Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-03
The Presbyterian General Assembly
Hear Reports and Max, Various
Rocamm niaiious.
rrr QUESTION or RELIGIOUS IN.
sTRUcTioN IN the ARMY.
After the i,oll.call and Resolution Of
Thanks the Assembly
nissolies.
Business Transacted BY the Delegates
Yesterday.

ttstetdnNs
DE1Rutr, June AT the Presbyief.
Ian General Assembly yesterday, dele
gates were appointed 10 Brazil.
A telegram Of guccling was received
from the United Presbyterian assem-
bly,.
The report OF the finance committee
showed that benevolent contributions
Tor the year were .2,Gji,OO0
Ds. Joseph +. Smith " Baltimore re-
ported upon church unity anu Inter
UNCONVENTIONAL comfy.
The general assembly committee on
the Increase OF ministers recommends.
I'd great caro- IN the reception ~ min.
listers from other denominations aud
advise that the rules for this end bo
sent down 70 the Prvsby torius for thelf
approval. This recommendation hsd
beOn referred % the committee on
church policy and its provision was
embodied In the Recommendation
which passed 10 be sent down for ap.
pfoyal Ia the preshytorlos.
Summaries were advised 10 provide
Especial COURSE for men who have not
had n college training.
Measures for training aud licensing
annually lay worker wofr recon-
mcndod 20 tho Prcsby,crics Tor their
rc,lon. This recommendation WIS also
put over 10 the next assembly.
Two hundred dollars was adopted NJ
the maximum aid ~ he given students
for the mlnlstry. Churches were urged
10 ,quip and patroniSe dcnominatiaual
colleges, and measures were advised 10
gct more college students 10 study Tor
the ministry. Tho IMPORT was adopted
asa whole.
a form blank for collecting informa.
ton from the Pfrsbytcrics, from which
narrative" can be- complied was
adopted.
A resolution vas adopted for In.
Guiding la the minutes the nafne~ Of
NIL ministers serving on the foreign
board.
The commi,tcc on concert u prayer
foporlc,i 10 hni decided not ~ AK The
Evangicni alliance 10 change th, time
as requested by the prusbytcry Of
LAckagnnnn. Tho overture Of the
llacha wanna Preshytcry asking TOT n
change 10 bc substituted for the recon.
mcndation % the committee for gcu.
cral aud faithful Observance Of tho
monthly concert prayer, was urged
AMI the report ~ whole adopted.
The committee on mileage reported.
The Railroads that made reductions
were thanked. Also thanks were
adopted lot tho mileage clmniiluu's
nfIu0ua lhbors. stated the
clerk recommended that Pfvshytcrics
that have not during the Last three
years coniriUut"i 20 the mileage funds,
colorrd, Indian and foreign living rN.
ccp,pd, should not be- entitled 10 share
In the hsuuilla in tho large surplus In
the mileage IN his hands cor the trip 10
the iac.ilu COST, Adopted.
The COMMITTEES on general mission
Any conference recommended IT. post.
plncm,nt Tor this year, aud that
synudIcal conferences take the place Of
toe present. Adopted.
Field SECRETARY MAfahhll, o. the
foreign board, explained hln plan Tor a
aynndical and Presbyterian conference.
Referred n the secretary u tho home
and foreign honrls.
The noderatlrs appointed as q CONE
mitirc 10 confer with the Union
Theological Seminary ministers, Row.
Dr. fmncia l., Butlon John Worcester,
IT,, William y, Moore, WIZ. Roberts,
samuel ]. Nichols, Henry X. John
s0n, John 5. Mcintosh, aud George
Alexander, lsideu He0rge Junkln.
John j. MrCuol, Russell Muniock,
George ~. Ely, samuel liroadwell,
Edward L. DunuI aud George n.
krlchnm.
Dr. smith presented In the report
on religious Instructions In the army,
that the cOmmitiea had by the Assem-
hly'a instruction uuiiod with seven
other denominations recently, forming
tho United Christian Commission, dc.
signed 90 provide facilities for religious,
moral nnd educational culture at army
aud navy posts, The committee on
church p0llty reported that trustees Of
churches could not control ordinances
VI worship. After the final roll.call
aud the passage Of resolutions OF
thanks, the assembly dissolved.