, 1879-04-16

wan knt SEtlHuW IhAtEA III lis pItFGNl
cscrv uutablo nilort for placing tho church On
Permanent foundation.
Then ens,ed a lengthy explanation Of tho r
Iaslops existing llutwc., the First md tho Forty
f,rst Street Churches, Elder Swift lnnttn1 tin
explanation Tor The First Church, a'.a d: swn'
zsy Speaking Tor tan dying s!s,rl'; Ic hi o1
ttIlcs, though DR.. Swazcy said That tIc hopst!!
thAt tho church which he '!ai represented would
not ho allowed to cobc He expected tlat the
diSorglnizattoi would tnhe place, II atall, about
July !. The matter .was, upon Ills ilot!on, rc-
icrfca to tie Committee On Hume Missions,
and the prcsbytcry adjourned for dtnner. -,
THE session YVES resumed Mt o'0'uck, the
first Dusl,Icss bel,lg The report on
THE HOLLAND ClluNCf,
wh[cl, report WIS read by the Rev. Dr. WorEalI,
to the effect khat committee lad faithfully ali-
uutred Into thu affairs OF tue society, mud found
three factions With no connnn interests. TIE
rcsi,lt Of The work Of lie Comnlttcu WAS u ret.
unimelllailuO tint wBultl make peaceabo antl
nn,!c,lblc nllustmcnk Of nj, the fac.ional differ
cs,rcs. md q enaEs.io,l OF tile sab,nth.scfsonl,
Church, md tenpern'Ieo utstcsts to tile entire
ot the report wc1o adopted in thu adoption Ut
the report.
Tie Rev, j.. Munro Gibson read letter from
ada, asking that Tie writer he granted tlisInisaal
from The Chicago lreabYtery nnu q letter o.
connnlenlnitnn to the rressytcry Of Guulpi,
Ont. Tue request WIS granted.
TftH REV. ]. II. HARttfA
moved that the presbytery Of Cnirngo respect.
fully request tho General Assembly, which Is 10
mcot at Saratoga Alny IT, 10 cnuet i1nt after the
curront ecclesiastical yuar the churches nitl!in
fts Juristlictton III iaakfnE tltir annt1al report
to the Assembly, shall present the nlit,,brrs of
| their members who aro present, n.l those who
/ arc not nresci!t, nntl of those whD nTr permn-
ncntty absent, but arc nut placed on rrt!rcd
lists, IN seWarate columns; that thcsr colunils
shalt b. published in The mInusca Of tic Assetn-
| EIv. anil flint tht animal which IA
levied upon the churches for the purposes o[ the
Assembly sllalt be lovicl on the hasts Of the
| numbers who nre present. Tic Rev. Mr.. Harris
spoke at length, showing tl1e dcslra9illty u ne
Tic Kcy: ". +. Wood spoke iu oehalf Of the
measure, anil the Roy. Mr. Oegcl, Of Kankakec,
spoke against 1t, on tIn ground TINT II woud 10
Q rnatter OF, contention. lie lind had great
deal Of trouble with absent members, and knew
that there was danger Iu 1t.
ThG Rev. DR.. GibsOn said that he wAs sur
prfscd when he first came to thls country to see
| how mauy members neglected to tnkc out let
terra when they changed tl,c!r church connce.
iions, 1le synpathizcd good deal With what
Tie Key. e. G. Noycs said that tho only valid
argument tilat could oe used in the matter WAS
n financial one. AMI that did not amount to
much. fl'rre wis certain amount Of money
bic members was rctluc,xl, the Der capita assess
| muut would be fltcrcused.
| Upon motion Of The lsov. Alr. TCowbridgc, the
1ncnstire wns lnsi upon the table.
The lfcy. Mr. Tr0wbridEe, regarding the ndop.
tiou Of the report Of thu Committee Oh Foreign
Missions Us Insufficient actlon upnu tic appoiut~
mcnt Of d District Secretary, Offered meMo-
rial reqltesttil; the particular attention Of the
said Board TO the ,nalter, With view 10 grant
ihE the reGuctt, nhl that tlie Commissioners to
| the Gcncraf Assembly be charged with The duty
| Of bringing his subject bcforu the Secretaries
for prcscnta lon at the meeting OF tic Assenl-
| h1p jllia II ntrt0rInf nffSntFj1
The Rty. Dr. Worrail, iu behalf Of tho Special
Committee appointed to consider the
HAYWOOD CHURCH
follows:
Tint The, presoyc1y would express ,vsry clearly
members by tts vote as 10 create legal oGgatlutl
Therefor {, II docs not feel that my legal obiEa.
action con this subject. iot, " view uf she quItc
postvc nnsTAnces Iyen by the Preshytery ittulf ~
m tSe 1 t may Il See 81 a.
sunod by individuals on account Of that assur.
ts a,5 so e ts
facts: J. How far any such ohlieat!ont hayc been
maLo tn view Of a,sMrances =, fam tn TIE rrsahy'
promised BY some natLoflty u this church., be pad
10 III eH cau the Maywooa Church carry ~ funded
@ sueh n obraiions % a. rserryd 70 esss ,bo conmit
tco 'Ey to Hccnrc iacanh 10 meet them; ami II tht
latter question bc answered atlrmatircly tho Com
I
tho Committee IL not expected 10 pay two different
claims. but that both these questlura ruler to the
| eamo.
A1ter tho Insertion Of m amendment oriet
mated by Dr. Mitchell. tue report ot the Com
n ,tssia,s Mss omttee M fns s ucan. - ''
The Committee On
NARRATIVE OF RELIGION
! H. H.. ~, 1,.n ....,
lor tne !eal elu'!G xaps'I - tHrv, soontteu
Snrouen tllG MeV. Hchly y. M'i!cf, 4 report
not complete owing to u Noncompliance viii
tho written requests for Information. 4 grrn
I many If the cty churches had not been Icurt
f. fr"m.. Wy ~~o 1'''('
'p Ernm tbo rcnor,, rccolvc,l The work Of Tho vru
~ fassu rs ~ aas S1tes W M asS
sxceptons shefs llave ocen n9 widespread awaken
1aEs %ng " 1So,. H. T., Msa,y ofSs
: On profession iMvo hecn tbg E'gh1h Church. -
| PcotonG, -; eSSnao Cnufch', "a' l+aKS fos
oet, II; and Westminster. Ia. IN tae Aa
ot hunun!sehuo. WYE ,,.o ,na s,t tk ~, to-
ois H. Fl te lnpvnry was an 1SsI sn c 1 ~