Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-16
.NAUGATUCK NUGGETS

The three days session of the state conference of Congregational church. @ came to . close yesterday. Rev N. M. Calhoun of Winsted and Henry B. Wilcox of Bristol were appointed a committee to act with the modera- tor. Judge V. Munger, to draft pro- posed law restricting saloons to one to every 100 of population. The followingn resolution present. ed by MT Calhoun was adopted. Resolved-That we as members of this conference express to this church and its genial pastor, and to the vari- ous committees having the arrange ments in charge, our hearty appre- citation of their generous hospitality and warm hearted whole souled en- tertainment. We wish to thank them from the bottom of our hearts, and assure them that we bear away with us from this meeting pleasant memories of most delightful hosts. We also recognize the courtesy of the railroad in granting reduc- tion of fare, and the press. in giving reports of the meetings.
 And finally we put on record our appreciation of the music furnished so generously during all our meetings by the organist and choir of the church entertaining us, thus adding an atmosphere of harmony which has been signally full in all the sermons of this conference.
 The Rev c. Telford Erickson of Hartford introduced the following resolution which was adopted: "The general assembly of the Congregational churches of Connecti- cut desires to express its conviction that direct primary law is assem- tial to the well-being of the state and prerequisite to purity of cleo tions. It urgently requests the gen. eral assembly of 1907 to enact such a law"
 The following resolution intro duced by the Rev Joel s. Ives, was passed:
 Resolved-That in the judgment of the general conference of the Congregational churches of Connec- ticut the state laws should be 50 amended as to prevent the solemniza- tion of marriages by any clergymen other than those who have been regu- larly ordained, its equivalent, accord ing to the forms of the body to which they belong.
 The following resolution concern ing corrupt practices was introduced by the Rev Frederick Grant of Plain- vile and was adopted:
 "The general conference of the Congregational churches of Connec- ticut believes that pure and honest elections are as truly indispensable as pure and law-abiding homes. as requisites of Christian community, and 1t therefore urges every citizer to take personal part and interest in the enforcement of the present cor rupt practices act of this state which that act makes wisely possible: and it requests the general assembly of 1907 so to extend its provisions that all political contributions from cor porations be prohibited; that legiti- mate political expenditures be still further restricted; that all candi- dates for nomination as we'll as fo' election be included among those who should file an account of ex- penses, and that as great publicity as is in any wise possible be secured for all direct and indirect payments t, further political objects, even of the smallest amounts.
 We commend unreservedly the efforts already made in our cities to enforce the provisions of the present corrupt practices act"