, 1880-10-01
TILE PRESDYTEllIANS.
An Interesting Session Of the
Counci! in Philadelphia
Yesterday.
Tho Day Largely Devoted to Mis-
sion Work III Foreign
Lnntis.
Reports Of Progress Made by Laborers in
Asiatio and African Folds

THE 1stESttYIERIASS.
TH1hAnEIpittA. pn., aept. p.-i'rnf. Wntsnn,
of l,cfast ireland. presided at tho inorn'ss
scssiutt nf the l'nii- Presbyterian Council.
Thu Cosn1aittrn IN Crecds md Confessions
read communication from tho Reformed l'rcs-
bytcry Of Philadelphia, r,nking implication fur
representation III tho Cn,IrI{i declaring It's creed
to ht In conformity with tho c1tlcenslis ut tho
reformed 1eonfrsti0ns, md nrrectnK TO ncccpt
the constitution Of tho alliance The rcprcscrt-
Atives of tho f'rcsLyt1ry wprc admitted.
DR.. 1trownso,i submitted resolution prpvIil-
ing for tho appointment Of a committee to rrr-
pure aotne exrrrBslUn TINT would Hn forth tu tho
world as NH tittcrhncg 0f tho Council the sl,l,-
jccs Of Snhl,ntll observance. ncferrcd to tho
business (nihllItteu.
The 1tsv. Dr. j. Murray Mitchell, OF E,linb11rR
rcit'f the report OF tho :pfntnittGe Oh FGrCiEn
Missionary Work. Tue report discussed tho
subject III nll It's bcnrtnEa, Including tho test
illt.fs Of rsfstnE fit,t1s: tntstlca or Conducting
1Isslunhry enterprises: relations Of missions 10
home churches, ETC. The report suggested tho
establishment of great training cuIlcgu Mt
pgkI1,, China. md urRe n more energetic
prosecution nf tho mission work IN hrRtilnn ind
l,gnn countries. Thu report stated tint 2.U00.-
As> pIgat,s h,d bccu rescued from s,nrkness iii
tho Inst seventy vGnrs W Protestant nllss!nti-
nrc+, nnd rGsGrret to greater facilities mil s!tl-
vnl,taRcs tildt tnuy now be enjoyed by t'lo mis-
Tho jscv. Dr. Paxton. H. n, ot New York. Rul,-
ite r the ~ III or to o. IT, GS',- .
,,crtud with 1he following .chi,re,,ns: prus'y-
terInf,. chureh of Can,.l., United Presbyterian
Dutch Church,. tho reformed frushytcrlAlii
Ehuret tgcncral Synnsl'. As.nctato Reformed
criMI1 Chircl, Suiith i summary uf stMfs,lcs
ssnt. u n tue ' r'sTd o y y nlYo s t1 ss 1fe
nries, ItIi nnttye llGcntlatcs ind prcHeers, lis;
AmerIcnn women connected with missions. .api:
na!!ye rgs1e,s 9s 'ad l.1e-readers w.: con!n91.
l,HUl; schniArs In tlay scl1onIs. l.. .t8ii.
Dr. Wilson propusuti that missionaries should
o s1.wm ~ 9'sEcsts csr'isg t,ns.x SIen
:6r 1.owrfc. while ntlsnttti,R the utility Of tho
l'oGf IN such powers as that Of an indivi,sl,al
1,reabyter ortl4nlng ministers. ho would En into
EveTnc iy caref,iIy slrwi ai rIus a canons,
Instead Of l,eng urt to tho discretion of IN lit
i'ho jiev. IL. ilntton presented n resolution
timely nnh prupcr Tor the vnrtnAs churches rep
,nny secm best to closer uuun Of tiatr res,ccs-
ita missionary organizations for tho ErelItcr CO.
nper4t'on !' III tho practical work OF tho mission
rho resolution wns referred to tho Business
J"ln iiut,aon, Of Antrim. Ireland, presided at
tho nItersoEn session.
n per g" M %c c, trHitnE Of eam9tfs f9r
Of thsilgs,, sct,sscd tic .rtho.ls Of Filling tho
| pulpit with strt,nE ministry. Many men who
t,lsHht tn 10 out Of tio ministry. 10 aad aro in
81, S H1n at5ss passbls @ sho,iG % &
Is iho spcaker wera tho following: First. tho
| Church must hayo a mnro profound spirituality
otef ,eS tn kg Ill.,: t tbdro y ,n%,t S % IT,
come preyalut deep GonvIe.ion tllat cn!l to
fe n'sdty tnt Il 1rfely aa Ghras s?ey tsn
| urcruVntiye priyeEp to Gull and send By muve-
nSnt q The lioy Spirit. None should enter .h9 2
XIV 'e hye tnSy c t sy o aort or IL an @
iste,s e % sho ,',',st pray Tor tsen, 1hs sppiy "f
ministers y not y tnttcr 0e !nurket 'nes.1r!lit.
4hs Is y Of aa sw no, q
uctic. Short Guts 70 tlio ministry r. should :. bo
nrx,scd thnt prcshyterles nhoiill atUpt ,nta,'a
FOR securing tio best ms,.tG1inl and best fGG!lltes
ts o;eopmet r., so1,a nkS % g ,aklE , o1
fnrm but an net full or earneHt meaning; ~
cp'lesc con1sccfcl with the Chatroh should 10
who exhibit nm aptitude FOR sclnlarshp higher
eneaton sh.n q be 2nt provided with fellowshlps
' IT, !oSnso.,, ID concluding paper, observed
TINT the tiae hul como for tho Church to Kori-
is, ana sssSeS tnraey "
fo IL VIII Will sc esa eeosIsro the reision ot
tIaa 81 4 eeesasi III si; "id"s @ to ss sprtaa e
nf Christians. Tho esaAy was u plct1 fnr ht4h
intellectual ctnro, for tho f tt,o
,Frcsbytertnn ministry apart from the regular
j. ,'isssss tao s%Sjcst, tho nsv; Dr.: "a c"I1s,: .t
sy q It fsnny san,ss aa for s %srs fs u
s'ue ST. 's 70 spay ye % t 1s sy " st y"'.
sas'ass sssiS ao'a& !!s&f!ns HF sss!s st%ss$ !sss
ky 10 tho supply u ito ministry ltse,i. i the
t;tspoi,s as to liz ono work .ht Is to nosst
llat can enl.lRu htinsnn c:lnrt. young llic ull
nr.,.l'l'! VIII sAtch 1hq infeetion; ,,.,o,,,,
i'hIla;epha. followed YIN nrsrs pa .Sys,eMn'' II
Tfo Aeatoiny Of Music wns erews.ssl !n tho
ayenins and an overflow 1neotin9 WIS boil y y
..si., ,s t a. sans snsf9ff r. u, @
ss 's" sss ssssr,s: +; W f,s i tsS Il. s;%!' H fss
twenty sMcn,y-os's ycnrs ago With iivo missionaries
an,! nnw ,show Ifty ch,.rrl'cs there r.. y, !.
,aissionartcs ] labosix for Tic spce,i u ,na t's-
pul MnonE tho lleathon IN ttnt land; Chris;
tan ny,ssrSoeYr M IL nw ,,,nn,1. n1llshed there' an
sir. MeKulIzls. I,ieslo',ary from China, satt
scrcely Reaetut!on ~" fr9tcsttt 7, i;s!"
or twenty coryoria, there urc, hetwco,, ib,MA
a,ld lnuM Christ !ans to 10 fn'llNi therg, VITA W
or4nntxed churches. and hundreds Ut Bchools
Ths issv. Sit, Eeilson. from tho Now lIctridsa
gnyo IN Hcc0unt Of tho uIas|Un bllscti ttcr'
ari"s ] who wore kIlIc.l did oa.ss, ny tho taiycs
nl,d Enro dota'Is nr his fnurtson years nxper,,
thHeh thcy we're tutoring anl.t,x tho most .ie
have h suesoe;ie! ii organizing iour thrlst'a'
TGe iisv. Mr: Wright nativo missionary amor
tlo chagtaw !ndia,,s sIoko or h!s ow,. s",,vee t
| iihuctl1Y lntllltls .,vbs Ntg," Bnt1 MF. Wright