The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-05-20

SNnV", was thut!-nNe; contributed by the
school TO ITS own support, Sl,S5l.60. The
iabors OF the Italian mission has been
carried on without material change.
IN the Hreek mission there are ten
laOofers, distributed at Athens, Thessa-
ion'ca, Nolos, and Nanina, and there have
oeen fruitful results. In the mission OF
ChiHa there are l6 laborers. AT the Hang
chow station there are 81 COMMITMENTS,
ana iOO scholars In the Sabbath school; num-
Der OF pupils in the bows day school. l0;
number in the girls school. 3s; books and
tracts sold, S9,G93. At Soochow the total
number OF COMMITMENTS is IG-toial num-
Der OF children under instruction, 40. A
recapitulation Of the entire report gives the
following figures:
Missions; Number Of missions, - num-
Der OF stations and oui-siationS, %.
LdboTerS Employed; Number OF ordained
missionaries. %; number Of physicians, ?;
number 81 female assistants, IS: whole
number OF lahorers from This country. 30:
number Of native preachers, Is: native H.
centiates. 3; number Of native teachers and
other helpers, 81 ; whole number OF labor
erS. log.
Churches Number Of churches. IS:
number Of church-members. a. nearly as
can be aScertaincd. 100; added during the
year. rs nearly rs can be aSccrtaincd, $50.
Educational Department: Number Of
training theological classes. 4; number Of
pupils in the same. 10; neutrality-suspicious.
for boys. 4; number Of pupils in the same,
1870; boarding-Schools for girls, 6 number
of pupils in the same. 100: number OF day
schools. 10; number OF pupils, 200: whole
number OF pupils, rs near as can be asccr-
tanned, 500.
EDUCATION.
The Executive Committee OF Education
reported the whole number Of candidates
recommended 10 the committee for and at
123, as against - last year-an increase Of
s.. OF this number. however, II were
sub-collegiate students. q class hitherto not
aided by the committee BY the action Of
the last Assembly the committee was di-
rected to pay this class Of students $50
each, and this has been done. There re-
main upon our roll 113 reported for college
and seminary. These students come from
IL presbytcrics-C more than were reported
last year.
To these students have been paid the
sum Of S13,6S0, exceeding the payments
OF last year 10y S4,59S.G0. The aggregate
receipts were S13.0242i, exceeding those
% last year by SIPS. Nearly all the
preSbyteries contributed TO the cause.
From miscellaneous sources. g.. con-
trihutions by individuals. legacies. and
amounts repaid by students-waS received
Sl.792.S4. The balance remaining IN the
treasury i S212.44.
The repor; recommends that $4,000 be
raised this year for the cause. but only &C.
tually calls for S2l. 900, and adds:
IT appears u your committee That this
amount could easily be raised in the fol-
lowing way: Let the pTesbytcrioS be class
fled 10y tens. Let the ten strongest pres
byterjeS be urged TO raise 5000 each: the
ten next 70 them in strength. 500; the
next ten, $500; the next $500; the next,
$500. and the last 800. This would az
grcgate S21 200, provided all the prcsbyte-
ries were willing TO enter into the arrange
ment and should raise the amounts asked
OF them. II some should fail in this we
would still have some receipts from miscel-
laneous sources, and some Il the pTeSby-
teries would 20 beyond the small amount
asked Of them
PUBLICATION.
During the year the Executive Commit
tee Of Publication have issued large num-
Der Of Sabbath-school papers, hymn-books.
catechisms. circulars. and lesson-books,
&C.; and the increase in the subscription-list
of the >abbath-school papers, though not as
marked as the year before, has been steady.
The receipts from churches. Sabbath
schools. and individuals were 1854. "a
an increase of S7j4.70 over the previous
year. The receipts from royalties were
s2.lO5.60. The committee have responded
10 all applications from needy churches,
the total net annual donation being SjG2.3G.
The General Assembly having directed the
committee to issue $4,000 OF I per cent.
bonds. SCI. 900 10 be used 10 pay mortgages
standing against the publshing-hOuse,
and the remaining So 900 % De employed aS
capital. the secretary is able 70 report
that the whole $4,000 has been subscribed.
The said mortgages will be paid n direct
ed. and the remaining $4,000 added 10 cash
in hand and bills receivable make, the
available capital for the business Slj,GjS.
Under the head OF benevolent work the re-
port says:
For a period Of six years the Committee
Of Publication have been able TO. do very
little In the work OF gratuitOus distribution
Of our literature, though the need OF il ha-
been and is very urgent. The prospect j.
now opened for the resumption OF this in
portant work. II the churches shall con-
tinue TO contribute the cause in the same
measure as hitherto, 81 least $4,000 per year
can be applied in this direction. which
would be equivalent in the value Of books
distributed. at catalogue prices. TO about
S7.OJ0-m0re than las ever before been
distributed by the committee.
MISCELLANEOUS.
DR.. McIlwaine accepted the presidency
Of Hampden-SldDey College, Virginia, and
petitions were read from various Presby-
teries on the subject Of fraternal relations
with the Northern Church. The sense Of
the Assembly seemed to be in favor OF fra
ternal relations and Christian fellowship,
but opposed 10 any organic union as i'm
practicable, owing to the different manner
Of doing business in the two assemblies.
Cumberland Presbyterian Assembly.
ny telegraph to the Dlspatch.l
NASHVILLE, May 19.-The Cumberland
PRESBYTERIAN General Assembly were en-
gagged during yesterday in receiving and
referring petitions and memorials and
hearing reports. The stated clerk reported
that the revised Confession Of Faith and
4. III -, ,,.s.ror-.I nv "a fafspe