The morning call., 1891-10-07
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Anniversary Meeting of the Gen.
eral Association.

Registrar J, h. Warren, ID, of the Cen
eral Congregational Church Association
called that body TO order yesterday morn
ing at 10 o'clock, the occasion being the
thirty-ffth annual meeting of the associa-
/ tien. Plymouth Congregational Church,
on Post street, the place of meeting, was
well filed, and of the 124 churches en-
bTaced by the association 105 delegates re-
spoHded to the TolI-call, in addition to
whom there were sixty-six ministers pres
eut
The session was opened By brief devo-
ti0nal exercises, which were, followed by
the selection of a Moderator to serve Tor
this session. and the honor was conferred
upon D. w. Hill Of Berkeley. Il. 81.
Wik0f Rev. w. n. Meserve and Rev.
Joseph Is. Jones were chosen Assistant
Moderator, Scribe and Assistant Scribe, re-
speetivelv.
On taking the chair the Moderator ap-
pointed the various committees necessary to
manage the routine business of the associa-
ton. This was followed by devotional ex-
ercises, after which the meeting adjourned
until O'clack in the afternoon.
READING OF REPORTS.
Upon reconyening the exercises were
commenced with a service of PRAYER for the
association, alter which verbal reports con-
corning the condition Of the churches were
attentively listened TO for the entire after
noon. These reports showed the churches
10 he in a flourishing condition.
The number Of reports was so great that
the address Of welcome by the pastor of
Plymouth Church and the MOderator's re-
Spouse had 10 be postponed until the even
j. 2 session, which began at 1870 O'Clock, at
which hour the brilliantly lighted church
was comfortably filed, and service of
praise, led by Rev. George L. Mutt, opened
the evenings programme.
This was followed by a short sermon by
the,Rev. r. II. Sink, upon the text, 81 am
the bread Of life" after which the post
p0ned address Of welcome aud tia response
were delivered. The exercises closed with
a communion service, conducted by Reys.
c. y. Flanders and E. G. Haven of Martinez
and ROcklin, respectively.
Rev. J. II. Warren, the Registrar, has
bed that honorable position for thirty-fye
wears, or ever since the inception of the
ASSOCIATION.
. .. WOMAN'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
simultaneously with the session at PIym-
Outh Church another branch of the assOcia-
ton, namely, the WOman's State Home
Missionary Society, was in session at the
Third Congregational Church on Fifteenth
street
The morning session was attended By
about two hundred and fifty members, and
was entirely dey0tedt0 the business matters
OF the society. Reports from the branches
in the various churches were heard, which
showed that there is large field Of work
10 be attended to.
Tie afternoon session was occupied by
addresses from Rev. j. B. Clark of New
York, RAV Mr.. Tenney of San Jose, Mrs
AcAbpe OF the Salvation Army, Mrs. ID. =.
Spencer Of the w. C. r. T., and others.
Yesterday closed the session of the branch
society, and for the next two days it viii
unite in the exercises Of the main body at
Plymouth Church, which will be concluded
on Thursday night, sessions being held
mornings, afternoons ard evenings
The ladies of Plymouth Church served an
elegant and delicious luncheon and supper
for those who were unable to find other ac-
cOmmodatious