The morning call., 1891-05-27
Reports Read at the PreSbyte-
rian General Assembly.
Good Results Of Earnest Labor Throughout
the Entire Country.
Workers Needed In the Newly Settled POF-
tiOnS Of the eSl-PrOsreSS in Bap-
tISt Fields in Foreign Lands.
Special to THE MORNING CALr.

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the salary of the Secretary of Correspond
ence was fixed at $500 per year.
a committee was appointed to consider
the constitutionality of the action proposed.
The Standing Committee on the Board of
Home Missions reported through DR.. Ray
mond Of Albany. He thought the churches
needed great missionary awakening. The
speaker gave a glance at the Northwest,
New England and other divisions, especially
emphasizing the needs of the foreign popu-
lation. The report shows the total receipts
for the year were over S95S,0O0 One hum
dred and thirty-fye churches were built
during the year at cost of 1925, coo, and
church debts were paid to the amount Of
S144,00O The membership in the churches
has increased until there is a total of 15S,-
600. The total in the Sunday school is
178000. The year closed with debt OF
sos, COO, which was caused by great tall
ing off in the legacles. Great progress
in the work of eyangeliZatiOn is reported
from all over the country, and the
need for more workers is evident, especially
in the newly settled portions of the West.
In the new mining and st0ck-Taising States,
Montana and Idaho, there are great induce
mentS for good workers, and IN the swiftly
growing towns of Washington there is i'm
peratiye need f.r more men. In Utah,
Wyoming and Colorado there has been good
progress In New Me xico there is an OppOr-
tunity to reach large harVests. In all but
four Of the Southern StateS-SOuth Caro-
lima, Georgia, Mississippi and Louisiana
the board has missionaries. Considerable
progress has been made among the MeXi-
cans, Indians aud MOrmOnS
Recommendations were made in connec-
tiOn with the overture, asking that each
preSbytery be invited TO send delegates to
fall meeting of the Missionary Conference,
and that such delegates shall constitute
special committee on Home Missions within
the bounds of each presbyteTy; also, urging
the boa rd 10 push the Sabbath-School work
among the foreign population.
The moderator announced the lnStanta-
neOus death Of Professor Van Dyke OF
Brooklyn. who had just resigned his pas
torato to take the chair Of systematic
theology in the Union Theological SEM
mary. A telegram of coincidence to the
widow was voted.
DR.. Mcmillan, the Secretary OF the Board
Of Home Missions, spoke at some length or
the work of the board in the West. He gave
a very vivid picture of the difficulties of
getting hearing f0r the Gospel IN some OF
the new towns In their booming period,
when Sunday was far the most Gusy day IN
the week. In the Westnowadays there Is al
most nothing of the old time rivalry between
the denominations. He said the Indians
were very accessible TO the Gospel, and
work among them is very hopeful. Had we
spent 10 per cent of what it cost TO kill them
in evangeliZing them there would have been
no ghost dance. He told of the great prog
reSs made in New Mexico among the
Spanish Americans. and in Utah, and con-
cluded by saying this should not be let 60
by default for lack of money.
ElderVar Rensselaer, Of New York said in
regard to the recommendation to raise
S1,G00, Geo: "What is the use pledging our
selves to raise this money if we won't do it?
1t is mockeTy, unless we can reach the nom
contributing churches. Let us be in dead
earnest. 1t is the fault OF the ministers.
They read the notice in a tremulOus voice,
but don't preach and inform the people
Rev. Thomas Boyd of Oregon told how
they raised money there. He said their 152
home mission churches have paid their
share of the great debt.
James Lewis of Illinois spoke of the as
pects OF the work in the central part of the
country. He thought the amount voted was
not an absolute pledge, but q mark to be
arrived at. The recommendations of the re-
port ere taken up seriatim.
Rev. AdolphuS KreO Os of St Louis urged
better provision for two German SeminaCies.
The Germans were tired Of resolutions not
acted upon.
A recess was taken until 2 80 o'clock.
At the afternoon session Colonel Elliott
F. Shepard Of New York read the report
of the Committee on Observance of the Sab
bath.
The standing Committee on the Board of
Aid to Colleges responded through Rev.
Dr.. Hays of California. 1t aids three
colleges and five academies organized be-
fore 1888, the year when the board was
established, as well as twelve colleges and
sixteen academies founded since. The
aided institutions have S1,173,2 ,278 worth Of
net property. The amount received during
the year was S101,009.
A special Committee on Board OF Publ
cation, through Judge Hand of Scranton,
Pa, stated the reason for approving the re-
port made earlier in the session. Judge
Hand addressed the assembly at great
length on the subject of the management Of
| the board, defending 1t warmly.
Ii. Z. Simmons, "the fighting elder" Is
Chairman of the special committee that was
appointed in 1889 by the assembly in re-
spOnse to the demands made by variou
bodies, and the Synod of Ohio in particular,
occasiCned by statements as to the high
price paid by the Board of Publication for
work and material. In Simmons address
he disayows all intention TO insinuate or
charge cro0kednesS or dishonesty against
Ltlc UOdIu, ltS DuSlutSo NOuilulIt6O VI any VI
its employees. His report was directed
against their trying to manage business
involving great mass of details for which
they have not the necessary knowledge or
training.
Pending further discussion the hour of
adjournment left the matter yet to be set
tied. Admissions already made by Judge
Hand imply the saving of not less than
S30,O00 year as the result of following Sim
mons recommendations. Simmons is conf
dent, if the rest of his recommendations are
adopted, saving of at least $4,000 annu-
ally will be effected.
BAPTIST MISSION.
CINCINNATI, May 26.-At this morni ng's
session of the American Baptist Missionary
Union work in the different missionary
fields was discussed. The Committee on
Place and Preacher report at Philadelphia