New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-22

the Eastern States great toe OF emisIa"V1 ~
been rolling outward and westward rof mhn9
vearS. The young and vigorous, the enterpi's"s
and the brave, have gone out from thef o'" "'"'e
and limited environment, into the large Iree' "n,
or>r west. or to the great and growing cities oil
~. r.., n s.e,, their fortunes The old people
have been left behind, and they have died rap'aS
I'D often when their children return, after rev
vears they are shocked To find the great congreSS-
t,np At their earlier years dwindled down 10
hsndtol the Sabbath-school almost abandoned
ana the sad evidences OF increasing weakness anu
ascav Astounding on every hand. RaliroaoS' thlC
have done 80 much to facilitate the removal vi
those who desired it, have done much IN proouc-
ing this result. In many instances they turn
.ray business and travel FROM some manufacturing
c,,y not far away, and thus deplete the pinrs
where once were aourishing churches anu
communities.
Tbs WORT, in the South has been AIDED by
Trip which DR.. George P. Hay made few months
aso A man who read his observauons gave
$4,000 to the Board to establish churches there
Civ eyangehzaton, the work among the foreign
nooulation, the Mormons and the Southern whites
is described fully. Then follows the financial
statement which is thus summarized;
rhc amount set before the churches at the last
GENERAL Assembly the sum likely TO De neeaS So
d'Irins the wear was 900 The receipts 9i 'ns
year. have been % for suren, wSrh sSSe n 10
;hr unyrnspont and trust funds and els OPT >. lot
snsss sioses NE year with detclt Of S?I ol9 A.,
and ststentaaon has oehcit Oh s9oo{ 30 "a oaS o.
home missions has balance TO It's eredlt Oh I'D
APPROVING THE WORK OF THE BOARD;
The Standing Committee on this Board whl. .
has for lis chairman DR.. S. j. Niccois' Oh ."
Inpis- commended the Board in these "afn
terms .c. .rcr ard
i This Assembly hereDy approves the e,ncscnU s dur
Bdets Of the BoaId OF Home MSsHhs IN reosnisos the
soodnsss of God In that OF success WE home
has granted to the laOors OF the Church IN 'H'
The Board is hereby directed to continue Us n 9nG s
policy outlined IN rs report or % So in the south and
IN order that the Board may efficiently carry T 20
az .um ~ $4,000 for the cause OF home MIS-
sSas qTTng ss py0iSS hereby directs
"a sxsrrise speciul care IN grouping loeo'hnV, IT,
mors s 20 tSgs END that shah Be
no unnecessary demands upon ''
IN, Assembly hereby ecSfFdSb The S w6 sSsa E faa
sts,ef spproysl Of he sG Missions As the simple
record OF their abors presented IN ' 1ss sScssncv
port FURNISHES the best , sT,Gsnfs ScreSy directed 10
mblisb II In connection with lis annuai TeP T:.t,ve
fnssmuch request Sps M eel S Spsrt on which the
chtsrrn In the sabbath schools might contribute 10 Tue
mission hoOl work Of the S,csS Sms HSSi Day
IN me month of November be set apart ior THIS pur
pose .or,,o,t,s. would recommend the following per;
INC Ssa terms of sTrvIcc A. members Of the boal
have expired for ole ton Minister the keN; 1 ~
yHs srS, and waitsr NJ Altman; also, the Rsy
charles L. Thompson. D. D., TO tahe the pisoe Vi "'o
Rev Alfred YeOmans ID. d. deceased.
snrrc.rs IN SUPPORT OF THE BOARD.
The Rev, Dr. Henry Kendall, the veteran score
tsyv Of the Board Of Home Missions, was receiver
With applause as he took the platform and spoke
an tina report and the work accomplished. lie
did not take any credit however, for the botro'
but said: The Lord WIS tie fonndAuon oil 10
auS Dr. Kendall spoke at some length' remsFh Il
ing that he had noticed one q the pSHetS same me
sad they supposed they would hear me saHe
GA speech again. Amid some laughter ne a. .Su
that he would give them part OF H. re ,o tntn
proceeded 70 present to his bearers SUnc in Se mission
6kd and the vast amount OF work lLat tncre
was still 10 DO illustrating in quaint bot precS'-
cal way the enormous extent Of territory " We
MANY speakers followed Dr.. Kendall one Of the
most interesting Judging from the hearty applauS,
which greeted h ma sa Of S MSnh SS HSn lie
excused himself for bCstowing liberal praise on
DR.. Kendall by saying that as another had SHOWN t
,a az C""V daughter Mr. Milner has lived in
Kansas tScnty. one years lie thinks ;6ht u Is
a great SiMte. Two hundred miles, wide, !gO
stars Applause Kansas. he said. had rolyel
the temperance question, having Prohibition maj
docs prohibit. This statement was also apphuu'u
He appealed for Si5,O'O Tor Efhporla No'"S'
Continuing, he said
no doubt some Of yoa will ask, why don't you
with all Of your vast rirhos support your @ ne
Yh v" Sh ha Hy friends the Kso:s. money Eas
to the great banks. banking companies ana hnsnca
sisr bur the people who have sent money out West 10
home missions are getting soSG dg 'S nS ON 'neI
goes West for the homo missions. and comes back t
pay interest mortgage
afN DFngl .1fn ~
Ottawa, H. read circular addressed by th
SYNOD Of Illinois TO the Presbyterian churches o
that State. The circular contained these feSou
Hesolyed. l. That synods Committee on HON
Missions be Instructed p employ four eysnge,S''
once, or as soon as suitable men can be sec ured
- q That all the churches In the synod be urged
contrbute 10 the fund for their support ct least Nv
oee T S the work be made as largely selisupporhn
rs possible by collections and subscriptions IN VI
a That the evaugciists labor under the immedis
supervision Of the Prcsbyteral Committee in eac
the synods COMMITTEE divide the p, who
the year. and the member 1850, OF the c .na nrrS6
these districts ts s ~ tbsIr bounds unS '0r'O '""
That during the season unS HoTn6 IN 70 .pSy
vacant churches and needy teids'
GRATIFiED At GENEROUS REQUESTS.
Among those who addressed the Assembly on q
results OF mission work, etc, were Elder Kobe
T. Simon, Of Emporia. Kan. Elder Thomas knI
the philanthropsi, Of Chicago, and the Rev Jol
Mepaul, NJ. D., OF Rio Grande, Synod 81 Colorao
n. NJ DR.. Menaul said that in New-MeXico IN
had RomaniSm In all its power: not the Roman,
that had been elevated In the East; but the o.
fashioned Ronanisn OF the days OF darkness. 81
was followed by the Rev. DR.. Phraner' OF 81
Sing. ., - - ,
Much qualification was expressed at an
nouncement by the Stated Clerk during
interval in the discussion. H. was that McXanC
Folsom. OF Bay City, Mich, had left by his "
$4,000 each to the Boards of Home and Forei
con ooo 10 the Educational Board, $50, {
10 the Board OF Freedmen, and $500
m the Board OF Ministerial Rel
The speaker who followed the announcement -
that was the best speech that had been ma
~ rnorninC JIc was the Roy IJP K Ador