Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-19
HOME AND FOREIGN MISSIONS.
The Synod of Baltimore Today.
BUSINESS SESSION AND CALL on THE PREsI
DENT,

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The Synod of Baltimore Today.
A BUSINESS SESSION AND A CALL on THE pREs1-
| DENT.
Nearly all the ministers of the Baltimore
| synod of the Presbyterian church filled pulpits
/ in this city yesterday. Last evening" at the
Metropolitan Presbyterian church, Rev. Will
| liam c. Roberts, secretary of the PRESBYTERIAN
| board OF home missions, delivered an address
| Last year, he stated, the board expended
$4,000 more than it received, and over
100000 of the debt then contracted remains
yet on the shoulders Of the board. The board,
however was encouraged by the fact that the
| contributions made by the churches since April
amounted to $4,000 more than the total sum
! OF the contributions of the previous twelve
| months.
When the synod reassembled at the Metro
Rohtan church this morning the moderator,
| Rev. DIR. Bartlett being absent, Rev. MFR. Con-
way was called to the chair. The committee
appointed saturday
TO WAIT UPON THE PRESIDENT
reported that the President would receive the
members of the synod at o'clock this after
| noon. The synod resolved to go to the White
House in body at that hour
Inc committees on reports of the presbyteries
OF Newcastle and Baltimore reported that they
had examined and approved the reports as cor
rect. The special order of the day,
THE SUBJECT OF HOME MISSIONS,
was then taken up and discussed with much
| Interest, the reputed deficiency in the funds of
| the home mission board having reused the
members of the synod to the necessity of doing
something about 1t.
Rev. Mr.. Proudfit urged the desirabilitv of
| engaging synOdical missionary. He moved
that the report made by the committee on
| home missions Saturday be printed for circula-
tion as campaign document, and that the
committee be empowered to employ a synodi-
cal missionary, whose expenses shall be de-
yOlt fov-vy ,fr;l.
church.
Prof Nourse, of this city, spoke at some
Length on the subject, speaking of the uncer-
tainty OF providing the salary by voluntary
contributions, and suggesting that some more
certain means be adopted.
Dr. Chester said that eight years ago the
synod had discussed the question and en-
ployeo missionary. To this DAY that mission
AIRY had not been paid. 1t had been found inn
possible to collect his salary. Dr. Chester and
others suggested that the matter of employing
missionary should be referred to the presby-
terles, as it was impossible to collect the money
unless the project had the entire appreciation of
the presby teries.
One OF the members of the synod opposed
| the proposition to employ a synodical mission
airy. He thought they could accomplish as
much, If not more, by closer organization and q
better grouping of the churches and by some
feei1ng on the part of the pastors that their
| churches.
| sionary was referred to a committee composed
OF Drs Proudft. Winstead and Chester with in
structionS to prepare overture to the presby-
teries on the subject.
DIR. Morrison proposed an overture to the gen.
eral assembly on the subject OF home missions,
suggesting that the work Of evangelization OF
the American Indians be left entirely Ito the
home board.
Mr.. Morrison's resolutions in relation to the
INDIANS said: ut is claimed for our Indian pop
uiatlon that they shall be granted the fran
chises OF citizenship. 1t is, therefore, our judg-
men ana overture to the general assembly
mat the work of the evangeliZation of our
American Indians be committed wholly to the
nome board" The resolutions also recon-
mended and proposed to overture the general
assembly to enlarge the powers of the home
board, that funds may be applied to the sup
port OF evangelistic work in the larger cities
even though no church organization exists.
Ihese resolutions We're rejected, and finally the
report of the home mission committee pre-
serted TO the synod Saturday was adopted.
REPORT OF THE woMAN's COMMITTEE ON HOME
MISSIONS.
An Interesting report on home missions by
the womans committee-Mrs. James NJ. Max
well, Miss Anna l.. Polk and Miss Laura Sum-
derland-was read by Rev. Mr. Jones, and it
was decided to print it in the minutes The re-.
port recommended organizing Women's mis-
sionary societies In the churches: In discussing
this report DR.. Bartlett, who had taken his
chair as moderator, said that to him one of the
saddest things in the home mission report was
the showing made by the ladies of Baltimore
who we're credited with S15 tor the year. He
remarked that the ladies of Baltimore We're
famed for their beauty and piety. He thought
Two Baltimore ministers rose in defense of
baltimore ladies. saying that while there had
been so little contributed in the name of the
ladies' societies, the churches, as bodies, had
contributed generously and generally.
FOREIGN MISSIONS
Rev. T. s. Wynkoop presented a report from
the committee on foreign missions A striking
statement in the report was that in all the mis-
Sion fields the period of organization is past
ana the period OF development has begun-not
<l,ok -
hand, but each nation does, or will soon con-
tain within itself the means of evangelization
Then the work OF foreign missions will be at end;
and all mission work will be home missionwork
The committee recommended that the churches
be urged to make effort to extinguish the
debt of S57, 900 reported by the home mission
board; commended the spirit and zeal of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary societies, and
urged that the cause of foreign missions be pre-
tons. The report was adopted. The report of
the ladies committee on foreign missions made
by Mrs. A. B. Williams, through Justic Drake,
In discussing the subject Rev. George Purves
made stirring speech in reference to the crisis
which the foreign missionary work had met on
account Of the heavy debt which burdened the
board.
The report Of the ladies' committee was &C
cepted and approved.
SYSTEMATIC BENEFIcENcE.
DIR. Nixon, of Wilmington, Del, presented
the report of the committee on systematic be-
neficence. The report recommended that pas
tors be directed to make an earnest effort to
secure an average contribution of at least ten
cents for each member. He thought the synod
of Baltimore should begin a movement to in
sure an income to the board of systematic be-
nef1cence, which the report said was bound to
spread throughout the church.
The report was adopted.
Rev. DIR. Gayley presented a report, which
was adopted, recommending that the com
plants of Rev. w. w. Campbell against the
presbytery of Baltimore, on account of certain
action of that body in its home mission work. be
dismissed.
The synod adjourned few minutes after Q
o'clock until 3 o'clock. The members were en-
tertained at lunch in the basement of the
church by the ladies of the First and Fourth
churches. At 2 o'clock they assembled at the
White House and were received by the Presi-
dent.
District Government Affairs.
CLOSING LATERAL SEWER WORK.
The contractors for the extension of the late
tracts entered into In June and July last Mr.
Owen OHare, one Of the largest contractors
stated to a STAR reporter that he entered upon
his work on the 9th day OF July last, and has
put in between sixteen and seventeen thousand
Hneal feet Of pipe-sewer, varying in size from l2
to "a inches in diameter; also, ITO manhOles of
brick with iron mOuth-frameS and covers, He
will finish his job this week, making them all
complete. He has had no extension Of time nor
has he asked for any. His work was very much
scattered. He commenced in GEORGETOWN and
during the summer has laid sewers in almost
every section Of the city. Others of the con-