St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-28
the first Thursday in May, 1894. The
place of meeting will be determined by
a committee appointed for that purpose.
TO MEET AT DETROIT.
The Presbyterian General AS
sembIy AdiOurns.


sembly Adjourns.
SARATOGA, N. Y, May 27.-In the
Presbyterian general assembly this
morning the committees OH bills and
overtures and the judiciary committee
recommended ''no action" on several
proposals. The report of the committee
on narrative gave a summary of the
progress over the entire field. The total
number of communicates is over $50, 900,
gain during the year of 103,092. The
benevolent contributions to all causes
were not lesss.than S13io00,000. A large
proportion of the ministers work as long.
as they are able. There is tendency
to increase the number of stated sup.
plies and lessen the number of pastors.
There is great need that elders make
more of their important office. Large
additions from our Sunday schools have.
been made to our churches, but we re-
greet that in many there is neglect of
our own lesson helps and deplorable
tendency to non-attendance at church
by Sunday school scholars. Family
worship and infant baptism should be
more generally kept up; yet, in
spite OF Sabbath breaking, gam
bling. lntemperance, floods and
disease, progress has been made. No
year has seen such an increase OF men,
bers. Considerable debate arose over
the blame on the elders implied in the
report, and the chairman of the COM
mittee CDR. Hodge, was instructed to
modify it SO as to apply only to some
elders. Notices of the death of the
large number of 1T ministers were read
by the stated clerk. The assembly rose
and was led in prayer by Rev. Theodore
F. White, u. D., of New Jersey. Most
of the deceased were of quite advanced
age. The report of the judiciary COM
mittee was read and the committee
discharged. 1t was voted the queS
ton in the narrative circular as
to the fidelity of sessions be omitted In
future. Elder Trumbull. of California,
moved resolution in favor of
meetings of-the sessions at least month
ly. Adopted. 1t was resolved that
Elders Flickinger and Griffith, of Iowa,
urge upon congress in the name of the
assembly the passage of the law per-
uniting states to prohibit or restrict the
liquor traffic now before the senate.
DR.. Fisk, of Ithaca, moved that the re-
vision committee be allowed to publish
their conclusions as early as March or
April next, in their own discretion.
Adopted. A Geographic request from
Prof. w. II. Green, of Princeton TheO-
logical seminary, that Prof. Warfield, of
the same institution, be substituted for
himself ON the revision committee, was
referred to that committee. DIR. OAR
ling, of Albany, wanted to know what
answer he should return to his presby
terry as to their overture. which asked
neither revision nor concensuS creed,
but new creed to be used alternately
with the old. AS things stand, they are
hung up in the air. He was answered
that it was now in the hands of the
committee on revision. The various
standing committees reported that they
had DO more business, and were dis
charged. The roll was called by synOds,
and showed that goodly proportion
had stayed through to the end of this
memorable session. The usual resolu-
lions of thanks were passed. A feeling
response was made by Pastor Allen, of
the church, and, after remarks by the
moderator, singing, "Blest Be the Tie
That Binds" and prayer by Howard
Crosby, d. D.. the benediction was pro-
nounced. and the assembly stood adj
journed to meet at Detroit next year.
Immediately after adjournment, the
committee on revision held meeting.
and decided to meet in Pittsburg the
first Tuesday in October.