St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-22

ing that the assembly meet at Philadelphia
in 1888. and that the second Thursday o
its meeting be designated as special day
of celebration, thanksgiving and conservation;
that it be urged OH all churches, presby-
teries and Synods to arrange for the collec-
ton and publication of the facts of their
history. to be forwarded to the stated clerk
and the Historical society; that the whole
of the day of celebration be devoted to
meetings to be held at one or more places in
Philadelphia, aud that in the evening the
meeting be addressed by two persons, one
of whom shall speak upon the history of
the church. and the other upon the future
work; that during the year of celebration,
1SST-S, special contribution shall be
raised, to be known as
THE CENTENARY FUND,
and that efforts shall be made to collect for
this fund not less than SIS, 900, 900 to be
divided among the following objects: One
million dollars as an addition to the perma-
nent fund of the board of relief, $500, 900
for the work of the board of aid for col
leges and academies. the endowment of
each of the boards of the church with a
fund, which, in addition to any existing
endowments will yield an income sufficient
to pay the salaries of secretaries and all
future contributions from the church to the
boards may go urdiminished to the objects
for which the boards are created. To do
this will require at least 50, 900. 600, divided
as follows: Home missions, $500, COO; for
elgn missions, 5000. 900; education. $780,
900; publications, $500, 900; church erection,
S300, 600; relief fund, $500, 900; freedmen,
$500, 900; aid for colleges, 5000, 900. Also a
sum sutficientt0 secure the full endowment
of the Presbyterian theological seminaries;
that all, the ministers and congregations i'll
this and foreign lands be urged to unite
with the general assembly of 1888 on the
day of commemoration by such meetings
and services as will be suitable; that the
churches be urged to make this an occasion
of especial supplicatiOn to God, that there
may be such an outpOuring of the Holy
Spirit as the church has never known, and
that there may be general quickening of
faith and of aggressive spiritual work.
Quite a lengthy debate followed. A number
seemed to think that the fund should not
be divided until after it is raised. DR.. Cra-
ven explained that the sums apportioned to
the different objects were stated in gen.
eral way as suggestions and that after
wards could be changed if found desirable.
With this understanding the report was
adopted.
A LITTLE spEcK OF WAR
appeared when DR.. S. j. NJ. Eaton took the
stand to make the report of the special
committee on the board of publication. 1t
appears that there has been some friction
between the business and the missionary
departments of the boards. The report in
very mild and guarded way intimated that
the missionary or Bible branch has been
poorly managed, and, the recommendations
of the committee il carried out would be to
place the management entirely with the
business department.. 1t was stated among
other things that the missionary department
had been in the habit of drawing money
from the treasury in bulk and then after
ward using it in amanner that was evidently
not quite clear The report, however,
stated: 70
Whilst some slight inaccuracies were
brought to light in the counting-rOom, result
ing from want of care, AID perhaps too great
pressure of other duties, besides legitimate
bookkeeping on the part of the accountant,
there is not the slightest evidence of inten-
tional wrong, as far as the pecuniary affairs
of the board are concerned.
1t was also charged that two tract funds
had not been expended in the purchase and
distribution of Bibles in accordance with
the desires of the donors.
DIR. EAToN'S EXPLANATION
of the results of the committees investiga-
ton, and the discussion which followed
when the convention considered the COM
mittees recommendations occupied nearly
the entire balance of the day. The general
feeling OF the commissioners seemed to be
to rush to the defense of the missionary
branch, and the ten recommendations were
each amended SO as to change their mean
ing, or else indefinitely postponed or re-
ferred to standing committees ON publica-
ton. The reports o. several other COM
mittees were called for, but were not given