New Britain herald., 1915-10-23
LOS ANGELES FOR
 NATIONAL COUNCIL
Meeting of CongregationaliSts in 1917 to Be Held in California
ILLINOIS WANTED EVENT
Plans for Adjustment of Home Mis- sionary and Education Boards Dis- crIssed at Closing Session of Coun- oil in New Haven.

New Haven Oct 23.-Los Angeles was chosen as the place of meeting Of the National Council of Congrega- tional churches in 1917 after con- test between the delegations from H. linois and California which kept the council in a gale of laughter by req son of the repartee of those who were explaining the allurements of Chicago and Los Angeles respectively. until the vote was ordered. The se- lection was 255 to 195 in favor of the city described as one of Roses and Angels
 Most of the councils time was taken up in discussion of plans for adjustment of home missionary and religious education boards as recom- mended by the commission on .mis- sions of which President H. C. King of Oberlin college is chairmen. In short, the adjustment proposes to con- solidate subsidiary bodies which arc carrying on home mission work ex- cept among the negroes of the south, those which build churches. issue Sunday school courses, and through publications give religious instruc- tion or training. The aim is to secure administrative efficiency, and co-or- dfnation of effort. The proposal IS to group certain societies, incorpor- ate the new body so that it may hold property and trust funds, and adept general policies and eliminate waste in effort which now comes because some societies work along almost par allel lines. The changes proposed are to be gradually made. The coun- cil before arising adopted all the recommendations.
 The council by lack of a two-thirds vote failed to adopt a proposed con stitutional amendment relating to in- troduction of business, although the vote for it was 97 to 93. The council recessed to Monday.
 Three Parts to Program.
 There were three parts to the pro- gram of that of the council the af- ternoon given over to recreation, and the dinner of the laymen in Memorial hall at Yale tonight. The Yale foot ball association provided two thou sand tickets for delegates who desr- ed to see the Washington and Jeffer- son-Yale game, while Boy Scouts were guides and citizens offered their autom obiles to those who went sigh seeing. Scores of clergymen left town
 
 The church program for tomorrow promised another 'every one at church. Sunday as thirty-nine pull pits are to be filled by visiting pastors. the Rev. c. F. Aked occupying that of Rev. Dr. w. L. Phillips, retiring pres ident of the Home Missionary society.
 Communion Service.
 Early tomorrow a communion ser vice will be held in Center church, with Rev. J. K. Green of Constanti- nople and Rev. T. O. Douglas of Grin nell, Iowa, officiating. This service will be earlier than church service else where and it is thought it will be the most impressive service ever held by the Congregational denomination hereabouts. The preacher at the council service in the afternoon will be Rev. O. s. Davis of Chicago.
 An impressive moment came last evening during the general meeting in woolsey hall at which Rev. c. F. Aked of San Francisco spoke on An International Conscience" and Rev. George A. Gordon of Boston on "Our Conflict and Our Resources MT. Aked had made a plea for an international court to settle disputes which could not be solved by diplomacy and he had declared that the lack of an interna- tional conscience was due to callous- ness to the slaughter of men in Flu rope; to the superstition of a patriot ism which is summed up in the belief that ones country can do no wrong: and to a slavery which comes from militarism, when Dr. Gordon who fol- lowed him said: ''I have five nephews at the front and thirty-five cousins, and not a man of them has in the phil osophy of his sacrifice the idea in the noble but inadequate presentation of my illustrious predecessor" He con- tinued. There are things which can be consercod only by dying for them that is the central thought of the religion of Jesus Christ" Dr. Gordon then made his address. As the hall was filled to overflowing and pr. Gordon's voice was softened by emotion the force of his comment was not heard by all
 Commission on Missions.
 The council upon being called to order today by Moderator Beardsley, received from President Fl. c. King of Oberlin College, the report of the commission on missions.
 The parish workers who had their meeting yesterday, today formed the Congregational League of Church As sistants with Miss Agnes M. Taylor of the Chicago Training School. as pres ident, Miss Nichols, secretary to Dr. Herring as secretary treasurer. and an advisory board consisting of pr. Her ring, Mrs. Herring, Mrs. B. w Fur man of Chicago, Mrs. H. H. Hart of