, 1875-04-21
CHURCH COUNCILS.
Draft Of the Constitution Of the Pan
Presbyterian Confederation,
Religious Conventions In Session
at Milwaukee,.


PRESBYTERIAN ALLIANCE.
NE" 1ohx, April 20.-Tho Committee up
pointed to Prapars tie draft constitution for
tho proposed confederation Of Presbyterian
churchos, tn be considered ut ncctlng in Lon
don OH tho 2fHt OF lnlv, submitted tho Ratna to
moet!ng to-day. The following is Tho draft
adoptod:
IL .rErcc to firm ryc4!, !t,,an Alliance 10 mccs
IN general council from tine II sme IN nries 10
"t the oArnfs' Of thc rhurrt. aud c:n,lnc ttt'n IN
IT. S .r gIsas ~. the Gs1fe ,s Yas r.,
irtshytrsatl churches, tn titus NEhlhg uo not
II htarate frnm othcr churches whs hol 10 O1rl.t,
Ill lin pf,n "In. ths es,sc n tns tse.as mr.
An11cIri. rhtn ai!aurs aiat] c called lilo ronfed-
.fa;ln'! f lf":'nd Churches bol'ng to tho roeby-
Tt'r lul IF nn;"1 ss Christ and the sl..usea Of
hni C,st "i:, asit,s r!ou 10 tt,c rorfeHsra,on
~ tnhin: its s'r'' a:A Icing admitted y soto Of
T.: :,t O. n, ior tsni ths rtss.! iu., IL in conformity
a-'.s.wo!1 ,s t,sseir. ioif.,ns ths co"fcer,.
s II IA t4's@s ly t C,,,,sIl, and rr,,scc,liugs
n ~ "l:'rral au;assr of J4tin.s III rurel,
c,,ss4! li,nr Ct :nisera nt ri i":v rhu Cu,,fI-
ri1 nh.. t!le Recommendation Of ,hs Us.n,.ttcs M
.1stsrr. s"n.s ar, a.tt not sieegatts, ard Invite
!. rlM co4a +, ~lo !. ha1 tlo power to dc.
.cr'ne wlat lxssb;!ss!su c4yrsh:a sia!l i" allowed
!nter1'al order nr dsscirIils Of nny ellurrh. hui
hhal s.kc up 1,y sach evangelical Hlhjecta
heal. TcptrA may 10 BROUGHT before it hy lily cl,irr
wa1cl, f. nan1eF Ut the ronfeleta ,on, hy nen.
n!ec VI oy.rureI; necs'ons md recommendations
of tho Cane shall te transmitted to the supresna
c11: Of tic .G:sss ,,sss' ana h' entitled to re.
S. Tt,e c.ssncil shall seek to help ali weak and
t'tnggling chussAea; 10 rs1;uots trs,s" II sh.9ch
c"ncers,ng ti:c chnrcl, at larec; tn commend
tho r5tsGyteFlan syate'4 a' co1n'iaaEs y, sinIlis-
III. con,litis.,is. hsll sl,sr;an a subseta aiss.,
runctrnd with lie work tf evan7 lIz1:3cH as fnns!ns
M .Sn II n II e s1c sats cspesa '
III tr!rreuce tn trcnt ces aud dsa:!t'ttn districts,
,inH. i,h:rctton fur thu yons. batc!llettln Of tho
Sabbath, tnflsstsi' Of lntenreranro an other great
prevailing vjc-. systematic btnc1cence, overthrow Of
ln:ltt,lisy a4ti NotLaptAm.
i. Tt Conrc1 shall seek to guilds an,l stimulate public
sentiment by r%icrs, stisitnC and circulating infur-
fnatiul uluni thr stats nf tho Church aud mss'o?ap
HI. hy tic Of sound scsipsural IEiucies
! Tie Constitution 4hau not ~ shsnCs1 except en-
fnn!0n Nude q nun meeting nf the E0nu! II anu c2r-
rrd by two-shrla Soto II the next neesiag.
WISCONSIN sAn5ATH.sctooL INSTITUTE.
sntetai D:4,atth ii Tht chica7o TFottn<.
MILWAUKEE. April 4o.--The first ANIMAL mcet-
ins Of s1,o BAPTIST state babbatA'Eehpol Iuest-
tute, which, l1aa becn oohca forward to bY school
teachers and church nlasnhoEs generally with
Ereat in.e.cst Tor Bunao tluc, upcneI tllH tnorn-
ktlf w At4ct 4Shf+tSk HEHNAcoA a~4$8%t
tho nuy. D. L. l1aiteman. conductor. presiding.
Following wero among tic delegates present:
The Itcy. p. +. lIatcman and wife. Delavhn;
lilo Tov, ]. ". Fish, Fox Lake j; tho liuv. +. p.
Nayase aud wifo, Delo!s the lev. J. G. Tuni-
lun tho Aer. ii. II. Eaten; tho Ear. Mr..
| liomaE. New Liai OH !: THIS Eoy. L. lforcy; the
}.ny. j. l,!E,anis Oshkosh llisB Cl!estro, Mrs.
| Ernwi!, Nsa:A.,: fha iitv. i. smith u. y.
t:'srs and vilo, t;s.ui. 0. II. IElas and wifc,
nivs. sua Aisa Worth, 15clavan; the nsy. aIr
Thir,ui. Cl.tcaBo; Or. He'slsall. Green lay; Thy
| l:ov l., ls. E,ltnoIds. naayes ham; TUG ley. y.
!. Eohests, W*uschhai shs Icy. Q. Il: Reed
fla; al,r. Il,o,l,: sou, ilsiolt; tho lev. anmos
JtHery a..a @ii., tho Rav. =. 9. Thna'aa. Mra
Anna stuj,:pc. ahr IeT. H. /. alann.nr u1.d Eifo
tho 1!Gv, Atr. German a.ia vile, Mt,t:1o; Mr
and Hrs. Lewis. and alra. o!E'Rsesd, Dn!o!t; ths
Rev. II. y. tsoa:Es,. tno Lev. i. e. Fuller
| l.oai afr. 1n,t:>s Nflle:, hMa DetnueS Misa
l}ourtnan .r. Treat, VITO aud daughter. C!ln'
ton +; Mrs. Jonnron and sou, Beaver Dam alt
.nd Ms. i; =. taay, Esa'ef Lam; the NaV' ".
Tho proceedings commenced With ntaCer bv
tito conductor for dlyuy guidance and bltsHlug.
lie uexs e1srcisu Oil tic programme was NJ al.
tlrcAs nj "Esidsnccs Of tia Dlyino Origin Of tla
Bible" by tho 1tov. Dr. Griffith, hut tI,at gentle
E,an being .bRent Al q funeral oil tho West Side,
tito Bha re1sli,l3d not for II o'clock, weTe sub
ssituted, aud III tho meantime tho snbjnct VI tha
organization and relations os the Babbat-Bchool
waB fully dircnAspd. lhho-raAaings. tho pocu-
liar character of which is underssaod by oil per-
BoJE it.t oyct G., il, Slnt ntl!-nepul wu.i followed
conducted By tie Eov. i. y. Elmunda, aud tha
In-ttu;e thou took reecfs It'll D o'coc:s.
After tI,s lpco4a, thD lev. E. G. Mitchell, ol
tho Chcuso Theological Seminary, delivered
brilliant aIt!rnss OH plbio ucotrupliY, relating
his prtsoual experiences lu tue Huty Land.
III tho evening, I. J. LindHay. superintendent
Of the l'irst Baptist Church School, delivered nc
nh.reH. OF welcome.
D1. Mitchell loctuyed on tho " Tabernacle ans
It's SERVICES" ........
Following ia tho programme for Tomorrow
GHatinesoa, morning. afternoon, and evenings
p:90 q. m.-Ffasn mestlnY. CO..
nandoiIh, i. H.. i'i!a.eli hls. " '''
!! =. m.;-Tue ltason ss,lirl. slsj u. Il lsebeE'
= p.m.-Clis Ixtspn Taught. III. c. II. baeka''
j j. n,.-sa!,,,a!h.school Music. Prot. ". Il.
Unanc, Cincnn1lf.
i. sn:-AistaGe' III T'achsns Warren lanr
7:$o i. m.-rho s,,alh.stl.ool Teaehsss' ocAce.
warren uauo!lh, u. D.
EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN SYNOD.
Tho Evangelical Lutheran Synod met this
morning 4, tlu ,lsual hour, and opened With tho
usuu! religious exercises, tho Ilov. John Dadng.
tbs President, in tho chair. TAa mosniug was
taken ,p wholly III hearing tho reading Of the
sopos:s az yasiuu committees OIL subjects 1clat-
lux to internal organization md discipliuo, Of no
interest outside tho Church, aud III theological
discusriaua, In tlID Afternoon, the reports pro-
scented in lilo lnoln ming wero taken up and aatlGA
taken thcroon and tho evening sanslan waa
sloyotea tn religious exercises. A,no,!g other i'm.
par.ant natlcrd, tho synod Inns finally resolsea
upui. lin rol,idug Of tho w!nE of tho Sarlhweht-
ciu University, situated ut Watesto"n. winch
waa remnty destroyed by tlrcs together with
sono additions aud improvements. boyoia!
nlaus wore vululttyd. Tint 1lnaIy adnrtod will
Involve an espeu..ituro Of sl2.5up: Illo strue-
turs IL to he OF b.ck. and consaln, besides
hail, recitation sud cass rooms. aud o hunahor
at apartments 10 10 occupied W students OF tho
Liglier grades and tue professors. Contracts
aie TO bo Immediately let. aud the building oon,-
pietod BY 1he 18th ot Neptea,ber. To.aorrow
tl,o b,sinasr OF tho Synod wll bo wound up by
colu,attcea aud utiiuia!s. aul farowa! nilscssos.
30 Tar, tho .cssiona ARya boon devoted u
.luctrinal ulatterA snl absolutely necessary