, 1879-04-15
RELIGIOUS.
Annual Meeting Of the Presbytery
Of Chicago.
Report on Homa Missions, Election of
Delegates. Eto.
Meetings Of the Episcopal and Re.
formed Episcopal Churches.

haf'past 10 O'Clock yesterday morning at tho
Sixth Presbyterian Church, on Prospect place,
near Vincennes nyrnus.
Tic Rcv. David Clark was elected al hfoder-
ntor. Tho Rev. f. Il. Davis was elected perma-
nent Stated Clerk for the coming yesr.
The Rcy. E. n. Woolly, Of tho Congregation.
nj Society Of Be1oit, being present ns o visitor,
WAS invited to take part in the Convention as
an associate member.
The Coumlttce to whom Wns referred tho
mattcr OF recommending that tic suspension
OF tic Rev. John Mcf.cash ba removed, that ho
might scsumc hfs laGors, reported TINT they had
held correspondence With Mr. aicLeash, md had
observed no evidences Of contrfsion on his part,
or assurances Flat the sentence Of the Presby.
tcry had been carried out. Ttie Committee,
therefore, rcpurtcd adversely to the application
fot removal Of suspense.
REPORTS.
The Rov. j. Il. Walker, Chalrnan Of the Cou,.
mittce on eundar. Schools, read a report blov.
Ing that the number OF Sunday schools was
steadIly increasing, and the quality MAS con.
esantly improving. Still, hc deprecated the
inroads which skcptic!sm was making In these
schools, and tho hold it was taking upon tl,c
Young people Of the country. There were forty.
live churches having Sunday y.sctools and many
Of the larger ones supporting two OF three mis-.
slon schools. The Committee aubn.ttoi the ia.
qulry as to whether 1t wou!d not be wise to
adopt ru1c that churches should not prganize
any mission schools without the advce aud COZ
scnt Of tue rrcsbytery, tu order to avoid colll-
siou among the churches.
The report raised considerable discussion,
md, on motion, the Committee put thes s,1g.
gcstton fn thu form of q recommendation to tile
Preshytery, and tue matter was further debated,
after which the report WAS Adopted.
The Rev. Mr.. Swift offered resolution to tho
effect that the churches Of the prcsbytcry DC
advised In TUG creation Of missions to haya III
view the establishinE Of independent clsurches
This resolution brought ont mother long d{s.
ci'ssiun Tor ami against, after which tue resoiu+
tfOn was adopted.
The CHAIR announced as the Nominating Com
Dean. md Elder Fay, Of the Eighth Church.
Nominations were 1nade for the General AS
scn'bly, after which the Convention took ~
cess for dinner.
AZ 2 o'clock p. III. tile Convention can,o to Or
der for It's afternoon session. There were pres.
ccnt: MISUNDERSTANDING sewall, II. II. ,kcl-
logg, H. ". Pattcrsop, l.. j. IlaIscy, Charles
Elliott, w. n. Blackburn, J. II. Trowbrdgr,
elen "ood, Arthur Mitchell, J; MonEnu Glib
eG c. acLaash1in' Ia j. i MatheMs, i 4 H. "slk Bnx
rctt, .Jaules Burns, j. Maciiatton, ii. G. i,ran.
ger, II. 7. Miller, T. L. Patton, r, X. Wlair-
Ton, A. II. Dean, ". f. Wood, ", NJ, BarthoIo.
new, Charles Chaucz, George Dunjnp.
David Clark, L. 6. Orgel, j, H.
Harris, II. II. Payntcr, ". e. Young:
Zion Church, Christian Dol.
lcnbnrk; Dratdwood, Z. A. Deadfe; Joliet, Cen
trAl Church, r, Il. Patterson; Wilmington, ii.
l.. Cudy; Kankakec, First Church, j. s. Toy}nr:
Mantono, j. u. saish; uomcwood, John tajd.
well; Englcwood, T., B. Stitsmnn; Reunion
Church, Chicago, d. II. Merrill; Third Church,
G. +. Chcssulnn; First Church, ". II. Swift:
Seconl Church, +. u. Carter; Sixth Church, +,
r. kice; Westrnipstc1, 4, Il. briggs; tie cllurylI
at B!uoin, Janses Fleming; Mnynood, J. II. Hull
burt; First Gcru,an Church, \. E. Saalfuld;
Hyde Park, Il. d. I'uguc; Austin, E. 3. Moore;
Lake Forest, 4. Be1,puict.
On motion, It was agreed to proceed to tic
ELECTION or COMMISSIONERS
to the next General Assembly. The uomfna-
ttons from among tic ministers wore rs fo!lows:
The keYs. f. II. Curtis, ". e. Young Ur. Pat
ton, Ur. Patterson, Z. l.. Darrett, j. II. Trow-
bridge, Dr.. Worrail, ]. IL. Wharton, D. G. OE-
gel. and Il. N. payntcr. From these four were
olerted, as follows: DR., K. W. Patterson, Dr.
+. i: Patton. DR.. F. N: Barrstt, ard the Rev. ].