Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-22

Sessions Begun Of the Gstherings In Dstro
and Birmingham.

| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
i
Sessions Begun Of the Gatherings In Detroit
| and Birmingham.
The afternoon session of the Presbyterian
general assembly in Detroit yesterday came I'd
order promptly 1t 8 o'clock. After prayer By
the moderator the stated clerk called the roll,
and nominations for moderator being in order
Rev. DR.. Dickey Of PhiladslphiA nominated Rev,
Prof. William II. Green Of Princeton T1eologi-
cal Seminary. DR.. Green was chosen by accla-
nation.
DR.. Wallace Radcliffe, pastor Of the Detroit
Fort Street Church, welcomed the assembly on
behalf of the reception committee. He presented
Michigan gavel made of wood from the Pom
tico oak that witnessed the massacre of 1897 and
from the old fort II was special privilege,
he said. to put this into the hands Of his hon
| ored preceptor.
The docket was then read and the roll of
synods was called that their records. bills and
overtures might be sent in. Revision of the
confession was made the business for Friday at
| 10 a. m.
| The committee on consensus Of creed re-
ported that 1T had held its meetings and sent
circular to the reformed churches holding the
| Presbyterian system throughout the world.
| The death OF DR.. Howard Crosby was spoken of
| as great loss to the COMMITTEES, and DR.. Dickey
was named rs suitable person to take his
place.
DR.. Mcintosh reported regarding the mis-
| sionary magazine, The Church al Home and
abroad He thought that it ia winning favor.
valuable suggestions to its conduct have
peen received and more or less adopted. Other
denominations are beginning to appreciate it
| warmly. DR.. Howard Crosby's great interest
In this periodical and its great loss in his death
were alluded to in feeling terms 1t was recon-
| mended that DR.. George Alexander. d. D., Of
New York be appointed to fill this vacancy;
| that the committee be continued and its ex-
penses paid from the funds.
The last year the committee Of proof texts
| reported to the assembly that it had finished
| its revision on the proof texts of the confess
SION OF faith. Since then the same has been
done FOR the larger catechism. 1t was recon-
| mended that the report be printed in the min
utes and that the changes recommended In it
be adopted and that the committee be contin-
ued. 1t was voted the second order for next
Monday afternoon. Adjourned till today at 8
am.
THE SYNOPSIS OF REPORTS.
Following is a synopsis Of what the annual
reports to the general assembly will show:
Their report of the home mission board will
show that the fiscal year closed with a debt Of
SIOO,00O hanging over the work. During the
year the board OF education has had under its
care 500 candidates an increase of thirty over
last year. The total receipts were $50 6006 81,
an increase Of S5,67027 over the previous
year; still there 10 deficiency. and, with So 700
aeot hanging over from previous years, the
board at the close Of the fiscal year, April Is,
was SIC, 900 in debt
During the year 800 ministers and teachers
have been supported in the field and $40 900
has been added to the real estate values owned
by the board. The churches and pupils during
the year contributed $4,000 toward self-sup-
port
The Sabbath school missionaries during the
year have established 1900 schools with 4.slS
teachers and 40, 52s scholars They have given
az tracts and 1886 Bibles for reciting the
shorter catechism.
The board Of aid reports 2,172 contributing
churches, against 1850 last year.
SOUTHERN PREsBYTERrANs.
The general assembly Of the Southern Pres
byterian church met yesterday morning in the
First Church Of Birmingham Ala. About 100
delegates answered to roll call. DR.. James
Park of Knoxville, moderator of last wears as
sembly, called the body to order and led in
prayer. DR.. Park then delivered the annual
sermon, taking for his text the sixth verse of
Second Kings, Fear not, for / am with you al
ways, even unto the end of the world"
The first business was the election of a mod
orator. DIR. II. c. DubOse and DIR. r. c. Nell
walne were put in nomination. The former
received SO and the latter AZ votes DR.. Dubose
was then introduced as the new moderator. He
is from South Carolina and has been missionary
to China.
DR.. Joseph R. Wilson of clarksvills, Tenn,
il stated clerk. DR.. r. H. Noll Of Dallas. Tex
and Mr.. Edwin Mueller OF Louisville we're
elected temporary clerks.
Ihe afternoon session was devoted to hear
ing reports on mission work
OTHER RELIGIOUS BODIES. --.
Rev. W. ]. B. Crawford Of New York was
elected moderator Of the sixty-eighth general
synod Of the Reformed Presbyterian Church Of
North America yesterday in Philadelphia
Nearly the entire session was spent in discuss
ing and correcting the minutes Of last synod
and with the appointment Of some minor COM
mittees. In the afternoon the synod began to
receive reports from the standing committees
The congregations composing the general
synod extend westward AS far as Kansas and
north and east as far as Nova Scotia and New
Brunswick.
The general synod Of the Evangelical Luth-
eran church in the United States organized in
Lebanon, Pa, yesterday. Rev, J. A. Clutze. d.
D., president Of the Midland College, was
chosen president. At the afternoon session the
president appointed the various committees.
Rev. DR.. c. y. Albert made preliminary re-
port concerning the admission of new district
synods. The synod Of California and the Rocky
Mountain synod were received. At the even
was held. at which addresses were made by
Revs: j. g. Butler. D. D., OF this city and Geo
Scholl, d. D., of Baltimore.
At yesterdays session of the A. NJ. E. con-
ference at Carlisle, Pa, requests were presented
for the return of Revs. r. H. c. Dyson, J. b.
Small and P. G. Louis of Washington.
Rev. Bosley, presiding elder of Baltimore
district, presented his report, and heated de-
bate arose over an appeal from the Washington
churches which refused to pay an additional
assessment levied by the presiding elder.
At the ninety-sixth annual session Of the
Protestant Episcopal Church of Virginia yes
terday a resolution was adopted, by a large
vote, declaring that the diocese should be di-
vided in two.
Foreign Topics of Interest.
The following Portuguese cabinet has been
definitely formed: Gen. Desousa, president of