, 1875-02-09

ri upon voting In tho fsco al ro.nonstranca aud
retuxe What doifcacy Ct fnuling they tito
tIlrss) m.bt hhvel How catofnI OF their itonor
and fair nafuol Moving among IFS nnty short
time no end e anjs ~, - ,ora Iahe pE}nn G9}o@t att
agAInat tl'o laity Removing tho fraudulent
yDtes among tho clergy, and VIC haye tho ttattcr--
ing majority Of two. Removing tho fraudulent
vo:es among tue 'aty. We 1savo majority o. ono
lnty were very onthuAlassic 0Fcr olr EiHhop-
elect? Not by any mcats. Wo alt IN sackc1os''
and aBtes, at,d, hoping ngalhHt hope, rray for
lo!seranco from The a*fnl ca'atnlty.
Now. wish to aay word to my brother lay.
mon. va know among oursalvcs and wu talk II
among onrae>veB, that Dr. DO korcn doea not
accord with our views that lla is n Tho Bisiiop
want that lls doctrines lend 10 Rome. With
tIsia knowledge. il it right NO aEoul permit tho
clergy. the servantA NO 1'hy, to rn!o aud govern
I'd Shall wo g've un our Moatal aud intellec.
tual nowera 10 slavery Shah they taGe tho lead
anil com mand ns to follow No, Thousand tirnfs
coantable to God for our aclions. No mass glso
m account hereafter The Hector canus give
it for s. This mental condition Of eervit,ltle We
haso allowed TO creep over LII nconsc!ousy and
inperceptibly. IL Ii time to walc, to reaseert
our rigtta. 10 lead, and to gornrn. Let tho
clergy do their duty for Which s1ay them Lot
TN llave no ltomish doctlincs, no transutntantia-
tion no confession, ITO o1tfasaghnt ritual. Let
liz H0 OIF UuLY All HtIt HD IAfE luG p1HCT ia
cur hands. Tho clergy can not exist without III.
They a,o dependent upon us, anil eau do lsotli-
ing alone, They aro absolutely power.
1ssa. Let na petition the f5isl.nps and
thiz naslen to sparc liz. 1t was not legal eloc-
ton, and nIlosl)d 10 80 Understood Sec tho
Rnton Of I,lh,op bonno Of Albany. liz telc-
graphs. "Thank 0od!" lie IL next door to
is 70 pleased With the election tint no overnows.
lie can not wait for lottcr, but cmp!nys tho
telagraph. He is notorious throughout The
whole Union a. a. an extreme ll1tua!lht.
NY atfvico Is. for tho laymen Of eacfl parish to
assemble and ropudtato tie ao.ion o. tin Com
vention by appropriate rosoiutlonr. signed by
clcnr majority OF thp I4smen,-tho iar,cr tho
majority tho hotter. Then Hesi1 tue resolutions
Al signed to some Hector. prominent On the 6do
OF the people, mud trust 10 him for 4 propcr use.
LAiMAs.
THE oapT1s7s. "s3 ss:S
Tho regular monthly meeting Of the Ekptiat
mi1sislcfa WAS held at No. Cl Washington 1rect
yesterday morning, tho Rev. Mr. blackburn, ot
Austin, In thu chair.
Tho meeting was opened with prayer by tho
Rev. DR.. EvertB.
The different nniAtera present roported upo,
the progress Of their churches during she past
month. .
Tho ncv. Mr. Bayl:as, OF Osk Park Church,
| slated that IN n visit recently made to Nakef1a
4 hs was SURPRISED at tho pntnhey OF uuconvertad
| people he tioro 1not. There WIS great tind
! there for revival. aud he would aals for the
| prayers OF hts brethren for that district.
The lsev. Mr.. Phillips Of Joliet, reported that
! tho blessings OF God llaA bocn RAowesel upon
| his church. during tic previous month. The
| hand Of fellowship had beea given ty him 10
i eleven Hp reported tile church as unitsl. and
I in better condition In cverJ way than at any
| previous time.
Tie nov. Mr. Frost, Of University rlnco
Church, reported that great many Of hia
church members tlad boen revived" md llo
| felt Buro that BotMe conversions were nea7 At
nDd. Hid church was both blessed with unity
and harmony. DR.. Moss. the President VI tho
University, had accepted an Invitation 10 occuIy
| the pulpit Of the church one cyenius in eacl,
( month for tile purrose Of delivering sgfeB Of
relgo-scientinc lectures deslgned chieil. for the
benefit Of ttaa students. This WAS the inacguta-
tion Of tctinms which woald proys Of great
! Ionotit to tho church.
that his church vas never in better working or
der than at present. His congregation were
unanimous IN supporting him in bis work:
Tile lev, Mt. O'Shoa, Of tho french Mission
labors at that place, showing that in lis work
many obstacles hnd arisen which required to bt
aurnlouuted. Among these we're some Advent
iats who succeeded III forcing him Into Discus
sion. tho consequence OF which was Tint 4o lost
tlreo members Of his church.
Tho Rev. Mr.. Goodspec1, Of the Becond
Church. stntca that during tho past month I'D
lad received thirty FOULS inso his church. 1ic
called the attention Of tho nlaetinE to RtAse
ment mnde i'll recent nu'nber Of the 'San'fa'4
TO tho orcct that the otllclnl board Of his cIiorel
had granted its cider pastor ono year'a leavs Of
nbseuco. lilo stated that tllere was no ,suc
board in existenco nv that alluded 10, and tina
the permission had 1'oeh granted 1t tile ohutchi
annual business meeting lis truAtol thai
I}rothor Earl at present on the way from Omahs
to tho East, would stay a week. III Chicago, ant
nsaist him ae Ills church. The SPEAKER paid 4
high compliment to Dr. Earls &bilIty.
Tho pastor Of the First German Church intro
ducol tile Roy. Mr.. Schroeder, of liaitls Creek
Msh.
;rho Rey. s1r. Bush, Of Twenty-ilfth Stree
Church, stated that during the month inquiries
joined tho cE,ircllt IND nvowed an intention o
Joining tie miuiatty. --
The Rev; Mr.. l!av'ip, Of Temple, Church, sail
at he toaSt ts ~ snr5es m r. hs hose we
est. lIe could net make any stasiAticsl report
1Io Ind large, but ty no meanB wealthy, con
eregation, anl this lack Of menns was tue Bur
den Of which ho complained. In few words u
showed that the financial condition Of Ills chntcl
was anything Int healthy. lie called upoIl tAt
Chicago Daptists to effect his heiirerhnce. III
had already sunk ~. 900 in tile church: hin con
Hregntion wore unable to pay his nsH.s anti
ualary. The total indebtedness Of tho olurcl
The LEV. Mr.. Whitehead Of tl1o North Eta
Church, pronounced tho prospect at bis cllurcl
quito encouraging. In tho past month ho Lat
; Baptized live. -.
lilo Rev. Mr.. Ellis OF tho Michigan Asen'ss
: Church, reported that lo hhl extended tue baud
Of fellowship during tho mouth 70 ninetosn. -
: Tho How Alr. Osgoodo rcportod that fhat1clan
tho church was making allow ptoGsesH. Eo WI
glad to tell them that tho tabt announced Jhn.
had bocn reduced by ss.pDD. Still they arc NOR
Iskelyto fpcl asn,,lc anxiety IA at Tho closo oflaa
! yoar. ThoY wers IN great pcFplextty OIL accotIn
of tile cA,ircs dnforring to make collection
nntil 1t waa impossible to gatlor In the obliga
tiolB before tic cloao Of the financial year.
The lscv. Mr. uoodspecd intetiected anon
tho reports OF the miniators Q fnw rornarIs re
rarlipg tho condition Ut Alr. Ravliu's churc
whfcl. lo thought ought to meet with the consid
Grafton Of the concentrated wisdom Of th