Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-22
BIG MEETING
CONCLUDED
coNGREGATIoNALIsTs LEAVE
DEs MONIES AND GO TO ST.
LOUIS TODAY.
NO COLOR LINE IN CHURCH
Lively Debate Brought Out Over the
Question Of Designating "coIored"
Church In Year Rook-No Radical
Action on Divorce Question.
What tho Council Did.

Defeated resolution tndorsing intro
duction of Bible as literature In schools
Of Porto Rico and Philippines.
Refused to draw color line by plac-
ing "colored" after names of negro
churches In the south.
Refused to adopt resolution com
American Bible society, with
amendments to likewise recognize the
Berkshire County Bible society.
Established committee on relations
of church to problems of family life
including divorce, to study question
and advise church on action.
Revised resolutions on Chinese ex-
clusion act, passed yesterday.
Provided that strict examinations be
made by ordaining councils before
granting licenses to aspiring ministers
school work and a committee to con.
fer with International Sunday School
association officers in this regard.
Passed resolutions denouncing IL
quor traffic.
Adopted resolutions on extension of
church work in large cities by perfect-
Ing city organize, tions.
Authorized committee on polity to
prepare course of STUDY for those
wishing ordination.
Passed resolutions Of sympathy with
the Armenians.
Changed name Of committee on la
Dor to industrial committee
Endorsed petition Of Free Baptists
for representation In conference OH
church unity.
Appointed standing committees and
concluded session.
st. Louis, Mo-, Oct. 81. - Several
thousand descendants of the Pilgrims
and the Puritans from various parts O.
the country assembled here today tt
appropriately celebrate sCougrega
tional Day" at the Louisiana a pur
chase exposition. The object Of grea,
interest and veneration to those In
Festival Hall where the principal eS
ercises were held, was portion of the
Plymouth Rock, on which the Pilgrims
landed on December 81, 1920.
Des Moines. Oct. 81. With the con
cluding session last night at Plymoutt
church and the address of Moderator
Washington GLADDEN. In which he re
viewed the work Of the great body
the twelfth triennial session of the M
tional Council Of Congregations
churches became matter of history
Many Of the distinguished guests are
speeding to their ONES or towari st
Louis where Congregational Day Ii
being observed today.
Business was transacted with un
usual dispatch yesterday afternoon
made necessary by the rush Of tn,
closing hours of the session. De
bates were cut short and importan
matters were enacted with little or n,
discussion.
Bible Society Controversy.
The report of the committee ar
pointed last Saturday to determine tn
merits Of the resolution passed In
dorsing the American Bible society
again commended the society, thereb,
arousing DR.. Philip S. MoXom of Mas
sachusetts to action. DR.. Moxom, VIII
is president of the Berkshire Count,
Bible society, proposed an amendmen
to the report of the committee con,
mending his organization and other
associated with 1t. This was too mucl
for the council and both the recon
mendation Of the committee and tn
amendment OF DR.. Moxom were turne,
down.
No Color Line.
A lively debate on the incorporate
into the year book after the name g
the negro churches the word, colore
took place when President Dan /
Bradley, of Grinneil as chairman of tn
business committee, read the coinmi
tees recommendation that such aetio
to be taken,
1T is simply to designate the churc
as we designate the Swedish, Germa
end other churches" the cemmitte
explained
But the coiored brethren present o,
posed it and their wishes prevailed
the council voting down the recon
mendation.
Hugh H, Proctor. of Atlanta, secon
assistant moderator of the council an
a negro said. II pray to God you won