The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-19
CHRISTIAN UNITY.
Address on the Subject
Adopted by the Congre-
gationa1 Association.
NEW COMMITTEES APPOINTED
The Tabernacle's Offering to the
Committee Change in the
Constitution.

What is considered happy move in the
history Of the Congregational Church was
the adoption yesterday afternoon by the
New Jersey Congregational Association at
the fourth session of their convention in
Trinity Church, East Orange, of an address
urging Christian unity The ministers pres
ent believe it is necessary to have closer
communion among the churches. Not alone
those of the Congregational Church, but OF
the Episcopal, Baptist, assd in fact "all
Christian bodies" A dozen ministers spoke
enthusiastically on the subject.
FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY.
A committee had been selected in the
morning TO consider the advisability OF max
ing public the views of the meeting concern
ing Christian Unity. The committee con-
sisted of the Rev. DIR. A. H. Bradford OF
the Rev. Dr. w. Fl. Ward, editor of the In
dependent; the Rev, DR.. Newman OF Wash
lngton, the Rev Fritz Baldwin of East
Westfeld, the Rev. Mr. Waters of Phila-
delphia and Professor Theodore F.
Seward of Orange. After being
closeted together for couple of hours the
gentlemen had drawn up volum1nous docu-
ment containing the sentiment of the Con-
gregational meeting. This they produced
at the afternoon session at five o'clock.
Those who had the copy under their wings
would not allow it outside of the meeting.
Mr.. Baldwin, when asked to explain, in
Brief, what the purport of the paper was,
said:-'I can tell you in just one sentence.
1t is to bring all Christian churches together
SO that closer harmony will prevail and In SO
doing contribute better work. The paper
dealeth at length on the matter, explaining
in detail Congregationalism. 1t Will be puo-
lished in pamphlet form.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
The afternoon session opened with ap-
pointment of these committees for the ensu-
ing year.
Goodrich and Mr.. u e. Marion: On ca,.
Applied Christianity-Rev. w. +. cooley,
Rev. John L. Scudder, Rev. G. e. Rich
ards, Mr.. C. H. johnson and Mr.. A. L. Lock
wood.
Sunday Schools Professor E. w. Given,
Rev. S. N Brown and Mr.. 81. s. Shaw.
Home Evangelical Work-Rev. DR..
Samuel Homes, Rev. G. H. Richards, Rev
s. M. Newman, Rev. Q. ID Patton and Rev
Fritz w. Baldwin.
Committee of Arrangements-Mr d.. w
Ballantine, Mr.. W. P. Platt and Rev. c. Il.
Patton.
The offering of S14.25 from the Taber-
nacle, this city, to help defray the expenses
of the meeting was thankfully received.
j. H. Doyle was appointed treasurer for
the ensuing year.
CONSTITUTION AMENDED.
A section of the constitution was amended
SO that instead of the associational sermon
being preached by a minister chosen by the
meeting preceding, he should be designated
by the COMMITTEES of Arrangements.
The Rev. C. H. Patton moved that as Mrs.
Mary Woods Lawrence anticipates publish
ing lectures of her son, the late Rev. E. W.
A. Lawrence on missionary work, that the
meeting give her its encouragement, and
hope the work will be expedited, realizing
the value of the lectures to mission work.
At four o'clock Walter L. Cliff of Wash
ington talked of 1.-THE Work of the Church
Clerk" Prof. David A. Kennedy of Orange
spoke of 'Laymen and the Evening Service"
The closing session opened at eight o'clock.
The Rev. Josiah Strong, Secretary of the
Evangelical Alliance, expatiated upon New
Methods For Changed Conditions" Chris
tian unity was discussed by Prof T. F.
Seward the Rev. William Hayes Ward and
the Rev. A. H. Bradford. This concluded
the meeting The next meeting will be at
the First Church of Baltimore in the spring
of 1895