, 1874-10-20
CHURCH COUNCILS.
Third Day Of the Session Of
the Synod Of Illinois
North.
Complaint Against Prcsbytery for
Dropping rroG Swings Name
Sustained.
Majority Report Recommending Prot.
patton's Appeal to Be-
Taken up.
a Minority Report Recon-
nending It Be Not
Allowed.
Or. Roycs Begins His Argument that
Prof. Patton Has No Appeal.
A Formidable Array Of Precedents
to Support His Case.
Ho Will Conclude Ills Remarks
To-Day.
Report Of the Committee on Sunday
School Work.
No Action Yet Taken on Bishop Scymourss
Case In the General Episcopal
Convention.
A Formidable Array Of Precedents
to Support His Case.
Ho Will Conclude His Remarks
To-Day.
Report Of the Committee on Sunday
School Work.
No Action Yct Taken on Bishop Scymour's
Case In the General Episcopal
Convention.
SYNOD OF ILLINOIS NORTH.

14bNNAA9N 9EDo4NHs
Tie Synod OF Northern Illinois reconyened
In the First Presbyterian Church, corner OF I,-
diana avenuo and Twenty.fi'st street, yesterday
morning, the Rev. Mr. Wilson In tho char.
There wcro about 150 Presbyters and fifty hpec-
tatols rro: ent.
THE COMPLAINT AGAINST rnEsnYTEaY.
blr. Proctor offered tic followiLg:
Rtsoierd, That thss Synod acknowcd ,es tLe rtg}1t
{accordirg tho Disclpla, ..ll., sec. ., aud
colds I" tho members Vi tue Chicago prtsDytc.y lilo
Complaint td wllicb :;e: arc now caiIed to an.wer, IN
from tl.e roll Of said rrcsbytery.
AIr. ]. E. Molratt said tho Moderator had do
ctded that question Saturday, and hence the rea-
olutlon WAS out Of order.
Dir. proolor remarked that tho right was funda,-
mental, according to the Book, aud ought to be
conceded.
Mr. A1offatt withdraw his point, sB it was owl
IDENTIFY intontlad to allow Tho 1nelnburs to speak,
w HI net Of cotrtoBy.
Alr. Trowbridge had only ono objection to the
resolution: 1t seomol to concede US privilege
that which the Chicago rrosbytery olaimod IS
right.
S1r. KittredEo hoped, as IN individual, that thd
Synod would decide to hoar the representative OF
tho Presbytcry fDr. Hurd), and, 10 expedite
0ualuCeN& LtAI uu OLNofb Q6 uGlT0.
Alr. Crawford appealed from the decision oe
tho Chair, Saturday, that the prcabytery should
be heard through its representative, and that, BY
appointing him, they had waived tue right to bs
heard individually.
The Chair WAS sustained. and the resolution
Was consequently dropped.
Mr.. TrowbridSo remarked that ho did not say
that tue mombcrs o! the Presbytery wished to
speak, but that thc5 insisted upon thciz right ia
do so.
COMMITTEE ON NARRATIVE.
Tho Committee OH Narrative submitted theis
repart, OF which an abstract il subjolned:
TAe thlcaXo P1oabYtery reported TINT during
the past year there had been good degree uf
prosperity within it's bounds, aud tbat there Lad
boon reVlyals in BsVe. al Of tile churches, from
which q large number Of additions to tho church
membership had resulted. Tho number rocaiycd
by examination was 533 m increase OF 157 ovor
last year by letter, go; total, 1.l22. Thero
llad boon an increase Of the aabbath.sclools Of
! sui acho!ars..
Tho presuytcry Of Freoport reported that tho
sratifyins results and tl1at precious rsylva1s"
hal been enjoyed iu somo PORTIONS Of tho field.
There llad boon gain III membo ship, by cxaul-
inhton, Of &C. and by certificate OF %. Tho
wlole humber received WAS 2iI, bnt there lad
Ie"n loss in Sapbaihacho1l membership Of
485.
Tho prcsbvtery of OTTAWA reported tho spirit
uni condition of tho churches within ITS bounds
as good, Special 4ovisai olIorty had beeu made
in sono Of tl,u churches, rotllltng in tho '.salv-
ton Of souls and tho qiiickpnlng Of believers"
Thelo lad boon received 55 Oil examination and
63 by certificates. Tho preceding ycar 90 wore
received on examination aud Sc by certificates
Tho gain i'll tho 1nembcrahip Of tho Sabbath
schools was 60.
Tho Rock Rlyor prcabytcry reported an onoour-
aging degree uf prosperity in l1sus. Of ito
they generally being in hs;sltla, con-
dition, md tho 6AbDalh-sclool doing u good
over tho preceding year. The sabbath-schools
had lost 42l OF their n1omoora
The number OF PERSONS received within tho
bounds OF tho Synod DUNG tho yeas was 1.01o,
III increase Of 272 over 1873.
THE SPECIAL ORDER.
Tho complaint Rsanht tue Chicago preshytery
for eraslus tho 1ano OF Prot. Swing from ita
roll. waa than taken up.
Mr.. unrd. on bo'lalf Of the plcsbysory. cor
tended that whether tho crasrl O WIS justified or
not, its validity to tho only person involved Msa
now beyond the reaoa OF any human tribana,.
Tho PresbYtery could be cenaured, but the mem-
ootship Of lsof. s"iug in tint body lad
'een legally and completely Terminated, EveE
Dr.. Halsoy lad maintained or only oxtra-consti-
ntiona HI he Ulurd) thought acoortling to that
RUG espoulency Mhc.a Tho Crooks caed ''tlio
!!glest Justice. it did not follow that tho ac.
A1A hAa HHH Hlll Hulus Ou LuQ CQulEAty. lE WHH
md mnst bo valid un.lor tho circumstances, and
lnR'ly aud utterly beyond reversal. uul even ba'
'on roach, by tho consent Of tic 'noat in.
crested party in The casu-Dnyid Swing Ii liis
>u,no were PLACED OIL the roll without hts con.
lent, tho leitera wonld not spell tho nano Of
eal Ine,.lbos. Tho Preehyterv coull be chastisea
or It's rim, but could not be compelled to 10 IN
aud ho yontuIcd to predict that
llo uame Of Dayid Swing would bo again On tho
oil. If ever, only by his uwn deslra ami reqaeSs
Dr. Hurd theu went Oh to ntoVe from tl'o
j. Digest" the legality Of tho action complained
IT, aud Tint The General Assembly recognized
he actual withdrawal Of minister, cnln'!nS
lat si11ce It mab in acco1slanee with tito dlrcc-
ions OF thp Guuelal Assembly. tho Ircsbyters
,aylug been told IN due fun, by Prof. Swsst;:
Int lie Gad withdraw, they wero jllntIts III
eooguixsag that Withdrawal. aud Ill cruising ;las
latuU from the roll
tESERtL DISCUSSION.
Mr. Crawford moved that lllc Synnd acc(,rl Is:
In Individual uso.mbnrn of the Fre,1. rlY u
jLIcago lilo privilege Of belug heard in cx; i:na-
ion Ut tllar action.
Nlr. Elyloped the motion would not prevail.
DR. Patterson Bald tho mat.cs cn,lii bo ul.t,'
nttlcsl by u:csr.anng Whr.her anY ut tho nl;.rn-
c,t of t!lo rresb2tory wished to mnln uuy IT,
,av!s. Unlels such O Wish w4s innlcatoA, it
pa.llcd to him to Do unnecessary to grant tle
r' ilogo.