper we see its mission, which Is to furnish religious infor- nation to households. fits news must be acceptable, and must also be accepted. The religious paper properly aims to interpret the significance of important events; that is, their religious bearing. Events of national inter 04t oko " oo ulsounoo0 III AnhuuoK Cotou- latsd to show their relation to the progress of religion. Newspapers of this class should seek to guide public opinion.
 Among the few faults of religious papers which the pastor referred to were: First, sslf-praiss; the paper that frequently com- plinsnts itself is in error. Such praise Is . fault. Another fault is printing too long ae- counts of what should be digested and con dsnsed. Five people read paragraphs to one psrson who will read an article of unnsces-
 4 religious newspaper should not exist solely for its own religious denomination. In closing the speaker advised: "Choose the best religious paper and bear with iss imper- fections."
 Rev. Dr. Smyth, who was introduced by the moderator, made short address on the newspaper subject. In his opinion, religious denominations were members of the great re- ligious family, and each religious papsr could build up its own denomination.
 The following resolutions were unani- mously passed:
 Resolved, That we, the representatives of the Congregational Christian conference assembled, church and tho other Congregational churches of New Haven our sinccre appreciation of the kind received at their hands during the sessions of the conference, and heartily thank them for the ssnerovs. @ % .hS.Rits!ity with which they have made
 We also tender our tn snks to the city papers for the reports they have given of our meeting, and to the Consolidated railroad for favcrs received. our thanEs for the dgnity and courtesy with which no hn0 pronIdod Oyor oe1siou and would also