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presbytory had alro9dy au1!cieutly ntult'fod t.
Hclf by admitting tho protout to record. l1o
thought It could oniy 10 nnsw by throwing
! similar nl,1d," which was unbccomlng Christian
gentlemen.
Dir. pattornon aaw no reason why tte commit
too should not DO appointed. II It WIS respect
full to nit tho protcpt, IT was respectful to re-
rly to tho Hatnc.
Tito Noy. Nlr. Noyos did not think lilo rresly-
tory lind reached = l,uHitiou wAera /. was nopos-
necessity for ti,e cun,initteo.
votcp, was declared lost.
| Or. swazoy hnid, paAmuch as hc Ind voted in
or the question, for he believed ,n,auy Of tito
membors would lko to pco tho ,n|,cr answered..
+ Tho motion prevailed.
Tho, motion tn nrpuiut 4 committee to auswor
Yio Moderator appointed APT e tlio following Com
/ johnson.
|. .rho next quarterly. .meosing WAS flxoi 10 be
hold on tho SECOND Monday in January In tho
clautcll-roonH.
ANOTHER COMPLAINT.
Tho lev. a1r. Fsris then road tho following
.., .ot.1oAao, Oct. IL, 1874.
7,hf q lhs f.: 4. E krtdsr' noror ~ lie lTt,tyry
!ho nle;aigncd heroby respectfully givo notieo that
~ llltnIs Nort Of that nton Of tho preslytc5y Of
sho lies. David Swing WIN erased from lilo roli Of s
,e!oess aud to ask tho Synod to rcsise said acon;
tfrs-Scitler Tho lcttor nor tho spir!t of o,r form
Of government, Of our Dook If Discipline either
rs,lsons recognizes tnts n,cthoa Of sovcrina TN
to thc lre4tytery nf which 10 Ii member.
Sseon-s{olc especially III the present iuatanse u
good "ter il tho ch'rs Se:s'so It ina shc areap-
aeu nt to!llcrnto net'i a prevent ths lcSittrnte
@ e a.s ct afns s ps IT, %n s % 0ns es ii s sye
aganat tho decision Of tlo rrcsb5ery in tho matter.
]. rnAzrn, III. nA1oEG,
Wi1',1Aa n'op'zos ~. nuanlLl,
4 .Ncosl,s, 1ona 1i FonsYinr :auss
IN motion. Or. awazoy rms appointed to do
fcntl the lreAbytory when the protest or cosl-
plaint should come beiofo tho Gynod.
Mn. MOVES.
On motion, 80 nl,rh Of tho minutes Of
previous mcotiug al announced tho ap-
pointnont OF tho Noy. bfr. Noyos to rcTrenett
tho prosbytory In tho Swing appeal casa before
tho Synod waA Btrichun out.
stand such action, anh feared it wnH diarcspcct-
fn] TO him, nnlcHA son,oi other roasous wero aB-
Higned for tho action.
The l!cv: DR.. l1nrd then moved that COM
lrcsbytory what, il any action. was nocossary to
be takon ln the appeal casa bofore tho Synod.
The following gcrtlon,on voro nppontod: Tho
Noys. afeesrs. 1Lnrl, Mitchell. and Noyos.
On motion, tho prosbytcry took rocess of
two hours.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Tho prcsbytcry assembled promptly ut $50
o'clock.
DR.. swazoy aslsod to 10 excused from dcfenl-
ing tho presbytcry In tho cuao of "con,plaint,"
and hiB requ0st Waa granted. DR., 1Iurl wau
thon nominated.
Pending tho consideration OF lis appointment,
the Roy. Alr, Noyos Expressed his doubt of tho
propriety Of making my such appointment. ue
WAS in fnvor OF DR.. Huti, however.
DR.. 1i"rl was thou appointed to answer tho
complaint
THE sw1:a CASE,
Tho Committoa to consider what action, if
any, etonld bo tnlion by Tho 1'rcsbytory Mt tho
coming Synod in tic Swing appeal caso, reported
as follows:
WltGnrss II tho Judgment Of tho lresbycry. tho
nction Of tho lrcshytcrS takcn July g. 1874 appointing
he ney t'eopgS C. NoySs 70 defend tho r1esbyery Il
Etaortd, Tlut tue Rev. e. q. Nnycs bo appointed to
represent tho rrcsbytcry In all mntcrs prrtuning to
preay to ia af' oesa a xsne tnt n
BY this action mono Of tho constitutional rights Of my
e,.'lTr or tle pfesbytery upon thu matters aboso
Tile report led 10 discussion, particlratcd in
by tho nov. Mess's. pa!tc:eon. Irowbrdgo. |
lalton Faris McJ.eot Ely, and otlera, in which
tho right and r1opriety of tile ploHbytery
representative to meet tho Synod
WIS the objective point. Il was contcutled on
aud it wes ita duty to appoint representative,
wllo, on tho othur land, it waB argued thai the
l'rosbytery waB il, tho capacity OF cuurt, anil
wag trying, and not being tried.
amendment.
TIE SCOTCH CHURCH.
Judge Moore thought tho disposition OF tho |
Scotch Church case ought to be recousi1orcd, in |
Justice to tho church, when, on motion Of tho |
Roy. Mr. Walker, tho caao was rensa.,lcd 10 tho |
spccnl committee, to report ut tho earliest meet
ing Of tho prcsbylery.
After prayer BIZ the Moderator, tho prcabytery |
adjourned subject to tho cali Of tho Moderator |
during tho coming Synod.
A MEETING OF THE CoMpLAISERs.
4 private moetiug oil such Of tho eigners Of |
Ilo complaint az wora presout ut tho AFTERNOON |
neotanS was held iu III adjoining room imuac- |
liatey alter tho Adjournment Of tie prasbytory.
ludgl Moore was called to the chair.
The object of tho meeting ucenlea 70 DO to |
taka measures Tor tho preparation md prcBou- !
Eation Of the compliant" to tho Synod.
On motion, Judge Moore wnA appointed to |
draw up the necessary pnporBt aud present the |
aamp.
Tho Judge rospcutfully declined the position, |
from press Of ot1lor duties.
Several otlIor gontlosuen wore thon rendered |
the labor and honor. bnt each, in turn, had |
otllor duties to perform. FinRlty tho lallor was
lmpouod upon 4 committee composed Of tho |
I.ov. Messrs. l.. J. HalHoy, D. ]. Durgill, aud j.
NJ. TariB. |
The meeting then adjourned. |
THE D5IaCOpAL1ANS, |
rNocEEnIHua IN TitE GENERAL CONVENTION.
New YoRK. Oct. 12.-The General Convention |
Of the Protestant Episcopal Church resumed
business this morning. 1mmodiatoly after To-
liG,ous services Mr. walls offered !. conlm..nioa-
Lion from the Miaeionnry Bishop OF Nobrara,
Upper Nebraska, certifying that, from tla mig