THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
The Association was called to order at 2 P. M. Prayer was offered by Rev. Edward Payson Thwing, M.D., of New York.
The report of the Committee on Finance was presented by Charles A. Hull, Esq., who also addressed the Association, and was followed by J. Hall McIlvaine, D.D., of Rhode Island; Smith Baker, D.D., of Massachusetts; Rev. Charles W. Shelton, of the Association, and Rev. Oliver S. Dean, of Massachusetts. The report was accepted.
At this hour—3.30 o’clock—the Association adjourned to the First Baptist Church for a business session, leaving the Second Parish Church to a meeting of the Woman’s Bureau of the American Missionary Association.
The business meeting was called to order by Col. Franklin Fairbanks, of Vermont, who presided. Prayer was offered by Allen Hazen, D.D., of Massachusetts.
The Committee on Nominations reported as follows: First, as regards the office of President—No nomination had been made, but a recommendation that the matter be left in the hands of the Executive Committee, who have power to fill such a vacancy at any time. Second, as regards the remaining offices, the following nominations were made:
VICE-PRESIDENTS.
| A. J. F. Behrends, D.D., N.Y. | F. A. Noble, D.D., Ill. |
| Alexander McKenzie, D.D., Mass. | D. O. Mears, D.D., Mass. |
| Henry Hopkins, D.D., Mo. | |
CORRESPONDING SECRETARIES.
| M. E. Strieby, D.D. | James Powell, D.D. | |
| A. F. Beard, D.D., all of New York. | ||
TREASURER.
H. W. Hubbard, Esq., N.Y.
AUDITORS.
| Peter McCartee, N.Y. | Charles P. Pierce, N.Y. |
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
(For Three Years.)
Lyman Abbott, D.D., N.Y.; J. R. Danforth, D.D., Penn.; A. S. Barnes, Esq., N.Y.; Gen. Clinton B. Fisk, N.Y.; A. P. Foster, D.D., Mass.
(For One Year.)
James W. Cooper, D.D., Ct.
The report was accepted, and a ballot being taken, the persons named were elected.
The meeting listened to reports of the committees appointed upon the papers read on Wednesday by the Secretaries.
Rev. W. A. McGinley, of New Hampshire, presented the report upon Secretary Beard’s paper. The report was accepted.
C. M. Lamson, D.D., of Vermont, presented the report upon Secretary Strieby’s paper, which was accepted.
Joseph Anderson, D.D., of Connecticut, presented the report upon Secretary Powell’s paper, together with two resolutions. The report was accepted. The first resolution was adopted, as follows:
Resolved, That we submit to the Congregational churches, in local conferences assembled, for careful consideration, the question whether it is not desirable that such conferences establish special committees, whose duty it shall be to secure for this Association, along with the other benevolent societies of the denomination, a hearing from time to time in our churches, especially in those churches which are without pastors, and which for this, or other reasons, are liable to fail in their duty toward our great missionary and benevolent organizations.
And it was voted that the Secretaries print this resolution and send a copy to the clerk of each local conference, requesting him to bring it to the attention of the body.
After discussion, the second resolution relating to a Union Missionary Magazine was laid upon the table.
Adjourned to 7.30 P. M.