, 1873-11-11
PRESBYTERIAN NEWS.
Meeting Of tho Chicago Presbytery--.
4 Suspended Member Re.
stored.
Tho Rev. ]. N. Faris Appointed Financial
p. Agent Of The Presbyterian Tlico.
logical Seminary.
Dr.. William Fleming Stevenson, Of Dublin, Ireland
tho Probable Successor Of DR.. Patterson.


Chicago wns hold in tho Presbyterian Rooms,
MoCormiol'a Block, yesterday morning, tho
Row. DR.. Z. L. Hurl presiding. Tho meeting
was opened with prayer by tho Rov. John For
Hytho, of Englewood, after which the roll was
called, and tho minutes OF tho last meeting road
and approved. Tho miniatera present wore
Dra. n. ". Patterson, Hurd, Post, Profa. Swing
and Blackburn, and the Rows. L. II. Roid, @. L.
Thompson, Ben Z. S. Ely, Arthur Mitchell, D. s.
johnson, Z. Davis, e. Q. Noyes, A. Z. Kit
tredgo Walter Forsytho, ]. II. Wa}kor. ]. 7.
Matthews, ". D. Truax, J., H. Trowbridgo. j.
Taylor, ". @. Young, J. Macleod, q. Barnard,
aud ]. B. Mcclure.
The Roy. John Wottzol, suspended momber
Of tho prcabytery, presented lcttcr Of confos-
sion, through tho stated clerk, and request to
DO restored to membership, which, nftcr consid-
orablo discussion, in which Mossrs. TruRx,
Swing, Blackburn, Thompson, Ely, Walker. For
sytho, and others took part, was unanimously
granted.
Tho Rev. J. Harrison, in charge Of tho Church
Of tho Pilgrims, presented letter from tho Con-
gregationklAssociation Of Chicago, and, after an
examination and assent to tho constitutional
questions, was received as member OF the
Prosbytory.
The committee appointed to install tho Rev.
DR.. poRt ~ pastor Of tho Holland Preabytorlan
Church. reported that work accomplished last
thu adeireas, the Rev. t. II. Reod rrenchtng tho
sermon and charging the pastor, and the lsoy. o. H.
Thompson charging the people. 4 similar re-
port was made respecting tho inRtallation Of the
Rev. Ben 2. s. Ely as pastor OF the Grace Pres-
The Reva. Robert Beer, OF Valparaiso, Ind,
and LewiB Thompson. Of tho Presbytery OF st.
Paul, boing present, sat as corresponding mem-
bers Of tho body.
monlous soBsfon, adjourned to meet In the same
rooms on tbs first Monday in December, at l0:3o
q. IN. :,
closing prayer.
A FINANCIAL, AGENT APPOINTED.
A iolnt meeting of the Executive Committee
and Board Of Trustees Of tho Presbyterian Ihoo-
logical Seminary. was held In tho Presbyterian
Hon. Judge s. NJ. Moore presiding, and the Rev.
L. H. Reid acting'aH Secretary. Tho report of
subcommittee, appointed ut previous meeting
to look after Financial Agont for tho eomina-
the Rov. J. NJ. Faris. Of Anna. ILL.,, had been
recommended nB suitable porson for tho
Agency but the Committee preferred tho meet-
lug to act in the matter, irrespective Of tho rec
ommendation. After due consideration: the
nev. ]. n. Falia MAS unanimously elected
Financial Agent, his salary bong fixed at s2, ,000
per annum, and payment Of the Baulo to begin
at tho time of assuming charge, should ho ac-
copt. Mr. FariB MAS the tlnanclal agent OF t0lB
| institution several years ago, and Of late hds
been the agent OF Westminster College at Full
ton No., for which lie has just completed an er-
doWment Of $100,000.
BuNDAY-sOuooL SUPERINTENDENT.
There will bo q meeting Of the superintond.
| ents Of tho Presbyterian Sunday schools Of
tho city in the ministerial Rooms, McCormick's =
Block, next Thursday, at 4 2. H., for the purpose
Of arranging for tho ,;g organization Il an,oot Of
| ton with tho Chicago proabytery. 1 il
| further announced that ]. Bennett Tylor,
} who Ia in charge Of tho Sunday.school Bureau OF
| the Presbyterian Church Of tho United States.
will Gre long visit Chicago. at Which time he will
| address lilo ProsbytesinnH on - How to Utilize
! the sabbath-echools." 1t Ia desirable that full
| meeting bo had next Thursday.
IT IS HUNDRED
| Tint tho Second Presbyterian Church are on
deayoring to secure tho Nev. DR.. William Fleming
Stevenson, Of Dublin, as successor to the Rey'
| Dr.. r. W. Patterson. DR.. Stevenson ia a lead.
| ing minister In the Irish Presbyterian Church,
who las recently become we'll known in religious
circles by his active participation III the late
| Evangelical Alliance. He Is about 30 years oi
ago and celebrated as q scholar mud author. bis
most popular work being " Working aud Pray
| ing"