, 1876-05-27

VIVA rcc,1irt,1er,a nnd indefinitely postponed,
tcst the AEsHintinn be tl"apht IL be committed |
t" Al q the sentlHents e1p.rstc!;
tIon nf !tunt'a new book entitled "Chuir anl |
Congregation"
Tie treaslrer rnaflo III. report Of tic tnrilcn-
'AI rhsp fsps' pIy. " k Vf Whitiss"y xaa reelected
TREASURER anil Registrar, md tux Of w cef,!s
per member was laid On tho churches,
The thanks OF tho Association were presented
Tniion, Tor t!ic1' rnpers reid brfo9e tl.s sHiy.
nn their publication Eha requested wtltItlt in
dorslng ali thc sentiments thcrciu contained.
The Rcv. Dr. Baac"In rcj"rtst u'i tllc es'lfce.
ministcrh md o' The application Of the iunds;,,
Hcovillc were rcappoilitcd tho Committee on
this subject.
FURTHER APPOINTMENTS.
Tie 1lcv. Prof. +. Tnnncr, Of Jacksonville,
was cklsCM preacher fur tho next yrar, md tllE
ltey. George Huntington, of oak Park, tho
alternate.
appointed for the District Association.
A Cotninittce of Arrangements was appointed
FOR thcncxt meeting, and nlso t'ilc on hem!enicH
resolution VIA ndo(tel recommending tlsn
pnstsr tn preach on or near the slrkt Sunday Of
duly IN solnc topic appropriate. to the Ccntcr'-
nial ycnr, and tl,at collection hc taken up for
the Theological Seminary; nlso, n resolution
commencing tl.e clnsile of the Centennial Ex-
A communicating was read from tho citlzcna
Of Iinenn, respecting the establishment Of IN
ar,efIy ut that place on certatl, rt,ndltlons. 1t
was referred to tile Committee III Academies.
resolution WAS pasArd In fayDT VI tho West
crn 8Ca1ncn's Friend SocGty.
MUCH TfsANKB.
The thanks of the body werc presented by
resolution to the Church, ct!zuns, and ladies
of Quincy, to the Chair, To thu press, nntt to all
Others who hal ui[el III giving Interest and suc
Ccas 10 the meeting.
The tar1atton Of tho atato Of religion cotn-
aont@ at1,a sns 6eD' W 'e i'''' - 'A''' "u
Ii the afternoon tho closing exercises took
ssT n % eomseao Tn aMs n saernHn IT, sca ns a' tMS
prof. Lyle.
The follow;or M y. :" crtroat oS prl " ~ Pattop,a
he!Mioit uel'c.en t. inlsssaJ, VIZ unnecessarily
o'nltLeu rom lncsc co!uH'ns ycsle.uaJ'
n sS s n I'm hsaIy se Of ths te s
l!gLon had ever bornn cading part, nna tl,at the
faith md polity OF tho Pilgrim Fathers had from
the ilrst led the way to that peculiarly American
condition OF things IN which Wo Ind
"A Church without i Bishop, State without
King" So.
Churches led all otlcrp in nsl.bcr and IN Influence,
s.,d, although theis tncreasc since In. BEEN 0yc-
9I ha as de-
nominatiuns, nor % md no.orlously that Of the Meth
Nsiihsf I i SssS S se y ~ pfs!sis Eta
Iegssture 17 a cse or h" Futre osy W
ind[cato whnt. IN h,s Opinion wcfo thc eanaes
which had thus limited the growth Of Tho lcnoulna.
9 IND rG sa ee US to
i. ,Early geographical position. The churches
no. eonsaous te Tic nov orrtufy White betwes
il and them ]ay Inc 1nrts Of Tho country settled by
| tho Prcsby.crians, Dutch Reformed, Luti,crant.
For long tins hSsetos III AS
=. 4 moral limitation ahut them out Of tho cn.
| ttro SOUTH. They wcrc inir1ib]y oppoted to
slavery and their Inlity Incompatible with tho
not a c6ngrcgat!ona. Church c1istctl in tho South
etsept swp q,n: ~ Aifs9u s9se on ,r 1ac y, nroncr
facilities for ehure! extepson, owing t. tue f..
E Eew EnslauI fathers had drawn IN ts 1noro BRO.
vinclnl scheme Of church government, not ani!cs-
pating NATIONAL propositions. Thero waA, there
@ feiiowship and nj eseilsc .oeraion, sne a. now
exist II The Nsilona' Council and in tlIe 'arieus r
speet. -
4. Another check on growth was an undue sub
osns!'en Ct go, to ans'G fn Of ostras
tat. II Ealyinsn was hold Ind Preached. It wa Of
sy e. SsnEss
an eany an q Sa se% st hs P9y syche, Gf s
tn In hneks, Nv eceiessistieal In noWsr. Which, In
deed, often tnsi!sates fa'sU doctrine fur It's own
| 4. A serious injury resulted from the alontton
pian ot anis Viii iS@5fsbytstans Ri I a ii iso1'
bmt Resulted altnost wholly to tho advantage Of ihe
own. own l''''' NeN''''s =. " ~.
| @, The long continued prevalence OF an Old
School theology was also 9scnt damage. Intended
. t.oadncss, md ended in 4 reaction 10 unlArian-