New-York tribune., 1891-05-27


THE REV. DIR. D. J. MCMILLAN.
than IN anv year before But the great falling in lega
es OF almost 800 900 left helpless We greatly need
permanent funds to serve as security for loans IN
ew.Engand there has been steady progress, largely
among those Of stock in the manufacturing toWns
The Congregatonas welcome and help our work for this
clan one Of their churches giving $1,000 TO hep Duu one
Of ours In the Northern States east Of the Mississippi
there is strong effort toward the support by each syhou
Of the mission in its territory NewJersey mas
done 1.-THE not in addition TO what they nave
given for the general 1t will pay to push things
In Minnesota which contributed s93oS, almost three
times as much California, which has 5000 more Pres
yterans The same general features mark the WORK In
wisconsin where six new men are needed Supply has
never eQuaed demand in Iowa. where cheering success
maks work for fifteen more Thirteen churches have
become sefsupporng within the year and sl72coO has
been raised spent for church buildings in MISSOURI
where thirty loudly called for In Arkansas
we negro churches with educated ana eoque
pastors. In the regions affected most by the drouM-
Indian Territory, Oklahoma, Western Kansas ana Ne
braska with the Dskotas-ncreasd appropriations which
could give greatly needed and even mere hee
has been gain-perhaps in reality more than elsewhere
In tho new mining and stoch.raising States-Montana
and Idahothcra great inducements for good worEer
and in the swiftly growing towns Of Washington there Is
an imperative need Of twelve more men, In oah, Wyon'
ing and Colorado been good progress In New
Mexico there opportunity TO reap large hsrVes'S III M
hut four of the Southern StatesSouth Carolina, georgia
Mississippi and Lousana-we have missionaries, but the
Northern Southern branches OF our church canno To-
gether supply the demand
City evangelization IS new term with weight OF
meaning that increases every year. Then msSloh-
ary work is much needed aud Is very nope
full, among swnrming foreign population Our
churches among the Indians have 5000 members,
none Of which connected with the messiah craze
but instead contributed 81 900 toward benevolent
causes. In Spencer Academy Indian Territory 'nero
have been many conversions Our two churcnes among
the Pnas and Papagoes Of Arizona cost $4,000 OF which
academy with 149 scholars. In Alaska our ei'Na
Church has received thryour members, and has In all
3lo Some Of the students have married. begun 70 set
up Christian homes and others seeking preparation
teachers.
We have of missionaries 1677 missionaries and teach-
ers SiO additions profession, 1o0S3 additions on
certificate 7,40S; total membership, 1920 Total IN
coneregations 15G, ,262. Total in Sabbathschools'
17s169 One hundred and hirtyAve churches built dur
ing year cost s4254s Total number church buildings
1861; value. si,075292 Total number parsonaees'
Se7; value s492,7O4. Church debts paid during year
sl43S Total receipts for year s957,9o6 81.
The four synods of Baltimore. New-Jersey New-York
and Pennsylvania paid through their usual channels
s325.e57 so.
Dr.. d. ]. Mcmillan, the secretary Of the Home
B05rd addressed the Assembly. He began with
touching reference to DIR. Van Dyke. Among other
things Dr. Mcmillan said
The report calls your attention to the foreign population
OF New. England. The Scotch came down from Canaoa
there and you know Scotchman, he is not Presby
a
dial welcome from any than from our Congregational
brethren They gave 900 toward church the first
subscription toward its erection What Is true IN thst case
Is measurably true every other place in New-Eagand
There Is not denomination ir some OF the Western COM
,nunites strong enough get frst-class fight not
ithstanding talk about strife between denonna
tons If out to Portland next year you
VIII pass along through one Of our Presoyteres that Is
long enough to take in both Detroit and New.
York and wide enough to take in New-York ana
Washington CITY, Two churches in one Territory organ
lied as Presbyterian churches, with houses Of worship
erected were not provided ministers and they
nassed into other denominations, Who happened to have
rntn,ters there We not object ~ that II was all
right they Congregational churches and we bid
them od speed ont Dakota there was another place,
n community In which there Presbyterian church
oreauized and erected but we could not supply
ts@n with the minister because we did not have the
money. 1t happened that there was little BspuS
church Just finished there. 1t had bell, but no minis
ter and organization. Methodist minister came along
,era ano was ready 10 preach them and they readily
emnloyed him. the newspaper announced 10 it read
ers that when they heard the Baptist bell ring they
laht know that Methodist minister was going To preach
In n Presbyteran church. (Laugosr ana applause)
I'D oha,oe of a church and there Presbyterian
church anywhere around and got Methodist minister
70 preside over session and members into the
PRESBYTERIAN Church. and baptized four OF hem ana ad
rintsteed me communion and in anothr case fcturheu
the omplment by running Methodist quarterly meeting
Laughter and applause) tell you my frends is ioea
that prevails that missions means tremendous &C.
nomnationa s.Ffe out West has not shSoo" Vi i'uh
dation.
Let me say a word for the Indians. The Indians are
an intensely religious people and when our missionaries
20 out ana teach them the way oi
life, they at once recognize In the ""a oil 'ht
Bible the Spirit whom they ignofsnty worshppeu
tell you my friends when lay the truth before them
they are Glad to receive it, When the enlightened con-
science goes great problem. one result is what
we cell the Messiah craze They are only trying !" co
that which we ought long have taught them 10
DO and the tho ghost dance which tns Govern
nent spent million dollars trying TO stamp out
Why II we had spent 10 per cent OF that In teaching
them Of the Messiah, there would not have been
single drop Of blood shed last winter These only
900 Indians this and 10000 OF them are
professed Christians and have yet 10 learn OF single
one OF the Christian Indians who engaged In that