The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-05-26
PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 20. s
The third days proceedings Of this body we q nd
in the Cincinnati Enquirer. In addition to the
brief extract published yesterday We give the fol,

Ths third day proceeding gs Of this body we a nd
IN the Cincinnati Enquirer. In addition 10 the
brief extract published yesterday 20 give the fol-
lowing:
The board Of directors Of the Northwestern Pres.
ps n theological Seminary submitted, by the
| heV. VI wilson, the president, = proposition pJs.
eing the Institution under the protection and
Referred. -
| The report Of the board Of church sx,a,,,o,
~ s~,ates toat 10 ioo.-,s only one hundred appiics-
tions calling for $45, 600, wers received whiIe In
isoo-s there we're one hundred aud forty-one,
| calling for about $62 600. During the wear. ihs
app'ications OF 32 churches, amounting to $l3 :.
80, were stricken froma the file for van. of ne,
cessary Information. There remained ON file AnrI
l. lo39 nnety-one applications, calling for at ess.
S4i ooo Including sixty applications brought e. r.
Naia rom the previous yea: two hundred and
one applications, calling for $S7, 900, were before
the board during tho year ending April l. 1879 =
only nve applications we're declined during the
year Every appropriation was paid as soop as IL
became due, without borrowing dollar Appro-
pr'a'ions amounting to $40, ,504 80 we're paid to
seventy six churches-eIeyen more than during
the preceding year. The average appropriationS
10 each church WAS $239 30. The receipts were
$500 o. GOO more than the previous year.
Inc expenditures were $23 53S 6S The liabilities
incurred, but not fully natured exceed the means
on hand April l, 1852 81, ,234 Al The average
| cost OF the two hubdred and ffty.five churches
a'aeo Is $2,O9I; average number of members 34
sermons on church extension, aLd calling mo,
churches in need Of aid to apply to the designated
Doard, Encouraging applications thereto for any
other purpose.
10 the report referred to the boards of foreign And
domestic missions, the board of education and the
ooafa OF cburch extension, as the four great inst
unions OF The General assembly-the last the
Souugest With these boards the church was ful-
iy equipped for efficient ceryjce All that was now
needed was the coropeI alton of the whole peonIs
of the church to f'oP'7
, MT fardyke M we'd an amendn ent TO the ,eport
OF sending pastors to solicit contribu.
ar ,ho . ",oo purposes. lie urged that this was
Ihe Rev J +. cLaren, of Allegheny. in re.
Ply insisted on private pastoral enterprises in Aid
n. ..e enoIas oi Ihe board OF church extension
amendment. II was not the ''meap rich men,, In
tue church' II there were aoy such, who were TO
oe protected from the solicitations of the pastor
the "mesn rich men, ~
Judge j. L. Bliss, Of Alabama was NOT nrenars5
70 say tnat pastors should not go outside. .of the
CHURCH With pecuniary solicitations He was not
20 say TO needy pastors aad congregations
mere Is the board of church extensionea poor
mouse III which you can take refuge He knew
ZOO ~eii that there were men In the church who
would no, pay their just dues without A Jawsuit
taken appeal ' '1us heh'
Inc oebaie was continued by the Rev. DR. Smith
OF va; Kew DE- Anderson, of St. Louis: Rev. Dr.
towards, OF Philadelpha; Rev DR.. Lowrie. of
view Iofk, ana others, after which the amendment
~ss rejected, and the report adopted
1he report of the Board of Foreign N;ss;ops
s,attS tnat missions are now found among nina of
tne lndisn tribes; in South America at tuo inn
portaus cities IN Inherent countries: in Western
AHica, at several places In Liberia and near the
equator: North India, at fifteen stations: in Siam
10 Chioa, aud three large cities, with mission to
.ne Onihess 10 California among the Jews; and
10 Europe, by means OF pecunisry aid furnished to
evangelical Societies in France Belgium, Holland.
Geneva, and the Waldensian synod. Conn, cted
with these missions. but not including the Euro-
pean, there are - ordained minister's y Law assis.
tants; lOl female assistants: So nativa ass;stants
l,los COMMITMENTS, and 2 $40 scho,ars
Three new missions, are to be formed In Son,b
America, IN western Africa, and in Japan. For
Brazil, which is also a field for missionary
labor, ard for new stations in Africa fur ministers
Will 20 forth 10 a few weeks
The missionaries and assistant missionaries sc Mt
out iast year we're In all twenty six. seven of
whom were returning to their stations with i'm
proved health.
The receipts of all sources, including as 1l2 81
special funds for India from last years report, are
SZ30,U30 81. The expenditures, 1922 pa 75 Ba.
lance, 37,7s5 S2 unexpended sneciaI fnods f,r
India.
INDIANAPOLIS, May % To-day the Rev. Mr..
spear, OF Wisconsin, returned missionary from
China, spoke of the civilization of the Chinese
their attainmeuts in science and progress in agri.
culture.
The remainder of the day was spent in the dis.
cusslon oi the report Of the committee in regard
TO the transfer of the Western Theological Semi
nary. resolution was finally adopted to receive
Inc seminary under the special patronage of the
general assembly. The point of location of tho
seminary was then discussed but without coming
10 any conclusion the assembly adjourned.