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or be suitable "a 10 location. FnrweIt II III ~
choscn chfcnv for H. rentss1 ,o.tt,n, s.a :. "ns
peculiarly appropriate piace Of meetIn9. % Tbcre
@ 93t Il the1e p.aee 10 te e md ho
thr continent, Whcn thrv thnnaft ME- hotr ~
many earnest prayert ha;i hem nf,arnI
up. how many r1ai songs AZ nrai.a
had been sung. hnw msnv vovs
had been recorded, it}v many .nnis had he"n
born agatn, and that during a. nnsny mnnths ~
last winter this haii was Crowded fro,n nav ~
day with eager tbronps. Dccause thev knev ihst
Jesus Of Nazareth was passing ny, he thought
.hey %Sd =. Al ;g,ee ha Vi. ss9se.y
there. Again, 1t was union place.~ihe erest
centre Of the work in thfa civ. and tho nnlsec
where Moody, Whittle, bliss and others bai
labored and drawn % much Of their Inspiration.
scmbiy liad appreciated The iabors OF Tho Com.
mittec. onil ia n0nfn aasmred them thaf In
people Of Chicago were glad they had met hsrs. me-
lApp'auae.]
arose and said: ba!e only 70 .ay IN reply to
lee Of ~ sas tas ssyc O. ree M job
I express tho sentiment oi ali the Assembly
SO well expressed bY him "a being The reasors
why The Committee inritea us Il nrt,,nx si1s
we respond 70 ali tkat he lias saJ resnestin1 % % te
sstreducss Of this place tho % assoeaatioas that tt
cluster about II, and Tie influence of whlel, ns W.
have felt hive no doubt onSver, " rSa nIarcr Wv
long ago offered within these sraits NAV h3rc
been granted for tho Assembly during thIs
session. ,@''
The question Is now on the tljasoluttop NJ
this Assembly. VIII eomc one make a motion
Or. TIattield-1 more tllnt thc Genera a..
senb1y be HOW dissolved.
The motion Was as aglsea ,,s to;
then spokc as follows:
Fathers AND bRRrungE: Il ia with ncr1,1,ar
feelings that say few words to YOU beinre wo
separate. shall begin BY saying that, perso,,.
ally, om thankful to God ior tho snirit tint
has been manifested ia sll this erssIun: and
doubt not c1prcss ,l,e feelings OF nli vic hsvc
been attending upon the Assembly. ulIefler "a
members or a otncrs, when say 1 tGinE wa
may congratulate otirselycs nntl exn1rxs mr.
thanks to our Great Head for the ananirn,tv Nv
that las prevailed ID all opr ticlibcrations' n,u
Ia the attainment Of their results, We hnra
been sitting In these high places OF the Churci,
for the last two weeks, observed not only by
Those Dclow us Of our own denomfnntjnn. .,nt
observed by The world literaiiy fro,n nns
day to DAY as wc hayc nassej
through cur busincts. It Is said that ia so,nc
parts OF the Alps, at evening when the sim In.
gone down to the valleys below, but tls beams
still llngcr around the snow-cappcl sufutnits
above, the shepherd, whose cottage Is tue tgcat.
aud therefore had Tho latest rars sh1nfnr nnon
Il, takes bis horn, sounds through it 1p1s she
words, "PrnEse ye tho Lord,n and ali tho other
mountaiusides, ut thts sicnai. lake ti,cr ho.ns .
and utter the sa,nc words; aud, as the SUM
mons echoes aud rc-ccbocs from rock 10 rock
which they liaYc their homes, We arc toiI] that
all tho households come our, and. with unrt,vnr.
ed heads, offer thetr evening sacrifice Of tbank.
fulncss and prayer. God grnnt That rs, fron,
this highest place uf cur Church, W.
give the keynote Of pralse to Him for what lie
hoa permitted u to cuIov and In tif,' ali ia,ow
US in The ranks OF our Church, and In l6e nlasos
Of our nation, and ali abroad across tt,c seas in
other civilized Inndt, and. further on, MI II,
neaanen ~ la LANDS lh1t e. ieel our influence aud como
take up tho note, and around The world at iast
,vo shall have ono song of praise to COD, and and
uarnony: ,a
c ~ VIZ H. .f snl 81 uod po manifested ~ tho
5en, as re unite Tbczcyer, VIC may bo chilled 10
do service with the members OF the upiyersal
Church In PRAYER end 'u labor for this glorious
,ol w. .sa Gvs thus Ut tGsetneE n ths high paso
y separste, e expre.s q Joy my deep sppse sste
sx'perIensca, 4, at yoat banas II tle attempt "a
exceedingly delicate duties which you have do.
volvcl unop nc.
And now, Invoking the blessing OF God rnon
;css in ti,c war.s ~ raa aho eumnneo anu sue
i,uls for iSo Gh"rch ~ d,r iastoy ~ yo1 - s a'si
coed 70 70 issoss M tia I'll. y Assembly 1en % will pro-
to me by Tho Church, let this General AssctnblY
be dissolved; and do hereby dissolve It, and
ttfSauare tf,a , aaoahef tcnelai Assembly, chosen Ia
liz H. thni r1.sx ~ nop Gsas1 1s9 o. shat city, On
The Commissioners thor arose and snno Rho
doxoloEy.
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