The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-14
CONGREGATTONAL MINISTER'S SCORE PRESENT METHOD OF
 SELECTING COMMISSIONERS
WANT A LORDS DAY ACT
One Day of Seven To Be Rest Day Also To Seek Law To Prevent
 Nasty Marriage.

O1 POl1uCS ana SOCl0ly III IIlSs State, their protest against the n1esth- cd of choosing the commissioners. urg- ing some means other than the pres ent legislative caucus system.
 Radical among the other resolutions passed by the body was the favoring of legislation giving the Governor pow er of removal from office for reason able cause after due hearing, any exc cutive officer. not chosen by popular vote including prosecuting officers
 Newton, of this city, was in favor of putting xthe conference on record as favoring the appointment by the Governor of officers, including deputy sheriffs also, to the incumhencieS
 made vacant by removal, but this was voted down by the convention:
 the denomination was instructed to
 work for such legislation as favored.
 Attitude on Sabbath.
 Following sharp fighting among the
 delegates as to. the wisdom Of prohib1-z
 tion of amateur sports on Sunday the conference passed a resolution in facor of laws protecting Sunday as
 day of worship and freedom from commercial business, but against laws that would seek to enforce religious observance Of Sunday or dictate the amateur recreations of the people that day.
 Further along the line of Sunday observance the conference urged such legislation as will guarantee to every person unQSr employment III uElS State, one day of rest in every seven and urges that far as possible the day so guaranteed shall be Sunday. The conference asks that statutes be changed so as to make it clear that games, sports and entertainments that are professional Or designed for com
 mercial gain be prohibited by law It asks that employers conform as far as possible to the Saturday half
 holiday.
 It supports the further limitation of f<,y-< of
 tion, and the establishment of a farm colony for drunkards.
 Is asks for the repeal of the law per- uniting the issue in no-Hcense towns of summer hotel licenses on a. major ity petition circulated without the safeguards of the secret ballot. To Avert Hasty Marriages. As significant of the place the di- | vorce and marriage question is play ing not only in civic but religious cir cIes and as tending toward legislative action on the same, was the resolu- tion asking the social service commit tee of the body to procure iegisiation to prevent nasty marriage and to pre- sent this subject in the fn-coming leg iS1ature.
 A new conmittee Of the conference. the rural committee, to investigate rural conditions and encourage CO., operation in social and religious work was instituted with nine members, one at-large. and one from each county of
 the State. The personnel of this conn
 mittee is as follows: Rev. A. Sumner
 Milford; Rev. William F English
 East WindDarn; Rev. Clarence H. Perry, Lftchheld; Rev. Fred M Hollis fer North Stonington; Rev. Elliott O..
 Plumb. Windham: Rev. Arthur E. Wrrstenburg, Middlebury, and Rev. l William Wittler. Brookheld
 Changes In Doctrine. The meeting was considerably pro-
 longed past the hour of adjourn
 ment by discussion relative to the ac- ceptance of the report of the com tional council, radical changes in doc Urine, policy and administration. The argument resolved itself into a fight of old Congregationalisn, represented by Judge John H. Perry of South port, chiefly against new Congrega-
 tionaIism, supported by Professor WilliStOn Walker and Rev. Rockwell H. Potter.
 Dr. Potter explained the four mai or changes in the constitution of the Congregational church, namely the meeting of the churches bfennially, l instead of triennia1ly; the election of delegates to the National council to election of the moderator of the council at the conclusion of the ses- sion preceding that at which he pre- ! sides. securing continuity of service, and fourthy, the continuance in office of the nominating committee as 1 permanent body, instead of electing | IL dL t1i0 Op0nlAS SCSSlOn O1 IIiG COun- | ci1.
 Rev. wilIiston Walker explained the other major change contemp1aI- ed, that of placing the present board ! of missions under a home board Of | missions, which should be composed l of the present National council and sions, this board to have authority over the seven or more mission
 boards now in this country, in short, | a policy of consolidation. After
 
 demnation of the report, it was voted that the moderator appoint a com l digest of the councils report, and present to the entire body the yea and nay vote of the committee. This committee was named as follows: Dr. | Potter, pr. Carter, Dr. eGOodenough, | pr. Turner and Judge Colt.
 I Committees And Delegates. l The following committees and deIe- l gates were elected:
 1 Delegates to National council-Gov ! Simeon F. Baldwin, Rev. Charles R. l Brown, Judge Epaphroditus Peck, i ford; Rev. Oscar E. Maurer, New 1 Haven; Judge J. H. Perry, Southport; l William M. Parsons, New Haven; Rev. l Charles A. Dinsmore, Waterbury. Al Hartford; Rev. Edward c. Worcester, l Norwich; Hon J. H. Light, South
 dam: Rev. Clarence H. Barber, Dan
 ielson; H. H. Bridgeman, Norfolk; l William H. Catlin. Meriden; Rev. Will | liam s. Beard, Willimantic. Committee on social service-Win- slow Russell, Hartford; Stanley w. Edwards, Granby; Rev. Gerald H. | Maurer, New Haven; Rev. Benjamin | W. Bacon. New Haven; Frederick 6. P1att, New Britain; Rev. Charles E.. Carter, Hartford; Rev. Ernest L. l Wismer, Bristol; Henry S. Wooley, South Norwalk; Rev. Thomas B. Powell, Meriden; Henry H. Spooner, I Kensington; E. Allan Moore New | Britain; Hon. Frank B. Weeks. Mid dletown; Jervis W. Ripley, Glaston- | bury; Rev. John Hotchkiss, Litchfield: : 1 Rev Charles H. Rickets, Norwich; i; Professor William B. Bailey, New Ha-