Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-22

\ "if WIN Oh inc NuOie tUuTcO Wy 1isWS
In all their churches one collection each
year for the Asscmby's treasury.
THE SYNOD or KENTUCKY
has carried on its synodical work during
the year as hitherto except that Louisville
| PIesby1ery now conducts is own sustenta-
ton work, sending per cent. OF receipts
| TO the central treasury. During the nVe
| years before the synod began its synodical
work The Kentucky presbyteries sent to the
central treasury for missionary WORK the
sum 81 $4,000. They drew $1,000 and
| left 5000 10 go abroad. During The I'VE
/ years since they began their synodical work
| they have continued 10 make their annual
| contributions TO the central treasury, and
| have sent 10 that treasury SI5.1S6; have
drawn out Ss.cSG: have left S7,l00 TO 90
| Shroad. In the mean time, from individual
| gifis and from q third contribution taken
| up In their churches (this one for their own
| work., they have raised within the Synod
| TIE additional sum 81 so $50; showing
| that. in their case at least, an increase of
the number OF collections has not dimin-
| ished but has increased the grace OF giving.
| statements are also given showing the
/ work done IN the pTesbyteres which work
| separately and propose 20 give per cent.
| OF their income 10 general work.
| Two Of our ministers. Mr.. Chichester. Of
| Charleston, $. G., and Or. WitherspOOn, Of
| Sew Orleans, conduct successful work
among the scamen but not under the AS
sembly's care.
REPORTS
| from 10 prCsbyterles show only 8 available
| n,in steTs unemployed. Not less than -
weak charges aided last year are now self
supporting. and two-thirds Of The aided
| chsIgcs have grown stronger. FOrty.iour
| church buildiugssand manSes have been
! erected $50 weak congregations within
| these 40 pTesbytGTies are without house
Of worship, and 50 would like to build this
| year.
In conclusion the report says TIE great
| bindrance in the way Of work by the Com
| mitiee j. the lack OF funds. Our brethren
| In what i popularity called the Northern
| PTeSbytCrian Church have four boards
| viz: Home Missions. Church Erection,
Ministerial Relief. and Board for Work
! Among the Freedmen, TO manage the in
| icrcsly committed 10 the hands Of our
| Home Mission Committee, and those (nOT-
thcTn) Boards handle over one million dol.
| lars. We asked last year for $4,000 for
sustcntation and eyangeiStic work. For
these two causes and for "colOrcd work -
we received S17,014. When We look at the
| open fields in Texas, Arkansas, Flori3a,
and Mississippi bottom and other places,
We see that at least $1,000 more than we
have received for eyangelistic work il ne
| ccssary for that work in those places. As
we look 10 the great Northwest we see
field covering bali the territory OF
the United states. and in all thai field
| the Gospel j. not heard through IL. When
we look over our own south Ind we
aIc net by the faces 81 millions Oi
AfIicanS -"the heather at our own
doors for whom, for lack 81 funds,
we are doing almost nothing. Our
AssCmhy for twenty-five years has en-
dor-,d and urged this work among the ne
QrOcs. and yet last years receipts for that
fund were onlv iG2. In or own susicn-
tation work we have had 70 cut our minis
tcIs down 10 salaries which are not ade-
quate 10 their support. and for every one
weak congregation aided in the erection Of
q church building at least two Others have
had 10 he turned away because Of our lack
Of funds. Seventy.tVe thousand dollars
for su>tCntation and eyangcltStic work j.
the very smallest amount that we ought 10
have. hut. looking facts in the face, per-
hop, we had better aim for this next year
only nj SGj, 600, and try in reality 10 reach
It.
orr ENCOURAGEMENT
Il, that the contributions this last year.
leaving or lCglcicS aud gifts from sources
outside OF our Church, have becd larger
than ever before. and they have been more
than IS per cent. greater than they were
zen years ago.
EDUCATION.
DIR. L. VI. Richardson, the secretary, read
the annual report of the Executive Com
miltCc OF Education. Dr. Richardson pre-
scBtcd an overture from this committee,
being response to the overture OF the
Athens PTc>bytery, "a 10 the injurious ill.,
i,ucnce OF the evolution sentiments Of menu
bcTs Of that committee on the contributing
OF the Church to the cause OF ministerial
education.
Rev. nr. J. X. Ilazcn, secretary Of pub
LEGATION, read the report OF the Executive
Committee.
Rev. Or. r. W. Hooper, in the absence
81 the secretary, DR.. Stilman. read the an
nunl report 81 the Executive Committee Of
the Institute for training colOred minis
teIs.
OyrRTUREs.
4 large number of oyertureS from the
IltriO itllN were Itdu ~ tutii til'NN Ahh
referred to the respective sanding COM
mittecs.
The report Of Union Theological Semi
nary was read and referred.
The report Of the trustees Of the Gen
eral Assembly was presented. II states the
interesting fact that they have received a
legacy Of Mrs. Hooper, OF Fayetteville. y.
C., considerable sum, and in sholt
time will lave ten thousand dollars more
to he divided among several OF the beneyo-
lent causes of the Church. They ask in
strcctions rs 10 the distribution. Their
report Wa referred 10 . special committee
Of which Hon. j. l.. Mar!e is chdrman.
MR.. wOFHNAN'S WILL.
10 the same committee was referred the
will of NJ. William Workman, Of Ken
lucky. which gives portion OF his estate
for Church work in Kentucky. 1t is esti-
mated that as much as $3.50 may Le real
lied from this legacy.
After spending bali an hour in dcyO.
tional exercises the Assembly adjourned at
> L. VI, dispensing with the afternoon seS-
SION that the committees might have time