Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1913-11-14
SEMI ANNUAL MEETING
Toledo Congregational Association
Holds Fall Meeting With Wauseon
Church-Many Delegates From To-
ledo Present-Interesting Reports
From National Council.

Of special interest to the mem
bers of the local Congregational
church was the meeting of the To-
ledo Association of Congregational
churches and ministers held with the
Wauseon church last Tuesday. This
association includes sixteen churches,
located in Toledo and vicinity; near
ly all these churches were represent
ed by delegates; there were about
80 present from out of town, ma
jority of them being from Toledo.
Dinner was served by the ladies of
the church at noon and those who re-
manned for the evening session were
entertained at the homes of the
members for supper. Rev. J. W.
Norris, pastor - Sylvania, was the
Moderator and Rev. A. B. Eby, pas
tor of the new Walbridge Park Con-
gregational church, was scribe for
the meeting. The topic for consid-
GRAFTON at this meeting was "Fhe
Village or Community Church" and
the various phases of this topic were
presented by the Reverends John w.
Norris, r. r. Davies, W. c. R. Vim
ton and L. J. Luethi. The evening
session was devoted to hearing re-
ports from the delegates to the re-
cent meeting of the National Coun-
Gil held at Kansas City. The dele
gates, Rev. c. W. Huntington and
Rev. Ernest Bourner Allen, present
ed the action of this central body of
the Congregational churches, chief
among which are. the placing of all
the missionary societies of the
church under the advisory supervis-
ion of commission on missions
chosen by the National Council, which
is composed of delegates chosen by
the various state and local associa-
tions, and a new statement of the
confession of Faith and Polity of the
denomination which embodies the
progressive ideas and conceptions of
the church, according to which it
has been working and teaching for
the past ten years but which have
never before been definitely stated.
We regret that we have not space to
publish the text of this new and con-
else statement of the Faith and Pol
ity of this church in this issue, we
shall endeavor to publish it in our
next issue together with an original
poem given by DR.. Allen in connec-
tion with his address Tuesday even
ing.
The following resolutions were ad-
opted by the association:
"The Toledo Association of Con-
gregational churches, assembled at
Wauseon, Ohio, wishes to record it's
satisfaction at the evidence of an
improved public moral tone as some
what reflected in the recent election
in this and other states.
eve extend to the Anti-Saloon
League now in convention at Column
bus, Ohio, and to all kindred organ
izations our well wishes and unite
with them in their efforts for the
perfect cleansing of the body polite.
"We deplore the troubled conditions
in Mexico and the Balkan peninsula
and unite our prayers and efforts
with those of the growing number
who advocate international peace and
arbitration.
"We appreciate the advance which
the Protestant Episcopal church is
making toward church unity and pray
God will lead US all toward the de-
sired goal.
"We feel that in the death of Rev.
Geo. R. Brown, May 10th, 1913, who
was formerly pastor of various
churches in this association and long
the Registrar of this body, we have
sustained a distinct loss. Although
he was retired from active service