The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-10-19
Various Topics Discussed by the
State Congregationalists.
CONDITION OF THE ASSOCIATION
Ten New Churches Established Daring
the Past rear-Inferesting sun
day school Discussion.

+. X. LOOMS, of South Bend, was elected
moderator. President J. F. Eaton, Of
Whitman college, then delivered an adj
dress on What Old Truths Need New
Emphasis" He was followed By Rev. T..
II. Henderson, Of Port Toxnsend. who
spoke Of What New Truths Need En-
phasis.'
In the discussion which followed Rev.
g. III. Lee spoke of the necessity of pastors
and Christians more thoroughly conse-
Grating themselves TO their work.
J. Rev. Wallace Nutting said that the
trouble with many ministers is that they
avoid personalities. Christ was personal
and the preachers must preach personal
sermons.
Rev. E. r. Loomis, of South Bend, de-
livered an address on christianity and
Ethics" He SAID that what was needed
IS not more Gospel to the people, bur more
Gospel in the people-more religion in the
home. The home is the strongest in tiu-
ence fer the young. Human fatherhood
should mean more than caring for the
physical necessities of the family. Chris
tianity is no. only to help the poor in a
physical sense. but to nplift the ideals and
ambitions o: men. TO teach people to live
Rev. John W. Savage, OF Whatcom, fol-
lowed with an address on the Cultivation
and Growth of the Individual Church
Member" He said that if one member is
weak or deformed in a spiritual sense his
lack OF spirituality affects the whole
church membership. According to the
statistics of the increase of church men,
bership of the different denominations it
takes twenty members twelve months to
convert one soul TO Christ. There is lack
of feeling of personal responsibility
and neglect OF private prayer at the fam
lily altar. II people don't use their facul-
ties they lose them. The institutional
church in some form is needed to take
from men some of the temptations for
evil.
Rev. G. III. Lee said he wished to see
more of spiritual revival of that en-
thusiasm and spirituality which is mani
tested by the Methodists.
Rev. William Butler, of Port Gamble,
made few remarks.
AT the afternoon session the business
committee presented the following names
TO be added 10 the association as corre-
spending members: Rev. William Kin
caid. of New York. secretary of the Ameri-
can Home Mission Society: Rev. Waiter
Frear, of California. agent of the Ameri-
can board of commissioners for foreign
missions; Rev Mr.. Kindred. Rev. Horatio
Alling, Rev. G. p. Anderson, Rev. Mr..
Tobey, Rev. A. ]. Anderson and Mr.. Ed
ward Kimball, an evangelist of San Fran.
cisco
The report of the Sunday school CON-
mittee was interesting and encouraging.
There are now in the state 226 Sunday
school organizations with o membership
of little over l0. 900 persons On children
day the Sunday schools raised 1861. % for
missionary work. The committee has
during the year travelled AZ. $50 mi es in
the interest of Sunday school work.
Pierce is the banner county of the state in
regard to the size and number of its Sun
day schools.
Rev. III. Z. James. registrar, reported
that ten churches have been organized
during the year. There are now los Con-
gregatlonal churches connected With the
association. The loss of many shining
| lights in the church by death was re-
| ported. The membership of the Congre-
| gational churches is 1.52i males and {. S97
| females. The Congregational Y. T. S. C.
T.. has membership of more than /, 400.
| The expense of church work in the state
amounted to S73,2l2
| DR.. kincaid, of New York, being called
| on made few remarks complimentary to
the progress of the church in Washington.
he said that he came here not to talk. but
TO meet and see the faces of the men
| whose names were familiar to the Amer
| lean board IN New York, and to assure
them that the board was no machine.
| The Greatest Need of the Timesn was
the subject discussed by Rev. G. W. Gala
| CHER. of Tacoma. He said that every age
had its need. In ancient DAYS there was
the military need supplied by war and
conquest. He then outlined the age needs
as the artistic need in the DAYS of art. the
philosophic need. the literary need. the
scientific need. lie then spoke of this as
the age Of financial need. lie said the
greatest need was the greatest necessity.
| The greatest need of this ace was the need
OF true Christians in world of evil. He
then spoke OF the power of the Christian
as moral force: that only moral force
could overpower the evil tendencies of the
times. lie graphically illustrated great
| periods by the names of great men
/ Augustine. Hildebrand, Luther, Washing
/ ton. Lincoln. lie said the true Christian
/ was tyne Of character consisting of GER
/ tain great qualities These qualities he
( interspersed with incidental illusions "a
! current events. lie said that the Christian
/ character needed By the age was in these
| particulars: Being IN Christ by faith and
/ love; being anointed with the Holy Shirt:
being an obedient disciple OF Christ. the
| law of obedience, the supreme standard
/ being ready 10 practice self-denial. These
/ qualities we're personal experiences TO be
/ known when alone. al home, In the
/ church, in daily life. lie further stated
/ that the experiences OF life proved the
( power Of the Christian-adverSity testing
! faith. prosperity proving the reality OF re-
sg'on, death demonstrating the triumphant
/ power OF the Christians hope. Mr.. Gala
| CHER illustrated these points with appro-
! pirate examples
Christianity in Washington" was then
/ discussed BY Rev. : H. Cheadle, Of YAK
[ ina. and Rev. Charles r. Newberrv. al
! toupevi,lr, after which there vas a short
general discussion.
Toe nominating committee reported the
/ following membership OF standing com.
/ m.;tces.
- kesolnHons-J. f. Eaton, J. ". Savage.
/ X \. kowssv.
/ ktnAoee-Nilljam Butler. George An.
! Gefson, W l.iiam II. Atkinson.
| '''n.'y tioE three yeaFsl-S. r. L. Pen
/ roSe.
/ Sabbath school works. Greene d