New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-14
TIE CONGREGATIONAL COUNCIL.
TO OPEN 1T IN LONDON To-DAY-oFFICERs
ELECTED-SoME OF TIE AMERICAN
DELEGATES.

London, July 13.-At the breakfast given to-day at
the lioborn Restaurant in honor of the United States
and British Colonial delegates 10 the International Con
gregatonal Council, which formally opens here to-
morrow Alfred ningworth. Member Of Parliament for
West bradford, presided. Mr.. Iingworth in wccOm-
ing the delegates said that tie Liberals pledged
10 dsestabsh the Welsh and Scotch Churches, after
which the English Church would be attacked on all
sides The speaker declared that the aristocracy was
the chief buttrcss of the Established Church. not per
cent OF the wsge-worters being communicates.
The delegates to the Council met this afternoon in
Memorial Hail. the Rev. DR.. Robert Williams Dale pre-
siding. Dr. Dale in the Of his address Of wei
como said that many of the delegates had seen
ono anothers faces before but they not strangers
to another. "a they together in the name OF
the Cross. they conscious a. their kinship. They
lad the same faith and the same hope common sor-
rows and common joys Subsequently the Rev. DR..
Bcvan OF Melbourne Australia elected president,
and President Cyrus Nortrop Of the University OF Min
nesota tire Rev. DR.. A. II. Quint, of Boston, and the
Rev. DR.. Rogers, OF London, were elected vicepresi
dents.
DR.. Dale, in sympathetic speech. referred to the
Illness Of the Rev. Charles H. spuGeon Among other
things Dr. Dale said 1t Is not time. and, let MS
hope The time is yet distant TO speak at length upon
Surgeons great qualities and conspicuous services
We simply desire to tell him how earnestly cntreat
God to arrest the progress of his disease and to restore
him to health Dr. Dale then moved that the sec
rctares be instructed to draw up behalf Of the
Council resolution to the above effect and 10 take
it to Mr.. SpurgcOn's family. The Rev. DR.. Palmer,
of Bridgeport. Conn. seconded the resolution. which
was supported by DR.. Noble. Of Chicago; DR.. GOsman,
Of Melbourne, ard DR.. Jarvic, Of Melbourne. The
resolution unanimously carried.
DR.. Brown, chairman of the Congregational Union,
presided at the evening reception given to the Ameri
can and Colonial delegates. Tie spoke OF the origin
of the council traced it to conversation between Dr.
Hannay, of the English Union, and DR.. Dexter, OF
America and regretted that both had died before their
ideas realized.
The council consists Of about 300 representatives of
whom about 100 from the United states.
Among the Americans present the Rev. william II.
Moore, the Rev Dr. Arthur Little, the Rev. Dr. J. NJ.
Sturtevant the Rev. Dr. Amory II. Bradford, the Rev.
George Alchin the Rev. Walter NJ Barrows, the Rev.
Joseph Anderson, the Rev. James Brand. the Rev.
NJ Burnham. the Rev Dr. Richard Cordey, the Rev.
j. w. Cooper, the Rev n. G.. Clark, the Rev. " Cobb,
the Rev NJ. W. Darling, the Rev. John Depeu, the
Rev. Dr. F. d. Aver. the Rev. r.. ii. EdmOnds, the
Edward Rabie the Rev. Sydney Strong the Rev. /. c.
Mcserve, the Rev. c. W. Osgood the Rev. +. Hawes,
the Rev. DR. Thomas VI. Jones, the Rev. Lyman Hood,
the Rev. samuel b. Forbes, the Rev. l.. II. HalOck,
the Rev. W. \. Waterman, the Rev. James NJ. Wilton.
the Rev. Henry A. Hazen, the Rev Allan Hazen the
Rev. A. t. Dunning. the Rev. DR.. John G. Fraser,
the Rev John Edwards, the Rev. T. T.. Clapp, tho
Rev. NJ. D. pisbee. the Rev. Archibald McCullagh
and the Rev. A. Hastings Ross