, 1877-10-22
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Shkrfat {HI. .4tfek l., EAx L AinAtdA II.

Sn<ct7s ffGHfrt tn fht t.htr'gn Tribune.
f;osnEs. Ind. f'ct. 2t.-The Synod of Indiana
North ycassc'nltr,l Saturday morning al .
o'ehwk. The arss 1uur was spent III devotional
exercises, after which the reports III the state
ri religion throughout the bounds Of The 1rcs.
hytertes wcTu 'tia'lc and approved. The nttcn-
tIon VI tho synol was especially called to
tile charges q. l.aporte mid siunc!c, D.s.
Kendall and Beatty, wtero Getl's spirit
WIS ro,1rcd out 1T great abundance. At
the frs. over 100 soutswcre added 10 the
church during the year. III tho Munctc Church
The accceslu!s were Of marked hptrttuaf sgnfR-
ca,lcc. Tic peculiar feature of tile work was
that nearly al! the numbers aided TO the church
were from tile w.rltl allt outside Of the Church
anil early Christian iniiucnces. Ono III the nutrE-
bcr. II careless. wnridly man, Is now Hupcrlsl.
tv,nicnt ii tic su,Iday.sehool. The aptrit ot
tod scrHs tn llayc blessed the laEor4 Of Htl the
ministers through the bounds VI the synod.
There ''avc been twenty pcrsons added 70 tlle
church during the year for every minister Of
The f;o.pe1.
'flc repnrts Of The Rev. j. ". Essick and Dr..
Little Oh Home Stsslo,1s were presented and
listened to with marked attention.
After a rest Vi two hours the eynul con.
vcncd, a,,l the Kew. Charles L,:tle. OF Wabash,
delivered nm excellent discourse lro.u Psalms,
xxy.. u: "Thc spirit Of the Lord is With them
TIE CLuSlSH EAEHtA9ES VI LIE 5IHuH
were mott impressive.
After lhr muffin Il, adjourn. Sfr. Il. ". Biz.
SELL Elder of the church, acr0r.linE tU'prryiat1s
arrangements. md IN l,chulf Ut this cungrega-
tiois, with n few touching remarks presented
the paster tIfo IN s!tvcr. II WIS u complete
SURPRISE. Mr. Vann,Es, with tnlc|! emutton,
responded thanking hs pcaple lnr tllls, ntotcr
Of their cyprrsHIoua uf their. kindness, w!.ici,
hayc characterized their conduct tnwarl hin,
during The past twenty-five ,ycars. Tho Moler-
nj Mr. Nt,ifutt finn uH,lt n fIrtpf
luz addrcss. rrfcrring to tho length
Of tic relation between pastor auti
ncop1c--thc LONGEST past0rate tn the SynHl
or betwcen Uoh!cn mud the pucLlc Ocean, ultl
with much feeling referred to the htglt cstcgul
iu which tic was held by the Synod, und tl!c'.
presented hin III the nafnc Of tho Synod vi H.
diana North with q handsome silver watcT-scE.
viec. 0n the pitcher was tho following tntcri1-
pa.tor Of tho Presbyterian Chnrcl, .of Gosllen,
Ind, by the Synod Of Indiana Spitll, in the
twenty-ilftl ycir OF his pastoraic." After d
lew appropriate rctnnrks Of The Rev. Mr.. Gt'od-
man, who preached Mr.. tanuuys' installation
sermon. and s!r. Curry, who
PREACHED TIE r'RsT PRESBYTERIAN sEnMoA
IN THIS ctfy
forty.hvc years ago, paper WIS eprcsent-
el ntnE adoptctt In Which tue pastor, tho Rev. H.
l.. Fann,tys, anti his congregation were highly
profitable relations between them. and tho llgt
esteem and con!lIcnrc Of the synod NORTH, In
Mr.. vannuys, WHO haH been Stateal Clerk Of thu
Synod North for seventeen years,
nild the rrayera OF the members
wcru tllat The years which had bceuina
silvcrn might cuntlnuc. that tho salnc rclattnut
might exist heswecn pastor and congregation
until they should bcrosne golden, aud tho in
WHO should at down ut t'Ic Marriage Supper ol
the Lamb with those WIN had gono beflrc and
thuss wilt, should follow when the smile Of tlIr
Lord should to tho feast VI the sou. The NJ.
tion Of the congregation and syntHl III the test!
n,una1s Of tIclr rrspcct alnl confidence Ia tn.
Rev. II. l.. EannuYs meet the appreciation o
the cnfise community, and all feel TINT tho CON
pi,ncnts nrc Worthily bestowed