The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-04-21
CONGREGATIONAL ASSOCIATION

The Willamette association Of Congrega-
tional churches held session with the Con-
and 10Th. About 100 delegates were present
and the proceedings were spirited and Of
considerable interest. Following is n briei
| review Of the work:
| TUESDAY P. NJ.
| Convention called to order by c. c.
| Hogue. Rev. j. l.. Hershner, OF Albina,
elected moderator; Mr.. A. Il. Wheeler, OF
Eugene, scribe.
After the regular order of business of ex-
ecutive organization, Rev. FL. V. Rominger,
of East Portland delivered an address on
1.-THE Today and Tomorrow Of the Church, y
being very able effort on the condition Of
the church oftoday, and a stirring prophetic
allusion to the possibilities Of the church Of
tomorrow.
This was followed by an address by Supt.
G.. F. Clapp, on the American home mission
ary society. The speaker gave some very
interesting statistics relative to the condition
of the parent society in New York, after
which he took up the work Of the society in
Oregon. Mr.. Clapp said: THE spiritual
destitution of0fegon outside of the larger
cities is simply amazing" and closed with
an eloquent appeal to the purses of the
christian people of the state to do more ag-
gressive work for the evangelizing Of the
state.
Rev. II. L, Bates, of Eugene, then told
the convention "How to be good Congrega-
tionalists," offering as necessary factors to
good congregationa!ism the following: ''Be
loyal to your polity which embodies an
fidelity to the VOWS we have
taken. Be in harmony with all enterprises
tending to build up the denomination as
whole.
After Mr. Curtis finished he offered the
resolutions. Resolved: That
every Sunday school connected with a
church accept the special care of one or
more of the missionary Sunday schools |
nearest it. Resolved: That every church,
Sunday school, Y. 7. s. G. E. and every
ladies' society make All offering during the |
year for the support of the G. S. S. and 2. S. |
Rev. j. M. Dick OF Hillsboro followed in |
an address on "The today and tomorrow Of !
the Temperance Conflict" The speaker |
struck the key note of the successful solution |
Of the temperance problem, in the following I
;u ggestions and needs: !. Enforce tenn |
perancc laws now on statute books before |
enacting new ones. 2. We need systematic |
scientific temperance study in our schools; |
The star Of hope of the temperance conflict |
aaDgs over the school house." 3. We need |
he ballot in the hands of the women; 1T (
5 no more degrading for a woman to place |
ballot in the ballot box, than it is for her to |
tand over wash tub, earning money to
support the children of a drunken husband |
md fathe1." 4. We need the absolute |
of christian voters from tho |
parties who sustain and support the liquor |
raffic. I
TUESDAY EVENING.
After a song service lead by Rev. Hersh-
Ter and beautiful anthem by the choir, |
Rev. E. Z. Smiley, of Vancouver, Wash,
delivered in all exceedingly impressive man
Ter the annual association sermon, from the |
ext "What think ye of the Christi" We
luOLc iIOI1 his Sei u lew JCile VI
To know Christ is to have our hearts in
orresp ,ndence with His;'' Christ was the
Truth .or be put it into life;'' s. We see in
he life of Christ, God, in humanity reveal
d." "What n man thinks Of Christ de-
,ends largely upon when he looks to find
Him." Taken all together this ssrmon was
mastery effort, we'll written, we'll deliver
d and showed vast knowledge Of the
ruth in Christ as revealed in the scriptures.
Rev. DR.. McClelland, President of Pacific
University. (the Cong'l school at Forest
Grove, then delivered an address on the
Today and Tomorrow Of Pacific Universi-
T." DR.. McClelland gave information as to
he foundatisn ofthe school, celebrating up
IN the outlook and gave such statistics as
howed this school to be near the head in the |
ow of schools on the Pacific coast.