, 1880-10-02
THE PI,ESBYTEIsIANS.
Papers Read and Discussed Be.
fore the Presbyterian
Council.
Tho Mode Of Helping European Churches
--Staic of Religion In MoraYla.
a Suggestion that the Next Council
in 1q J4 Do Held In Rome.


Tile Rev. Dr. tsuklc laid before tic Council
n repnrt Of The Committee oil Nudes VI Help
lng European Churches. Tile absence of the
American Committee, lsr said, llatl IlanDGrcd
tho operation nj, the EnropGah cnln'sittrc,
ntul tic appointment of IN American cont
utttcn for c,,,nstI H,,d ct,bperatnn was siIE-
cestelt. The nbIcct Ut this Committee Is 10
make provision for the Notwithstanding
PEOPLE on tho Continent, whether visitors or
residents, ass.l to give guidance asll aitl u
Stlel1 Continental churches as need Ut ask II.
Thu report was mainly dev0ted 10 describing
Il scheme devised hy tho Committee for !n-
crcasIuR tic salaries Of WAt'fn!lsiun pastors
frou tic prGse,it rate, which Is E'iD per Atl~
NUN, 10 ElO0 IL gear. Ahaut sto,txU ut the
'fi,telsto will 10 required 10 execute the
scheme, and Scotland proposes to raise one
I,a!f.
Tho r.cy. Dr.. Lang addressed tic Council on
tile saate subject. a1id ls"red 4inerEcA would
uni be bcitntt IN coming to tho aia Of Tho
"lsfarl Of tho Ali,s.' ......
The Rev. Dr. Mc1ntosI,,of Belfast, appealed
for thoughtful aInt steadfast sympathy utd
substantial mid from tl!o unlltl1nlIcrtal Pres
byterlan Churches Ill America and Great
f!rltnEn toward tho struggling churches oh
Continental fields.
Tho Rev. Adolph Mouotl, Of Amlc, dells-
cred M address Olt tie state nf religion In
France, his account Ut tho operation oi tho
Presbyterian Churches III that country being
very encouraging. ..
Tho llev, 4. +. BMscAr1et traced the conttt-
tIon Of religion in Switzerland. IN German
Switzerland, tho speaker said, Nnt[onalts,n
a'.4 opea, disbelief are prevailing ~ II great
extent, Artl public lnornts nre III Il low plnne,
50 ,slcl, 81 tlat It Is proposed to refsuposc
tic death prnnlty. .-...
Of tic population of o.Roo,ooo. 1.sGG,ooo nrc
1'rotcs.ants, bnt tho Evahxtlicul faithful
Christians nre rs hut hnlltlful.
| A rcpnrt furnished by tlu fsey. Ferdinand
Aznr, Of klnbonk, On thy stnte Of religion II,
i M"Hyia ;ar ws rt a'a s 1'oia ierc cfs S'sa t't i,
Mnravia aTe serloltsly sllieIfrfet!! with in
thelr e!Inrts to spreatt the Gospel through
l1a operations Of tlie Scl1oot laws, which,
tE, rot the9Tstisal!y, "pp'y*ea ,,y to prot
! >, Thu l'ey. Annnln Arrig!in spike Of tile
Free Church Uf l1aly, nll!l imyitt,l tEa .Coall!
I'll to fix Rnihe for. the place Of tnrstlllg Of
tS sSf. sefS at Sy GSs1 t @ "f s ts SHHss Hn.s
eli. having fuclIties for G0,lWi people, would
be IN NIsSesslou Ut tho frntustants.
william l.. Dnslge on tlle subject of lem.
i,ert.lltr. l'ruf. NIcl,onnlti thought there
should bo 4 DISCRIMINATION between gttnl
whisky md bad, bUtweel1 frrlltntGl aud HIl-
fcr!ueillell Wine and between temperance
The session was brought to closc will, Il
general discussion Ut pnpurs. that hutl b:el,
iyMt' o. prsyiI"Is sysslo''s on hume missions
The Rev. Dr. Smith, of Eltnhnrg, argued
that the tlnlly newspaper press should be
anl1aged 10 iile INTEREST Of Hsnllee!iraI Chris.
a,y lts ie'i te G!yree ta fxiss
gcsted t!letwd coultl be liniLedif tlIecllrcll15
would sipp9Et the papets pu''lisl.ed by
lllcli wllG VIII aaturaae tlclr entltnlns with
thu Church would ecc,inc acquainted with
nlst f0nn tho friendships With the leaders
III the spcatinr press.
I At tho afternoon session. t!e most s[itnly
Dr. Xisxs!nier Siltsileii !s,ibnittsG ti.e i RI.
r i1rsbyscrai @ ~SS iiistoryS T c DVef conittes q
stated tint the rtsur.ts received were lncona-
Tie rppurt, after discussion, was referred
10 tfse Business Conlnltiee.
fsSatS fI,4. FSes 7" aS ,s, sopy 4 qf 1 te Fs % e
churcl, nj ReI.obeth, 5tunersrt Cuanty, Md,
III tuSU, ur ut least nlterlnr to lG3, u1ld there
fore the first Presbyterian church OIL this
liIe Iisv. Dr. Breed, of Philadelphia, rpad
paler Oil "Ihr Diffusion NJ Presbyterian
Literature liz tl,nusht the tleiugc ut Sec
ulHr. thought that now itouds tllo rrads1.G
world Should be tliEstt with pllcll literature
~ the Presbyterian Church can command,
md urged tllo orEail!zntton MIL operation Ut
MI agency uy which to circulate such WtrEs.
Tile Koy. Or. Nlsh presiding u!1!eer, IT.
ported On the coltl[tiO,t Of Prrsliytnrlantssll
III Ts sGsefS:Esi ltay, Dr. E'iwln F. Hatfield, Of New
York, followed with = payer IL. wasc!. he
arGS Y fy9r Of exSGf tS h'1r ~ 5eisn n!t as
Ing the Christian rel tglon, lntsltng spiritual
roytyals. TO be Thy only eiteqtise remedy fof
Ihc Issy. Dsyl 10, s!sele p p, 2 Of l'allale!; e!
tflp si,ulect of !. ".l'ersonuI Kellglnn,"
Tho lust evening sesstnt! of the Council VA:
held In tic Aeattglsy. io.nlght. with packed
nt!tsners WHILE l.. llortisuttnr"i ll'i wsEe r.
Acatlr'ny. Tie ,sessiop, was saeyoieh tn i'rnr
i,tg rcpUrts OIL the eu.nl|tion of Christianity
III, ,y,arlnlss places III, l:urope;
tho condition u rcligInn il u0l,enlia;, the
Kuv. Frltz Fftetiner, Of Madrid. rGporltd on
Itniy; aiNl tlle llev. Luoauru Anet, II Brus
~ g. hsy. tHsi ST. ihsye,. addressed the ce!,n
esta4tis!', lis Eomarks ,s ,1srl4g tt%rprete' :,
ttl0 ltty. AIr. uptlAB. ~ speaker, III VT
course nf his rclll;rks, said tllntn few In0ntl,.
ngu i,u hnst sepll u 1,e.llA! H. Which nleu,bel.
af Tue Municipal Council II Frantu ssked iUi
n clIaugu IT ile furin nf Worship fr0sn Ito
ulnn Catholic to Protestant. lle nssertea
tllat 30.U00 Of tho 10000 municipalities III
France wDWlti bv glatI tu 10 the kuist,.
1'he Council will ba bruught tn y close BIZ I
session to-ln9Erow morning tf. iof tho iral!sac
] tho taking Of ncllull NbMn matters to DO 10
ported by tho Nus!msss can!Mlttee.
Il Iii tho afterils0ll tloro Will be q. farewell
injecting, ut which tho pnrtlng. address vii
%. delivered by tlIo lley. Dr. Charles a.
Dlckcy. a largu number of Hgppemcmtar,
farewell meetings Will bo llehl Sunday, .wl,eI
q number. Of ilt!lntelnltla pulpits will b.
lillel By distinguished t!eleEatrs.
:. dptslai Nsvdteh u 1Ef tHleaga 1t4buns.
MILWAUKEE, Wis. Oct. l.-At tho COnyen
tlOn OF uutttl CansfeEul lnnnllsts nla Pres
bytpgiAns to:tlaY 1t was shown TINT the Is:
churches repseseMtel IlAv1 q nlanberxlllp d
ll,aA. The not Ku[n III s'cmbers for the pas