of the previous report be taken from the table and referred to said joint committee.

At 5.30, after singing, a recess was taken till 7.30.

THURSDAY EVENING, Oct. 10.

At 7.30, the Council united in singing, "O where are kings and empires now?" Rev. James W. Strong, of Minnesota, read Hebrews i., and Rev. William A. Robinson, of New York, offered prayer.

Arrangements for the Second International Council.

The following were appointed a committee to make preliminary arrangements for the Second International Council, with authority to appoint a sub-committee to attend to executive business:

Samuel B. Capen, of Massachusetts; Rev. Alonzo H. Quint, of Massachusetts; Cyrus Northrop, of Minnesota; Rev. Frederick A. Noble, of Illinois; Rev. Arthur Little, of Massachusetts; Nelson Dingley, of Maine; Rev. John K. McLean, of California; Rev. Charles H. Richards, of Pennsylvania; Rev. Henry A. Hazen, of Massachusetts; Henry C. Robinson, of Connecticut; Rev. Washington Gladden, of Ohio; Rev. Robert R. Meredith, of New York; Rev. Albert E. Dunning, of Massachusetts; Rowland G. Hazard, of Rhode Island; Rev. William F. Slocum, of Colorado; Rev. Edward D. Eaton, of Wisconsin; Rev. Theodore T. Munger, of Connecticut; G. Henry Whitcomb, of Massachusetts; Rev. Henry A. Stimson, of New York; Rev. James Brand, of Ohio; Eliphalet W. Blatchford, of Illinois; Rev. Amory H. Bradford, of New Jersey; Rev. George A. Gordon, of Massachusetts; Rev. Sidney Strong, of Ohio; Justice David J. Brewer, of District of Columbia; Rev. Philip S. Moxom, of Massachusetts; Rev. William H. Davis, of Michigan; Nathan P. Dodge, of Iowa; Rev. William E. Griffis, of New York, and Rev. Michael Burnham, of Missouri.

Ministerial relief.

The following were appointed the committee on ministerial relief:

Rev. Henry A. Stimson, of New York; Francis J. Lamb, of Wisconsin; Walter A. Mahoney, of Ohio; Rev. George H. Wells, of Minnesota; William E. Hale, of Illinois; Edwin H. Baker, of Connecticut; Rev. Elijah Horr, of Massachusetts; Rev. Albert J.

Lyman, of New York: Edward Whitin, of Massachusetts, and Charles T. Christensen, of New York.1

Presentation of a gavel.

Rev. Leavitt H. Hallock, of Washington, presented to the Council, from Miss Rosalia Baker, of Walla Walla, Wash., a gavel made from an apple-tree which grew in Washington from a seed planted by Marcus Whitman, and the moderator made response.

Two hundred and seventy-five years from Plymouth Rock.

In connection with the general topic for the evening, Two hundred and seventy-five years from Plymouth Rock, Rev. William H. Moore, of Connecticut, spoke of the National Council; 2 the hymn, "Our Country's Voice is Pleading," was sung; Rev. George H. Wells, of Minnesota, spoke of the Ministry; Rev. George S. Barrett, of England, spoke of the present condition and prospects of the Congregational churches in Great Britain, and Rev. Joseph H. Twichell,3 of Connecticut, spoke of civil and religious liberty.

Salutation.

A salutation by telegram was received from the Woman's Home Missionary Union of Ohio, to which the secretary was instructed to make reply.

Rev. Philip S. Moxom, of Massachusetts, offered prayer, and, after the hymn," My Country, 't is of Thee," was sung, pronounced the benediction, and at 10, the Council adjourned till 9 a. M.

FRIDAY MORNING, October 11.

At 9 prayer was offered by Rev. Levi H. Cobb, of New York.

Minutes. Telegram. Gambling. - Devotion.

After singing, the minutes of Thursday were approved.

A telegram from Portland, Oregon, relating to the next meeting of the Council, was referred to the business committee.

A memorial from the General Association of Massachusetts, asking that a committee be appointed to consider the subject of 1 Messrs. Lyman and Christiansen, of that committee, having declined to serve, the provisional committee has appointed, in their place, Rev. George A. Gordon, of Massachusetts, and Rev. Robert R. Meredith, of New York.

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gambling was received, and subsequently the following were appointed such committee: Rev. Charles H. Hamlin, of Massachusetts; O. J. Wakefield, of North Dakota; Rev. William D. Mackenzie, of Illinois; Walter K. Bigelow, of Massachusetts, and Rev. Cyrus G. Baldwin, of California.

The body spent half an hour in devotion, led by Rev. Julian M. Sturtevant, of Illinois.

Our benevolent societies.1

As the day and evening were to be given to our benevolent societies, the following were appointed a committee on their work and needs: Rev. Henry Fairbanks, of Vermont; Henry M. Moore, of Massachusetts; Rev. George H. Ide, of Wisconsin; John T. Dale, of Illinois, and Rev. John M. Cummings, of Illinois.

Congregational Church Building Society.

Rev. Levi H. Cobb, of New York, and Rev. Charles H. Beale, of Massachusetts, spoke in behalf of the Congregational Church Building Society.

Congregational Home Missionary Society.

After singing, Rev. Washington Choate, of New York, Rev. Samuel H. Virgin, of New York, Rev. Richard B. Foster, of Oklahoma, Rev. Dana W. Bartlett, of Utah, Rev. Edward A. Paddock, of Idaho, Rev. Thomas G. Langdale, of South Dakota, and Rev. 'James G. Dougherty, of Kansas, spoke in behalf of the Congregational Home Missionary Society.

At 12.30, after singing, a recess was taken till 2.30.

FRIDAY AFTERNOON, Oct. 11.

At 2.30, prayer was offered by Rev. Edwin C. Norton, of California.

Congregational Sunday School and Publishing Society.

Rev. George M. Boynton, Rev. William E. Barton, and Rev. Edward M. Noyes, all of Massachusetts, spoke in behalf of the Congregational Sunday School and Publishing Society.

Congregational Education Society.

Rev. John A. Hamilton and Rev. George A. Gordon, of Massachusetts, and Rev. Edward D. Eaton, of Wisconsin, spoke in behalf

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of the Congregational Education Society, and the following resolutions were adopted:

Resolved, That this Council urges the more general and earnest observance of the last Thursday in January, as the day of prayer for colleges, as a means of seeking and securing continued and increased spiritual life in all institutions of learning.

Resolved, That the Council recommends that the Sunday preceding the day of prayer for colleges be set apart as Christian Endeavor Day, for the preaching of sermons, and for such other services as shall tend to deepen the conviction of the importance of the religious element in education, and the vital relations of the churches to educational work.

American Missionary Association.

After singing, Rev. Augustus F. Beard, of New York, Rev. Graham Taylor, of Illinois, Rev. Nehemiah Boynton, of Massachusetts, and Rev. Robert R. Meredith, of New York, spoke in behalf of the American Missionary Association.

At 5.45, after singing, a recess was taken till 7.30.

FRIDAY EVENING, Oct. 11.

Committees on Armenian massacre, on memorials.

At 7.30, a committee was ordered on the Armenian massacre and subsequently appointed as follows: Rev. Henry M. Ladd, of Ohio; John T. Dale, of Illinois, and Rev. Albert E. Dunning, of Massachusetts.

Also, a committee was ordered on two memorials, one from Bay Conference, California, in regard to meeting the present exigencies of our benevolent societies, and one from Michigan on proportionate giving, and subsequently appointed as follows:

Rev. William E. Wolcott, of Massachusetts; Rev. Dwight P. Breed, of Michigan, and Rev. Calvin B. Moody, of Minnesota.

Provisional Committee.

The provisional committee was appointed as follows:Arthur H. Wellman, of Massachusetts: Rev. Edward N. Packard, of New York; Rev. William M. Brooks, of Iowa; Rev. Alonzo H. Quint, of Massachussetts; William H. Wanamaker, of Pennsylvania; Rev. William Hayes Ward, of New York; H. Clark

Ford, of Ohio, and ex-officiis, Nelson Dingley, of Maine; Rev. Henry A. Hazen, of Massachusetts; Rev. William H. Moore, and Rev. Samuel B. Forbes, of Connecticut.

American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. After singing, Rev. Chauncey Goodrich, of the A. B. C. F. M., read the Scriptures; Rev. Henry Blodgett, of the A. B. C. F. M., offered prayer; and Rev. Charles H. Daniels, of Massachusetts, Rev. Francis W. Bates, of the A. B. C. F. M., Rev. Charles M. Lamson, of Connecticut, and Rev. John W. Simpson, of Ohio, spoke in behalf of the Board.

The work and need of the six societies.1

Samuel B. Capen, of Massachusetts, spoke of the work and needs of the six societies, and offered the following preamble and resolutions, which was adopted by a rising and unanimous vote, after which Rev. Henry A. Hazen, of Massachusetts, offered prayer:

Whereas, our six missionary societies, in harmonious relations, one with the other, seem to be doing the work which is providentially committed to their care, with fidelity and success; and, whereas, our brethren in the field who bear our commission are greatly hindered in their work because of the inability of these societies through reduced receipts, to promote properly their work; and whereas, three of our societies are now in debt to so large an extent that unless relief shall speedily come, they will be compelled still further to call in from the field men and women who are holding up the cross for the salvation of those who are ready to perish: and, whereas, large sums of money are given by members of our Congregational churches for work which is oftentimes known to be experimental and of doubtful success, which money, if given to our societies, would not only pay every debt, but provide for an advance all along the line; and, whereas, notwithstanding this crisis in our missionary work, only 961 out of our 5,342 churches last year gave a contribution to all of our six societies; now, therefore, to prevent further disaster in our missionary work, it is

Resolved, (1) That we appeal to the members of our Congregational churches throughout the land, urging them conscientiously to consider the needs of our six societies, and to be willing in

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