New-York tribune., 1890-05-22
THE FOREIGN MISSION WORK
SUGGESTIONS OF THE STANDING COM
MITTEE ADOPTED.
>vpn or SYSTEMATIC CoxTRIBUTIoN-A FIELD
SECRETARY TO BIZ APPOINTED-THE
STUDENTS MOVEMENT.

Saratoga. NAV 2l-Thc report Of the standing Com
,it,oe on Foreign Missions which the special
order Of business this morning, presented 10 the
Assemblv by the Rev. DR.. David j. BurrcIl, OF MIN
neapolis MINI. Following il summary Wow of the
foreign missions OF the Presbyterian Church Tor The
wear ending May /. 1890 MssionS-lhdlan tIIbc' .
.epecas Dakotas Nez Pcrces Mexico; Guatemala ,
Soutb America: United States Of Colombia Brazil
Chill: Africa: Liberia, Gatoon and Carisco' lndia :
Iodlana Furrakhabad K0lapur; siam Laos; China ::
Canton Central, Shautung. Pckin, Chinese and
rananese I'm the United 'tatcs Japan Corca; Persia
Eastern Western syria; ministers American @"' :
native ordained 1914 licensed l93; lay missonaIle@-
American male Al female 336; native 043 churches
100: communicates, 26.755; number added @'14 :
contributions s44357: number Of schools, 573
scholars, 2634s; Sabbath school scholars, @3o3o
students for the ministry, lO6.
The total receipts Of the Board during the year have
been 1874 O66 A. distributed follows: From
churches. S29l 719 So; from Womans Boards ESQ
285 81; from sabbath-schOOls, S35,OO- oo' from
legacles, S112,s77 6s; from miscellaneous sources
s7312o SO. Tho committees recommendations were
| as follows
First-That tho minutes OF the Board which have been
examined and found in order be signed as approved
second-Tlat the election OF members, Ia accord
ance with the action the last General Assembly an-
orizlnp the enlargement Of the from fifteen 70
wentyone be ratified the members being a. follows
| Ioscph r. Kerr D. D. the Rev. William H. Richards.
| the Rev John Balkan Shaw, Edward Wells Alvhhdef
| Maitland John Sloane and D. w. McWiams
| Third-That retiring class Of the Board De re-
| elected as follows: Charles X Imbrie, D. D. George
| Alexander. d. D., Joseph r. Kerr, d. D., the keV'
| william r. Richards Messrs. Henry lde Warren van
| Worden and D. W. McWiliams.
FOuth-That In answer TO an overture from the fies
bytey Of Washington City, asking that the simultaneous
meetings held other time than the hrst week
In November the General Assembly recommend t't Huch
meetings be held during the first week In December.
n 10 overture or 10ftF-HrFfh
Presbyteres asking the appointment Of field secre
tay. the Board be authorized to nnd suitable h' al
earliest moment aud appoint him Tor pcriod ho1
exceed three years, provided suhciht sum 9h"h De
piyately secured TO his salary for that time
| Sixth-That in to an overture from the Pres
bytcry Of Lima protesting against the appointment of
field secretary the foregoing answer u forty
Pcsbyteres pcttioning Tor such an appointment a-
| a necessary adjunct to our present working force
| seyenth-That with reference TO an overture of th'
Prcsbytoy Of Lima. requesting that The North American
Indians under the control Of alc Board Of
Foreign Missions placed in charge Of the BoaTd o
Home Missions being made that gradual transfer
has going for several years that special reasons
exist in cases where transfer has been made, and
that the further adjustment Of the matter safely be LEFT
to the Board in with the action Of other Assem-
| blies.
tIghth-That congratulate those godly women OF thu
Church who during the past year Of depression ana retro
eresion have not suffered their abae, but have
opoDed their hearts and hands largely e
the blessed work Of ovangezing the earth and that w'
invoke the Divine blessing them, praying that they
NAV be able to do yet and abundanty for th
upbullding Of tho Kingdom Of Christ
Ninth-Thst urge wide circulation OF our magazine
The Church at Home Abroad" The people are deFe
c for lack OF no 1t is OF the utmost mportinc
that every family the Church should be Informed as
the WORK going In missionary fields
Tcnth-Ihat we counsel Sessions TO sec that du
attention Is given sunday-schoos to the work
Foreign Missions t>t the children be encouraged q
contribute generously, aiming at sum total OF not les
than $50 600 the current year
Eleventh-That suggest TO our people, that as Ia
a. nracticoble their contributions neyolcnt
should pass the regular and appointed channels
the Presbytersn Church without rejecting in anywse OF
the worthiness o. other causes we venture 10 urge Una
always but certainly in the present exgency our du