, 1876-01-11
RELIGIOUS.
Quarterly Meeting Of tho Prcsby.
terry Of Chicago.
Discussion Of the Question Of Synodtcal
Representation.
Fourth Unitarian Churcli....Iinjsterja1
Meetings,
THE PRES8YTEHY.

quarterly neeting yesterday murnng Ia tue
Mccormick Block, southeast corner OF NAndolpt,
and Dearborn Bsfeeth. Tho Rev. ]. III. Gibson,
Moderator, presided. and tho Hov. E. Il. Devils
acted Is Secretary. Tho following named minis.
terra veIo presents TITO Hevs. D. s. Iohnson,
J. .. Mcclure. E. N. Barrett, ". r. Wood, +.
II. De~i', George Duntsp. J. II. Gibson, j. II.
Trowb'idgc, 3. ". Duiield, H. II. Dean (Joliot),
Jhmcs Mcleod, II. 81. Wakoman. Jonathan
scnaii, D. !. Burial, Z. II. Wells, &. G. Noyea,
William Drobstow. T.. l.. Hurd {siighlana Park j,
7. L. Garden, Il. ii. PAynser. J. II. Wslkor, 4.
II. Cnrtiun. George Wood, II. r. Miller, A.
5wazoy, and tho 1tov. Or. Patterson, Elder L.
X. Stevens. (Jolies Centrsl Chusch) c. G. Wators,
and @. J. Merritt, Chicago.
becrssary Devils presented tho following:
The prsahytes!an eongrtR.tlon Of Hrstnuood IT.
spnofu]} aska leave nf prtxbytery n IForrtule ts
e.I Tor to pastoral services Of tas 1sv. Thoaas Il,
Gum Ia member.
The Rov. BIZ. Swan WAS 1ocsivcd ~ = CORE.
epouding member.
=. sono discussion was had In regard to the ao-
tlon OF tho brAnwood congregation. and Lie ro-
quest Whs Eianted.
ASHLAND Avenue CHURCH.
Ihe request for tho dissolution Of the Ash
land Asunno congregation on account Of the
church being unable to CARRY on thu entarptise
was discussed at nome length, WHOM tho KcY.
Dr. hwazey, Its Fnstor, came IN and explained
That he fully corcurred iu tie matter, and h,s
te9ueat to the PrcsbytoFy should nnve bsen suf-
dclcnt ovidsnce Of ttis. Tho request wns then
granted Tor q dissolution.
Tho Rev. Mr. Williams, Of osago t3lo.) pfcn-
bJsery, vas admitted TO \ seat ~ q cotroepond-
lug member. and llo presented letter in regard
10 the case Of the lsor. 4. q. uovcy and tho
,: action OF tho Psesbyte1y which he represented.
This brought out motion fur sn fntetIocntory
seeaton. Which WAS NOT int. And the rommuulca-
ton waa laid Oh the tab1o for tho time.
The time 7aa tlxed for installing tho nes. Mr.
M1llcr pastor 0f thn Sixth Church. At 6:aO O'clock
tho I'reabytery resolved to meet in that church
ut that titne.
1he Aer. hlr. Trowbridge wanted
THE HnvEr MATIEn
taken Up and tho doors olonrd.
Ths Moderator thought It vns best to 1oayo tho
mattor until tho latter part OF tho 1eeson.
Inc question OF Ssnodical representation wnB
nao dlscussed aa sort of variety. but coukid-
cfHtlon was postponed until afternoon
lhe molten at AIR. Truwbridge was np1 taken
nn. aud Il "As moved 70 ait with closed doors.
DR.. Waters thought that Chicago Ind nothing
to d.. DO NTH tue uovoy matter. anyhow.
Ibo hov: walkoE moved TO lay the whole mt
Ths Rev. Iii. TrowbrdRe thought that Was
not tho right WAY Ia which 10 treat aistcr I1en-
hytcry,-thsy ought to show moro respect Tor
her.
Tho Rc7. Mr.. Walker thought that thls rholo
matter had been already dispoaed OF by tho
QeaEo Presbytcty.
ID. 1sev. br. Duttiold sud olheru wanted to
hare tho paper road.
The motion To lay on tho table u.s put md
lost.
Tho 1sor. Glen Wood mhutod tho reporters to
Leave while tho communication wRs beng read.
IN thoy would heat ~ much.
The Nov. Dir. Mcleod, OF Joliet, thought they
should nqt be 30 Dver-BensitYn on tho eubfsct
Tint sho whole matter had already becu fully
ventilated Ia tio papetn; aud TINT tho reporters
shnuid tenalu. The molten to Sit 1ith oioaed
doors wAa then caItlnd, aud tho reporters rero
politely "bouuced."
After tho reporters bad retired Tho letter vas
road. and lively dscnasson followed.
Ihe reportnra were donled acccHs to tho Osagn
P1cshYtery Ietter; but II gaye tho charges aud
speolhcationa and the dec,rton scqultting the
gentleman, and Chicago presbytery Was asked to
approve tho sction. The communication waa
received and filed.
The question Of
srNopiuAL REPRESENTATION
was then taken up. Tho Kev. AIr. Wells re-
ported from tho comuittoc 10 whom the unntter
had been teforted, ueghtively to . change i'll
sha overture. 4 discussion followed.
The question was, Shall Chap. XII, Soc. 2, of
read:
Tho General Assemb.y shs'l eeuaIht Of III squsl
delcFAllon al Bishops aud Elders frpm each Hynod III
.e low H. 1 Es:h spoa sen,s
minister And oan elder: md each synod oonssting Of
mora than nfky ministers ahau eond two ministers
ministers in any sJnod and thsss oisestcs 10 a.,
oral Assembly"
Alao, aball ch.p. xx1I.. Bec. !. bo 40 amoud-
Tho Commissioner to tbs oenegs, Assembly sbau
couc At tho meeting ncit preceding The sesiu8 Of tho
ii sre II o 10 bsnod p e1f
dicns fos each Synod. ia tho room Of each cuumfs.
supply paos IL ss:s Of necessary .bsenee.
And. in Eco. 2, Atnil tho Hotd - 'Preabytorv,"
whcrcyer's occurs. DO changed to tho aord
"Svnod"?
Tho matter was discussed at sroat length. pr.
Patterson nas asked to explain his vtows. but he
had not time to ntAy. The 1teY. Mo1ars.
Blaokburn and Mcleod respectively adyooa,cd
snd opposed the movement, tbs Rev. hr. Black.
burn holding that Ill tnfoEus had mst NTH op-
position. but thought that this matter would
repressnsation. Tho Hev. Mr. McClcod hold
that It would prove unfair, and, BY llt4lo wire
pulling, log-1ollng and coalition, eomo of tho
r'1soyerlos q Other ptecsses might be excluded.
rontponod to tho sprlng meoting, aud 60 noyod.
llr. l3urTe!l Wao opposed to pohtponcmcut,
tnd thought the matter should BE- Settled At
oooo IS lo n.oHumed all wefe ~ ready ~ ever
they "oH[d 30, and their minds were made up.
Another discussion followed on the u,nttsr Of
pobiponen,cnt, somo fAvoting an adjournment
TIL the afternoon. It beinR ihon aoar |.
Thn further discussion OF the Nhul8 question
was postponed until the meeting 10 be hold in
April iu tho Westminster rresbytonan Church,
cornor OF West jackson and Peoria st1eots.
After prsyer by Tho Modar1toE, Presbytesy nd
1onEnnd I'LL Jau. II, whrn they will install tho
lov. Dr.: Miller pastor Of tho Sixth Church, at
CsS1 IL tho oyeniug.
MISCELLANEOUS.
FOURTH UNITARIAN GHUACH.
The annual businoHs ineetinE OF tho fourth
Unitarian Church Booioty was held last evening
|u the parlo1s Of tie church, corner OF PsaisIe
Avenue and lhirtieth AtFeat. Mg, s. Il Parry
osoaplod tho chair. There wore about twenty
present.