, 1875-02-24
THE BAPTlSTS.
Tho Executive Committee Relate Thail
Labors and Embarrassment,
bIr, I&aylin's Troubles.I

Avenue paptat Church last ovcning. coneiacr-
iug tho incislnency Of tho weatlor, tla attend
Anco was quito largo. Tho prcalttont OF the
unlou r. +. Ilinckry, was In tho chair aud A.
N. Arnold wAs Secretary. Tho meeting was
oponcl with prayer by tho 1lor. N. a.. ltcod, of
Muscatlne, Ia.
The frat order Of business, nftor tho uRna do.
volIonal exercises, wss tho presentation OF tho
nEroRr oy TIE EXECUTIVE CoAAlTrEE
by tho Hccrcsar5. ~ follows:
DEAR BRETHREN; Ahortly nfter tho adoption of tho
pre.ent Constitution Of tho Un!un {SSRrcA IL 1d1a
the Executive aud st*uliu8 Committees met aud %oin-
Isel e!r org.n!4a.p " sppoataG sas Chair
standis @ committees It tl,ne monthly neeaEa. tla
@ ,ess ths constituting ths lizard Of tho Union.
Thirteen t!eestnss ol lhl1 uoartt Ahve becn heltt
lug Committees ha1a besu prescut. Ths average at
1t ho meeting hr!d May 49, plan of incorporation
son according lu tic rnvaod sAtutes Of te Htato Of
illinois, subsequently obtained. T's sersees II
cosai on tIo i5,h o{ Juy, aiace which tins tho Uuiou
u. sosa r. @ sRes s o1asn.sd a n a e!
aud duly recognized by q Council.
About tho .atno tnlo aEchnteh el!acc at Wilsnatsc,
valued .. or *3o0. "as w tn fof ko y ie,l.
ytara fur thu teicht Of the Baptist denomination
1u Response to invitation from tie Brooklyn n.r-
siesaon of yo usnuors to sttsud Nasioaa! onvel,-
tiu of tic nart!at Unionr Of tho country, lokl n tho
Of the pr,ointsea AeuIe,i that important gathering.
At q necltng ol your Committee hctd Nuv. = tho
following rcaouuon IN sosard to ehcEch properly "As
Resufrea, That rsovtno bo inserted IN every deed
made by tic Untnn wrii Rlinlt prevent tie "ae, OK
phauKe, " iurullbranEa Of property without tAb
knuwcso aud conses,t Of tho Union; or In The event
Of !th dissolution, Of Council, 70 wEtch I'll the
churches Of tho denomination iu cAisago shall hasu
lceu I,,yitet.r
In tic month Of December 1oau Of 5000 for nve
sa rena. va a. MnesaateS .ssursa " no!tesss % tha
MarA.n i.Ft nrolsry Tor shs pnrp1te ~ a;sMslng
lers Ut tho Union oaesssry to authorize thu loan
s4 ~ ars,s az aessey ~ r ss.
which lis requisite authorization given. A vote
al+o parsed u tho same ,nccttnE aushoEziug THO
e4taso bclongug 10 The Union for tho puflosc Of dis
charElug pressing debts,
o, tho yc1r bavo remained ufbrokcn until within tho
lat fortnight. Hee tl1at time, two OF tho AaibeFs
r s %ys and Mssns 6 ee ~ F Fssspsa a
eity, namely, alr. Grange aaFd. IT,, and w. J., A.
Cos.er Their ,aeca hare been nnpplsd by tl,e cleo
tan Of Mr. J. Z. Duallucu and Iii. Nurnlan T. Jas
Yoar Com,n,itee found themselves hur.oned, on
pArk Church, and shis has hccn hodrauco to tho sc
conlllalinont Of wkt might othcsito have hccu &c
sSssd 5aS er 9a ' a
-. u,.f. i,,s
aa %ns ass nnutsa " o..or1ss. IL rr1ccm t,eT
uIe1ae q tno Em1puel Chfeh, on the NorIh ae, ~
Interest OF Great Importance and u muot PROMISE
Tho uaptiss Of Ch!cago hare opportunity. and need
Church e1tonsIop. This great work eau eaatly to
done, hy unton, mntnal eonhdence ana cooperation:
sohntens taa WIFE Sa VT nos w
cs ,ars a,r.uI a*n io.t LII IL thcu bFethrsn
Join haud to hand heart 10 heart, pursa To parsc and
march onward III o,lo body.
Tin rnnort ,yas arcoptcd. follorIue which tho
m, NJ n ohfo ,,i,. ann, olatcmept, atont IN,
NV ~ ~a.'s a'aae ~,
May"ood and Morgan lark properly oy fequess'
Tho next order waB
TIN rnHAsunnt'a nRronr
In, :, ,,s ,,,aonco Il w. nos.od.
-. rn.,.s, an;a .,,a 1,ro,.,,ror .v,, o,t ~ .,o
~ Iaeaes 1"to Va" At'Hoalol ""a WV " VIC
city ALL htater 40 rnuch ~ anything al6e 10 AVOID
bsirg dunned by thona hagng demands upou tho
Union yh;ch its treasury waa unable to meet.
Ia .},ouuht ao,uo ntaun uboull be takon at onro
to ronlnush tho Transury. NJ Ma Treasurer was
i,.;n,. % iothcrsS hsSn,ul nacn.nto or ramcdv hv
sGse H. Hask Mo H. e'a mnaasnnaI II1 ,o,ase ~
ctni cnn,tiot, NJ tho Ir;on i"n1nfnh1o' ffc' .i5
. not wnnt ~ AN i'm fIninn rxtn,m, ia hanf to
sucoor suy charges outside tho civ uutii its
trosai,v wss % nroSarcd TO respond. Thora was ~
nntnE nnt "nt If 1 I'M arslnst tha Iin;o, s,'s
nrnyi1lsd ] for. Ho Ind a|rsady cvsn s % aGS hMt
% woula ciyo s25 more. ~ During 1is * reaatks M 10 10
| modn siias,en in1rcrttv IL -"
TIE ON M'nAnrmY p,rr1ctu1y.
AMI, ,ntm.,si NH Ih.s savnra, nra.cut h,a roro
back on tho action Of tie Council iu tl,at csss Ly
~ hrnefd snl ia .at, ca,,oa unor 4. .,o,,.r
Of ar Goriop's N farewell re- tosimona % to 1espspJ pS
tha Eorrci, IN s'so n.ttsr III a.n"t3 nv III
henvi"s shnt Nir U"rdon ws. gsnius, ~ ~ Ia.un
tllo div and Ia was sotmatod iva hrot,1rly iora
II" M ,,nt % uant w." ~ ha an,,s,orc w. tnorsn rSs9
II bv ~