Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-23
Pr0SbyterianS and EaptistS Wig.
OrOuSly Paving the Straight
and Narrow Way.
Che Former Define the Position
Of the Home Mission
ary Board,
While the Latter Assail tn,
Work Of tha American
Bible Society,
And Decide to Start an Institution
ef Their Own.
1ho PreNbytertaus,

Special Dispatch to TnR BRE.
SARATOGA, May 22-The general
assembly opened with prayer by Rev.
Dr.. Brsuns, of Buffalo. Rev. DR..
Geo. d Baker read the annual report
of ths board OF HON missions. There
is o great field for work beyond the
Mississippi, among the Indians, Nor
mons, Spanish speaking people and
along the Northern aud Southern
Pacific railways and Alaska. There
are l, 3S7 missionaries supported by
the board and 1913 teachers by women
auxiliary societies. The report recon.
mends the general assembly to ask
from pastors and sessions of churches
to raise 5000 COO for the imperative
wants of the coming year. The re-
oeipts last year were 1904 900.
Raw. DR.. Henry Kendall, secretary
of the board of home missions,
followed in a lengthy address describ
ing the field of labor and work
accomplished, and what confrouts
the board. The report was adopted,
after being amended by striking out
the recommendation that President
Arthur and the secretary of the inte-
rior be asked to establish q civil gov.
eminent In Alaska, and to grant aid
to schools established there by the
board.
Rev. Char. es e. Die key, In the alb.
sence of Judge VIM Strong, chair.
man, rs delegate to the southern gen.
eral assembly, road the report Of the
special committee on the relations Of
the board of home missions to pres.-
byteries. This work bsgsn In 1880
by the overtures of seventeen pres.
byteries and one synod, asking the
general assembly to define tho opera
tions of the board of home missions
and presbyteries. The committee
unanimously agreed upon a report as
follows:
l Within the bounds of preeby.
%teries, the work of home missions
should be c'caied on In harmony with
the preshytery.
2 The board should not decline to
grant an appropriation asked for by
prebbyteries, %unless, after a view Of
the whole fisld, thsse Is not suffi client
funds.
3. The board should NO ,o7,mi,sisn
pastors OF mission churches but Issue
to tho presbytery the amount paid to
the missionary.
4 Synodical missionaries only to be
appointed by synods.
B Nc missionary church to be or
garized within the bounds of o pres
bytery without it's consent.
6 Each synod shall appoint a home
missionary committee to ascertain the
whole number Of churches and mis-.
sions needing aid In It's bounds, and
equaliz, the salaries of missionaries.
In conclusion the committee ju6gos
40 action Ia desirable ON their part re.
upecting the plan Of sussentation.
The report was accepted and made
frat order for Thursdny afternoon.
Baptist Aupivsrsaries.
Special Dispatch to The BEE.
SARATOGA, May 22.-The national
Baptist anniversaries began to-day
The bible convention assembled at 10
a. m, j. L, Howard, of Connecticut,
moderator, and Raw. q. Gsinpell,
D. d., of M chigan, secretary. Dr..
Griffith stated tho object of the con.
vention was a determination by the
Baptlsts of the United States to know
how their bible aud missionary work
shall be done. The question for de.
bate was, SD the Baptists need q
distinctive bible society," DR.. John
W. Sales, of Nav Jersey, said fealty
to G ID makes a distinct society neces.
sary. The Bsptists have everything
to do In making and bringing about a
revised bible, because of the indefinite
views Of a large number.
Rev. DE- Lsmuel Noes, of Indiana,
said the proposition was one of bust.
ness. They did not need a distinctive
society; that 1t should be left to the
American BILE society of New York.
O. Osborn, of Massachusetts,, spoke
upon economy in Bible work. He
stated the publication society had OK.
pended ninety.six per cent of its re-
ceipts in Bible distribution, but that
the American and foreign Bible SC
clety, which many wanted to close up,
had expended SO per cent for Office
work, and bnt IA for Bible work. Il
had made Bible grants of but three per
cent of its income.
DIR. Paillip Schaff, Presby terisu,
and q member of the existing commit
tee on Bible revision, was present dur.
Ing the debate.
At the evening session discussion
confined and the interest of a crowded
house sustained. Finally resolutions
were unanimously passed in favor of
a distinctive society.
Raw. Dr.. Howard Osgood, of the
Rochester theological seminary, said
the treatment received from the
American bible society no self.re.
speeding Baptist could sustain any re.
lstions With 1t. The plan by which
the work will be done will be decided
tomorrow.