The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-11-16
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHES
CLOSING FEATURES OF CONFER
 ENCE AT BRISTOL.


 PeOpIe-Address by Judge Simeon F.
 BaIdwin-Rev. NIT. POtter's Plan Road Houses and SO-CaIled Barber
 shops a Field for Church Activity
 Henry G. Newton, Professor Walker and Rev Dr. Leete on Committees
 Bristol, Nov. Reconsideration of business matters occupied much of the forenoon proceedings of the second days session of the Connecticut Gen eral Conference of Congregational Churches to-day. There was large attendance, the number present increasing during the latter part Of the session.
 A resolution introduced by the Rev. Rockwell Harmon Potter of Hartford was adopted after various clergymen had talked in favor of it, no one appa- rently having any objections to offer MT. Potter is chairman of the commit tee on pastoral service. His resolution provides that the committee shall be known hereafter as the committee on pastoral service and cooperation, and that the committee be instructed to enlist from the ministers of the state such as will volunteer to give three or four days of. their pastoral services to an inviting church, and to put list Of the volunteers in the hands of all the churches to facilitate the offering and accepting of the invitations. Progress is to he reported at the next meeting of the general conference.
 The Rev. E. c. Fellows of Unionville reported for the committee on nomina- tions as follows:
 Committee on Sunday Observance and Moral egisIation-Henry G. New ton, New Haven; Arthur L. Shipman, Hartford; the Rev. s. D. Evans, Ter ryville.
 Committee on Missionary Work-The Rev. T. M. Hodgdon, West Hartford; the Rev. Henry P. Schauffier, Berlin; Professor Williston Walker, New Ha- ven; the Rev. Austin Hazen, Thomas ton; Alcott D. Colton, Hartford.
 Standing Committee for Next Con ference-The Rev. E. c. Fellowes, Un- ionville; the Rev. Sherrod Soule, Naug- atuck; the Rev. G. L. Clark, Wethers- field; John H. White, Hartford; J. N. Tinker, Waterbury; the Rev. Joel s. Ives, Hartford.
 Judge Simeon E. Baldwin, of New Haven, addressed the conference on "The Church and the Commercial Spirit He declared that the danger ous classes in the country were not in the working classes or even the classes who waved the red flag, but the mon- eyed men, young and old. who stroVe to get money together simply for what 1t would buy He held it the duty of the church to be foremost in the stamping out of this danger.
 Judge Baldwin was followed by Rev. Frederick Grant, of Meriden, who spoke on "Castes." He referred to the difficulty of coalition of the wealthy and poorer classes and of the educated and uneducated classes in the church. es. His paper was followed by a lengthy discussion.
 A discussion followed the reading of the papers.
 After the noon adjournment of the conference the corporate members of
  banquet at the Gridley House.
 The conference accepted an invita- tion extended by Rev. Sherrod Soule to hold the next annual meeting in Naug- atuck.
 At the afternoon session the business transacted included the addition of FL liot F. Talmadge, of Wauregan, to the committee on pastoral service and CO., operation.
 Directors of the Missionary Society of Connecticut were announced as fol- lows: David M. Camp, Nathaniel Shipman, Rev. E. P. Parker, Simeon E. Baldwin, Edward w. Marsh, Rev. Franklin Coontryman, Rev. W. L.. Phillips, William H. Catlin, Frank Pal mer, Rev. F. D. Sargent, Rev. Joseph Anderson, Frank D. Glazier, Rev. C.. H. Beard, Rev. D. c. Eggleston, Rev. J. H. Twitchell, Rev. c. N. Darlington, Rev. w. F. stearns, H. c. Talcott, Rev. c. E. Coolidge, Rev. F. w.. Greene, Rev. R. E. Garter.
 The nominating committee reported the following election of members of the Home Missionary society: One Year-Rev, A. W. Hazen, MiddletoWn; Rev. E. F. Childs. Fairfield: E. M. Warner, Putnam: David Camp. New Britain.
 Two Years-Rev. J. w. Btxler, New Lpr0on; T. F. Willard, Danbury; Rev. Sherrod Soule, Naugatuck; Rev. A. J. Lord. Meriden: Andrew Kingsbury, North Coventry.
 Three Years-Rev. Joel $. Ives, Hartford; Rev. c. E. Mckinley, Rock vile; Edward H. Marsh. Brideport;g g H. H. Bridgeman, Norfolk; Rev. w. H. Leete, Nek Haven.
 Rev. Henry H. Kelsey of Hartford was nominated as the director for the Home Missionary society to be elected later by the general conference.
 As secretary of the Home Missiona- ny society, Rev. Joel s. Ives reported that the permanent funds amount to SS06, ,876, a gain of $104,717 for the year. Connecticut was first of all states in point of contributions to home mis- sions. Last year the sum of $17,O0O was expended for home missions, and this year. said the secretary, he hoped the amount would be $25,000.
 The remainder of the afternoon ses- sion was devoted to addresses by mis- sion workers descriptive of conditions