The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-04-15
RELIGIOUS NATTER.

grsgsuonal churches met at the new Conur....-
tional church in this city. The following min.
| istsrs were present:
Rsvs. h. G. Warren, of Granville: n A
Prsntiss. La Sale; H. G. Abernathy. Loctnort
o. q. May, Marseilles; W. Smith. Morris. 7
NJ sturtevant; J. G. Meyers, Tonioa and J. T.
Henning, Utica. Also the following Law della.
gates: o. McCord, j. Preston, A. J. Tburbe,.
H. w. Gridley, G. w. Keller, H. Prspne,l and
j. c. Armstrong.
Ministers from abroad: Reeve. s. r. Dole. A.
Hyde, c. B Thomas and j. c. Clende,inp
The proceedings consisted Of examining can.
didates for the ministry, reviewing the work If
the past year, listening to essays, tSc. He.
Warren was moderator and J. c. Armstrong
| scribe.
N A. Prentiss was appointed stated clerk for
tho ensuing year.
The union also united with the PRESBYTERIAN
assemolage in celebrating the Lords supper,
after which the members of the different broth.
erhoods spent few moments in friendly greet.
ings
The following is the committee on exercises
for the next meeting: Reys. j. T. Hennnp. II.
c, Warren and A. J. Thurber.
The Congregationalists of Plainfeld having
generously offered to donate 70 the union a fns
building and grounds for an academy, on mo.
ton, the offer accepted, the church az Plain.
heid to select committee of management, to be
acceptable to the union said committee 70 be a
close corporton, and while receiving the recog.
milton OF the uAion not to require pscunary aid
from the union.
On wednesday evening after an essay from
Rev. Mr.. Sturtevant, free discussion of the
question SIS it right to DO rich ?" was had.
DR.. Chester Hard, of Ottawa, took the affrma.
tive reading paper showing that in olden times
God rewarded his faithful servants and patriachs
with riches. citing Abraham, Isaac, Jacob,
Joseph, David, Solomon anu other eminent seript.
ural characters.
Rev. j. C. Meyers was assigned to the mega.
tive. That reverend gentleman began by saying
that he WAS not only not rich, but never expect.
ed TO be. He had married poor woman, and
could not get rich by marriage He never ex.
pected to strike an oil well, nor get AN army
contract. nor find gold mine. Riches dry up
the generous feelings. and make their possessor
extremely selfish, and their gold becomes their
God The rich do not support the cause of re.
lgon nor build churches Nine...ntbs of the
money for all such purposes came from the pso.
pie who daily earn their bread BY labor. The
millionaire does not consider h n self rich enough
and looks down upon the $4,000 men as almost
paupsr.. After some further d. bate the union
adjourned ill Thursday morning
On Thursday morning, among other business.
julius Z. Armstrong, of Wauponsee. was ex.
smined and admitted as minister.
tica was fixed as the next place for the an.
nuaI meeting.
A resolution was adopted allie wing each church
two members, and an additional one for each ad.
ditional fifty members above fifty
OTTAWA PREsBYTERY.
This body met at the new Presbyterian church
on Tuesday evening. and listened TO sermon
by Rev. II. A. Barclay Of Oswego The follow.
ing ministers were in attendance during the
session:
Revs. Nathan Gould and Anasa c. Lord,
Somonauk; Rev. Geo. March, of Brook6ed W.
w. Wells of Utica Z. P. Stewart, Brookfe!d:
Revs l.. N. Gates, c. II. Force, l.. Y Hays, OF
tawa; E. L Hurd, D. D., Sandwich: S. Swan,
Thos. Calf, Aurora: Reuben Frame, Jas. Nc
Loud, Morris; II. A. Barclay, Oswego John
Fleming, Earlvile; S. i. Vance, Lvonia Ar.
thur Rose. Union Grove A. S. Peck, Earlville;
s. H. Weller, Mendoza
On Wednesday evening the ministers and some
other guests were invited to meet in the base
ment OF the church, where festival and social
reunion took place. A fine collation. was proyi-
ded and for an hour or more hot coffee, cold
meats, cake ice cream and other good things
were discussed.
During the evening toasts were offered and
responded to.
"Church government and natural government"
Responded to by Rev. Mr.. Frame of Morris He
drew parallel between the government of the
United States and that of the Presbyterian
church, and found it perfect. The Presbyterian
church was in perfect operation in this country
before the adoption of the constitution of the
United States, and the trainers of our political
government gladly copied from the Presbyte.
rians The ladies, their work in the church,
Responded to by Rev. DR.. Hurd, of Sandwich,
who gave the ladies great but not undue credit
for work IN erecting the churches and sustain.
ing them, and often doing what men had failed
to accomplish, and without whose aid men could
accomplish no good work.
Imported Presbyterianism.' Responded to