The herald., 1898-10-07
CONGREGATlONALISTS
CALL FOR A COAST CONFERENCE
IN 1900
Officers of Allied Societies Elected
and Delegates Appointed-Even-
ing Devoted to Missions

STOCKTON, Oct. 6.-The most important
action of the Congregational convention to-
day was the adoption of resolution call
ing for a Pacific conference in 1900. All OF
the delegates favored It and an effort will
be made to ascertain the opinions Of other
state bodies of this coast on this question.
1T is intended to make it one of the largest
church gatherings ever held in the west.
The affairs Of the Congregational Home
Missionary society occupied an hour, when
Chaplain Roweli presided and Mrs. E. ID.
Haven of Woodland acted as scribe
The following were elected directors for
three years: Rev. G. c. Adams of San
Francisco. Rev. w. w. Scudder Of Ala
media and w. ii. Cross Of Saratoga: John
d. Mckee OF the Tallant bank, treasurer;
Mrs. L. d. Haven, recording secretary, and
the Rev. +. Il. Perkins, auditor.
The election of delegates to correspond
ing bodies resulted as follows: To the Con-
gregatonal association Of Southern Cali
forn!a, Rev. j. Mclean: to the Hawaiian
association, Rev. G. b. Hatch; to the snyod
of the Pacific, Rev. II. NJ Tenney; to the
California Methodist conference, Rev. w.
II. Cross; to the NJ. L. conference, South,
Rev. L. d. Rathbone; to the Central Bap-
Cumberland presby terian synod, Rev.
Francis Lawson; to the oregon association,
Rev. william RAIDER; TO the Washia gton as.
soc.at.on, Rev. II. H. Wykoff; to the Idaho
association, Rev. William Atk!nson; to the
Arizona ASSOCIATION, Rev. +. d. Hale; to
the New Mexico association, Rev. L. d.
Weage: to the Utah association, Rev. j. Il
Go dell.
A al "a T.. Wey1ar do
ceased, was read and ordered spread OH the
minutes.
Rev. c. Il. Brown and Judge J. NJ. Haven
presentcd the reports of the national coun-
cil recently held IN Portland. ore.
The committee en- Superintendent Har-
ris ms report presented a resolution COM
mending the work and urging the churches
to larger support for missions. 4 paper
upon Truths Needing Emphasis in Pres.
ent Day Preaching was read by Rev. r. Il.
Kennedy Of San Mateo.
A comm ttee on missionary federation was
Iappointed as follows: s. E. Paterson, J.
H. Good, w. C. Cragin, j. U. Milligan,
IT, c. Grffiths, II. Il. Banhammand and l..
Wallace
Provisional committees for the next as
sociatlon: Rev. G. C. Adams, Rev. William
Ndutl new ,itITIIIS tOI anu IL L. CcWelI
Committee on Bible society," William
Rogers, NJ. j. ILark, D. d. Goodsell.
The evening session was devoted to for
egn missionary work, with report by
Dr. Frear and addresses by Rev. George b.
Hatch of Berkeley and Rev Henry Fair
banks of India
Foreign Missions
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Oct. 6.-ThO
most Interesting features in today's pro-
ceedngs by the American Board Of For
egn missions came in the afternoon and
evening. AT the afternoon session the
board for the first time IN the ninety years
Of it's history elected woman, Margaret
lJ Evans of Minnesota, to be a member,
Miss Evans is the head Of the Woman'o
department in Carlton college, Minnesota.
and has been there for twenty-five years.
Eleven new members We're elected.
The evening feature was an address by
James B. Angel, president Of the Michi-
gan university and ex-m!nlster to Turkey.
The members observed the Lords Sup
per this afternoon at the Fountain-street
Eaytst church.
The next annual meeting, the ninetieth,
will be held at Providence r. I. All Of
iicers Of the board were reelected.
The preacher selected to deliver the an
nual sermon next year is the Rev. G. q.
Adams, D. D., pastor of the First Congre-
gatonal church, San Francisco.
This evening the board was addressed by
President Angel.
President Lamson del.evered his first
annual address, His presidency is recog-
nized as worthy of the succession to DR.,
StorrS.
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