, 1873-04-16
CHICAGO PRESBYTERY.

Proceedings OF the Second Dny's Scs-
sion.-An Overture from tho General
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF standing
Committees.
Tho socond days session Of tho somi-Annual
Meeting Of tho Chicago Preabysery, with a full
membership, WAS hold; yesterday, in the lecture
room Of tho Second Presbyterian Church, tho
Moderator, the Rev. G. L. Thompaon, in tho
ohair.
Tho following overture from tho General AS
.sombly to tho Prosbyterios WIS, after an OK
nauStive discussion, answored in tho negative,
and Committee, consisting Of DR.. Il. ". Pat
torson, Prof. T. l.. Patton, and tho Rov. J. II.
Trowbridgo. vas appointed to draw up over
uro to. tho Goneral Ass ainbly, expressing tho
mind OF tho presbytory on tho subject, and re-
port this morning:
. sns TT, the following secton bo added t. Chapter Ky:
No ono can, lay It asiio 1t his own
@ % not ss e Fl r y
may On hia own request and with tho permission Of
hts lresbyory, cenae to be m acting minister OF, 2.
II tho prcHbytcFy in convinced that minister Is per-
manohty disqualified fns Tho ministerial work {oxcept
BY age, sickness, other accidcntB 1t may with the
tico to such ,ninatcr, require lin to o1t tho exercise
ef tho functions ot h's oee It bcng unerntood thss
D m M s @ s5Gr her, Of hS cnaso sad gbs
II any one, III either Of these ways to be net
lug minister, hc shall not be permitted to nit nin
and, il ho Is not l'' CONNECTED as ''1asn q mem,
.a Per III. Mh +, ses p'fifE r a church. h
may, by IT, ba restored to the exercise OF thu functions
Of la office md to ali the rights incident thereto.
Tho following standing committeoB were ap-
pointed:
Foreign afissfons--l.ovs. Arthur Mitchell W q.
Hofae Aftssfons-iaoys. Wilam n Blackburn, Arthur
M!tehsl1 J: y. Trowbridge, benjamin Z. g. Ely; FL
chs;ee sis ErestsaRsv. r. s' T. ". Patterson, nev. L.
H Reid, Rey: =. Il. Davis, Esdor William q. Holmes,
;Kdacaloi.- James n. Taylor, Rev. Charles
ELICIT, ney. David Swing, Elder g. T. Hcdgee, Eldcr
RaoIieqtionmney =. T. Davis, Rey. Z. :. Ha!sey,
nev: Rev. 9; ~ T. Thompaou, Elder Thomas Dent, Elder
Mia':seriat Re'tec-Rev: ?. 1: Hned, ney: 9. g.
sabldth- -schooEs-nev. q. L. Thompson Rey. J..
u. MAkert rev. y. "1snert Elder ". A. Fort, Elter
, E9sS:sstIss % = casat4sts, nd 5ss a. 1nn!stzy-
Patterson Ec:lcsiasieai MIsory, s. Res III Il.
Reid; Arta and Science. Prof. Swing; Greek and
Hebrew, Rey 4 Mitchell; aeyernment and sasra~
ton, nev. @. L. Thompson; and Roy. Il. E. Kittrelgo.
Tho following rules for keeping soasional
records wero adopted:
FrstThe meeting Of tho scas!on should DO uniforms
" cosed With prayer and opened with prayor o1caps
when hold Immediately after religious serYices and in
circumstances that would naks such opening
cjRc tnconvencnt and the record should notice the
opening or closing prayer according to The faet.
should be glyon In tho record.
Thrd-1t Ia proper that the PASTOR supply Of tho
church, ahould mako report to tho aessfon OF all
children and adults baptized by him, OF all commune
Ion seasons in the church. Of all persons who have
entered into covenant With tho church at tho comun-
Ion, and Of ali deatha Of mcmbera OF tho church that
have to bis knowledge, aud tneso reports should
appear, such In the record. Also, It is advisable
TINT complete ussa 10 kept in appendix to tho
Record Of all tho bapsma aud deaths thus reported.
Feurth-Tho paator or supply Of tho church should
bring TO the looe Of the session resolutions OF tho
special attention and tho record should present full
and clear 1tatcuaont Of such special action.
FUh-It III e1redlent that the minutes or record Of
each meeting Of the session should he read and ap-
proved at subsequent meeting.
Slrth-Tho Commissioner appointed by tho session
to attend any meeting Of the PrcabytoEy or Bynod,
Should report hts attendance nonattendanco at the
rst opportunity Of which duo notice should be taken
in the record Of tho sesaion.
hlr. II. ". Goodell waa nominated with Wow
to liconBure and his examination, which In
oludod tho usual requisites, except tho trial
pieces and church history, were made aud HuB-
lainod.
Mr.. Joseph D. Cowan, OF Nowry, ireland, and
nov student in the Presbyterian Seminary Of
Chicago Was licenaod to proaoA tho gospel, aftor
which tho PrcAbytery took recesB until O'Clock
thts morinB. Tho narrative on the State OF Io-
ligion, and tho report from the Committee on
the overture to tho Gonora1 Assembly on De-
mission, will DO before tho body this morning.
The aeBsion will close to-day.