The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-05-25
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DOMESTIC NEWS.
Presbyterian General Assembly.

DOMESTIC NEWS.
Presbyterian General Assembly.
NEW YORK, May 24.-The afternoon
and evening sessions of the Pres esbyterian
General Assembly yesterday, we're taken
up almost entirely by the discussion Of
the subject of home missions.
DR.. Musgrsve advocated the plantin
of missions in the south, and said, 81 will
never consent that this church shall be.
come sectional. / protest solemnly
against the phrase Northern Assembly
We are the assembly of the Presbyterian
Church in the United States Of America,
and wherever our flag floats rs the ensign
of our governmental authority, there Is
Our field for operation. For this shall /
say national l would use that word il
it was always rightly understood,
and not supposed to mean q State
church. would say rather let this be
Continental Church, just as our fathers
intended it to be-" Speaking OF his own
desires that the Southern Church could
be brought back, or at least f.aternal re
lstiQns established with that body. and
of the efforts towards q reunion made
by the Assembly in 10, ~ and rs, he
said IL hear of proposition to renew
this thing. 1 believe that our
Church is fully satisfied, and
that our true policy as well
as duty is to be silent. 1t that other
assembly desires 1raternal relations let
them speak, let them answer the reso-
lutions adopted ut Cleveland, and tell
us that with some modification that it
would be satisfactory, but until they act
l think we may take it for gianted that
the door for the present at least Is shut.
If were at the head as l once was OF
the Board Of Mission, should say to my
brethren give me one hundred additional
men and one hundred thousand dollars
additional, and l will guarantee to re-
construct the synod in every Southern
State within eighteen months.
Rev. j +. Hindy took exceptions to
DR.. Musgrove's plan and said the Pres
byterians of the South are earnest
workers and are doing their utmost to
evangelize portions OF the south, which
are without the light OF the Gospel.
Rev. David Wells made speech in
some vim. He advocated q plan of con-
centrating all the force of the church in
evangellzing the great north west and
Rev. j. p. Hendricks added his voice to
the protest, but urged the duty OF an at
tempt to reconcile the brethren OF the
South.
The discussion was continued
throughout the afternoon session
and required in the evening.
when the report and resolutions were
adopted, together with:the supplementary
resolution that it is the duty OF all eur
churches, however feeble, to contribute
annually to the several cases of benltic-
ence represented by the boards and COM
mittees of the General Assembly; that
our ministers and sessions be requested 70
afford them an opportunity.
La the session of the Presbyterian
General Assembly this morning the
,hirty-ninth annual report of the Board
of Foreign missions was taken up. The
report shows the Boards field of labor
which includes the American Indians,
Chinese, Japan, Siam, Africa Syria, Peru
and India and also the Roman Catholic
countries Of our own continent and some
European countries.
Receipts of the Board from all sources
for the wear ending April 30th, $5l7 7,6SS;
expenditures, $5l5,593. The debt OF the
Board April 3Oth, 1875, WAS $S.s2s, 800;
deb: April 80 1876, $3,6ls,79S. Since
April some additional gifts have been
received in special payment OF the debt,
which reduced its amount on the oth OF
Nav to S3,l33,OOO.
A large number of conversions and ad-
dit,uns TO the churches OF the various
MISSIONS we're reported. In India near
ly 5000 children and youths are taught
by missionaries of the Presbyterian
hoard. The work in the eastern coun-
tries has steadily increased The total
number OF foreign missionaries are:
Americans l34, natives 1872; lay teachers,
male and female 627; l69 Americans and
45S nstives. Number OF COMMITMENTS
at the mission is S,56I. -.
The report OF the standing committee
or foreign missions recommends that the
Board be directed to discontinue the
work among the English speaking Jews
and devote the funds TO work on foreign
mission fields and that the board and
gen eral assembly speak to the children
Of Israel. That they go forward IN TINS
work offoreign missions That the ooard
be advised against further retrenchment
and to put forward the work Of evangel,
izing the world. That the board
be directed to devote especial attention 10
the American Indians and to prepare a
protest against the proposed transfer OF
the Indians to the War Department
The report was accepted, and after sa-
dresses the Assembly took recess 70
permit the members to witness the
Brooklyn Sunday School celebration.