St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-18
CLOSED THE COUNCIL.
In 1895 the Congregational
lists Will Meet Out in
San Francisco.
DR.. Smith Bakers Crusade to
Kill Ringism in the
Churches.
"CuSh" Davis Tells Minneap-
OlitanS That Democrats
Plot Destruction.
News Of Shoplifters, Bur-
glars, Forgeries and At
temptS Of Suicides.

The eighth triennial council of the
| Congregational churches of America
| closed yesterday afternoon. 1t has been
one of the most important councils ever
| held, and, at the same time, one of the
most satisfactory. Weighty matters
| have been discussed, and satisfactory
| conclusions have been reached. The
| members of the council go back to their
homes satisfied with what has been
| done.
When DR.. Quint called the council to
| order yesterday morning the body had
| dwindled greatly from the assemblage
| of last week. But business went on
| just the same, and some weighty Ques-
| tons were considered during the day.
| Early in the session the following reso-
| luton concerning the cOlored people
was presented and adopted:
THE national council Of the Congrega-
| tlonal council churches recognize with graft
| tude the splendid advances made by the
| negro race i'll the South in the accumulation
! of property, the advancement of education
| and morals i'll the face OF obstacles that
| might well have daunted a less hopeful
| and devout people: also the awakening con-
| science and growing interest by the better
| class of citizens in their civil and political
| rights. But we deplorc the continuance of
| the lawless spirit and acts of violence of
| many parts of the South of which they are
| the direct victims; Condition of society that
| at once ninders the wor.i IF ui.r educational
| and religious societies for the elevation OF
| this suffering race and me!:..:eS lie very
| foundations of our national ex.ste:;cr.
I'VE therefore declare our sympathy with
| and give our earnest support 10 the op
| pressed of every race and class who are suf
| ferlng in the struggle to assert their rights
| under the federal constitution; we also de-
clare that our religious faith and political
| principles require that every citizen shall
enjoy the protection of just laws framed in
accordance with the spirit of The federal
| constitution and that they shall have the
right to cast full ballot and have that bal
lot counted as cast without distinction of
race
A spirited discussion arose over
| projected change in the programme.
| providing for the reading of more papers
| on live topics to the exclusion of other
business. Several ministers took the
ground that the council had wasted
! time on unimpOrtant business matters
that might have been spent more profit
| ably on interesting papers. Others
/ again contended that it was not fair TO
the people in the city entertaining the
council to leave the programme in such
shape that no one could tell what would
come up at a particular session. This
was an implied shot at the business
| committee. Finally compromise mo-
| ton that at future councils one session
each day should be left entirely to the
reading of papers was adopted.
DR.. Arthur Little presented a report
| from committee favoring the proposed
| sixteenth amendment to the constitu-
| ton of the United States, as follows:
mo state shall pass any law respecting an
! establishment of religion or prohibiting the
! free exercise thereof. or use its property or
| credit or any money raised by taxation or
ri hnr InC for fhn ne
| maintaining or aiding. either by appropria-
| ton, payment for sery ices. expenses or other
| wise, any church, religious denomination or
| religious society or any institution. society
| Or undertaking which is wholly or in part
| under sectarlan or ecclesiastical CONTROL
Tine report was adopted by rising
vote, and the secretary instructed to for
ward copy of the memorial to the
president and to congress.
| The council declined to adopt reSo-
luton asking the separate churches to
consider the recommendations as laid
down in the work OF the council. Also,
at the morning session the following adj
ditional standing committees were ap-
pointed:
Maine; Prof. NJ. j. Tucker, Massachusetts;
Prof. A. L. Gillette. Connecticut: Prof.
George ? Fisher; CONNECTICUT; Prof. \. II.
CurIier, Ohio; Frof; Ii. NJ. Scott Illinois;
Prof. c. s. Nash, California.
GLADDEN.. Ohio: Rev Henry Hopkins. Mis-
souri,: Rev. John L. Scudder. New Jersey:
Rev. David $. Jordan, California; Robert
Newell North Dakota.
Sabbath Observance Rev. S. Blakesley,
Kansas: Rev II. 5. De Forest, Alabama;
Samuel S. Rogers, illinois,: Rev. S. r.
Wilder, Wisconsin; Rev. Ii. Ii Hart, Mime
Sofa
On U Mon With Free Baptlsts and Other
Denominations - Rev; "; H. Ward, New
York; Rev. D. NJ. Fisk, Ohio; Rev. 5. W
Dixie, Massachusetts; kev. G. E Hail New
Hampshire; Rev j. Il. Morley. Miapesota.
secret Societies-A. L. Williston, Massa-
chusetts; President Charles Blanchard, Hi
nois; Rev: Smith Baker. Minnesota: Rev. E.
P. Goodwin, Illinois; Rev. Edward Hawes
| Vermont.
Marriage and Divorce-Rev F. A. Noble,
Illinois; Rev. c. II. Richards, Pennsylvania; ;
| l.. d. stevens, New HAMPSHIRE; {. 5. Kit
chell, Wisconsin; Rev. W. IL. Sender, New
York.
Prison Reform-Rev A. II Bradford, New
Jersey; Rev. w. j. Butt Massachusetts;
Rev. A. brahms, California; Rev. H. H.
Hart. Minnesota; Rev. W II. Warren, Ohio
At the afternoon session the provis-
ional reported recommending that the
council of 1895 be held in San Francisco
The report was adopted without ques-
ton. The report of another committee,
recommending all increase in the num-
Der Of chaplains in the United States
army and navy, was also adopted.
Mr.. Makepeacc Introduced a resolu-
ton thanFing the business committee
for the work it has done at this council.
This was presented as an Offset to the
criticism that has been passed on the
work of the business committee. The
council took the ground that commit
tees do not need to be thanked for doing
their duty and promptly tabled the reso-
luton.
DR.. William r. Butcher, of Illinois,
introduced resolution providing no
delegate to the council shall be placed
on more than one standing committee,
and that member of Il standing com
mittee for three years shall not be con-
tinued on that committee unless by
special vote of the council. THIS reso-
luton was in the interest of passing the
honors of committee places around. 1t
caused sharp debate ana was referred
to RevS. w. NJ. Montgomery, L. 3. Fur
bish and j. Z. Field. The committee
returned in short time with a couple
OF resolutions as report. One thank
ing the nominating committee for its
excellent work, was ruled out of order
because similar resolution. the one
thanking tie business committee. had
been tabled. The other resolution rec
commended that the nominating commit
tee seek to give committee work TO as
many members of the council as posi-
bic. with due regard to the. interests at
stake, and that it seek to avoid, So far
as may be wise, the appointment of a
man Oil more than one committee, and
that it seek to avoid the continuance on
the same standing committee. This
brought up another debate. Some mill
listers thought it was beneath the dig
nifty of the council to take up such a
question. Rev. DR.. Smith Baker,
of Minneapolis, delivered himself
CT some strong words on this subject.
zone of the curses of CONGREGATIONAL
iSm," said he. from the smallest church
in the country village up to the national
council, is rngism. You all know of
churches where the names of Deacon
John Brown and Deacon Samuel Jones
stand at the head of all church organiza.
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