Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-06-30

o yoor opinion for the guidsuce Of tbe
Exeeafise Oomuittes in the year e.,-
i Fsrs.-Thss ss nas.sr Of eoui,v xu
s.s.zses Be paid - promised ansil ihey
| sssond-That to aid in Ies.eaiu. IA.
oifecs appropriation. cur missionaries
oe requested % raise from fifteen 10
tsfnsy per cent. OF their appropriations
on their own nslds. marking saoh re-
csipts Special Fund" in their qaarter-
" reports, TO prevent these sums being
eo1ntea 10 gro rata appropriations.
.nifd Il nAs each church oe mission
Had Dc rsqaifed 30 reduee the amoant
asked for aid at least sgeusy per eeps
sndsasoring either by incrsased activity
o. by the association sf adiaeent sts-
Hons 70 secure tbs full amount for The
missionary.
Feurth-That In order 10 care for the
greatest nn@ber of fflds with The least
expense, q general missionary be an
pointed at salary NOE 10 exceed 1890.
ne 70 pay all travelling expenses and re-
port all reeeipss 20 the mission treasury,
Fnth-E That ksv. A. b. Banks, by his |
veil known suoeees as pastor and evar- !
Reiist, seems we'll fitted for the work |
nov demanded Of q general missionary |
IN organizing revival efforts, grouping |
pastoral fields and preparing weak /
ohufchss tnF PASTORAL settlement.
eixta- f1af to promote the tsusst |
nissisn spirit IN eli paris Of oar field, /
Interested. Intelligent laymen be elected /
from various sections a. members OF /
the COMMITTEES, leaviaR the ministry
more compietsiy 70 spiritual work, and /
that no psrson having an appointments /
shall ct the same time serve on the
COMMITTEES.
Numbsr Z. pertaining 10 increase of
sppfupriation. was stricken out as IT.
relevant, she HDnle Mi@ionsry Society l
having given better terms than asked.
Numoef vas stricken out for same
reason.
Ninth-Thas it should ever be the
policy of our Excessive Committee 70
promote the truese iRdependerce and /
most healthy Rrowsh by making appro-
priati0ne only TO churches IN general
harmony ano1e themselves. and 10 re-
quirs gradual reduction Of all appro.
pffatssns FROM year 20 year.
Tenth-That We welcome With earn. L
est prayers and hearty cooperation the
ksv. A. r. Graves, whose iabsrs a. an
evangelist have been 90 siRnaliy blest in
Eastern Washington and in other parts
OF the United States, and recommend
oar General Missionary 20 prepare for
his work In each Of eur churches In
saeh order and time as may seem TO.
the common COED.
Eissenth-That Ee gladly invite our
gifted and earnest brothsr, Z. q.
Wheeler, Sunday School Missionary
from tbs American Baptist Pubiication
Socisty. 20 visit the different portious
Of 9ur fieid. and t5 arrange q Sunday
School Convention an the early a0iumn,
ai some central point.
Tsslfth- fnat solicitors for home
missions be appointed In each church,
10 secure quarterly collections for hone
mission, aud that We remenabsr with
regular gifts and daily prayers the mis-
sion work 20 which We owe % large q
SHARE OF our Christian strength.
] 1hirteenth-Rh That our Ex. cutive Com
mittee be reqaested 10 uss their best
efforts TO secure an Alaskan mission
now offered at saian expense through
The AID Of TIE Govsrnment and 40 pro-
posed by the Home Mission Socissy.
Ito this the Associstion, BY nnani-
nous vote, added the following amend
ment: And that, understanding Rev. y.
A. Wirth Of Seattle to be considering
the matter Of taking charge OF sach
school II the details can be satisfactorily
We express onr high apprecia-
ten Of the Christian character. minis
teriai and educational ntnsss Of Rev.
j. A. Wirth for snch work, and express
par belief that, should she mission be
to his charge. the Society
will ind In hi@ man Of sterling worth Z
snd frugal habits, in whom they oan
repoae confidence for the careful and Z
faithful management of the mission
under their direction"
fourtesnsh-r That Puyailup, LsCen-
ner and MhatcOm deserve aid Ia sst-
Hing pastors as the earliest practicable
aate, until which time 9e favor psriedi-
sal Waits from the General Missionary. {
d. J. PIKRcs, Chairman,
h. 3. 9EExsK Treasurer,
J. A. WnTH, Secretary,
@. W. TRAvKn.
b. N. L. DAVIS,
Puget SQUAD Executive Home Mission
Oonmittee.
rhe report was then unani aousiy
adopted ss whole.