, 1874-07-31
TIE SCOTCH CHURCH.

lution. and f}nd who will yoto agatnat IT.
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Aaeo''nR OF 1noso Dnposcn M 10 on"hs"
,r ing ING t+o"u van ~. 1nstos. LII. ',u..a,. ~,
byterian Church, corner OF sangamon and
Ai,ona ,tr.ota. Of which, tho Roy. ]. Maothurh-
Inn % IL nastor % won,1 an,,oor tn Ia annronch;nr h
climax cir Ia "'i About alf tue oonsrosation % soom to
bo in fnvor Of sticking to tho old Scotch Church
forms, and tho other half, including tho pastor,
d,,poor tn Ia in favor of auorIchni2inr tho
wholo iustitution for tie bouoht. moro espo-
oially % Of tue "ristne ~ eesleratsun," m
| for meeting laHt night, THO session of tho
Trst f7,urot, hov,no o, Wo,1uoa3ai, ovop,nr m.
fused to sivo tue basement for tho meeting, tue
latter waa held In tho hall OF the HighlanderB'
Association, cornor Of Washington and Dca-
l. niaiues ettoeta. At o'clock hat oyoi,inc. Tba
"',g.oneu p msa ""a a,.n..e .a,ho. !su' o1,., H..
mr. ooo.eo McIAorson chlle'1 'he tnoesl"s so
order, and nominated hlr. George Drysdato;
rfosidout, which was ratified:
4 WORLD or WARNING.
Mr.. Drysdalo on taking tho cl,air, hopod TINT
his hoarola would boi,ayo themselves In decent
manner, md not Mnko Httch dononatrations ha
had beon nroviously mado at certain Of tho
| church meetings. Who would they olcct to act
| az Becretary2
t h1r. John MoHay Was choaon for that onorons
| position.
srn. atrnEhsoH
! ANNOUNCED tint tho Secretary Of tho Church
3oaru OF Trustees waB uinvoidably absent
| through sudden and soyero illness. At moot-
ihg Of the Church session, hold ou tho pteyious
| evening, 1t saB rcsblyod not to gito tho base
! ment or the church for tho purposes Of
d meetings and, for TINT roason. ho
| ill., nl4
was smaller than it might otherwise have boon.
Ho thought, perhaps, that It might bc bettor to
adjourn until fuilbr Attendance could be Ind.
Thoro worb several documents to 20 read. but tho
ttuo object OF tho meeting .7as to consider the
i proposed change from tho Chatham, ProsbytorY
OF Canada to tho Chicago prosbYtory OF tho
Americas, Presbyterian Church. somo OF tho
acconnts published rolatiyo to the Chatham Cou-
feronco prlntod III tho Chicago Times. wo1e it'-
correct. For instance, 1t hnd been said tint ho
aud othors had gone. to Canada to petition
for change, Wlloroaa, III reality, thor Ind gono
thcfo to aak tho Confidence nt Chatham to post,
nono notion III the matter OF tFaneior antll all
tho circumstances wero investigated, until tho
congregation hnd full timo to reflect, and until
all tho cllargoB preferred worc fully and fairly
considered. Woro they willing to 60 on With
tho b,lsiuesB2
THEY WILL; DO AHEAD.
4 brot1cr roHo aud moved TINT business be
proceeded with, which prevailed.
Alr. Mcpherson proceeded to read tho petition
to tho Chatham Conference, presented by nn-
self and others, tho material points Of Which
havo hitherto been givon to tho public. The
object OF the meoting, Mr. Alcpherson aaltt, uns
to gye those opposod to u ctihngo full oppor-
tunity Of heaEny oil TINT waa intondod by such
movement. Io fctt TINT 1t was not right for tho
lcatlorB Of tho movement III favor Of chnngo to
pusll things to au isBuo until the visiting dcputa-
tion from the Chatham psoabStory arrived, md
could see for themselves hpw HattorH stood.
They wero expected hero by THO middle or end g.. or