, 1876-10-26
MISCELLANEOUS.
NocKroAp, ILL.

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ROCKFORD, H., Oct. 15.-The Rockford Con-
Ereyatonas Association met with the West Side
Church yesterday afternoon. The Attendance
iii the AFTERNOON VIVA not large, number ol the
churches being ,nrepresenied. E, 4. uerriek
was elected Moderator, mud ". A. Dickcrman
Secretary. The Rev. II. II. Goodwin and c. C.
Adams WE'RE dismissed from the Association nj
their own request. The Rev. l.. T. Chamberlain.
Of Chicago, was invited 10 ndlre*a tho public meet
Ing in the evening. Reports were m1da from the
different churches tyinclnS q general degree Of
prosperity anli progrcse. Tho evening scEstce WIS
largely Intended a.lI lntereht!ng.
CHICAGO THEOLOGICAL. SEMINARY.
Tho Eeco1d days session OF ne annual 1Mstitute
Of tnc Alumni Association Of the Chicago T'hco.
losica! seminary hcEan With devotional etercIecs
atS:l5 =. m, iSis,tesday;,
claiming TINT i placed the psearhs, ln t..c right
Impressive. lie could be simple anll natural, and
Tho people would be fed with good, Wholesome
dict instead Of stlmnlant.; Espositoty preaching
alsO secured q, varlety o. subjects. economy Vf
labor. aud continual novelty.
The ltc'. y. +. Lathrope next reada memorial
rbne u n se enoy 1o .. INC rnn.s ais Ffot J"-ep
Yhhology at lhc un'on pnrk Theological Seminary.
:. committee was appointed. at thc conclusion Of
sstcI Of lie Rev. Nyron Heed. oi Milwaukee; the
1lcy. {. Caverno, Of Lombard; aud tic Itcr. j.
.ss Sss:. sse Ts es s' Fs7 VIII; hsse css ws
cultivate his mind. Nevcr heforc Ind ;l preach. fs
CT. a. class bad suci. audiences a. ~
Ing and thinking wanld satisfy modern congrcsa.
tion. Preachers 1at nuyer Iptore bad such quce..
es as se p ens 70 M e Ti ~
thNsa 70 ha studied by minister. beHltle NJ Bib
lcal and thcoloslcq! works. were these - History,
to to Eno VIII a tSey s oag e
tnse SECOND to nons in ths world, md through
M ts bsi ,Ssn Mo, IN Ghet }s 5
Which h'' wsro The history md literature Of liz
allowed Natural Tctncc should be studied " ts
results, but not In ita details an processes, and
sosa ssisnss ba,sd On Gf w Of love ap
PLYMOUTH CtERCN
issttll without paatar; AZ shu regular, regular weekly
sst .s os 5 ysa
church In It's deliberations upon ehls matter The
leader Inquired II, anynody had any Information
!! tiuod thai ue committee Into whose hands this
subject las been committed ftllt have thu lnatcE
under nt!viaement M call hos bcen lntc to Alr.
rnl,,aEc Or aayhoty else, but 1t n expected That
the Committee will be really to make sonic kind Of
report iu four Or i've days.
nrponMs NEEDED IN THE METHODIST cnu1tcI1.
0' 0'' IL tas Kaitsr W Tie TrIbuns.
!GALEss. Oct %4;-rm.s eotts.ponasnt Meth; h,
ihu nall x1uateIy on tue head when be said, "Tha
bialops t:nhnei. thy SUR Chatnhcr 1f The Nctho-
dist Eplssopal Church asclc ,ta that lucy sn9w bet
| ihut church dr." The Impeachment OF ministers
| in ths Methodist Church made by fous o. i've men
styled Elders md thu insl,up 10 4 plan Tint must
method. Thoro Il TOO much favoritisn, IN tho ono
hand, mt, on The other .,anl .oo much snuhhing
1}IrFO IN IN Frh hF u II
church that desires change Of pastors, and Il t9nt
church or .portiun thrseof IA SOMEWHAT insc-
star Chamber 10 san6 tuas church or minister.
| 0r 10 whip then, iu by etintn. thelr
own wishes and 1sSs the' ob,isH, tS IT,
lie nav:f shurch dcsrs chanss n.o, but notw.i,-
rs ioyal Methoalsis, lhey must !,old ttcI tunsurs
tLuir appointments IN the sHt'odist Church M now
ns,isi ma % Sfu and con. aai lnuly aont wiser plaa..
y1s. Is o y s Mshs Ct r. Gs!sa II Hy s
sa.ms In othrr Churches, hu. OF the Methodist
CInrc.. I apeak somswhas from eApersnes.
Methodist Epscopal church that arc afraid to dis.
cuss nnl naopt new ideas aud plans for tho govern.
"a Of as .aI
iny at I'll. Everything u yital lMpartanee W.
t,mS: a ,Uh don touch our ttcipliuc; .aefel.
vcry believe same Of thu delegates regard the Dis.
cipllps with venesasion than they DO tho nts.
Tki. Is nn uge ot progress. and ths Methodist
Church must H4vancr, OF. II remaining IN The rnts
oi iuug custom, fall ef it, great ms
zion. We warn tue ministerial part Of our Church
that tho aly arc NOT sct OF silly tools 10 do tell
| 6l1I,ug, AID fcceitn in return Insults, Lt, The
,uin,stsss. instead Of passing luu. wirdra rcsolu
ti0ns aenuunc,ng. the running Ut stroet-cars oF
SUNDAY, etc, taMl. by the way. yonr editorial Ut
"Wock River Sunday" was "pat" and Just tl.s
th,ny,. attend to The falling of .neabers Of lhr!'
own body. punish rats.cr than seFeen, and set 1et
heed the wl4hcs " the peOpla n.ors than thuy dt
nuw, tAen w shall ace tue cause ana the chuTcl
| grow aud louSlah.
| ''MkrAonlsr EPISCOPAL No. 2.'