, 1874-05-25
RELIGIOUS.
Elders Meeting Of the Presbyterians
in St. Louis,
Adjournment Of Tho Cumberland Pres
bytcrfan General As-
SGmbly.
THE pREsBYrERrANs.

THE PRESBYTERIANS.
B7. Louis, May 24.-During tho debate on
tho Consolidation Of DoanlB Of tho Church III
tho General Assembly yesterday, DR.. Darling, Of
Albany, n. X, aftor presenting economical fea-
tares III favor Of tho consolidation by contrast
ing With tho Board Of publication with similar
Boarda ofMethodista aud DaptiRts, also American
Trnot Society and Sunday School Union, which pre-
1.-The Presbyterian Doard III IN onyiablo light
said that there is another roason for consider
aton that went far doepor down thnn anything
else, which Ia thnt tho hoart Of tha Church was
not In her 0vanRoliBtso work, md that thcro Ia
no stronger oviaonco Of this tllau that Which was
found IN tho fact TINT there wero but 1910 Of
their churches who contributed to all tho
boards Of tho Church; aud perhaps thoro waa
hardly = Board that was sura OF tic contribu-
tions OF moro than ono-Aalf tho churches.
ONE DECADE OF HIS MINISTRY
was passed iii tho City Of philatelphia as pastor;
l}ttlo more than that Ind beon apont
influence in tho Church. Hc know how
churohoB fclt whore Boards were located. Ho
know how churches folt whero no Boards woro
located. He would e3pross there Lis honest
conviction TINT tho working churches, inntead OF
proabyteros gradually slipping out OF them.
THE nEAsoN WHY
thoao Doarda had not tho heart Of their Church
tho doad child. There was no pi,yeioal
contact faco to face, and ego to eye
lot thero be personal contact Of tho Boards with
Church would be more interested in their
Boards. To illustrate this he referred to the
woMEN's WORE
IL ald OF foreign missions; thoy had contributed
800, 600 to tho Board. This was because thoy
brought this work home to tho hearts Of those
womon and Bavo thoul something to do
with those boards. 1hey gave thoBa
womon missionaries on the foreign fold, and
allowed them to correspond with thoso mtseton-
aries. That was tho rohHon why the women
OF tho Presbyterian Church wero Interested in
foreign n1i6aious, aud that time must COMO In
the Presbyterian Church whom
THE WORE OF TIE BOARDS
must be done by their prosbytorioB. [Applause,1
A. meeting Of Elders was hold last night but
there Was 4 vory Bmail attendance. ". A.
Booth, OF New York, presided. The subject,
Mhioh Was tho
DUTIES Or ELDERS TO THE CHURCH,
md to seshon meetings waa opened by the Hon.
Charles U. Drake, Of Washington. Ho said tie
Eldeia had power to control tho Clutch. Ho
had ohRorvod with pain that practices wero
tho spirit and constitution Of prosbytoriauism.
The time would como whom tho Eldors would
have to confront leresos aud practioes intro
duced not for the glory Of the Church, but for
tho oyo md car Of man. There ia no remedy
except in tho Eldership.
KEEr AN EYE OPEN FOE uEREsY.
II = minister chose to adopt auoh notions the
only recourse iB to tho sossi0ng.
Another speaker said that tho Eldors ahonld
strive to bring tho congregation into sympathy
with the pastor and church. 'rhoy should study
the doctrines, and be familiar with them. lilo
government Of tho church waa In the hands Of
The Eldors.
Another apeakor said that the Elders should
stand by the pastor, md uphold him in the right.
Thoy should know ali tho men,bors OF the
church.
nlr. Tyre, Of Philadelphia, spoke OF tho duties
OF the E!dera to tho session meeting. They
or prayers, but to sos examples Of brevlty and
rortiuonco. 70 fill in tho pausoH, they should
seek out young people. lead them Into tho meet-
inga, and got them to take part. Tho wny to
train young mon Ia to put responsibilities on
them.
TIE ELDEna SHOULD nE OFFICIAL
hut not oficious; not magisterial, but quiet and
uuostentatioua. They should be mon In the
t1uest and widest Hense, examples to the flock,
examples OF consistency and symmetry OF Chris
tim character.
THE sUNDAy-eouooL,
Gen. Harrison, OF indianapolis, said that 1t
waa theduty Of every Elder to be in the Sabbath
school every Sunday, and to keep close and
They ought to have an advisory control over tho
Superintendent, the assignment OF teachers, and
the booRs to be put into the hands OF children.
The Presbyterian sabbath-Rohool ought to be
distinctively Presbyterian.
Mr. Kiugeloy, Of New York, said an experience
OF twenty-five years In aunday-schoo]a had
taught him to DO very charitable towards the
brethren. It had beon said the Elders ought to
be in tho 8unday-BcAool; some Elders ought to
keep out OF it, for they would be wet blanket.