Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-23
THE SOUTHERN pREsBYTERIANs.
Proceedings of the General Assembly Yes
terday-Foreign Missions.
By telegraph TO the Dlspsicn-l

LBy telegraph TO the DlspStca-l
AsgRvuLE. y. C., May g2.-ln the Presbyterian
General Assembly to-day the report Of the Com
roittss on Foreign Missions was reed by Rev. c.
X Homuhill, chairman. and was considered by
The f,rst section proposed TO transfer the Min
i.ters' fund from the Clergymen's Friendly 50
ciety 10 the Presbyterian Mlnisters' tund Oh
Philadelphia. Adopted.
Tho next section was on proposed annuities to
the antilles OF deceased missionaries and was
adopted.
Columbia Presbytery recommending The publi-
cation of a missionary paper for children. Tho
com rnIttee recommend that the first number
each month OF the ChiidreH's Friend be given up
10 this purpose. Adopted.
The fourth section was an overture from
Columbia Presbytery recommending the train
ing OF young women for foreign missionary
work. Adopted.
otrer reconne endations adopted were as fol-
lows: That the churches shall pay this coming
venr sllb 600 at least for foreign missionary
YORK. that tho Executive Committee Do au-
thorized t. commission four additional mon TO
the missionary Held In the congo Ie' rec ots'e
foreign mission nelds bo impressed on clergy
men aud theological students; that women be
sppointed 70 canvass eacn congregation Tor sub
scriptlons 70 the missionary paper, and that
the club rates for that paper be malntSined; !;
mat all saobatn schools be encouraged TO take
psrt In the Childrens-day exercises on tbe nrst
Sunday 10 June, and that the assem- Oily eordlAlly
commends the officers and mem oers OF the tx-
scniiys Committee for their zeal and energy
The report OF the COMMITTEES was 'non auop'oo
Rey. Mr. Stevens spoke on foreign missions
and was followed by Rev. c. X. hemphilI, rev
7 ". Allen, snd DR.. ". T. Thompson. Colonel
+ J. Wade addressed the oly on the clrcu-
latiou Of church papers.
DIR. cAArpBHLL's PEACE MEMORIAL.
The report of the Committee on Bills and
Oyertures was read. The first section was on the
peace memorial introduced few days ago oy
Dr. Campbell. The committee submitted both
majority aud minority reports The majority
report fayorsd the adoption Of DR.. Campoell $
paper and the filling OF the blanks In the COM
niitee Of Correspondence win Other cnrisHIh
Churctos with the names OF Reys "llllam A.
Campbell, ID. D., Moses ID. Hoge, ID. d., ana Mar,
snail Gillian. They furthermore recommended
mat Rev. William A. Campbell, ID. d.. ara heV.
NJ D. Hoge. d. d.. be appointed delegates 70 we .
assembly in the interest OF peace conten pia.so
IN 1891. but tina. this assembly does not oy tnis
appointment Of delegates commit ITSELF In ad-
yance TO any measures that this Peace Confer
ence may adopt
The minority report regarded IL as unwise Tor
the assembly, tho highest court OF the Churen,
10 take any action In the csse but expresseu .ne
fullest sympathy with the object 0t Ut. lamp
bells paper. -.
petition from the Auti-Lottery League was
nex taken up, and Recommendation was m made
for The assem- bly, 70 take action against los'oes'
THE APPEAL OF RRv. NE. ROBINSON.
DR.. shssrer read the report OF the Judicisi
Committee on the appeal OF key. ID. =. r. novn- 9.
sou from the decision OF the Assembly OF ioo',,
Mr. Robinson was minister Of the frespy,ery y.
hectlenburg, and tho charges we're pIo,srEou
against him by his wife. The Synod OF Nor.n
carolina found against htn and be appeaiou 70
the assembly OF 1857. There he was suspeh heoa
and In 1889 no was restored TO the minstry, ou'
without the right OF communion. hr hooin.
son appealed ON the ground that the scuons VI
the proceeding assemblies were inconsistent
1he committee In an ella borate paper anml.soe
as much aud recommended mat Mr.. hopIpsoa
be restored TO The fun rights and privileges oi
the ministry. Adopted.
With regard 10 the overture asking cooper.
ton win the census enumerators, the repots
stated that entire comp.iance with tho rcques.
was not recommended. eu. only that the stated
clerks of presbytsries should DO asked 70 CO.
oparafe. Adopted.
'Dr. Davies, Of the Committee on Theoiogfcai
semlnariss, submitted . report The repors
stated mat tho condition Of tho different insntn-
tions was gratifying. Az tho school at univn
there were seventy Students. The Coium olo
Theological Seminary had twenty-five matricu-
Iates during tho past year. Tho Institute 20,
rsIored Ministers had tvensy-nine students. al
dolrg good work. Adortsd.
Tho report OF the Com niitse on Foreign Cor-
respondcnce wes read. and with amendmsh'''
adopted - . whole.
A motion vas made n Dr. spsW sAai DE- " \