, 1880-09-28
CHURCH COUNCILS.
Report Of the Business COMMITTEES
Of the Pan.Presbyterian
Council.
Various Papers Iicnd IIcfore tho i.oJy
by 1lome md Foreign Del.
cgntcs.
The Council to Be Held at Belfast,
ireland, in 1884.


DR.. lsrowl,, of Fredericksburg, W., presided
nt tic morning session OF tho Fall-Prcsby-
terinn Council. After prayer the Bnsiness
Committee reported II resolution In wicl, it
WIS declared lnatlvlsable fur tic AlllnNee II,
alp1iht deIcgRtes t0 represent 1t Ut the Meth
1ltst Coancll, TO. ho held Mt London next
ytar, Al requested, ~ tho constitution Of the
AlIlAhce dies not provitlc for tic reciprocal.
tOn 1T slel, correspondence. The resolution
gave rtsr 10 MI extended and Spilled discus.
slo't, w'tcI, was participated III by tile llrv,
Hrs. Nelson, nf Uchcru, and Cairns nnd Nit
.cliefl, Qf ScDtla'.lt tic Tenor of arguments
h''lnS that tho Alliance should encourage
sucl. overtnrcs AMI extend tho hand Of fellow
ship to all who wcro engaged In the spread
of tho Gospel and tho development Of Chris
Thirty.
On motion of nr. 1'rintt, tho whole subject
was reconmiltcd to the Business Committrr.
The same Committee suggested the np-
rotntihcnt Of Il committee to collect !nfor,na-
TIM concerning the electium and ordination
Of visiting elders. The recommendation was
attOptctl, n1ul tho Rev, DR.. Knox was natle
Chairman Of tlIe ton,nitter
,r1,,, t,.,,,o ~ ,osn I s.s,,'.,I..". H.. x,,,
r.. =. ''e''nenn .t 's",.co1'en"eI
tl'a1 .!e neSs Cou,c1l OF ttlc Alliance bo l'eM
delegates to have the Council meeting hold
III nsltas. ., IT,. De aeeeptM; ihe resolution was
% Te issy. =" Dr. r.i rro s"tss Explained that tcyea
1881 llnd been sc'ecled instcud If 1sss for tic
ternatlonal rxh,hitInn hn1f i" No,v ynr1, T.,
tl'e laiter year, which world Interfere wttl!
tho water il the Council wero held cid int IN TIM y.
sumo year. ''0
:; ;r1o r. l!ey. a. Il. vansandt, Of J Now Bruns-
wick, n. L.. read paper OH "Crceds." III
considering the titupte,lces which exist a. to
tho obligations Incurred N subscribing to
erees or ., confessions, ", :, & the aH.ar atlyised
conservatism IN tue exercise Of authority.
The Rcy. DR.. r. ". Chambers, ID. d., Of
New York City, rea.t paper o,, "Blble Re-
rm,',,i.,aa t"'o'e' '''o "o1" " A4'' 1'e''s''"
eo!hi''ittet'. .-.
The Key. Edward j. Norris, u. d., OF Cir
ctmnati, read pnper on the subject Of
presl,yterionfsm nmt EtIucntto,,.n n,,f1 sofl
flint. whf1D ,nm. trstn. 1sr"s,,,,,ar,n,," ' 1".
H t.'t "'.'o no''o uu'hs' lfespyter!hnlsfh
enicates. K4ltle Golsters learning, rresby-
a spsein'i1es its s,bjsets;s ,rcsSyteriansa ] rfs
fnltgt!!Ss' !' Gilnonies; n,!d br'Kl!se's ~ s1,b-
leets. Tug 1l'!ect1f tlt!s pnper wns to fnn!ire
M mp !ht Ieaat'ol1s betwec'' l'rcsbyteftanis'u
a's;l etitcattull:. ~ 1tit'i.,,n s,.,,o ,,,
h1nrnss. OF Hftinry, iea!l 4 pnpEr D! "'Illn
En''t!ltlon q Religion u New S91tt Wales"
y S'e nbt ttlat 6 q M @ tola tai oplatton Of that
bytcrlans.. md not one-,iIrd attend aliy place
0i p,!nlse worship, lte tteserihed the school
system rs t olao TINT ~ insectarsal. put not
Gxact'y sec4aar, portions Of the Scriptures
etlf committed 2, Il 1t te teacers TO Instruct
Pliplls III. nn nlrll Mlioso parent objects be-
Ing compelled tt attend TINT instruction.
sylvester +; s., Scnvfil, of FiItsblrG, read q
paper bn !he kel9ttom nf Pfcsbxfcr!an!snI
70 GNlI h13t inllE,oas LlbGrty.' NtXt to
Loyalty 20 Christ, lic saitl, there Is nothing
nf willet! Fresbytorlnns should he prouder
i !'t't,, o. ft rneif iaen'caon with e'vil ana re-
i paper or "lsel1etan, nntl Politics" was
s rsa!; ~ the Ioyi l'aot: hy'nnii Il: AtwnteE,
OF Princeton. lle nrgnct! TINT man Is fn
eveIy eI9pn,c'ty rtHniltu 10 10 ~! Ior AZ
fy e ~ rs o s st @ Ut ot ft'isq fs a 9r R eotea ea et
0ht " hll'lsolf. ,Ille Sthte SHOULD not MI
tiertnke ~ enforce inward rGctit4ae Or lts
nntwara i1tntlltestHtG'ns' blt sltnM!!t ci,1c9to
+, own adherence to them; There are con-
st!t1lt!0,ls TINT nre stronger ttaN written con.
stltntlons. anl. l,owoyer desirable 1t might
ne to hase tlo CONSTITUTION % o. fhe rou!Itry
are lGany Things tlat inlrk tl'S l! prominently
religion |it TO enter 70 yoIitics: Il ,,.,
p, ING Aev. nr. 3nn aaso q description Of
AHsisHss."f H"h = 1t'ft N.'.rhnb ~ sAp &1A1lhE
work thus far done Il, TINT country.
ING pnpels rcnti ~ the evening session !lnt
Cntholtet1y nf lrcssytcrlnn1snl."
Tho lsGv: Or; GenlsG 9. Hutton, Of Paisley,
tllscussen lresbyteriA'lisiil Ill tue ssinn field
to show bow The elii.rchcs worklns IL tho 'n!s-
sEon field could rthlper9te so rs 10 secure the
hest possible results: Dr.: Hutton Thought n
!nrge systematic union stI1s1ll be formed for
the e0li!Aloh PURPOSES or al! evangelical mis-
sion enterprises. With slGh plum III force.
l!e argued. missions wonl,l cease to be wtnt
| they too oftelt now seem,--,rur!ynl cAtHps,-
nlul would march us Under tho stars and
o .0 FRITZ dss, I,,o,n, a S'oek VI 'o s'oF-
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