The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-23
SELECTED new OFFICERS
Men Choscn by C0ngrcgationalists at
Their State Convention.
STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR
Show That There Has Bccn Gratifying
Increase in the Growth OF the
Churches History of Early Con.
grcgationalism in This state.
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| tiun, will these high ana noble puf-
| poses of rational life and integrity be
occurred without the Christian school
or our secular methods of instruction,
putting ON of more distln, lively moral
character? The answer Is an emphatic
| No! | en- not pleading today that our
| American public hool system be
turned into a specialized Christian
school system, but l do plead two
| things: first. that a higher moral tone
| Be impaired to our public school life by
controllers, directors and teachers: sec
ond, the parents close attention to the
habits formed, and the companionship
of daily school life"
The Faithful Witness.
Rev. John Edwards, of PittsburE de-
| livered an address on The Faithful
| Witness" which 'contairrd eXhorta-
tions 70 the delegates to stand more
boldly as Witnesses for the great
Master. Mr. Edwards showed himself
an experienced and gifted orator, and
his remat ks made an evident impress
sion upon his audience.
The delegates reassembled at o'clock
when Rev II. NJ Bowden, presented the
report of the committee on afliliation,
and reported that the prospects of
working in union with the Free Bap-
lists were very bright. He remarked
that the two denominations were so
closely alike that there was scarcely
any difference. If the Baptists would
drop the CLOSE communion, they would
be CongreSationalists. with regard to
the proposal made ut the Johnstown
meeting last year. that the committee
cndeavor to arrange united action
among the Protestant churches in the
state, he reported that he had been In
communication with the 'ten united
churches of Philadelphia, and they
were in hopes of inviting the Protestant
churches of the state to meet in Chris
tlaii conference at Fhiiaueipia' Inc re-
port was ADOPTED ana the committee
coh''iluu uhIh more mature WORK De re-
pvr ,e"
ine iep"t VI tue co'iihHtee on
iliai'oe' "l''i' uea'. WIN ch.rch sta-
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'e 80, "a ",ise nu"ioe' Vi Cohsrega-
tba T,o,oras,at,oroI;s,. o,,,'e,,,,, "
during the revolution, to the hatred ana
persecution of the Tories. by whom thev
were surrounded, so that at the close of
the war they and their churches were
scattered.
"In 1906 a presbytery was formed in
PHILADELPHIA. a ma iority of its NOM
bers being Congregationalists and nth
er like bodies followed from time to
time. composed largely of Conprapa-
tionalists. which finally resulted in n
synod. CONGREGATIONAL churches were
numerous and fiourjshinp ot tbo t,,,o
throughout the settled nortions of tho
middle colonies. but thew were too sc,t-
tered for fellowship and ware u,;tbo,,
any plan of organization of tbair own
These churches one bv one ioined tho
presbvteries so that to,vord tho close