The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-25
PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
YoRxIoN MISSION INTERESTS OF TEE CHURCH
REPORTS AND DIscussIoNs-MAss MEETING

FOREIGN MISSION INTERESTS OF TIE CHURCH
REPORTS AND DrscussIoNs-MAss MEETING
LAST EVENING
Al the opening OF the session yesterday morning
motion was made that the devoted prayer
and praise under the direction or the Moderator The
motion was not sustained
The standing Committee on Foreign Missions
ported that the Board has missions In Africa, China
siam, India, Persia, Syria and parts Of Europe and
islands OF the sea II has its missionaries also Mex
leo Brazil Chill and other countries OF Central and
South America
The receipts OF the Board from all sources for the
year ending April 80 have been $5l7 0ss 60 tho OK
penditure, s5i5,593 81 The debt OF the Board on
April so. 1875, was s3s,2s3 The debt on
April 80, 1915, was $50 1877 o. This statement shows
that the income Of tho Board exceeded tho expendi-
lures proper Of the year by the sum Of ,o95 OF.
In the missions among the Indian tribes OF this Con-
tinent there 1906 communicates and 2S3 pupils in
their day and Sunday schools In
THE MISSIONS IN MExrco
the communicates number 2 800 and 40 pupils are In
the schools In south America there arc III commu-
nicants and 4o2 pupils; in Africa Asa communicates,
PSI pupils; In ASIA 100 members. 1910 pupils the
mission schools; In Siam, 90 members, l04 pupils; In
China, l.155 members, 7Sl pupils, not including tho
missions TO tho Chinese In California In Japan the
communicates number 1ls and the scholars 1885, in
Persia 7G0 members, l02 pupils; Syria 49s men,
bcrs and ,2s2 pupils. The committee suggest that
is time the Church gave this average OF
cent for each baptized person in the Church 1t
ommends also the establishment OF womcn's boards OF
foreign missions within the bounds OF Prcsbytcry
Every church should be required to contribute to this
cause; monthly concerts should be sustained and mis-
sonary conventions held. More than 1000 churches
In this Assembly Ind not given this cause.
The committee suggest that tho missions 10 En- gsh
speaking Jews In the United States be discontinued
and the money DO expended in other field. The
missions among the North American Indians should
% Us specdy as possible, tnas THIS race
do not out without having heard the Gospel The
committee, In this connection, also ask tho Board Of
Foreign Missions to protest against the transfer OF tho
indians rom the Interior to the War Department OF
the government Such transfer, they say, would be
unjust and cruel Drs. Lowery and Rankin. Secrc-
taries OF tho Bonrd addressed tho Assembly IN q very
hopeful tor the present and prospective condi
ton OF foreign missions The venerable Dr. Simeon
CaIhoun of Syria also addressed tho Assembly tho
question For forty no has resided In the Turkish
Empire and thirty-two Of those years on
THE GooDLY LEBANON,
whence he can see the chief places OF note mentioned
IN New Testament Scripture. When he went there
the land was dark. You could not lind woman IN all
that land who could read. Now they have churches in
Galilec Lebanon and other places and the trustee
OF this Board he holds the decus for sixteen parcels OF
land including one in Jerusalem, adjacent to the tomb
OF David. Thirty years ago he founded seminary
In tho village Of Arbm whore he resides, for the tram
ing OF young men as teachers and preachers in tho
Arabic tongue. They have had pupils there from Sdon
and Gace and Nazareth, &C. and these have gone out
teach and preach the Gospel Christ among other
denominations than the Presbyterian. They give one
hour day to the study OF the Bible. and they do it
without dictionary or concordance.
Dr. Calhoun read extracts from letters of missionaries
in tho Sandwich Islands and from Dr. Jessup laboring
among the Marontes and giving account Of rclig-
ious awak enings in those fields.
DR.. George w, Coan, OF Oroomiah Persia, who has
been twenty in that country addressed tho
Assembly on his work in that land. The only paper
published IN all Persia issued from his mission
monthly. He superintonds the native churches and
PASTORS directs schools for teachers and books
and tracts NC, for the press and the people, During
the famine there recently $4,000 passed through his
hands, the British Minister and Sir Moses Montehore
sending large sums to be distributed by him and his
Christian hclpcrs and not dollar misappropri-
atcd He hoped no such word as retrenchment would
DO sent to that country The Assembly then adjourned
till evening, when addresses made on this general
subject by Rcvs Chanbcrlin, of Brazil; Lindsey. OF
Oregon; Lowery, secretary of the Foreign Comnftce,
and Others; but, the question could not be finished
II was agreed to hold public meeting the Taber-
naclc next Sunday evening in this interest The mis-
sions among the American Indians will be considered
this morning
The relation of the Presbyterian Church to the Cor
mans will be considered Friday representatives
from corresponding bodies will be received this even
ing