Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-15
THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

Proceedings of the Great Council at Min.
neapolis.
At Thursdays session Of the Congrega-
tiond council at Minneapolis the nominal
ing com nittee recommended that the pub
fishing committee for the next three years
consist Of Rev. A. H. Ounit, Massachusetts
Rev. A. Z. Dunning, Massachusetts; Rev.
Samuel b. Forbes, treasurer; Rev. Henry A.
Hasen, secretary; Rev. W. H. Moore, register.
This was Endorsed and the following commit
tees were appointed:
Relation Of benevolent societies to the
church-Rev. D. W. Clark, Massachusetts; Rev.
A. H. Ross, Michigan; Rev. Simon Gilbert. Hi
nois; Thomas J. Borden, Massachusetts,; Rev.
N. W. Montgomery, Illinois; Rev. F. G. Clark.
New Hampshire; T. D. Demard, New York.
Resolutions from New Haven, west confer
ence-Rev. Charles r. Farmer, Connecticut;
Rev. Arlthigh, Massachusetts; Rev. Franklin
Fairbanks, Vermont; Rev. Newman Smythe,
Connecticut; Rev. James G. johnson. Illinois;
Rev. A. H. Brandon, New Jersey; Walter X.
Bi9elow. Massachusetts.
On American Home Missionary Association
Rev. James Brad, Ohio; Rev. j. NJ. Stewart. Il
linois; Wallace G. Wedder, Massachusetts,: Rev.
Henry Fairbanks. Vermont; Rev. ]. d. White
law, North Dakota.
American Missionary Association-Rev. E. U.
Packard New York; Rev. Dana Sheril, Georgia
Edmund Coleman, California; Rev. D. F. Brad
ley, Michigan Rev. Henry NJ. Herrick, Minnie
sofa
Congregational Sunday School Publishing So
ciety-Rev. Arthur Little, Massachusetts,: Rev.
Z. NJ. Chaplain. New Hampshire; Rev. George
+. Walters, New Jersey; Rev. y. ID. Fisher,
Ohio; A. d. French Iowa.
New West education commission-Rev H. l..
Griffin, Maine; Rev. G. o Brien, California
Rev. J: B. Thrall, Utah; J. H. Metz. Missouri
Rev. W. A. Hobbs, New York.
College and educational societies-Rev. Chas.
r. Palmer, Connecticut; Rev. NJ. W. Montgom-
cry. Illinois; Rev. A. H. Ross, Michigan; Rev.
S. L. Loomis, New Jersey; II. NJ. Dixon, New
York
On church building-Rev. Walter NJ Bar
rows, Illinois; Rev. ]. E. Adams, Maine; Henry
Perkins. Ohio; Rev. E. II. Stickney, North Da-
kota; Rev. L. s. Rowland, Massachusetts.
On report of the American board Of COM
mission Of foreign missions-Rev. Richard
Coordley, Kansas Rev. A. E. Dunning, Massa-
chusetts; W. J. milford, Michigan; Rev. ]. W.
Rev. W. II. Ward, New York; Rev. Warner +.
Dav, Illinois.
The question Of the opening Of the worlds
fair on Sunday. or rather the question Of hav-
ing the exposition of the Congregational Church
remain uncovered OH Sunday in case there
should be change in decision and the worlds
lair should be opened on Sunday, came up on
the report of the committee on the world 6
fair. DR.. johnson made this report, which set
foXth that the committee appointed at the last
cd0hcii had considered the question fully. Con-
siderable discussion followed. One of the most
important reports during all the sessions of the
council was presented this morning. 1t is from
the committee on the relation of the benevo-
lent societies to the churches and the old ques-
ton Of representation is thereby revived. The
report was made by a committee appointed
three years ago. Six plans were presented for
the change. by which the churches would be-
come represented in all these bodies which have
heretofore been more or less close corporations.
The great American board Is one of the main
bodies. Plan number four was recommended
by the committee. 1t provides that there shall
be readjustment by which the different
boards and societies may become representa-
tive bodies with two departments. one for home
the other for foreign mission work. This
would make the American board elective very
largely, giving 2l2 members in place OF $50. as
at present. and effectively killing the close cor
poration idea.
| In the afternoon there a discussion Of
the matter. The new west education commits
sion, it was reported, had already voted in
| favor Of joining with the college and educa
| ton societies.