, 1874-04-15
FHUF. SWING.
sccond Days Proceedings of
the Chicago Presbytery.
Announcement OF tho Chairman Of
tho Judicial Committee.
DR.. Patton'a Charges Were Stolen by
o Times Reporter,
Solemn Indignation Of the Presbytery.'-
Precautions for the Future.
Tho Report on tho Charges to DO
Submitted Next Week.
The Presbytery Of Sacramento Is Re.
quested to Examine Dr.. McKaig.
And lilo Ninth Church 10 Drop Him.
Solemn Indignation Of the Presbytery..-
Precautions for the Future.
Tho Report on tho Charges to 30
Submitted Next Week.
And lilo Ninth Church 10 Drop Him.
His Low Notions Of Inspiration.

Iub CHiCNEQ IECSUfte4f IQAHHuaupl0H Ill I'll
Bocond Presbyterian Church, corner Of WASH
ington and Carpenter Btreots, Mt o'clock yoa
terlay morning. There wero about fifty minia
tors aud laymon, aud about thirty spectator
present.
Tho Rev. AFR. Mcleod, Of joliet conducted
tho religious services. which occupied hnn al
hour.
Tho Moderator, the Rov. Arthur Mitchell
then assumed tho chair, aud declared tho aosaior
to bn open for business.
Tho 1rst order Of the day, the reporta o.
standing committees, was then taken up.
HOME MISSIONS.
Btr. Blackburn, from tile Committee Of Homs
Missions, reported Tint 2,575 had boon given tt
ministers for deficiencies in salaries, etc., ati
$500 to churches. In juno. tho Committee
decided to renew tho application for Fl 900 te
support tho nov. I. II. Davis for another yca1
as general missionary within tho bounds Of the
prcsbytory. In connection with linn, thoy Ind
cn1cavored to EGO TINT tho more promising
points for missionary work Ind boon supplied.
EDUCATION.
Tho Committee on Education reported thai
tho contributions last yoar wore over IS, QUO
two-Gfths Of what thcy wore The year boforo aud
four young mon Ind been ailod Unusual care
had boon oxcrciscd as tho churches detna ndcd
TINT thoy might have asa,,rance that the money
had not boon wasted OIL unworthy subjects.
PUBLICATION.
Tho Committee On Publication reported tint
volumes vnlucd at s87.G7 had been donated +;
thot Joseph Bates, corortcur, Ind sold G97 vol
umes and given away 198, ns vol as Is, GOO pages
Of tracts, and visited BIOS fau1iliea.
susTESTATIoN.
The Committee on SuHtcntation reported that
the y had received but ono application during
tho ycar,-fron, the church mt Nuporville, fur
$3o0,-nnd recommended that 1t DO granted.
Concurrcd in.
CHURCH FRICTION.
The Committee On Church Erection reported
HAT they had aided but ono church, TINT at 4
D.sidwood, to tho extent Of s7oo, toward tho
IGNITION to tho Importance Of sustaining tho
work, anil recommended ll.at n collection be
taken up for tho treasury Of tlia Board.
Tho Spccial Committee to dissolve the pastoral
Eighth Church Of Chicago, submitted n roaolu-
lion recommending the dissolution, which, they
haiicyed, only q financial cxigency could hare
brought about. Tho resolution was adopted.
Tho Secretary read letter from the First
Churoll et Wilmington. tondoring . call to the
noy. Il. X. Wharton to bccome their pastor. Mr..
Wharton said lo would accept, aud q committee
was appointed to install him.
STATE OF nEL!nIoN.
The Committee Oh tho State Of Religion re-
ported TINT thirty-oight ont Of forty-two
churches had beeu heard from, nearly all show
Jug Il good degree of interest, ordinary to ez-
iraordinary progress, and all hopeful for tho f,-
luto. Attention was called to the following ill.,
tercsting particulars. /. an ncroased attend
anco upon the prayer-mcotings, with moro
Earnest interest theron. 2. Increased attend
lnce upon church services to sllch a degree tlnt
nearly ouc-fourth OF tho churches hayo citllcr
aularged or have need OF cniarsing their build
Improving. !. Tho Sabbath-school work is
very favorable, and conversions arc many,
suNDAY-scu0oL5.
Tho Committee OIL SuudaySchools reported
TINT Snnlay-Sclool Assoeintiou had boon or
ino Of accomplishing good results. They were
unablo to glve aIIy Statistics as tho Suporntcnd-
ents Lad neglected to fill out and return tho
blanks sent them.
: TIC Rov. J. IL Gibaon, the new pastor Of tl.e
Second Presbyterian Church, WAS admitted to !
tue Presbytery OIL letter from tue Montreal
Conference.
QUESTIONABLE L1cEsr1ArE
Tho application OF Llccntlnte j. i. Wilson for |
lotter to the Cayuga Conference was taken M.
lle was not considered worthy brother" or
II TO preach, ana, ut previous meeting Of the
presbytery, o lettor Of dismissal was refused,
". Young moved lint tho lettor bo granted.
-, Alter some qnibbllng,:--it being contondcd
ator decided to entertain it, aud tho matter was
referred to special committee to report at the
next meeting; and hlr. Wilson will continue to
hung "tetwccn heaven md oarth" until that
tine, ant perhaps louEor.
TIE CHANCES AGAISBT rnoF. sw1No
Tho Modcrntor-Wo will now lake III w1,at |
wnH liked for te Eecond ordcr,-tho report Of
tho Judicial comlnltteo on tho paper submitted |
by Dr.. Patton.
TnuLY UNFORTUNATE occunngScr,
DR. nattrrhnu ffIt,nirt,nu nj ft,a f,op,,,,,tt,a>
wis! to Hny, Air. Moderator, that tho Co1t.-
mltteo hayo been yory unfortunate III regard
to this matier. l1loro tho prcsbyters cllaiEod
their aeats no as to got within hearing distunco,
for minuto.l | would sny, Air Clairn,eu'
tint tho report which tLo Committee hayo now tn
lnako, III worry briof indeed. bogsn 10 say TINT
lho COMMITTEES nsd been unfortunate in relation
were tnAon Inst {alondny) night from tho table |
and carried away from tllo room to ono Of tho |
Offices without our knowledge anil
without permission; nna u VIM not nntil be-
morning that wo were able TO get possession of
them. And, of course, tho Committee Ind no
to examine them until thoy came to-
sotiler this morning. And had no opportunity
nysolf 10 rorou'l tho palor, or to read it, having
only heard it, asld very imperfoctly, Yesterday
70 tllat 1t has heen Impossible for tho Committed
,yen to conclude tho reading with such careful
attention to particular points III thoy doemed it
their duty to give. aud VIC ara not. therefore,
prepared now to report us wo think wo ought to
10, as q Judicial Committee upon II oase Of this
;roat Importance Wo foel that every step VIC
ought to bo carefully canyasacu bu-
forelanl, and We are obliged 10 asls
FURTHER TI3IE
Of the ProBbyterY. And will Bay further that
the Com1attee do not 500 how they can be prop.
erly prepared to report today. They wish to
exalnine the digest on cortnin points and to
canvass yely carefully points Of Importance,
,oforo they 1nnko their report to tho presbytory
md would suggest tho question whether the
preHbytcry would prefer to giyo tho Committee
1ntil Tomorrow morning. Or Aay, next Monday
adjourning until TINT tin.o-loayng 1t for tllo
['raGpytory Ut coi,rao to doci,lo. do not Heo
now NO eau be prepared to report this after
uOll.
-, WHEN BHALL THE Cna1s1lTTE. nEroRr7
Tho blo{cratur-1s there any motion with ro-
Cntd To tho tlne for ths report Of this Con,-
luitlco?
Mr.. llnfd-1 ,nnt'e motion yesterday, dougn-
1'lE to give tho judicial Committee that tlllle |
~nlch Knew they nught to hayo to examine 10 |
important pai,eE,-a motion which now re-
nav: that thb Committee roport at thu ad}ourrl-