, 1874-10-17

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JnittM lfa,s....-rhn Novs. ". 3. pur.is, i. 4.
shearcr .. II. Weller, and fdeFa N. Q. Thompson and
T. will bv for lilo latter Oommlt.op to say
whether aud whon tho appeal Of Prof.. Patton
e.nn be taken up.
run NEXT MEETING.
The fixing Of Il place for the noxt moottnB then
occupIod attonssof.
If. Weller invited tho Synod to 60 10 Sler-
1o:a. ....
tious at Joliet [laughtcrl, aud, Il tho Synod hctd
its meeting troro, le would onlcavor to mako
the mcnlhera tornfortAbio.
a vote resulted In tho splecton of Joltat.
A recess waB tIlon taken In order to povnllt tito
committees to prepare their roporse.
EVENING SESSION.
Tho Synod rccouvcnol at 7:30, tho Moderator
presiding. Thorn was not ovcr 16o persons
prcscnt,-a few Of them being spectators.
HONE Mlss.oSs.
Tho Committee On Homo sIisaons submitted
their report.
They stated thut tho last Synod, ID tho on
dehror to mako tho work aelf-sustalning, rosolyod
to ratao at least e10, 900 for tho funds of tito
Board. It was apportloncl to tho several prca-
byeorios 40 follows; Chicago, $4,000; Fraeport,
ssl,G00; Ottava, $500; Kocb River, $1,000. Up
to tho time tho Board 1natlo its report tntho
General Assembly, but s4,a35.85 hal bean re-
coivcd. They Ind no means Of knowing nccu-
ratcty vim. had been contributed siuoo April
up to Sept. l. However, tho record reported
m additional nun Of a3i1.53, making the total
S5, 1885, The Presbyterics lad contributed
Gomotling toward the tobt Of tho t}uard, ,-how
fnuch, thoy 1sad no means of knowing; but,
counting tho roceipte from all sonrcUs, It waa os-
idcnt that during tho Synodical yoar tho HoHrd
hat rocotvea but GO por cent Of the au,ount pro-
posed During tue fsscnl year Of the Board tue
presbsto;y Of chienGo paid in S:3,0Ml.20. ald
drew out 81, 1920 Frcopogt pail $096.25, and
a sfT Fl 9 nos oSeSs sa saa sa sisSS @ aa a drew drew
out 5l,G7a.60. Thu balanco against tho synut
was aT,4i3.01. IL tho prcaGytery Of Chicago.
out Of a churoLea only ~ contributed to Tho
funds of tho Board: in Freaport. 81 ont Of 81;
ont Of IS; 60 that out OF 1A6 churches belonging
TO tho Synod but 6;, nlado contributioun. Tho
whole amount contributed by tho Synod was less
than 1t was last year BY ,a72o.o5. whiio tue
at least s22,4eo. So.f-sustaiuing prugrcss With
fn TIM Synod w1H not very rapid.
40 to tho work at large. tho year had boon one
Of progress Ihero he'd boon uudcr commission
Staten md Tcrritoriss Illinois seemed to DO Il
grnas miesion field, as 116 wste euraerepinnnsseson
within her borders, ii Of whom worked IN tho
Synod. There wcre o1ganizcd 159 now churches,
and many new mission folds sIaitesl,
ID "1;f' und I'D now sanday-sei,oo!s osisJ-
1irllod, mailing 1910 now connected With the
mission churches, embracing Home LOO, 900
| children and officers ll,e largost additions TO
tho Church on profession for yours bad been
malc. fully 33 por cent over last ycar. Tho num-
her adde,l I'll examination was J.074, OF about
onc.nixth Of tho whole number aadea to The
Church. Tho slosnauds upon tho Board Nere In
croasing; cnlB for missionaries calno from oil
over tho West and Northwest.
Tho attoutior of the Synod wan called to the
proaont financial condition Of tho Board. At tho
eoao Of tho yoar tic debt WAS e19,g00 Oh tho
ist OF SeEtomor it had increaued to ss0, 600. and
oven that l'R been Increased by tho debt o. auB-
| tentation to $4,000. Aud tho Board eatimatod
itB oxpenscs for tho current Year at 80 por cent
moro tlnn last, or over $tA50, ,0nn. at which sum
thoro had beon rccstved up to Sept. only st4.~
296.37.
In view of these facts. tt became item norl.
| ouBly TO inquire how they might
| LEssES the DEMAsns
.tlaon the Donrd aud, ut tho sans tlne. Increase
| tho contributions. 1t was suggested that the
! pfeybyterea aud Fresbytcrial Couaalittocs care
fully scrutiaizc all applications from tho church.
| Oh, and insist On an annual decroase in the
| amounts nH!od for; that contiguous feohto
churches llo stnociuscd 10 ono charge rs far MS
possible; and that i!ntnediat. and specinl elforH
bc made IN al! tho caurches to ineresae the con
tributioue to tho Board. whose work WAS 30 thor
ochly Identified with tho best woal Of this groat
| md growing !lnd.
| Attention was also called to Tho agrecmen: Of
| tho Ronrd with tho Missionary Society Of tho
Congrcgatonatiets, bv which tho missionaries or
| the Two denominations Wcro not to Interfere
| with ono nnothor. This harmonious action was
| occasion for rejoicing, aa to1dlus to avoid
"wneta OF means" and strength, and to u1ako
tho resources Of both bodies 50 rs far as rossi-
! bio 1n accomplishing tho common cnd.
Thoy recommended tho passage of
| THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS:
tIr.:-Tilat tho Synod make another caruest effort
to sustain tho ,nitsio;'ary work wis.sn it's ow1,
Homo Msssioro during tho current year At least
si0CG3, and, to accomplish! thts oil tho following
sd,500 rroerort. s1oo0 Ottawa, $500 Rock River,
:sroond-Thas the Synod cnjotn npon fsa r.o.by-
tcres careful grourj,g Of mifaion ch.rclet aud TO
,as every pos9b1s eudaasor to 1's'on demands upon
71:"i-rhat tho sabpatl-schooh be enlisted III this
| fourth-Ttat tho women Ct or churches 10 re-
| qucsted to form Home MinMonary Societies for tlo
lnrzo Of rlfang contributions to tho funds Of tic
l}oali. aud to this c1ld that the sscntation Commit
ec e directed to lay tho request before the churches
SIr. Sicklos raiid, though Illinois was great
commercially and politically, uho WIS M inlant
| in tho arms OF tho Church. There was not NO.
cca1itY for glcl d condition Of aflairs. Denctns-
nationa! rivalry was tho cas.so Of 1t. lie de2ro-
Gated thia, enco the great causo Of tho Matter
was overlooked and 1t wes stumbling block In
| tho way Of tho euccesa Of tho Church.
DR.. a[itelolt asked why tho debt had Increased
80 rapidly,
1lr. SicAios answered tl,nt tho widespread dis
tresa In tho country caused it, almost oil tho
Inissonar|eB getting thoit entiro support fiom
| tho Board.
Mr. Finley thought ttloy should take to honrt
tho c1Ain1s Of tho homo missions US vol as those
OF The foreign work.
Mr.. Davis spulto Of tho pro rata systom OF the
Catholics, saying that such q plan would raise
tho nancy ,ieolea.
Mr. Pork urged that Tho giving to tho Lord on
Sunday systematically waH Us much au act OF
| worship as praying.
Dtief addresses were MISC made by others with
| retesance to tho Importance Of tho work and the
necessity for raising ,noneT to support tue mis-
atonGries.
Tia raso'ntious were thcn adopted, and tho
| synoA adjourned until o'clock tha morning.
| THE PRESBYTERY.
4 called meeting of thu Iscsbytesg OF Chicago
WIS held at The eloao Of tho AFTERNOON session oi
| thu HvroH tln Ear 4 II kittrpIfra t>roEfIfur.