New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-24
THE PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
TIE SUBJECT OF HOME MISSIONS CONSIDERED
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TIE SUBJECT OF HOME MISSIONS CONSIDERED
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SPRINGFIELD, H., May 23.-The subject OF
Home Missions considered to-day OF the iresDy'e
rian General Assembly. DR.. c. L. Thompson presenter
lon renor from the committee appointed TO examine
the report Of the Board OF Home Missions during tno
wear 1903 missionaries preached the Gospel In 3'ooo
naces and Organized 1876 Sunday schools 153 churches
were Organized and there increase In member
shin Of 4s persons. The work in the West "a adVanc
ing and the committee thinks that line OF school
houses and mission stations from Idaho to Arizona Wouu
solve the Mormon question more rapidly than would a
line OF soldiers and volumes OF legislation. work OF
great magnitude will be undertaken this year and the
committee recommends the appropriation o. S1OO,OOO
for that purpose The Rev. Alfred Woman, d. d., was
recommended Is the Of DIR. W. C. Roberts, re-
signed.
The report Of the Special Committee on Home MISSIONS
ADMITTED Yesterday up for consideration "a the
special order Judge strong and Dr. Dickey argued III
favor OF the majority report insisting that the only di-
,ercnce Of opinon between the majority and the minority
WAS in regard to selection OF the missionary DE- brgsS
made strong speech in favor OF the minority report
His chief objection to the first principle presented
nv the majority argued that it was subyersve OF
the constitution and in fact making an inferior
power OF the church Judge Williams offered an amend
mont which made the first principle read that
| &" "a the Prcsbvtcry belongs primarily the con-
| s,itutfonol power To direct the work"
DIT Niccola Of Louis said that the majority did not
seek make the Prrsbytery more powIrb t oth tLf
| tho amendment recognition OF them Dr Dhr!lnS,
rcd y. Of Hamilton college argued against the prn-
ri ,h, Tlyed in the majority report, which he said
meant that the Prebvt ~ had exclusive power oNor o
ufssonarv work within it, bounds. and was uncOhsti-
toro Or Drkev started 10 reply, and was saying mat
thr charges against Board We're more serious imam
| many supposed when ne was called TO order oy inc
Moderator and was requested to cOnnne Ills REMARKS 10
! the coustitutionaiity OF the report; -, . l., ,.o
Both reports except the parts which are In harmony
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report 10 the General Assembly, me Noe ocIuR 90
TO go From the discussion and the display oil appalse
H. evident that the assembly was nearly evenly d.
vded on the questions. Ine in ced M and
edmpfcd Tonight puolc meeting IN me interest OF
home missions was held ut the Second PresOy terlan
! Church Or. John Hall, OF NeN-l Ork Piesldeal a.,
| several committees submitted reports YESTERDAY
% he condition OF schools and mssio 10 be most
cnroura ging Daring the last year Fpoto' - Was *
pS66dns9o ho %onni Of The wear before notaoe fact
i'm tie report that 1868 inalnri9 pi ~
,% Ivbe onlr 10 on: OF tn 80 churches for colored
people failed. There are IN the sou'n lp9 -, ~ re- d
| rrolorrd people, with memberships l-,lpO lhere
are SO schools with 6,OSS scholars uree Guar tcrei III
srituiions with 967 students; two M TWO
bort by the fund collected by the committee OH freeu
men strong Of tho United states Supreme Court. sub
tcd the report OF the majority Of the Special commit
Tee on tie Relations Of the Board OF nye Hl,s,os.
nr.sssd last March meeting haNlhS 3eSH h'u vi hty
10 lomake the changes Ihr hr't anu nun p,f
,r.aItqt o,nesfion ~. first that to the PresDy-
fcrv belongs the constitutional power to direct the WORK
of nome missions within its bounds differing rom the
f,-Icr r ion in the sub su,uti0n Of the w0rl " con
! .tfutiou. " Tor supreme The fith plnclpe lays
down the rule that the Board shall not in ordinary cases
monJrd by a Prcsbytcry except for want OF Iuhds.
Dr Toves OF Evanston H. presented the report OF me
mnority II declares that the report OF the commit
revolutionary and unconstitutional II Il GAINED tIa'
the adoption Of the hist principle woud inA3 me
byterv superior to u General Assembly lherc arc
400 con grega ions that asHistcd by Tue Gehtl Az
smDlv bIt under rule that Is sought TO on aGopteu
fhc BOARD OF Missions could not examine INTO tue "hhts
OF auv OF them. The minority members see holhg only
disaster IN the adoption % the m Jorily report -
Or f. r. Craven presented the maj report Oh the ,On
roitfer ON The Revision OF the Book or Discipline lhl'
matter rhat has been before the General Assembly oi
several years. DR.. West presented his minority rePor
,cIcp il An ube discussion OF the principles lnNONeh
mi. matter will be considered Thursday aIternOOn
The reception of the majority aud minority reports Ol
| publication pied the rest or the Jay