, 1872-10-21
ILLINOIS,.

Meeting OF tho Illinois Baptist Gem
era1 Association at Jacksonville
Society for the Promotion Of ColIegi-
ate aud Astrological Education.
}specidl Despatch to The Chicago Tribune.
JAcKsoNT111E, ILL.,, Oct. 2o.-The Illinois Bap-
tist General Association met again yesterday
morning at o'clock, in the flret Baptiat Church
of Jacksonville, pursuant to adjournment the
evening before, and the session wss opened
with devotional exercises, following which re-
ports from Committees as follows were read:
On the scope Of the work for the General Asso-
citation; work of the Baptist denomination In
foreign and home missions; church extension !;
Bible Publication Society; ministerial educa-
ton; general statistical information; foreign
population Of the State, and general missionary
work ut homo.,
At the conclusion Of the reading Of the re-
ports, which we're fraught with much that WAS
Of great interest to the Church and tho work Of
the Baptiats, Rev. e. J. johnson, of st. Louis,
presented, in q clear and comprehensive manner,
the cause of the Bible Publication Society.
The Association then adjourned for dinner.
At a o'clock the Association again convened,
and listened to the reading Of several additional
reports from standing committees. After the
reading Of these reports, the question as to the
Association VI called up, and it WAS voted to
hold it at Canton, Illinois, in October, 1873.
Rev. F. Holt, Of Barry, was appointed to
preach the funeral sermon at the next meeting,
and Rev. J. B. Thomas, D. D., Of Chicago, was
selected his alternate.
The Convention brought its labors to close
at p. m., and adjourned until P. rn. at which
time the u1embers reassemhled and devoted an
hour to special reunion, after which final ad-
iournment WAS had, and the members in q body
repaired to the Conservatory Hall by special
invitation to attend grand concert given By the
faculty OF the Illinois Conservatory
Of Music in compliment to the
Association. An immence audience,
composed in considerable part Of members of
th elearned and influential ecclesiastical body,
we're delightfully."- entertained with q splendid
musical entertainment.
rendering the thanks Of the members Of the AS
sociation to Dr. Sanders, President Of the Con-
ser7atory Of Music and to the teachers thereof,
for the charming entertainment, WAS passed.
o-day most Of the pu1pits Of the churches OF
the city we're occupied by reverend members Of
Yesterday, at Ii o'clock a. rn., the annual meet
ing OF the Society for the Promoting Of Collegi-
ate and Theological Education at the Vest began
in this city. The meeting is held at the CongTe-
gationa1 Church. The only business transacted
at the morning session was the election Of officers
for the ensuing year: Rev. Chas. Ray Palmer,
D: D., Of Bridgeport, Conn, was chosen Presi-
Secretary. The Society adjourned At IL m:
and. reassembled at q p. m. The first
business transacted was the reading Of
the report OF the Secretary, covering the
work Of the Society for the past year.. The
balance Of the afternoon was consumed n sne
At 7 o'clock last evening the Society aga1n
met, and, after the opening OF the session WITH
prayer, Rev. J. III. Sturtevant, D. D., President
Of the Illinois College, delivered an ADDRESS Of