, 1875-05-28
shall. Considerable progress WAS msde In The
cauons. Adjourned st I:3o. Tho Contention
c'oee4 It's labor Tonight.
THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSOCIATION.
Hrrr1ni i;.ratth 10 The Ch1eaoo TFtdunk.
Nockronp. IT., May 27.-The Association met
in tho Second Congregational Church ut
O'Clock nnd was opened with, praJot BY Tho Mod
ceasor. Tho COMMITTEES on Nominations rapport
cd tho District Homo Missionary Committees lot
tho yeur, Hlich wers accordingly appointed.
CONSOLIDATION.
TITO nov. Df. raston's resolution was then
taken up nnsl. sitter amendment, vhs passed "a
follows, with but ono dissenting voice:
RttnIrtd. That thfa Association earnestly adds fta
recommendation u thai Of lilo late National Council
in favor ri sur! continuation nf she three missionary
liz =, .ns seears thcs IL .sns IN se cover restr1na
otherwise ttt Individuality, anl believes that s,asH
to tho III 10 o as1f eaT..
tian Of systematic Esueflconcc.
DEVOTIONAL.
The hour from Q to 10 was delightfully."- Bpent
IN devotional. exercises. Ono aGsd father, VINO
lad reached rs ychss. Enro thrilling testimony.
lrAyer was requested for Tie rccoTery from Sc
,ioun lil,lcEs Of rilalo Carpenter and Charles g.
Iiasnmos'd, both Of chicaEo:
4 BREEZE.
President blanchard ctoated = senaatton 1t
clio cloao by quoting rrofeascd Hay1ng Of tho
late Dr. storFs, Of Alnssaohnaetss, that
All nt!.,cring Mason was hant.in.llatid with
shn s:ovil, which called for m oarpeat
nut hfs',ee'f II atason. but know many Of thom
who wero atioug otr most oartest Christians
EDUCATIONAL.
President Cl.apin, OF Uclois Collage, madn
statement Ut tho work by his institution and by
the lsookforl Female SEMINARY. lie thowcd tlla
necessity Of tho colleges to the ministry, anu
ashcd for prayer and ard.
of511Sa En,snhef1' stDSEn; ;.ds mn ,aaro,,
na "Systonlatio Dcnoticencos." }fo urged tho
Diyjnn right to all VIC hAyO. Our sygr anu
guild arc tho Lords, because no aso wholly His,
tn every fibre o. our botng. Tho pa.toss have
Jr;siioso OIL their people. TtoEc mas:
10 sYsten,atio provision Of ii1nd
proportion OF EroHo income. Nost
mon wonld DO ashamed to aee In black md xhtto
tho roIccntogo Which gilts boar to inootno Thon
there rnt1st DO ollol IN tic distribution. which
will te joyou~ly lono. Any syssam will do that
makes frequent offerings and appoala to ovory
ono, youn$ or old. Facts we're given, prov
thu envelope syetcm for current church OK
rcuscs ~ woiE Ms for benevolent purposes.
4 discussion Of tho topic, following,
ono brother urged that pastor should got a.
conservation Of nso1perts second iusislea
TINT this wns Vital 10 individual and clnfch
character. Otho1a gave, important facta from
their own experience, Showing tue isi:hfnlncAs
were humorous and car'loss, and thcro was eEt.
denro Of q gseat ndYaiee III HontiUent and
practice. DR., Goodwin, Of Chicago, ctosed tho
discussion With ono Of his stirring speeches.
1EFChAI. ro nErnEnENp sECAKT BoCIETtEs.
Tho Special Committee OH President D'anch-
hrjB resolution with roferonce TO lho Catpen-
.cr's proposed douation Of houso to tho anti
tecres sociuties reported aayerhey to its pRaaaEe
aud tho subject WAS pohtponod to uoxt ycar.
NEXT YEAR.
Invitations for tho ne4. annuI 1nestng were
received from Quincy, Ottawa, aud Startling.
On motion. Quincy VIA Rclectod Us t4a plsco.
lecoiH VAS takon for dinner.
AFTERNOON.
At 2 O'Clock tho Association fcaumed tuslnees,
and listcucd to reports Of yisitng Co,umlttoea
to various colleges and educational Institutions.
Including no1o!t, whoaton. nnd I'd Knox Colleges,
doing great good and to n0cd largo aums OF ,aon-
cy Tor buildings and onlowments.
RELIGIOUS nA1Lka,
At o'clock tho ltov. q. d. 11olnaer read m es-
Say on tho relation 10 our Churches Of tsflXtouH
periodical literature ~ Al essngaltzins
ioroo. uo duslt on the entirely mod
cru naturo Of tho newspaper. especially OF
tho religtoua neWspapcr. which ought % be tho
best Of the clnaa, and should bo puhIished daily.
and not mosoly Weealy. There must 10 progress
Or rotroEresh,ou. Socrates. II now living, would
not 10 Oh the strco.s, but editing papcr. 1t lH
not to anpereede lilo pulpit though tho latter ia
more itu.ed in Influence thsn Of old, and is not
40 much In demand. This calls for tho
nonspapors. THO spiritual wants are
Too var:od to 10 met by tho pulpit asone: Tho
paper can speak, lDpDrEcnalty can RrluE hutnof
into use, aud eau resost also TO t'otlon. IL maat
.bo thoroughly eyauGelizod itself. 1t may be In
q limited way doluinatiollal, avoiding narrow
sectursnnism, hut tlls Drift IL towards uuion.
Humanity mlst 10 placol boforo occesiasticisni.
IL must bo lusptrIsonal rather thau sensational.
1t must not bs primarily business
cntetpslse. Tho premium uiothoa sayora OF
trick, and does not giyo permanent atccess. It's
Hcolle must ho "a broad II the mora, wauss OF
tho wtr|d. It must Eanutify civilization; must
. 10 independent, liberal aud Catholic must
lead, nut follow, oniuion.
EuYpT AND JENNY.
Prof. g. G. Bartlett u. D.. rcnd sn essay on
the tr,ctH Of coutaot between Egypt and 1nraol.
Abraham visited Egypt 1n tl,s ,ims u Christ q
million OF Jcwa lisel III Esypt. Tho BopsuaEtnt
same fact. Ths distinct monumental records of
tbs JowB arc at Thebes, whore sh!shalt is repro
hented With Jewish prisoners, aud similar facts
nre ticpictcl aa to other mounrcha, such ~
l.aau,Hcs. Tho carly Hebtow narrative clainis
IL haYe been written BY ono trimmed in Egypt
md that ths lIebrow8 had lopE lived md bee1s
oppressed thcro. All this la confirmed by tho
Incidental conctdcnceB between Nlaat is 10 ba
traced in tho Ilble aud In tho monuments OF
Egypt. The linguistic af!lnltles afa ulltuerona
aud significant, mud tho mention Of Idols, urna'
1nc,ts, musical Instruments. goms, otc. The
e.say was heard with great attention.
IN THE EVENING
tho tine vnB given to tho missions among The
lea.lrn and among tho Southern Trec1mon
Jhe itov. j. Humphrey aud tho 1eos. Or. Treat
luldu n,tosGeA on the formo. topic mud tht
ley. Mcnars. pattut, Chamberliu, and ponel
discussed the latter topic.
TIE T'lsESByTER1ANS,