The National Council Of Congregational Churches Of The United States Classic Reprint

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ISBN 13 : 9781332157631
Total Pages : 252 pages
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Download or read book Minutes of the National Council of the Congregational Churches of the United States written by UNKNOWN. AUTHOR and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Minutes of the National Council of the Congregational Churches of the United States: At the Fourth Session, Held in St. Louis, Missouri, November 11-15, 1880 The National Council of the Congregational Churches of the United States convened, for its fourth session, in Pilgrim Church, in St. Louis. Mo., at 10.30 a. m., Thursday. November 11. 1880, and was called to order by Dea. Amos C. Barstow, of Rhode Island, chairman of the provisional committee, acting as temporary moderator, who made a brief address. Tellers. Rev. John G. Davenport, of Connecticut; Rev. Charles H. Rissell, of Iowa; Rev. S. V. S. Fisher, of Wisconsin; Rev. Winfield S. Hawkes, of Massachusetts; Rev. E. Frank Howe, of Massachusetts; and Dea. Edward I. Thomas, of Massachusetts, were appointed tellers. Organization. The credentials of delegates were collected, and their names were read by the secretary. It was voted. That, in the opinion of the Council, honorary members are not eligible to the office of moderator. From nominations without remark, Rev. Henry M. Dexter, p. d., of Massachusetts, was chosen moderator, and was conducted to the chair by Rev. Samuel Wolcott, d. d., of Ohio, and Rev. Henry M. Storrs. d. d., of New York; Rev. Jnlian M. Sturtevant, Jr., D. D., of Iowa, and Rev. John D. Smith, of Alabama, were chosen assistant moderators; and Rev. Jesse L. Fonda, of Minnesota, and Rev. Warren F. Day, of Michigan, were chosen assistant registrars. Committees. The following committees, named by the moderator, were appointed: - On credentials. - Rev. Malcolm McG. Dana, D. D., of Minnesota; Rev. Henry S. DcForest, of Alabama; Rev. Winfield S. Hawke s. of Massachusetts; Rev. George W. Nelson, of Wisconsin; Rev. R. Davenport Parker, of Kansas; Rev. Clarence S. Sargent, of Maine; John Meyer, of Iowa. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.