Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-19
THE CONGREGATIONAL CLUB
Annual Meeting, With Addresses by Mem
bers and Banquet.
Review of the Past ana Forecast OF
the Future-Memorics of ply-
mouth Rock.

The annual meeting of the Congrega-
tional Club was held last evening in the
Sunday school room OF the First Convre-
gational Church
Kew. Dr. Isaac Clark OF Howard Uni
Versity presided and introduced The speak
ers. In the course of his remarks DIR
clark Fpoke of the objects had IN view when
any club is organized. Ii was an associa-
ton, he said. of persons of similar views
and sentiments, tastes ana desires who
seek to secure common end-persons held
together not so much by the exact terms
or constitution and bylaws as by what
they have and seek in common
Inc assumption is. he sad. that Conrre-
gatlonalism stands for something aistinc-
i've In thought and sentiment snirit and
purpose, pan and effort. aim and achieve
ment. ~
We may all be quite sure pr. Clark said.
that This assumption is according to fact
put we may not all be SO sure thar We
know precisely what is peculiar and a.
tinctive in Congregationalism-w n is
that sets ii apart from similar things and
makes it deserving of reya,i 81 49, -.
tion.'
DIR. Ranking Address.
The principal address was 10y Rev. DIR.
). r. Rankin, whose theme was: The
future of CoEgregationals:u in America"
Alter a review OF the causes which led
TO the introduction of Congresationalism IN
TINS continent DIR. Rankin said, I'm part.
Inc record of CorcregatioEal.s.n as to
great thinkers and grei; literature and
great benevolent institutions is unparalleled.
l slory IN II. We have taught our sister
churches now TO do IT. Every dcnomina-
ooilai egg that would not stand on end
we nave stood on end. for the brethren and
the sisters, too. Here are cur Methodist
Or, ple'i , ciamor1ng after equal rights for
c ci.1 ha.ts ana ior women. and the women
ciamor:ng for themselves. They do ,,ot
see why the laity with its 2TpoOpo should
nave smaller representation i'm the gen
erai conference than the IcoA, preachers
VINO taught them this? Well. they are
saited with our salt. This new Catholi-
clsm, this American Catholicism is a proI-
uct CT the new world which began with
flynouth Rock and has crossed the ..onti-
,re ~ me Golden Gate IL has reached the
great soul OF Leo XIII. Ii IS our rock ,.,,t
OUT OF the mountain that is filing the earth
~ may be that God intended Con.re.a-
iis.iis'h mere as haror. seasoning a
condiment Tor the other den0:ainarfons
III You ask where the Conerecation,Ifs,s
are answer they are in every Protest,nt
church In the land: they are office-bearinp
men ana women: they are where they can
offices. ''i'''e
III you ask whether there VIII be a Con-
gregationalism in the future there can
ne only one answer to this question Ger
II Will smell sweet with the Old heroic
sweetness OF Scrooby and Ley.len and Ply-
mouth ROCK. salted with that fish salt
paptism OF the seas. whether il will be mi
tartan or Ir:nitarian, no man can tell
Reverence for the Pilgrims.
w hatever else they may reject. Congre-
gationalists will always believe in the Pill
grims-the ncblest heroes Of all the ages.
they will still make pilgrimages to Ply
mouth Rock. and listen for the breaking
waves that, in her grand lyric. Mrs. He
mans mas made 10 dash so high there.
Rev. DIR. Newman. pastor of the First
Congregational Church. reviewed Dr. Dun
nllss recently published work entitled
'Congregationalsts of America" Justice
Brewer of the Supreme Court and Prof.
Wead told why they were Congregational
lists.
The music was rendered by quartet UNI
der the direction of Prof. ]. W. Bischoff
Previous to the public meeting the annual
dinner of the club was given.