The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-05-23
NUMBER L
CHRISTIAN CONVENTIONS.

Presbyterian General Asssmhls at Asw
York-southern Presbyteriass - Chee-
tanoega - United Brethrsn%AssseeS6A
Bsptists - swedsnborgians - Church
Work Generally. -....- --..
NEW YoAK, May 20.-The Presbyte-
rian general assembly has been In ses-
sion here since Friday. The most i'm
portant discussion 30 far has been the
work ameng colored people, which Co
CURED to-day.
DR.. McGil1, of Iowa, chairman Of the
board Of freedmen, presented the report
Of that body. The report showed that.
good work during the past four years
had been done among the freedmen end
the results were highly gratifying. The
colored people during the year had,
among themselves, raised more than
s31 900 for the mission work among
cir own class.
The assembly took an excursion Satur-
day to the Palisades and visited the
home for aged ministers.
NEW YORK, May 21.-Report Of COM
mittee on home missionaries was read.
The report shows that the total number
of missionaries is 1892; total member
ship is 50, 1873 and total In congregations
1885, s6. One hundred and sixty-five
new churches have been founded. The
clerk announced that the late Alexander
Folsom, of Bay City, Mich, recently de-
ceased, had left to the various boards
$4,000.
United Brethren Omcers.
YORK, Pa, May 20.-The tellers re-
ported the following board of officers
elected:
Board Of Education-R. j. White, Of
New York, East Bishop district; L.
Bookwalter, Ohio district; w. Beard
Shaw, Northwest district: Fl. Carst,
Ohio district; g. A. Funkhauser, East
district; j. P. Lands, Ohio district; e.
B. Kephardt, Northwest; j. w. Etler,
East district: E. s. Lawrenz, East dis
tricr; j. A. Weller, South district.
Directors of the missionary society
g. A. Funkhauser, East district; John
Dodds. Ohio district; D. N. Flickinger,
Ohio district; j. L. Luttrell, Ohio dis
tYict.
York, Pa, May 2.-Following school
board was elected: D. Berger, Ohio; J.
P. Lands, Ohio; 8. e. Kumler, Ohio; c.
B. Rettsw, Pennsylvania; E. Fl. Smith,
Missouri. The report of the committee
on boundaries waS adopted with amend
ments.
American Baptists.
BOSTON, May 2l.-The American Bap-
fist Publication society held the first
business session Of its sixty fifth annual
meeting. The report of the board Of
managers showed total receipts for the
year ending March %, 1889, are $e26,
$50. Of this $481 BAL was received in
the book department, $184,eb2 in the
missionary department. aud $50, 466 in
the Bible department. The assets of the
society were spent In improvements.
The society has been specially favored
with large donations to be invested IN
permanent funds. There have been 95
new publications during the year. OF
these, go, 400 copies have been printed.
Southern Presbyterisns.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, May 31.-The
committee reported favorably Gn The
plan Of cooperation between the South
ern and Northern assemblies a. pre-
viously reported by the joint committee
Of the two bodies. Cooperation is rec
commended in domestic and foreign mis-
sions of education and literary work and
the evangelisation of the negro.
CHATTANOOGA, May 21.-Committes
on cooperation reported in favor of the
project,