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CONGRESS. (ORGANIZATION.) 



service which the great poet rendered during 

 his long life to the cause of truth aqd purity. 



London Missionary Society. The income 

 of the London Missionary Society was represented 

 at its annual meeting to have been 35,000 more 

 than it had ever been before ; and the ordinary 

 contributions were 10,000 more than in the pre- 

 vious year, while 20 more missionaries were in 

 the field than then. The society having a year 

 before decided to permit women to be chosen to 

 the board of directors, an increase in the energy 

 of the women in support of the missionary work 

 promised to result from the step. There were 45 

 women missionaries in the field. A steady ad- 

 vance was reported in the amount of the sub- 

 scriptions for women's work, which now reached 

 8,713. A larger number of women than ever 

 before had offered for personal service. The 

 number of girls in the mission schools had in- 

 creased in ten years from 12,700 to 44,500. 



Church Aid and Home Missionary Society. 

 The annual meeting of the Congregational 

 Church Aid and Home Missionary Society was 

 held in London, May 10. The society's income 

 had been 31,859, and its expenditure 29,394. 

 In order to avert a heavy deficit the grants had 

 been cut down the year before by 25 per cent. 

 The report showed 751 churches and 117 evan- 

 gelistic stations aided during the year. 



Colonial Missionary Society. The report 

 of the Colonial Missionary Society described a 

 change of policy under which it is intended 

 gradually to reduce or withdraw grants of some 

 standing, and devote the entire income to new 

 enterprises. The Canadian College would next 

 year begin an independent career with an en- 

 dowment of 10,000. The income of the society 

 for the year had been 3,106. 



Pastors' Retiring Fund. The capital of 

 the Congregational Pastors' Retiring fund had 

 reached 135,669 in April, 1892. Grants had 

 been made during the year to 158 annuitants, 

 and to the amount of 6,174. This brought the 

 total payments since the formation of the fund, 

 in 1860, to upward of 121,000 to about 520 re- 

 tired ministers. The supplementary fund for 

 the widows of ministers had reached 24,400. 

 The payments to 53 recipients during 1891 had 

 been 1,037. 



Countess of Huntington's Connection. 

 The annual conference of the Countess of Hunt- 

 ington's Connection was held in Tunbridge Wells 

 in July. The reports from the churches showed 

 encouraging progress, especially in the erection 

 of chapels and schools. A paper on " The Trust 

 Funds of the Connection " showed how certain 

 alterations and simplification in the management 

 of these funds would prove of advantage in ag- 

 gressive work. Papers were also read on the 

 means of extending the work and influence of 

 the connection, and on " the consolidation of 

 churches." 



CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES. 

 The first session of the Fifty-second Congress 

 met on Monday, Dec. 7, 1891. The Senate was 

 composed of the following members, the dates 

 indicating the expiration of their terms : 



California. 



1893. Charles N. Felton, R. 

 1697. Leland Stanford, R. 



Colorado. 



Nebraska. 



1893. A. S. Paddock, R. 

 1895. C. F. Manderson, R. 



Nevada. 



1895. Edward O. Wolcott, It. 1893. William M. Stewart, E. 

 18U7. Henry M. Teller, K. 1897. John P. Jones, B. 



Connecticut. 



1893. Joseph E. llawley, E. 

 1897. Orville 11. Platt, B. 



Delaware. 



1893. George Gray, D. 

 1895. Anthony Higgins, E. 



Florida. 



1893. Samuel Pasco, D. 

 1S97. Wilkinson Gall, !>.* 



Jfew Hampshire. 

 1SC5. Win. E. Chandler, E. 

 1897. Jacob 11. Gallinger, B. 



New Jersey. 



1893. Eufus Blodgett, D. 

 1895. John E. MePherson, D. 



New York. 



18?3. Frank Hiscock, E. 

 1897. David B. Hill, D. 



Georgia. North Carolina. 



1895. Alfted IT. Colquitt, D. 1895. Matt. W. Bansom, D. 

 1&97. John B. Gordon, D. 1S97. Zebulon B. Vance, D. 



Idaho. North Dakota. 



1S95. George L Shoup, E. 1893. Lyinan E. Casey, E. 

 1897. Frederick T. Dubois, E.tl897. 11. C. Hansborough, E. 



Illinois. 



1S95. Shelby M. Cullom, R. 

 1897. John M. Palmer, D. 



Indiana. 



Ohio. 



1893. John Sherman, E. 

 1897. Calvin 8. Brice, D. 



Oregon. 



1895. Joseph N. Dolph, E. 



1893 David Turpie, D. 



1897. Daniel W. Voorhees, D. 1897. John H. Mitchell, B. 



Iowa. Pennsylvania. 



1895. James F. Wilson, E. 1893. Matthew S. Quay, E. 

 1897. William B. Allison, E. 1897. J. D. Cameron, B. 



Kansas. Rhode Island. 



1S95. Bisbop W. Perkins, E. 1893. Nelson W. Aldrich, R. 

 1S97. William A. Peffer, F. A1.1S95. Nathan F. Dixon, E. 



Kentucky. 



1895. John G. Carlisle. D. 

 1897. J. C. 8. Blackburn, D. 



Louisiana. 



1895. Eandall L. Gibson, D. 

 18J7. Edward D. White, D. 



Maine. 



1893. Eugene Hale. E. 

 1395. William P. Frye, E. 



Maryland. 



1803. Arthur P. Gorman, D. 

 1897. Charles H. Gibson, D. 



Massachusetts. 

 1893. Henry L. Dawes. E. 

 1895. George F. Ho.-tr, E. 



Michigan. 



1893. F. B. Ptockbridsre. E. 

 1895. James McMillan, E. 



Sout\ Carolina. 

 1895. Matthew C. Butler, D. 

 1897. John L. M. Irby, D. 



South Dakota. 

 1895. E. F. Pettigrew, R. 

 1897. James R. Kyle, F. Al. 



Tennessee. 



1893 William B. Bate. D. 

 1895. Isham G. Harris, D. 



Texas. 



1893. Horace Chilton. D. 

 1895. Richard Coke, D. 



Vermont. 



1803. Red field Proctor, R. 

 1897. Justin S. Morrill, E. 



Virginia. 



1893. John W. Dnniel, D. 

 1895. John S. Barbour, D. 



Minnesota. Washington. 



1893. Cnshman K. Davis. R. 1P93. John B. Allen. E. 

 1895. Wm. D. Washburn, E. 1897. Watson C. Squire, E. 



Mississippi. 



1803. James Z. George. D. 

 1S95. E. C. Walthall, D. 



West Virginia. 

 1893. C. J. Faulkner, D. 

 1895. John E. Kenna, D. 



Alabama. 



1895. John T. Morgan. D. 

 1397. James L. Pugh, D. 



Arkansas. 



1895. James H. Berry. D. 

 1897. James K. Jones, D. 



Missouri. Wisconsin. 



1S93. Francis M. Cockrell, D. 1S93 Philetus Sawyer. E. 



1S97. George G. Vest, I). 1897. William F. Vilas, D. 



Montana. Wyoming. 



1S93. Wilbur F. Sanders. E. 193 Francis E. Warren. E. 



1895. Thomas C. Power, E. 1895. Joseph M. Carey, E. 

 Republicans, 47 ; Democrats, 39; Farmer's Alliance, 2. 



* Seat contested by E. H. M. Davidson, Democrat. 

 t Seat contested by W. H. Claggett, Democrat. 



