Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-05
PRESBYTERIAN Council.

The Presbyterian Council opened 10 EdIn
burgh Tuesday, Tue sermon was preached oy
Professor Flint, of Edinburgh University. LII
erday's session Rev. DR.. Schatt. OF Ne"
York, Introduced the discussion on the har'
mouy 0! The confessions Of the Reformed
churches. The matter was submitted 10 com
mittce. 10 the afternoon the principles oil
Presbytrrunsn were discussed. Rev. Dr!.
Hodge, oil Alieghaney, aud Stuart Kob'us0n'
of Louisville, took prominent part hcV Df
Prime, oil New York, reported that there @elt
! Il, 900 Presbyterian congregations ID the Uhi'tl
| States who subscribed over Gl 900. NN)
| An Edinburgh special Of to day ab.us "a d:
Pan. Presbyterian Council says ALL The pub
lie Institutions, colleges, libraries aud monu-
ments have been thrown open to the three
hundred delegates aud the five thousand Wis!
tors attracted by the assembling of tha Couuo L.
The Committee OF Arrangements having
| previously decided that the two great bodies OIL
The Churcl III the u. S., North ana South.
should be represented 10 the officers Of the tr.t
m Getting Of The Councl, appointed the keV.
| Howard Crosby, D. D.. Chancellor OF thr jon
| Versity Of New Yok, aud Dr. Stuart Robinson,
Of Louisville. Nv, to preside as ModeratoIS'
TIE substauen sessions OF the Couhcl! Will
be moderated By Rev. Dc. Go0ld, oI the Free
Church, and the Rev DR.. Phinn. of The Esab
lished Presbyterian! hurch of Scotland. Its now
FORTY four years 20 since the Free Church part
cd from the establishment on the question OF
otatc in'I ~ = eie' ~ r,':o vn;,n n,a5e
/: 'n' NV ;n"' w a.Inr cburobas represent
ed in the Moderatorship OF the CouDcll are -
0nu,;',nn # Nav York. the United Reformed
Oi"i,'orI , =. ~" pa.,or E;SoL oG paris. tho
1yoyu VI Hbrr,b in EnsIand il ranrcs ,nte
81 M T.'au nl,a;r hv Rev j Oswald
mu i'.e ~ n ri ,,nJnn. tho irish Presbvtpr
~; n1H TSrroh nv Pcv DR. Bell. the American
M iau 0,u. hu thn Rev Dr. Kerr Of Pittsburg,
~ n"'I EiIsr Jnntin nf New York, who prc.
a;S a. ~ mn nn.r III, pvanne meetings,
''uS ~ tu'o wv 80; roc,nt;or of wclcome
va ueS''y , e't ,hr"S hrnSrad Ga,saatrs At
was gsseo 10 'nt t" n;a;,au, ,n.ra nrossnt and
lf"st NV t'uu u;Ii;ant Thn tord Provost
'he assembly was yI''I' t ~, n;ro Tbe
presIdGu' ano ~ So nsHi %. w N,,bn'
Lofd rio'Vs' 10 aD '1ls ''Sn uD"' "00 S'''
dist ,-,:.n1 H., Ran NJ
huareSs IS "eFo .,. oI nne II. VIM Sood.
Aoans' % Nv" Hsio. n. Rarro, of
grass III n'"ss'11, o"npaua', 49, s. p.;na,,or
f1upsa7y, " McIVSn' n. !cS Mnnoa nf p,r;s
To'I'sc, ~. ~ 'uu =? 49,. fooI;n ~ ,ha .nn.
NC H.Iel IpGnv WIZ ,;ha.,; - Rance whrrr he
dlton OF tcHglous nIner'y 10 riS p,rrm"j pro
ieareu hoLnlnE "ou'u s'st ~" 10 naij wos mo.
tesiant CHu'ch. coth u nc mhn,, rs ,horo
naciGs the very exs'cne' o SoI ~ cii p on''oi
jnen loIioWea inc 'enelaI'e ~. ,ImS -
Columbia 5. u, 10 Sp2eGn Oh renaAaoly W.
ger and earneStneSs Ia: po;'ol 10 .o' W. w.
ran member OF tue Council oo'Os 10" e's"''
seven years oIa' .uo,, ,,ro..,oo 81 ,bs
Oae speaker haSlok intue '''sae'.r cd broLa
tlh OF July lne Sas' au',.eu'' aAOS' A'' '''A'
lor6n 10 'uUu'HouS aptIaGS. u,
The Couoc re aSsemb!ed 90 wednesday LUZ
business, and sat from na'i' past Ien 10 tne
morning unit! haI-past ten IN the eVcnlng'~lth
an hours lntermissloo for luncAeoh. Ine aaAo