The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-05
At SNOHOMISH NEXT YEAR.
THE COyGREGATI0yAL AssoCIA-
TION CLOSES ITS LAD0RS.
A Most Profitable Meeting NJ Wa11a
walIa-Aaaresses by Able speak
ers-Rev. c. r. Clapp Cenvulses His
Audience with steFy 81 Jonah.
snectai Correspondents.


ready covered
The weather still, continues cloudy and
the atmosphere possesses that peculiar
power Of feathering everything 1t comes
In contact with with frost crystals. which
I noted In q former letter. The popiars
look like immense tufts Of pampas grass.
clear and white against the sky. and the
naples like outbranching coral / nave
never seen 30 beautiful a condition last
20 long. The lace work knit by the def
fingers OF the frost is In lavish display
on every hand. ! am reminded Of Job
declaration that the frcst is the breath
Of God.
The association held another fine meet
ing last evening. Rev. Walter Frear. OF
San Francisco. gave us paper on the
Conquests CT Fifty Years In Foreign
Missions" subject large enough for the
whole time OF the association during all
its sessions. He treated Of the remarkable
contrasts between the days Of =! and now
In this regard. His paper was grateful In
Its record and optimistic in its hope.
Rev. A J. Bailey. OF Seattle, followed
with an address on 1.-THE Importance OF
Developing Missionary Spirit In All Our
Churches" Mr.. Bailey is logged speak
er-not that he snarls. or growls. or
whines, for he does none OF these things;
but that he holds persistently on his way
and mercilessly drives the audience to the
goal Of his conclusion. There was no get
ting away from him last night. He just
forged ahead. and when the tail Of his
speech wagged its peroration, we were
close at his heels.
Patriotism q Feature OF Home Mis-.
sions'' was to have been treated by Rev.
F. b. Cherington. d. D., OF Spokane. but
OF the finest speakers in the state among
Congregationalists. we missed what would
have been, as uttered by him, burning
words.
We have reached the closing hours. This
morning present Problems" We're treated
in three addresses. THE Social Mission
Of the Church" was ally handled by Rev.
X. b. Hassell. Of North Yakima. His
presentation of the theme was a strong
setting forth of the real work OF the
church in eyangelizing the masses OF the
people. He deprecated that kind Of evan
gelization which looks after the souls CT
men and ignores their flesh and blood and
social organism and conditions. The
church had a message to society as well
as 10 the individual. Religion was not
sentiment. but a constant service.
The second address was to have been
delivered by one who did not put in an
appearance. SO your correspondent had TO
ill round hole with a square plug. 1.-THE
Business Man in the Church. was mis-
theme As a comment on the fitness OF
things, let II be stated that there were not
more than three business men In the house
at the time. But he scored those who
were not there more severely than they
viii ever know, and, OF course, compli-
mented them quite highly as they de-
served.
Rev. Jonathan Edwards. OF Spokane.
spoke on spiritual and Financial
Growth" Jonathan Is a man who has
borne mp splendidiy under the weight Of
name he Is carrying. He Is always to be
heard for his own sake. His thought Is
clear. his diction epigrammatic and often
.ailiterative. and his voice reaches the
heart. He believed I'm a Evangelist. The
gospel OF finance was as necessary as the
gospel OF salvation. There was no reason
why churches should be bankrupt The
Lords work was as worthy OF business
methods as any mercantile enterprise. He
advocated better economic methods In our
various fle1ds.
4 rare hour of tender thought and ex-
preston followed. led by Rev. B. s. Win
chester, OF Snohomish.
In the afternoon the general business cf
the association was attended to. The
main question was that OF finance. A
breezy discussion followed the report OF
the finance committee. The debate was
on their detailed recommendations. Some
favored le-cent assessment in each
church according to membership for the
general expenses of the association: some
"A f5-eent assessment. and others had the
courage 10 propose en-cent tax. This
was on the principle that a certain num-
Der OF churches. like individuals, are al
ways behind. or entirely delinquent The
Decent voters prevailed and the collecting
Of the dues was placed In the hands Of
four. one from each local association in
stead OF burdening the registrar with the
whole business IA heretofore.
4 communion service followed.
or all sessions the closing one In the
evening has been -he most memorable
Three men were billed 20 speak each one
If whom was 3 genius IN his way. Rev.
H. G. Mason. of Pullman. introduced the
theme. The Spirit OF the Prophets and
only one Mason exists in our association.
His psculiarities 81 speech are marked.
Emphatic and eccentric. he always
svinces clear thought and uses apt Illus
5rations His special thought was based
on Peters vision and his close following
duty The dream must inspire the doing.
On the mountain top Of the Transfgura-
lt0n the glory oSerpowered the disciples
bat AZ tire base there was boy with a
dumb devil "a be- cnled- II we profted hv
the vision, the benefit would show Itself
in the better performance OF our tasks
turing the next year Whitman should
inspire us 10 work. Eelfs IN enthusiasm.
Atkinson q activity, Spaulding 20 sacri-
Zee, Chamberlain 20 character. Walker 70
willing service lie was short. sharp and
suappy.
Rev c. r. Claap. of Oregon followed IN
q speech that VIII long stand In our NOM
or*es "a the wittisst. most Biblical most
extsavagant and yet most suggestive aei-
dress o. the whole convention. Steno~
graphically reported. i, would lose ITS
chief charm, the personality os the speak
er He began most prcsalcaiiy. We had
never heard him before. The earlier SEN
,sucss aia rot give the slightest intirna-
ticn of the roilickiny hunor that followed.
When he referred 10 the old prophets he
s&Samea "a ascending scale NJ dragierw
Abraham and Jacob were moderately DE-
pic.ed In his treatment OF Jonah he
rrats the room ring. Jonah was rartica-
larry anxious % become a METROPOLITAN
tsrsacher lie received q load cali 10 Nina
veh, BIZ, he didn't like the coalitions. Ha
took suddenly ilI ard needed "a sea VOYAGE
fer his health. he set cue in a arst class
9usreAantmRn and pssi the fssll fare In al.
vance. He returned as stnwaway IN
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