The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-15
NAY MEET AT TACOMA
The Next congregational COun-
Gil On Pacific Coast.
GROWTH OF BAPTIST CHURCH.
4 Tacoma Clergyman Opposes the seat.
tie University-Episcopa
Discuss Missions.

MrysEaPoLIs, Oct. l4-This morning
when the Congregational council relieved
the soberer parts of its work by allowing
the advocates OF the different cities who
wanted the next meeting chance to
speak in favor of their respective cities.
wave after wave Of laughter and applause
rolled up from the auditorium at the
humorous speeches made. The matter
came up on the report of the committee on
place and time of the next meeting.
which vas in favor Of the Pacific
coast. either San Francisco or Tacoma.
Dr.. Brown, Of San Francisco, took occa-
SION to say that San Francisco had long
visited for the holding of this or some
other body of the church and honed the
new council would decide Oh his city. DIR.
Hallock, Of Tacoma, made speech in
favor Of his city which, be said, would
give SIC, 900 TO entertain the council. They
voted by large majority to meet on the
Pacific coast at a point to be decided upon
BY the provisional committee.
The committee to whom was referred the
matter of the relation of benevolent socie-
ties to the churches reported this after
noon. They were unanimously of the
opinion that important changes in organ
izations of such large scope and response
bility should be made with great care and
only after full consideration; and that the
time has not come for recommending so
radical a change as consolidation of the
home societies in one organization. In
Cases where, as in the proposed consolida-
tion Of the New West Educational Com
mission with the American College and
Educational Society, consolidation is pos
sible without any disturbance of the feel
ing OF the friends of either, such consoli-
dation is to be most heartily welcomed,
but the work of the other societies is so
varied and extensive that comparatively
little could be gained by their consoilda-
tion. while there would tie danger of serious
trouble resulting from any hasty move
msnt changing entirely the constitution
. as at present organized. The committee
says the changes necessary in order to
make ths society formally representative
of the churches. should, if possible,
originate in the societies themse and
rs such commend themselves to
those who have had long experi-
sence in the management of their affairs.
The committee notes with satisfaction
thst several of the societies have already
saAeH WIG hecesSdfv steps I'd make tlein-
! selves representative of the churches,
while not single society is today in an
attitude OF hostility to the principle of
such representation. The committee
therefore recommends the adoption
OF series OF resolutions deciar-
Ing that the council earnestly desires
/ that all benevolent societies shall be
made in reality and not in iigura.ive sense
only representative of the churches; that
the council, approaching the importance
OF the unanimous action OF the American
board at its last meeting in adopting
measures looking toward representa-
ton of churches in the board, expresses
. the earnest hope tina. the board will
: devise such measures as will show its con-
fidence in the churches and result in in
creased confidence of the churches in the
board. Furthermore, that the churches
be advised to make nominations during
the coming year to FIJI vacancies in the
board; also that committee be appointed,
TO whom shall be referred the subject of
! representation. The report was adopted.