St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-20
MINNEAPOLIS EVENTS.
The Presbyterian General Assembly to
Begin Its Ten Days Session This
Morning.
Philo Remington Creates Surprise by Max
ing an Assignment-The Gill
more Concerts.
Committee of the Chamber of Com
merce Says That 1t Finds No
Hidden Wheat.
Close of the State Homeopathists' In
stitute--The Locomotive Fire
mems Ball.
THE PREsBYTERIANS.
Meeting of the General Assembly,
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THE PRESBYTERIANS
Meeting of the General Assembly,
The Arrangements, Etc.
The Presbyterian general assembly of the
United States this morning commences
ten days session at Westminster church,
and will be called to order at II o'clock by
Rev. Z. r. Craven of Newark, n. D., the
retiring moderator. who will deliver the
opening sermon. In the afternoon mod
orator will be elected, and i'll the evening
the sacrament will be administered. The
program for the following days will not be
made up until after the appointment OF
committees, ETC. The committee on ar
engagements, however, have recommended
the following popular meetings:
Friday, May p, a meeting i'll the interest OF
the Sabbath SCHOOL, Monday evening, May "a,
Missions Among the Freedmen; Tuesday
evening, May %. Home Missions; w Wednesday
evening, May &c, Foreign Missions; Friday
evening, May IS, Temperance Cause.
The reports of standing committees will
be as follows:
Ministerial Relief. Saturday, 10 Il. m;
Freedmen, Monday, 10 a. H.. Aid for Colleges
and Academies, Tuesday, p. M; Foreign
Missions, Wednesday, 10 a. M; Publications,
Wednesday, 3 p. m; Education, second Tues
day. 10 i. IN; Church Erection, second Thurs
day, SIP. H.; Benevolence, second Friday, II
9. m; Temperance, second Friday 3 p.
Saturday the commissioners will visit
Manchester college and st. Paul. Next
Thursday evening Il concert will be given.
WESTMINSTER CHURCH
has been arranged as conveniently as posi-
bic for the accommodation of the commits
sioners and spectators. The church will
seat 1900 people in its auditorium COM
fortaby. but is capable of accommodating
l, 500 if necessary. The seats on the main
floor will be given to the commissioners.
who, it is apprehended will number about
500. The pulpit will be removed so as to
provide an ample platform tor presid-
ing officers and speakers. The lecture
room on the first floor will be turned
over to the use of committees, the various
alcoves being appropriately labeled. A post
office is also provided and a display of
books is made by the Presbyterian board of
publication.
THE ELECTION OF A MODERATOR
this afternoon will create considerable in
terest. The candidates so far as known are
DR.. Elliott E. Swift of Allegheny, who at
the last assembly declined to allow the use
Of his name, and DR.. Sample of Minneapolis.
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be presented by the Phladelphians, and it
is expected he will be favorably regarded
as a candidate by Cincinnati and st.
Louis Dr. j. G. Montfort, editor of
the Cincinnati Herald and Presbyter, who
has been very active in the union of the
old and new school churches. is also under
stood to be in the field. DIR. ID. &. Marquis
Of Cincinnati is also spoken Of
If sectional considerations are to have
any influence the Minneapolis candidate
stands good show. Since the reunion of
the old and new schools in 1870, of the six
teen moderators New York has had 6,
Pennsylvania 3. Illinois 2, Ohio, Colorado,
New jersey and Missouri each one. The
growth of the church west of the MiSsis-
sippi has been surprisingly large, the gain
from 1870 to 1885 amounting to 756 ministers
and 80 521 members. As mark of recog-
milton of their faithfulness, as shown by
this substantial indication, the friends of
DR.. Sample think he should be elected.
AMONG THE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
coming before the assembly for considera-
ton is the Chinese question, which will be
introduced by a protest from Canton,
China, signed by twenty-five missionaries
of that city and district, who say that there
is danger that China will retaliate for the
outrageous treatment of its citizens in
America, and be likely to drive the mis-
sioEaries from its shores.
The question of home rule for Ireland is
likely to provoke an animated discussion,
but an effort will probably be made to pre-
vent any movement being made by the as
sembly which might be construed as agress-
i've.
YESTERDAYS ARRIVALS
numbered about 100 of the commissioners.
1t is expected that nearly all who expect to
attend will arrive to-day. although few
from long distances may not come before
Saturday. The following were yesterday
registered at the West hotel
Rev. David Mcleod, Angelica, n. Y; DIR.
+. R. Craven and wife, Newark, N. j.; A.
Given and wife, Frankfort Ind; James Alli-
son and wife, Pittsburg, Pa; S. j. McEaton,
and wife, Franklin. Pa; J. III. Hollenback,
wife and child, Wilkesbarre; T. Edwards, New
York; W. H. Edwards, Princeton, n. j.; w.
E. Monfort, Columbus, o.; J. G. Monfort,
Cincinnati; c. ]. Hoffman, Philadelphia; Mr.
and Mrs. Gummore, Trenton, n. j.; John S.
Jessup, Woodbury., N. j.; E. A. Cotton, Chi
cago; j. d. Hewitt, Wichita, Kan; J. H.
Smith, Northampton; E. p. Merrick, Penn
Bishop William ID. Walker, Fargo. Oak; S. S.
Gibson, Cincinnati; Ezra Poppleton, Tacoma,
w. T.; NJ. V. Reid, Jr., Port Townsend, w.
4 IL.
Robinson, Rochester, II. Y; James Armitage
and wife, Monroe, Mimi; james Barbour,
Bennett, ILL.,: H. V. Loving and wife, Louis
vile, Ky; James A. Warden and wife, Phila-
delphia; C. S. Stowitts, Niagara Falls,
n. Y; d. S. Fuller Columbus, Wis:
Charles A. Skiliman, Lambertville N. Y;
Arthur T. Pierson, Philadelphia; John A.
Vance, Pottsdam, w. T.; Edgar l.. Her
nance, White Plains, N. Y; Alexander
Whillden, Philadelphia; George H. S. Camp
bell. Philadelphia; Woolsey Welles and
daughter, Fort Dodge, Ia; James N. Hieren
and wife, Wyoming; George H. Shields, St.
Louis; X, F. Lamb and wife, st. Louis.
AT the Nicollet: r. H. Williams, Annapo-
lis, md; S. Williams, Clara, Pa; a. P. Bolts
ford, Newark n. j.; J. H. Mcmillan, Chi
cago; David Harvey and wife, Philadelphia
J. F. Paxton, Little Britton, Pa; Irwin Louis.
Cation, Nd; c. B. Ward, Brownsville
n. c.; A. a. Jones, Philomath, Ga; Joseph
S. Coggswell, n. H.; E. z. Fuller, New Ber-
lin, n. Y; J. p. Hood, Beaufort,
s. c.; J. T. Ellsworth and wife. Williams
burg, Pa; j. d. Patterson, Augusta, O.;
S. 7. Chamb erin, East Palestine, o.; H. c.
Maley, New York; F. II. Bram Montcello ].
a. Cook, New Philadelphia; S. S. Bacon, OF
tawa, o.; ". A. Eckles New Baltimore o.; I.
L. Hughes, ShelbyviIle, Ind: Josiah Thomp-
son, Centreville, Mo.
REMINGTON ASSIGNS