St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-13
rriennial Meeting Of the Con-
gregational General Coun-
Gil Begun Yesterday.
Hereafter Men Called to It's
Churches Must Become Con-
gregationalists.
One Man Already Under Ar
rest for Causing the N.
P. Disaster.
Insurance Men All Ripped Up
the Back Again--Minor
Events.

Many times have the gray old walls of
Plymouth church enclosed remarkable
gatherings of Congregational church
men. but none of higher character ever
assembled there than the one which was
called to order at 10 o'clock yesterday
morning bv Prof. Cyrus L. Northrop.
The General Council'of the Congrega-
tional Churcn of America is the supreme
organization of that church in this
country. While each Congregational
church is, as matter of fact, separate
organization in itself. making laws for
It's own government, and while the gen
eral council has nothing but advisory
powers, the character of its members is
so high, and their deliberations are
marked by such care for and interest in
the general welfare of the church
that the separate churches never pre-
sumo to question its recommendations
1hey came from every corner of the
United States, did these ministers who
assembled at Plymouth yesterday, every
state and territory being represented,
with the exception of Delaware and
Alaska. Neither Delaware nor Alaska
contains single Congregational church.
Many of the faces in this Congregational
gathering are familiar to Minneapolis
people, they having been see here two
years and half ago at the meeting of
the American board. There is. how
ever. in this gathering a greater pro-
portion OF vigorous young men than
could be found in the American board
meeting.
Ac
nlgn countenance had cast its spell of
gnietness over the council, Rev. Julian
Nj. Sturtevant, of Illinois. offered the
usual prayer. Rev. George Ii. Wells,
pastor of Plymouth church, welcomed
the council to Minneapolis, mentioning
at the same time some of the great
gatherings that have been held here.
President Northrop put everybody into
good humor with a few words in re-
sponse. Moderator NOrthrop then APP
pointed the following as tellers:
Rev. E. b. Kurdish, of New Jersey;
Rev. Allan S. Bush, of Kansas: Rev.
Samuel NJ. Brown. OF California;: Rev.
Nj. A. Bushnell, of Illinois, and Edward
l. Goodrich, of Ohio.
These were named as a committee on
nominations:
Rev. James G. Merrill, Portland. Me-;
Charles II. Woods. Minneapolis; Rev. George
Hall, Dover, n. H.; Rev George &. Rowe.
charleston, ). C.: Rev. Loren +. Beny. of
Iowa; Rev. Frank S. Fitch, Of New York;
Rev. Ii. c. Simmons, of North Dakota.
Quint for Moderator.
When nominations for moderators
were called for, DIR. A. ii. Quint, of
Boston, was the only man mentioned.
His election was practically unanimous,
he receiving 1913 out of the 205 votes.
tavo edition of DR.. j. E. Bradley, but
that doesn't prevent him from being a
good presiding officer. He throws an
occasional shaft of humor into tile DELHI
erationS. which is strlkingly unusual
and pleasant III a ministerial conven-
ton. AS soon as DR.. Qnlnt took the
chair he requested permission to invite
Rev. Lester Taylor, of Ohio,an old man
OF nlnety-four to a seat Oil the platform
DIR. Quint made short address to the
council, making mplimentary refer
enceS to Minneapolis and to President
N0rthrOp, speaking of the unity of the
church and emphasizing the need of
careful deli5eration Oh the part of the
council. and promising that this would
be the most important meeting In the
history of the CONGREGATIONAL church.
Rev. 3. NJ. Cutcheon. of Michigan, and
Rev. George E. Roe, of South Carolina,
were elected as assistant moderators
Mir. Roe is a negro. Rev. +. l.. Hood,
of New Mexico, and Rev. George Cur
| tbs, of North Dakota. were elected as
| Sistant registrars. Committees on bust
ness, credentials and finance were ap-
pointed, and the council adjourned I'M
til 2:30.
In the afternoon the questions of the
day and some of the
UnCf A-o.ttor.
expected to arise sduring The meeting
were before the council. First motion
to dispense with the reading of such
reports as had been printed in pamphlet
form was tabled. All reports were read
| Then came the report of Secretary
| HaZen.
All the interestingly CURES concerning
| glowth of the church found in the sec
| retary'S report were published i'm the
GLOBE Yesterday. This part of the re-
| port showed that he COngregationalists
have "a good working minority" in all
| states and territories, except Delaware
and Alaska, where they have no
churches. The report was accepted,
| and the discussion of the secretary's
recommendations began. These recon-
mendattOnS come first:
That churches desiring congregational
! fellowship unite with some congrega-
tional body; that churches desiring min
lsterial supply insist upon good creden-
tials in all cases; that ministers desir-
ing to be recognized as congregational
lists be compelled to unite with some
congregational ecclesiastical body. Up
| to this last recommendation the council
moved without hitch; but there was a
storm, a mild, religious storm, as it
were.
Rev. Julian Sturtevant, of Illinois,