The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-05-21
NEEDS OF The CHURCH
DOin6s Of the Presbyterian General As
sembly.
An Appeal For Aid to Found q Uni
varsity In California-Reiia-
lous Work In the
Northwest.

SARATOGA, n. ", May 9.-In the Pres
byterian general assembly this morning
the boefd OF home missions presented its
annual report. II showed total receipts of
1881 ,1O, or SSO,2sl less than was asked
for.
The need Of money and men is in
creased BY the great recent activity in
new settlements that must have the gos-
pei early. Oregon, Washington, the Da-
kotas, Montana, California and Nevada,
all call Tor help. The Presbyterian theo-
loRicnl seminary In San Francisco has
Offered 10 II fine site and $780, OF adj
ditionel endowment IL SO,OOO can be
aisedsoutside. This would soon give us
supply Of training ministers Tor the
churches that now cannot get them and
would lift many weak churches
to self support, libcrating money
for sorely needed new works.
In the Southern, Middle and Western
states there is growing and great
kota and others spoke to the effect that
this $4,000 debt need not stagger the
church. IL ought To be paid of In three
months. Secretary DIR. Indall said the
great increase of outlay for city evangcli.
nation In recent years accounted Tor much
Of the deficit. Scarcely any work is so
much needed or so fruitful as this com.
mcndation Of the board passed also the
recommendation i'm favor of special
contribution for the debt in both churches
and Sunday schools.
The annual report of the board OF aid
for colleges and academies shows that
S1i, $50 were from legacies. The board
means TO help only really meritorious and
needed schools. Its policy is To have no
debt although many of the aided consti-
tutions have had large debts. We mean
that hereafter freedom from debt shall be
a condition Of receiving aid. Hereafter
every dollar given i'm church contrib,i.
tions shall go Tor current expenses, the
wages of teachers; not to float mortgages.
The report was adopted. The hour hav-
ing come for discussion of the report of the
special committee on publication, Elder
Graham of Philadelphia speaking for the
business committee of the board of publi-
cation said II had not been properly and
seasonably notified of the charges made
against il and therefore offered a resolu.
tion that both reports be referred To a
commission to report 10 the next general
assembly.
The motion was laid on the table until
Mr.. Simmons of the special committee
had an opportunity to explain the charges
He showed how the committee had obeyet
the instructions Of the general assembly
II triedto consult with the business com
mittee and II possible agree with il in th,
joint report.
II failed to get a meeting, however, and
was obliged to go home. During the con
ference that was held several members al
the business committee professed inabil
ity To answer in detail the important ques
tons. The majority OF the special com
mittec was willing TO submit To tn,
assembly only the recommendations sup
pressing the facts on which they wcr,
based. We can prove every statcmen
we have made by authentic bids from
responsible parties. paying union prices
on all work and leaving good margin 70
profit. We have seventy letters from
| prominent prcsbyterians complaining %
the management Of the publishing board
We have no attack to make on the busi
ness committee, as men but simply Civ
information on which the assembly cal
decide whether the publishing shall b
put on the proper basis or remain
source Of irritation and discredit. Tn
discussion will he resumed tomorrow.