The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-05-22
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Opening Day of the Presbyterian
Meeting at Detroit.
DR.. GREEN ELECTED MODERATOR
without opposition.-nteresting An
nual Reports The Homo
Mission Board CLOSES the Year with
aHeavy Debt on its ands--To-dAy's
order of Business.

DETROIT, MIcu., May 2l.-Ihe one
hundred and third annual meeting OF
the Presbyterian General Assembly met
this morning in this city. After an in
vocation by the Rev. DR.. Radcliffe, pas
tor OF tho church, Rev. DR.. F. 1. Patton,
President OF Princeton, read the sixieth
chapter OF Isaiah, and prayer was OF
fered by Rev. DR.. J. 7. Smith, Of Balt-
more.
Rev. DR.. William E. Moore, Of eincin-
natl, Moderator of the last Assembly,
delivered the opening sermon, from
John 8, 18th: "Bor God sent not His
Son into the world to condemn the
world, but that the world through Him
might be saved"
ganization Of the Assembly was per-
fected, the Committee on Arrangements
reported, and the Assembly adjourned
till SIP. m.
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Following is a synopsis of what the
annual reports to the General Assembly
will show:
The report of the home mission board
will show that, the fiscal year closed
with debt of $4,000 hanging over the
work. The causes OF the debt have
been the unexpected falling off OF
Iegacies. which we're 100000 less last
year than for the year previous. Dur
ing the year the board OF education had
under its care 500 candidates, an increase
of thirty over last year. The total re.
ceipts were SS0,606 61, an increase Of
$3.50 q over the previous year; stu
there is deficiency, and with SS,7OO
debt hanging over from previous years
the board at the close OF the fiscal year,
April 10, was $l6,0 900 in debt.
The report of the treasurer OF the
board of missions for freedmen shows
lust enough money on hand TO pay all
liabilities. The total receipts Tor the
year were $155,07S 1S, which shows a
falling of, as compared with the
previous year, which is accounted torr
BY the fact that during 1890 the board
received $4,000 in the shape OF lega-
cies. During the year 800 ministers
and teachers have been supported and
10000 has been added to the real estate
values owned by the board. The
churches and pupils during the year
contributed 81, 600 toward church sup
port, - .,t
the wear have established 1909 schools
with 4,S13 teachers and so,52S scholars.
They have given away, 1892 Bibles, oil
294 literary books, Il, ,eOl,472 tracts and
1905 Bibles for reciting the shorter
catechism, The board OF aid reports
2,173 contributing churches against
2,030 last year.
DIR. GREEN ELECTED MODERATOR.
The afternoon session came to order
promptly at 8 o'clock. After prayer by
the Moderator the stated clerk called
the roll, and nominations for Moderator
being in order, Rev. DIR. Dickey, Of
Philadelphia, addressed the Assembly.
In a neat speech he named Rev. Prof.
VIM. II. Green, OF Princeton Theologi-
cal Seminary.
On motion it was voted to suspend
nominations and decide the matter by
a rising vote, which resulted in the
unanimous choice OF DR.. Green; DIR.
Dickey and DIR. Baker we're appointed
by the chair for installation. The newly
elected Moderator was escorted to the
platform where hec was warmly well
coned nv the retiring Moderator. The
new Moderator, replied in O pleasant
way, hoping for unity OF action, and
peace in the church, and advising no
hasty action in o crisis.
DR.. Wallace Radcliffe, Of the Detroit
Fort Street Church, welcomed the AS
sembly, and on behalf of the reception
committee he presented tho Moderator
with Michigan gavel, made OF wood
from the Pontiac oalt that witnessed the
massacre OF 1887, and from the old fort,
1t was a special privilege, he said, to
put this in the hands Of his honored
preceptor.
Revision Of the Confession Of Faith
was made the business for Friday at 10
a. m. The Committee on Concensus Of
Greed reported that 1t had held their
meetings and sent q circular to the Re-
formed churches holding the PresbYs
terian system throughout the world.
The death Of DIR. Howard Crosby was
spoken Of as great loss to the commit
tee, and Dr. Dickey was named as o
suitable person to take his place.