, 1880-04-13
RELIGIOUS.
Annual Meeting OF the Chicago
Presbytery.
Reports on Foreign and Home
Mission Work, Etc.
ministerial Noetings-Inauonoes Of Angels
Account Of the Creation.
pIstsSDYTERY.
THE ANNUAL, MEETING

VI ht4u NHbANNo 4&nh3 MY ""9 UNhN JA'tNA
dny al tic Third CHURCH, oil Asliund avs-
rue, corner Of Smith Street, III the absence
or tho Moderator, tho lsey. David 8. Clark
called tho members Ia ortter. The Row. Rob
crt ". Patterson opened tho proceedings
with prayer, after which tic roll WIS calcd
by Tho Rev. D. s. Johnson, af Hyde Park,
Permanent Clerk OF tho rrcsbytcry. The
following ministerial md lay delegates
answered to their ilaules: Chicago. First
Church, tho Rev. Arthur Mitchell md Dr.. L.
Z. uam,nIli; Srcold, tho Rev. J. Monro Glib
son a,M! a. G. nentoM; Third, the pastor and
judge S. N. Moore; Fourth, Oliver II. Leo;
Sixth, e. N. Merritt; Jefferson Park Church,
Prof. r. l.. 1'attOn ail w. H. Wells;
Eighth Church, tic Rev. J. n. Worrnll
md T. A. Ret1.llngton; Forty-irst Street, the
}ey; Arthur IT. sMazsy W. I'm md ae9rfs A. A.; Sp'lnYcs;
ii. briggs; Ie,nIon, tlle Hey. JOHN II. Walk
er; Scoicli, the Rev. .,1alncs 'N1aclnuRhlan;
Fnllcstgm Ayel'usr, Mr: nGnrEe Aai1ton;
f Thps II l. Gnn " W1spyW a II & G:"WSs Wao tne centa IT,
tic iicy. j. S. Clark a,rl r. x. SNOW: Mnn.
teno. The l;ey: J. Il. Harris al!d ]. y. Smith;
y. .'fi Wiiari,l; " aiayWsod, ne he Kss;, IT.; I.
Granger and Ill. ltulbut; Dnnton, the Row.
". u. bartholomew and +. 4. A!leI; ilo!-
}aH George Meissnsr; MheelinK' {; II. bol-
tho Rev, George e. Noyes; Hyde Park, the
En- kwootl, the l.sy. Walter Forsytt,o and j.
h IL Msssg ss!g9 s ns soweEb s SEbs4s .s'erf W. fss wsse
SON, the Itcy. II. II. kellogg, the Rev.
eli. tic Rev. II. II. l5leek9urn, ths .,Key. $.
Charles s Eiott' it, Tia & Rey. i. i. Wislar!l, the
Rev. l.. j. llasry, the Rev. j. 4. Matthews,
tie Koy: il. i. slanIey, The RsY; ): Il. IL
mont;. ". 4. Munh!enke. Wheeling; tho
.Thc iscv. james Slaelanglnn WIS, elected
Moderator, the Key. L. Il. DayIs WIS to servo
ns Permanent Clerk, aud the Rex; !; N; Bur-
rctt, WIS reelected Temporary Clerk; III Ac-
sion Of tile prcsbytery, thcse officers will
serve one year, Instead OF six months, rs
and III ss III ss Ma@"si Thei ae s ssa Ssff e
seats, in tho rrcsbytery rs corresponding
Dislnjssals were, granted to Alexander
MpSSHisS' 10 seoH @s; fsnsy r Gac !?
SsiSHi !. Bek. ns to Siies, @ 'Sts Mch: % A"A "'A'
Mt. Oliver II. Lee, OF the Fourth Church OF
ChisaEe, prssente;! I; call recently extended
y, to l,ecolne the pastor nf that congrcEn.
tlon Tho communication WINS approved, md
}eare granted to the church to prosecute the
cMli.
jlr. Patterson presented the petition of
Arthur u. Court for ordination. The, Conl-
mlttec recommended tllat such ordination be-
eons,lsniiiated. -..-
tee on Absc,ices tho Row. nrs. Truwbridsc,
Wood, alM Mprritt; CDnnlnltteo I'll ScssioiIal
nseor thg 3 liSx DE 1itatn r' the tgv pr
II nj k1o tnu w E1nftn liza
sEev. !. Il. Walker, md Mr. W: Z. Wool
committee to nominate tho regular standing
committees of tic rresbytery.
coalnissionrrs to 'ii lis (; s{;eaera M Assen,hiy.
isev. ]. 81 W6rrnii, % the % Nev.T n. G"nn, tic @
Mtv: GeHrgs Z. 'Noycs. tho Hey ,Joseplt A1e-
hartI!ofe,new;. the lley. Daiityl Clark. tic
Rev. +. e: Ogie, -.the Rev. i. Afollo GitsoM,'
ti!o Rev. Joseph Sewcl!, and the Key. II. II.
+, keloRg; Ellers-llr r. z. tlatanils, Judge
u'd ". z: Wnod, Ut Joliet; DIR. w. g. Bar
krr, of WaukcEnn:' Juhn Caldwell, Q. II.
Icy, d;se, 4nl George Stewart, nf liy45 l'ars.
s Ws sNs Nsy h A*;fDy @ Kosfo4 ssts a. Stsa'sSs
that these'nanes would be posted during the
cUuid select tho delegation.
TEMPERANCE suSpAY-hcIo0I, LESSONS.
Tie. following communication was pre-
stitsGo-
We THO Undersigned, pastors and Sunday
d sSh1n! ;sper@insenndsnts @ 1f th. prsshyteran
Eiarcn tro,n tiie NnrthwSst, nnto III nskinE 1ur
p1,xl i1ssGs @ n'r I1r isst 70
snn"v Of .asa nuasr yefr " apn @ III ,nan
nsl11ce ils,ruStanNir thy s!bopi oi1 ~ s1 iesiros
S<ii,si LcSs,,ns Ut III. fY.u,trst nj tim SnnTny-
kchool Committee for tho Nntipnnt Wt,ii,a,i's
Christian 1tniper!t,co unfo1, atni other frierds
q x ~ wo as III ask .a8t saeh ,ss,qns
''o' u ns .no o'nps caso'ls u INC course
g Soi,sa1iglI @ ,n %as SpsntsM ior sig
1llt .ieiia,eatcS.. ,.,...
,,,Matt.' ~ t.'lS imaht the ffcspytery aa1ourncdfo Tor
AT A. o'e!9rk th the E' rreseytery was nsatn
Wis the ..-....
ELECTION or COMMISSIONERS t.,
to tho Funeral Assembly. Pending thu
preparation ot tic ballots the iiev. r. il.
l)avix read Il communication trum tllo church
at St, A,iUc, III KunS,lkcp Cuul,ty. ret,uestitlr
tint tho rrrsuytrry tilssnye ti,n 1mstny,,l r.e
lntp,1ls of tie {ry, j. ii, CLeyux. of tlmt
purIsI. rlD col.int,nicutiop w,ts rcreiycti.
slsI,,, ~, tVtit,.., <1.. 80. IL