St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-17
AN IMPORTANT WEEK
This Will Be, Els peoially in the Religious
History of the City of Min
neapolis.
The Presbyterian General Assembly of
the United States to Begin on
Thursday.
Forecast of the Session--OMcers In
Charge--The Committee on
Mission Work.
State Institute of Homeopathy on
Tuesday--The Norwegian Fourth
of July.
Presbyterian General Assembly.

VI the many national conventions VI
which Minneapolis is this year TO be the the
alter, the ranking gathering gathering Will be
the first, the Presbyterian General assembly
of the United States which begins its SeS-
sion on Thursday, May 20, at Westminster
church. This is the first time the as Sembly
will have ever met in the Northwest, and
its coming is largely due to the efforts of
Dr. Robert F. Sample, at the last general
assembly which was held at Cincinnati last
year. There are 1876 preSbyterieS within
the jurisdiction of the assembly. and it is
probable that over 500 lay delegates and
clergymen will be present, besides repre-
SentatiyeS from every mission field on the
globe Among them will be clergymen,
editors and authors of more than national
renown. Rev. Herrck johnson of Chicago
will not be present, but the list Includes
Drs. John Hale and Howard Crosby of
New \ oril; j. S. Marquis of Chicago; f.
X. Cronen of Newark, n. j.; c. A Dickey
OF Philadelphia; T. A. Horton of San Fran
cisco and others.
THE WORK
will begin at O'clock on Thursday morn
ing, and scarcely concluded before Sunday,
May so, making full ten days session.
The assembly will be presided over by Rev.
Dr. Elijah r. Craven, moderator of the last
assembly, with Rev. DR.. William H.
Roberts, of Princeton, as stated clerk and
Rev. DR.. w. Z. Moore, of Columbus o.,
as permanent clerk. The credentials of
commissioners and delegates will be pre-
scented at previous hour the same day, or
of the preceding day, according to notice.
In the afternoon moderator will be
elected. A half hour will be given up to
devotional exercises each morning. The
business services will be from $50 a. m. to
II m, and from $50 to 5 p. IN. Thursday
evening the Lords Supper will be cele-
brated, and the other evenings will be as
signed to popular meetings, as follows:
Friday, May 21-Sabbath school interests of
the church.
Monday, May Emissions among the freed
men.
Tuesday, May 25-Home mission work.
Wednesday, May 26-Foreign mission work.
Friday, May 2S-Temperance.
The following members have been Sc
lected by the committee on arrangements to
assist i'll the administration of the sacra-
ment:
To preside Rev. Elijah R. Craven, D. D., of
Newark, n. j.; to administer the bread, Rev.
Francis A. Horton, D. D.. of Oakland, Cal. !;
TO administer the cup, Rev. David G. Mar
quis, d. D., of Chicago, H.; to serve the
bread, Judge George FL. Shields of st. Louis,
Alexander Whilden of Philadelphia, Gen.
Robert McAllster of New Jersey, Judge ]. D..
Thornton of San Francisco, Preserved
Smith of Dayton. O., Judge J. R. Reed
of Council Bluffs, Hon. John r. Os-
borne OF Toledo, Frank NJ. Ellery of Roches-
ter, n. Y, Robert Laidlaw of Cincinnati,
George w. Mair of Albany, Otis Ballard of
Columbus, O.; to serve the cup, w. F. Lee of
New York city, Oscar T. Boyd of Brooklyn,
Hon. J. S. Sagle of Allegheny, A. L. Whine
of Chicago Hon. James Frame of Boston, f.
c. Sterritt of Texas, DR.. AShael Clarke of De-
troit, \. W. Pearson of Washington City, w.
P. Mckee of Florida Murray Briggs of Vim
cennes, Ind, J. G.. Roberts OF Denver.
COMMITTEE WORK.
All special committees appointed at the
last session will report on the second day of
the session. Standing committees will re-
port as follows:
Ministerial relief, Saturday, 10 a. NJ; freed
, men, Monday, 10 a. M; home missions, Tues
day. 10 a. M; aid for colleges and academies,
Tuesday, p. m; foreign missions, Wednes
day, 10 a. m. publication, Wednesday, p.
m; education, second Thursday, 10 a. m.
chrrch erection, second Thursday, 3 p. m:
benevolence, second Friday, II d. NJ; tenn
perance, second Friday. 8. p. m.
NOTES.
The Woman's foreign missionary board of
the Presbyterian church will hold their usual
all-dGy meeting on Thursday, May 81, in the
Plymouth Congregational church. Miss Doug
lass the newly-elected president of the North
western board, Mrs. Hartwell of Siam and
Miss Shaw of China will deliver addresses, and
the Pundita Rawahai of India and others are
expected TO be present a popular meeting
will be held in the evening, which it is ex-
pected DR.. Gillespie of New York and others
will address. The headquarters of the board
will be in the parlors of the Plymouth church.
Over 800 rooms have been reserved at the
West hotel for delegates. Most of the dele
gates, however, will be given homes with
Presbyterian church members about the city.
During its meetings the various womens
boards of the church will hold al-day's ses-
sions in the interests of home and foreign
missions, both in Minneapolis and st. Paul.
DR.. Sample has been prominently men,
toned for moderator and there is strong
probability that he will receive the honor. A
lay delegate is eligible, however.
The Irish Nationalist in this city, as else
where, will anxiously await the action of the
assembly on the home rule question.
The assembly pays from the general fund
81 per day for each or the commissioners
during the session.
A public reception will be rendered the as.
semby at ST. Paul on, May %, by the Presby.
terrain citizens.
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