The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-28
RELIGIOUS MATTERS.
The Reformed Presbytery of Philadelphia
Admitted to the Presbyterian Church.

The Reformed Presbytery of Philadelphia
Admitted to the Presbyterian Church.
CINCINNATI, May 27.-At the meeting of the
Presbyterian General Assembly, this morning,
the moderator appointed Rev. John Gillespie. of
Elizabeth, N j., as vice moderator The appli-
cation for admission to the Presbyterian Church
by the Reformed Presbytery of Philadelphia was
referred to special committed which reported
in favor of granting the application, and the AS
sembly, by rising and unanimouos vote, adopt
ed the report
The report on the board of home missions was
discussed The committee recommended that
each commissioner represent this interest to
their presbyteries A special collection was pro-
posed as an amendment to the report This was
lost, and the report was adopted.
Rev. DR.. Williamson, a delegate from the Re-
formed Church of America, and Rev DR.. Lortsch,
from the Free Evangelical Church of France,
were introduced.
The committee on foreign Missions through
DR.. Bartlett, of Washington, D. c., presented
their report. TIL receipts for the year were
$699, 983, the expenditures, including a debt of
$4,000 were S757, 635, leaving a debt of $57, 751
Since the treasurer's report was made $1,000
have been raised, The cost of administration of
the board, including printing the reports, the
Home and Foreign Record, and the Foreign Mis-
sionary, is a traction over per cent of the
receipts. DR.. Mitchell, the new secretary of
the board, spoke of its great work, and of the
necessity of increased efforts to carry it forward
At the afternoon session the report of the
foreign missionary board was discussed, and the
Importance of raising the debt of $50 900
was emphasized. At the conclusion of the dis
cussion the following recommendation was
adopted:
Resolved That in view of the statement referring
to the debit our committee urges upon the churches
It's earliest liquidation, by such efforts SHALL in
each case. seem proper to the church trustees.
Mr.. Rankin trustee of the board, said "we
have never met such crisis, save In the year
when we met at Baltimore. The credit of the
board is good, but the church should pay the
debt without applying for accommodation.
The report of the board on publication was
next rendered from which it appeared that the
catalogue of the board contains z, 500 works The
aggregate number of publications, including
tracts and periodicals, was IL, 2S5, 900. The
losses on 1924, 900 in three years was less
than .one-tenth of l per cent The work
also highly commended. 1t employs
107 eolporteurs, who have visited 10000 fami-
lies held 1000 religious meetings and organized
270 Sabbath schools. Over $75 900 was spent in
this work last year. and $40, is asked for the
coming year. The board was recommended to
publish cheaper editions of its books especially
those for use in Sabbath schools.
An important foreign missionary meeting was
held this evening at the Odeon. Dr. W. p
Breed, of Philadelphia, presided, and addresses
missionary in Canton China; Rev. Gerald T.
Dale. of Zahleh, Syria; w. c. Alexander D. D.,
of the Theological seminary of San Francisco
and J. FL. Barrows, D. d.. of Chicago.