The Minneapolis journal., 1904-10-19
|MINN. men WIN
CHURCH VICTORY
Home Rule" in Missionary AT
fairs Assured Congregations
alists of Minnesota.
Special to The Journal.

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Des Moines, Iowa, Oct. 19.--Dr. L..
H. Hallock Of Plymouth church. Min
neapolis; Rev. j. w. Strong Of North
field and A. A. Miller of Crookston,
represented the Minnesota delegation
on "Home Rule in missionary affairs
before the secretary, DR.. Washington
council. This committee reported to
the fourth caucus of Minnesota dele
gates yesterday that it had accom-
plished what it was set to do.
After an extended conference with
the home office, where every detail of
Minnesota g claims was presented, it
was decided to grant the liberty which
Minnesota asked and concede all her
demands that were consistent with the
plan of organization of the national So
ciety.
sirable to have an auxiliary state So
ciety which, however, can be accom-
plished only when the churches of Min
nesota raise for home missions what is
spent for that purpose within the state.
To this goal the state is looking and
it is expected that these caucuses,
which have so happily terminated, will
be the beginning Of that movement.
Union of sects Indorsed.
The proposed union Of the Congre-
gationalists, the United Brethren and
the Methodist Protestants was pre-
sented to the national council by the
chairman Of the committee on comfy,
federation and unity, DR.. Ward, who
is editor of the Independent. The re-
port reviewed the work for the past
three years; The first three resolutions
were passed at once. They commit the
council to the plan for federation
conference, agree to send delegates to
the meeting for. organization in New
York in November, 1905, these dele
gates to include the moderator, the
provisional committee and enough
others to make UP fifty, and authorize
the National Federation Of Churches
and Chris tian Workers to make the ar
rangements, in correspondence with
the committees on comfy, federation
and unity.
The second three resolutions were
thoroly debated and then passed. The
first approves the plan and purpose for
a closer union Of the three sects and
expresses the earnest hope that the
plan may lead to complete organic
union. The second authorizes COM
mittee of three to confer with like
arrange time and place of the first
meeting of the general council. The
last provides for the election Of dele.
gates to such council to be chosen
from members Of the Congregational
General Council, in case the latter
meets at the same time and place; these
delegates are to be chosen by the state
delegations in accordance with nu
merical scheme to be made out by the
provisional committee, whose members
.. as we'll as the moderator will be dele
gates ex-officio. The provisional com
mittee is given authority to make al
other arrangements.
} Genuine Enthusiasm.
In the discussinon Rev. DIR. D. S
SStefynns president Of Ka9?as pniyersit
church, told of their desire for unio1
and the passage Of similar resolution
at the general conference in Washing
ton, D. c., last May.
ton, Ohio, delegate from the Unite,
Brethren also urged the union. Ami
! carried.
! This puts the Congregational bod,
= among those desiring to remedy tn
r present multiplication Of denomina
. tions.
f Councils Most Heated Debate.
The duties Of the moderator wer
defined in a session which lasted int
the "wee sma' hours'' of the night
The retiring moderator, DR.. Bradford
has assumed more leadership than ha
been the custom Of his predec essors. S
y Jealous are the churches Of their. cal
dinal principle of local independence
that there was some resentment owe
v this new liberty. A special committe
n Of which Thich Rev: ;cE Or. Nehemiah Boynto
abppo5nteSd to determine ta the sphere
= the extension Of his duties and preros
= atives. There were not lacking thos
"a who objected and their spokesman We
" Pr. William E. Barton of Oak. Par]
=, ILL.,, who made an able plea, basing h
=, objection, on constitutional ground
:; E!e was, however, not able to stem Il
the report was adopted. The deba
was the, most heated Of any yet heal
on the floor.
as The council at a midnight sessic
Of voted to lay on the table a resolutit
IN meetings. The Home Missionary 500
On eties will hold their meetings in tt
st east next year, as the American Boa
Of holds its meeting in Seattle, Wash.
Is is Mrs. Washington Speaks.
Mrs. Booker T. Washington Of Tt
hegeo, Ald., LOudy spoke OF Inc "A
vancement of Colored Women.' S.
10, said they owed a debt Of gratitude
"a "a the American Missionary ASSOCIATE
20 20 and it's numerous auxiliaries, and tn
as as the advancement Of the women Of
". black race is assured.
as nS The report of Treasurer Hubbard
Gu the Missionary association showed
ceipts of $325,479 Of which $161.2
. came from donations from church
-, etc, and $90,34 from legacies and SIS
were $314,O24 Of which $61,O53 "
spent in the south. The debt Sc
Goth. 1904, was $67 ,917.
1T William F. Slocum, DID,, of Colora
- Springs, spoke Of the work being dc
lst by the colleges Of the west.
on
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