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Dudley
Rev. Frederick D. Thayer
Dunstable
Rev. Augustus M. Rice
Duxbury
Rev. Henry B. Mason
Easthampton, First
Rev. Geo. H. Burrill
Henry D. Brierly
East Longmeadow Edgartown
Rev. Fred. M. Cutler
Mrs. Lillian M. Cutler
Enfield
Rev. Chas. H. Percival
Rev. Clarence F. Swift
Dea. Henry H. Earl
Dea. Thomas Chew
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French Broadway
Rev. Samuel P. Rondeau
Rev. James E. Enman
Fitchburg, Calvinistic
Rev. James Chalmers
Mrs. C. P. Dickinson Frederick H. Lane
Framingham, Plymouth
Rev. L. R. Eastman
Dr. Elles L. Keith
Franklin, First
Rev. John Reid
Dea. Chas. L. Stewart
Rev. Burton S. Gilman Dea. Henry H. Smith
Prof. Henry G. Smith
Rev. Charles M. Crooks
Rev. Robert C. Bell
Greenwich
Rev. David L. Kebbe Dea. Walter H. Glazier
Hadley, First
Rev. Thomas A. Emerson
Hampden
Rev. Charles B. Bliss
Harvard
Rev. J. Sherman Gove
Hatfield
Rev. Robert M. Woods Edwin H. Field
Haverhill, Center Rev. Calvin M. Clark North Rev. J. S. Williamson
Holden . Rev. Thomas E. Babb
Mrs. Thomas E. Babb
Holliston Rev. Geo. A. Andrews
H. M. Rogers
Holyoke, First Rev. Geo. W. Winch Second Rev. Edward A. Reed
Hopkinton
Rev. A. F. Travis
Hudson
Rev. M. A. Bridgman
Prof. H. W. Magoun
John A. Odde, Jr.
Miss Lucy K. Hawes
Mrs. A. H. Armes
M. Daniel Woodbury Henry H. Stickney
Rev. Collins G. Burnham
Rev. H. G. Pillsbury
N. P. Ames Carter
Rev. Wm. W. Jordan
Dea. Joseph McGown
Warren L. Tower Henry L. Rolfe
Cummington West
Rev. Charles H. Wilder
Herbert A. Barlow
Allison C. Smith
Everett, Mystic Side Fall River, Central .
Fowler
South, Grace Rev. Charles H. Daniels Frederick J. Stevens
Gardner
Goshen .
Grafton, Union
Granby
Greenfield, Second
Rev. Charles W. Merriam
William A. Perry
Leonard W. Smith
Dea. Geo. W. Brainard Dea. Edwin W. Chapin Elijah Fitch Matthew Southward
Rollstone
Mrs. E. M. Merriam
Rev. Reuen Thomas
Rev. Alex. P. Bourne
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CHURCHES
MINISTERS DELEGATES
Huntington, 1st, Norwich . Rev. Webster L. Hendrick
Hyde Park
Rev. Henry N. Hoyt Prof. William A. Mowry
Ipswich, First
Rev. Edward Constant
Lawrence, Trinity
Rev. Fred. H. Page
Leicester
Rev. J. B. Thrall
William J. Prince Charles A. Denny Rev. Edward C. Sedgwick
Leominster
Rev. Lawrence Phelps
Rev. Joel D. Miller
North
Rev. Albert F. Newton Mrs. Carrie L. Wood
Lexington Lincoln
Rev. Henry L. Bailey
Rev. Edwin R. Smith
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Kirk Street
Rev. George E. Martin Dea. S. H. Thompson
Henry D. Carver
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Central . North
Rev. Arthur J. Covell Mrs. Arthur J. Covell Edward Gay
Manchester
Rev. C. Arthur Lincoln
Mansfield Rev. Wm. M. Macnair Dea. Charles L. Carey Marblehead Rev. Nicholas Van der Pyl
Marshfield Hills
Rev. Charles P. Holbrook
Dea. Daniel N. Wilcox
Medford, Mystic West Medway, 2d, West
Rev. Burt L. Yorke
Mrs. Lydia S. Thayer
Melrose " Village .
Rev. Thomas Sims Rev. Henry Hyde
Dea. John Buffum Fred A. Houdlette
Merrimac
Dea. B. Frank Sargent
Middleboro, Central
Henry W. Sears
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Milton Monson
Rev. Nathanael M. Pratt
Dea. C. H. Rice
Nahant
Rev. Arthur S. Burrill Rev. Morris H. Turk Rev. Albert A. Felch
Dea. John R. Adams
New Braintree
Dea. George K. Tufts
Newbury, Byfield
Rev. Herbert E. Lombard
Rev. George P. Merrill
Dea. Frank A. Thurlow
Rev. Edward M. Noyes William H. Cobb
Everett E. Kent Rev. Samuel W. Dike
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North
Rev. Henry C. Oxnard
Mrs. James Galway
Thomas K. McAllister
Charles H. Newhall D. J. Barber J. Eddy Chace
Northboro
Northbridge, Whitinsville
Rev. John R. Thurston
North Brookfield
Rev. Samuel B. Cooper
North Reading
Rev. John H. Hoffman
Orleans
Rev. Howard A. Morton
Rev. C. M. Carpenter Dea. John E. Kimball
Palmer, Second
Rev. Frank S. Brewer Dea. Chas. W. Bennett Rev. Charles Olmstead .
Paxton " Three Rivers
Rev. George H. Pratt Charles F. Flint
Pepperell Rev. Albert H. Wheelock Phillipston Dea. Lyman B. Smith
Rev. Charles F. Carter
Nathan S. Fiske Charles P. Tabor
Longmeadow
Lowell, Pawtucket Eliot
Rev. E. Victor Bigelow Asa C. Russell
Ludlow, Center Lynn, First
Rev. George W. Owen Rev. Charles F. Weeden
Malden, First
Rev. R. W. Drawbridge Mrs. R. W. Drawbridge
Highlands
Millbury Second
Rev. Geo. A. Putnam Rev. Grove F. Ekins
Dea. H. W. Davidson
Dea. Chas. F. Holman Dea. John A. Tucker
Montague, Turners Falls
Natick South
Newburyport, Prospect St. Belleville. . Rev. Richard Wright
Newton, First, Center Eliot .
Auburndale
" Newtonville Highlands Rev. George T. Smart Rev. T. E. Busfield
North Adams N. Attleboro, Oldtown Trinity Rev. Allen A. Brondson Rev. Albert D. Smith Rev. Henry V. Emmons
Oxford
Lenox
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CHURCHES
MINISTERS DELEGATES
Pittsfield, First
Pilgrim Mem'l
. Rev. James E. Gregg
Plymouth, Manomet
Pilgrimage
Rev. Wm. W. Dornan
Rev. T. D. McLean
Chiltonville
Rev. William W. Dornan
Princeton Rev. Charles E. Reeves Dea. N. S. Howard
Quincy, Bethany
Rev. Edwin N. Hardy
Randolph
Rev. John L. Sewall
Reading
Rev. F. S. Hunnewell Frank W. B. Pratt
Rehoboth
Rev. Chas. B. Wathen
Dea. F. A. Bliss
Revere, First
Rev. John W. Horner
Rochester, E., W. Wareham Rockport, First
Rev. Israel Ainsworth
Pigeon Cove
Rev. Edward P. Kelly
Rutland
Rev. James A. Solandt
Salem, Tabernacle
Rev. De Witt S. Clark
Saugus, Cliftondale
Rev. N. McKinnon Mrs. F. E. Hulen
Scituate, Center
Rev. Frederick B. Noyes
Rev. Almon J. Dyer
Mrs. A. J. Dyer
Shelburne
Rev. John A. Goodrich
Dea. D. W. Bemis
Somerville, West Rev. Edward E. Braithwaite
Prospect Hill : Rev. Richard G. Woodbridge
Southboro Southville
Rev. Martin F. Mevis Dea. A. C. Eastman
Rev. Martin F. Mevis
Dea. F. Chickering
Southbridge
Rev. George A. Gordon Herbert R. Beecher
South Hadley Falls
Rev. Jesse G. Nichols
John E. Lyman
Spencer
Rev. Edwin G. Zellars
Springfield, First
Olivet Rev. R. S. Underwood Charles H. Barrows
South
Rev. Philip S. Moxom
North
Rev. Newton M. Hall
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French
Rev. Charles L. Charron
Dea. Nelson Lombard
Rev. John L. Kilbon
Dea. James H. Barton
Rev. D. Butler Pratt
Mrs. D. B. Pratt
Stoneham
Rev. B. A. Dumm
Rev. Aaron B. Peffers
Sudbury, South
Rev. Elbridge C. Whiting
Swampscott
Rev. Geo. H. Johnson
Rev. Geo. A. Jackson
Taunton, Union
Rev. George H. Johnson
Rev. Richard Peters
Charles T. Haynes
Upton
Rev. E. W. Eldridge
Appleton P. Williams
Uxbridge
Rev. Alexander Wiswall
Walpole
Rev. Hugh MacCullum
Ware, East
Dr. W. O. Barrett
Wareham
Rev. C. Groezinger
John M. Freeman, Jr.
Wayland Rev. Lawrence Perry
Webster
Rev. Andrew Campbell
Rev. Charles S. Brooks
Westboro
Rev. John J. Walker
Arthur A. Winsor
West Boylston Rev. John E. Dodge
Mrs. Waldo B. Howe
Westfield, First
Rev. John H. Lockwood Second Rev. Wm. C. Gordon Miss Henrietta L. Gay J. Harvey Miller
Westminster
West Stockbridge, Center . Rev. Walter W. Curtis
Noah Sagendorph Dea. Charles A. Gleason
Rev. Samuel H. Lee
Henry N. Penfield
Ind. Orchard .
Rev. Wilford E. Mann
Hope
Rev. Samuel H. Woodrow
Emmanuel
Park.
Faith
Rev. Thomas Bickford George E. Bird
Stoughton
Sunderland
Dea. A. Fayette Warner
Templeton, Baldwinville Townsend
Wellesley Hills
Rev. Parris T. Farwell
Rev. Daniel E. Adams
Royalston
Rev. Francis J. Fairbanks
Sharon .
Shrewsbury Rev. A. H. Sedgwick
Rev. Frank E. Butler
Rev. John A. Pogue
Dea. Wm. G. Harding
Rev. Thomas M. Davies
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CHURCHES
MINISTERS DELEGATES
West Stockbridge, Village West Tisbury
Rev. Walter W. Curtis Rev. Haig Adadourian
Weymouth, Old South, South .
Rev. Henry C. Alvord Miss F. Adelaide Dyer
Weymouth & Braintree,
East B.
Rev. R. H. Cochrane Mrs. C. Edward Mayo Rev. Martin S. Howard
Wilbraham North
Rev. Charles H. Gates
Williamstown, White Oaks Rev. Charles M. Bryant Winchendon, First North
Rev. Gustavus W. Jones
Winchester Rev. D. A. Newton
Woburn, North
Rev. George H. Tilton
Rev. John H. Mathews Dea. H. H. Merriam
Worcester, First Central " Memorial
Swedish First
Rev. Oscar F. Norsen
Pilgrim
Rev. Clifton H. Mix
George A. Blake
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Họpe
Rev. Inman L. Willcox Miss Ida R. Giddings John Ward
Lake View Rev. Albert V. House
Bethany Rev. Albert G. Todd
John G. Murdock
Armenian Rev. Garabed M. Manavian
Mrs. John Odette
Adams Sq.
Rev. Percy H. Epler
Dea. Albert L. Sargent
DELEGATES FROM THE CONFERENCES
Andover Mr. William Shaw, of Ballardvale.
Brookfield
Rev. Sylvanus Haywood, of Globe Village.
Hampden
Rev. Charles H. Gates, of Wilbrahanı.
Mendon
Rev. Webster Woodbury, of South Framingham.
Old Colony
Rev. Frank A. Fuller, of South Dartmouth.
Pilgrim Rev. Henry B. Mason, of Duxbury.
Suffolk, North Dea. Charles H. Shute, of Cambridge.
Suffolk, South Rev. Samuel L. Loomis, of Boston.
Suffolk, West Rev. Jay T. Stocking, of Newtonville.
Worcester, Central Rev. George S. Dodge, of Boylston.
Worcester, North
Mr. W. H. Brock, of Athol.
Worcester, South
Mr. George K. Nichols, of Grafton.
DELEGATES FROM THE ASSOCIATIONS
Berkshire, South Rev. Walter W. Curtis, of West Stockbridge.
Brookfield
Rev. Benson M. Frink, of West Brookfield.
Middlesex, South
Rev. James B. King, of Hopkinton.
Norfolk
Rev. Edward Norton, of Quincy.
Suffolk, South
Rev. Benjamin F. Hamilton, of Roxbury.
Suffolk, West Rev. George T. Smart, of Newton Highlands.
Woburn Rev. William J. Batt, of Concord.
Worcester, Central
Rev. Eldridge Mix, of Worcester.
MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION, ex-officiis
Rev. Edward M. Noyes, Newton Moderator James Logan, Worcester
Vice-Moderator
Rev. Collins G. Burnham, Chicopee Secretary
Rev. Francis J. Marsh, Leominster Registrar
Rev. Almon J. Dyer, Sharon
Assistant Registrar
Rev. A. H. Hitchcock
Fred J. Willis
Rev. O. J. Billings
Miss Clara Warren
Park .
Immanuel Swedish, Second Rev. Ludwig Akeson
Mrs. Sarah I. Hall Harrison Parker
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TUESDAY.
OPENING SESSION.
The Association was called to order at 2.35 o'clock P.M., by the moderator, Rev. E. M. Noyes, of Newton. The hymn, " The Church's one Foundation," was sung, and prayer was offered by the moderator.
PROGRAM ADOPTED.
By vote of the Association the program of the Provisional Committee was made the order of the session.
COMMITTEES.
The following committees were then appointed by the moderator:
On Nominations. - Rev. W. W. Jordan, Clinton; Rev. E. V. Bigelow, Lowell: Rev. J. I .. Kilbon, Springfield; Rev. J. S. Voorhees, Adams; E. S. Hathaway, Hyde Park.
On Credentials. -- Rev. G. W. Andrews, Dalton; Rev. J. S. Williamson, Haverhill; Timothy Smith, Roxbury; William Shaw, Ballardvale.
On Business. - Rev. Charles F. Carter, Lexington; Rev. G. P. Merrill, Newburyport; Rev. F. H. Page, Lawrence; Deacon S. M. Holton, Fal- mouth; H. A. Boynton, Newtonville.
On Budget. - Rev. F. S. Hunnewell, Reading; A. C. Russell, Lowell; C. A. Gleason, Springfield.
ADDRESS OF WELCOME.
The address of welcome was delivered by Rev. A. W. Hitch- cock, pastor of the entertaining church, and response was made by the moderator.
REPORTS.
The report of the secretary, Rev. C. G. Burnham, of Chicopee, was read and accepted.
F. P. Shumway, of Melrose, read the report of the treasurer, H. P. Emerson, of Boston, and the report was accepted.
The auditors' report was also presented by Mr. Shumway, accepted, and its recommendations referred to the Business Committee.
Rev. Reuen Thomas, of Brookline, by vote of the Association, read the report of the Committee on Federation of Churches, which report had been set for 10 o'clock, Thursday morning.
The report of the Committee on the Work of the Churches was presented by the chairman, Rev. C. F. Weeden, of Lynn, and accepted.
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The moderator spoke briefly of a method adopted by his church in the admission of new members.
On recommendation of the Business Committee, Rev. E. T. Root, secretary of the Massachusetts Federation of Churches, was invited to address the Association for five minutes on the report presented by Rev. Mr. Thomas.
BUSINESS.
On recommendation of the Business Committee, it was
*Voted, That the auditors' recommendation concerning the time of report- ing the assessments to the conferences be referred to the Budget Committee.
Voted, That the recommendation of the Auditing Committee concerning reports to the treasurer of expenses of committees be adopted.
Voted, That the auditors' recommendation concerning financial stand- ing of the conferences with the Association be adopted.
Voted, That a resolution concerning a recommendation of the Advisory Committee of the six national missionary societies be made the first order of the day, for 9 o'clock Wednesday morning.
REPORTS CONTINUED.
Rev. C. H. Daniels presented the report of the Committee on Missionary and Evangelistic Work. This report was accepted and its recommendations referred to the Business Committee.
The report of the Committee on Gambling was presented, and on request of its chairman, Rev. P. W. Lyman, of Fall River, Rev. Thomas Chalmers, of Manchester, N. H., was made corresponding member of the Association, and given time to speak on the work recently done in that state against race-track gambling.
The committee's report was accepted and referred to the Business Committee.
The Committee on Labor Organizations reported through its chairman, Rev. P. T. Farwell, of Wellesley Hills, who supple- mented the printed report.
This report was accepted and referred to the Business Committee.
On motion of Rev. F. W. Merrick, of West Roxbury, the question of changing the name of the Committee on Labor Organizations was referred to the Business Committee.
The Committee on Temperance reported through its chair- man, Rev. William M. Macnair, of Mansfield, who supple-
* For auditors' recommendations see p. 29.
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mented the printed report. The discussion was continued by Hon. Frederick Fosdick, of Fitchburg, who was voted the privileges of the floor, and by Rev. C. E. Beals, of Cambridge.
The report was accepted and referred to the Business Committee.
The time assigned by the program to the hearing of reports having expired, on recommendation by the Business Committee, it was extended, and the report of the Committee on Delegated Representation was presented by its chairman, Rev. N. Van der Pyl, of Marblehead, accepted and referred to the Committee on Readjustment of Polity.
BUSINESS.
A resolution presented by H. S. Conant, of Boston, con- cerning proportionate financial support of the work of the Massachusetts Federation of Churches was referred to the Budget Committee.
NOMINATIONS.
The following report of the Nominating Committee was adopted :
For Deacons to Serve at the Evening Communion Service. - D. M. Wheeler, J. C. Berry, James Logan, C. W. Hobbs, George Sieurin, J. C. Woodbury, L. P. Goddard, Frank Colgrove.
Nominations for Officers.
For Candidates for Officers and Executive Committee of the Association. -- Moderator, C. N. Prouty, of Spencer; Vice-Moderator, Rev. S. C. Bushnell, of Arlington; Registrar, Rev. F. J. Marsh, of Leominster; Assistant Registrar, Rev. A. J. Dyer, of Sharon; Executive Committee, Rev. C. L. Noyes, Somerville, Rev. W. C. Rhoades, Roxbury, H. R. Gibbs, Newtonville.
The recommendation of the Business Committee that the first resolution of the Committee on Labor Organizations be adopted was approved.
Voted, To adjourn at 5.40 o'clock.
Pres. G. Stanley Hall, of Clark University, was given ten minutes in which to speak on the relation of the United States to the Congo Free States. Rev. P. S. Moxom, of Springfield, presented resolutions on the Congo question to be sent to Secretary Root and President Roosevelt, and these resolutions
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were laid on the table to be taken up for fuller discussion at the business session of Wednesday morning.
The hymn, " Crown Him with many crowns," was sung, prayer was offered by Rev. P. S. Moxom, and the Association took a recess until 7.30 o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
The Association reassembled at 7.30 o'clock with the modera- tor in the chair.
The scriptures were read by Rev. G. Andrew Gordon, of Southbridge, and praver was offered by Rev. G. H. Johnson, of Swampscott. The hymn, " I love thy kingdom, Lord," was sung.
SERMON.
The annual sermon was preached by Rev. John H. Lock- wood, of Westfield, from the text, " For we are God's fellow- workers," 1 Cor. 3: 9.
Rev. C. B. Rice made a statement concerning the work of the Massachusetts Board of Ministerial Aid, and an offering of $67.80 was made for that object.
The Lord's Supper was administered by Rev. Nicholas Van der Pyl, of Marblehead, and Rev. G. E. Martin. of Lowell.
The hymn, " Break thou the bread of life," was sung, and the benediction was pronounced by Rev. Mr. Van der Pyl.
The Association voted to take a recess until S.45 o'clock Wednesday morning.
WEDNESDAY.
MORNING SESSION.
At 8.45 o'clock, Wednesday morning. the devotional services of the Association were led by Rev. A. G. Sedgwick, of Shrews- bury.
At 9 o'clock the Association was called to order by the moderator, and the records of the previous sessions were read and accepted.
President S. B. Capen, of the American Board, presented the following resolution, it having been made the order of the day :
Whereas, The Advisory Committee of the six missionary societies in its recent conference at Hartford, with officers of these societies, have ascer- tained that in order to properly support their missionary work there is needed annually a gross sum of two million dollars over and above the receipts from legacies, interest on funds, tuition, and other sources of income, and
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Whereas, It is believed that through the state associations it is possible to divide this amount in some fair and equitable proportion among the states, so that the full amount may be speedily realized, therefore
Resolved, That we approve this general purpose of the Advisory Com- mittees and that this Association appoint two committees of seven members each, one on the work of missions abroad and the other on missions at home, to whom this matter may be committed, with authority to consider the plans of the Advisory Committee when more completely formulated, and to take such action concerning them in the way of recommendations to the churches as in their judgment may seem expedient.
This resolution was adopted after being amended so as to provide for one committee of five members.
BUSINESS.
On recommendation of the Business Committee the following business was transacted :
Voted, That the committee called for in the previous resolution (Mr. Capen's) be made the regular Committee on Missionary Work.
Voted, That a separate evangelistie committee of five be appointed, whose object shall be to assist the churches in promoting evangelistic work, and that it work in consultation with the Board of Pastoral Supply.
Voted, That the name of the Committee on Labor Organizations be changed to The Industrial Committee, and that it shall also act as aux- iliary to the committee of the National Council of the same name.
Voted, That the members of our churches be recommended to communi- cate with their national representatives urging the creation of a Children's Bureau for the national investigation of conditions of child labor.
Voted, That this body is opposed to any changes in existing laws which shall extend the hours during which liquor may be legally sold in hotels or saloons.
Voted, That this Association hereby authorizes its Committee on Tem- perance to appear before any committee or committees of the General Court and advocate measures.
Voted, That the Association declare anew its utter condemnation of playing for stakes, in every form, not excluding the raffle at church fairs.
Voted, That the Association express its deepest sympathy with our New Hampshire brethren in their fight against race-track gambling. Recog- nizing in the location of the Salem track, on our borders, an evil which is our own to fight, we tender to our brethren of New Hampshire such aid as we can render.
Voted, That we instruct our Committee on Gambling to join with similar committees of other parties in watching race-tracks within our own state, and to notify local authorities, having jurisdiction, of our determination to appeal to the Governor of the Commonwealth, unless they themselves enforce the laws against pool selling and book making on race-tracks.
Voted, To appoint a committee of three to communicate with the New York Association of Congregational Churches now in session.
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COMMITTEES.
On motion of the Nominating Committee, the following committees were elected :
On Work of the Churches. - Rev. R. De Witt Mallary, Housatonic; Rev. Edward C. Hayes, Montague; Rev. Theodore E. Bushfield, North Adams; Milton E. Daniels, Northampton; William Knowles Cooper, Springfield.
Publication Committee. - Rev. Collins G. Burnham, Chicopee; Rev. Francis J. Marsh, Leominster; Rev. Claude A. Butterfield, Ludlow; John E. Stewart, Springfield; Edward N. White, Holyoke.
Industrial Committee. - Rev. Clark Carter, Lawrence; Rev. William A. Knight, Brighton; Rev. Samuel Lane Loomis, Boston; Bayard E. Harrison, Malden; John H. Field, Brockton.
On Temperance. - Rev. Andrew B. Chalmers, Worcester; Rev. William O. Conrad, Fitchburg; Rev. Clifton H. Mix, Worcester; Rev. Franke A. Warfield, Milford; William R. Bigelow, Natick.
BUSINESS.
Voted, That in the absence of Professor Platner, President C. O. Day, of Andover Theological Seminary, open the discussion on the report of the Committee on Readjustment of Polity.
Voted, That the time given to the report of Committee on Readjustment of Polity and its discussion be extended to 11 o'clock.
Voted, That the presentation of the Congo resolution be set for 11 o'clock.
Rev. C. M. Clark, of Haverhill, presented the report of the Committee on Readjustment of Polity, which report was accepted and referred to the Business Committee. Discussion was opened by President C. O. Day, of Andover Theological Seminary.
Voted, To limit the speakers in general discussion to five minutes.
Voted, To reconsider the motion whereby the time of discussion was extended to 11 o'clock, and to hear the report of the Committee on the Incorporation of the General Association by Mr. D. C. Brewer, of Boston.
This report was read by the Secretary, accepted and the com- mittee discharged, after which the report was referred to the Business Committee.
PETITION TO THE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY OF STATE.
The following petition relating to the Congo atrocities was read and unanimously adopted and ordered to be presented to the President and to the Secretary of State:
The Massachusetts General Association of Congregational Churches, in convention at Worcester, May 15 to 17, 1906, remembering the predomi-
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nant weight of moral influence the United States exerted in the formation of the Independent State of the Congo, recognizing also the peculiar political safety of our position as a power not signatory in that act, re- spectfully petitions that the same influence be exercised at once and vigorously, in order that the present systematic slavery, with the accom- panying cruelties and massacres, in the Congo region may be quickly abolished.
ADDRESSES.
Voted, To hear the addresses of Rev. A. F. Pierce, of Brockton, and Rev. C. F. Carter, of Lexington, on the Dayton Council and Denominational Federation.
These addresses were given, and at the close of Rev. Mr. Carter's address, the hymn, " For all the saints that from their labors rest," was sung.
RESOLUTION ON POLITY.
On recommendation of the Business Committee the follow- ing resolution, presented by the Committee on Polity, was assigned for discussion after the meeting of the Massachusetts Home Missionary Society, in the afternoon:
Resolved, That, in view of the present great diversity of judgment and plan, this whole matter of polity, inclusive of the subject of delegated representation, be committed to a committee of nine, representative of this Association; and that they be instructed to correspond with the individual churches, as well as the conferences, on one hand, and on the other, with the Committee on Polity of our National Council, and the Committee on Polity, appointed at Dayton by the Council of last February; and report at the annual meeting of 1907.
The following resolution was presented for immediate dis- cussion:
Resolved, That the Massachusetts State Association rejoices that the Dayton Council has inaugurated movements toward the unity of the Methodist Protestants, the United Brethren, and the Congregationalists.
F This resolution was discussed by Revs. Moxom, Hitchcock, Ainsworth, Enman, and Hayward. It was then laid on the table.
GREETINGS.
On motion of the Nomination Committee, the committee to extend greetings to the New York Association was elected as follows: Rev. A. E. Cross, of Boston; Rev. Thomas Sims, of Melrose; C. A. Denny, of Leicester.
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The Association then took a recess until after the meeting of the Massachusetts Home Missionary Society, in the afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Association was called to order at 5.10 o'clock P.M., Vice-Moderator James Logan, of Worcester, in the chair.
The recommendation of the Committee on Polity which was assigned to this hour was presented and adopted, thus consti- tuting a committee of nine on polity.
INSTRUCTIONS TO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. On recommendation of the Business Committee, it was
Voted, That the Executive Committee of this Association be instructed to consider the report of the special committee on the incorporation of the Association and be empowered to prepare a plan by which the advantages of incorporation may be secured through a board of trustees, as suggested by the report of the special committee; and to report at the next meeting of the Association.
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