, 1873-10-20

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RELIGIOUS.
Trcsbyteriou synod of Illinois, North,
LII Session Mt Sterling - Standing
ColnmittcCa Appointed --- Mission
Work.
specids Dtapatch 10 The Chicago Tribune.
| STERLING, ILL.,, Oct. 18.-Tlo Synod Of llll-
nois, North, continued it's sessions to-day, tho
| Rev. G. g. Noyos in tho chair. The resolutions
OF tho Committee on
HOME MISSIONS,
| adopted, recommend tlat tic Synod earnestly
enueavor to Bllssain tho missionary work within
It's own bounds, and pay into tho Treasury Of
the Board Of Homo Missions during tho
| cnrront year $4,000, and to accon.-
| plish this end the following amounts
wero apportioncd. prosbytery Of Chicago,
s6,500; Freeport, $1,000; Rock River, 9t,500,
| mud Ottawa, 5000. It was onjoined upon Tho
presbytories to insst upon tho formation OF tho
pastoral relation in tho churches uu1er thoir
caro- whorover it is practicable and 1iNoly to be
permanent. A lengthy discussion Was had upon
tho proposition to Change the time Of meeting
from Thursday to Tuesday. md not renlnin in
session over tho Sabbath. No change WAS made.
HOARD or EDUCATION.
The special Committee on tho Doard Of Edit
cation report 911G,300 required for tho immc-
diato wants Of the Church, and urge tho congro-
gations to creator zoal IN doportmont.
p. m.
Reports Of the Committee on Foreign Mis-
sions aud Conference on our duty to tho Ioathen
wero made by Rov. Arthur Mitchell.
THE STANDING COMMITTEES
| for tho year nre aB follows;
Foreign hlisaiouB-Tho Rows. Arthur Mitchell,
! H. D: 5enkius, 4. ". colyer, and Elder George
Home Aisslons-Tho itoya. u. U. sicKlca, ". N.
Dlavk1nrn. ]. NJ. Linn, a. g. Wilson, md Elder
J. 4. Steele.
Publication md Sunday sohoolp-rho Rows.
| Ii. D. Patterson, and Elder D. s. Covert.
Rows s. A. Wilson, =. t. Hurd, a. O. Smith,
]. T. Johnson, and J. r. VanDoron.
| tions-Tho KeyH. l.. ". Curtias, J. II. Taylor,
Thomas Num- +. A. Shoaror, and Thomas Le-
| mont.
Church Erectiona and synodioal Funds The
RevB. Il. W. Patterson. L. II. Roid, O. u. Tho1np-
Bon, and Elder H. u. seoly.
| wo31AN's MISSION WORK.
It waH resolved that the Synod call the atten-
ton Of oil tho churches to tho great interest
rian Church, to wit the efforta made by tho
fonlale members Of churches in bcllaf OF foreign
m1asionH. Worry much las already been dono. Tho
Foreign Board asks tho ladies Of tho churches
to raiae $4,000 during tho current year. Tho
tint the doing it will of itaelf be grcat blessing
to the Church, aud therefore earnestly recoln-
mende all tho pastors to 1lso tloir utmost on
| dcayors to organize Young Ladies' Foreign Mis-
sion Societies in their respective churclos to be
auxiliarios to the Woma1i's Foreign Missionary
Society OF the Northwest, whose headquarters
arc at Chicago.
| AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY.
The Synod being deeply Interested In the
atntoment Of the ReY. Glen Wood, bear
Ing upon tho work Of tho American
o sosot ;anl ,oi IT. o synpathy{
society, and recommended tho churches to
heartily and libernlly support tho institutiou.
In tho evening the largo audlencc.room Of tho
church, was crowiod with listeners, who came to
hoAr what tho Synod Ind to aay OH tho question,
bors for work In its own field 80 ~ to secure
parish visitation, tho religious instruction OF all.
| and growth IN numbers by zoa, charity, and
holineHs!n Tho Rev. Or. shoarer,, tho Rev. Dr..
spoke.
CLOSING nus1NEsa.
Tho great part OF tho business on tue docket
has boon performed, and but littlo now remainn
returned to thoir homes. Tho churches Of Stor-
| ling will bo supplied tomorrow by mombors of
| tho Synod. The adjournment will bo nlado On
| Monday. Tho most important 1neotng Of tho
Synod ia expected to tako place tomorrow oyon-
Ing, whon tho subject Of foreign missions will lo
discussed, tie ReY. Arthur Mitchell opening tho
services.
Illinois State Dnptist AaEocintloI1.
CANTON, ILL.,, Oct. 18-The Daptlat Association
Of tho 8tnto Of lllinoiB commenced their soBsons
In the Bnptist church on IucEday evening, tho
14tll Tile Baptist Pastoral Union was tho first
to convene, and opened with tho rev. Fosa
In the ohair. Sermon by the 1foy. Howott. Of
Bloomington.
Wednesday, session was opened with doyotio1l-
al exercises, after which the unnual election OF
oflicors WIS held The Hov. Mason, Of Sterling,
wa8 elected President; tho 1loy. Loato, OF Joliet,
Secretary. Essays wero road by tho Rov. Holt,
Of Barry. Subject: " Christ III Ills Rotation to
AIoral and Ceremonial Law, III Presented in
Hebrews mud ltonlanB,"
Tlo lloy. J. Bulhley, o. D., Of Alton, fol.
lowed. Lis subject was " Tho Babbath changed
ut the resurrection from tho Eoyouth to the 1rst
day."
Tho essays wero ably delivered and elected
much Interest," and attoutlon. DR.. Northrup,
President of the Chicago Uaptiat Thoologicul
Seminary, also read MI oHaay-Hubjo joct. "I'e iu'
spiration Of tho Scriptures" with special refer
e,ce to modern objection.
Sixty mombors wore present at tho Pastoral
Union.
In the evening tho Daptlat sns,tlay-sohoo
Union lnd q worry enthusiastic session, whicl
held over Thursday
On Thursday oyouiug tho Baptist uonoyal IA
Booation mot for itB twenty-ninth anniversary
The animal sotnaon WIS delivered by tho Toy
| Holt, Of hurry.
on Friday morning tho Association mot, viii
]. IMlkloy, D. D., Of Alton, in tho chair Tht
following ollicors woro eloctud: J.. llulkley,
D., Moderator; 4. D. niokorHou, Clerk.
Tho 1toy, Hobart, Of Chicago, Superintendent
OF Mssions, presented q very interesting re-
port.
On Friday afternoon tho subject OF Foroig1
Missions was taken up and report prelontet