Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-24
The Saratoga assembly.


SARATOGA, May % AT the opening of the
Presbyterian general assembly resolution re-
questing Rev. DIR. Patten not to accept the
invitation to the professorship in England but
to remain here was unanimously adopted.
The mileage committee reported recipits, $780,
237 the estimated expenses will be $4,000
over last year.
The report of the committee on missions for
freedmen was presented. Receipts from church
sources, 1921; from State support fund,
81 ,246. Expenditures on account of missions.
$40, 1850; printing, 1907; officers and Office,
S3,260; Investments $6.120. They have no
debts and $2,573 on hand. There are forty
eight endowed missionaries. of whom thirty
four are colored; nine licentiates; twenty-five
catechists all colored; ffty-eight teachers, of
whom thirty-six are colored; twenty churches
were organized last year; communicates added,
1,215; whole number of COMMITMENTS, 10, 577,-
13l. The Sunday schools have chartered the
university at Charlotte, N. G., Willing ford
academy, Charleston, s. G., and Scotia semi
nary, Concord, N. G. Normal schools at
Chester. Button and Winslow, N. G.
Rev. DR.. Jones, Louisville, and Rev. DR.
Allison, Pittsburgh, addressed the assembly on
the report. DIR. Allison deprecated the at.
tempt to consolidate freedman's matters with
home missions. He said the previous action
of the assembly had given assurance of the
maintenance of freedman's concerns separate,
and contributions have been consequently in
creased to them. They have not been anything
to prejudice the Presbyterian church in the
South, but were welcomed by leading Presby-
terians South.
Rev. Moses A. Hopkins, colored, Yadkiu
presbytery said they asked to have their work
Judged on it's merits, and deprecated all ex-
pressions of pity. Give the colored men their
share of the road as they travel and they would
get along They want a permanent existence
to be put on their manhood He said the idea
that the colored people did not appreciate edu-
Gated ministers was mistake; that he had
preached written sermons once every Sunday.
The people in the community took to Presby-
terianism strongly. They love to turn out to
told how they took hold at his request and
built a new church, which was paid for when
dedicated.
Rev. Mack q. Johnson, Of the colored pres:
bytery of Fairfield, said the people. seemed
anxious to understand Presbyterianism and
embraced it. all that is needed is encourage
ment by sympathy and aid. They don't want
to be carried on the shoulders of the people OF
the North, but just to be taken by the hand as
child is taught to walk. Work had beer
making great progress in the last ten years
The harvest there is great but the laborers few
Rev. Magagor G.. Hawkins. presbytery Of
Cawtawba, colored, in charge of the church
connected with the Scotia seminary, said thai
Presbyterians are getting to be known for thei7
character of morality and knowledge, as the.
hoped to become educated. They are ready tt
join the Presbyterian church. The freedmen
want schools and churches to be planted to
gether, and want every one interested in tn
work to come and see for themselves and the,
will be satisfied.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the afternoon session the subject of put
ting freedmen at work under charge of th
home mission board was discussed at grea
length. The evening session was given up t
the reception of delegates from correspondent
bodies present. They were introduced an
character,