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Show CONGREGATIONAL PASTOR WILL PREACH IN ZION The Rev. 1 lerhert '. Dorring. D. D., general secretary of the Home Missionary society of the Congregational church of the United States, who Is the guest of the Rev. P. A. Simpkiu, gives some interesting in-teresting facts and tlgures relative to the progress of tho Congregational I church. There are C000 congregations of the Congrcgatlonalist.s- The followers of that particular creed number some 7.000,-000. 7.000,-000. Today the Congregational churches are spending $r.0.000 per unnum In the lntermountaln states. In the I'nltcd States today there are C000 churches. The first branch of the Congregational Home Missionary society was organized In 1S2G. K was at lirst Interdenominational, Interdenomina-tional, and many of the churches founded prior to lSriO were Presbyterian. Tho receipts from tin Congregational Home Missionary society for tho year amount to ?2iI9.70n.l. Dr. Dorring will preach at tho First Congregational church at 11 o'clock Run-day. Run-day. At 2 o'clock he will preach at tho Phillips Congregational church. |