, 1876-05-07

THE CHICAGO IRlH
~ Church y sssesd bs7qad hsr supervision SD pas
tss.a o7ssatshs szoop* b 1ads. ps'oeas tor wrong.
CORRECTIONAL, cnIx4oTxR ~ TIE CHURCH
u maintained lArgsfy BY ths ~ o{ saan.3 The rs.
religious s9peTtenee, md tas stfzas13ty ~ of usage.
which pzsvAl throughout shs connection, xfvo ,ly
oneness Of eharaetar and assirn1ts into body.
drops they 1insie into one" Tho great ageec1es Of
| the Church are bonds OF union. Tbs nearly 1900
a .n1sry to as una
these schools under the tuition Of more than 0 900
officers and teachers. constitute organized cade:
foros which promises In ths futurs 70 add greaty
to the strength and efficiency Of the Church. The
more specifically Aothodsattc their religious rstning
L: tho greater w b ths power snd usstuness they
they not taught the Scptur7l character Of cur
docfflnss 4 they do not have explained to them our
not enlisted ID shs support Of our institutions and
bsnsvoent agenc'ee but srs LETT 70 believe that any
% IL j.
or II they grow mp to ~ dtssAtahed aud restless
members Of ths Church.
OUR M1ssIorAnY socrx7Y,
with IT. numerous au1tiariea, IL another Of theso
bonds Of confessional union. Tbs parsns society -
the Central organ, Ike tbs heart Of the hnnso body,
ary blood and than sending it through al bar arteries
to every extremity Of tho Church. to nou sh sod sup
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parts .hs Church, however distant from each coeF
Every preacher obscure circuit or border 1ess
mon. who = laoorng .nd suffering On very naa. a.
people from thsa. very poverty 10 eontrbnte to The
treasury Of the society: and the humblest nnnbor
and the infant SUNDAY scholar who contribute
thar pennies md their 70 1h,s Cause wall as
tho missionaries tbs foreign hed are al real factors
in this great united WORK Of evangelism This not
only binds us together, but also equAlizes
the dignity aud honor OF a the laoorers in the sight
Of God and In the annals OF eternity. Tho Book Con-
eS,a Gba.es e. t. boois and it, h.1o sena7sy
had that sondency. 1ts management has been in the
interests Of tho rhole connection So long It shall
ba appropriated for palpabe and common interest,
Will still have that intoence. But II 1t shall syez
fall aithor Of these respesrsr It will not only lose Its
centripeal force. but become source Of contention
and strife, II not cause Of corruption and disints-
grafton. Early convinced thas thTso institutions
extension and progress, have felt It duty,
far authority and opportunity would psEmit to
labor for th<ir Ereatest prosperity.
the GENERAL uupER1NTEHDENUY
has always been and still continues to be, bond OF
unity. Watching with impartial aye she conditions
bors Aud interests Of All she minister's holding the
ea1ne relation to All, and having common sympathy
with ai without special nblfRatcns 70 any; strictly
Aruenabe the General Conferences for their chA1ac
ter and 3duinstzauon; where every nemher And
svery minister has right to challenge their eTery
sr ~ their relation 10 the ministers and churches II
concerned, we'll prepared 70 travel through tho
.. 1e ad he esa tsn.
ciupoyed during the ecclesiastical year. they meet ad
report and consider the condition, both tena-
Church. Our interchangeable administration in
thefConferences makes several members Of tho boaxu
BY personal inspection sna .st
OF the work, and thus gives us unitsu 1ndgnent
upon state and claims OF every part Of the held
souetimes deferred to by the Genersl Missionary
Committee On Church Extension in dividing their
and mot on .
great importance, 1t enables them to understand
where ministers needed, the qualifications re-
uired for the egonces OF the work. and BY transter
aud otherwise, to such Necessities; thus provtd-
iUg for the poorer and more dlcult fields o. labor,
and tne advancing sgcresnye action Of the g. Church:
emergencies Of ministers and their fses BY chang
Ing rhe1r church in cases Of sickness and by placng
stiles aro more fully met. This can only b done
partially, but much morn extensively than can Do
done by any other Church. and tho amount of m:nis-
terial health and sorvice thus preserved and secured
to tho Church only be known and appreciated by
those who Are parties to 1t.
Owing to tho great extent Of ths connection - can
perceive no other way by which
UNIFORM ADMN1eTRAnoN
can te maintained and without uniformity, without
tlons we donr zee how the unity, Tho connectionsl
character Of tho Church can be Preserved Our pro
found convictions this subject hare led us to great
care and constant effort to secure uniform adtnts-
lis no wonder that SO far making tbs appoint
menss Is CONCERNED administration should be
sbsrpiy erictsod by parties in interest In thoso de-
nominations where ministers k{t to ind tnar own
pastoral 1elsaons they fl to s'sn.s cur such % - they
churs: when they fall to receive such appointments
m thsy .sm suitable for themselves, they complain Of
Presidiur Ede1s fnd tas Bishops. This is perfectly
assassl. s E1e-y :, ona whs h.s any 0a,e.l
4 sssnGS Ito account. t In peEforsaios ibis dial
cult and 1esponarb4e part Of our Official
duty have constantly h,ps IN vsw the claims Of
ons can intelgently xritcss the appointment Of sn
annual conference, he must carefully consider The
nre.chcr ana svery effective to receive N
pointmeut Thia other fact must also be consde1od,
that the Bishops cannot ate: the o. .hs pa
the preacher. lApplause.] Tney Hase tAke these as
Providence has furnished them and ads{ the PASTORAL
e shle to do after the most careful anil prayerfu
consideration of the ciEoumstances x1d eah1s OF al
the preachers snd Of al the churches; ea s,, dnv
In The work Of making the appointments that Of
SELECTING THE PRESIDING RIDERS.
Undoubtedly u " hsd give&n 81 It, to tho rsssdins
might In instances have filed tt more popularity.
But ue uniformly give the ofise TINS PEe-entnence
for cur chief pupita7 Can cur literary institutions
snd these rulpits spare tho men whose services they
would be deprived Of BY such principle Of admins
g,ble appointments bo coutent to exchange them for
fhs work OF more prvatton, greater hardship and |
Iees compensation nowathstanding it IL work Of SO
great responsibility and usefulness OF u It at ~ cer
fan that these mon, they assigned to dstE1cta,
would more weely or usefuy exercise the func-
tions Of tho Preadipa Eldersh1p7 Could anything DO
more unreasonable titan for churches which a. theY
auppoee have the best ministerial gifts IN their pas
tors to require batter than he best gifts in their
Presiding Elder, or could anything be more ungrs-
c,sts their Presiding Elders because they do not in
crease tue congregations At their quarteEy
In flling this otace, while duly considering the
other sppolntments We have sought for It men whose
Christian character and whose standing II The minis.
trv would eecure the respect and conddence
~ hotb the preachers and the people. and whose |
Draccal wisdom and knowledge Of discipline and
uesees and kind spirit would enable them to adjust
ANTIQUITIES whenever they arise In the churches; advise
the inexperienced preachers Of whom more are now
charge than formerly IN The h. annpah At
soorfssiye work md udciousy counsel in arranging
of ths appointments 1t the Conferences.
In aoIne tnstances, where the szo Of tho dsfS1cf