New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-05-23
AFTERNOON AND EVENING PROCEEDINGS


In the afternoon, the Rev. DR.. Prime, chair
man of the committee appointed 10 visit Philadelphia
and Iay the resolutions OF the General Assembly in re-
gard 10 closing the Centennial Exhibition on Sunday
before the Centennial Commission, reported that
the committee would have hearing before
the Commission on Wednesday at p. IN. He said
that there W, re obs accs the plan OF having the Gen
eril Assembly appear body before tue Commission
AMI for that reason the Assembly should be represented
az fully rs possible by the Committee lie hoped that all
Of the 10 members would be Philadelphia Wedne5-
day.
The Rev Dr. Brownson then continued his eXrlana-
lions %, the report the union Of Church Suscuaon
with the Board Of Home Missions. lie occupied about
an hour The Rev. W. ". Ercr Of California opposed
the adoption OF the report ami advocated doing away
with the Church su,tentati0n Committee altogether. Tie
idea OF church sustentation came he said from Scotland
and was Gu imposition tine struggling mission
churches OF the West. He urged that the adop-
ton OF the report would DO doing great injustice
IN c missionaries who olcd in the far West TO build up
churches giving them II small pittance In comparison
with the ccrgyInen in the Last. Who had much lighter
oI uIcasauter work to do motion OF the Rev. Dr..
Aiken the secretaries OF the Church SustentaOn Com
mittco and Board Of II me Missions were In
yited to address tie Assembly before the de-
bate closed. The Rev. DR.. Logan OF the Pha-
delpha synod spoke for more than an hour,
in the main favorus the adoption OF the report The
ther discussion ON tine subject 10 minutes FOR each
speaker excepting the two Secretaries The Rev. DR..
Lnds ey asked why the whole matter OF Church susten-
taton could not be- left 10 the discretion OF the Board OF
Home Missions without any Limitation. II 1t could not
be- he said. he preferred the old plan.
The Rev DR.. IL W. Jacobus, former Secretary OF Sus-
tenation said that the Committee sustentaon had
cpdcayored 10 lift from the shoulders OF the Board Of
Home Missions burdens that the latter would
be glad to get rid OF. lie did not Sc"
why there need he any ella hing
OF interests between the Sustenaon Committee and the
Home Board. Their interests were Identical The means
employed might he different and the fields Of labor
like and distant hut both aborcd toward end.
CHURCH BUILDING AND RELIEF OF DISABLED MIN
LISTERS.
During the afternoon the reports Of the Board OF
Church Erection and the Committee OF the Trustees Of
the Assembly the Relief Fund for disabled ministers
and tho wives and orphans OF deceased ministers
circulated among the delegates Extracts from tho for
mcr here given:
% rss REGENTS for the year amount to 25 DIG Dur
ing tile year 1--we received applications formal aud
inIornaD from 200 churches, amounting IN the aggre-
gIte To 81 80 GOO Add TO J;.cse the applications lille
at the beginning OF the year not disposed Of ana II
makes the total Of demand Tt'2loo but Tor tne pres
cred churches 60 undertake Ia BALD, "a they hal
TO R RT a 9S been a @ &Gand rrs %Po
During the year appropriations were made To 1876
churcies amounting IN all u SIO,jOO Add tn these the
30 ON hand but not completed AT the commencement Of
the wear and 1t viii be that the Board bad under
cons,dcion inrinl the last II months the wants Of l75
churches amounting 10 $sJ,990-an average of 1914
10 each church One hundred and twen y-twO churches
have received their appropriations during the year,
amounting sos gu, while i32S9 Remains 10 be paid.
The Board has Jailed in any instance its
earements WHERE the condition, have been fulfilled
since commencement OF 1871, all the church build
ine- erected with the aid OF the Board have been and
now are insured, in sound companies. the
amount of the aid received from the Board. These
policies Of insurance are IN our possession aud Intended
Tor protection Of the given by the Board We
hold to-day policies 10 the amount OF S5i52 so far
We can ascertain, during the year 40 new churches have
been organized With the assistance OF this Board 1856
church buildings have been erected The erection Of
CHEAP houses OF Urship is insisted on.
The substance Of the report the relief fund fol
| lows:
Although the year was closed without mourning any