, 1879-03-18
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The Chicago Feshytcry isGia MI adjourned
meeting in tlsclr ronns In Mccormick Iuck yea
tcrdny Mt 10 0:,0 q. in.. the Rev. ". C. Young In
tho chair.
Tile Rev. Mcssrs. X. V. f)A!ge, OF The sau
frnncltco l'rcsbytcry, Kohcrt Beard, Of 1ui1lana
rrcsbytcry, n.l,l q. n. Folsom, of.thu Wisconsin
River Methodist Conferences, were, on motion,
invited tn net ns corresponding mcn,bcrs nn.l
tic Rev. J. McAllistcr WIS dismissed 10 the
Eresbytcry OF Dubuque.
a letter was read BY the Secretary from tho
Rev. J. U. portvr, Of DApnye, rcstsning tl's caro-
OF the Church At that plnce I'll accHunt o[ de-
Ginning years nill III health. Tho resignation
was accepted.
The question Of the trouble I'll il,c Holland
Ch'rci, was then taken I'M md n rcnlnrkablo
state Of affairs was brought TO llpht: -..
one of the elders III tic lfuIanl Church roac
which *l,outd prevent n repetition u The dis.
graceful gcct,cs Of Inst Sabbath.
1'llcrcuEon rose a denton OF tho aamO flocl.,
md charged the previous speaker with hcinS
the 1ralcr u The faction wli.t chllscd the dis
t'tlance. IT. alao transpircd tl,at Tic lor'ncr
his opponenss. md give them Immediate
on;post1y to ted a Gnivatts IT, 1s o;
l1rrcnt cttlrr then proceeded TO take possession
Of tue s,tnday-schou, tile Superintendent OF
which effected Il hasiY exit by The window, re-
Wo 4ea s 1eat s s ebsr esn b ss s
Pnssor atl lik3wfac called tic minority liars
lrGn, the pulpit.
in view Of tls unsccn,ty conduct. tle Rev.
Drs. Wurral a.nl Blackburn uu.! Elder Walters
iaets Of .r casG nl report sD tho l'rcslytcry Mt
Its next mccihlg. TIC Rev. J. II. Worrall waa
appointed to ijresldo uycr Tic, lncutings Ut
s eSnitss issso o 1t Sme liz enif: MI.sIous ' as ss
Instructed to notify the l!cy. ). Rcdcrua, who
las been supplying the .rulpt uf. the church,
that tho presbYtcry conll not eouncnancc his
tar.llrr, preaching untll tic troubles wcrc
The Isev. j. II. Trowbr1.lco announced to tho
meeting thu burning Of his CHURCH ut Riverside
Sunday morning. lie believed that the Insur-
nncc wluild fully cover thu loss.
IlIe PresbvlcrY tl,en adluurhrd until tho first
A1onday Of April,
T1IE y. NJ. c. a.
Tic nununl election of the Yuunc Mems
Christian Association was held lust evening In
tic lnwer hall. III the absence of President
Harvey, Mr.. e. G. Keith was cutied to the chair.
After tic reading of fcw ycrscs frunn Ga|a.tans,
VI, and prnyer, the Chutr called fur i1,c report Of
tllc Board Ut Managers, which, not being fortt-
coming. was passed over. Tic Secretary, A1r.
Hemingway, rcpOrttl Tint tho rcgular Ticket
wos elected for the cuautn, ycar, as iolows:
First tfcG- G-ircshcnt--D. y. A. Spraguc.
Eecnnd Nicc. Presidential. ii. ForsytAo,
ItGh.trur--I.. j. GnBc.
Mcco:,llng secrc,asy-J. l.. High.
Corresponding sucryary-A. I. Hemingway,
hollis over.
stanagcrs-E; g; Keith, Of the Reformed EpiA.
sopa Church! william 9ess'ng' siet',9ist; isarpo
hytcrian: John II. dwight, Episcopal; ii. II. Iloj-
den. llaptiat, holds nvcr.
The following resolution rms unanimously
adopted: .
Efsofafd, That tl,Is Association earnestly and
hcAstiy appreciates tho vMl1uhlu services rendered
BY iae President anu tho Hoard IT Manngerp, dnt-
s o ysar tut eio11na; that !. i our Iesf taat
mrnts or she work Of tho Assoctation tnGt tno
| future Of this organization nppuasa 10 Ilu very
grateful ackMowtct'plnputs to tl,cac gentlemen,
loing that their aeryleeA may DO continued for at
ltaat 11lotlier ygur.
The CommittcG OH Constitution rcportcd scy.
eral amendments to the fundamental Law Of the
ssoc'ntton,--atlmittinE pastors actively rn-
gagged IN this city without payment nf member
ship dues: lmitlilE the agu Of officers to To
YEARS instead Of l5, ~ It is now; adding thu
Treasurer to the Board of Managers; tn make
the fiscal year correspu,ill with tu calendar.
year: repeal!ng thu clnnsc requiring The Treas
nrcr to gtyoa bond ior s2 ,0ol; u,stt making u
few o'nnr chougcs relating IN liz tinlc Ut hold
Ing meetings, mid the election of officers to sic-
| ccel those WlD may resign.
According to tic rules the report goes over
| for three months.
Tic Corresponding Secretary prcstntrtl II
brief statement IT the work Ut tic Association
durllE tIlr past month, as follows:
Total naon meetings, II, total Attendance, TO-
4i0; reG,les,s foi pmrcr. liu; evening mcGl,nrs
u aur r.'unis u; attendance III same. III; tiO~pel
temperance meetings. \, Attendance ut same, H.,;
pessonsl Eeanests ior rrayar ~ Aa!nc, ": B,h1c.
reaH1Gs ny III. tilbsbN II attendance mt sNTle,
1. l!LUtIf1E lFrttirtt IL NttpuHnjEs