The New York herald., 1874-05-31
THE CHURCH COUNCILS.
The PreSbytcrian General Assembly,
Reports OF Com mmittees-Lfberal m COntrf-
button TO Home Missions.

The PreSbyterian General Assembly,
Reports OF Com nlittees-Lfberal nl Contri-
button TO Home Missions.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 80 1874
At the morning session OF the Presbyterian Gen.
eral Assembly to-day. DR.. Nelson, from the Com
mttee on Home Missions. reported that great and
unusual prosperity had attended the work IN the
past year. The receipts ior the year from al
sources amounted to S297 $50; less by S7,567 than
for the previous year. The payments, including
the balance Of s7,4O6 reported to the last Assem-
by, were $2o4 544 leaving due to the missionaries
on the 1st OF April s19500. There are 1,21o sab
bath schools in the mission fields. embracing
100000 children and teachers and 273 new schools
have been organized during the year.
Dr. Logan, chairman OF the Committee on SuSteu-
tati0n, reported that the committee would need,
on the LIST Of June, $4,000, and commended the
cause TO the presbytcrles and churches During last
year 266 pastorates had received oenehciarles
from the committee
DR.. Jacoous, secretary OF the committee, stated
That the gain during the year vas $1,000 He said
that sustentation lies at the basis OF the labor OF
the Church, and made an earnest speech IN favor
OF contributing to the iund. The total debt OF the
Board OF Home Missions, including the Sustenta-
ton Committee. was now about S7s.50o.
ute 81, 600 towards reducing the debt. collection
was taken up and about $40, 600 subscribed, the
largest subscribers being the Presbyteres OF
versity place clurch New York, $1,000; the Pres
bytery OF Chicago $1,000; the Presbytery OF AL
Dally, Sl,Nu, anu bne frcSDyVGTy OF LdCkuWaHn&,
$1,000 About 100 preshy teries, 200 churches and
large number OF individuals were among the
contributors.
THE CONSOLIDATION OF BOARDS
DR.. Booth, from the committee appointed to
formulate the action OF the Assembly IN regard to
the consolidation OF the various boards made
report, which was adopted He also reported the
causes tor which contributions are TO be collected,
VIZ. Foreign missions, sustenation, education,
missionary work, the Board OF Publication church
erection, ministerial renef, home missions and
freedmen.
Rev. MI. Kllbridge, OF Chicago, read private
telegram. stating tnat the United Presbyterian
Church, in General Assembly at Columbus, Miss,
had voted to appoint a committee OF conference
with this Assembly. The announcement was re-
ceived with loud applause.
HOME MISSION.
DR.. Dickson, one OF the secretaries OF the Home
board spoke on the subject OF home missions, al
luding to the practical and eloquent manner in
which the members OF the Assembly had re-
sponded IN the morning, when the debt of
growth OF the Church in the last leo years
was dilatcd on. The want OF missionaries in
Kansas, Texas, Arkansas the Indian Territory and
other places was dwelt upon. He spoke warmly IN
favor Of prompt payment to all ministers as the
best policy and wisest economy IN the
end. The whole country, he said in con-
clusion, was crying for more men. The
Church had all along been in favor OF civil and re.
ligious liberty, and the way to maintain It was to
plant more watchmen on the walls OF Zion. The
Gospel Is the only salt which eau save from putre
faction the body polite. the body civil and
the body religious The speaker adverted to
the Iact that in the next few years
the vast number OF Japanese and Chinese which
come 10 these shores will have to be evangeiized,
and the demand Tor missionaries VIII be lar
greater than at present.
Dr.. Eels, OF san Francisco, said the Board was
already doing the work OF board OF foreign
missions on home missionary grounds.
The subject win be resumed on Monday.