Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-05-20
NO RACE PROBLEM
PRESBYTERIANS DECLARE THEY HAVE
SOLVED 1T.
Review Of the Work Done Among the Freedmen.
E. Conference Elects Two New Bishops.
Southern Presbytenans-Baptists
at Chicago.

SARATOGA, y. Y, May l9.-The Pres
byterian General Assembly was opened
this morning with the usual religious
exercises. After the minutes, bills,
etc. were read and referred, DR.. Kemp
shall moved that the report Of the Com
mittee on Methods of Altering the Con-
StitutiOn be referred back to commit
tee. enlarged by seven new members,
fairly representing both sides, with
instructions 10 report as early as poSSl-
bic TO this Assembly. This was second
ed by DR.. Patton and opposed by DIR.
Roberts, chairman of the committee,
who thought that the matter had not
been sufficiently debated. DIR. Kemp
shall thought the reference back would
prevent waste of time and perhaps ser
ious and lasting diSSenSion. DIR. Patton
said he had seconded the motion in the
interests Of harmony. He thought such
an enlarged committee should secure
substantial unanimity.
DR.. Herrick Johnson, of Chicago,
thought it singular that if this was in
the interests of harmony, the chairman
of the committee should not have been
consulted. lie thought more discussion
was necessary before such 4 reference.
Let us" he said, do aS was did in
this House seven years ago, in the great
debate on the amendment of the Rules
of Discipline, when,twO days We're spent
i'm debate, item by item" He moved
that the motion be laid on the table
Lost.
WOHK AMONG THE FREEDMEN.
The question of re-committal was
then deferred and the matter dropped
for the present. The Board of Missions
OF Freedmen made its twenty-iifth an
lnual report through the Rev. E. ID.
Morris. ID. d., of Cincinnati. In the re-
port Rev. Morris said twenty-five years
ago we had no church, school, educated
colorcd preacher or teacher, while to-
day finds us with 245 churches, IS
schools, III colOred preachers and 1873
cOlored. teachers, and not less than
500, 900 freedmen are now reached by
their good influence. The receipts of
the Board during the year were Sl7G,-
600. gain over last year of 1000.
/ The freedmen themselves have given to-
wards the support Of their own churches
and schools SO. 600. Nine new churches
have been organized. In the CarOlinaS
/ the emigration of the negro 10 the West
has depleted many of our churches. In
Georgia the colorcd population Is
increasing rapidly. and is now about
900, 900. and in no State, eN-
cept perhaps Texas, are negroes getting
property SO fast. There is similar pro-
greSS in Arkansas. The negroes, aS Il
whole. are multiplying far faster than
the means of educating them. But III
the regions where our schools are
Inliteracy waneS, parochial schools are
ESPECIALLY helpful. At Brainerd
Institute nearly every new huild-
/ ing i'm need. including large
three story dormitory for three
or four years have been put up by the
students. During the year We have
I had BIG missionaries, 252 OF them col
/ Iorcd. 2G more than last year. The
whole number Of communicates Is TO-
SOP: of scholars in Psi Sunday schools,
i7.7s2. In our other rs schools are 10,
6lg scholars and III teachers. To our
funds 2,054 churches, 22G Sunday
schools and $50 womenS' societies
and bands contribute, while 3,775
churches do not. The women have
been especially helpful this year, raising
SO, 300. We have S4G,s50 Of invested
funds.
II was recommended that the salaries
of the secretary, treasurer and clerks
be reduced TO a sum not to exceed Sj,5Ou.
The Rev. r. IL. Allen, d. d., secretary
of the board followed in earnest advo-
vacy of larger giving interest for the
elevation of this race.
1Mr. Alexander (colored), Of the Cape
Fear. \. c., PreSbytery, thought the
Presbyterian policy peculiarly adapted
10 the work that must be done for the
negro. The Rev Mr.. Hunt (colorcd),
of South Carolina. spoke by special re-
quest of Secretary Allen. He thought
/ there was no more negro problem; the
PRESBYTERIAN Church having already
solved it.
The motion TO recommit the report OF
the Committee on Methods of Revision
was taken up. and DR.. W. ii. Roberts,
of the Lane Seminary, Cincinnati, ono,
and DIR. Taylor, of Indiana, delivered
addresses. after which motion to re-
commit the report to the enlarged com
mittec was then adopted.
MINISTERIAL EDUCATION.
The seventy-iirst annual report OF the
Board of Education was read by Il: NJ
Patterson. ID. d.. Of Philadelphia. Nine
hundred and thirteen students 352 oil
them new cases, were recommended TO
the Board Of PreSbytcrieS. Forty
seven of these were declined for various
causes, preference being generally given
/ To those in college or theological SEM
mary. Resolutions were passed recog'
nizing the lack of ministers and the III
crease of pastorlesS churches and urS-
ing the Presbyterles to be more dlllgeht
I'm either caring for or diSSolving them
| and suggesting that they might oe
grouped together aud supplied with
service by ruling elders. etc.