The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-26
The Churches.


the Reformed Presbyterian church of North
America .reconvened i'll Allegheny City this
| morning.
DR. r. NJ. Somerville, Of New York, presented
the synod with the board of trustees report
| which showed the church to be in prosper
| Gus condition financially and otherwise The
report was referred 10 the finance committee
Rev. j. b, Williams, of New York. read a
| paper ON the subject of @Signs of the Times
| The speaker asserted that alcohol was king in
| this country, and that nihilism alcoholism
and communism were, to large extent COM
| bmlng their forces for the purpose of
combating religion He claimed that God was
| furnishing various portions of the country by
7 cyclones for these evils He suggested that
| there be days of earnest fasting and PRAYER
that the church might more successfully com
Dat these growing evils Upon concluding the
reading, tue subject was taken up and dis
cussed at length
The following delegates to the Pan-Presby
terian alliance, to be held in Belfast Ireland
next u ly, were then chosen: Rev ID. Meal
lister Walton, of New York; Rev John I4ynd
Elders M nj. Henry aud Henry O'Neiii Alter
mates, Rev. DR. Gregg, of New York, and Rev.
Carlisle, of Newburg, New York; Elders Wal
ter Miller and David Gregg, OF Allegheny
City.
THE UNITED PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY
PTTTsBURG, May 25.-The general
assembly of the united Presbyterian church
met this morning, but the session was princi-
pally occupied by religious exercises special
thanksgiving services being held on the sue
cess OF the quarter centennial, and thanks of |
ferIng movement.
THE gAPTTsTs.
SARATOGA, Nav 25.-At the sixty |
ninth anniversary of the Baptist missionary |
Union the following officers were elected: |
President, Rev George Dana Boardman, B. A. |
of Pa; vice presidents, Hon. j. Warren Mer-
rill, of Mass, and Hon Charles l. Colby of
Wis. recording secretary, Rev. H. s. Burrage
of Maine
The secretary annual report gives the re-
ceipts at S3l6,S06 The union maiotains 100
missionaries, l,364 native preachers 1,o75
churches; these have 1o2, 145 members In
16s2. 1865 We're baptized, :, 29S more than the
year before. The mission sta lions are Bur
mah Assam, China, Japan, India Siam and
Europe
Rev Mr. Downey. of the FelrIep misa,an
said the results among his people were the |
most wonderful in the history of mission
aries, ana that 200 were baptized there this
year.
A remarkable scene here occurred Rev. f.
A. douglass arose to speak, and DR. ssBoardman
said, Did you authorize that statement eharg-
ing dishonesty against officials of this society ~
No. Mr.. Douglass asked to read .
a statement and said Il deeply regret 30 ap
p pew to have used unwarrantabie language. !.
aud ask forgiveness OF God and yon all
Houf missionaries. under appointment to {
ASIA, We're presented aud appiauded
THE NORTHERN PaEsBYTERIANs. 1
SARATOGA, May 25-The gene ral as s
sembiy opened with prayer by Rev DIR. cid
Ian, of Gil Aiana.L
Howard Crosby, from special committee, I
reported as follows: %The committee to whom |
was committed the resolution relative TO hear I
ing the deiiveranee of last years assembly ON
behalf of fraternal relations with the southern
church, respectfully report that fraternal re- {
atons have been happily established between
the two assemblies on the basis of the with '
travail of all imputatons that may have been z
made officially from either side against the
christian character OF the other and that no 9
Inrther action is necessary" Adopted J !
A report from the board of church erection 1
Was read by Rev. DR.. Ewing. The receipts | &
rom all sources during the year were $lUq 0J0 | a
and the applications for aid from 500 churches Il
ssklns for s3U4, l0o Aid was extended to 2I5 v
snuFehes IN the aggregate sum of $I0A4O | b
churches injured or lost by fire during the n
rear TO the extent of $104 400 Insurance. /,
zed s5O.4o1 The board asks for $40, GOO the \