Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-25
HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
An Organization Of Great Worth In the oe.-
grcgationsl Church.

IT CELEBRATES ITS sINrY-sIxrH ANNIVERSARY
USDER vEKY FAVORABLE ctRcUSsrAScEs-
TIE PArERs READ AT THE SESSION THIS
McENiNa-FURrHER PROGRAMS oT THE CON-
yENIIoN.
When Mr.. Nelson Dingley. jr.. rose at the
First Congregational Church last evening TO
open tfe siN,y-siNth anniversary session Of the
American Home Missionary society he faced
one Of the largest gatherings ever congrcgated
on such an occasion.
Among those Who sat beside him upon the
platform were Rev. Drs. CLARK. Choa,e aud Kim
caid, DR.. Richardson at Philadelphia. whose
name Is also inscribed upon the title pages u
the iavorite Congregational hymn books: Drs.
Meredith and Roberts Of Hrooklyn. Rev. Mr..
Lyman " Massachusetts. Rev. Mr.. Archibald
Of Davenport. Iowa. and other recognized Lead
ers in the church
The exercises were begun nv n splendid renii-
aou of chorns from the Creation" bv the
Choir and quartet of the chur,Ar a..dcr the di-
reciion of Prof. hschon. The Rev. Mr.. Ly-
man OF Massachusetts read Scripture lesson,
followed by PRAYER by HV. DIR. Archi-
bald II Davenport. Iowa. The hymu
Wake the Song 1T Jul,ile, having been
sung. the annual sermon wns preached by the
Rev. Robert H. Meredith of BROOKLYN. v A..
the church Of the living God the pillar aud
6rornd of the truth. Mr.. M,relith's ser
mon was most interesting and eloquent
one, and at its close. after the hymn ''America"
had been sung. the coucrt gatinn Dismissed
During the evening Mr.. aud Mrs George
Z. Stebbins of Brooklyn. NY. added greatly 10
the enjoyment oi tho occasion by their delight
fm singing.
TuE WORK TODAY.
The program for TODAY Was commenced At
$50 this morning by Devotional s,rNiccs, con-
Quoted by the Rev. q. ". Moorc. pastor Of the
Lincoln Memorial Church oi this ci,y. AS
q clock, after PRAYER nv Dr. Woodbury. Of New
York. the pastor of the Fret Congregational
Church. Rev. \ NJ. Newman, DID. delivered
an address If welcome to the large gathering
Mr.. Nelson bnglcy. H.. uf Maine, Iresi-
dent OF the SOCIETY. followed in an eloquent adj
dress, cougratulating the society upon its grow
| ing success and predicting an even greater
growth m the wears q come.
The Rev. Joseph d. Clark &C New York CITY,
one OF the secretaries Of the society. intro
duced, and read exceedingly interesting
paper upon the extent aud growth Of the Con-
gatiunal church Ia the south. The growth Of
Iongregationai-m In the southern states Was 0
most gratifying one. its growth in Florida
being particularly large. IL Ind been said that
the soil Of the south was not conducive 90 such
a growth. but the speaker said he glad Ia be
able TO show that such assertion was not true.
This growth was not eutirly confined To late
years. for Il began wears ago. when. as related
by prominent Cougr, gatiunal minister Of New
York city. man of southern birth. who had
said that be had wears ago been converted al .
great camp meeting over which Grant. sherman
| and Sheridan presided.
STRENGTHENING THE STAKES.
Under the titleof Strengthening the Stakes
the Rev. Washington Choate &C New York city.
another secretary of the society. next read a
| a..
the Congregational church in the east and
west The growth Of the church in these sec
tions of the country WIS shown Ia Ice no less
gratifying than its growth in the south.
The third paper read one by the Rev.
Vim. kincaid also OF New York city and also Q
secretary of the society Nh. kincaid's paper
was entitled The Problem. Then and Now
| and was devoted TO a comparison of the work Of
the society today with that of wears ago. One
| of the most remarkable changes was that today
| the country churches of the eastern and mid
\ die states we've really becoming dependent upon
the aid OF the churches of the great cities and
| of the great west.
At the conclusion Of Rev Mr.. Kincaid's
paper the society was addressed by the Revs.
Z. III. Merrill of Vermont James Tompkins Of
| Illinois and L. q. Grassie of Wisconsin, who
told of missionary work done by the Congrega-
uoual church I'M their respective states.
Al 1890 ihe society touk recess until 2
! O'Clock. the ladies Of the church spreading q
most tempting lunch in thu social room of the
church.
1 AFTERNOON PROGRAM.
The afternoon session was devoted 10 a meet
ing of the womsn's Home Missionary Society,
Mrs. II. 5. Caswell presiding. Mrs. ). NJ. Newman
cordially welcomed the society and addresses
were delivered by Mrs. Uchenor Bailey II
Washington state. Miss Della NJ. Smoke Of Ok
| lahoma. Mrs. G. l.. Goodell of Boston. Mrs. A.
r. Sheriff. of Georgia. Miss Marie Rettinger of
Ohio, Prof. John Mccarthy of Indian territory
and frontier superintendent in three-minute
talks.
AT 730 this evening Mr.. Justice Brewer OF
the United States Supreme Court viii address
the society, will Rev. Albert T.. Dunning ID.
ID, editor of the IoHgT' gdfi0hIiiS Rev. Henry
Martyr Grant of Charleston. y. G.. and Rev. W.
q. Pudlefoot of Boston. Mass.
The society will also be IA session tomorrow