The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-10-11
IS STILL f COUNCIL.
Congregationalists Do Not Favor the \ anne of Uni n.

Syracuse, Oct, 10.-The Congregation
 alists council reassembled at 2:3O and
 then went into a business session for
 an hour. The first subject considered
 was the proposed change in the name
 from "council' to congregational union
 of the United States Rev. Henry
 Fairbanks of St Johnsbury said it was
 a question whether or not they would
 perpetrate a mistake by so doing.
 ''The council" he continued lis es-
 sentially an ephemeral body and the
 even when it was an experiment No
 union of churches was formed thereby.
 only a council But when established
 meetings became the rule from time to
 time this body became congrega tional
 union and is not council in any sense
 of the word The only question is whether this misuse of the English
 language shall continue and having
 made this once we should keep on"
 Rev Alonzo H. Quint of Boston said
 that whatever its original name the
 council had made an honorable his
 tory for twenty four years under that name. "Everybody knows t is a coun-
 ell, said he, and-J do not see any great demand for an alteration"
 Rev. Dr. Hall then created laugh by saying that if the measure was passed he would move to amend 1t so
 as to read Holy Catholic Union" Rev.
 Levi l.. Paine of Bangor, Me, said: "I do not see why time makes right a mistake Council means an advisory body It ought to be council and that's congrega gationalism."
 Rev. E. Cunning said: q vote to call 1t the American Union,' " whereat there was another laugh 4 The measure was put to vote and was overwhelmingly defeated. but one hand being raised in it's favor. Amendments to the bylaws were next discussed. Rev. Smith Baker of East Boston introduced the following, which was carried Resolved, That the French-Ameri- can college at Springfield. Mass, in doing for the French people of the United States the work our fathers did for us in founding out New England colleges and academies and which later generations have done and are doing for the west and south deserves the heartiest support and cooperation from our churches and from all who love our country and the kingdom of Our Lord, Jesus Christ"
 The next business was the hearing of committee reports. A general dis. cussion on church unity ensued. Rev l oFR | of the committee, said church unity wa: more successful with the Congregational | more successful with the Christian church than with Baptists. Rev Thomas Boss said some different stand should be taken or everything would end in talk. Resolutions were adopted | to the effect that there is a basis fol such union in the constitution and or. ganic declaration of the national coun. cil adopted at Oberln In 1871, whict declares that the holy scriptures ofe "the sufficient and only infallible rule of religious faith and practice their in. depreciation being in substantial accord with the great doctrines of Christian faith commonly called evangelical, an5 that the liberty of our churches affords | the ground and the hope of a more visible unity in time to come"
 Rev. w. H. Moore read a paper trac. ing the Puritan's influence in Aemicar history.
 Rev Nelson Hallock of Washington l then made a few remarks eulogizing Dr l Marcus Whitman, who was a mission ary to that state. He told of Dr. Whit 1 mans efforts to keep President Tyler | from ceding that country to England and then presented the counci ! with a gavel made from an apple t1et planted by Dr. Whitman in Washing | ton.
 Rev. George H, Wells of Minreapoli. l spoke on "The Forefathers of Congre | gationalism" Rev. George H. Barr | of the Welsh Congregational churcl spoke of the condition of the church il Wales. The last speaker of the even ing was Rev J. H. Twichell of Connec ticut.