The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-06-19
lS6TH ANNUAL MEETING
GENERAL 1SSOCIATION OF CONNEC-
TICUT Ar CENTER CHURCH.

Addresses by Professor Jacobus, Rev. r. T..
Hall, Rev. III. IL. Kelsey aud Rev. j. IL.
Twichell-Discussion Of the Problem of
the institutional Church--Dsoussion of
Relation of Ministers to Pubic Questions.
The 1S6th annual meeting of the Cen
eral associatio of Connecticut, compos-
ed of Congregational clergymen, was
opened at the Center church yesterday
forenoon, a large attendance of ministers
being present from all over the state.
Rev. DR.. James w. Cooper Of New Brit
ain, the moderator for last year, called
the meeting to order and Rev. John
Calvin Goddard of Salisbury was chosen
moderator. Rev Thomas M. Hodgdon
of West Hartford was chosen scribe,
Rev William S. Holman Of Southport
assistant scribe, and Rev. John S. Ives
of Stratford scribe pro tenn. The mod
orator named Rev. Messrs. John C. Will
son and William H. Moore of Hartford
as tellers.
A nominating committee, consisting
of Rev Edwin Pond Parker Of Hart
ford, Rev. D. Melancthon James of NeW,
Haven and Rev. Gerald H. Beard of
South Norwalk, was selected.
The address of welcome was delivered
by Rev. Justin e. Twitchell of this city
in the absence of Rev. DR.. Newman
Smyth.
Rev. DR.. Cooper delivered an ad
dress on "Some Of the Encouraging
Facts Concerning the Ministry of To-
day"
1t was voted to hold the next meet
ing with the Second church in Hart
ford in June 1896. The nominating COM
mittee reported the following standing
committee, who were chosen by the as
sociation: Rev. w. DeLoss Love of
Hartford, Rev John c. Wilson of Meri-
den. Rev. c. A. Dinsmore of Whitman
tic Rev. william H. Moore of Hartford
and Rev. Edwin Pond Parker of Hart
ford. Rev. William H. Moore was chos-
en- treasurer.
In the afternoon Professor M. w. ia
cobus of Hartford Theological seminary
delivered am address entitled DO the
Times Suggest Doctrinal Preaching@
The following is an extract from the
remarks of Prof. Jacobus:
DO THE TIMES SUGGEST DoCTRIN-
AL PREACHING.
take for granted this topic is in
tended to be cautionary, that Is TO say,
it seems on the one hand, to guard |
against the old idea that once possessed |
our ministry, and was once enjoyed by |
our people viz, OF doctrinal preaching |
for doctrines sake, and yet. on the |
other hand 1t evidently opens the way |
for consideration Of the question |
there is In our times( /. e. in the |
Issues uppermost and foremost in our
times) that need call for doctrinal |
for the sake Of the issues
themselves
If this is the proper view Of the inten-
tion in the theme then I am persuaded |
the theme has been rightly chosen.
/ think my meaning cannot be misun-
lerstood. Sociology is before us as a
issue of the day Sociology |
Christianity, that is to say,
f sociology is to have her problems
properly solved 1t must be withing the
circle and under the direction of evan
yelieal Christianity, We may talk as
We please about the practical needs Of
of wages and rents, of
Of tenements and shops, of
lean streets and sanitated slums; but
lfter all a sociological measurement
whether 1t be in the shape of univer-
ity settlement among the people or
sociological school apart from the
,eople) a social movement which ig
lores the religious factor, which ig-
lores the distinctive evangelical Chris
ianity factor cannot be in the end
and true success.
Kidd tells us as much as that in his So
ial evolution and gives us the scientific
easons for it, which 1t is not necessary
ere to repeat,
So municipal reform is before us as
cry practical issue Of our day But |
reform involves evangelical /
We may call attention !
D the corruption which infests our pub ii
C offices (where public trust has be- I
ome public treachery). We may cause I
he popular protest against iniquitous {
lws and stir the popular conscience t
n the duty of an active and high i
linded citizenship. We may urge III
vi C OdllOlB NOle ~ Jul SElNGS anu uO /
we can to have 1t realize it. '
Elf efficiently, and yet we know the t
vii problems are not permanently =
)lved outside the direction and apart t
ON the influence Of evangelical 1 p
Get your rascals out Of
lice and put in their places men who C
ave no character, who have not the t
laraeter which is the outcome of the e
rces, of evangelical Christianity and p
hat solution of your problem are you p
oing to get Oet these new officials il
,ell the reform" for which they stand p
ith letters never so large)
So the young men of our communities CT
'e before us as a decidedly practical a
sue of our day. But the problem of D
e young men of our communities in c.
lives evangelical Christianity. There II
n certainly be no doubt about that n
M. C. AS are good as young mems a.
stitutions; but Y. M. G. AS that are fs
thing but gymnasla and lecture Il
urses are not going to give the prob m
m its permanent solution. A young W
ems club attached to the parsonage oi
ID the church is a grand outreaching sl
to- the situation and wisely managed | sc
sure to be blessed; but it wont be tt
sely managed if 1t has no other ele- OF