, 1876-10-20


cysn1, wllo has held Tie o1'cc for several yeat',
wps unanimously reelected.
The report ri the Boart was fl,rn ralle't for
and read by Dr. Hobart, tho Corresponding Ser
rotary AMI tioncral Superintendent VI Missions.
1t opcns with tlIankA for Tho Kind intcrpn.itton
Of Dtvlno Providence and the fncrees of God,
and tilei sets forth TINT the financial u!Tafrs uf
Tho Association arc not In l'uuslat,ing state.
Htiii. 4 satisfactory show'ny of work done was
encouraging, anl prophetic of better times to
eotte. The following figures s}ulw zeal On tic
part of tho nlIsslonB;. Number Of tnttslonatica,
NJ nisn s;sst ane sS 'a2 s,sns Sn,1 sn1sSs, nnsps.,
organized, !; nliniA.oFs ordained, 4; meeting.
houses dedicated, 2; paid on meetlng.house1,
$50o0; contrthntel ft,r various tauscA,7 ,i51j;
eHls@fs Ta oiownr 1ed eTS stinsiis naai 'o ,o Sunday
school arc interesting: Number Of schools. 30;
teachers. 1GS; scho!rs, 9286; volumes II, libra
rIe3, 9,o0; contributions from scholars, S5suaJ.
Tho report from thcchureh-e41nicu fluid sllnSs
tint loans llAye been arranged amounting tO
sla,h5o, tor tho following churches: Normal,
Sl,GN; Princeton, $500: Chatham, $40; East
~. Lota Ssol9tctlA 500; Aratfis; 81 ,ooo; Card
ner, $1,000; 1ryingt2n, *,oo; s1?!ln' Vsrnonl,
DansllIe, sl,uo; Alcto, 81 i,0UN; stEea,or, ,oOo
Paxton, e700; TueColh, a70J. The loans to
Quincy and Princeton l,aye been pail in full,
nnu the Ehathan' anu tardner loans Gully In
part. ......
Tho financial exhibit Of the Association Ia as
follows: Gross liabilities, slo, ,171,45; payments,
e7,19s.D; totnl, e4,91s,MD, cash on hand,
*tlo.U9; total liabilities, s4,5iA,U.
The reports were received aud adapted.
THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEES
were announced by the Chair;
best ,oooddspced' Webb carnachnn. bllingsicJ,
Krsoiaii s-Btcthren Niabet, uaigb, c1yhousu.
Ntt S.s:Isa-D -Dfuthten Gleason, Newton, Carr,
liaistfrias iiiaea.;on- 0. b. stouc.
Notthrrp, baJ'!ss, Besan, Thompson, and John.
FOREIGN MftsionsT1!rethrsn rarr, rlcla, Thom-
,statlsie!;- -n1cthrcn Dlackall, Hamilton, Call,
Hall, anu tlunsaker.
to cxatnirlo the alrs Of the church at Streator.
Tho tGpurt Of the Sunluy-setiool work was
submitted ly. pr. DsacAali, II clalmed that, the
eo-opet,ati9a Of the Publishing Society having
lack Of funds In all departments, the schools
fulncss impaired.
Tho Rev. a. N. Bacon read an essay on the
5 Reisous N1s uscsof Not'ey," which was received
The Moderator appointed Ercthren ClstIa,
Coun, md Shirley on the COMMITTEES on Busl.
hess and Religious Exercises.
TUE COMMITTEE or NOMINATIONS
reported the following: D..
I'd Hu1S'ey d,;an I; Ei;ancla, 4 G!egho.n J. p Int.
II @s, 1 Hfstas e ovee u = T. eys r. ca. Il It. 1TaM T. r. cdd u
|s;S!sy ,ts.; tSs;assf; T., i; i Hs%iss ;,!; Y
j. s.oac J. e Sctoen l. eS'e o. ~ 1san Il as'f B. = T.
!iasg9rd. j. N. Hobart, S. +. Gleason, u. Y,
French.
rrsvnt srt1nny routt+rrre
nl|aekall, W; 4; oes, j. i. IeenOasser, T. 4.
O. ". yo~rthrap. ~ 4. 4. Kenitics % +. q. uewett.
]. Il. Whitc.. John Washhur, j. A. smith, j. Z.
burroughs, j. n. Gregory.
| the Committee on Nominating the Executive
| Committee stated that TlIE TRInuSg had uuh-
| lislcd thu nantes Of tic Executive Committee
before they hatl been agreed upou.
j., AIR. Neutrality-suspicious. did TIE TRIBUNE get
| thenf
Alr. CAairman-I don't know.
| ~ hr; Mouerator-fias any brother a copy ol
The TR1nuaEi
| return It.
| ;, The paper was ha,ulcd mp and tho names oi
! the Executive Committee read,
! Mr. Motlcrator--!s this report corrcct1
AZ: Chalrmau-lt Is as good selection rs
A Brnthcr-I move that THE TRIBUNE report,
cf's rIport be ndontcd. Carried.
Adjourned until 2 p. III.
AFTultNloN SESSION.
| The Model4tor called The session To order al
2 o,cloek, and Dr.. Webb offered prayer,
The Moderator stated TINT the afternoon be-
longsa to tho Educational Commission, and Dr..
Mort hrup, who Was called upon, said lie did m,
considcr himself Chairman Of that Commission,
and consequently hal nothing to report ~ III
behalf: lle Thought perhaps SUITE OF tha hEctll,
ren might Aayu something 70 say.
After hymn, Dr.. g. J. JOHNSON made on clio
| Qucnt appeal for money III aid OF the Baptfsi
work ln thc State.
Dr, Northrup followed In the SANG strain, hui
! speaking moro particularly of thc Chiragr, Bap
tist Theological Institution, the Nuunces D
which arc very low. 1t mad bean contemplated
to- remove the Seminary to point ttilrtct,
M1les IRON Chteag0-n situation lar more fny0r
ahlc tnam @ tne m pfosenS, Dit Which would cost at
! least Sg1o'u 'uAh
The Rev. 7. W. Gootlsp2rd was callcil upon,
and said hu had raised soue 39U,kl0 In auhscrI,,-
ttous whereof Sl1 C0D would lM, naii for n min
,n ,rtrcd f1,at liz hr., ~cn n-o thoi rh,,n. IN.
nn; liz Ea.4 ~ ~ .,a, opsa auGu ~
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A!1cIAisy III pcunlt OIL Inc lil5tltut1On. lie hQIt