The morning news., 1889-05-18
CALVINISMS COUNCILS.
URGENT NEED FOR MORE MINIS
TERIAL HELP.

Observance of the Sabbath-A Crank
Causes a Sensation.
NEW York, May 1.-THE Presbyterian
general assembly which convened and Or
Canized Yesterday, held its first business
session to-day. Rev. DR.. Morris, chairman
of the educational committee, read the re-
mort of that committee. The report showed
that at present there were more than 500
churches, with membership of from
one to twenty-five members, with
ont pastors because of lack of
funds This lack of ministerial help,
the report said. was a serious question, and
one that should be squarely met The rate
of dissolution was last year 36 per cent, the
largest in the history of the Presbyterian
chHrch. The cause of this dissolution,
though perhaps due to the migratory
habits of the people, is principally
due to the need of money. The
chairman said that work among the
colored people needed attention which
it would be wise 20 give it. The constant
diminution of the ministerial force by roa-
son of old age and disease, also required at
tention. In concluding, he said the church
must have paid and ordained ministers to
meet this growing demand for ministerial
aid I was vital to the church interests
and required prompt and vigorous action.
SABBATH OBSERVANCE.
Col. Elliott F. Shepard read the report of
the committee on Sabbath observance In
it he iound several subjects for congratula-
ton, among them the stopping OF stage
coaches on Fifth avenue on Sundays, the
closing Of liquor saloons in Cincln.
natl and the decrease IN the circulation
of Sunday newspapers. The committee
had also in view the sstoppage of the trans
portation of the mails on Sundays and
decrease of interstate traffic. Col. Shepard
recommended the plan of the American
Sabbath Union for carrying out these things.
A motion was made and carried to the
effect that the report be printed of the
meeting. A statement was made to him by
a Cincinnati minister who was not CON-
missioner, and, therefore, was not allowed
to talk himself The statement was
that at the last election in Cincinnati Mr.
Mosby said he would not enforce the law
closing saloons on Sunday, and he was
elected mayor on that issue, so that the sa-
H looms were open every day. Col. Shepard
said he was unaware of that, and he agreed
n to strike the references to Sabbath observ-
ance in Cincinnati out of his report.
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
\ The report of the special committee on
e the board of foreign missions, submitted by
Charles A. Dickey Of Philadelphia, recon-
mended that the board of mis-
and located, be continued; that it
RI should control the entire work among the
N freedmen and did not depend upon the con-
stitution OF the church to other boards, but
that If assistance be needed it's appeals
should be approved OF. The board of home
81 missions and board of missions for freed
men were recommended to confer at least
81 once year on questions of mutual interest
# The report was approved.
Rev. Joseph I. Smith of Baltimore began
81 his report on cooperation in missionary
work. home and foreign publications, and
81 education of the freedmen with the southern
# church. He continued his reading at the
afternoon session. He prefaced his re-
81 marks by pointing out the necessity of
81 evangeizing the colored portion of the
81 population, and said that the southern
II church recognized that the status of the
colored people was the same as that of the
III white people.
WANTS THEIR REPRESENTATION.
n The negroes, Mr. Smith said, look forward
II U an African church. THAT may come
4 about" said the speaker, ''but, meantime,
i we will do all we can to hold their represen-
tation in the general assembly" Co-opera-
II uon in publications was proceeding AMIGA
4 bly,. This report" said Mr.. Smith, sis not
n very exhaustive. We have little of specific
nature to report, and while the question of
II organic union between the church in the
# north and in the south lies in obeyance, we
must content ourselves with uniting on less
Important questions"
Judge Samuel NJ. Breckenridge of st.
Louis presented minority report, stating
that nothing less than organic union be-
tween both churches would prove satisfac-
tory.
On motion of DR.. Crosby both reports
were ordered to be printed and laid before
the general assembly.
CRANK BREAKS LOOSE.
Au TINS point in the proceedings a man
Jumped up from one of tho front benches,
and standing at the head of the middle aisle
Of the church, and, shaking his fat in the
ar, yelled; Men and brethren, you are
slaves, you are stupefied with the opiate of
MI the word's-n
Ell Put him out" yelled a score of voices.
ust policeman" shouted DR.. Crosby.
But the man continued to yell and beat
sne ar with his FISTS and some one thought
IuHy began to sing "Old Hundred" to
X crown his voice.
Isaac McNair of st. Paul, however,
e9ught the crank by the neck and hustled
tl.t -ILil out on adouole-uuick trot. He threw
acts around him as he WAS leaving the
GuuTch, signed by rs. L. Hickey" Station
ra,l No., pFooAIyn, this being, presumably, his
Or. Dickey's report of the special COM
Iee .iltIee on the board of missions tor freed
u .ileu was then discussed and adopted with
cue exception of clause four, which gives
ti1tCHer management of the questions to the
,g;a D;a'E oi missloas for freedmen, and tnis
Will De further discussed on Monday.
THE REFORMED PREsBYTERIANs.
tHIsBURG, May l7-There is a strong
"a gIopaoilty that the two sections of the
olQIIhed Presbyterian church, known as
ae synod. and general synod" will be
oauIVeu alter separation of fifty-six
eais. "A committee Of three members of
~ rvI synod has had several conferences. A
IuA.Oer OF schemes have been suggested to
1Iy The hatchet and restore
ISo -, and harmony within the
80 80 4here is strong undercurrent OF
uslueht developing among the younger
,uloers OF the general synod or "old
y, 'le1isaanters," as they are sometimes called.
srI ''' the reformed Presbyterian church
R'1a a. meeting held III Philadelphia
II -o secelers, or covenanters, would not al.
II Wv Vuelr men to vote upon any questions
L 'rl.a-'lug 70 state or national government.
srI General synod took an opposite view
cav cav Sald 1t was duty they owed to their
L S. aua church TO take part in all elections.
III, He or Tue covenanters now want to vote
III tP,u the prohibitory amendment, claiming
s, sI-1 ~ IS a righteous cause. For this reason
~ OF them would like to come back TO
II iold again. Their reason for not voting
.uat Dod is not recognized in the oonsti-
NANINl OF tna Ifpi4ad Etatao