New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-23

that we relterate the recommendations made DS no
two Assemblies touching this matter, ana uuS' '"a'
prrsbyteries will pom for and secure Sucu 49, =,
cotton. Aud Recommend shat th' hrse 9"oo 80,
November o, this year 10 observed day OF spee'a
supplIcaton for missions throughout our ehl're
That We recommend " our Board Of Foreign Missions "
formulate somo pIAn by which all our churches shsn "
Induced year by year. and In time for each As@H'S'
report a certain sum which they Will scVetaS van"
pledged Tor the work ot foreign missions Tor the "'
by's year next following thus ooVaung may u ~
harasSIug uncertainties incident to the pFe"oS $50 49,
methods OF giving and securing contributions rom ~
number a. churches who don't remember this cause H
further we recommend board conaldeT "h"ther QUO
present secretaries might not wisely Oe hs.N
the work OF securing suoh pledges and thaT tH'i
That We cannot rotrcat from the accommodation VI VIZ
last Assembly that not less than full million Of ao"As
should br the prcseat aud rfu Offering VI our Inu
U this cause.
The statistics presented showed those facts
In all our personal totals have gone forward vi
American ordrIr ministers ~ against 1T two years ago
We now have iHO. OF laymsn and women, thcn 80 no"
2l9 or workers OF al classes, American ana ha'N.,
a. against /, $50 now lTil OF scholars thfh -'UoV
row 81 600 on communicate, the 1914 rto 10 -'So
u which the additions this year are 1901 For 'A''P
ona reasons the printed full financial stacmfhI Of me
boarl Il not to-day IN haadH II Is believed 'na' 's
dlay vii not rorur ~ 'hc report a. mrfi'hei l" VI
W. learn 'ta, tho total has been ss5l Ai5 ." or
40 7sl o. r than year ~ this decline the churches
,c short s2O G03 81 women'H hoard. Sl7 76' the
bbath,choo!s sIi,a3o. Legar"s raw" d'th'hsnru
ais $40 from elfI SCI NJ The year pr'celhE O"p
from individuals snd miscellaneous sources haA there b'h
Ran-naneiy eli 0is The number o. churches cohlHo'
u,ng directly TO board S7A7 an nccaS' OF 10
Du, slr leaving probably not les than 1900 Of the
churches Witch have failed to come IN N" help Of The
Lord agliust ,he mighty. our woU"ns Boards goa b"
thanIcd mr. hcir crvor and thclr tsuiiD report 8osO
auxiliary contributing ~nclru"s
The total amount of eNpen-". Of Standardization have
rn ssa SB7 or OF l7 q all receipts III" Church
,,n a. anv tms diminish the percentage bT angrenLhs
it, offerings ~ tbs s55i70, s4,Hs5 WH the snare
a.ss,od ulicr present sy-em Of atrv<ases OF te
Church a. hons AMI auat ~ Is noted that the women
magazines arc CnI-rly s"ltsuppoTng For the aftua
var ,rerD Ia. been shortage Of S"3 $50 %. which,
oping 20 certain payIpnts, nec1d 70 insect rAdIuNE
put o. M gis ia reckoning The BoATts hnahcai year
,l,ss 20 sre C0g CO. THIS has been tcmp"faty s"s-
tanned by drawing IN contingent reserve fund 81 SiNo
az coo Il rsust made ru,d. This reserve funh "a
on 20 smAI 70 carry tho Board across the months OF t'
year when IT, income + etb. and tho Board "l@y
has taken action 10 Hctss-c this fund by he Ssshmeu'
10 II uh.u practically adequate certain HnAU pereehSSe
,rom agaelos only when thsy srse In amount ao''7
900 600.
d. stTykcr the chairman ~ the standing '"mmi'-
tr.. ard Dr Gllln-plc Of The SECRETARIES OF 'ne
Hoard made capital speeches. The Rev k2Dort ~
Natrar Of wri IIclu Shantuug Mission, nina I'p
Rny John T. Heard ~ Japan, and tho rev !oSIso n,
Iandes ~ DrNIi, also rpuke, much 70 he un"Rht VI
tho Assembly.