The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-25

church, while their needs are set forth very
strongly. The board began the year with
debt of nearly 100000 The sum of
81 900 was asked for last year, and
the contributions reached within $4,000
of that amount, of which over $Si3. 600 was
available. The present debt is $67, 900. The
immense immigration has given this board
foreign work to do at home. The report
gives an account of the work in the vari-
Gus states conducted by 1,479 missionaries
in churches with membership of 935, 900
and a Sunday-school attendance of III, 600
During the year ffty-two churches have
become self-sustaining. The states hay
ing the most home missionaries are: New
York lao. Kansas 10, Iowa 102, Mime
sofa ST. California So Illinois 81. Nebraska
so. Michigan "A, the Dakotas 1l2, and the
rest of the states small number each
An active discussion followed the report,
and the enthusiasm grew throughout the
time devoted to the topic. The sixteen
recommendation looking toward extern
sion of the work were then adopted
The committee on the sixteenth amend
ment to the federal constitution was pre-
sented at the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion, with the recommendation that the
text of the amendment, which is now
pending before the judiciary committee of
the House of Representatives at Washing
ton City, be slightly altered in order to
meet special objection. The proposed
amendment is as follows:
Neither congress nor any state shall pass any
law respecting an establishment OF religion or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or the use
OF its property or credit or any money raised by
taxation, or authorize either to be used for the
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appropriation, payment for services, expenses
or otherwise, any church. religions deno,niua-
ton or religious society, OF any institution, So
ciety or undertaking which is wholly or in part
under seetarian or ecclesiastical control
The assembly Endorsed this amendment
BY unanimous vote.
The report of the committee on aid for
colleges and academies was introduced by
pr. Alexander. of San Francisco. During
the year the board has lost its efficient
secretary in the death of DR. Ganse. The
receipts Of the year have amounted TO y
little over $4,000, while other gifts have
aided the work over $4,000 Appropria-
tions have been granted 10 fifteen colleges
and twenty-on academies. In the col
leges aided there are now 175 candidates
for the ministry. The claims Of the work
were further presented by Or. Raw, the
new secretary, and others, who repre-
scented all sections OF the country.
At this point the report of the judicial
committee on the appeal in the case of the
trial Of Dr.. Briggs for hcreSv was sprung
upon the assembly. 1t was read bv Or,
Smith, of Buffalo, chairman, and was a.
follows:
The PRESBYTERIAN church in the United States
o. America against CHARLES 4 Br.sES-Auucal
from the judgment OF the prcsbytsr, ~ ~
York dtsnlsSinS the case
The judicial committee respectfully renorts
thet it 6aS carefully considered the documents
submitted - II in ttss case. anf has gd,ntaa
the following resolutions:
ftTst-ihAt in tus opinion IF this committee
the appeal taken ~ t.e Presbyterian church n,
TIE United States II America, an oriy.nsl r,sr.v
represented by thu coua niittse OF pvosertti,,
appointed under section II OF the Book of rs
cipline, has been tsAea from the inal Judgment
OF the pgesoytery IN Diminishing the raSe. ami
that said committee had the r.Eat - take ,ats
appeal. representing said original psrtv.
Scco1d-That II finds that notice Ct aroosl
has been clyeu, aud taAt the appeal, srec.scs.
tioas Il error and the record have been dlel. in
KccordRnca with sections 95.ani q of the Ea,k
O. Discipline, ard the appeal is in o-,ier
Third-IhAt in tae Judgment III the commit.
tee the appeal should ~ entertained. and 4 time
&C, apart gor hearing Of the case,
Ia view Of these considerations the commit.
tee reports thai .ae appeal j IL order, Aul that
the general assembly saoUId proceed IN accord
+. ance with The provisions o; section % OF tae
Book Of Discipline ~ causing the judgment sD.
pes.eG from, the aollce Of appeal, the saneal
aud the specifications ct errors alleged 10 De
read; thea 20 hear pe.iaut BY the committee
a. prosecution; then the defendant in person OF
b. his counsel. then tie appellant by the com
mitsee o. prosecution ia reply, upon the quss-
tiou whether the appeal shah he entertained
Immediately alter the statement that