Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-05-29
THE VINEYARD.
Gospel Work Among Several
Church Denominations
Gathering Of the Baptists IN Chicago. the
Presbytcrians in saratoga and the
Mefhodists in IT. Louis-Inter-
esting Topics Discussed.

CHICAg1. May -. ~ The American
Baptist Publication society held its
sixty-sixth anniversary meeting yester-
day at the lmmanuel Baptist Church.
The report Of the board Of managers
showed receipts during the past year Of
$685., 30 1G being SIS, s7s.93 more than
tho receipts - the previous year
The total number Of publications
was 81, 093 700 gain Of 2.273. $50 over
the preceding year. The number Of
pages printed was 72s. go. 5.3 The
number Of copies of periodicals issued
was 3l.275, 200, an increase 81 2.l4765l
The financial statement shows. Assets,
$50, 262. ~; liabilities. ST., sO4. "a. capi-
tal-net assets sS47. 45s S.
CHCAGo. May 23.-At yesterday morn
| ing s session Of the American Baptist
/ Publication Society the following o.
fcers were elected. President. samuel
A. Grocer Of Pennsylvania; Vice. Pres
idents, Rev Thomas Armitage Of New
York, Colonel James a. Hoyt OF
South Carolina, Edward Goodman Of
Illinois. Joshua lowering Of Maryland;
Secretary, Rev. BENJAMIN Griffith, D.
d.; Recording Secretary. a. J. Rowland,
d. D.; Treasurer, Colonel Charles II.
Banz, and long list Of managers The
report Of the committee on catechatical
work, recommending the publication Of
a eatechism Is supplemental 20 the New
Testament teaching Of the sunday
school was adopted.
The afternoon session was devoted 70
joint meeting Of the American Baptist
\ Foreign Missionary Societies with
headquarters respectively Boston and
Chicago. Mrs. 4. ], Howe, Of Chicago,
presided reports from me secre-
tarles OF The Two organizations
I showed great good being accomplished
/ by the efforts Of their mi Missionaries.
/ Mrs. Carson, who has been missionary
in India for seventeen years Mrs WILL
lam Ashmore, who has been a mission
airy 70 China, and Mrs. 6 Il. & Fisher,
! az Toxic reported upon their fields.
/ Rev. l. Cyrenelle. D. -. Of Detroit,
Mich, delivered ~ address on The
/ Poetry OF Missions.
( CHICAGO, May =. r. The American
Baptist Missionary mon held it, sixty
sixth annual session yesterday in I'm
manuel Bapt4st church. The treas
urerS report showed receipts OF
$3.50, 81 and liabilities Of Sj61, 46Q
Rev G. w Northrup. Of Illinois,
vas reelected president During the
last year the Union supported 3Sl mis-
sionaries, 1876 preachers. j. 36l church
IS. During the first year Of its life
there we're litt,e over 800 members now
there are 1855 293 members OF the mis-
Z
CHlcAGo. Nav 25.-At the meeting
OF the American BAPTIST Missionary
Union on SATURDAY. further re.
ports from missionaries were heard.
The obituary record was read.
and resolutions of respect were PASSED.
Fraternal greetings we're sent 10 the
assembly Of tho Presbyterian Church.
The convention decided to hold its
next session At Philalelpbia. Rev. Or.
Galnsha Anderson. Of MORGAN PARK
m Was selected ~ deliver no ami.
yers,rv sermon ,yith Rev Jobn
Gordon. az portla ore. a. alternate
Inc committee (, eprollrnent 70.
nor,ed tho n-esenee Of 2-6 lffe Nom
hers ffto an.pai n-e,,hars ard an dol
coates
rur pi.reB.gseIANs.
SARAToGA SrElNc-. y. ", Nav 90
I In the Presbyterian General Assembly
/ the special order of Yesterday was the
report or the committee on methods
of eTectine changes in the confession
and constitution. Or Roberts Of Cincin-
natl, read the report and addressed the
assembly in its support.
The question Of adoption was nut and
brought out PROMPT and emphatic yea.
1 While the assembly stood DIR. Crosby Of.
fered feryent praver az thanks 10 cod
for the result This vote settles tho
question OF the adoptipp act and raves
the wav for revision,
The board Of church erection fnnd
presented its twentieth annual renort
The number Of ami icatiops for aid This
wear exceeds that Of anv before. They
were far 200 church huildinps ana for
thirty-nlne manses. and called for
sl86 545 or $40. oss more than last year