Morning journal and courier., 1890-04-22
CONGREGATIONAL CLUR.

pr. Wards Paper-A Wide Plan to
 Evangeliss the City in Secuons-An
 Interesting Meeting.
 A lengthy paper was read by Rev. Dr. Julius H. Ward of Boston before the Con- gregational club at It's meeting last night in Center church chapel. The subject of tho paper was "A Method of Unity Among American Churches" Dr. Ward is an Episoopalian and projected his remarks from the Episcopal standpoint. He said the need of the day was not a union of church and and state, but that life should be permeated with Christian spirit. It is as necessary to organize society on Christian basis as 1t is to organize Christians in the faith of Jesus Christ. Tho Christian child Is compara- lively weak. The live forces have never .or- ganized upon q firm basis. The church should be brought into direct aAiliation with the whole community. The differences in creed should rather be reduced to differ sncss of domain and not of policy. To ac- method SO forcibls as the episcopate. He thought c grand system of evangelization could be organized under this mode of con- duct. He strongly advocated the bishops @ . chief and head of the system. A head man is necessary about which all can gather. The episcopate would be function of the whole church. This, he thought, would alone effect prevalence of harmony. He thought the question one of large mindedness and statesmanship. Charity Is also as much needed as unity in the church. A union upon the Incarnation of Jesus Christ is almost defeated by the dis tortsd form of the church of to-day.
 At the conclusion of Dr. Wards reading, Rev. Dr. J. E. Twitchsll of Dwight Place church made few remarks. He stated he was strong advocate of . wider evangeliza. ton but did not like the name of bishop more than he did that of Congregational superintendent.
 Dr. Munger next spoke. He said he was not prepared to remark upon the paper up on 50 short notice. He called Dr. Twitchell to account for some unimportant phraseol- ogy and then turned to the representatives of the press whom he saw at the front of the room. He expressed the wish that the club meetings should be private. He talked for nome moments on this point and wished the members to discuss the advisability of turning out the press, but was informed by President Fl. A. Newton that they had been invited to attend.
 Remarks were made upon Dr. Wards paper by Simeon E. Baldwin, N. l.. Squire, Rev. Ir. Thorpe of West Haven and others.
 Rev. Dr. McLane of College street church reported e follows upon the matter of union, which was referred to committee of which he was chairman and upon which were Dr. T. T. Munger, J. 8. Furgussp, W. L. Squire, A. A. Townsend:
 First-We recommend the formation of . Conxregetional union in the city of New Haven and vicinity to plant and foster Con- gregational churches.
 6econd-We recommend to to club that 1t shall appoint committee of five members to take tho matter in charge and to invite the churches to meet by pastor and delegates at the appointed time and place to form such society and to determine It's constitution and mode of operation.
 The report was'tablsd till next June.
 Charles A. Bray of West Haven and R. 0. Dickerman were elected members.
 Miss Roberts of Center church choir sang with exquisite voice and effect solo, Just as am." It was greeted with much applause.