Show THE COflGrillCGATlOJiAL COUNCIL The Closing Session Held at Minneapolis Yesterday MINNEAPOLIS Minn Oct 17Tho closing clos-ing session of tho congregational council was held this morning A resolution wan passed recognizing the splendid advance made by the negro race In the South in tho accumulation of property the advancement education and morals under most adverse ad-verse conditions deploring acts of violence directed against thorn proferring thorn sympathy and support in their efforts to secure protection under the laws and political po-litical rights The report from the committee on union with Free Baptists and other denominations denomina-tions stated that no results had oeen reached but recommended a continuance of the committee A number of itanding committees were appointed and the council finally adjourned late this afternoon to meet three years hence in San Francisco |