Alliance of the Reformed Churches Holding the Presbyterian System

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Excerpt from Alliance of the Reformed Churches Holding the Presbyterian System: Minutes and Proceedings of the Third General Council, Belfast, 1884The Assembly subsequently sent Delegates to the London Conference of 1875, where their zeal and wisdom aided greatly in the happy conclusions that were reached.At the meeting in Edinburgh in 1877, the Irish delegates sought that the Second Council should be held in Belfast, but when the invitation from Philadelphia was pressed they courteously waived their claim. At Phila delphia the claims and wishes of the Irish Church were again presented, when the delegates there assembled decided, with the utmost heartiness, that the next General Council should assemble in the town of Belfast, and in the year 1884.By 1884 the preparations of the Local Committee were so fully matured, that when the Council assembled, every thing was ready. With proverbial hospitality, the Belfast citizens opened their houses for the entertainment of the delegates, while the treasury had received from country charges as well as from city churches, contributions sufficient for all necessary expenses.On Tuesday, June 24th, the delegates, numbering 250, assembled in Clifton Street Church. Having received their blue silk badges of member ship, they then marched, arm-in-arm, to St. Enoch's Church, in which all the sessions of the Council were held. As they walked along the roadway, they were repeatedly cheered by the sympathising crowds that almost blocked the traffic of the streets. St. Enoch's Church, holding some persons, was crowded to the utmost, but the admirable arrangements secured the complete absence of confusion at any of the sessions.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.