, 1875-05-18


-. engaged III devotional exercises. uslder tho
ERECTION Of Tho HOY. benjamin Johnson.
MORNING SESSION.
Al 10 o'clock tho Council Vas called to order
bv tho President, bishop Cummins.
afr. Turner proposed all alteration Of Article
yrrI of tho onstitutiou-namely, to Insert aftor
n. words I" General Council" and bofore tho
ror1 ..proyidcd," tho words "an1 stnlt RECEIVE
lhe asaont Of two successive ooncral Cunucils."
Tbe amendment was roforred to tho Commits
In op Constitution and Canona.
The Council thon proceeded to the considora-
ton Of tho report Of tito Committee Oh Doctrino
md Worship.
JusTlPlcAT1oN.
rhe Rev, Dr.. LeacocIs, Chairman OF. the Com
mittee, read tho nnetoonth article of tito Re-
formed faith, as follows:
ia aro pardoucd and accounted righteous before
aod ony Tor the merit Of our Lord mud say!or Jesua
1's' 3D. tat We ,aeht 10 nado tho rshteosess oi ao
t.ea y n our caSsny 01f Tahs4 q lis lis s @ nce
xthous any desert or deserving, to provide fur
met 1 s1s5s pa ls q s caf1 s s
1sheousns.s Of ali them that truly do boese il itin.
thstn fulfilled ho law in liia Nfc So that now III Him
md hy Him every true Christian may ho called
faialer Of tho la~. Wherefore tla"s wo arc justified
fy Fah only ia n1ost wholesome doctrine mud very
fulf Of comfort. .......
After brief discussion tho article WAS unanl
meusly adopted.
tnce, was referfed to tho Cotnntttco TO be fe-
cast. ......
soHsN1r OF BELIEVERS.
Some little discussion took piaco on tue it,
tenth artclo, which IL now article, Of tic Son
tlp Of believers.
fho Rov. alr: Ward objected to the expression
s'brethrcn with Christ"
tbs Chuir Batd that tho article met his yiowa
NTH tho exception Of the word "Ecct."
After come littlo further discussion, and with
ono or two amendments. tue article WAS adopted
Believers in Chriss arc torn Of God. through the
ns5ans power Of III sir md sse rsraksTs r Of
neah l. oe," 10 thAt Which .s born Of the spirit is
SPIRIT"
md joint hcirB With Christ, and therefore without tis-
tpction Of nale, brethren with Ohslei and with ous
another.
GOOD WORKS.
The sixteenth article, OF Good Worl.H, vas,
after An amendment to 1t offered by tls l.oy.
Ar. post1etlwaito, adopted IS follows;
Good Workt, which are tho fruits Of Faith and fol-
low afer Justification pleasing nnd acceptable to
sud lively tait insonach thas by tSo,n ,voiy fa
may b. evidently known tr1o discerucd sy slo
na iAeF WIG tIas ue.aese M ".' eEsA y. -" t ste w
.s.ontad 1nG tr Icy s1;sro W. ~ '' A"o ~
sssoa"'eo ''eo oene' -
Tie seventeenth article Wos, nfter brief de-
eato, adopseu ~ 1o!o"s;
Voluntary works. beaidca. over sna above ooda
1enn rannnt r. ;aMnht W{;hont erronancy I'D In
plety. For by them do men dccaru ttas they do not
Sn fsaG5 @ 70 uoa 20 ~ nG IT. .. ey sre ~ G .o
duty Is regured: Wit Ia Carins s1h plaIuly, Nhct,
70 AaFo 0cuo aA 1nat aFo conlanaoA ~ 3nu s1Sl We
'' u0Pf0a'a''9 as1r.p,or ,sfvan,t, ~ cun,ar.
Tho cichtocnth nrtico 1fas a atioptod az follows :
i1o,r g.pinturo Io,h ret mt min IN tho na,no of
t. !rit omiv ,rh.~shv % +,on ,nu.t - ~ s,~a't ~
NJ. ~ aTit W. ,s,srvn " or art IL as M
eu,.a L hcisvev, n I 9naron IN aeeantaace '4e so.
.a . sisva H. tin ~ T.. MIN na oonsis
hovsS NV ~" ,aw ,,a Il al ns ha!r H. sca" ~ IL
,s .nes 'A"5 1'+ ~ a '"sa '31'o NA' 7so ~ ~
Pofssaa.o1 re- II ~ ovo,vo that lin fra, oraor
Of tho AFTERNOON eess!on should bo tho reception
ol tho report OF tito Committee on Nominations.
Tho Clnir stated that lie had received u letter
from tie Nov. Dean Edward Credgo, Of Flcnria,
ntitlhh Cou'nbta, introducing Mr; William 5li1.-
co. hlonc @ VI , ,tuo1 rn1,,. y, tno "oAosaca p'e'
ira R.crctarv rnad t,e I"Itor ,yh1cl, oont.tnc1
,ornn anTcoaItnns NJ, thn catcot'tam. whioi, ware
mn rnotinn roforrcl to tho Con,nitteu IN lJn,.
trinea and 1}nlle,on and aleo Bt,ggesttoua m to
srcrir n,rrn,s wicI, ware reforroil tn lin ram,
r,tnn ~ ~ ~ atatn ~ 1.ei',nn 'NS ~S''s'
rI.s ~ ~ .a.o '','is @,.os. a., ,
1ho Couheil az hooh 1ooA a 1eeess OF oao uouf
for lunch.
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AFTERNOON SESSION. ,,
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