The Saint Paul globe., 1896-11-20
A NAME ADOPTED BY REPRESEN-
TATIvES OF RELIGIONS AT
INDIANAPOLIS.
JEWISH COUNCIL CONCLUDES
ARMENIAN RESOLUTION TABLED
BY THE WOMEN AT WASH
INGTON.
WORK OF w. G. IT. U. COMPLETED.
Place for the Next Convention WIFI
Be Fixed by the General
Officers.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. 19.-The
programme at the Congress of Relig-
ions this afternoon was for the most
illogical Problems of the Church" This
was led by the Rev. A. j. Canfield,> of
Chicago, who was followed by Edwin
d. Mead, of Boston, the Rev N. c.
Gordon, of Michigan City; the Rev.
r. A. White, of Chicago, and the Rev.
Caroline J. Bartlett, of Kalamazoo,
Mich Miss Bartlett's special branch Of
the subject was 1.-The Institutional
Church in Towns and Small Cities" a
subject upon which she is considered
high authority. The last meeting of
the congress was held this evening
The committee on resolutions reported
the following, offered at the last annual
congress, but laid over until the pres
ent meeting:
Resolved first, That the name of this cor
poration shall be the Liberal Congress of
Religion.
Resolved. second, That the purpose of this
congress be the promotion of liberalism and
catholicity in religion.
The second resolution passed without
discussion, but the first one was long
and carefully considered before it was
passed, many favoring the omission Of
the word Liberal. The invitation from
the governor of Tennessee to hold the
next meeting of the congress at Nash
Vile, was accepted.
Resolutions were adopted declaring
that While 1t was not deemed practical
or expedient for the congress to engage
directly in missionary work, which
looks to the organization of societies,
1t views with favor the organization of
state and other bodies that reach out
in helpful ways in aiding the churchless
masses; that standing committee be
empowered to act in the matter Of
establishing Whittier summer schools
on the Greenaer plan; also that the con-
gresS recognizes the need of future CO.
operation Of the ablest scientific and
philosophic thinkers of the age in or
der to bring the spirit Of scientific re-
search to bear upon the problems of
religion and that efforts be put forth
to secure full attendance of this class
OF speakers at the next conference; in
dorsing international arbitration.
Officers for the next year were named
as follows: President, Hiram w. Thom-
as; vice presidents, E. c. Hirsch, M. J.
Savage, R. Heber Newton, T. J. Momer-
ie, London, England; general secretary,
Jenkin Lloyd Jones; treasurer, Leo
Fox. Directors: H. r. Whitmore, F.
70. DeWurst, Caroline J. Bartlett, J.
H. Croker, Philip S. Moxom, E. L.
Roxford, Edwin B. Mead, David Starr
Jordan, Joseph Stolh, E. P Powell, L.
j. Duncan, John Eaville, w. L. Sheldon,
A. w. Gould, A. N. Alcott, r. A. White,
W. c. Gannett, Moses Cries, Paul earns
and Mrs. Henry Solomon.
Before final adjournment the con-
gress adopted the following:
Resolved, That the secretary request the
clergymen throughout the United States to
speak, on the coming Thanksgiving day upon
the evil Of bribery and corruption in public
office, and thus help create national senti-
ment in favor of the elevation Of our public
service to the highest plane-the plane of
honesty and righteousness.