, 1875-01-26

THE PRE- ESBfTERtAN9. ....-.
Tho Presbyterian ministers holA their feEulaf
weekly meeting yesterday morning. Tho dits
hour Of the meeting was devoted to devotional
exercises, conducted by the Isev. hlr. Forsythc
REPORTS were received from the various
clutches Of tile CITY in reference to the progref'
Of the revival work, which wers highly eatlafao.
tory.
Under ths regular order Of business. tho Rs7
Mr. Gibson presented = communication ltom
THE TEMPERANCE ALLrANCE
asking the Endorsement OF tic Society BY tho
meeting and the appointment OF soms one %
act npon its Executive Committee.
After nome discussion rs to the religious chass
acter Of the Alliance and its general purposes,
tho communication waa fAsorabiy received. Bub'
soauently majority OF tho ministers present
signed the oonstitu tloh And bylaws Of the 8a
clety.
The ncxt order Was the reception Of the ~.
port Of ....---.-
THE nErnEL HOME coMM1TTEE,
sppoiptel somo sime ago 10 Investigate tna
two Institutions III tho city claiming 70
| do a Bethel work for sehmen. which have beaa
| asking aid from tho CHURCH. The object Of tho
investigation was to dertermino Which OF The
Two was most deserving OF the church'a support
In advance Of tho report being rona, Mz. h''
trodes expressed the wish that tho Reporters
! would retro from the room, fearful thas sona
| member might say something d1acredifabe.
| Tho Rev. Ma Trowbridge reduced the Wish 70
| d motion, which prevailed. "nen ITO EepoIs W.
| considered In secret.
The Committee reported that It had ssItsd
| Tho MsriuerS' Church, or Home, on tbs hofta
sidc, Of which tho Rev. Mr. Leonard ~ ~ ~ y
charge It was found from the books in the o..
fico that tbs Institution had twelvs rpga'l'
boayderB paying from $3.50 to $3.50 per WeeE,
and that ot1o OF tho Trustees Of the church t1a
bis wife and two chifdran WeIe paying olo ps!
week, aud that among the other hoarders "ets
four fe1nala clorks In stores, MI. LeonaId's son'
phyeician, aud also one Of bis grandchildren
No Bsiloss were found at the lone
but ono or two wcfo understood 70
boarding there. No "strangor department. w
found IN the institution. The receipts from ~
sources appeared to be, for 1874, $4,000; d|
burHemeuts, 60. gol 10 r,.,
In rafotenco to tho Bethel Home, on tho WcH
! iamin Traukland, tha report aays 4 was foaaa
10 contain forty booa in comfortably -turnspee.
rooms Tor the regular boardets, and 18o bnn.'
AMI cota In tho strangera' department.. Inc ~
mort further showed that as 4S3 ~ had osea si
nneudei on tho building. el8,0 OF Whisa
) bad been received from tho Ch!cago ", ~,
; Hee aud Aid Society. and tho same a1nG1n.
from the leading cities OF the country. ~ ~
/ receipts from various sources, exclusive Of .as
' | building fund, had been &6l, 167.Sat and tho us
bursomenta the Same. =,
Ths report then entered into description q q
. nna,c,,,1ed s.a1 s%J y. fo1InW,.
Your Committee have thts to say Of the two 1nst s
tntons Only ons y nssaSa ta.4 y 10 ps
.nsa friction md stFifs, Tha Msrinsra' glureh
local sociaty, Amstsa IN ~ work. without eoqar a
tton with my eos.osPonan4 potly sha aao 5ou
tn9 Sny T. o.. besf1 ss in,, uttia s.tenon 70 ~
Go%nss hsna den. ieT snd IT, WAY ef doing It. II
~o,P pss faF ,..men m iii, city IL done By Tie Ws
= se.mens Friend goeisty nnder shs general sar.no
. .endence Of uenlIsaia FFanfhaa! Ma We HNahI Sv .
= this society to ths rseognssaon I'D @aa ss"ps"'
y JAMES oTfs.
jonn V. FApvtlt,
+ A. Krr1n1pak.