New-York tribune., 1895-10-14
no NEARER To CHURCH UNITY.

FINAL ACTION OF THE CONGREGATIONAL couN.
Gil ON THE SUBJECT.
Syracuse, ~ Y, oct. B.-After week OF In
formal deberatlon. after year or more OF prayer.
full consideration upon the all-absorbng topic Ct
Church Unity. the Congregational Trennal Coun-
Gil has settled the matter for three years by adopt
ing from the report OF the special committee .
series Of patitudes and rejecting the only moving
clause" in the whole report. As one Of the dee
gates EXPRESSED Il Yesterday the floor OF the
Council after the remarkable action had been ac-
compshed: The Congregational churches had moved
not one step nearer unity than they were Delors
They have always stood with welcoming arms 10
greet Christians OF any Evangelical denomlnauon
they have always co-operated with other churches
in good works" All that has been done by the
Council is the adoption Of the legislative features
of the report The executive section was defeated
by doubtful vote. but not so douDuul as
seemed for those who voted for it were not anx'
lous enough about its passage to demand di'lAoa'
The section which was defeated was NO IN tns
original and was as follows;
That inasmuch as the work OF forwarding sucn
federation and union IS a large one, peyona ,.s vs
leisure and strength of members OF the comM''ss
otherwise employed. while the expense wol.u 10 10
but small the Committee Union with Other pe
nomina tions shall be authorized 70 nni poss.o.ss
some person who will give his time 10 tns WI WI.
Who viii be compensated for his services by funas
TO be raised by this committee WITHOUT ap'e" !"
the churches.
Tho renort of the Committee on Secret and Fra
tarnal Societies was somewhat radical. but dd not
excite as much debate might have been expected
DR.. Ouint said that he belonged to a huthoer VI
fraternities and clubs but that he believed '1a' 'hs
Church has suffered neglect to conslderaoie eA'e'
by reason of them. The report, when was auop'es~
declares that II is inconsistent for any Christian 70
become the member Of any organization secret or
social into which he cannot consistently take inc
Saviour and that no Christian can consistently
allow his connection with any fraternal orsan'Aa
ton secret or open to interfere with MS oohgduohs
10 his Church, and that the multiplication OF so'a'
clubs and fraternites is one OF the most suoue
temptations against the spiritual life of the young
men OF our Church. The report OF the oohii''ee Y"
Armenian Atrocities says:
The time has come when the Government OF the
United States should take such measures IN s 81.
operation with other great Powers as VIII no. Viry
effectually protect all American subjects, misson.
aries and others in Turkish domains bet ~ sno Ss
nama Of our common humanity Will present oe'
termined protest against barbarities, ana our
ernment should give moral support 10 the o ,as n
of European Powers to cause these outrases utr' - ~
cease 10 the extent II necessary, of the abolition u
The delegates furnished Syracuse churchgoers @ WIZ
many rare Intellectual treats to-day. Every pulp.
in the city with the exception OF those al IN snms
Catho.ic and Episcopa, churches. was filled py sTns
o.aoneni Conprsgational clergyman. The churcnes
were thronged both morning ana eyenihs ~ Rel o..
principal attraction Wa Tas ,os ,ns evanses In the
morning he preached mastery sermon 0, 10 wa Vas
gates ony in Plymouth Cnupsh; tho Torfs supper.
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which was unusually imposing on acfonn, Si and u
large number of ccrgymen VINO partcipa'sso e. NJ NJ
he manner In which ii was conductTd ,s,on, ns ~.
Moody and other noted clergymen In he I a.
Mr. Moody addressed meeting for n en- SnH %. ~
tho First PRESBYTERIAN Church The Ahainora, 80 ~
Gently the scene OF the Democratic STATE Snne1
lion never before he'd such crowd as hr9ns 5iS =
r. to hear the great evangelist In the evening" ruy
5000 people were preses. and listened WIN iap phsr.
tenton TO an eloquent sermon In Mr. Moody I horr
acteristic style on the text: "Cn.ess man pe 0O''
again ne cannot enter the Kingdom OF IIop' w. sh.
"1among the speakers at city churches were n W as
ngton GLADDEN. Of OHIO; the Rey scatt s illinois:
the Rev Charles Ray Palmer. OF CONNECTICUT ", X
Rev. A. H. Quint, Massachusetts the rev rev < New.
| Mclean California: the Rev. W Shoa's;S Ss Rev.
York: the Rev d. Barnes. Griffith. kans tne.;,s the I'm
Edward Hawes Vermont: the Rev T. r. .r Mereiisns ,ns
Brooklvn: the Rev +. ID. Sergeant MissouIui ~ Lsr ~
Rev l. L. Frsbe. Iowa; the Rev sTh H,I Dssss. New:
Iiamnshire: the Rev f. Horr Massachusetts. ,us
Rev D. b. Bued. Mchigan the Rey j. PProfessOs p
Indiana: F. NJ. Noyes. Massachuse1ts' ir"ie'S
/ Warrener Montreal: G. \. Gates. Iowa. r,.,s,
At the Y NJ. c. A. Ex-Governor Nelson uchsry. csrsy.
of Maine presided, and several prominent o'e'@
/ men addressed the young men.