Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28
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Unitarians from various parts of the
country assembled in Boston for the an
nual meeting of the American Unitarian
Association. . -
The eighty-fourth annual session of
the general convention of the New Jeru-
salem Church in the United States was
held in Washington.
The German Catholic societies Of Wis
consin gathered in Manitowoc for a
three days session. One hundred and
fifty delegates and 5000 visitors are at
tending.
The American New Church Sunday
School Association, one of the related
organizations of the New Jerusalem
Church, which met in Washington, elect
ed Rev. Louis G. Houck of Brockton,
Mass, president.
The Dunkards convened in Carthage,
Mo- One Of the first acts Of the confer
ence was the adoption of a motion to
change the name Of the organization,
which hereafter is to be known only as
the German Baptist Church OF the Unit
ed States.
At the annual meeting OF the board of
UOllS LAtbSAOhS VI thC Icob1 LtEldu
Church 81 Buffalo, n. Y, Miss Hughes
declared that the greatest menace to the
country was Mormonism, and that in
1897 it won more converts than the Pres
byterians, Methodists and Congregations
alists combined.
A committee appointed last year to
inquire into the methods of the Ameri-
can Baptist Publication Society reported
at the Baptist anniversaries at Cleveland
that the business was conducted with
absolute integrity. Close competition had
reduced profits and the church must pat
ronize its publications more literally to
wipe out the annual deficit The uniform
Sunday school lesson system was criti-
cised severely.
The Methodist Protestant conference
in Washington adopted a radical change
for the control of it's foreign missionary
work. The present board of five mem
bers. elected by the conference. is to be
added TO by one member from each State
conference of 1000 members or over.
This a.ill increase the board to thirty
members. The conference received and
referred proposition for union with the
Primitive Methodist Church.
Nothing stands in the way now Of re-
union between the northern and the
southern branches Of the Presbyterian
Church. For more than a score of years
conscientious men in the South have felt
that their northern brethren did not
understand them, and furthermore. that
there were on the records Of former as
semblies resolutions which reflected ut.on
their Christian chararter While these
remained they said they could not CON
slider any proposal looking toward union.
By practically a unanimous vote the
northern assembly has cleared its records
Of all such aspersions and charges.
The St Paul District Ministerial As
sociation Of the northern German con
ference Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church held its convention at Chippewa
Fails. Plans were made to erect large
deaceness' home and hospital at ST.
Paul
Reports 10 the American Unitarian
Assembly ct Boston showed total re-
eeipts Of SIT. SIS. including SIS. 30 in
come from invested funds aud deficit Of
5000. Endowments aggregating &331,-
15s have been received in the last six
years Addresses were made BY Rev.
Wilson ~ Baekus Of Chicago. President
Eliot = Harvard and Res. Afinot J.
Savage of New York.