Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1889-05-24
CHRISTIAN CONVENTIONS.

Presbyterian General Assembly at New
Iork-southern Presbyterians at Chat.
tanocga - United Brethren American
Baptists Swedenborgians Church
Work Generally.
New YoRK, May 2O.-The Presbyte.
rian general assembly has been in ses.
sion here since Friday. The most i'm.
portant discussion SO far has been the
work among colored people, which oc.
Cured to-day.
DR.. McGill, 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 and
the results were highly gratifying. The
colored people during the year had,
among themselves, raised more than
T3l 900 for the mission work among
their own class.
The assembly took an excursion Satuf.
day to the Palisades aud visited the
home for aged ministers.
NEW YORK, May 21.-Report of COM
nlttee on home missionaries was read.
The report shows that the total number
of missionaries is 500; total member.
ship is 50, 1SS and total in congregations
156,1s6. One hundred and sixty-fve
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 Officers.
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.
Bcokwalter, Ohio district: w. Beard
Shaw, Northwest district: H. Carst,
Ohio district; e. a. Funkhauser, East
district: j. p. Lands, Ohio district: E.
B. kephardt, Northwest: J. W. Etler,
East district: f. 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
trict.
YORK, Pa, May 21.-Following school
board was elected: D. Berger, Ohio; J.
2. Iardis Ohio: S. +. Kumler. Ohio: G.
B. Rettew. Pennsy lvania; Z. II. Smith,
Missouri. Aue leIu.t vi tile uululuitjte
on boundaries was adopted with amend
ments.
Lsraeric!.u iaptists.
Boston. May s!.-The American Bap-
tist 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 2G, 1850, are 1926,
$50. Of this %lG1,341 was received in
the book department., sl34,0o2 in the
missionary department. and $40, ,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, $50, ,i05 copies have been printed.
Southern Prcsh5terians.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Nay 21.-The
| committee reported favorably on the
plan Of cooperation between the South
ern and Northern assemblies as pre-
rio'lsly 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 evangelization Of the negro
+ CHATTANOOGA, May 21.-Committee
on cooperation reported in favor Of the
project