Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-22

NEW YORK, May 2L-The Presbyterian
General Assembly continued its session to.
day. The general order of the day, the con-
sideration of the fourth resolution offered by
the special committee of the Board of Freed
men, was taken up. It was this report that
caused controversy on Friday between
Rev. Drs. Dickey and Hamlin. Yesterday
an attempt to effect compromise between
the two factions was begun. Rev. DR..
Crosby this morning moved to strike out a
portion of the resolution which he consid-
cred would arrange matters to the satisfac-
tion of all. The portion to be stricken out
was that relating to the confidence the As
sembly placed in the ability of the Board of
Freedmen. This was the Objectionable por-
tion.
Rev. DR.. Ketchum offered q substitute
for DR.. Crosby's motion, but the hour hay
ing arrived for the home mission report the
debate was brought to an end.
MONEY NEEDED FOR MISSIONS.
Rev. DR.. Nichols, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Home Missions, then read his re-
port. The report recommended that for the
ensuing year the sum of $S75, 900 be author
lied for the use of home missions. This
large amount is considered necessary be-
cause Of the rapid rate at which the West
ern and Northwestern portions of the coun-
try are being settled, and for work among
the white and black population of the
South. The Woman's Home Mission So
ciety, unsided and alone, raised the sum of
1851, 900 during the year. The report Of the
committee on the whole was a highly sat-
isfactory one and was heartily applauded.
Mr.. Thomas Kane, of Chicago, gave the
assembly few hints in relation to obtain
ing donations for the home mission. His
advice was to write profuse letters of thanks
to all who gave. Then the debate on the
report of the Board of Home Missions was
resumed, and participated In by Mr.. Robert
T. Simms, Rev. John Manaud, NJ. D.; Rev.
Edgar L. Williams, of Illinois, and Rev.
DR.. Robert n. Adams, of Minnesota, who
spoke Of the bad condition of affairs in the
Black Hills. Then the debate was closed,
and the resolutions, as recommended by the
committee, were adopted.
OPPOSED TO GERMAN.
When the afternoon session opened the
Rev. DR.. T. S. HamIin, of Washington,
President Harrison's pastor, spoke and dis
approved of using the foreign languages in
church work as much as possible, and
thought that the use Of German should not
be continued beyond the first generation.
Rev. DR.. Ambrose G. Smith, of Illinois
wanted to know just how many first genera
tions there were. "You have first genera
tions of Germans and other nationalities
coming here to-day, and this will probably
continue for years 10 come. We want to
evangelize and Americanize Europeans ar
irving in this country. The only means we
have to do this are the schools sustained by
this Assembly. Who can preach to their
countrymen in the German tongue?''
DR.. Smith thought that If the German
TAeolsgfUzf School at DUBUQUE, of which
he is President, got an endowment of
100000, it could fulfill its mission of edu-
eating and eyangelizing the German popu-
lation OF the Northwest for all time.
A HARD-woRKING SET.
Some speakers referred to the effective
work being done by the synod of Mime
sofa among the Scandinavians and Bohe-
mians. They had established an organiza-
tion among the latter and were doing their
best to attend to the wants of the Scandi-
navian population.
1t was agreed to add another secretary to
the force of the Board of Home Missions
and il was decided he must be able to
preach in German. The report of the stand
ing committee of the Board of Aid for Col
leges was presented by Rev. DR.. Thomas
S. Hastings. One-third of the Presbyterian
churches had made donations. Dr. Hast |
ings said the Board of Aid would require
$1,000 or 100000. The report recon-
mended that the Bible be adopted as the |
only text book in any school endowed by |
the Board OF Aid; that special attention be |
paid to the establishment of PRESBYTERIAN |
academy midway between the common |
school and the college.
ABRAND NEW BOARD.
The following were reelected members of |
the board Rev. DR.. II. johnson, Rev. |
DR.. S. J. MePherson, Rev. DR.. John W. |
Dinsmore, Rev. DR.. j. L. WIthrow, |
Charles NJ. Charmley, Homer n. Hibbard,
Robert b. Mcclellan and W. II. Swift
The report and recommendations were
unanimously adopted. Clause 4 of the
recommendations of the Committee on Mis-
Eions Among Freedmen, recommending the
fidelity Of the committee, their continuance
in Office and their management of the
board, then came up for discussion. The
Presbytery Of Washington, through Rev.
DR.. Hamlin, opposed the passage of this
clause on Friday last on charges which
were not made public, and the action on the
matter was put of till to-day, and again
till tomorrow.
The Woman's Executive Committee of
the Presbyterian Missions to-day elected
Mrs d. R. james President, and long list
q U,no