The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-26
RELIGIOUS WORK.
Reports Discussed by the Presbyterian
ASStmbly-BaptiSt Missions.

Tor this evening.
The Standing Committee on Freedmen re-
ported. Rev. DR.. Allen, Secretary of the
board, spoke of the encouraging way in
which the colored people were coming to
the front. ''The present generation OF ne
groes." he said, twill largely decide the
character Of the generations to come, and
who, for good or i'll, will so graVely influ-
ence the future of the country. The only
solution is Christian education for the race"
The Secretary reported over S176,000
given for the support during last year OF
269 churches and II missions under the
control of the board. In these are 134 mis-
sionaries, mostly cOlored, and ID, 436 COM
municants. The Sabbath school pupils
number 1922 in 259 schools. There are "a
day schools, which have an attendance OF
11.029.
The standing committee on bringing to-
gether vacant churches and unemployed
ministers reported certain recommendations
of the presbyteres." There was an ami
mated discussion Of its provisions. DR..
Lowry of Philadelphia opposed the fourth
section as being blacklist of ministers and
churches who for any reason decline to
come under the arrangement. The discus
sion, which was participated in by a num-
Der Of others, showed diversity of opinion
upon the subject. but the c0ncensus OF
thought seemed to be that the matter should
be left to the presbyteres. President Pat
ton recon mended before the final enactment
that it be referred to special committee to
report 10 this assembly on the question OF
the cOnstitutionality of the plan, which he
much doubted. but offered to withdraw his
motion till all the sections were acted upon.
Leave to withdraw was by vote refused and
an adjournment cut off further debate.
The seal matter was taken up again, and
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the committee
DIR. Eason read the report of the Board of
Education. 1t says in part that "the year
was begun with debt of $500. This COM
PEELED caution In the acceptance OF candl-
dates. The board hoped for large in-
crease ia the receipts but instead it closed
the year with the debt increased $780,
$1,000 have come in. We are thus in this
dilemma, Shall we take up fewer can
didateS or give less TO each? Our
embarrassment can only be removed,
apparently, by greater zeal IN urging our
needs by our ministers. There are htteen
more vacant churches than last year, many
OF them strong ones, and it is every year
harder to get suitable men for these. Then,
too, the labOrs of Sabbath-schOol mission
aries have been so blessed that many new
churches formed from the 1900 new schools
planted this year will soon be needing pas
ministers and men qualified TO work among
the immigrant population Is sure to be
urgent. Such is the demand. What Of the
supply? Only 212 graduated - twelve
more than last year. The inevi-
table deficit must be supplied from
partially trained men. or from other denOm-
nations, and in either case there Will be on
an average less satisfactory results than
from men fully trained 10 our own schools"
Adjourned until Tomorrow.
THE CASE OF DIR. BRIGGS.
1t is thought by observers that the tide Of
opinion is changing in favor Of vetoing DR..
Briggs appointment and transferring to Rob-
inson the profeSsorship of Biblical rheol-
Ugy. without touching the question of her.
esy--as that would prejudice the case be-
fore the New York Preshytery-and very
possibly without assigning grounds"
REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
PHILADELPHIA, MAY 25.-After an ami
mated discussion to-day the Reformed Pres
bYteran Church Assembly decided not TO
appoint committee to confer with that ap-
pointed by the General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church last year to prepare
short creed containing the essential
articles Of the Westminster Confession"
etc, and to take the matter into considera-
ton during the Synodic year.
BAPTIST MISSIONARY UNION.
CINCINNATI, May 25. = The seventy
seventh anniversary OF the American Bap-
list Missionary Union was observed to-day.
The President in his address made strong
appeal for more eaTnestneSs IN sending the
Gospel to the pagan world. The Commit
tee on Centennial Celebration presented
series of resolutions providing, among
other things, that the union observe the
special celebration at kettering, England,
in October. 1892, and that one hundred more
missiona ries be sent out, and that S., 10000
more be raised.
The report of the Committee on Progress,
for the past year, showed half q million
dcllars had been raised and upward of 200
converts baptized. The Missionary Church
now numbers 1852.
The Committee on Obituaries made an
elaborate report on notable people at home
and abroad. Adopted.
After receiving report on Bible work
recess was taken until 2:30 O'clock this
afternoon.
At the afternoon session DR.. Bradford re-
ported for the committee on the famous Ta-
luga Mission. Nearly 5000 baptized Taluga
Christians are in that field, but the converts
are widely scattered. More missionaries
and 5000 fer this field are asked.
Rev. DR.. Mabie, Secretary of the union,
spoke on his missionary tour around the
world, from which he has just returned.
The City of Toxic. he said, has $4,000 stu
dents. Japan is intellectually awake. China
bay is the most palatial railway station on
the planet. Calcutta is an immense port Of
commerce. America is asleep as to the con-
di ion of the Eastern world. Mighty forces
there are at work, heather and Christian,
and Japan is only eleven days from our
Pacific Coast. The time has passed to
merely pity or patronize mighty nations Of
the East. The work in Japan, Intellectually
and relIgiously, is remarkable. 'China,"
said the speaker. ''is the battle center.
Medical missions are potent blessings;
Christian hospitals multiply. There are
Cinnamon and Cinnamon. We only see
coolies In this country" The work in
Burmah was enlarged on.
DR.. Clough, a missionary from Orgele,
who has %. 600 disciples TO look after in $50
villages, and DR.. Josiah n. Cushing Of Bur-
nah also spoke.
A plea was made for more men to save at
least the work already begun.
At the evening session Rev. George E.
Mason of China spoke on evangelical work
in that empire.
DR.. Clough. the great Teleegu mission
ary, told the story of his field, including
thrilling incidents of baptism. In one
day from 80 O'Clock in the afternoon to
6 o'clock in the evening three men baptized
1911. Thousands have been bap tized since.
EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH.
LEBANON PENN, May 25--At to-day's
session Of the General Synod of the Evan
gelical Lutheran Church the Board of
Church Extension reported total receipts
for two years $4,000, an increase of S14,-
COO; number Of lots held by the board for
future churches, 269; value, S44, 500. Other
real estate and mortgages with the cash In
treasury bring up the assets TO $213,619.
Ths special work of this board is to aid
new and weak churches and secure needed
properties. Western delegates were eSpes-
cia3ly earnest in this. as many have wor-
shipped in halls over saloons, in seed-houses,
"dagouts" and in similar unchurchly
places.
AID FOR SCHOOL.
BIRMINGHAM (Ala), May 25-E1ucation
was the special order In the Presbyterian
General Assembly this morning. The SYM
odcal records were all found to be correct.
The report of the Directors of the Union
Theological Seminary at Columbia, S. c.,
showed the school was crowded. IL was
resolved to raise $4,000 for its relief.