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coua will be devoted to a big mass-meet.

mond will be devoted to big mass-meet-
ing of Presbyterians, a banquet at the
Jefferson and drive through the city
and suburbs Including visit 10 the Union
Theological Seminary. The drive will
Ia ,tvcn 20 the commissioners and the
picbr,ord PRESBYTERIAN ministers and will
bo between tho hours OF and o'clock
In the afternoon.
From o'clock until o'clock there
will be an elegant banquet served IN the
ballroom Of the Jefferson. This VIII be
rendered the commissioners and num-
Der OF guests from the elty. some AFTER
dinner speeches will be made at the ban
ouof among tho speakers being the Rev.
fon,i1 eace Mckay. u. D., " New
work.. General Ralph j.. Prime. Of Yonk-
c-e \ y REV. \. G. Wallace. j. D.. of
renrq,lvania. and Rev. Il. y. Fullerton.
u ID Of 81. Louis The speeches viii
be about five minutes in length each.
AZ o'clock on the same night there
VIII be held ln the First PRESBYTERIAN
chfrob n big mass meeting, TO be pre-
eide8 over bv the Rev. Dr. Caven, Of
Toronto. and Governor j. Hoge Tyler.
Al this meeting there VIII be addresses
MS follows: by the Rev William IL. Ro-
borts d. D.. LII. D., of Philadelphia, on
9TH. Presbyterian Alliance; Rev. Prin-
cipal j. il. McVicar, d. D.. Ii. D., OF
Montreal Canada. on The Parent
Churchos Of Great Britain and Ireland
ana Their American Daughters; Rev.
ID + Burrau ID. d.. of New York, on
'rrhe Reformed Dutch Church Of Hol-
land and America" Rev. J. I. Good, ID.
ID az Reading Pa, on 1.-THE Reformed
Churches or Germany and the United
States of America I
Tbe chairman of the Western Section
of tho pan-Presb ytcrian Commission is
rev. Principal William Caven. y. D.,
IL. D., who is president Of Knox Col
lccc of Toronto. Canada. The secretary
is Rev. william Henry Roberts, ID. D.,
LII. D.. Of Philadelphia, Pa.
REPRESENTS 35,@0000.
Tho Pan-Prcshyterian Commission rep
roernfs about e.. 10000 people The adj
bcron. of the sbyterian and Reformed
churches of The world include members
fr., The United States. Canada. West
indies AND lIcXlco England. Walos. Ire
land. Scotland Bohemia France, Ger
MANY Holland. Hungary, Switzerland,
huefiq. Caicia. Morayia, Belgium,
Greece italy. Netherlands East Fries
land. Russia. and various parts Of Asia,
Africa. Australasia and South and Cen
tral America.
AS stated in the beginning Of this article
fhc Alliance OF Reformed Churches
Thr0uenout be World Holding the Pres
byterlan system. IS one of the greatest
and most influential religious bodies in
the wo.ld-perhaps the largest established
RELIGIOUS organization I'm existence.
The idea OF an ORGANIZATION including
tho several churches Of the Protestant
Reformation Was a fay0rite thought Of
many of the leading Reformers The
movement started away back in the
early part of the sixteenth century, 1nd
Gradually developed into q reality. The
Synod of bort called 10y the states Cen
eral of Holland. and meeting at bort
l@s-IG9. was the first of tho ecumenical
councils of the Reformed Churches. The
Westminster Assembly, held at London.
Eueiaud 1882. was also In part rep
rcsentalyo of the unity Of the church,
for commissioners we've appointed or ~in-
vited 90 il from the churches Of Scotland,
ireland and New England. as well as Of
England.
A little after the middle of the nine
toenth century. influential Presbyterians
i'm Great Britain and the United States
began To- suggest the forming Of a gen.
eral organization which should include
an the Reformed churches wherever
found.
DIR. MCOSH'S WORK.
Chief among the leaders In tho m0Vo.