The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-11-22
CONGREGATIO
SESSION OF THE
 GENERAL CONFERENCE.
besunat Park Church, ,Hartford-Reso- hutton in Opposition to Seating Rob- erfs-Trust Fund for A ged Ministers.

erts-Trust Fund for Aged Ministers.
 Hartford, Nov. 21.-The general con-
 ference of the Congregational churches
 of Connecticut began it's thirty-third
 annual meeting to-day. It continues
 tomorrow. The sessions are being held | in the Park church. The Rev. w. w. ! Ranney, pastor of the church, made the | address of welcome this morning. after | which the election of the nominating i committee and the reports of the stand 1 ing committee, the treasurer, the sta
 tistlcal secretary, the committee on in- corporation of churches and the com
 mittee on ministerial supply took place. | During the afternoon session there were reports of the committee on Sun | day schools; state committee on mis- l sionary work; trustees of fund for min- 1 isters, with address by the Rev. Clar- ence H. Barber; directors of Missionary society of Connecticut, with address by the Rev. Howard w. Pope; and inter national council. Judge Simeon E. Baldwin and the Rev. James W. Coop
 CT. At 3:30 the topic came up Our Dldl0 lUl SllIlSl anu WdS ulSNtISCo UT
 der the heads:
 'Readjustments Needed in the Git ies,' the Rev. Cornelius w. Morrow of Norwich.
 "Readjustments Needed in the Country" the Rev. Frederick H. Means of Windham.
 The Power of the Old Gospel" the Rev. Dr. Watson L. Phillips of New Haven.
 The Rev. pr. E. P. Parker, the Rev. Joseph H. TWichell and Rev. w. W. Ranney were appointed a committee to draft suitable expression concerning the death of Rev. pr. c. M. Lamson. This expression will be forwarded to Mrs. Lamson at Auburndale, Mass.
 The Rev MT. Ives introduced a reso~ lution in opposition to the seating of Brigham H. Roberts in congress, The resolution was adopted without debate.
 The Rev. Clarence H. Barber of Man. chester made report of much interest relating to trust funds for ministers. He feared that the Congregationalists are not up to other denominations in this matter, and he was urgent in the appeal that increased interest should be taken in the support of the aged and infirrn clergy It should be shown to the world everywhere that the Congre- gational church looks atfer every man who has served it faithfully in the min istry.
 Tomorrow officers and committees will be chosen and addresses will be de- livered as follows: In behalf of the Woman's Congregational Missionary union, Mrs. c. T. Willard of Hartford and Mrs H. S. Caswell. In behalf of the Congregational Educational society the Rev. Charles O. Day. Addresses in behalf of the American Board, the Rev. Charles H. Daniels New The ology in the Seventeenth Century, the Rev Edward A. George of Williman- tic 'The Eternal Atonement" the Rev John De Peu of Bridgeport. "The Ideals of Seminaries and the Needs of the Churches" Professor Francis c. Porter.
 The standing committee of the con- ference consists of the Rev. Henry l., Slack of Bethel the Rev. William W. Ranney of Hartford, Alexander T. Patterson, Colonel Charles A. Jewell of Hartford the Rev Charles F. McKin- ley of Rockville and the Rev, Joel s. Ives of Meriden.
 This evening at 7:30 there was a ser mon, "'rhe Vitalization of Christian Doctrine" delivered by the Rev. Gerald | H. Beard.