, 1869-12-07
PRESBYTERIAN REUNION.


The great reunion OF tho Old and New School
P1csbytetian Cnurchts has alieady begun TO Weld
pleasant 1lult In our own city In social Hay. Ia
accordance With previous Invitation, On Fhday
evening lasl there was gathered At The reEdencs
Of Rev. Robert ". patleraou. On Van Buren street,
I nre representation OF The Chicago clergy tFres-
bytcran}, with certatn proportion Of their ladies'
united To ore idea and one teellng-1euuion and
Nrati nde. 1t WIS most appropriate demonstra.
tien, happily conceived and executed. C1erJ-
men nlc pEove1ois.ly SOCIAL clsss, with some e1-
ceptiots, hut theIr soclahllitT l. too mncn con-
any occasion which serves to draw them together
IS profession should b: regarded favofabiy
The present grind erent In the Church s.ems 10
be developing Any amount OF latent sympa:hy-
tha. most legitimate result OF religion
Foremost among ahe distinguished group rose
the msjesttc form and Renta! fsce Of our host Dr,
Robert ". Patterson, 81 the Second Presb }tesiau
Church, Wabash REenue, who, with bis noble wife,
who seeMs 10 hare slmost caught the reflection
OF her husband 4 expression OF counscuacce, e1.
tented thelr kindly greetings to each new conner.
Quitc near them Wal the tall form OF "tne o,hcr
III. TatteEaan'-Rev. Robert Patterson, OF the Ief-
feEson Part Church, With his lady, bolh Of whom
fsoea Rev. Arthur Mitchell, Of ths Flrst PreabJ.
tertan Church, Wabash avenue, appeared alone,
hnt Il scf11cient Of hinsel' 70 inspire welcome.
He imprcsres one With his consistency. man
who viii not saeEtnce his principles OF cour1ctiors
10 any love Of applaoec; strnng man spiritually,
MD one to be respected.
ia tie Rev. Nj Sicholf. Of Offset Church. ne T.
conner, who, II he suAtatus htntelf ~ well "a at
the commencement Of hls ministry hers, hss
nothing 10 fear. Two Lorfs Weto also present
Professor Lord, OF the Northwestern TheoloRcel d
Seminary, with his colleagues, Professors Hack.
Enrn and Elliot. and Dr. Lord, the new pastor OF
Cnlvary Church. recently trom Bridgeport. Coma.
sndss an serscable gentleman 70 meet.
"learncd man, u and h!A distinguished taAy were
alto prcaept, and the Rev. ME. Mack!e. Of The
Thitiy. .ntht Street Church, with hiA antab8e bride
hfsldta 1,r. Ecd5. OF the Ninth Prcs2JterlAr
Clurcn, and Nev. Mr. Marquis, Of the North
Chnfch ~
sNazey, Ct the Thri Presbyterian, a Schola1i!
gentle H,An Of decided character; Rev. lsN
Reid, OF the Eighth Presbyterian, bandaoGa
refined ectt}eEan ard excellent man Rev. Glet
Wood. cou1Ily gentleman from the Tract Rooms
| Rev. E. Il Davr, minister Of the 1chspel connect
I'll With the Second PIcsbytenRu Church {Dt. Pat
| tersnn q, alt without wives, and Rev. Nr. Mat
! tht ~r, With hts Nt.e.
The suburbs we're lerrescnied by Rev. Nj
4 Notek and indy, OF Evanston; aud there vera
few others whose nanca We did not learn. or III
| dtGLl1eu fr!LctrAl Of Dearborn Seminary on Wa
taih avrnue, MI. Grover who rncets Al Ds. Fas
| teIson1 one OF l!a assistant feschtrt, tiece q
the Doctoyf Who. with hts Own daughter. ara's'-
IN entertaining the Company. .--.1
| Ine parry -ss informal; ths cent,sr., ...,
ung o. ':seunscn.'' and .ortnet eIeseitcs cn1 con
memotztive OF the tsent; Tie ladies ene,.yostn
70 become acoue.ctcd. After fefrrshinepts wsr
. . tetYenl hymn wa sung, and pfa5er occred !,
| Rev. 1ipeett Patterson, who hns invited the nm
| company 10 nls 0Nn houke In January next