New-York tribune., 1886-05-27
BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSIONS.
THE MEETING AT AsBCRY PAEK-oFFIcFRs
ELECTED.

THE MEETING AT AsBCRY PAEK-oFFiCERS
ELECTED.
AsBrRY PARK, May 20 Spec,Gh.-The audi
ences at the business sessions OF the American Baptist
Missionary Society, in Educational Hal. today num-
bered fully 1000 persons At the morning session tho
Rev DR. Henry l. Wayland. or Philadelphia. offered
resolution throwing open the meetings OF the Board OF
Managers OF the Society to all the members. IL was
lost The Rev. Or. Alyah HOvey read an interesting
report upon the work being performed oy he mission
aries o, the society among the lelEsus, ID india lie
stated that the revision OF the New Testament IN the
Telugu Ian ,ulge was completet IN November, l.so'
The Rev. Dr. Lyman Jewett returned missionary made
an interesting address, In the last hity years the
society has expended foreign missionary work nearly
= 900 900 Minneapolis selected as the place Tor
holding the next annual meeting The Kew Dr. Henry
f. Colby, OF Dayton. ONO was chosen 10 denver the
next annual sermon, with the Rev Dr. e. ID y" Bridge
man. Of New-YOrk as alternate. Reports were read
from the mission fields OF CHINA aud Japan. The
society has now 600 churches in Europe, with
81 900 members. In Asia 1t ha- GIL churches, with
membership OF 59,4OO.
Te afternoon session opened with addresses upon the
missionary work along the Congo River by Dr. A. SINS
a medical missionary. and the Rev Dr. A. >, % 1orn, d.
After a discussion II was decided not 10 "pAhI "a
the mission stations along tne 1--we Eo-G & Sev Dr
Edwarl JI.sou NewY,rki nrst yice-prrsdent CharIcs
I. Colby. Wisconsin, second vice-prr'irn .Ae rev M TX
William Dean Of siam; recordlnS seer hs ~
Henry r Burrage members OF the Board ~ Manager.
Rev James New hlnnie Cainbr.uie MAss' 'nr - es'
DR. T. :. Henson. Chicago; the Rev emie 9 Barnes.
Pittsbnrg: the Rev Or. Henry F. Colby Dayton, Onoi
Rev Dr. William AsnmoTe' sS",9w' 5 e St'' IT. .H' eI
Adams. Boston; the Rev Dr J. :. GuOieman Koeh&es, &
Kew. Dr. Eiwari L,thron. stamiori. Conn; the Rcy
Dr. Ebeuczer Dodge. Hamilton. y l.; the Kew "
R.IdSin. Troy: the Rev. Z Grcnne. Detroit the Rev
Dr d. " Faunce, Washington the Rev. ;. H. Areh.-
WtirfH WicH George A. Pl,lsbury Minneapolis. Isaac g.
Johnson Yonkers Y. Y. James L. Howari. Hartford
samuel l. Crozier. Upland, Penn; Edwin .. sage
Rochest.r: r ward Goodman. ChicaE0i Hosmer IL
Keith, SIOUX Falls, Dakota
SOUTHERN PREsBYTERIASs AND EVOLUTION.
Augusta. Ca. May 26.-Tne sixth days pro-
ceedins or the General Assembly OF the Presbyterian
Church south was devoted the discussion OI the qes
tton ~ evolution The debate was opened by Dr. K h
suoo Of Texas favor Of the majority committee re-
port couemug that the matter Il properly oeIore IHo
Assembly for decision and not matter OF convenience
mr. xnedieucy that can deferred Drs George d. Arin-
stronr ". +. Junkin AMI G.. B. stricler followed N
.uppor OF the majority report In tavorng the minority
report Dr. T. l. Ferguson, oi louisiana opposed action
AZ tns time by tue Assembly on the ground that IL
would prejudice the OF DR.. Woodrow. now pending
in the lower court Of the Church Dr. W. fHhh
and DR.. Woodrow closed the debate on the MI
pority report Dr. Woodrow Gid not speak IN support OF
mr. even advance his theories Of evolution but spoke
,iust the tpropreiy Of the convention taxing action
~ ami ataius tur Assembly adopting the report Ot
,h. rai,rify alleging tn- ere ltOn 70 been umc-
dlate The majority report WAS adopted Dy vote Oh
l37 go I3J Il = as follows: ,
To the several Overturrs the subject OF the eYou'
oi Of man sent mp by the Presoytores. tne General
A..4utby returns answers as follows; lhe Chuicn
remains Al tnis Tine sincerely convinced tnA'
the scriptures "A truly aut authori.ai1' LAY ..so,,sn
non l,,ed I'm our confession OF faith anu eAecl.n,
each tla AZ Adam and Eve created body ani spul
10y Immediate acts OF Amighiy power tnereoy Issc,v
1- perr-cf race unity that Adams body WIS uirrcy
fashioned BY Almighty GOT without any natural anlmt
.r-na-e OF any kin OF matter previously crraeu
~ nothing: ami tnat any doctrine at variance t,e,e
rt,h canrrrous rror nasmuch az by nethOt- OF IN
s-o-a,,ny scr,nure which tn demand. and the
con.sousnces which by fair Implication s Will Involve
II Nilead to deuisl OF doctrines ~ -'
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