The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-28
NOTABLE ADDRESSES MADE
AT CHURCH CONVENTION
CONGREGATIONAL MEETING
HERE COMES TO A CLOSE.
Meeting One Of Most Successful Ever
! Held BY Association.


citation held yesterday was one of the
most successful the association has
ever held, in membership, in the
prominence and ability of those Sc
lected To- give addresses. and in gem
eral interest and enthusiasm display
ed.
There was an attendance at the var
ious sessions of over "A hundred dele
gates and pastors, and the entertain
ment provided those from out of town
was of the best winning individual
words of praise from those attending,
and the warm thanks of the convention
as a whole I'm resolutions adopted at
the session last evening.
These resolutions were drafted by a
committee composed OF Rev. l. X.
Long w. r. Anderson and ID. X. Mac
donald, and expressed the pleasure felt
in being able TO listen TO the addresses
of such splendid and capable speakers
as Dr. Sutherland, secretary of the
State Congregational association, Prof
o. S. Davis, president of the Chicago
Theological seminary and DIR. l.. O..
Baird, secretary of the American Mis-
slonary society.
The resolutions especially thanked
the ladies of the church for the man.
ner I'm which the delegates were en-
tertained at dinner and supper. affirm
ed the intention of the association to
give it's undivided and hearty support
to the Men and Religion Forward
movement on which a paper was read
by Eugene LaRowe at the morning
session, and rendering the sympathy
of the association to Rev Jesse Povey
in the death of his wife since the last
meeting. The resolutions were unan-
imously adopted.
Two amendments to the constitution
were adopted yesterday one being in
relation to the number to constitute a
quorum for conducting business and
another fixing an annual assessment OF
nine cents on each member. three cents
TO be applied to the national council
expense, four to the state association
and two to the Lake Superior asso-
citation.
There was a good attendance at the
final session last evening, at which
Prof Davis spoke on The Living
Church." and DIR. Baird on AN Eff
cient Congregationalism" Both adj
dresses were very ably given and
showed deep thought and study and
wide knowledge of church needs and
conditions to make the work more eff
fective.
Prof Davis was expected to remain
over Sunday and make an address TO
the Congregational Sunday school to-
morrow. but was obliged to leave to-
day for Chicago. on account of the
resignation of Rev. Frank n. white as
pastor of the Union Park Congrega-
tional church.
Rev. Mr.. White was formerly pas
tor OF the Hancock church, leaving for
Chicago about 20 years ago. and be-
coming one of the most prominent
clergymen of Chicago. His abilities
have won him wide recognition, one
result of which was the recent extern
sion TO him from one Of the Minnea-
polls churches to become its pastor. DIR.
White accepted and has already left
for Minneapolis. Prof. Davis will fill
DR.. Whites pulpit tomorrow, and viii
read to the congregation DR. Whites
letter Of resignation and farewell
The delegates at the convention yes
terday represented Calumet. Hancock,
III. al Il ID
Jacket, Lake Linden, Hubbell, the
churches not represented being those
of Beacon Hill, Kenton and Trout
Creek.
Rev. Mandus Barrett OF Hancock
presided as moderator at the sessions
yesterday and James Fisher, Jr., as
registrar and treasurer. No officers
are chosen at the October meeting,
those being selected at the April ses-
sion to serve for one year The next
seml-annual convention will be held in
Calumet next spring.
Men and Religion Movement.
The paper read yesterday morning,
at the opening session of the Lake
Superior Association Of Congrega-
tional Churches and Ministers by
Supt. Eugene LaRowe of the Hancock
schools, is generally accepted as one
OF the first steps toward inaugurating
the Men and Religion Forward move
ment I'm the copper country.
The Congregational church OF Han
cock expects to identify itself with
the work now being carried on in
many of the larger cities in the upper
peninsula. The assistance of the Y.
NJ. c. A. at Calumet has been re-
quested and II is probable a meeting
Of officers of that organization will
be held shortly to take steps.
The plans for this great movement
originated i'm New York In 1910 when
a gathering of fifty men representing
the various religious bodies OF the
world took action toward a united
campaign to bring into the churches
the male population OF the country.
Eight detectives have been outlined
as a nucleus for this great movement.
They are:
Mems Christian organization-To
leave with every church, brotherhood,
Sunday school, and Young Mems
Christian association a worthy and
workable plan Of specialized effort for