St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-13

orderly for minister to be member
or two coordinate ecclesiastical bodies
at the same time. These were adopted.
The very beginning of the society's
report presented this
Question to the Councils:
In submitting this report, beg leave at the
outset to call the attention Of the council to
question of Interpretation of the constitu-
zion toe. important to be decided by any au-
thorty less than your own.
Article ., paragraph 2. reads: 1.-The
churches united In state organizations ap-
point by such body one delegate" etc. Has
any body which il not a state body right to
representation under this article? In the
last national council, the association of
Southern California sent delegate who was
received apparently without notice of this
question, and q brother honored and beloved
comes to this council on the same appoint
ment. Shall he be so received? The secretary
has not felt that he could properly inter
pref the action of the council at Worcester
taken without discussion. as establishing a
precedent in the face of The letter of our
fundamental law. Principles are involved
which reach beyond the very simple matter.
TO which all would be inclined, of welcom-
ing Southern California. Shall we divide a
state! Shall we consent TO a geogra phical
line? That might be harmless: but how if
the precedent should raise similar question
on lines which were not geographical? 1t is
understood clearly to be the Judgment of the
council and The churcees that there shall be
no division of states in the tables of the
ear Book. Can the council consistently rec
ogniZe division for representative purposes?
This question was referred to the
committee on credentials.
The secretary also recommended a
change in statistics Incorporated in the
yaar book. This was that the column
devoted to benevolent contributions
from the Sunday schools and the col
umn showing the accessiOns to the
churches from the Sunday schools be
omitted hereafter. The basis for these
recommendations was that the Sunday
schools are not part of the churches and
therefore the statistics from them do
not belong III the year book. Both rec
lamentations were rejected. The year
book remains as it was before. A
motion to incorporate in the year book
statistics relating to Congregational
colleges was defeated.
The auditor reported all accounts
straight. The treasurer reported that
the council has only 1920. 90 on hand.
Only ten states have paid their dues up
TO date. Iwenty-seven states have
paid up to July l. 1891. The sum of
s5,OS3.Sl is due. These dues must be
paid soon. as all the expenses accruing
from this council cannot he paid
The report of the committee on
Ministerial Aid
made strong plea for more funds for
this branch Of the work. The Presby-
terlanS spend in this way SO and the
Methodists SIG where CONGREGATIONAL
lists spend 81 for ministerial aid. This
committee has permanent income of
less than $1,000 year. Out of this the
contributions were made to eleven ap-
plIcants last year, five ministers and
six widows. The committee has found
that 1t is difficult to get churches to add
ministerial aid to their list of benevo-
lenceS. But the committee has stirred
up some of the states, and the outlook is
more promising than before. I'm the last
year the committee has secured pledges
for little over $4,000 for this fund,
over $1,000 of which has been paid i'm.
The committee recommended for adop-
ton resolution declaring the provision
OF ministerial aid duty: advising the
appointment of a relief committee in
every state; asking every pastor to pre-
sent this motto OF ministerial aid to his
congregation at an early date; that the
new committee on ministerial relief to
be appointed at this council be en-
couraged to use every active measure
possible to- increase the relief fund.
And this resolution was adopted with
out report. The report of the directors
OF the trustees of the national council,
read Just before this report, gave an
ltemlZed account of the manner of
spending the two funds for ministerial
relief, SIS, 923.70. This sum was ex-
elusive of contributions. Tine commit
tee on ministerial relief was given a
vote of thanks. and, without inter-
YentIon of the ministerial committee,
the Old committee was unanimously re-
appointed. Before this action was
taken, DR.. Noble made strong plea for
actlon on ministerial relief. He took
congregational ministers severe to
task for their neglect of this matter.
The first business of the afternoon
was the reading of the report of
The Provisional Committee.
The committee approved the project
OF the congregational Club of Chicago.
and appointed committee to prepare
for an exhibit OF Congregational Worl,
at the worlds fair, with these pruvisos:
That no exhibit be made if the fair is to
be opened on Sunday; that the provls-
lonal committee be not bound to pay
any of the expenses accruing from eX-
hlbit. A report on this VIII come later.
The committee recommended that
action be taken toward providing for
the payment Of the expenses of dele
gates to the council, the churches to
make provision for this in their contri-
buttons to the council. The committee
also recommended that the nominating
committee take into consideration the
need OF the presence of an active bust
ness man, also lawyer, on the provisions
al committee. The recommendation that
missionaries in the service of the Amer
lean Board of Commissioners for For
eign Missions be admitted as honorary
members OF the council was debated.
The recommendation was adopted and
the bylaws ordered changed accord
ingly. An amendment to make this
change include the members of all the
benevolent societies was adopted. The
recommendation OF the provisional
committee that the expenses OF dele
gates TO the council be paid was re-
ferred to committee of seven.
The report of the publishing commit
tee contained a tribute to Rev. Henry
Martin Dexter, who died Nov. 10, 1899.
Mr. Dexter was the leader i'll the matter
of publishing the Year Book.
In the evening the council listened to
a sermon by Rev. G. NJ. Lamsom, of Yer
mont. The church was crowded to the
doors. and many people were forced to
go away without even glimpse of the
interior. The sermon was an excellent
one.
The council will reconvene this
morning and, among other things, will
elect secretary, registrar and treasur-
er. The report OF the committee on the
Columbian exposition will also be made.
There will be business sessions both in
the afternoon and the evening The
business will consist mostly in the
reading of reports from the various
standing committees.