, 1874-10-17

TEE SYNOD.
MORNING SESSION.
Thc Synod Of Northern 1l1inusn commenced iee
annual session In tho First Presbyterian Church,
cornor Of indiana avenue md Twenty-arst etrcot,
at 0 o'clock yesterday morning. This body is
composed Of tin Presbytories Of Ottawa, krce-
port, Rock Island. and Chicago, which embrace
1i6 churches, wlt1l membership Of alont
$4,000. \ peculiar interest is attached to tho
present Bcssion, owing 10 Tic fact TINT tho caso
Of Patton ~. Swing comoa ,lp on appeai for aat-
tlcmcnt. This circumstance would roein to DO
an attractive one, MS tho attendance OF 1ncnahors
III iargor 30 fir than uaual. The fill mcnDer-
ship is 103 ministers anti LAG layn,cn; only
100 of both answered to thor nalnos.
Among those woro the lio7. Dr. fatter-
son, the Row. DIR. Noyee, II. D. Jenkins, Of FREQ
port, Ambrose c. Smith, Of Gs.ena. Prof. Pat
ton. DR.. Gibson, Dr.. Halaoy, II. H. Collinson, Of
Willow Crcoll nr. uurd, Or. Ja,uea AlcLood, Of
Joliet, TuthtI Hing, Dr.. William s. Curtis. Dr..
Trowbrldge, DR.. Swazey, aud tho flcv. ]. II.
Wa!kor.
Tho first hnlf hour was devoted to religious
exercises.
These concluded, tho l,or. 1lr. Noyes called the
6rnod to order.
MODERATOR.
an election for Moderator then took place, tho
nominees being Tho Rov. X. G. Wilson, OF
Ottawa, $. II. Wellcr. Of Ottawa, and DR..
Cnrtis of Rockford. It resulted in tho selcc-
ton Of Mr. Wilson. Ho thanked the Synod
'tor thcir confidence. and Caid, in tho 1nattors
that came up l!o aloulsl know no difference be-
twcon Old School and New School, but should
regard MI as Chrisiaus--prcsbyterisn trusting
that right conclusions would bo rcacllcd-that
tho questions upon which thoy might couscien-
toual differ would be satisfactorily settled, aud
tle wolare OF tho Nlaater 10 thoreby promoted.
Tbo Roy. Mr. Dean, Ut Joliet, and tito noy.
aIr. sa,itl,, Of Galcna, were oloctod Clorl;a.
On motion, the following wero allowed 10 sit
Oh corresponding nelnbors; Tho Rovs. J. Il.
Cruikahanls, David Irving, S. T. 11cWhorter,
N. Hendricirsou, p. II. rayson. D. o. Jacksou,
Goorgo J1ntfio!d, Michigan; George =. Il. Brown,
Cincinnati.
Tho Nev. Mr.. Thompgoa made q fow fcollug
rcn,arls In regard to tho Roy. X. i. FtGlo rO-
GENTLY deceased, aud offered q memorial papcr,
which Wis adopted by riplns vote.
FoNrIGN alISy.oSB.
Tho Committee OH Foreign s!issionp sub,nittetl
their report, Of which I'll abstract is npperlcd.
Tic infn.lscs of tho last Genera! Assembly pre-
seutcd several fac!n will. regard to tho condition,
Of rho causo Of Foreign M'sslotla within tho
i'snol. wlaiel. wcro worthy Of attention. Tho
best OF NIL indications Of interest tho contr,bu-
tions in its behulf. showed tin. there
san 10 decrcaso In t[iat interest among tho
rhurehea, larger number hnvinB taken up COL
lcctlo,ls during tho lat ycar than dneing tho
financial depression, tho totRl Of tho gifts was
Sl3.7U9. m 1ncrouso Of $4,000 over list year.
| Ills history of tho foreign missionary opera
lions Of tho Presbyterian Church during tho year
what had eyer beet, presented before. Tho year
| was beguu with D. deht Of $l2B, NOD this had
boan ontlrely wiped out, and, at tho same time,
tho tesular contributions for tho yeer wero in
churoh contributed ss7, ,ooo--a2o, QUO moro Than
In 1878 the Sanday-schoose, &327 oo9--an in
! csoasc OF nearly $1,000. III al!. sG23, ,G27 wero
I contributea-an i,cfeaae, including tho pay
| n,nutB towards tho deHt, Of S175,0DU. Gods
| blessing had been given in MI unusual degree,
! especially in What Rre considered G:nlnently
"ha.d latlu." The whole number atldoI 10 tho
missfon churches was 1,ADU. al incrcaso OF 25
per cent, ruoqualed In any presbytcry in tho
| United Statea !, tho net lncrcase Of tho whole
Church III membership Ind been per cent.
| Az stolea t!ia contributions wcro $4,000.
This might appear to bo largo Hunl, hut 500, DOo
wore given to tho yarous Boards and agcucies
Wllcse work IL almost exclusively for this coun-
try, and soa5, QUO were devoted to congregational
| exphnEcs.
| Tho past WaB full Of encouragement, tho 3roe-
oat OF responsibility. Collections for this
year wero not equas to tloao Of tho correspond
ing Pefod III IHHg StlIt tnc fetelntS halt .t1usull
| lcse. Tho Committee, therefore. recommended
tint Oyc,y paatAr matRta!n the monthly cu.ttcrt
| that tho children Of every Suulay-actoot bo lsa
| to tnao nluro IN The work that tho HnhAcrip-
lions be aecurrd for the Foretga NiasioHa,Y and
thut The 1.000 women III tho cnurcsus OF tho
Synod },e encouraged to forln in every cIllr:h II
| missionary eocety III connection with tho Board
| OF tho SorthweBt.
| THE REV. Dit. IRVING,
! Secretary OF tho noarl OF ForcGn atlahons,
Mndo Ill address In reference to thu tleols Of thu
| }nartl, heyinE $40 persons who wcto spreading
| tho Gospel nnsoEg hcation had to he supl.ortsd
that while !Qss year way yrar Of 1ull}co. taiA
was oisu Of iticlea5islg aaneFs. eild tho Hoard
| u0ycr felt lllore tloprcnsad t!,.,l now.
Yil0 report Ut the Committed was aaootel, aud
The Synud took II rcccEs.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The pettan-swing controyerAy was the min
topic ot conversation during the rcce.a, aud 1t il
very l'rnbsbtc that Prof. patto will. IN bstaI.el
The laninbcrh Of this Synod arc generally "llart
sho!l," md many Of tlIoin, il IL nni.l, haye
attended tho present session rar tho simple
pMvposa Of s'sawiuy by theis votes That they MI
not hancslon my ietitduariani1u, i'll tht
l'resnytnsiA1s C|nro&, nr lin faintest durart.is,
from stls Stuttlaltls. lilo rrontls ol Prof Swiu,
10 not svs.n Disposed IN nlAlio i, traps fight