, 1879-04-16
rha Question Of Aiding the May
wood Church.
p.oaresa Of the Various Churches in
This Jurisdiction.
rho canse OF Foreign Nllsslons--lmpor.
taucc of tho Work.
ror+v,frst Church In Trouble---Tho Hol-
lsud Congregation.

TIN Sixth PresD} IcElAn Suu' eut s""s. " ""N
nr5 vluceuncs avenues Inc flfst nall'nour was
anu .aa ,o dcvotioual exercises, leu by the Rev.
q 1f,rr;s. Moderator Clark conducted The
business ,,,,o- t,o b,oi, NJ nm.
sut.hoa hus{ucss, communication lronl
r,tB MATwooD CHURCH,
.,,,a,ninc a history Of the financial TROUBLES Of
s,a soc,cty; stating the efforts of thu congrega-
~ ".s =, nj the debt, and fat1nra III the nt~
... w. Tbc communication causrd a Etent deal
>, s,.cussor. md was finally referred to
" ,., committee, With Instructions to prepare
sps .,.ver 10 the AlnYwood Church and report
sMe,r A action to tic Prcsbytcry. Tile Hcv. Drs.
ps.,o,,on aud Worrall md Elder Swift wero
.nno,nted Is such Comrnlttco.
The Rev, DR.. Wosrall reported, for tha Com
nNteo on ...
u,,, tnev had had several applications for relief
49,, nnrcrtvatrickcn mtnlstcrs and their fnnsi-
,I.,. ietalcd the circumstances OF the relief al~
ss,5v oiven: and noted tho adoption OF the fol-
lowing resolutions:
P,,olrtd, Tha. tho attention Of ~ ehufchss he
;io5 10 tho ca,,se Of reltef rnr Disabled ministers
'h.ir families reminding thOln that VIC arc not
Contributing nearly enough 10 eHIlpett tho neenJ
.ae n, tako 10 ono collection for ths cause In
eieh year, OF In soue turin 10 ma*e eone''ou1'oh
to n!aIstd ~ a Tint thin request be pMhthed III tho
,,sr;oT. mid that tic Committee 81 the ptesbycry
oa ibis causo DO instructed 10 communicate u 10
tae churches In our bo1nha'
1herep0rt "f tile COMMITTEE was ao'''sa 'S
Awhoic.
lue wv - N',n,,,a, ,Ions tl,c foiownp list az
comm"1cs w ..." ru.. nn',,t,r-,ra
sTANDfNo COMMITTEES,
which was adopted: .. ..
uor,r M.sions-rho 1sev. j. Munro Gibson, The
ne1' Il. 3, johnson, tho Rcv. George c. Noyes,
ia REV, j. ii. Worrail, and Elders George Ar.
chn.eh Erection n-Ths Rey: e. Z; l. 4; ncs' RaY,ss' @ thS
Rsy. n. ": Patterson: ~ tcT i,h ". =. Mooo' anu
Eiaets 4 I; ,.tnnshc Mfnms nTh Rev. A. + Dean. tbe
nv se'esn y Mtchelj, the rev. H.. r. Miller, and
hid hRdue.tion-Tho I,cy, ". II. Brown, the Rev.
~ Eiott. The Rcv. j. a. French, and E!dars s.
+. Hedges and $, II. Moorc
Publieation-Tle Rev. L. j. .l, Ma,,soN ne Rev;
E1ae,s Thnmas ns"f ~ fana.tssN1ho and nc, IT,
Gat.,s, Ct.n ru IN Msr. M,tchoj tic Ecy, Il ii.
Patis1,on' % and s''ef' Il T. see'es' L. 's''0'' W.
re-. {. G. ogssi. tho REV. !: Il. Walker, and
Elders 4. s. We!la audJ. +. Fay: ,
Anlsteria 1sclief-Thc lsev. Dr. Eo5fnll, the
Rs1. Forsyth, tho l,ev u. Clark, and Elders VA.
To.ptn and F. r: tn;,a,.,, hice. o.,,,,.,x-r., po~
,,'5nS s,aH1u Mtusdann o. .ho ov 4 IL Trawbri1ce.
az nar X q tohnynn nut E1hnra q II. len
NY .%s HeT; Il wc,S 'eA''''A' e-"
T,. w. ro,'nu,.o srnontcd n o,tcnd thc nm,
n., .e 1s,m,natne 1uo ~ st,,1nnte At tnc North
N9as Taaiaaso so,narv rcnortc1 tbrn,,rh
Wes5efn 7ne1loGc it;a pnri. t,at
ae Nem - ~ E. ~. haA n,tn,,d.., t H.
one n1empes ol t. Ca.ee taI ~
e3amlna,lons; sSn rssso''o ,.maG,1 u. ~ tT,a ~,
o. .e sass M ,d 81 GGr ~ .at,,xrishIng ic rooa ~
Iots o, inc aanea ~, ~ Hartnnsr ,,iI,roa. III hea ~
s e'aaentS ~ IN t.'e . Sey uni,fo I @
,orv 1sarE ntIirr -, 'S % rmt rrcommSnlc
tosy Wotk.'s o!ucs; A1u , ns tu,,,t,tnn ~,
tlIs appointment u e.an..,is Gan1sG s,.nt s, 10
sai IT, seminary 10 nscesl ~ ,,o mIs prasrter,.
s AMI 70 a,end thc t annual % examinations aud re
poEt o. .hereoi'
dM 1ae !spoft n VIZ auoRtea. ...,, o..,,,.4o.
lhs He'' Aft"uf alltcael', 1os 1he eon 'n9tteo
On
FOREIGN MlsstoSH'
reported that out OF the, for.y.four churches In
the ptcsbytcry, twenty-five Ind ~ tho past year
contributed 3d. 1853 Us lganst 81, 553 for lS77'7s,
AN increase of 81 1890 II WAS pleasing to re-
cord general adyance, tie average contrtbu.
tlous Of tho Chicago Prcsbytery being 81 per