, 1874-05-31
In Interesting History Of the Mis-
sionary and General Work
Of the Church.
Overture from The Southern Assem-
bly on the Subject Of Union.
Illinois Congregationaijsts on the Sub
ject Of Preparatory Schools.
The Maryland Episcopal Convention he'
cords Itself Against Ritual
ism.
TIE PRES8YTERIANS.

THE fAEsSo 4lEH1aNS'
Su<ciai Dispatch to Tie Chicago JrlbHn<-
s7- LOUIS, MAY 3o.-Ihe Assembly opened its
session;- as usual, at 9 o'clock d. m, with
= ,.rce attendance. Tho Committee having
in chsrge tho question Of the admission Of new
members to the Church made their report this
morning, in which the formulas are substantially
the same es the creed regularly repeated every
Sunday bv tho Episcopal Church The report
mas adopted.
uo71E MISSIONS.
pr IT 4 Nelson. from the Standing Commit
tee m Home Missions, made his report, IN
Eb,cb ha stated that The orders OF the last
ncneral Assembly were that 1000 should
},s raised for home missions, OF which
ann ouly S3O0. Geo WAS raised. and OF ina.
.monnt S57. .060 came froEa legacles "He stated
1hat tho amounts appropriated Tor susten6a1lon en-
and home missions las; st.. year ear we're ha aGa
YEAR. He as well as DR.. Cyrus Dickson urged
fhe rastuesa of the field to be occupied portray
ing in glowing terms the great 1uture OF Nal"oa
MIS- aud Texas, us well as the flcnlaoss VI
Dickson urged the great necessity OF evan,
celizins the Chinese and Japanese, De sala
they we're m educated people, . civilized peo-
pie; that they had gone as tar IN 1he scaie VI
civilization as it WAS possible to 50 % Miinout
christianity, He intimated the utter 1utity o1
aIl efforts to stop them. They would I'LL the
valleys Of the Rocky Mountains whether we
want them or or not and We must Ch1lsslanlze
them. Our grandest efforts must 20 dircctea 70
the sunday-sehools because use teaen MAS IKE re
Doctor linted wittily in favor OF women
spcaking and praying in prayer-meenngs: II
having come out that the Board OF homo Nls-
sious and the Committee OF Sustentauon, "nlc1
]ax now been transferred to home MISSIONS had
u.asured debt amounting to about S41 0oo, and
that they would mature dobts which IN all would
.nr1ouot to $50. .00D on June /, Mr: Stewart, OF
New York, the brother OF George H. stewart; OF
Philadelphia. arose IN hls place, ana ~ sa'o no he
debt Of the Home Board as now con con-
st;tuted. Hardly any one could hear him.
he spoke go low. but 81 .00o eloquence oroueht
letter attention, and the Assembly went INTO
Committee Of the Whole on the question Of
cnsh. ond in about one hour $50, 9,000 was raised.
Mr. Stewart was prevailed upon to mount the'
platform ard speak. He Eaid, in rather broken
1rl.h- glisi1, that he had never been II the
Assembly before in LIS life, and that he "as not
the ot;gianl man at all, but q substitute, but
proceeded to become more eloquent
THE SOUTHERN CHURCH
ST. LoU1s May 30.-The Rev. Dr.. hthedge, Of
your city, read a private telegram stating that
the Southern Presbyterians had just appointed
q committee OIL tue question OF union. This
news Was received with loud cheers
sUsTENTAT1oS.
; Dr.. Logan read the report on sustentatlon-
4lG E8iu [lG expenditures uaQs A44Aub kAo 1As%
wear, been SGT 3S5 and the receipts only S63 944*
The report urged the Importance OF the ministry
being properly sustained, and insisted on the
doctrine that the whole Church must be held
responsible for tho ministers' proper support
Is well as the particular church which
ne serves Is pastor. This WAS the keystone Of
the ediice OF sustontation. The Assembly in
corsed this doctrine by adopting the report:
Dr.. Jacobus, Secretary of the sustentation
Committee, urged the necessity OF the prompt
ef mir yrn11 RJtfhCierEV
Of it.
THE PORTUGUESE CHURCH MATTER
is 1ennnded back to the Synod Of Central lii
nois, aud the Rev. E: II, Pelriel, tho pastor,
b5ems rather to be vindicated. although this ls
ouly limited at IN tue report.
Ito the ~1ssoc:attd PTess1
MISSION WORK.
ST. LOUIS, 31ay 3o.-At the morning session
Of the Presbyterian General Assembly, Dr. Mel
son. from the Committee on Home Missioas re-
ported great aud unusual prosperity In the last
voar- Tho receipts tor the year, from all
sources, were s2o7, ,15o-less by $7,5o7 than
during the previous year; Tho payments, IN. IN.
GLIDING balance OF 27,40G, reported to the last
Assembly, were ss04, ,544; lea7ing due, on the
1et of April, to the missionaries $19. 500. There
are 1,2l0 Sabbath-schools in the mission fields,
embracing 900 children and teachers, and 213
new schools have been organized during the
year.
sUsrESAT1oS.
Dr. Logan, Chairman OF tho Committee On
6ustenation reported TINT the Committee would
need, On the 1st OF June, s21 800, and com.
mendod the cause to the Presbyteries and
churches. Du1ing the last yenr 2G6 pastorates
had received benefits from the Committee. DR..
Jacobus Secretary Of the Committee, stated
tEat the gain during the last year Was $5S 900.
sustenation lies 81 the basis OF the labor Of the
Church, and he made an earnest speech in
favor Of contributing to the fund. The total
debt Of the Board OF Home Missions. including
the sustentation Committee, was now about
$4,000. Elder Stewart, Of New York, offered to
contribute $1,000 towards reducing the debt.
collection was taken up. and about &C. QUO Was
subscribed, tho largest being from the PreBby-
teries OF New York and Philadelphia, SIS, 600
each; University Place Church, n. T.. 81 700
rIesbytey OF Cb1eaSo of
$1,000. About 100 P1csb5teries, 200 churches,
and large number OF individuals are anlung the
contributors
AFTERNOON SESSION.
DR. Booth from the committee appointed to
formulate the action OF the Assembly iu regard
10 the consolidation OF the yn1ious Boards, made
report, which was adopted. He also reported
the cauncs for which contributions are to bo COL
lected: Foreign missions, sl1sten1ation, educa-
lion, missionary work OF tho Board Of Pubica-
lion. church erection, ministerial relief, home
missions, and freedmen.
cHURCH TRIALS.
The report from the Judicial Committee, IT,
manding to the Presbytery OF Illinois
North tho ceEo OF the Second Presbyterian
Church a. Jacksonville, ILL.,, against the Rev.
hl. Iietaz, the action Of the Synod being con-
hidcrcd defective. Charges had bccn made
against the ministerial and moral character of
Bic pastor mentioned. The case OF the Little
Grove Church, in tho Presbytery OF Lima, O.,
was referred to the Board OF Church Erection.
The Church has been discontinued, and the prop
arty belongs 70 the Assembly. The Trustees, how
EVER, want to use tho building for mission
house.
TIE CHURCH SOUTH
The Roy. Mr. Ktt1edge, Of Chicago, read
private telegram stating that tho
Cnitcd Presbyterian Church in General
Assembly 1t Columbus Miss, had voted to ap-
point Committee OF Conference with the As
Eemblv. Tho announcement was received With
loud applause.
HOME MISSIONS.
Dr.. Dickson, one Of tho Secretaries Of
Home Board. spoke On the subject of
home missions, nnudinS to tho practi-
cal eloquent manner in which members OF the
Assembly had responded in the morning, when
the debt Of the Board was announced. The
rraud growth of the Church in the last
leo years was di1atcd on, the speak
er g relating many interesting facts con
nected NTH this progress. In 1714 seven
- -, 4bo Toetoru Ello~a of MARYLAND sent