, 1877-06-03
THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY JUNE 1s7sxrEEr PAGES

IN Missions. .. Pnb,tc missionary meeting ia
e evf1,nns ,nss Report on fcshys.s;an missions through
Hatnrday, 7.h Jnly.- Is proposed that on this
az no 10 foima! basines! should b assanssd. hui
fnRa should oc held and II no, Tor what purpose
n;ahs ;sdhGoa.h, IN eth h5uly-AfEangemcnta foi tts d
pbns snaes to s s'aSf nSe,y, y q h..
e!ty churches, forenoon aid sfternoon. Special
tsng1. nrsn T. a.snnx Ev.nss'l'e meeting In the
Monde. sth Jpiy.-i. M.ettns a! 10 an. "The
S ,ss ,ssn. PA I'D HGr 70 Msst
ssboathThs cSr.sa Fsnly sna
soasl ss'q: K,,{s md 0iher
r.r o.Tas Reformed churehs. oi she eonsineat s 81
mSTessss !ehisy b contine9t del
o The psat and the Prescnt ttejr Dieui!ies ~
li!narnnecs; Christian Work and Progress; Claims
q The Continent Of Europe on Other Presbyterian
iItststnfs .Si H. IT, ot the ftss: a.
10 sSsas 9:ed,sso;, hs ens: mss::
ing IN the evening.
oB1EcIs or rr1 cousctt~
Tho prcsbytofan tmn ci,urces si%a" constitute m.
merous body, scattered nll over ttte civilized
world. II you ALLOW thum 10 include tie Luther.
ans they are tue largest protcatant Church In
s!!Sse lm,es-only the luthcrans: thuug, not
a'ists on tho other, aro not much disposed 10 tc
elRsscd with fscsbyterians. Even wjti1out tho
Luthcrans thcy. claim 5000 churches opi ST..
GpuU f,eopls. a. body they aro distinguished
colleges and schuuIs.
II TIC The questtoo Is often put to Pre.bytcrians,
=, How nlany sects are there OF yout" To Till
ie a1isWer has GENERALLY been, TOO many"
a. staiHment y m wy press tho question, :" "But how
W. commonly answer, ~ suppose there may 10
f.!n anzep, ; a1H soo ,, VII ameadt statement by
Frai,ytcrian Church. Of tho Unitel states of
America entered Into eorrcspondcncs Viii, "a
many M frrshyterian churches as they could hcar
cnt organizations. On conveying tho infornn-
tfon ~ Eilnbur0 further injuries wcro instI.
tutcl, and tsaucd In tho discovery Of ten more,
q, IN ail. Of fostY-clght dtf1ercut Presbyterian
These churches have hitherto had no ,,ond oY
Union. Hut rs they hold substantially tho satno
creed, strong feeling has arisen that they
SHOULD know each other and cooperate for good
pe9fpse.; Il!e 5r;t formal proposal an plan
tha writer Of tIals article III paper read beioro
largo Precautionary meeting commemorative
u thn Scottish Reformation, held in PhIlaJel.
nhia Noy. %, 1s1a. Tho language used was:
all tho Presbyterian churches might 10 brought
together at Pan.lreshy.crtan Council, at wliyll
each Of them might ba represented. Lot it Uo
to sG1e,ot tas 10 St w nsooso eTsakg Up
al Europe, or OF this country. would no
more think OF this thah would Of ecpa-
rating Tho States of our Union. In our
ucner'.. ,er uover1nent aud 1'' our State Govern
" settling. ilc relations which the several
ehnfcllea might bear to to ceutrul church Of
EaEixntion. somo grand principles might be
nEreed upon: lot them be lew ali.l simple. Of
this should not consist in new erccI Or cor n.
lcasiofs Let each Church retain its own stand.
arsls, and Ge nlm!ttetl into tho union only on
condition te,a. ~ thst These s,nbraco the, cardinal
o ~ rhsFe must also be se;
slcll as the lmrity Of ministers aud government
by representative councils In which ministers
atd elders liave Joint place. but the mode Ut
carrying ont these principles must bo lett 10
unity and yariety..'' This paper was lo,,Iiy;
chcc,ed It the time, and was Afterwards widely
nrevnn If II ,,a way at following mot!oas
tho General :. Assemblies of tho ''S great It
Ptcsbytcrinn Church In America ard Of tllc
Irish Presbyterian Church. In October follow
ing tug Evangelical Aliianco met in Now York,
ltclormea and Presbyterian principles all over
tho world. This meeting was unofficial, but d
provisional committee there appointed addressed
churcllcs, asktug their countcnaneo
ana concusrence, aud paper was drawn up e.
planatorY OF the principles and aims OF tho
movement. 1utho summer Of 1874 meetings of
friends were held IN London, Relfast, aud Edtil-
burg, anl 1t was agreed to organize tho whole
eel!tino nt u convention to be held In Loulou III
0lYt 1910 Al this meeting thcrc were deputies
from twenty of tho principal Presbyterian
Churches throughout tho world, Tho meeting
lasted only thrco DAYS, but during th!s brIof
$xxu
clpEes held III common Lv The churches, and a
constitution wns drawn out. II was agreed TINT
.le iltst council should be held In Edlnbtlr1, In
July, lBiU. but It Ind 10 bo adjourned until tho
tst WEEK q S,niy. ls. i consequence of tho
Eenteuuiut. Fl 1 800