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The union formed in 1857 out of meetings held by Chicago pastors. They gathered together for prayer and to improve the relationships between the various churches. They also worked together on sermons, career development and coordinating special activities. It is not known when the union stopped meeting. This collection contains meeting minutes and record of incidentals. The incidental record contains volume two but volume one is missing.

Abstract Howard James Conn was born June 19, 1911 in Fresno California. He attended Fresno High School, followed by Fresno State College and Stanford University where he received is B.A. He studied philosophy at Harvard as a graduate student and then completed his B.D. at Yale University. He served as minister to a number of churches, with the majority of his time devoted to Plymouth Congregational Church in Minneapolis, where he served as Senior Minister from 1944-1976. During his career he held...