The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-12
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH COUNCIL
The CODtc sting Delegations From Ale
ALBANIA Are Excluded.

PORTLAND. July 1.-THE National
Council Of the Congregational Churches
took up the contest of the two delegations
from the state OF Alabama. TWO bodies.
one known as. the association Of Ala
bama, and the other as the Convention"
of Alabama. elected delegates and each
set Of delegates asked 10 be admitted TO
the national council. For twenty years
the Association of Alabama has been rec
ogniZed by the national council, but the
committee on credentials today made a re-
pert recommending that neither set Of
delegates be seated. and that the contest
be settled within the state OF Alabama.
After discussion covering a portion of
the forenoon and afternoon sessions. action
on the report OF the credential committee
was. by close vote. deferred until to-
morrow.
Prof. George w. Andrews. Of Talladega,
Ala. spoke In favor Of the association deli
egates claiming that the association WAS
the only regular Congregational body of
the state Of Alabama.
Rev. Amon r. Clarke OF Shelby. Ala.
supported the claims Of the convention
delegates in a ten-minute speech
Rev. II. II. Proctor. of Atlanta. coiored.
said he represented seven millions Of peo-
pie and he hoped that the council. in be-
half OF these people would seat the asso-
citation delegates. He started to discuss
the race problem. but yieiied 10 a motion
To defer action on the committee report.
The remainder OF the day was consumed
with reading reports on benevolent socie-
ties.
Rev W. T.. Barton. OF Boston. delivered
an address on THE Work Of the Congre-
gational Educational Society"
The ,rienniai statement OF the American
board ot commissioners for foreign mis-
s.ons was read by d.. T. T. Strong. -
Massachusetts. which was In part as fol-
lows.
The period has been most cventfui on
the foreign field No similar period h4s
witnessed such trials or such victories, The
evangelical work In Turkey has a most
hopeful outlook. The old GFegOrian church
has been shaken 10 its foundations and
has learned lesson that nothing hat dis
a=ier could teach The three missions IN
Africa are laooring successfully. None Of
tho cIgbty-six Years since Newell and Mott
reached Hindo0stan have witnessed s1icfs
progress A. nave the last three IN intsia.
and this despite famine snd plague of IN
precedented severity. The missions in
China are growing. but perhafs the most
hopeful feature IL seen an the development
OF the native churches. in their struggle
towards sesf-suppoFt. and In the i5tsliec-
tuai ard spiritual vigor with which tfe
Christians are entering upon aggressive
Christian work. only one-tenth Of per
cent OF the population Of japan are
Christians TIE free churches II Bohemia
With bat single American missionary
have received annually rot Ear from lsEs
persons 10 rnsE oevsala. In Spain t9e "a
5ef< OF native pastors &sahSsttStS @'.1
teachers are continuing as usual, As 70
the churches % Micronesia the fAriStians
OF America who have III good degree
evangelized the Caroline Islands nave "A
right 10 expect that wha t.veT settlement
re made as TO their political future. no
r..ve- sail have sovereignty there with
out giving ample guaranty for full Feiig-
i0us liberty.
THE figures relating 10 the mission
churches show that rot far from ie,a
srrr ard women have united wIta them
ca confession ot faith IN. membership.
the schools and the pupils. the native
teachers and preachers. a. well a. tha na-
tive esortrl ssafions ara larger than egeF
before. waEis on tse other hand there are
ifs~t forty fewer American missionaries
thar there weEe tsIyse years ago. the rszn-
Der Being - against sgze IAA total re-
CENTS az the board ware less hy si-SasF
sf1ara during the previous tr4enElDEE. walle
the record os the last complete year was