The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-23
Fraternai Greetings Exchanged with Various
Other Bodies of Religionists in
Session.
The Baptist Bible Convention Meets
ut Saratoga.
Heated Discussion Over the Bible So
ciety Questionable Lutheran General
Synod AdjOurns.
THE PREsBYTERIANs

Fraternal Greetings Home Missions and
Their Needs Considered.
SARATOGA, My, May 22-The General Assem-
bly, opened, and the appeal OF DR.. W. Mclean,
from the steubenrilla presbytery, suspeuding
him from the ministry for heresy, was laid aside
Temporarily.
Rev. DIR. Geo. d. Baker read the animal report
of the board of home missions. There is a great
field for work beyond the Mississippi. among
the Indians, Mormons. Spanish speaking people
and along the Northern and Southern Pacific
railroads and Alaska. One thousand three hun
ared and eigh;y-sevsn missi' naries are support
ed by the board. and 1873 teachers by women
auxiliary societies. The report recommends
the General Assembly to ask psstors ana ses-
siOns Of churches to raise $780, 900 for the i'm
perative wants of the board the coming year.
The receipts last year were $50, 900
Rev DIR. Henry Kendall, secretary of the board
Of home missions. followed in a lengthy address,
describing The field OF labor and the work accom-
Plished and what now confronts the board The
report was adopted, after being amended nv
striking ont recommendation that President
Arthur and the Secretary of the Inferior he
asked 10 estahlsn owl government IN Alaska,
and 70 grant aid to schools established there by
the board.
The report of the committee on church polity
was made the second order for Thursday morn
ing.
telegram was received as follows.
NASHVILLE, May %.
ITO the General Assembly of the Presbyterian
'Frhe General Assembly, of the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church sends Christian greetiug.
and wishes all peace and prosperity in the work.
John FRlZZEL Stated Clerk"
The following answer was sent:
SARATOGA, N. Y, May 90.
ITO the General Assembly Of the Cumberland Pras-
byterian Church, Nashville, Tenn:
"rhe General Assembly of the Presbyterian
church OF the United States OF America responds
cordially 10 your Christian greeting. See I'd
"E. F. HATFIELD, Moderator"
Rev. Charles f DiekeF, in the aAsenee Of
Judge William Srrong, chairman OF thr delegates
to the Southern General Assembly, read the re-
port OF the special committee on the relations of
the board OF home misSl"ns to the presbyseries.
His work hogan in 1880 by the oYePtures 0t
Beventeen prrenytefits one synod asking the
General Assembly to deAae the apsratiana Of
the hoard pf home missions and presbytePirs
follows;
work Of nome missions shoud he carried on in
harmony with the presbytery. Second.
the hoard sh"na not decline to grant
prrshyteries, unless. after view of the whole
Held, there is not sufficient funds. Third the
board should not commission pastors Of mission
churches, hut issue to the preshyfeTy the
amount paid TO The missionary. Faurb, synOdi-
cal missionaries are only to he appointed hy
Eynods. FifIh. no missionary church 10 he organ
ICED within the hounds of "a preshytery without
It's consent: Sixth, each synod shall appoint a
home missionary committee TO ascertain the
whole number of church,s and missions needing
aid In its hounds, and equaizs the salaries of
missinparies."
In conclusion. the committee Judges that M
action is desirable their part respecting a
plan of snstenta;ian. The report WAS accepted
and made the first order for Thursday after
noon.
The apneal case ri Rev. DR.. W. W. Mclean. of
the StenhPuvile, o., Presbyiery- suspending
him FROM the ministry for heresy contained in
his book, the Judiciary committee reeomme ed
that the matter be referred to the Ohio synod for
action.
The viva voca vote close, that the
moderator could not decide; division WAS
dered and the report not received, 222 to 233
A morton to refer the matter to "a committee of
eight elprgymen and seven elders TO examine
and report 10 the General Assembly was post
poned By the expiration of the hour.