Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-22

journment of the Badger Association
Status of Mission Work as Reported to
the Saratoga Presbyterian Assembly
Action of the Cumberland Assembly
With Reference to Sabbath Dissertation
and Use OF Intoxicating Liquors-NIiscel-
laneous.
Minnesota State sunday-School Con-
uention.
Special Telegram to the Globe.
W1NoNA, May 21.-The State Sunday
school convention met at the Methodist
church this evening, about one hundred dele
gates being present. The address of well
come was delivered by Rev. w. d. Thomas,
of the Presbyterian church of this city.
The regular business of the convention be-
gins tomorrow.
Wisconsin, Sunday School association.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
MADISON, Wis, May 21.-The twentieth
annual session of the Wisconsin Sunday
School association closed its labors to-
night, and adjourned. The en-
rollment committee reported at the
morning session $50 delegates, representing
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elected for the year: President, Elihu Col
Racine treasurer, E. E. Burtly, La Crosse.
This afternoon addresses were given by
President Whitford on 'Sunday school work
as an evangelizing agency by Rev. DR..
Corwin, of Jacksonville. Tonight an ad-
dress of much power was delivered by Presi
dent Merrill, of Ripon college, followed by
DR.. Corwin and others. The session has
been very we'll attended, and much interest
in Sunday schools manifested.
The Saratoga Assembly.
SARATOGA, May 21.-At the opening of
the Presbyterian General assembly to-day the
report on foreign missions was tho special
order Of the day. Receipts for the year,
$429,631 expenditures, $441 1874; deficit,
$15.2C3, which, added to the debt last year,
makes the present debt $62,532. Expenses
reduced at home and abroad at the beginning
of the year, 1925, 1000. The income must be
increased or work contracted. Fortunately,
within few months the large requests of a
we'll known lady becomes available, which
will remove the debt.
MISSION WORK.
The force of ordained missioners at pres
ent: Indian tribes, 3; Chinese in California,
2; in China, 8; Siam, 2; Laos, 3; India,
4, Persia, 6; Syria, Siberia, Chill, Mexico,
each.
Among the Indian tribes there are 1851
communicates, the majority being Nez
Perces. In Mexico there are two missions,
the northern with 5 churches and $50
communicates and the southern with G.
places of meeting, 90 church organizations
and 3,O1O communicates. The mission ut
Bagodo is hourishing. Brazil has Is churches
and 955 communicate, 40 being added last
year. Contributions here $2,533. In Chill
the missionaries are subject to much perse-
cution, yet still have 4 churches with 200
communicates. Western Africa, 2 missions.
Liberia, Gaboon and Corisco, the former 8
stations and 254 commu nicants, the latter
churches, 355 communicates and schools.
Syria is in a very satisfactory condition:
working force lao, churches -, preaching
places &C, communicates ZIG. In Persia
there are Is native pastors, As preachers,
$500 communicates; contribution from here
81 ,5S2. In India there are 8 missions; Lo-
diana has Is churches, 5O4 communicates;
| Furruk Habad, Is churches, 31S members;
Koto Poor churches, GS members there
are IS schools with 5,97O boys and 1876
girls attending. Siam has 4 churches. 1873
members and several large schools. China,
Shontig station, working force SO, members
58S; Pekin, missionaries and helpers a.,
stations ~, members 734 Canton, so
missionaries and assistants, $40 members,
Churches have been established for the
Chinese at San Francisco, Oakland, Sacre-
mento and San Jose, and there are several
hundred church members and Sunday school
scholars. Great good has been done in Pa
pal Europe.
FORM OF GOVERNMENT.
SARATOGA, May 21.-At the afternoon SEES
sion of the assembly Rev. DR.. Wolcott Col
Inns, chairman of the special committee on
representation, read the report. He said il
had been agreed to by a large majority by
mutual concessions. It was to send an over.
ture to the presbyteries to amend section 2
chapter -, of the form of government, BY
making it read, ''each presbytery consisting
of not more than forty eight members shall
send one minister and one elder, and eacf
presbytery consisting of more than forty.
eight ministers shall send two ministers and
two elders, and in the like proportion fol-
every forty eight minister's The section
makes twenty-four the basis of representa-
ton instead of fortSeight. After debat.
the motion to lay the whole subject on thu
the table was defeated, 176 to 252.
Judge Drake moved to indefinitely post
pone the whole subject. The assembly ad
journed without taking vote on Judg'
brakes motion. The evening assembly wa
for addresses by foreign missionaries.
The Cumberland assembly.
MEMPHIS, May 21.-At the session of th
Cumberland Presbyterian assembly, the com
mittee on the state of religion reported a
follows:
We have carefully canvassed this grea
subject. So far as we can learn, the peopl,
are adhering to your excellent standard o
doctrines, but many of them are sadly de
fcient in administration. Your committee
therefore, would respectfully and earnestl
beg you to advise and urge your presbyterie
to see to it that the various sessions unde