Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-19
idaho Conference
. OF CONVERSATIONAL
CHURCHES IS ENDED
Enrolment Said to Be Almost
Largest in History of 0rgani-
cation - Resolutions Are
~ Passed.
FAVOR LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Scriptural Observance Cure for
Capital L abor Conflict,
Meeting Believes-Cleaves
Is Moderator.
FAVOR LEAGUE OF NATIONS

The twenty-fifth annual conference
of the Idaho Congregational churches
and ministers held at Pocatello last
week was notable in that the Fellowship
shown was more marked than at prev
ious sessions, according to conference
officials. All churches of that denomi-
nation in Idaho that have pastors were
represented, with but a single excep-
ton, and most OF the pastorless
churches were represented by special
delegates.
Resolutions favoring the league OF
nations, urging churches to JOIN IN the
movement to Christianize and Ameri-
canize the foreign population and sug-
costing scriptural observance as the
remedy for the capital and labor con-
flict among other matters, were adop-
ted by the conference The resolutions
are to be read in the Congregational
churches of the state.
ENROLMENT LARGE.
Although the conference was held in
the easternmost church in the state,
the enrolment was almost the largest
in the history OF the organization.
A resolution was passed asking that
the national council consider the en-
tire state north and south, as unit,
and the conference directed the moder-
ator to make an earnest appeal TO the
home missionary office in New YORK
that vacant pastorates De hlieu IL poS-
sible.
1t was proposed that the conference
build or purchase a residence for the
state worker for the denomination.
The plan was favorably received put
was laid over until the Every Mem
Der" drive and the Pilgrim Memorial
fund are attended to.
HERE IN DEcEMBER.
A ministers Retreat to be held
in Boise Dec. 1911, at which all the
Congregational ministers in the state
are expected to be present, was plan
ned.
The $4,000 Idaho allotment for the
Pilgrim Memorial fund was accepted
and commissioners were selected 10
carry out the raising of the money.
OFFICERS elected were: Rev. c. H..
Cleaves, Pocatello, moderator; Rev. Z.
III. Christensen, Boise, assistant; Rev.
J. E. lngham, Boise, registrar and
treasurer; Mrs, l.. A. Paddock, Weiser,
president of Women's Missionary
union. The remainder of the officer
personnel is the same as last year.
1920 AT WEISER.
The 1920 meeting will be held in Oc-
tober at Weiser.
Among the resolutions passed were
the following:
ave heartily approve of the great
movement among our cnurcDeS OF All
denominations known as the inter
church world movement and pledge
ourselves to cooperate with our lead
krs to secure IA greater measure or CO.
operation on the part of all the do
nominational bodies in the work of the
Kingdom throughout the world.
FAVOR REORGANIZATION.
1--WE are in fullest sympathy with
every effort that can be made to Chris
tianize those OF foreign races who are
now here or shall come TO our shores,
recognizing that is the prime essential
of true Americanization. That we
urge our churches 10 participate by
study and otherwise in the great work
Of making 100 per cent Americans OF
our foreign population.
We are heartily in favor of league
of nations which shall be stel
towards the realization Of the Kingdom
OF CID upon earth.
WORLD PROHIBITION.
IVA stand with the Anti-Saloor
Leag,e in safeguarding what has beer
alread won and in its program for the
extension of prohibition throughout the
world.l
eearnestIy believe that the onl,
POSSIBLE perma nent solution of the
sharp bnflict between capital and la
Dor and the general industrial unres
Is to befound in the acceptance by al
people d the rule of life laid down b,
our SAVIOUR, viz, to love God with al
the heat and our neighbor as our
selves"