New-York tribune., 1875-10-09
oOrt IA hone made 70 give certain publcaons to every

householder.
There are among the Dakota Indians three
missionaries of the American Board two OF the Presby
terian Board and eight native preachers. The mission
has nine churches and IT'S native members The annual
meeting OF the Christian Dakota Indians and the mis-
sonares recently held at f1andreau Dakota 1crr
tory. young Indian who had just completed Is tfah
Ing ministry delivered excellent lecture Oh the
End OF Education" Among the topics discussed ny the
Indians were Education" Indian Homesesds, Da-
kota Hymns" and The Formation of Dakota Mission
AIRY Society" committee was appointed 10 ur;'i, GV
stitution for such society. Several hunatea @ anu
were present the meetings. some OF WHOM canc "
great distance.
Among the developments of the times Is the
Memorial Church Of Springfield, Mass wmch wac or-
ganzcd 10 years ago on an nndenomnationaI pasif.
Four years later house OF worship was dedica'eo' au
a pastor installed by advice of Council representing
the Evangelical Churches OF the county, ana "ther
Churches from abroad" The tenth anniversary, which
will be held Oct l3, viii be made noteworthy by Con
ference with invited representatives OF EVahseiO'
Churches ON the best method OF promoting Christian
unity The precise questions which 1t Ia proposed 10 con
slider are: First How should Christian Churches recos
nze each other by acts OF mutual feowship seeonay
What Is essential IN doctrine 70 te bTIesgn @ % W"nsey
ChrStl Among the ministers invited are DiS' "oo'o''
Bacon, Porter, Adams, and hurst. -
The unwieldy size of the General Assembly
OF the Presbyterian Church having made reduction oi
its members necessity, various plans for bringing about
this reform suggested IL Is much desired 10
retain representation by Presbytere one plan oheieu
upon this basis allows minister and one eioerlo
every "a ministers. AZ this ratio there would DC olo
Commissioners reduction from the present size OF the
Assembly Of 25s members Under this arrangement 10
of the I73 Presbycres unrcpfsened nut these arc
mosiy missionary Presby ercs which seldom send COM
missioners At the Iato of elder and one minister
wnu,d G etS and the presy tcrie left unepresented
IS The last Assembly WAS composed oil ooS 'oh'h"s
soners,
,1,.t IT,. al
Conferences now or Tccentyn session, havedebatedand
voted upon the question of eectng Presiding Elders ana
some OF them on the admission Of lay delegates lHe
Illinois Conference adopted by vote "f 81 10 ol r'so
luton requesting the next General Conference to make
no change In the metnod Of appointing presiding eid'rs
and tie aymen's Electoral Conference by vote oi %
to 56 asked that this Office bc made elective. The lay
men also adopted resolution asking for the admission
~ lay delcc, ca to the Annual Conferences The minis
tclia delegates Of Illinois Conference TO the General
Conference W. 5. Prentice, Hiram Buck, W. ~ Mei'
row. James seaton and r. ~ Davies the lay deiegaesa are
W. J. Henry and John A. Chcsnut. fho Western New I
York Conference asked Or th eiecuoii oi Iiesiuhs "a
der by vote OF lis to H. The ministerial OeleGalGa
elected 10 the General Conference were e. Hun, j; H.
Wentworth W. II. De Puy n i. JeryiS, Dennis ana j.
NJ Brown. The Central New-Sork Conference ano ,co,
bv vote OF 1876 10 8, resolution asking that fIoSns
resolution by li6 votes 10 l6 asking that Presiding ~
ders s'aoncd AMI third hy 10 votes 10 aShg taf
preachers be defined in the Discipline. The nniste1al
Haven, W G. Huntington, l.. C. Cncdl, H. Ives, ana
James Orwn. The lay delegates are John H. French ana
David Decker.
The following is the programme OF exercises
adopted for the bcnua, meeting Of the Evangelical Al
lance which bcgins at Pittsburgh, oct. 26 Tuesday
evening". Devotional Exercises .. Addresses Of Wei
ccme and Replies Behalf ofthe Alliance by Delegates
g. Organization OF the Conference Oct 27 Wednesday
i Reunion Of Chri:tendom." The Rev. w. l. Bud
ineton, d. D., Brooklyn, N. Y; The Rev. H.
d. Ganse New-YoTk City; the Rev. ii. G.
Weston. d. D., Crozer Theological Semi
nary Q Increased Efficiency of Sunday-3ch0ols. The
Rev j. II. Vincent ID. H., Ncw-IOrls City the Rev. Nm
Orniston, d. d., New-YOrk CITY. 3. " Best way on
Reaching the Masses" the Rev. G. W Hcacock, D. d.,
Buffalo, n. Y Oct 2s Thursday. ]. La" OF Divorce,
the Hon Ira Harris, Albany. 2 "Art IN Relation To
worship" the Rev. +. a. WashbuIn. ID. D., New-Iolk
City tie Rev. Dr. Manning Boston, the Rev. j. G Morr5
d. D. Baltimore. g. " UltramOntanlsm ana Clvll Power,
Tho Rev. q. W. Samson, D.. D., NeW-Nork City;
Bishop NJ. Simpson, ID. D.. Philadelphia. Il. .ouppres-
sion OF IntempeT6ncc" the Rev. j. NJ. Buckley Sali0id
Conn; the Rev. W. VI. Taylor, d. D., Ncw-fort CITY
Oct, 90 Friday l. rhe Sabbath Question, the Rev NJ
Valentine d. D., Gettyburg Penn. the Rev $ M Hop
kius. u. D., Auburn ThCol0eical Seminary. = BLDG
Revision" tie Rev e. v Gehl;, D. d., lancaster Penn
g. Religion in Common Schools" the Rev. John Cot
ton Smith, ID. d., Now-IOrll CITY; the Rev DE- Porter
Brooklyn, n. Y. Friday evening, social reunion ana
farewell meeting; closing address by the Rev. l.. T.
Rogers d. D.. OF Ncw-lork city.