The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-26
BAPTIST MISSIONARY UNION.
President NOrthup Tells Of a HereSy Greater
than the HereSy Of DR.. Briggs.
PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLIES
Proceedings OF the Northern and Southern
Bodies-Education Discussed-Dr.
Briggs Criticised.

the Pike Opera House to-day. The morning
was occupied by the reading of annual re-
ports, which told Of the thriving conditioner
the work Of conversion. The increase over
last year summarized is forty-seven mission
aries; eighty-seyen preachers; ffty-four
churches; and 14,349 Members Many of the
Asastic missionaries complain that the raw
ages of la grippe interfered much with the
attendance at services. and attribute thereto
the absence ola still greater increase in the re-
suits. Contributions are reported as increas-
ing quite encouragingly. During the coming
year the Bible IS 10 be printed IN Assamese
and the language Of the Shan people, ana a
revision of the japanese rendering Is N pro
gress. Reports from each single mission were
read
STANDING COMMITTEES.
President Northup announced the follow
! ing committees: ~ q,
On arrangement-E. A. Ince of Ohio, II. G.
Lyman of Ohio, and II. o. Rowlands, ID. De-
of Illinois o,
B. Abbott of Massachusetts,, W. II. Hunt OF
New York. 1. l. Keeler of Nebraska and I.
| X. Woodruff of Pennsylvania.
On place and preachers-A. II. Strong OF
New York, j. w. lsenbarger OF Ohio and W.
| b. Riley of Illinois.
sey. w. h. Wright Of West Virginia, +. W.
| Lounsberry of Ohio. j. G.. HOblett Of Mime
sofa and w T. Richardson of Massachusetts.
On fnance-C. II. Bayne of Pennsylyania
| f. H. Barney of Ohio. A. j. Hull OF Call
| fOrnia, l.. b. Merriheld of Illinois and A. r..
Gayle of Minnesota
vania. d. W. Hubert Of Illinois, d. d. Nc
Laurin of New York, j. f. Buchanan Of New
! York and r. G. Evans of Massachusetts.
nllf Qo1 on
missions abroad.
! "FAMIsHING FOR THE BREAD OF LIFE"
In his address this morning President
| Northup spoke about some of the hindrances
| TO the success of the missions: There were
millions" he said I'm those foreign lands
| famishinp for the bread of life, and yet where
was the compassion on the part of those who.
already blessed by their Saviour, should con
tribute their mite to such good cause. The
apathy on the part of many as TO the great
demands Of the heather brought up the old
question of doubt in a hell. 1t was time for
! the American Baptists TO arouse from their
| lethargy. and TO heed the cry from the foreign
land of the millions willing 10 be saved.
There was heresy greater than the heresy or
| DR.. Briggs. What was heresy; Simply diso-
! bedence to Jesus Christ in rejecting the fun
damental principles of his belief" The
! heresy Of inaction was as great or greater than
the nOn-belief. The great question OF trans.
cendental importance was the eyangellzatlon OF
| the world This was q subject Of more I'M
portance than the alleged heresy of a member
Of some other church. Let us direct our
energies TO the great question OF evangelical
ton.
Southern Presbyterians.
BRnNGHAM, Ala. May 25.-tSpeciai J
| DR.. McIlwaine, of Virginia, conducted the
| devotional exercices this morning at the
opening of the fourth days session of the
| Presbyterian General Assembly. Among
| other communications received was one ask
inc special prayer for rain, owing to the
! failure of the Oat crop and the hlgh
price of corn. The committee on bills
and oyertures made its report through
DR.. Parker The Indian Presbytery was
transferred from the Arkansas Synod 10 the
! Texas Synod. The overture asking II OnlYer-
salists could hold religious meetings IN Pres
/ byterian churches was answered III the mega
/ tive The Presbytery OF Eastern 1eXas was
answered that women cannot speak III Pres
bvterian pub blic assemblies. but they are allowed
! 10 hold meetings among themselves. An
| invitation was rendered TO the assembly 10 90
| on an excursion by the president OF one or
| the dummy lines in the city, which was ac-
/ cepted and tomorrow afternoon suggested
| as the time for the trip This was opposed
| on the ground that as they expected 10 pray
| for rain it would be imprudent to 60 out. The
report Of the board Of directors OF the Union
| Theological Seminary was read. Rev. W. ID.
! smith
iZe 80 900 for this institution as the funds are
! running short, owing TO the large attendance.
REPORT OK EDUCATION.
/ The report of the committee on education
was made by DR.. McIlwaine. This report was
| the subject Of much discussion between Drs.
! Hoge. Chester. Malloy. Humphries and
others. Il was resolved that $50, 900 be raised
this year for educational purposes,
There was a special meeting tonight for the
g.. ure. r.,sIr of
| which several returned missionaries spoke.
Rev. X Ibucka, of Japan. made an address
/ at the First Presbyterian church last night on
the subject Of the work IN his country. lie
is an interesting talker and attracts large
| crowds
Rev. p C. Thompson and c. c. Hearstman
have been elected professors. Richard
/ McSwain reported for the educational COM
mittee that no change be made in the location.
The question OF paying the secretary salary
came up.
on a salary. who is 70 devote his entire time
10 raising 1000 this year for education.
At the afternoon session of the Presbyte-
rian Assembly the report of the educational
committee was finished and adopted. An ex
ecutiye committee on this subject was APP
pointed 1t was decided that on the first Sun
day in July all ministers shall preach on the
importance of getting young men into the
ministry.
The committee on the memorial of DR.. A.
L. Phillips reported. This committee ap-
pointed an executive committee on cOlored
evangelzation work. to be located at Birming
ham. II is composed Of DR.. Phillips, secre-
tary. and ten local preachers and elders. The
committee reported that an institute for the
education of colored ministers will be estab
lished at Birmingham. site for II has al
ready been donated. DR.. Phillips was ap-
pointed commissioner to 60 among the col
ored Presbyterians and see about the estab-
lishmcnt of a sepaeate colored synod.
DR. BRIGGS CRITICISED.
In the course Of discussion of the subject
"Where to Educate Young Ministers" several
ministers spoke harshly of DR.. Briggs opposi-
t;on and expressing his peculiar opinions, as
thew termed them. A communication was
received from the American Sabbath Union,
asking that the Worlds Fair be importunednot
to be kent open on Sunday. The.committee n
overtures asked that the Savannah Presby
terians be Incorporated in the Florida Synod.
Adopted.
BOARD OF WORK.
Rev. Ebenzer Erskine. chairman of the
Roard of Work among the Freemen. made
his report this morning. The report showed
230 churches under the Boards control
Two hundred churches had become self