Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-10-19
MISSION WORK.
THE TOPIC DISCUSSED AT THE THIRD DAY OF
THE PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD.
How the Work of the Foreign Missions Has Been
Prosecuted - Report Of the Ministerial
Annuity Fund-General Topics
Discussed.

The third day of the Presbyterian Synod
opened with a good attendance yesterday
morning, and all the participants seemed
fully awake to the Importance Of the work
before them. Many of them arrived at the
church unusually early, and were busily
engaged it exchanging "reminiscences, and
discussing the topics uppermest IN the at
tention of the Synod. The gathering was
honored yesterday by the presence of Gov
ernor Beaver, of Pennsylvania, who drop
ped into the church in the afternoon TO en-
joy the session. Gov. Beaver is delegate
from the Presbyterian Church Of Harris
burg in the Presbytery of Carlisle, and
stopped over here on his way home from
an important meeting in st. Louis. The
Governor is an earnest and devoted Pres
byterian, and took great interest in the
proceedings of yesterday. AT the close of
the afternoon meeting he was greeted by a
large number of the pastors and elders
present.
at o'clock with half hour of devotional
exercises conducted by Rev. Joseph Nes-
bitt, of Lockhaven Pa.
The minutes of yesterday and last nights
meeting were read by the Stated Clerk,
Rev. James Roberts.
The report on Foreign Missions, which
was made Friday night, then came up for
discussion. The following recommends
tions were unanimously adopted:
l. That our ministers instruct their
churches more fully and faithfully upon
the needs of this great work.
,. That they give careful attention TO the
recommendation of the last General Assem-
bly, concerning subscriptions and pledges
and helps toward enlarged contributions.
3. That the churches that have not
taken special collection for the debt be
urged TO do so at once.
4. That our full quota of the $4,000 to
be collected from Sabbath schools be
raised
5. That our people be urged to con-
tribute as far as possible through our own
Board.
6. That the Presbyteries be urged to re-
vive and extend the system of simulta-
neous meetings or some other plan of
awakening general popular interest in the
cause.
I. That we solemnly pledge our united
efforts TO make our total contributions this
year not less than sl6S,000, of which S.
900 shall be from collections in churches
and Sabbath schools.
Addresses were made on the subject by
Rev. Dr. Jessop, of Syria, Rev. DR.. Camp
bell, Rev. McJunkin and Rev. Arthur
Mitchell, Secretary of the Board of For
eign Missions. The addresses were all
well adapted to the occasion, and were
listened to with good deal of interest.
The report of the ministerial annuity
fund was next made by the Rev. Il. II. Full
ton, d. d.
DR. Campbell made a motion that the
action of the Synod last year be received,
which practically meant that they sever
their connection with the fund. y vigor-
Gus debate followed, and the motion was
lost.
Rev. DR.. Withmore had resigned as an
incorporation for the Synod in the company,
and on nomination of DR. Fulton, Rev. Dr.
Roberts. the stated clerk of the Synod,
was elected to fill the vacancy.
The session was then extended fifteen
minutes to give Rev. DR.. Cause, Sec.
retary of the Board for Aid to Academies
and Colleges, an opportunity to make ms
report, as it was feared that by Monday the
meeting would be so thinned out by the
departure of ministers that he would not be
given the audience the Importance OF the
subject demanded.
DR. Cause upon taking the platform gave
in outline the work that had been done by
the colleges, and the system by which they
were carried on. Among other things he
said that two-thirds of the colleges were
out of debt, and that every one OF the four
new States comes into the Union with a
Presberian college.
The session then adjourned until :
o'clock and was closed in prayer by Rev
+. r. Craven, Of Dountingtown, Pa