The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-05-27
HOME MISSION BOARD
Makes an Interesting Report to the
General Assembly.
THE CONDITION OF THE FINANCES
And Membership--.work Done Dur
ing the Year.-.The Matter of Rats-
ing Moncy.-German Presbyterians
Tired of Resolutions Not Carried
out-.-Baptist Society at Cincinnati.

DETROIT, MICH, May 26.-At the
morning session of the Presbyterian
General Assembly considerable talk
was indulged in on a proposition topay
the secretary of correspondence $500 q
year. This amount was finally reduced
to 81 900 and then the resolution tabled.
The standing committee Of the Board
of Home Missions reported through DR..
Andrew Raymond, OF Albany. He
thought the church needs great mis-
sionary awakening. The speaker then
gave glance at the Northwest, New
England and other divisions, and said
greater attention should be paid to the
needs of foreign populations that are
growing SO fast in the cities in compari-
son to country districts.
During the year nine home missions
were abandoned. The year opened with
a debt of SS0,391 81, and closed with a
debt OF S99,346. The receipts from
churches and individuals has been
S33,l22 more than any year, but The
falling OF in legacies OF 100000 left US
helpless. Thirteen churches have been
self.supporting within the year, and in
Arkansas we have three negro churches
with eloquent pastors, three in addition
to the many old pastors there. Twenty
per cent OF our immigrants are under
ten years, and now is the favorable
time to get them into Sabbath schools.
Not SO good comes now as formerly.
The first immigrants came for religious
liberty, later came thrifty class, but in
late years too often comes the vicious.
One hundred and thirty-fve churches
were built during the year; total num-
ber Of church buildings, 1851; value,
S4,975, 1902. The church debts paid dur
ing the year, Sl4S,SGS. Total receipts,
$957, ,00G.57. The four synods OF Baltl-
more, New Jersey, New York and Penn
sylyania paid 25,567.5O.
PROF. VAN DYKES DEATH.
Recommendation were made in con-
nection with an overture from Niagara
Presbytery, asking that each presbytery
be invited to send delegates to the fall
meeting; also urging the board to push
Sabbath School work among foreign
populations.
Belegram of coincidence was voted
TO the widow Of Professor Henry ]. Van
Dyke, D. D., of Brooklyn, who died yes
terday. The moderator then led in
prayer, after which DR.. McMillin spoke
tendertv of DR.. Van Dyke, who was at
one time an active member Of the board.
He then spoke of the difficulties OF get
ting hearing for the gospel in towns
dHSing their booming period, and in re-
ing into New England, said the Scotch
are said to be predestined to be very bad
people il they are not Preshyterians::
AS TO the Indians, he said: "H we had
spent 10 per cent in evangelizing them
that we have in killing them, there
would have been no ghost dance.
Remarks on home mission work in
New England were made by Pastor Sin
clair, ot the old church in Newbury-
port, in which George Whitefeld lies
buried.
Rev. ]. s. Mcdonald, of California, de-
scribed some features OF work in the
northwest.
RAISING MONEY.
A talk then ensued on methods Of
raising money, Elder Van Rensselaer,.
of New York, exclaiming there was no
use in pledging themselves to raise one
million If they were unable to do 1t.
Rev. Thomas Boyd, OF Oregon, said the
West had paid its share and the East
should do the same. Rev. Adolphus
Krebs, of st. Louis, urged q better
provision for the two German semln-
aries. 1--WE Germans are tired of reso-
lutions that are not acted upon," he
said:
AID TO COLLEGES.
At the afternoon session, after assign
ment Of Correspondents with other
ecclesiastical bodies" to the first hour
tomorrow, Col. Elliott F. Shepard, OF
the committee on the observation OF the
Sabbath. The report was accepted and
recommendations adopted. The stand
ing committee OF the Board Of Aid to
Colleges reported through Rev. DR..
HAYES, Of California. The aided insti-
tutions have 81 ,153, ,27S worth'ofnet prop
erty, and 1858 students. The amount
received during the year is $lOl, ,009 81.
The report was accepted, and its recon-
mendatious were adopted. The special
committee on the board Of publication,
through Judge Hand, of Scranton, Pa,
stated reasons for approving the report
Ipodn noriiar in tbn pREsinO 1Udpa
Hand addressed the assembly at great
length on the subject OF management Of
the board, defending it warmly. Pend
ing further discussion the hour OF ad-
journment left the matter yet to be
settled. Admissions already made by
Judge Hand imply q saving OF not less
than $4,000.
b, AMERICAN BAPTlsTs.