The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-27

This report was adopted substantially rs read.
1t recommends that S150000 be raised Tor
foreign missions this year. being SZo,OUO more
than the receipts OF last year for TINS cause
It makes also the following recommends
tions: That the last Sabbath in May OF each
year be set apart as children's day; that the
assembly cannot undertake evangelzatlon
among the Jews. as requested by the St: LOUIS
Presbytery: that the ordinary rule shal DO
observed about leaving TO the committee the
distribution of the missionaries that tho
executive committee shall transfer the publ
cation Of the Missionary from Richmond to
Nashville
DR. M'uwAINE's AMENDMENT.
DR.. McIwaine, of Virginia, moved to
amend this clause by inserting the words;
Provided the Missionary can be published
at Nashville at the same figures as at Rich
mondn
The amendment was lost, and. the recon-
mendatiOn adopted.
That the officers of notwithstanding and
treasurer shall be divided. the former to be
elected by the assembly, and the latter by the
executive committee.
That the assembly shall elect a field secre-
tarv for foreign missions. This recommends
ton was tabled for further consideration.
The consideration Of home missions was tho
special order for this afternoon, and the as
sembly was addressed by DR.. Chester and
others.
4 special committee on Sabbath observance
criticized newspapers and railroads for run
ming on Sunday. Thrty-five thousand dol
lars was voted for sustaining home missions
and SO 900 for loan and church building fund;
$4,000 for work among Indians; $4,000 for
the invalid fund.
This morning the assembly prayed for rain
and this afternoon a shower tell TO the dellght
of the faithful brethren.
Northern Presbyterians.
DETROIT, Mich. May 26.-After the Pres
byterian Assembly had been formally opened
to-day the first business taken up was the as
signment Of certain Overtures 10 the COM
mittees for consideration. The principal
overtures were in regard 70 the Roman
Catholic schools among the Indians. and
whether The United States Cfovernmentshould
continue the Indians school.
The question of unemployed ministers and
vacant pulpts being the order Of the day,
Rev. G.. /. Hamilton of Rochester, took the
platform. The discussion drlfted into the
question of employment of an agens % keep
tab on the ministers Of the church who were
unemployed and the churches requiring sup
plies The point was the fixing of salaries
and on this Rev. DR.. Hamilton opposed plac-
ing il at y 800. In this he was supported by
Elder Graham of Nebraska. who thought
good able young man could be got for the
place at about ~ 900 year.
The S2 800 salary was knocked out. II, 800
set as the price and the matter referred 10 the
consideration Of its constitutlOnallty.
HOMIE MISSIONS.
Rev Andrew Y. Raymond of Albany, n.
Y. presented the report of the committee on
home missions. The pleas usually sent up
for home missions spoke of the need Of help
ing the far West. This the report said was
wrong: The home mission field embraced the
whole United States the large cities as well
as the mining camp Presbyterianism was on
the increase in the New England field.
ooh of
home missions t. say in their report that no
new work has been undertaken IN New Eng
land. 1t was also wrong 10 abandon weak
churches just because they are weak, in the
field east of the Mississippi. This field was
BIO enough to need all the money furnished
10 the board. The middle West seemed the
most fruitful field. The report Of the board
was almost dscouraging in It's reports of
boundless opportunity. Missouri wanted
thirty men and could not be given one, be-
cause there was no money 10 send them. In
no century since the Reformation had 50
quick returns been given for gospel work as
in this middle West The lack Of men and
money was the only cause Of delay in occupy
ing the field.
AFFAIRS n THE SOUTH.
The same condition of affairs prevailed IN
the South. 1t was all right 10 send greetings
to the Reformed Church Of Italy, but it
would be better 10 send missionaries to the
bad feature was the removal Of all churches
from down town" as 1t is called in great
cities This was making the lower wards OF
the great cities the most needful home mis-
sion fields in the land. II was q source of
regret that any church. for the exigencies of
fashion. should abandon any location where
thousands of souls clustered.
The committee recommended a general
missionary convention for this fall and col
lection for home missions IN the Sunday
schools the Sunday before Thanksgiving Day.
The committee further recommended that
81 900, 900 be set aside for this work for the
year The report was accepted.
The committee on missions among the
freedmen recommended that $1,000, 900 be set
aside for the work during the year.
A discussion on nome missions followed.
the committee recommending the expenditure
Of II. 600 600 on the work. Mr. Van Rensselaer,,
of New York. was inclined 10 believe the sum
could not be raised, but the assembly seemed
to think otherwise.
A recommendation 10 provide an Italian
Bible was adopted.
SABBATH OBSERVANCE.
AT the afternoon session Colonel Elliott i.
Shepherd. OF New York, presented the re-
port of the committee on Sabbath observance
il declared against the tendency towards the
violation Of the Sabbath as evidenced in the
opening of art galleries and reading rooms
The excuse given that they were intended for
the DenenJ OF the poor was eeJ uOWn as uelu-
sion and IA snare.
The committee recommended the closing of
the Worlds Fair gates on Sundays, and the
setting aside of the first week in April, 1892,
as week of prayer for Sunday observance
The report was adopted. and minor matters
occupied the assembly until adjournment.
Reformed Presbyterian Church.
PITTsBuRG, Pa. May 26.-To-morrow the
synod of the reformed Presbyterian Church
will begin its convention in this city. 1t is
probable that the synod will spend to-mor-
row in prayer and fasting preparatory TO the
trial of dissenting preachers suspended by
the Pittsburg Presbytery.
The first business tomorrow will be the
election OF q new moderator. Both sides
expect that the vote on the election of a
moderator will be the biggest before the final
vote. Nearly two hundred delegates have
arrived.
Baptist Missionary Society.
OINcINNATI, O., May 26.-The Tuesday ses-