Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-14
THE. CONGREGATIONAL COUNCIL.
Dele gates to the Convention Meet in Me
mortal Hall, London

fhe delegates to the Congregational council
n let during the afternoon yesterday in Me-
mortal Hall, London, the Rev. Robert Williams
, Dale, NJ. A, ID. D., LII. D., presiding DIR.
Dale during the course of his address of well
come, said that numbers of the delegates had
never seen each others faces before bu. they
were not strangers to each other. As they
came together in the name of the eros, they
were conscious Of their kinship. They had the
same faith and the same hope, common sor-
rows and common joys.
subsequently the Rev. DR.. Bevan Of Mel
bourne. Australia. was elected president and
the Rev. DIR. Northrop Of Minnesota the Rev.
DIR. A. II. Quint of Boston, Mass, and the Rev.
DIR. Rogers of London were elected vice presi-
dents
Ir. Dale, in sympathetic speech. referred
to the illness of the Rev. Charles II. Spurgeon.
Among other things DIR. Dale said: 1T is not
time, and let us hope the time is vet distant. to
speak at length upon Mr.. Surgeons great
qualities and conspicuous services We simply
desire to tell him how earnestly we entreat God
to arrest the progress of his disease and to re-
store him TO health"
DIR. Dale then moved that the secretaries be
instructed to draw up, on behalf of the coun-
Gil. resolution TO the above effect and to take
1t to Mr.. Surgeons family.
seconded the resolution, which Was supported
by DIR. Noble of Chicago, DR.. Gosman of Mel
bourne and DIR. Jarvis of Melbourne. The res
oiution was unanimously carried.
Dr. Brown, chairman OF the Congregational
Union, presided at the evening reception given
| to the American and colonial delegates He
| spoke of the origin of the council traced q
| conversation between DIR. Hannay Of the Eng
lish Union and DIR. Bexter of America. and re-
GREETED that both had died before their ideas
| were realized
Among the topics which will come before the
| body for consideration will be the following:
| FIRST congreSationalisnl in its domestic sense
or its own internal working forces, such as Sun
| day schools, young PEG pies societies theoiogi-
| cal currents of thought. ecclesiastica councils
| and training OF ministers; second. congrega-
| tionalism III the nation, home missions church
and state. labor and capital, temperance, inter-
/ national federation for the promotion of peace
and righteousness; third, congregationalism in
| the church catholic; fourth. congregationalism
| and the world and missions in their broades,
| sense and claims.
Among those who will read papers are Rev.
Nessrs. Goodwin of Chicago Fullerton of Wall
| than. Mass, and Cordley of Lawrence Kan.
Ben Iillett, the well-known labor agitator will
by special invitation, address the conference on
the labor problem and the relation Of the church
thereto.
Rev. Messrs. VIM. ii. Moore. Arthur Little, ID. D..
j. NJ. Sturvant, ID. D., L. 5. Woodwork Chas
X. Bills. Geo. Allchin, Walter VI. Barrows. Jos.
Anderson, Jas Brand, NJ. Burnham, Richard
Cordley. ID. D., J. W. Cooper. n. q. Clark. N
Cobb. VI. W. Darling, John Depue, z. w. Aver
u. D., r. II. Edmunds, Hugh Elder. A. H
CUNT, ID. D., Edward Rabie, sydney Strong. l.
G. Meserve. c. w. Osgood Z. Hawes Thos. W.
! Jones, ID. d., Lyman Hood Samuel L. Forbes,
| l. IA. Hallock. ". ~ Waterman. Jas u. .Whiton
Henry A. Hazen. Allen Hazer, A. T.. Cunning
John G. Fraser, ID. D.. John Edwards, I. T.
Clapp. the Rev. VI. L. Bisbee. Archibald McCul-
L larh and A EIstins,s Eoss