The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-27
The Subject Of Missions Discussed
at the Detroit and Cincin-
natl Meetings.
DR.. MCMILLAN, Ex-President of Mon
tana College, Speaks Of
Western Work,
Advancement Shown by All Reports Road
at tho baptist Mseting-Foreign
Missions Discussed.

DETROIT, May 26.-At the morning session
OF the Presbyterian general assembly the
standing committee on board of home mis-
sions reported through DR.. Raymond, of
Albany. He thought the church needed a
great missionary awakening. The speaker
gave glance at tho northwest, New Eng
land and other divisions, especially empha-
sizing the need of the foreign population.
The report shows total receipts for the year
OF over $0bS,0oO; 135 churches were built
during tho year at "A cost of $425,0O0, and
church debts paid amounting to $144.OOO.
The membership in the churches increased
156, 200; total in Sunday schools, 178,O0O.
The year closed with = debt of $98,OOO,
which which was caused caused by great falling of in
leRaclss. Great progress in the work of
evanRsllzation was reported from all over
the country, and the need of more workers
ls evident, especially in newly settled por-
tions of the west. In the new mining and
stock-raising states of Montana and Idaho
there are grent inducements for good work
e.s, H and in the swiftly growing towns in
OF more men. In Utah, Wyoming and Col
orado there has been good progress In
New Mexico there is opportunity to reap
large harvests. In all but four southern
states, South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi
and Louisiana. the board has missionaries.
among Mexicans, Indians and Mormons.
Recommendations were made in connec.
nection with an overture, asking that each
presbytery be invited to send delegates to
the fall meeting of the missionary confer
enee. and that such delegates shall oonsti-
tute special committee on home missions
within tho bounds of each presbytery; also
urging the board to push Sabbath school
work among the foreign population.
Dr. MCMILLAN, the new secretary of the
board of home missions, formerly of Deer
Lodge, Mont, spoke at some length of the
work OF the board in the west. He gave a
vivid picture of the difficulties Of getting a
during their booming period, whore Sunday
was by far the most busy day in the week.
In the vest nowadays there is almost moth
ing Of the old-time rivalry between denomi-
nations. He said the Indian is very access
.ible TO the gospel, and work among them
cent. Of what it cost to kill them IN evan
gslizing them there would have been no
ghost dances.' He told of the great
progress made in New Mexico among Span
ish Americans and in Utah. He concluded
by saying that this should not be lot 20 by
default for lack of money.
At the afternoon session Col. Elliott f.
Sheppard, of New York, read the report of
the committee on observance of the Sab
bath. The standing committee of the
board of aid to colleges responded through
Rev. DR.. Hays, of California. 1t adds
three colleges and five academies, organ
lied before 1888, the year when the board
was established as we'll as twelve colleges
and sixteen academies founded since.
The aided institutions have $1,17327S
worth of net property. The amount
received during the year was $101.O09 The
special committee on the board publica-
ton, through Judge Hand, of Scranton,
Pa, stated the reasons for approving the
report made early in the session. Admis-
sions already made by Judge Hand imply a
saving of not less than $4,000 year as a
mendations. Simmons is confident if the
rest of his recommendations are adopted a
saving of at least $4,000 will annually be
effaCte6