, 1875-12-21
RELIGIOUS NEWS.
a Handsome Tribute ty Chicago
Ministers to tho Rcv. DIR.
Iicllncr.
Gratifying Exhibit Of Financial Sound
nesB in O Janesvillo Church.
A Large Number Of 1'reSlYtcr1ans WHO
Can't Stomach tlculcnnfng.
on. tlelMFR'S RESIGNATION,

Auel 3tpHi1tll
DIT. tleLh1FRS RESIGNATION.
An Iccloslnstical Council convened yesterday
afternoon at tho Union lark Congregational
Church. 10 take action In regard 10 tho rcuiEnn-
ton Of tho 1lcr. G. u. 11oin,or, pastor Of tho
church, whIcl, Ind been accepted by the congrc-
cation, subject to tho approya. Of tlso Council.
II Is woll known that tho 1soy. AIr. lielmor has
been iYill-hcalth for some tino. mud that q
chauGc was recommended by fills physicians.
His congregation. rather than acccr. hs roHigns-
sion, offered him lis salary md ycnrs leave of al,
senco, but a[r. I1ulmer declined, as. in his tutlg
1let,t, mud htA rhyuicians, no permanent bonetlt
would 10 lellyeI Unless he left this climate per-
nlanontly. Ar. l[e'incr has nccopted cali to tho
Prospect Ayonue (l'rooklyl0 Church, At MI an-
,,aal salnry Of $1,000 Of which mention has Aoso-
toforo boon inasln in the TntuusE.
Thirteen churches ot Chicago and vicinity
wese represen:cd sy their l'astuss and delegates
bartlett was choHen Moderator, aud Il. y, t.
Savage Scribe.
Deacon G. II. Htoughton read Mr.. Hctney's
letter of resignation. and thu action Of tlIo
church In accepting It, and the reaoution takon
III ,osar1 thereto, aud its further notion In hav
ing called this Council Tic l,pv. DR.. William
Alvin Bartiott. tho 1sey Or. i. II. Packard, and
tho l:ay. Dr.. Il. T. Goodwin were clloscn Com
mittco OIL lsesolutions. Ihoy reported NJ fol-
lows:
This Council, having listened tn papers an,t state
1nen.a from tho lrnin. Park CONGREGATIONAL Church
M T r .nr TO s 5s,'Snt' M fra s tslf sss tho
WHEREAS, Orr beloved brother, q. ,. usImer,
senior-pasttr Of our Congregational citstf+ though
tbs stats Of h'a heai.h 10 change hls cld II Ior and
hi. resiRuatinn !s iaa tscn accepted; therefore,
Its0rf.t. That tlIs Council concur In tho nc0n Of
the church, anu extend to them our heariy sympathy
III thcr grsat lors and suppllcats for Aem s Dlvnu
fifefrribeA 1f thin fatptnu nrRlity
tr.otrtJ. Tsiat We part from Brother IIe!ncr with
nnutgnel regret, recognizing in him. nftcr ycara Of
familiar Chtatiau inerl unrrc, true nhd Ecnhl
friend, rastskIng And deyont student an clouent
and onnyrina teacher, t9thsr in wionl Ghrihisn
aId xeutcttss, aud wc-aprroscl anu fruitful min
ister Ut Christ. $500. ..
nar Christian lore, an! with our Prayers for I'm
SPEEDY mud complete ,esnrati'l II t aItl. mil for his
Hull nore elnin mt u.etu!nt III lia Masters Service
The resolutions evoked full aud friendly dis
cuaslon, and high encutnnns wero cunfurreu OIL
tho Eentlgu,an By all tho ministers prescut.
Tho Congregational Church las been peculiar
ly fortunate during tho paAt fow YeaEa. And the
parting with D1. I1elmer aeycrB q worry strong
1[o md the 1sev. Dr. Bartlett Wcrc seminary and
college classmates, and both arc tho mGak inti-
mate friends The lioy. Ur. Bartlett made
moss eloquent speech larlat9ry Of hin faithful
fairnons, cansior, aud maultness, tAorongh
scholar md abo preacher. Yesterday lust niue
ycara ago, tho Noy. MIR. 1iolncr WAS instaltnd
| pa5tos vi tho congregation with which he has
boon connected cver BiNce. anti las bccn 30
largely instrumental in bringing tu cncccsa.
|. MINISTERIAL MEETINGS.
Tho I}autiht ministers OF tue city mot ynster-
day III usual mud listened to III essay GU "a
National Revival" read by tho How john
Donelley, Of Englowood. Tho paators prcscut
afterwards discussed the subject, gonerally dis
| kxI.
| lHtY. Remarks wcro mndo by tho Rev. Mcssrs.
| Everts, blackburn, Ellis, Burr, Dackall. aud
| DEAN. Resolutions woro passed in roforen co to
| tie departure OF the lev. Mr.. Mapio, Of Tn Il
| Park. who has been called 10 Bsookluo, MasA.
| Othor resolutions wGro also PASSED commanding
| tho work OF raising M endowment for tho
Theological Seminary and tho call Of tue How.
| 4. W, tOodBt,eol to thu work. Tho 1lev. ". W.
| Evcrtb, JE., was aaBignod to proparo a papat on
\ "Chusol Architecture" to DO toad in four
| wocks.
AT tho meeting Of tho methodist clergymen
yesterday morning communication was reeeY-
| ol from tho pubishing department Of tho Y. IL.
| q. A. asking that committee be appointed to
| advise with tho department aH to tue ulstribu-
tion Ut cortAn Tracts now being prepared. ~
discussion then took Placo Oil tho question,
"Wl.y arc 80 tuauy Of tho woll-bohayod aud ill
| to]1igont mombsra Of society nut iu sympathy
| with tho eyangcilstic work Of tlo Church u Tho
| speakers wero tho Rev. oloasrs. Tinany, Atkin-
| lug. Tie Noy. nr. Lloyd. whose treatment in
Arkansas vas noted in yca!otday's TniDuSE, waa
| present and spoke.
Al tho Presbyterian pastors rnocttng yestcrlay
morning the 1sey. i. ". Dutlioid road nn eaaay in
| favor ol tho return Ut tho Dtblo to the uchools
| aud the same WAS discussed ut longth. The sub
| ject Tor next week was announced 90 ha "Ia1a-
| ton OF Church Property" Tho discussion will
10 oIoued by the Rev. y. L. Hurd with M eBsay.
| THE FOURTH UNITARIAN.
| Tha members OF tho Fourth Unitarian Church
elect pastor to fill tho placo OF tho Rev. q. w.
Wonito. resigned. Thoso who have lately
p1enchcd before tho congregation Of that church,
md who wcro candidates for tho vacancy, wero
on tho first pallot,-the lsov. s. ]. Darrowa Of
Cambridge, Maaa tho Hev. i, L. Huamct, or
Quincy, and tho ley. j. I. Sunderland, Of North.
ie!1, Mass. 1lo uamo OF Mr. Hosmer waa With
drawn, aud aftor five or elx ballots. Mr. sunder-
land wns elected By a largo maj0rity, and altar
warIs by al unanimous vote. The paator-e1ect
has lately come into considerable prominence by
Akr. Moodys work xt,l tie results thereof. This
| wah Bnccially apparent during aud after Mr..
Moody'a llbora III Nosthield. whore hIr. Sundor-
land waa sestled. At tho conclusion Of tho Moody
aergicea a1r. Sunderland p1eachod review
sermon. In which ho presented i,a Views with
great force and oarnostuess. aud which was
widely copied all oYar tho country Aa all oxcol-
lout Htnto.neut OF the doctrines of those persons
who oppose tho Moody tnethoda Coptoua OK
tracts wc1e prlntoti u these columns Ut tho timo
the sortnon MAS delivered.
INTERNAL ECONOMY OF A JAnEsy,LLe
| CHURCH.
Special Dispateh to Tn C7.leaao 1tiouns.
JAsEsvlLLE, Wis., Doc. 20.-Tho Firat Copgro-
gAtional Church, which Las Just been flniAAed,