The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-09-24
PREsBYTERIANS
FROM ALLsECrIoNs OF THE GLOBE
.as MEETING IN COUNCIL
In the City OF Bro,hsry Love-openInE
orthe session Yesierday-A Council
OF Peculiar Interest TO Pres.
byteriAns Eyerywhsre-
s The Proceedings.

PHILADRIPHfA, september 23-Dele
gates to the Pan Presbyterian Council as
sembled this morning in ohamber'l
church and marched from there to The
Academy Of Music, which was crowded
from parquet to dome. The opening ser.
mon was preached by Rev. VIM. M.
Paxton, D. D., OF New York, from. the
text "And I say unto you that many shall
come from the east and west and set down
with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the
kingdom Of heaven" The speaker, after
an eloquent introduction, dwelt at length
upon the past history and the future mis-.
sion OF Presbyterianism, and closed with
feeling reference 10 the death Of Rev.
Adams, D. D., who delivered the last
prayer and pronounced the last benedic.
ton at the close OF the meeting Of the AL.
lance at Edinburg in 1877. The first bus
iness meeting willIbe held this afternoon
at Horticultural Hall.
1t was not until nearly 2 o'clock that
the vast audience that packed the
Academy OF Music vacated the building.
Subsequently the delegates assembled In
Horticultural Hall and organized in bust.
ness session.
A FORMAL ADDRESS oY WELCOME
was made by Rev. DR.. VIM. P. Breed. The
Rev. DR.. Beadls was originally Sc.
lected to deliver the address Of welcome,
and upon his death Rev. DR.. 81. A. Board
man was chosen. DR.. Boardman also died
and DR.. Breed was then selected. In his
address DR.. Breed made fitting allusion
TO the iactin welcoming the council, which
he said, represented "a great crowd OF
witnesses, thirty millions, yes, forty
millions oi them in every land and In
every clime." After successfully welcom-
ing the several foreign delegations and
making fitting illusions to the memorable
features OF religious history OF their sew
eral countries, DR.. Breed referred TO the
fact that the first American Presbytery
was formed in Philadelphia 175 years ago,
and that to-day ont Of the $50, 900 people
OF Philadelphia, $50 Presbyterian minis.
ters, 120 Presbyterian congregations, with
8 communion roll Of 1900 and an adher.
enee OF some 100, 900, join in giving you
AdESuISR PRESBYTERIAN WELCOME.
On the conclusion OF DR.. Breeds address
the Rev. DR.. Balderwood, OF Edinburgh,
was elected chairman OF the session, aud
Rev.'s DR.. Matthews and Blake clerks OF
the Council.
Rev. DR.. Prime referred to the deaths OF
Rev. g VIM. Adams, D. D., OF New York,
and E. 3. Beadle and H. NJ. Boardmon,
since the last Council, and offered suita-
BILE minute, which was adopted.
Rev. DR.. Blake. from the Committee on
Statistics, reported that he had tnbulaied
the statement, which 1t would be imprac-
ticable to read to the Council, but which
would be published In the journal OF pro.
ceedings. The statement covered the sta
tiatics Of 81 churches, Of which Is are on
the Continent OF Europe, Q in the United
Kingdom, Q In the United States and 8 in
the British Colonies. Alter this report
had been submitted and adopted the
Council took recess.
THE EVENING SESSION
was opened by prayer, offered by Rev.
Jas. stratton, D. D., Of Natchez. Three
papers were read, subjects: "The ceremon-
ial )" aThe moral and t.The emulation in
Christian Life and Worship" by Professor
Roswell D. Hitchcock. II was plea for
less Puritanism and more liturgy in Pres
byterianism. Principal Robert Rsiney
read the second paper on the subject Of
"Modern Theological Thoughts" This
was In the main consideration Of general
pressure OF theological thought OF the day
which the speaker characterized as being
apologetic in tone owing largely TO the
critical attack on the, foundation and con-
tests Of Christianity. Principal Y. N.
Grant, Of Kingston, Cauada. read Q paper