, 1875-12-14

Tho Presbyterian ministers hc!d thbir nsahl
weekly meeting ycgtoFda: in aIuCorm.ck Block.
Tho I|os MIR. Futnytho reAd n lengthy papar
OH tho " Dhc in tho Public Schools" which cnn-
GUIDES a. follows:
With The conditions Of orttonat Attcndance and
cho! Of resfa'on. We ere opposed to tbs removal Of
the Billie from tho achnnls EtrAFe the rigA Of
acicn.e ara limited by tho tights OF tho 8Ate. Moral
ttY and religion bcinR csFcnt to tho welfare Of thu
R;als, TIM blr their snh e1 ronent, shnA
trannt.
tst o3 fyttc.n, and not allay the hostility Of
Tho nihn II mt sectafinu. sud does not epecudeg
t!o he1nnlno pnd would tnvo!vB thu principles Of
tDmplc:o tea',lAri4atlon Of ibe Ytate, which would
eventually isxue In The dnwnfall Of the NciuhiIc.
At tho conclusion OF tho ro,ding. bEicf dis
cnssion was hold, and tha meeting adjourned.
THE ME:ruaDisrs.
Tho Altthntiiak mnlstsrs a~aarnhled Yesterday
nt II o'cloc@ the ley, q. 4. Locder prasldsuy.
Tic ncotlnR oponod rs usual with devotional
exerclAes. altar which tho nlnutoa Of tho last
meeting were ROAD aud approved. Tho Duaiuens
Committee presented the following subjects 70
bo discussed at Sumo future meetings "Aro
Moral conducs7' antf, :" Why Aro tho Majority
OF tho Wolt-Inhavod and Intolligont Membo.s
Of Society in sympathy with the Eyangelisttc
Work OF tho Church. - Oh nntloa OF tho ncv.
sir. Palkllurst, this ]Aat subject waR ordered
motion, rc4ucssed TO lcAa.
Then fultaWod isscus.ton aa to how 10 mako
tie pastora 1noetiuEa mora aucco.Hful md
profitable. The ot1or OF thu iny was thou takon
Up. The subject for discussion WA: '{1ow
to Orgauize Pordonal Labor III Our Churches"
/ and tho NoV Mr. AdamB lc1, folIosed by tho
Roy. Mesass. Atkinson, NAr;iu, pArkhurst, and
Forbes.
MoonY AND sASKEr.
PHILADELPHIA, Doo. 1J.-1hp audience at tho
praTer. etiug at noon to-day WAS much larger
than uanal. Ialno>ts fur pTat&r embraced the
uaual number md yarety. During the services
! people. His nttent,on had boen ca!Iod to
throe young rnea who attcuded tho meetinE
yesterday for tho purpose Of scofiug
At tho services 1le wenl to tIem, and after
quiry room. One Of them followed him tbcro
aud brought bis companions with him, md all
thrco Of tsetn seft With firm conviction to 70
forti md confoss Gnd. 1!e epuke Of scyala!
others WHO bad come TO acof and make light Of
the meeting but who had been converted.
rsoy. rrSpAL1 "a. rnor. SWING,
To ths Editor II fat ChIea4o 7:r,oanr:
CHICAGO, Dec. 13.-prot. Tyndall, In tho
Fortnight!y Rerie,o says:
Thu libersf md Intelligent portion Of Chratendom
must. taks ii, dnerenll4tc Itself moro aud in
word and sct irom tho fanattcal, foolish, nnd
pursly saccEdosal portion.
In relation to scsoaco thu uI.ramont.ne brain
through tank Of exercise is virtually hn unsrelas
brain OF tho child and thus It Il children In scten
tifc knowledge. but vs. potent wallers Of spiritual
1orce practices sufficient to bring the blush Of ahamo
| selves.
Prof. Swing knows The foregoing 10 bo strictly
| truo, overy word OF It. but yet in lila opening
address n McVioksr's Theatre no sAid:
We tsk iii Tho Ereas circle ri churches around h
s1!end to q y Ii their god w We omit no ons no.
helm Of fiQkk hand and hcAFtd A0S wSHpH