, 1875-05-29
ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION,
LAST uAY or TILE nutKfoisD BEs81of.

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sociatiun Of Illinois met NJ o'clock, and waH
oponcd with prayer by Mr. J. Hart, OF Earlvillo.
miscellaneous btisinoKs HaB In order. .resoln-
tiou was adoptel looking to tho establishment OF
an otllco Of correspondence batUoon unemployed
ministers aud vacant churches Tor ACQUIRING
pastoral rnjaston7 anu temporary auppltoa
Quite discussion aroBo hs Ireaident Blanchard
expressed fears that soulo danger lurknd LII tho
proposal. aud urged as IN amendment report
TO be tnade na1t Schr, Int that amendment did
not prevail.
A feaanit OF devotional exercises was
enjoyed from $50 to 10 o'clock, after which
aTepott WAS tcad prepared by II. Il. 1alt~ood.
Of Pfineeton, on the necessity for additional
classical schools to lit students for colleges.
There are far TOO many coloGes. md they largely
| OCCUPY thumsclEcs With prenaratory depart
monsst which nfo tao ioeal IN itinaehoo, And tend
to lower tho character OF tbs institutions. Tho
public liig'i'sclloo's do not ana"or the purpose.
They Rond very 1e" TO college, ana afo not under
| Christian inaueneo. 1ao report recommended
tho establishment VI classical academy n lot
| ter wAa road o. TO AL opportunity Tor occurring
| bnch M INSTITUTION NJ trcensllio. Inc "fo'o
subject was fe'otfoo 10 y committee 10 report
during tho Jay.
lAe Aev. III. Savage MAS heard IN boba!l OF
tho Chicago Theological Seminary, sud Prof.
CIapp. tho Moderator, in behalf OF tho Illinois
| co,inuc rnonirv xaa rnnda as tn tin n1tcped III
| t,..t,o,+ ~ r,,.rad a.,,,,onl. A. tbst ootlooo
10, nso. r,.un..'I.;ns. ,n,t .na s,,s S'ss.' ~
donts withdrew Of thor owu accord. owing to
tho socia! prejudice among their follow tudents,
b,t t,t ,i,o I;,cui+v uora r,;,o1 in nr,o.},,or n
! :, -.
~uu al,'N - W e""
1he lev. Dr. U. CashinE VAS hoard IN behalf
| Of tho Congregational Church. llo urged tho
| incubation Of tho Congregational onattorly and
In ,,ctc.sn OF contributions for aIdinv cluro,,
..'". "AN@0''
erection. ,
lilo HoV. Il. +. Williams, 1or tho Western
Educational Society, reported receipts Of 92,379.
Dnv nm in ta,, nj lin churces In, coDt1ib,ta1,
.no "@psasos " @A' '"HoAo''s'u' ""'' Deoa 'as
| @ad.
| Tho Rev. S. J. Humphrey reported tho ro-
ccipts for .orcien s,lssio.s tr,m Illinois during
thc vo,r tn l,ayu bceu ~. .co3os.
MA nsv + r1,.,, ro,'ort c,l doro,,or. - t,,o
| 4Ae 4toY. - fo"eH 1etosloa oonauonh 70 TUG
| AMERICAN Missionary Association from the State
amounting to sl3,Js0, and urged an increased ill.,
tcrc,t In Tho freedman. and 4 resolution uss
s,to,tc,, ,,v commanding thia soc;etv mi
seae :s'",s.. "A9
ITS op1ee'.
Thu Ror. Ds, Hascom reported In behalf OF tho
d;n,biol ,ninIatoru. Tho rac.,pta from tuo,,ty,
| nj.lt cl,urrhrs hntl been s7aD.
rcanlntio, ,ros si,ostcd nro,no Inc,c,,od
cont,ibn,titynn Ia chnrch erection. A com,nI,tee
Ia ra,,ort naxt ynar t,t, s,atn.ontin bnnrHnance
| wua snnoi,,ted II w,t 3. trho 1tav Dr IL !,
f;ooflw,1 tl,a Hny. II. Il. ClamberIn ths Ror'
Frank r. Woodbury., d, ". Watchford E.n..
And III. INV. of pn1ria.
| strpuronr.
| Tim h.,oc;.tfoo ra,ascmhlod at 9o.m
| T,n 1reann,rr rennrto,i tha rooctnt m AEaa
| aud hainnro ~, hand of Hl2.
Ths Rey. N. K Whi,tlosoy vss ro.olsotsd
| tx Of 2t5 cents ,,or church uomber r.a
| laid fur Ito uoxt yoar.
.Ihe Sncc,al Com n,it,ec on tho rcport UPON o.
i.LIinl,ine cia.sjesl acade,nIea ranortol n f.vnr
roferencc ~ nom,niitao ~ bc unma ~n NJ ~ ~
isttsr rum GreonTilie Tnis vss nibnt.ntiaiIv
n:iortc1 xilS, tho a',tion n n,ohHt'on ~ ti,ss
Commtttoo to take tiual sction Or to commit I'M
1nset,n~" 4 rcsot,t,on IN faror y. TN un Isi,io
Society ysa adoutoJ: alao. ono il fayor of t1,o
tnr1,mr,nc" Tefaro, .snoci,l IN ronnnctino
yiIh ti,c ,ts, ~ ,snTa, ani r,i,g'ons r,ssn. eA
~ ~sfr T,si,. ~ s.,, ~ t ~ ~ ~ =; ha2s1s - -
| lam Snnaas. .s,nno1 iinion' ~ 'N - '''o fA4'''@
| f',n Conin,ttre nm Classical Rchoo1s WIN M.
nnin;ci M fntiowR prnsIs,t i # e,urtny,n,f
# na,,wnot ~ Fi,nr'a. - - H. ~
- -. -. oo'sno9os - 4;lIot'nau tuo 4'oF' H. a.
stescns. and tho !taV. ". a. Atclols.
| soto of thanks WAS passcd to tho various
RAILROADS Which had Hranted reductions Of faro
abd aho 10 tho families 10 hocktord "ho lad ba-
Bowed lospltalitlea on tug body.
a pEoppsItion from she chicag 20 Association 10
eleot tue Moderator At uao preY1ous annual mcst-
0E mas aaoassol, out net adopted:
An obituary WaA read Of = minister Who had
nled during Tho yoar,-sho lsov. David Todd, OF
rroy'tisnce, nureau County, sy,-prbparcd by tho
1tcv. ". baacom.
=, a., resolution ses passed approving OF tho work
OF sAe american sunday.scnool Union.
a resolution wAn adopted recommending eaoh
church to have committee to insure aystematlo
Arrangements M lor benevolent contributions,
vas read by tho 1lev. D. u. Howard, which
showed NJ oncouraglug Htate Of things.
~ 70 benevolent gifts, inofeahed fellowahip,
aud precious rsvIrats. Various suggestions wero
n'ado for tho Improvement Of religious char
| scter aud usefulness An animated dacuHsiou
oEor PsA4aeo nroso Is to tho fact that many
membefa moVo from tho country to Chicago
who tatl TO report themsolves to tho CITY
churches, And 1t was urged that country pastors
should INFORM tho city paators OF etch ro-
MoFa!s: Similar complaints were made from
other placeS, and tho rcprrt VAS directed to bo
IlQlltllcu u CQFpE kQGHn 1lctg.
ore nno ~ tfoMons M"s soso,a1a We pasasd ~ to tho