Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-05-27
REVISERS CHOSEN.
TIE WORK OF TUE PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY
At SARATOGA.
A Large Number Of Reports Presented and Dis
eussed-The Question Of Financss-Report Of
the Committee on Unemployed Ministers.
Beneficiary Fund Proposed

SARATOGA, n. Y, May 26.-In the
Presbyterian General Assembly to-day,
after approval of the minutes, the re-
port of the Committee on Synodcal
Records was read These were mostly
approved.
The Assembly, in approval of an over
ture from the Wisconsin Synod, re-
affirmed its deliyerance OF 1870 in favor
Of retaining the reading of the Bible in
common schools.
The report OF the Standing Committee
on Publication was delivered by its
chairman, DR.. Howard Crosby. He
thought that Sunday school and mis-
Sionary work, and the preparation Of
Sunday school books and lesson helps
and OF
DENOMINATIoNAL HELPS,
were well done, whatever any one may
allcgc as to the business management.
They have organized l,139 new schools
with 4,542 teachers and 3S, 1896 scholars:
lO9 schools besides these have been or
ganizcd in consequence of the offer of
the Board to supply hymn books, lesson
helps aud Bibles TO any one establish
ing new Sunday school. Our mission
aries have visited 2.GlG Sunday schools,
62, 500 families, and travelled 302, ,493
miles.
There has been much advantage, di-
rect and indirect, from the work of the
Board, whose laboriouS fidelity is worthy
of all praise. Resolutions were offered
approving this work and recommending
that it consider the eXpediency Of pub
fishing Sunday school helps and litera-
turc i'm the German and Scandinavian
languages.
DR.. Wordcn. of the Sunday School
Department, said that the business de-
partment receives nothing from the
contributions
~ SUNDAY SCHOOLS
for Sunday mission work, but, on the
contrary. gives over 100000 to the
missionary department.
QueStion-DoeS not the business de-
partmcnt sell its issues TO the missionary
department?
AnSwer-YcS, but at the price at
which the most favored purchaser gets
them. 1t gives twO-thirdS of its profits
TO the Sunday school and missionary
department. All the money you give
goes to establish new schools.
DR. Craven, the secretary of the
Board. alluded To the criticisms Of the
Special Committee Of Investigation, but
rs this was referred To another special
committee he thought it would be inn
proper for him to say anything about il.
He dwelt principally upon the advan-
tageS of the cditorShip given to pcriodi-
Gals and books, the improvement Of
Sunday school methods, the missionary
work done by aid Of the Board through
its publications and its colporteurS,
both at home and abroad. We have #
experienced mon,
FULL OF SPIRIT,
besides IS or more theological students
establishing mission schools in destitute
parts OF the field.
The resolutions were passed with the
additions OF Sunday school helps and
literature in Spanish.
The various committee reports We're
adopted in order without debate until
the report of the Committee on Uncm-
ployed Ministers aud Vacant Churches
was reached. The report recommends
the organization of a special bureau Of
information. or intelligence Office, to
mt the unemployed ministers into com
municatiOn with the vacant churches.
After a lengthy debate. which was par
ticipated i'm by DrS. Johnson, Darling.
White and others. the matter was re-
ferrcd to the PrcSbytcricS. and will
come up i'm the Assembly of 1891.
The Moderator'S committee Ia select
the actual Committee of Revision has
not vet reported to the Assembly. 1t is
un derstood that it has agreed upon the
men to be- entrusted with
THIS IMPORTANT WORK,
but will not come in with their names
until the last hours Of the Assembly.
In the matter of the complaint Of
Rev. Nathaniel West against the Synod
of Minnesota. the Judiciary Committee
reported. sustaining so much of the
complaint as regards the refusal OF the
synod to hear the complaint OF DIR.
West against the PreSbytery OF St
Paul. The report, which directs the
synod of Minnesota to hear fully the
complaint of Dr. West, was adopted.
The following special committees to
investigate the affairs of the Pub
LEGATION Society was announced; FL
ders. Alfred Hand. of Lackawanna;
Elias L. Monfort, of Cincinnati; y. d..
Randolph. New York: Geo :. Draper,
81. Louis; Reuben f. Smith, Cleveland;
w. c. Martin, New York; VIM. a..
Rrodie. Rochester.
The permanent Committee OF Revision
announced as follows: Ministers synod,
Prof. W. II. Green ID. d.. New Jersey;
Prof. Thomas ). Hastings, ID. d., New
York: Prof. NJ. Il. Riddle. ID. d.. Penn
svlvania: Prof. Willis j. Beecher. d. d.,
New York: Prof. f. ID. Morris, ID. D.
Ohio: Prof. Herrick Johnson, ID. d.,
Illinois: Prof. VIM. Alexander. ID. d..
Pacific: President Patton. ID. d.. New
Jersey: W. c. Roberts. ID. d., Illinois;
VIM. f. Moore, d. d.. ONO;
Henry Van Dyke, ID. d.. New York +.
Erskinc. ID. D.. Pennsylvania; j. /.
Leftwick. ID. d., Baltimore; Samuel j..
Nichols. ID. d.. Missouri; Edward IL.
Burkhalter, Iowa. Elders Synod-hN-
Justice VIM. Strong, Baltimore; eN-
senator ]. Mcmillan, Minnesota; Judge
Alfred Hand. Pennsylvania; Emerson
p. White. Ohio; Henry Il. Saylor, lndl-
ana: w. ). Gilman, New York; Barker
/ Gumere. New Jersey; VIM. Ernest, ken
tucky: George Junkin. Pennsylvania;
Chas. NJ. Charnley, Illinois. Elder
Junkin feared he would not he able to
serve. but would hold the matter under
adviScment.
Take Week to Repair IT,
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