The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-24
Proceedings of Congregational
Meeting at Tacoma.
A HELENA DRUG STORE BURNED.
General 0'Brien to File Charges
Against Colonel Haines Shortly.
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Go Free - Employment for Many
More Miners at RosIyn-FaiIure of

TACOMA, Sept. 23.-[Special. AT the
second days session of the association of
the Congregational church of Washing
ton today, devotional exercises were led
by the Rev. George L. Hooker, of Medical
Lake
In his address on christianity and Re-
FORM" Rev. c. L. Diven, of Olympia,
argued that modern reforms are based on
the lines of Christianity, their adoption
being the direct result of Christian teach
ing.
The following corresponding members
were received Rev. Il. b. Sutton, Chap
lain Il. S. Stubs, Dr. j. b. Clark, DR.. G. c.
Creegan.
At the afternoon session Rev. Wallace
Nutting spoke in behalf of the American
College and Educational Society. Mrs.
William Butler, of Port Gamble, reviewed
the excellent work of the Woman's Chris
tan Temperance Union.
Rev. Jonathan Edwards, of Walla Walla,
reported Whitman college to be in a most
fourishing condition.
Rev. George III. Lee, OF Seattle, deliv
cred an address on "Christianity and
Cities, holding it to be the duty of every
Christian man and woman to see that the
land shall be Christian in fact as well rs in
name. by exerting themselves in spread
ing Christian influence and by worthy ex-
ample as Christians. The closing address
for the afternoon session Was delivered by
Rev. l.. o. Baird, of Pullman.
The evening session was of interest to
the laboring man as well as Congregation
alists. christianity and Labor" was the
subject of discussion, and was opened by
Rev. S. Is. l.. Penrose, of Dayton.
Mr.. Penrose thought more sympathy be-
tween church and capital and labor would
bring about wholesome results. The
wants, needs and demands OF labor should
be understood and answered.
President McMurphy of the Carpenters
Union, spoke to the question from the
standpoint of how it appeared TO the
laboring man. He deemed it right that
labor should get fair share of the product
of labor, and although competition be
keen, Christianity should see that the
men should not work tor 80 cents per day
simply because laborers are plentiful.
Man is better than brute, and should be
treated accordingly. Christians should
become more intimately acquainted with
laborers and understand their needs.
Colonel C. W. Griggs, formerly an en-
ploye and now an extensive employer, was
to have spoken TO the question from the
standpoint of the employer. lie had been
called out of the city and his paper was
read. 1t advocated the golden rule strongly
and said that there should be full consid-
Grafton on both sides. This would avoid
trouble in most instances where capital
and labor are about TO clash. Colonel
Griggs has been an employer for thirty
five years and never had a strike or lock-
out.
Rev. Buschell of Christopher, formerly
president of the Trades Council, of Hull,
England, held that the best way to learn
the wants and needs of faborers is TO go
among them, and this Christians should
do, as in his opinion only Christian
churches could conciliate capital and labor.
The report OF the register and treasurer,
II. 2. Jones, of Colfax, showed receipts
from churches of $3490S, and disburse-
ments for printing circulars, programmes,
minutes and registers salary, $3i9.a The
nomination committee reported, appoint
ing the following committees:
Resolusons-Revs. T. X. Loomis, K. 8
Stubbs, G. !. Diven.
sunday-schools-Revs. Samuel Green, A. A.
Beard, Wallace Nutting.
Edueation-Revs W. Movitt, j. McConaugh-
ty, DIR. Gushing Eells.
Visitors to whateom college-Reys. Beard and
Jones.
Visitors to Puget Sound scademy-Revs. Nut
ting, Diven ana Ferries.
Incorporation of churches and colleges-Reys.
Baird, sawyer and Cheadle.
Johnathan Edwards was substituted for
Rev. Thomas Sims on the committee on