, 1873-10-19

Committees Appointed Mission
Work.
Smcta. Dfspatch to The Chicago 741buns.
STERLING, ILL.,, Oct. 18.-The Synod OF 11li-
nois, North. continued it's sessions to-day, tho
Rev. q. Q. Noyes in the chair. The resolutions
OF tho Committee on
HOME MISSIONS,
adopted, recommend that tho Synod earnestly
endaayor to sustain the missionary work within
its own bounds, and pay into the Troasury Of
tue Board Of Home Missions during tho
current year $4,000, and to accom-
plish this end tho following amounts
woro apportioued. PresbyteEy Of Chicago,
$1,000: Freeport, sl,50o; Rock River, $3.50.
and OTTAWA, $500. It WAS enjoincd upon the
t. nH III o tue an o tha e
caro- wherever it Is practicable and likely to ba
permanent. A lengthy discussion was had upon
tho proposition to change the time Of n1oetiug
from Thursday to Tueaday, and not remain u
session over the Sabbath. No change was mado.
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Tie special Committee on the Board Of Edu-
cation report 5116, 800 required for tho imme-
date wants OF tho Church, and ureo tue congr'-
cations to greater zeal In department.
The synodioai Communion will DO held at 7:90
Reports Of the Committee on Foreign Mis-
sions and Conference on our duty to the leathen
WGIG luHA9 Nv H9fs {Altuul HAlLEAtA
THE STANDING COMMITTEES
for the year arc al follows:
Foreign MinBions-The Rows. Arthur Mitchell,
3. .: Jonkips, A. ". colver, and Elder George
Homo Missiops-The Rows E. O. sIckles, W.N.
Blackburn. j. II. Linn, a. g. Wilson, and Elder
J. 4. Steele.
Publication and sundaY-schools-- Rows.
g: I. Thonpten. 4 :. Peck, Josiah Leonard,
II. D. Patterson aud Elder D. 8. Covert.
sustontatiou and Ministerial 1,oliofs-The
Raya. 9. a. Wilson, Z. l.. Hura, 4. 9. Smith,
j. r. johnson, and ]. T. VanD~ren.
Education, Literary, and Theological 1nstitu-
t;ous-Tho Revs: l.. y. curtisH,, ]; Il. Taylor,
| mont.
Church Ercctions and synodicsl Funds-Tho
Reys. Il. ". Patterson L. Il. Reid, Q. l.. Thomp-
son, and Elder q. T. Beely.
WOMAN's MISSION WORK.
It was resolved that the Synod cali the atten-
tion OF all the churches tc tho graat interest
which has Of fate years arisen in the Probyte-
| Sian Church, to wit: the efforts made by tho
missions. Very much has already been done. The
| Foreign Board asks the ladies Of the churches
| to raise 100000 during tho curront year. The
| SYNOD fools TINT this can be accomplished. aud
that the doing It will Of itself be great blessing
10 the Church, and therefore earnestly recon-
! mends all the pastors to use their utmost en-
| deayora to organize Young Ladios' Foreign Mis-
sion 6ocioties n their respective churches to ba
au1!liarles to t9e Momana Foreign missionary
are at Chicago.
| AatEhIoAa TRACT SOCIETY.
mo synod belng aeeply Interested IN the
statement vt the hov. Glen Wood. bear
ing upon the work Of tho American
| Tract hocletyy :, expressed its synpathy
anu confidence IN she ehlcient work done by that
aocioty, and recommended the clurches to
heartliy and nooraliy support the institution.
| In the evening the large audlence-room Of the
| church was crowded with listeners, who cR1ne to
hear what tue synod had 70 say on the question:
| ''How can eaoh oau1ch best organize its MEM
oers Tor WafK IN ITS IT. Owl own neld 40 as 70 secure
parish visitation, tho religious instruction Of all,
| ana growth III 10 = numbers =, by zeal. charity, and
holiness. T.. Iho HeV' Dr. shearor, the fev. Dr.
drayee, mr. Jonklns, Dr. Mitchell, and others
spoko' ...s
CLOSING Bus1NEss,
The great part OF the business on the docket
has boen performed, aud put little now renaiuH
to be done. large number OF delegates have
fcturned to thor homes: Inc churches ot ster.