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tho clergy and tho laity combined. And tho
Gnncral Convention, In its character Of final ar
blter nsd d,spoBer, on proper appeal. OF I'LL af-
tsrs. ,sp!sltva! and r., temporal se'a.!!sg 10 ,Ao
cause the choicn of Bishop u,ado In any doceac.
II tho case Of Or. Seymour shall raiso for dIa-
cusBion md decision tho questions which now
80 disturb tho Angliean Church the proceedings
will nc Of profound interest, not only to tho
mombern Of The two Churches, but Of all Protest.
nnt Churchon, and to tho 1somnn Catholic Church
as well.
THE SYNOD OF ILLINOIS NORTH.
Tho anuua- session Of tho Synod Of Illinois
Presbyterian Church, corner OF Indiana avenue
and Twenty -frst Htsoot. The attendance in the
church was not largo.
Tho exercises oponcd with nclection by tho
choir, "l1car Our Prayer" followed by tho
hymn, " Coronation" and reading from Psnlm
sENMoS n TIE nEv. III. NogEs.
The Rev. G. c. Noyes then preached tho
sermon, as folloHB:
Though I hare The GIFT Of propneey, and under.
huvc I'LL fath 60 That could remove mountains, ind
The grammatical construction Of this sentence pie.
sents d.scvl.y. aisAeu8A Ut FIRST yts Tic passago
10 a meaning. Our English translation lardy btinga
out tho diNcui!y aa It Is found in ths original ext,
f fl 1pssesa ss nss sss S s &, s m & + s
saSe .la Sit rssSieey, aud ths st & kaevedee, 5 g
then shere would IL waiting 10 mo lint without
which ali other gifts nothing If ne wero to re-
ron l 10 n sesar 10
Importance Of oye.a superstition whtrh haa, and c.n
have no possible basis q fact,-:hen there is
wo aro ali, snppose, aecusio1ed 70 tl,ins What
cvnn hcethen Cicero taighs. that slcae 1e .coiu-
Of one implies the presence Of oil. md tho cntiro
absence Of apy ono implies tho absence Of ALL Thrre
sy be- and a1ways wil BE- IN my gsen ease IN H.
No will possees aud oxhib.t them oil LII exact
aud equal mn,sure cf Development. In every Christian
some esa fu!y unfoldcd but can we 90 30 far a. 10
say that individual may bo entirely trsttute Of
SON" ono Of thes G, s and st ,hs
ment7 It IL hero That mcet With di1cul.y for by
slrict grammatical construction require to re-
saf ~ asoase Greek asS'asiSs ps9sis
which. mhen uacd with the auttunctivo mood,
Ss ss Nth o aers ,nooo ss ossas ses 10 epo Is ss
gard tle apostle suffering that Which is impossible
but ~ declaring TINT which n,ny really exist. Unlat
exiting entirely npart from love yet It would Rpe,n as
II the aroatlc meant TO- decare That That they might 80
thing uot impossible. THIS ia tic view tascn by Oh.
hnutc WHO rlauta:ns that through The rtinoua et-
feet. Ct sin III human nature, 1t may happen that head
or n,sy teis aud acknowledged while tho inward .,o-
sire Of lilo heart toward God, nud devotion 10 Hin,
required " strict grammatical construction % Of The
original text. 1hus interpreted, tho text thitca Its
Is not onfy uftltcut to practice bat difficult Itso 10
fully under!tand. 1To can 1oatlliy understand how
ns can yossesa in some measure tic GILT Of nrcbecy
could possibly hayo fatsh ftroug enough to ranove
mountains. or cYon sny faith at all, apart from love,
And yet Lord hnlaelf seems to ieach aoo such
auto nc, Lord Lora,' .la ea!cr ths Kingdom Il
sss ~ s sns e rhy ~ SnS L
Thy name hsve cast out dsys =, :: And III Thy usms
"Is , M any ondstul Tas1o %ora ey
seaTptanee w aod aoaIess tlsy aso ts Hi leit
maa s se ADMITTED Tint tie nsn to whom the words
aos a h a hen en ssrsny
W, Ws Io@ s .hat tic Wsa ct Eador da AsssH rsni
Ct Eyypt. though grcha olatera did successfully in
tate, " their ugalcres the wonderful acheyeincnta
ipow liat 5uaa performed any miracles, yet il not
u1.reaaoueue n1csun.a that liz did, for a ultimate
,dEo9s . frsas s Rs @ 2nG :.
70 work miraclcs while he man IN aloatle whril nc
know wat true Of his associates IN tlis Asl4 ollse
,., . ea1 ~ &C., ill., 1u"a ens - 1as.ea
't W., H." a;! y! S ,Ess Eso ~ ntu !Jto " eLesu-
n s p,ssisr o,,s .,a ~ a s s9es
have liz aiss os nropieey. kaoysee aud fat snars
have s supr.e riit Of losea so II 81 a a9sa ho
tnav ~, ,,raj1f M,n6 nc tI,,nr "oA' ~ ~" e.1'st@
Il Is not easy tntcel It IL mt osac sto ,, II, Mn,
lauumn"a Il,;ntc ,"or1 tha .},,f srrrss II .t ~ t t;
soste means " tic Word loyo. Tc wor cbar,tv ~
wich our version cnloyta ia sc
T. misesdiug: Mcn bavp eeon led y It into evrurs
ii ia ponlsr stnso a. dc!.ong svin or tns se ex
oe bat tne wolc Of rsjle6n IL conaineJ IN srS
ohurity. Tue a,hor ot =" Eco Homo" fsoi,ae tbat
thought Ct t,o inspired writer a.tcninto1. Int 1os
scceasfuy, 10 convey lis fuli icang If tla 1isset
original by tlo plrasc "ortl,usinsm al ,,n,nii. !,
Wo cannot do better then lhea to iako tho wor, ,o2c
though that IN 20 Ecnera1 IA 10 rc0,lro sonf1]n1 ~
te1nitio. III order to tre conception Of its mo.nia
in this connection.
The love wLcse supreme worth tho apostle hero ects
forth III language Which ,a wonderful both Tor its
power aud iii ben.y IL no soft sentiment uureeuiatet
hy principle ii ii not merely gal,sroua uriIratson