St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-15
No Color Line Drawn and No
Endorsement foP the Pro-
hibitioniStS.
mayor Winston Forces a Lit
tie Fairness Out Of the
Council.
What the Press Club Enter
tainment Was Like--Me-
GoWan'S Position.


sion Of the question, and when the spe-
cial committee to which had been re-
ferred the question of demanding that
the churches be allowed to elect the
members of the American board. of
which committee President Northrop
was chairman, came in with COM
promise report, the council was ready
TO accept it without debate at any
length. The report of the committee.
as embodied in resolution. expressed
the satisfaction of the council with the
action taken by the American board
1 relative to providing for representation
from the churches. as explained in the
GLOBE yesterday, and expressed the
hope that the American board would
not stop there, but would provide for
full representation in the board of the
congregational churches. Probably the
most important
Question of the lay
came up on the report of the committee
considering the request OF the New
Haven West conference. This CONFER
| ence asked that the council take this
stand: That applicants for ministerial
| degrees be examined Oh the doctrinaI
standards established by the consensus
or opinion OF Congregational churches
expressed in the action OF former coun-
| ellis. The committee on the subject re-
! ported in favor of this request Quite a
| spirited debate arose. The action finally
taken by the council. by resolution, was
TINS: That each Congregational church
| establishes its own doctrinal standard
! Therefore it is beyond the power of the
council to establish a standard. The
examination on doctrinal questions
| must be left to each church. This leaves
| the question OF doctrinal standards open,
and the congregational church remains
as before. without any specific standard
OF theology. The action of the council
is III line with the history of the con-
! gregatlonal church, and admits the en-
! Joyment OF great latitude on religious
theories. Tie council took about the
same stand last night on the report of
the
Committee on Temperance.
The committee reported the usual
antl-llquor traffic resolutions. scoring
the business numerically, as other
church bodies have done. One resolu-
ton spoke against the selling of LIQUOR
Oh the grounds Of the coming Column
1lan exposition in Chicago. Then DR..
blanchard, of Wheaton. ILL.,, introduced
supplementary resolution calling upon
49, 'ONSA " lClUSG III support dDN
party that does not make the car
dlnal principle OF its platform the sup
preston of the liquor traffic. Some de-
pate arose over this resolution, largely
OF parliamentary character. The
resolution was finally throttled The
Cohgregatlonaiists are not ready to de-
! clare TOR Prohibition party The
Alabama case came up again. 1t
brought about the longest and most
"A oil rs = Il,
Question of Color
enters into it. The CONGREGATIONAL as
ISOLATION of Alabama is the association
that has existed in that state for seven
| teen years. 1t is also the association
which includes the colored churches.
Dnly sixteen churches are~ under its
Jurisdiction. The Alabama General as
soclallon Is young and IS composed of
slXty-three white churches. Three wears
ago, at Worcester. the council voted 10
allow the separate white churches of
Georgia representation i'll the council.
Inc ALABAMA whites supposed that they
would be accorded the same treatment.
L he whole question of color was dis
cussed during the debate. A good
many were in favor of resembling. in
enect. the action OF The Worcester cOun-
eli ana refusing to draw the color line.
That would shut out the sixty-thrpe
white churches of Alabama. unless
they should consent to Join the old
mixed association. Others thought those
SlXty-three churches should be allowed
representation, lnaSmuch as they had
some warrant IN dong what they did. in
view OF the action of the council of three
years ago in the Georgia matter. The
Who!e question was finally referred TO
special committee of five 10 report LATER
In the afternoon =
was effected. The council decided that
1t could recognize but one regular asso-
clation III any state. victory for the no.
color-lIne men. But the REPRESENTATIVES
or the Alabama general association. the
white churches. were admitted as hon
orary members OF the council.
Three Cities Were bidders
for the next meeting of the conncil
Grand Rapids. Mich: San Francisco
and Tacoma, Wash. The council. voted
that the next meeting. in 1895, be held
on the Pacific coast. the question of def
lnlte location. as between San Francisco
and Tacoma, being left to the proyis-
ional committee. The nominating com
mlttee reported and had confirmed the
following provisional committee for the
next three years:
Rev. Il: s b Capen, Massachusetts: Rev
George Il. Wells, Minnesota: Rev II 4
Hazen. Mas ohusetis; Rev. a. Little. Nassa-
chusetIs: Rev. W. II. Moore ConnecTicnT.
Rev. :. =: Forbes. Massachusetts: R. 4. Ii
Qulnt, massachusetts,; Rev. J. G. Merrill
/ Maine; Rev. Ii. a. Hill Massachusetts; Rev
j. M Sturtevant, Illinois; Rev NJ W. Mont
gomery. Illinois.
The matter of consolidating the six
! monthly publications of the yarious
church ana missionary societies into
one weekly publication was referred tn
a committee. The matter of consoii-
dating the New West Education com
| mission and the American College Ed
ucatlonal society went to the same COM
lnittea.
Rev. John Brown. of Bedford. Eng.
and Mr.. Harrison, a layman, reDre-
seniatlves OF the COngregationalisIs Of
ENGLAND. Scotland and Wales. addressed
the council during the afternoon. They
! spoke cheerfully of the drawing toyeth
er of the Congregationalists of England
| ana America. Mr.. Brown, it should be
! stated. has the honor TO preside over the
! same congregation that once owned as
i It's pastor John Bunyan. of Pilgrims
I Progress fame.
Miscellaneous Business.
Rev. II. A. Fairbanks moved TO amend
the bylaws of the council so that ma.
name OF the council should hereafter
! stand as the Congregational Union of
| the United States. instead of the Ma
| tional Council OF the congregational
! Churches of America. This resolution
was later made to apply to the constitu-
| ton. and was sent To q committee to
| report in 1895.
At the evening session the christian
! Care OF Prisoners was discussed bv
Rev. William J. Bott. chaplain of the
| Concord. \. H. reform school. He
| found that this is great field. where
| the church can do a good deal mora
! effective work than it has done. Effect
| i've organization is the medium through
Which the work can be done.
Kew. Richard Caroley and Rev. John
| L. Schauftier read papers on CITY
CHARACTERIZATION" Mr.. Schauftier's pa