Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-07-18
BIG CHURCH COUNCIL.
CongregatIonalIst Dlvlnes from All Ports
of tho World In Conferenee in london.

CongregatIonRllst Dlvlnes from All Ports
of the World In Conference In London.
LONDON, July 1.-THE international
council of Congregational churches was
convened Monday in Memorial hall in
Farringdon street. This hall is the
home of English Congregationalism
and contains the offices, the library
and the assembly rooms of the
churches of England The build
ing was densely crowded when the
council was called to order at o'clock
by Rev. r. w. Dale, d. D., of Birming-
ham, Eng. On the platform were DIR.
Allon, who, with Dr. Dale, divides the
honor of being the leader of the de-
nomination in England; DIR, Macken-
nal, the secretary of the council; DIR.
Joseph Parker, well known on both
sides of the water; DIR. Bevan, of Aus
tralia; Principal Fairbairn, of Oxford;
DIR. Goodwin, of Chicago, President
Northrop, of Minnesota; Drs. Clark and
Quint, of Boston, and numerous other
Congregational leaders
In the course of his address DIR. Hale
announced that among the topics which
would come before the body for consid-
1. Congregationalism in its domestic sense
or its own internal working forces, such as
Sunday, schools, young peoples societies, theo-
| logical currents of thought, ecclesiastical
councils and training of ministers. 2.
| Congregationalism in the nation horne
missions, church and state, labor and capital,
| temperance, international federation for the
| promotion of peace and righteousness 8. Con.
gregationalsm in the church catholic. 4. Con-
| gregationaism and the world and missions in
their broadest scope and claims.
The council organized by electing
Rev. DR.. Bean, of Melbourne, Austria
liza, president, and Revs DIR. Northrop,
of Minnesota; DIR. A. II. Quint, of Bos-
ton, and DIR. j. Guinness Rogers, of
London, vice presidents. There are
800 delegates in attendance at the
council-l00 from England, 100
from the United States and
100 from the rest of the world, and
the last 100 includes representatives
from Russia, Sweden, Austria, Canada,
Australia, New Zealand, South Africa,
jamaica British Guiana. India, Japan,
China, Madagascar, Samoa and the
Sandwich islands.
A resolution of sympathy with Rev.
Charles II. Spurgeon in his illness and
expressing hope for his recovery was
unanimously adopted.
The great feature of the day was the
reception given the delegates by the
Congregational union of England and
Wales. The address was delivered by
DIR. John Brown, pastor of the famous
Bunyan church in Belford. DIR. Brown is
well known throughout England anC
America by his delightful biography
of John Bunyan. His address wa'
full of most cordial and fraterna
spirit
The exercises of the day begar
with a breakfast given to the del
egates at o'clock in the morning by
the Society for the Liberation of Re
ligion from State Control. At tn,
breakfast, which was given at the Hol
born restaurant, Mr.. Alfred Hing
Bradford, presided. Mr.. lllingworth
in welcoming the delegates, SAT-
that the liberals were pledge'
to disestablish the Welsh ant
Scotch churches, after whicl
the English church would be attacke,
on all sides. The speaker declare,
that the aristocracy was the chic
buttress of the established churches
not 5 per cent. of the wageworker
being communicates Other speaker
were Rev. A. IL. Bradford, of New JeI
sey; DIR. Northrop, of Minnesota; Dr.
Bevan and DR.. Noble, of Chicago.
Among the American delegates pres
, ent are the following:
Rev. N. Boynton, Boston; DR.. A. H. Brat
} ford, New Jersey; DR.. James Brand, ODE
J lin, o.. Dr. N. p. Clark, Boston; DR.. Ricl
ard Cardley. Lawrence, Kan; DR. A. 1
} Dunning, Boston; Prof. +. w. Fisk, Chicago
Dr. b. NJ. Fullerton, Walthum, Mass
Dr. Washington GLADDEN., Columbus, o
Dr. Arthur Little Boston, Dr. j. X. Mclean
Oakland, Cal; DR.. William H. Moore, Har
ford, Conn; President Cyrus w Northrol
| Minneapolis; Prof L. +. Stearns, Bangor, Me
DIR. Henry A. Steinsou, ST. Louis DR.. w. n
Travers, New York; Prof. William j. Tucke
4 Andover, Mass; DIR. Edwin b. Webb, Wele
A ley, Mass; DIR. Patterson, Hanover, N II
y Rev. e. +. Williams, Chicago.
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