, 1875-12-05

| Ma. CARPENTER
said he had tried to explain the matter clearly to
the different signers Of tie papef. y seenea ~
all detail, end protect tho guarantofsm III tson ~
enczoscnments upon their pockes~oooks as tne
| eud OF the year. One plan proposed nao peun ee,a
to make uniform price for all pe"s. but tnat
offered aome objections ano II na1 oeen u, n1;ces
from $5 TO s2o year. 80 Ins ne EXPENSES
had been estimated at ef2, 900 year.
The idea had been suggested that tae gnatan-
tors had the right to the first choice OF me eeaIs
Undoubtedly they had moral flRns. on1 was'aef @ @
it would be policy to take these aoats "as 3D.
other question. They ought not 20 subject
themselves 10 any criticism from outsiders.
Mr. SWEET moved, and it was carried that the
business management Of the society Dc fen1Stco
to the Committee Of Nine, and that tney % ~
ANYBODY.
Mr., Samuel Bliss inquired whether any charge
would be made for admission to those who were
not church members, s,-~aftcr the plan OF the
Sunday Lecture Society.
would be lnade, as the church ought to .be free
to the poor ns to the rich.
Mr Nelson said that the free~churrh plan had
been tried and found wanting. Passlng OF the
hat had also proved failure. feopie "ou1a
stay AWAY from Collyer's church or SWING
church. notwithstanding they we're ,nviteq 10
by uEhers to partake OF the Gospel without
price but they woulo climb over each other to get
into AfcCormicks Hall, Ehere they had to pay
10 cents for seat He thought that sna!l
charge should be made to OUTSIDERS.
The Chairman sugeestnd that this matter mad
beon already delegated to the Trustees. A1.er
some further disoussion the meeting adjourned.
NEWSPAPER OPINION.
The Detroit Post Of yesterday mas the 1o!-
lowing editorial.upop the Swing movement:
rrof. Swing has taken departure md bold
ope s1nco seEertng his pastoral relations with the fFe
bJte1inu Church. The Of $50.oe0 has been sub
V5cter Thsstre-the M rsest theatre IN chieago-sab
baths. fp1 tfto years. ssrYsd BEATS viii b9 eoaa al
the rate Of ST. year eaeh- He vii preaeh oat one
THIS will give him tire to carefully prepare each atl-
i.ess Tit is thought ester BY aud BY he can preach
II The ovanins ns sad Of The ~o,ans q seat no ~.
noF tra1uneiel BY membership In any deQonsnatipn,
md presr freely. without fear Of anosnef tai
whole attention to preaching without having 10 frter
i,y depomin4ton. theoloae bond, he e.n ehoese for
them as he will His harn;ng and cloquencc will
doubtless draw very large .nd!snees: md Is quite
sasnrss ' ls s,hap 1hiea vii
church service Ind adapt them more nearly modern
tdeaaan modern needs. CAiesgo already has lopuar
les; and Prof, SWINGS sabbath addresses religious
themes delivered I'd theasFo, with tho same sut-
lures, and delivered popular audiences and not to
an orgaulzcd body Of churehmeu,bers is an innoE7~
ton whoee results esupot 10 accurately foreseen.
This, however, may ps safely predicted II this ez-
pertinent proves . large success, others will follow
frof swings example. II that Is done, the ne1t step
viii be shs making permanent Of plan which has Al
ready been temporarily tried with great success
tho pIRn Of furnishing s1-iety Of preachers
from the same. pulpit. Few theatres could
live thsJ rstsinsl I'd. tao -, sana ae;o7s the
ovrr and over. No lecture association could live
ea9da M enpos 195 one este 70 epetk * con-
pertinent was tired In Detroit Of holding Sabbath
evening religious services In our O7eraHpuee, procur
Ing succession Of notable preachers to deliver the adj
DE ses. These meetings called together very large
audiences one preacher. be be-
never eloquent could hold. II Prof. Swings ex-
Pertinent succeeds will b. apt to lead to revival Of
this sysein of exchange, 80 that uucresaon Of re
lg1oua addresses, by succession of Anle preachers.
s7u keep puouc interest constantly stimulated; aud.
II wise nse Of variety, prevent ths subject from
railing the taste, or the people from becoming in
different, 20 they ara apt TO beooms altar time II
they hear The preacher until big styc aEd node
Ut thought grow familiar md scnacthes vea.isome+