, 1876-04-21
Report of tho Committee on tho
Glontlenntng Case.
Thefr Reasons for Reporting Against
tho Reverend Gentloman's Ad.
mission.
Other Committee Rcports-Ordinations
Announced.


1hb cteutntlAl8 or kne tt6T. L.. ". 1uDWPhoHt
from the rresbytery OF Wisconsin R1er, wcro
read. mud l,o waa received Into tito rocria fres-
hvtery. His installation as pastor Of tllo Second
Clutch Of roorla was sot far Thursday, May !,
at Peoria aud COMMITTEES was chosen 10 per-
form tho tlullos thereof, as follows: Charge TO
tho pastor, aud to preside at tho installation,
Dr. Edwards sermon to ho preached by tho
1,ov. s. G. McCrne Of Canton. Charge to tho
church by tlo Ilov. a. Coroeliaou. Tho call was
placed IN his hands,.
Tlo difficulty concerning the Knoxville church
and lis pastor wns l,enrd, tho pastoral relatlnn
ordorc.l 10 be dissolved, and tho rscommenth-
zion OF tho Oomtnltto0 on 0vcrluras to have
| Conmissinn to Investigate the trouble further
sud rcpo,t to tue presbYsery at n future ,noct-
1nE Wa rafcrrcd hacl for rsconalderAtlon.'
Al ovortnte Oh tho subject Of dancing. TO.
quoAtlng action BY the General Assembly, was
tabtcl. II waa then oTorod for adoption ty tho
prosbytely, to 10 road to tho chuschcs within is
bounds bat wAa rejected.
a report frun tho Woman's Board Of Foreign
Missions Of this rresbytery was road, aud thor
work WAS indolsod By resolution.
Tho Won,en's FIsabyteFtan Society for Foreign
eccons' annual meeting in tho Methodist Church.
Of Duavan on tho afternoon Of "Wednesday.
Anril TO- during the acs+ona of tho frcebYtery,
and made to that body brief report Of tAeir
proceedings and pscsont condition.
cletica In leor!a Lowihon, prlnceyc,. pro.eet AMI
Salem, aud Iarga aud encouraging number Of the IN
aee. ei Ds9s a sStsns aai aasr rs afs
IL, and sl.o u. 40 many d .ho chnEehes
30 youn1 H,cia'y, and conducted BY Presbyterian
ao who ns yes novices In work of ttls kind. tho
encouraging After choosing officers for tue cnhilnH
year the report Of the Secretary was Eeal:, wI!ch
boands Of tho ireab5tery to be Is; nun,,er Of ais.
e!on lands, I; nnmher Of members, B'5; .copIes
Of wsh sum .isa Vas spscsl cenfcnaai sonris. rHss
i''''sa lanai ss''' yssss; 'ss'
M sa u "a sas eR in @ aood %a9e a at x
wo ayo ao recently eng Ned and n our discussion q
IN nc" ze ana
Considering that tho tlmo Il p1ss in which Pressy
serian woman eau, without guilt: foli thsr
h.athen Ind Of .oadins 70 tlern the knowledge
al the superior Dlosaines thss we 'j 'ehjoy Is
spreading out lefeto u and inviting our moss
rspar. ls rre.b,tsfy. eee.ass uader ID aa:psss
sss D,r e {si4a saS " so VT .!s :
ful for tho, countsn.nes and as,is.anco We
s.Fs,dy Fses,sed ~ nd wo 99
" to our hands; for would Eo ii we could, usurp
w san ss s a{ sasi ss
%e tf''s, ali the ministers IF tla enusees. where
Go ns l. q s ,s5 aEs f.y ~. iii t n
taient Of is portion Of tsi1 doef. they VIII sroEe
a,ssess a. Il sba CAUSE W q Tru aaa GSlinsss Il hos
ss sell nj abroad. !. G. JOHNSON, President.
JULIA Ii. JoHasToH, Secretary.
In connection Will! this report Ms. Cornslaon
ofrcrod tho following. which was unanimously
adopted
tho report ot the Wonen4 Pso,oytersal tsociety 1t
~ % soaisy @ Been "asa sselsd me for"s.d
sha hes of tho church fof tha sasase of SUCCESS
which has thus far attended their work. Tho rreaby
dsss s.Gs as.fy !, e. eSa4s,. H., s' sss
our our e,re ' open the Nay SO % iss q: possbie saISs
for Tue organization Of sux!iary societies in thce
sile cirenlstloa q Woman work, to- won,en and
would direct tho Stated Clark to publish tho ineroat
ng facts contained in the report In such form
Records Of tho churches Of Calvary, Prospect,
Waanfngton, 0aicsbusg. Henry, Door Creek,
salom oantsn Wast Jatscy and Fsono 'fs asovs
neso examined by tho Comnitteo to Witch they
wero assigned. criticised mud passed. upon.
Tho lIcensate CarsttheEs was exam nod by the
was saatsiuei. Ills trial sormon aud ordlnstion
wan oldorod Tor the adjourned session Of tho
Prosbytery iu Sfav, at Peoria. md hts instoila-
ton ~ pastor OF Fre,!ch Ggovo Church 10 take
rince subsequently In biz church At Huch limo
aB tho Church should nrrauge for it.
The Comtnitteo OIL Homo Missions reported.
| The Hog. II. 8. BeayIa mat1o statement Of Aia
mission leIl,-Yormont aud Aa;ora, ,-anl that
next year il would MAUI al effort to ba aof-sis-
tanning.
Tho Rev. William N1ery Was gtven tho care OF
tho Glaatord charge untll the next meeting OF
tho r1rsbytory, mud Licsntlato Thomas Martin
shat Of BruM1ali.
Tho aid anIsed ior tho Altoona Charge WAS not
recommended. .-
The charge At Woat Josscv WAS voted ESQ aid
for ministerial York bv tho lev. !. @. llaunn.
iatea Citr Was orlsrod TO 90 supplied BY tho
Rev. L. u. Walls, Fhrtntnglon by tito laey. Il. Il.
Matthews, and Alta By tue Nny. John Wnu.
Tic na,nn OF tho Maquon Church aas ordered
to bn atrcieH from tho rolls.
Tho Chairman. tho Rev. ". ". Fars. OF the
ing tho reasonu for tho rsjet ton Of the Rpy.
JolIu y. Glch!onnlng ~ mntnbar OF tho Peoria
rresbytory was toad, wlch paper we gyo bo-
low:
pressing Le sense VI tus r usysory il aud ts rsa.
fur s Alou tu refusing ii res.ys lilo ttuy. lo1
!iendennng = 1aeu.ner u Tho pfo'bs'sFy beg leare
Tlsa action u ~ s.ksn on ths ground n. my juag.
nens formed hy this preshytsrJ upoa the moral chnE.
hed e H.
J. Tic aetIon iaa d!ret Reference to air. Qlsnden-
asa as ss t.
throw serious aoubs gtoa re cl9n Tut tAst siana
' *he ~ H. sa sssss Ts ss. ss' Il ~;
rome uausual features, which compelled thu
attention. of tho pFe.b,teFy. That ls.tsr om!.s
III validity, are nsyer.hctAs, e..ton4ry: !nes PEI.
tssseus onils,on suggest. suspicion. Ths!s at.suc<