Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-21
THE PRESBYTERIANs.
Sessions OF the General Assembly Being Held
at Portland, Greg.

at Portland, Greg.
The election Of DR.. William c. Yonng. presi-
dent Of the Center College. Danville. Ky.. to be
moderator of the general assembly Of the Pres
byteran church i'm session at Portland. Greg.
indicates the triumph of the anti-Briggs and
conservative revision element in the church and
will also strengthen the northern assembly in
the south. The Baltimore commission cast a
complimentary vote for the Rev. DR.. William
A. Bartlett Of this city. Elder David W. Glass
Of Baltimore. Immediately after the roll call,
changed his vote from Dr.. Bartlett to DR..
Young. 1t was the first indication Of the
| changes that on the subsequent ballot led to
DR.. Youngs election. Pennsylvania. New Jer-
sey, New York and other states changed largely
to DR.. Young. All the Baltimore commission.
save Dr. Mofiat, voted on the final ballot for DR..
Young
DIR. Brown of the committee Of arrangements
in happy speech yesterday morning presented
the new moderator with gsvcl made Of Oregon
material, wood, silver and gold
DR.. Young then announced the membership
| of the various standing committees. The chair
manships were distributed as follows: Bills and
| oyertures, DR.. Radcliffe of Detroit; judicial
| committee, DIR. +. Ralston Smith of Buffalo
utility of the church, DR.. Bartlett of Washing
ton; home missions. DR.. Mcpherson of Chicago
foreign missions. DIR. Alexander Alison of
Philadelphia: education. DR.. Loggett of Rah-
way; publication. DR.. Sample of New York;
| church erection, DIR. Holmes Of Albany; theo-
logical seminary DIR. Mutchmore of Philadcl-
phia; ministerial relief, Dr. Robinson Of Ale
gheny; freedmen, DIR. Sutherland of Knoxville;
aid for colleges. DIR. Alexander of San Fran
cisco; correspondence, DR.. Blagney of Ken
| lucky: benevolence. DIR. Wallis of Lewiston. Pa.
narrative of the state of religion. Rev. DR.. Wor-
rail- of Keokuk; temperance. DIR. Bigger OF OHIO.
The report of the committee revision was
made the second order for Monday afternoon
next.
| The second days session of the Presbyterian
general assembly opened with the usual reli-
| giOus exercises. The number of delegates has
! been considerably increased since yesterday.
Rev. DIR. King Of Waco, Tex, moderator, pre-
| sided.
The thirty-frst annual report Of the CON-
| mittee on foreign missions read. The fol
lowing is a summary Number Of missionaries
| 1902. distributed as follows: China, 33: Brazil
| %; Mexico, g. the old Greeks, 4; Italy. 2
| Japan, 3D. Congo Free State. 40; Cuba, q
Total reduced by death and removal from TO-
| to 95.
The number Of native helpers employed was
1913; native communicates. 2,702, of whom 39
were received by baptism. During the veal
| treasury receipts from all sources were $3.50,
276. 49, being S17, 1924. SO in excess Of the receipt
| of any previous year. The amount contributed
by churches and individuals exceeded that o
| the previous year by $l3,552.41, the tota
amount having been $78,46 The number o
churches contributing during the year was log
being so more than contributed the year before
| During the year 10 new missionaries were ad
| mitted to the force in the foreign field.