Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-24
The Sa,.atogo Assembly.


SARATOGA, May 22-At the opening of the
questing Rev. DR.. Patten not to accept the
invitation to the professorship in England but
to remain here was unanimously adopted.
The mileage committee reported recipits, &c.,
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, $50, 92l; from State support fund,
$4,246. Expenditures on account of missions,
sac, 1850; printing, 1907; officers and Office,
$3.50; Investments S6.12O. They have no
debts and s2,57s 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
we're organized last year; communicates added,
1,215; whole number of COMMITMENTS, 10,577,-
131. The Sunday schools have chartered the
university at Charlotte, N. c., Willing ford
academy, Charleston. 8. c.. and Scotia semi
nary, Concord, N. G. Normal schools at
Chester, Button and Winslow. N. @.
Rev. DIR. 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 we're welcomed by leading Freshly
terians South.
Rev. Moses A. Hopkins, colored, Yadkin
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-
church and are trying to learn to read. he
told how they took hold at his request and
built a new church, which was paid for when
dedicated.
Rev. Mack G. johnson, OF the colored pres
bytery of Fairfield said the people seemed
anxious to understand Presbyteriapism 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
a child is taught to walk. Work had been
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 that
Presbyterians are getting to be known for their
character of morality and knowledge, they
hoped to become educated. They are ready to
Join the Presbyterian church. The freedmen
want schools and churches to be planted to-
gether, aud want every one interested in the
work to come and see for themselves and they
will be satisfied.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the afternoon session the subject of put
ting freedmen at work under charge of the
home mission board was discussed at great
length. The evening session was given up to
the reception of delegates from corresponding
bodies present. They were introduced and
made brief addresses, mostly of a fraternal
character.