MINUTES.

THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHES of the United STATES convened, for its ninth session, in Plymouth church, Syracuse, N. Y., at 10 A. M., Wednesday, Oct. 9, 1895, and was called to order by Rev. Alonzo H. Quint, of Massachusetts, moderator of 1892.

Devotion.

The hymn," I love thy kingdom, Lord," was sung; Rev. Joel S. Ives, of Connecticut, read Philippians ii.; Rev. Leonard F. Parker, of Iowa, offered prayer, and the hymn, "My faith looks up to thee," was sung; and the Council joined in the Lord's Prayer, led by Rev. Edward N. Packard, pastor of Plymouth church.

Tellers.

The moderator appointed the following tellers:

Rev. Edward H. Stickney, of North Dakota; S. H. Warren, of Vermont; Rev. Charles A. Jones, of Pennsylvania; Rev. Charles H. Pope, of Maine; Rev. Robert M. Woods, of Massachusetts, and Rev. Caleb C. Collins, of North Carolina.

The roll.

From credentials gathered, the secretary read the roll in part, which when completed was as follows:

Arkansas Valley Association. Rev. James B. Gregg.

Denver Association.· · Rev. Charles Caverno.

CONNECTICUT.

GENERAL CONFERENCE. Rev. Theodore T. Munger, Rev. Joel S. Ives, Rev. Asher Anderson, Nelson B. Mead.

Central Conference. Rev. James W. Cooper.

Fairfield East Consociation. - Rev. Charles R. Palmer, Rev. Albert F. Pierce.

Fairfield Southwest Conference. - Rev. Russell T. Hall.

Fairfield West Consociation. - Rev. William H. Holman.

Hartford Conference. · Rev. Charles M. Lamson, Rev. Roscoe Nelson.

Hartford East Conference. J. W. Johnson.

Litchfield Northeast Conference. — Deacon George M. Carrington. Litchfield Northwest Conference. Rev. John Pierpont.

Litchfield South Consociation. - Rev. Frank A. Johnson.

Middlesex Conference. — Rev. Azel W. Hazen, Rev. Henry G. Marshall, Rev. Birdsey G. Northrop.

Naugatuck Valley Conference. - Rev. Sherrod Soule.

New Haven East Consociation.

A. L. Fabrique.

New Haven West Conference.

Watson L. Phillips.

New London Conference.

Rev. J. Lee Mitchell, Deacon

Rev. William J. Mutch, Rev.

Tolland Conference. - Deacon Addison Kingsbury.

Rev. James W. Bixler.

GEORGIA.

CONGREGATIONAL CONVENTION. Rev. Simeon C.-McDaniel.
Congregational Association. Rev. Leigh B. Maxwell.

IDAHO.

Rev. Edward A. Paddock.

CONGREGATIONAL ASSOCIATION.

ILLINOIS.

GENERAL ASSOCIATION. -Rev. Wm. A. Waterman,

Rev.

Joseph H. Selden, Rev. Edward F. Williams, E. D. Redington,

Rev. Casper W. Hiatt, Rev. Hobart

Chicago Association. Rev. A. L. Smalley, Rev. Henry T. Sell, Rev. James A. Adams, Rev. Prof. Graham Taylor, Rev. Willard Scott, Eliphalet W. Blatchford, John T. Dale, Aaron B. Mead. Elgin Association. - Rev. George N. Smith, Rev. William F. Kettle.

Fox River Association. - Dea. W. B. Titus,

German Association.

Rev. Moritz E. Eversz.

George A. Gates, H. P. Moyer.

Northeastern Association. - Rev. James E. Snowden.

Sioux Association. - Rev. John C. Ablett, Rev. John Gray.
Webster City Association.

Deacon Robert Wright.

KANSAS.

Rev. Linus Blakesley.

Rev. David Baines-Griffith.

Northwestern Association.

Wichita Association. Rev. David D. De Long.

Cumberland Conference. - Rev. Silas N. Adams, J. R. Libby. Cumberland North Conference. - Nelson Dingley.

Franklin Conference. Rev. William W. Ranney.
Hancock Conference. - Rev. John P. Cushman.

Kennebec Conference.

Rev. James S. Williamson.

Lincoln and Sagadahoc Conference. Rev. A. Frederic Dunnels, George B. Kenniston.

Union Conference. George B. Barrows.

York Conference. Rev. George Lewis, Rev. T. Arthur Frey.

MARYLAND.

(With New Jersey.)

MASSACHUSETTS.

GENERAL ASSOCIATION. Rev. Alonzo H. Quint, Rev. George A. Gordon, Rev. William V. W. Davis, Deacon Frederick Fosdick, Rev. Francis E. Clark, Henry M. Moore, Rev. William W. Jubb, G. Henry Whitcomb, Deacon Thomas Todd, Rev. Charles E. Jefferson, Deacon Edward F. Morris, Arthur H. Well

Berkshire North Conference. - Rev. James H. Laird.
Berkshire South Conference. Rev. Walter W. Curtis.

Brookfield Conference. - Lewis N. Gilbert, Rev. Sherman W. Brown.

Essex North Conference. Rev. John D. Kingsbury, Rev. Albert W. Hitchcock.

Essex South Conference. Rev. James F. Brodie, Joseph F. Dane, Rev. S. Linton Bell, Walter K. Bigelow.

Franklin Conference. Rev. Alpheus C. Hodges, Lorenzo Griswold, Rev. George H. Bailey.

Hampden Conference.

S. Moxom, Rev. Edward
Taylor.

Rev. John H. Lockwood, Rev. Philip

A. Reed, James H. Newton, G. S.

Hampshire Conference. Rev. Robert M. Woods.

Mendon Conference. Rev. Rufus K. Harlow.

Middlesex Union Conference. - Rev. Albert B. Peabody, Rev. Charles S. Brooks.

Norfolk Conference. Rev. W. Herbert Alexander, Rev. Wilson S. Fritch, Rev. William T. Beale.

Old Colony Conference. Rev. Harry L. Brickett.

Pilgrim Conference.

Rev. Zenas Crowell.

Rev. Smith Baker.

Suffolk North Conference.

Suffolk South Conference. Rev. Arthur Little, Rev. Nehemiah Boynton, Rev. Albert E. Dunning.

Suffolk West Conference. Rev. Calvin Cutler.

Taunton Conference. Deacon Charles J. Holmes, Rev. T. Clayton Welles.

Woburn Conference. Rev. Elijah Harmon, Frederick J. Smith. Worcester Central Conference. Rev. Elijah Horr.