St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-22

At the early session OF the General
Congregational association, the con-
mittee on nomination named tho fol-
lowing committees:
On Course of Study-t;ev. j. IL. Nor
rili, Rev. j. Il. Taiutor, Prof. A. IL.
Peterson aud Rev. K. L. Herrlck.
Committee on Sunday SCeools-key.
E. &. Whiting. s. S. Crooks aud &. L.
Dyer.
Committee on Cotieges and Education
Society-Fr0f. A. fl. Pearson.
Church FeGeration-ts J Ii. Chand
Ter, Rev. Il. T. iugersoii, Rev. Smith
Baker.
Ministerial Relief Rev. c. Il. Merrill.
Committee on Z. L. =. G. e. Rev. w.
b. Willard. >. Burton, Rev. j. M. Hut
bert, Rev. u. A, Stciuer and tiioInas
Hughes.
Amendment to Rev. ii.
w. Gleason.
The committee Ola resolutions pre-
scented the following resolutions. wllicn
were adopted:
1.-THE General C0ngrega Assn-
citation OF minnesota, representing a
membership OF over $4,000, respectfully
petitions the congress of the United
OCaISo " ttptdl tilS SO-CdltCu NSe6IE
act tor the exclusion and deportation of
the Chinese, We cali upon our senators
ana representatives to use In our be-
half every possible effort TO secure such
repeal.
Resolved, That I, Copy OF the record
OF this action be forwarded by tho sec
Rotary to each senator and representa-
tive from Minnesota. aud that lac ii.yitc
similar action OH the part of correspond
ing bodies whose neettngs follow our
own"
THE CHINESE.
In connection with the great amount
OF feeling that is expressed by this aud
most other Christian associations,
against this Law, which. unless repealed,
Will practically kill sil work to, the
good OF the Chinese. and stop all fur
Their efforts towards eieVatiHg them as a
people, the comuiitte quotes remark
made by Sir- Geary himself to New
York Tribune reporter. which fully eX-
presses that gentIeman's eeeliug on the
subject. Said he: Il am perfectly
willing to vote for u bill requiring every
American missionary in China to re-
turn TO his country withjn year. the
protectiou of this government to he
withdrawn from him at the expiration
OF that time. | would do this just is |
would vote to cXpeit every anarchist
from the United States within il year.
The principle that would exclude anar-
chistS from this country would keep
American missionaries out of Chita
Their cases are exactly parallel"
Miss Emily 5. HaCtweIl, who has
spent so many years III China. where
MS father Is u missionary. is a very Gu
thusiaStic worker in behalf of the re-
peal OF this bill, WHICH she, with many
others, feel wilt affect that country so
diSaStr0usiy.
Rev. Robert McCuns spoke on The
Preaching That Best Builds Up the
Church" after which devotional exer-
cises were led by Rev. james Earl
After these exercises were concluded,
DE-. William Kincaid. of New DIRK,
spoke on tue subject OF home missions
He asked his audience what part tteE
thought the homo missionaries had iii
the worlds fair. He answered his own
question by stating that while the pub
lie generally world concede that the
missionaries wers not III it, still they
had played very important part i'll the
Columbian exposition. The greatest
exhibit there" said he. lis the Western
people, aud these people were i'll the
opinion the product Of Western mission
aries"
1.-The Church's Care of Its Aged and
Disabled Clergy was the subject OF
very interesting talk by w. Ii. White
sey.
A tree parliament was held, after
which the conference was adjourned Tor
dinner, which was served in the pariors
10y the ladies of tho Park Congregation
al church. The very appetizing lunch
that the.'daughter branch" of the Piym-
outh church had prepared for the
visiting delegates was duly appreciated
by quite large number of Wen (and
women too who were very hungry from
much speaking.