The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-23

EENASJkU "
Navy-Report Of the Committed
on Foreign lIissions-A Deficit
OF sa7,329 20 In Last Years
Operations.
PrrrsBuReH, Pa, May 22.-Ths Pres.
byterian General Assembly met at nine
o'clock this morning.
Rev. Fulton presented paper setting
forth the representative position Of our
United States naval officers, their emf.
ment social rank and their International
religious influence, when decisiyely
Christian, make 1t matter Of the first
Importance that the cadets in course oi
training 10 the naval academy at Annap-
oils who have gone from Presbyterian
families be kept under Presbyterian su-
pervision and be not through neglee!
lost to our denomination.
Rssolped, That the Assembly urgently
request Presbyterian parents who may
have sons in the Naval Academy, and all
pastors and sessions Of congregations
from which they may have gone, to watch
with special solicitude over their religi-
GUS associations. Referred TO 4 commit.
tee.
The Moderator announced the Com.
mittee on Correspondence With the
Church OF Scotland, as follow: Rev. +.
F. Hatfield, D. D., Rev. VIM. NJ. Rextonl
n n and EIdar Ralknan.
The order Of the day, viz: The recep'
ton Of the reports Of the COMMITTEES on
Foreign Missions, was here introduced
The report was read BY Rev. DR.
6. s. Morris, Of Cincinnati, Chair
man. The report shows that the
receipts Of The Board from all sources
have been S463,35 66. Expenditures
s5l1, ,ls0 %, including the debt OF si3,'
O32 90 at the end Of llat year. Early In
this year, the gift Of $50, 900 by Mrs. Jno
@. Green, extinguished the debt and leti
nearly $1,000 toward the current expen
ses. Knowing that the country was stil! IL
4 depressed pecuniary condition which
was likely to effect severely the income ol
the Board, ils expenses ct home anG
abroad were carefully scrutinized, ant
its whole work was conducted 60 a tt
guard against the recurrence Of another
debt II Ii therefore with unusual regret
that the Board has to report deficiency
Al the end OF the year OF no less . sun
than S47, ,s29 %. This deficiency did mo-
occur In the gifts ot the women OF The
Church through their auxiliary board'
and societies, for their donations ar
about the same amount given BY them In
the preceding year. II is believed tha
in no former year Of the history Of mis-.
sions wac there greater sell denial ans
more noble liberality displayed in theil
support, but in far too many instances
through the want OF consideration, ctiet
ly, no support has been given, and grea
embarrassment is the result.
The report brought forth considerable
discussion.
Rey. Lorrey said the most important
question to be- settled is the one OF policy
Shall the Board 70 forward or ahall !
retreat. In the face Of debt OF forty
seven thousand dollars, . deficit Of $50 l00
10 the contributions and the depression al
over the country, what oughtto be done
There are grounds 10 anticipate that bette
times are coming, when the ability OF th
church TO give to all the beneh
cent purposes will be corresponding!
increased. While 2,7ss churches CON
tributed 10 the cause Sl23 on a
average, not less than 1854 o
As per cent Of the whole number made q
contribution. II the churches would ad
but 10 per cent TO the present receipa n
reduction In the work would be required
| II they would add 20 per cent the entir
debt can be paid and the great work G
on without embarrassment The tim
will soon come when In the remotest pal
ish Of the land the people will be educate
By all practicable methods into prayerfu
and generous sympathy with the momer
tous work Of missions.
| AFTERNOON SESSION..
Report Of the Committee on churcl
Erection was read, from which Il appear
that aid hn been rendered TO IL
churches scattered over % States an
Territories. Three thousand and tRent
churches are altogether delinquent in cor
tributionS 10 the extension fund, and d
contributions for said fund were 800
less than the snm reported year agt
The report Of the committee was accepte
and all 'ih recommendations adopted.
The Committee on Reduced Represen
tation submitted their report.
After some remarks BY DR.. Patterson
chairman Of the committee, In support {
the plans offered, the consideration Of u
report Was made the special order 10
, Saturday next At 10 o'clock.
Alter the dlsposal Of several itemI {