New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-18
CONGREGATIONAL COUNCIL
THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL ~
ENcE TO BE HELD IN BOSTON
THIS WEEK.


THIS WEEK.
..o ro,Sn ~ Elizabeth the civil authori-
r.o,ara ala not deal gently with Puritan
Wv. A, q result the believers In the
s.,ncinles OF independently. or Congregations"
-, c,raed themselves for flight and al'eI
.bor+ stav in Holland. found asylum IN the NC"
y,or,d The rock of debarkation at"Pyhou'"
e today the object of many religious P!'s ~
400 For two hundred years. or uh'ii io''' -
greeationalism was the estaolsheo Iene'0
Now England and played an important pa -
v,akire American history. In setting amer ca"
,ords and in shaping American thousn'.
s1 8, WAS its success here that caused 'he
movement TO re-enter. on a reheX wave ."e
Ao,oa land where il had been crauIeu'
,.oroth OF Puritanism in the colonies heipeu NV
sor,a cause in the mother country lo-u'' ;"
England. and in all its dependencies Oo"e' ESQ"
tionalism fourishes c.o
eational Churches is to assemO'e III 80
go poston on Wednesday. 1t VIII DE III
i''i -. ,+a tho identity and variety CT De-
10, and worship In remote sections ""e'e O"
r..o hoor euided simply by the principle OF ao-
.o,,te autonomy Councils, national OF nv
- O somewhat late feature in the
r,orcregational Church. and they nave o"''
soo,orativa mower. They mean affiliauoh' ho'
.ro,,zotion They only commend the! O"p
-. command II is true they have Deeh "e"'
1,,.,,, resisted in the body itself as tehuihs "
sub,ort the principle Of the independence "a -"
,oa, church but the fear, Ike los III ~
o,.orvtbing appears distorted, has iarbcIS '"'
,.hoa Congregatonalism would strlAe NV
,oor between bald indiyidualism ana hie' IN
cal association. There is a growing ''''
denominationalism among federa'eu
,ional churches. but II would De s'ea' 49,.
oo thu. In any way this has Uehcheu
,,on .he ,oaIouslv guarded liberties OF the Iocd
oh,,rch Congregationalism does not a''e"'p' -
achieve uniformity. ,us IN
,rLo nurnose then Of these great couhc"S ~
tho congregational body is not TO leeie'"''
=. ooreul+ and on some OF the serious questio'''
.bicb trouble the thought OF the dehoiliii"'
,broughout the world, to advise Inc MS.
,or,ational Council was held In London III lo'i
i vas the occasion Of much good lelo" si'P 81.
,.,ettinp the places where CongregauohaI'sIi nav
&c origin and in marking the same WIN i''o'''0'
tails 1t gave an impetus to the iorin''i'" Va
tho "Federation Of Free Churches II sdNV oP
rortunity to compare notes with repreSe"'"'''N
thinkers. .o.,,,or
Features in the programme VIII pe o. a-,..
=, pr,,cinal Fairbairn the author OF Inc
Of
-, tho foremost representatives, of English con
qregationalsm. who has just returned from iu'
er,ng bis Iectureship in India; and an address
NM. .ss1,aroign Missions" by the Rev Ut. H. .
ctorrs a prominent representative Oh F"'0i' Oh
COngregatOndllSlh. I'm 10 tb. Roy
Among the English delegates VIII pe ~, i,ri,on
-, Alexander NcKennal. pastor or supuIpd
h,,rcb rear Manchester ana president Oh VHo
Free church Federation, Of when ne VIZ p 05N
~ tho chief founders; Dr. John Brown, q. -
,hav { RunNdn,
,rbonas chairman of the congregational mn i
20 england and Wales. a Cambridge man anu
the pastor of the church at Highnury, Ine -
c Sylvester Horne, pastor OF the hehei'e NJ
church London where he succeedeu III
C.a,,cbtor. the Rev W. J. Woods, secretary Oh
me congregational Union; Drs Bruce, OF iiu
dorsdeld: FORSYTH. of Cambridge hoiloWe II' Vi
Rochdale. and Professor Armitage' OF iaNuoh
College. Ca. ,ro,,,lo and
Mr.. Jovett the successor of l)r' lale al pr
r,,ingham will he missed as VIII also the Idle u
Rerrv of Wolverhampton, who II VIII ne r.
,,cmbnred was called to succeed Lyman Abbott
al Plymouth Church. ,,, -, ,inort
Among the Law representatives Will be Albert
Spicer NJ. T.. Of London ana AiTeu ., 0i C',
ard of London. chairman Of the Executive com
y,itteo Of the congregational Union. Presidents
Harris Of Amherst; Buckham' OF Eu ,,,.lsoI
Slocum. of Colorado. and NorthruIE OF MlhHedP
oils viii be delegates as will also Drs Bradford
Meredith GLADDEN. Munger. MoXom, NOBLE,
pratt and Storrs: Justice Brewer Of the United
states Supreme Court, and S b. Capen, or Bos-
ton. e. :
the BROAD Church movement II includes such
opposite poles of theology as those represented
by Lyman Abbott and Dwight J." MOODY
It's trend is in the direction OF what Is caled a
liberal INTERPRETATION Of the Oracles. constructive
Biblical criticism and an entire reconstruction
Of theological statements. The coming council
viii formulate no creed, yet its discussions VIII
indicate how far the principles OF the broad
theology have leavened the entire body.