, 1874-11-10
RELIGIOUS NEWS.
Meeting of tho Presbytory~-Horno
Missions--T'lo Scotch
Church.
pEESBYTER1ANS.

> IFESb I IEElANGs
MEETING or TIE pnEsgyTEnY.
Tho presbytery Of Chicago hold meeting
yesterday forenoon in Room No. Al Mccormick
Block. Tho Rev. a. e. Ki,trcdge presided.
Prayer was ofrorod by tho nev. ]. T. Matthew'S.
Tho Rev. Willis Lord. D. D., WAS received BY
letter from tue prosbytory Of Wooster, O..
Tho Rov. ]. A. Wight Of tho Preabytcry OF
Saginaw, WAS invited to acat as q correspond
ing membor.
PERSONAL.
The Rev, H. Swazoy rose to question Of
ptiyilego. Hc said that ntatomonts had bcou
made in tho newspapers to tho eject that no
lad publicly iudorsed the doorinal teucbiugs Of
tho Roy. Mr. McKag. Ho Wished to deny tho
truth Of these statements.
Tho Joiut Committee on
HOME MISSIONS
handed in tho following report, which WAS ac-
cepted:
home missions, both in orr own preabytery aud III
tho whole country, deem It not expedcnt to d1s-
urb our present felaions to tic Board Of Homo Mis-
B10ns.
Stcond-Wo And It to be tho Judgment Of many OF
tho pastors o. our strongest ehurces tn which tug-
ought to raeo for horne n!Hsons annually an amount
It's own bounds.
greater amount II possible, your Committee rccom-
nc,l that the Committee on Homo Missions 10 aud IL
smepgt neo"d ios tna spert os The work wtha ho
prosbycry for tue year BEGINNING jap. 1875 ant
then 10 arportlon such amount on the churcles this
body. IN the distribution OF said nmount tho Com
mittco Is hereby instructed to ascertain no far as
practicable Tho ability OF cach church to pay ~ alpor
further ID incao vi ths chsrehss oi ills bsiy Md %
report tho tutal amount an tho apportsoncd to
eac church to rrcsbytery Ut it, january meetings..
on Homo Missions ta instructed and is hereby author
lied to co-nernto with tue pastors and SESSIONS Of al
tho rhurches in rasng ho several amonns appostioned
Your Committee also recommends that tho Commit
tee On Homo Misstons Of hfs body 10 aud hereby ts
instructed not TO inorso hereafter application tor ~
III payment Of sary exceeding In amount uoo per
anuun.
Tho nev. Jamcs Fleck. Of Armagh, Ireland,
waa Invited to 3 seat as q corresponding men.
bor.
4 recean was thon tahen until o'slook.
to 9eS cre osae to say sDas as
yorsalious wero not pe1!nissan'e. and the to-
memblanco of that fact would aayo much
trouble.
RIVER rARK.
Tho Rev. ). B. Mcclure praasntod = petition
from residents OF River Park for tho appotnt-
b;ity Of organizing d church thoro. RsTor parlE
Ia on tne Chicago 4; Pacific Railroad, II miles
from tho city. aud Is ono Of tho prosperous sno.
urbs. The prospoetb aro 1osy Eoods there Ia 81
yet no olor church there, md tho ProsbyterianH
arc most anxious 10 baye church organization.
On motion. the Rov. Mcssrs. swazoy, Post
and Wheeler wero appointed such committee,
With power to net
THE FIRST SCOTCH CHURCH.
Tho petition Ut tho First Scotch Church oi
Chicago for admission into the Chicago presby'
terry VAS then considered.
Tue Rev. Mr. Trowbridge. Of the Committee
| to whom The petition "aa referred. said thai
| the Committee was disposed 10 rera1t
tho petition tayorably, but thought that courtos,
| ronuitcd Of them 10 correspond With tho Cam
| dian prcsbytery before talting actor. They did
! 40. Tue nina Of tho Committee was 10 rec
ommend that the petition be granted. Tht
,neu1ccra of tho Scotch Church had takon all tht
necessary preliminary stops for au application tt
| tLiR PreBbytory,
Tho Iay. Mr. swazcy moved that tho Fira
Scotch Church DO admitted to the local Presby.
! tory.
Mr.. FoyB:th necondod the motion, aud 1t was
| adopted by unanimous vote.
| HOME MISSIONS.
| Tbs report Of the Joint Committee On HON,
Missions, received ut tho moralug sosBiop, VIZ
| considered.
The recommendations In 1t wore takon vi
acriatIm and adopted.
Tho rteBbytery then adjourned.