, 1879-01-14
RELIGIOUS.


The Chicago rrc.bytcry 1eld It's quarterly
meeting in Room A8 MrCormick Block, .urncr
pf I>curborn us,d Randolph streets yesterday
1nartng, commencing at hatE'past 10 o'clock.
fl.rr was gosa! attendance. nearly all the
churches IN tho Pretbytcry being represented.
Tbc Moderator, tho 1tov. W. E. Young, pre-
sided.
Mr.. r. c. Mcfarland, a licent1atc, was dis.
tnissc,l 10 the rre.1,ytcry Of Cedar kap,de, 1a..
where ho Inns been called to tho Church at Belle.
yur; j. 4. Steiner was dismissed TO the Pres
bytery Of New York CITY. The Rev. 8. J. Mr.
kec wus received by letter from FrcepoeL; J. u.
J.. soulo, from Atm; the Rcy. u: l.' Stanley.
trSm The presytsry ri.I, q Cs'3sr ifans: cu
on behalf Of the Committee o., Hume Missions.
submitted a report IL regard ~ offairs III the
Holland Presbyterian Church, IN which II was
recommended that the 1tsv. 9: RctlcEns bc nut
Krcgaston was divided IN opinion concerning his
retention, anL It was feared that o tltsscnssol
would bc created by his installation there, and
possibly division arise.
wliIrl, WIS necessarily of a fo1newhnt pcrsouaf
nature, md finally The report WIS Tcicrrei tack
to tie Con,u.ittce for further InscstlgasIou.
The uame Committee also submitted report
purely tc bcnctItcd or receive a,l peeuiarily
from the Association and no mission churches
which are near to other clilrc,1cs of greater
magnitude which nro nhlo to fully or suhstai-
}taly provide for oil their wants. Also that the
grcatcst intention Of tho Home Mission Society
be directed to the yi,.Hg, as they :he ones
who will most rcn.l'ly take the influence and
tcnrh!ngs oE the workers.
the board Of Hume Missfons from the First
Presbyterian Church ot Uunton, H., requesting
that donation of s:po TIC given to that church
to assist in making ur salary Of Its pas
r. E.t$t t.N1n
cetsc,.. The nppifration was favorably considered
md it yua agreed TINT the request should be
granted. Applications fur assistance Wcrc re-
reiypd frunl ono or two other stnall churches
which were acted upon By tho Prcstytcfy.
a cornmunicatlon was received from tho Rev.
j. u, Porter. pastor Of tho First Presbyterian
Church Of Dul'uee, rendering his resignation,
and requesting that ttle Presbytery tnko actfoIl
~ ns.st':g lin 10 dissolso his rclatEons With
the ce,nrth. .. --....-...
Alr Robert Strong, representative from tho
above church, being present, urged the reccnt-
Aoco Ut the resignation, oil account Of the ptlys'
On mutton, it was decided to refer the matter
To session Of the CONGREGATION Of the DuPagc
church for proper action.
Tho Rcv. G1en Wood wished to mako.
Btatcneut. lie Ind tcgn connected, ns the
brethren were aware, With tho American Tract
Soccty for twcntyci0ht years, the place Ol most
| of h!s work havinr been Lake Forest. Thers
| was an enterprise on foot to buial up the Uni-
YGf6lfF nj l41Kt FOFeeg Alu nc IliN uEEal lhfILcu
tn n seat with thc Executive Committee, md lie
Ead received call to tearn t!,c particular branch
or b1sIness In whictl he had bceu engaged during
tho greater portion Of his life. and commence. a
different course ot work among his people. fic
Ind been Informed bY tho faculty TINT It was thc
purpose to mako t1lIs az Institution IL tho West
| that would be second u none In tho East; he
Yus nston(slutl at what he had found III tho way Ut
progression 10 Tit. Institution, un1 the prospects
which wcrc In storc for the Uniyers!ty. 1le had
conc before tic lrcsDytcry to signify Ills ae.
cepta1lcc Ut the postum to whicl, |lv hal been
cnlletl; and in this connection he gave soute.
thing OF MI llca Of the magnitude Of the cutes.
| prise, AMI tho resources ut commaul which
would enable thIs University to accomplish In
i've, or :nL ths farthcat tcD, years what Il hull
&uk1iI Ya1e 1s0, Harvard .D0, nal Prihccton 1S
years to accomplish, aud thcra wna nothing to
prevent this frUm becoming an educational IN
stttuiion second to mono In the caantry. The
Ilcv. sir. Wool has accepted tho poslliou U
Financial Agent.
The Assembly adjourned. with prayer by tht
| Huu Wr,rrnt1 fp In 1Rt nf Afnfrh.