The record-union., 1892-05-26
eneclal 70 the REcoRp-ux1ov.

Special TO the REcoRD-US1oN.
PORTLAND (Or.), May 25.-The de-
votional exercises were led in the Presby-
terian Assembly this morning by DR..
Roberts OF Pennsylvania. a resolution
providing for Committee of Appoint
Jments to every Commissioner was intro
duced by Judge Sayler of Indiana and
referred to the Polity Committee.
The regular order Of the day was For
eign Missions, and the walls were hung
with maps illustrating the fields. The
report was presented by DIR. Allison OF
Philadelphia The years work was re-
viewed and appropriate resolutions were
introduced looking toward the further
ance Of the boards efforts. The principal
facts of the report are as follows:
The Board of Foreign Missions last
year asked for 81 100, 900, and made it's
appropriations on the basis of 81, 100000.
The rece ejpts amounted to over $3.50, ,O0O.
The board maintains 30 ordained Amer
lean missionaries, l65 ordained and Z55
licensed native workers, and sustains 3S4
churches, with 30,479 communicates.
The additions to the mission churches
have aggregated 3,43O.
The lay workers number 400. Schools
are also supported containing 29.OOO
pupils, with l67 candidates tor the min
1Stry. The contributions from the native
churches have amounted TO nearly $4,000.
The missions of the board are located IN
fifteen different countries.
During the reading of this report and
the subsequent speeches, pages were
busily engaged in distributing an octave
volume of ~ pages containing the rec
ord of the case" against DR.. Briggs, pre-
pared by the Prosecuting Committee. 1t
lu tRynlKra linpg ~ hip1 n ip1-
pate the matter which is TO be presented
to the Assembly if it shall be decided
that the appeal from the dismissal Of the
case shall be entertained.
DIR. Gillespie, the Secretary of the
Board of Foreign Missions, addressed
the Assembly, referring to his recent vis-
itation trip around the world.
The committees recommendations were
adopted calling for 81 100000 for this par
ticular branch of the church's work next
year. Special attention was called to the
tact that the cost of administration of
this board amounts to less than six per
cent.
A resolution di. pproving of the re-
cent Chinese legislation by the Govern
nent was referred to a committee for con-
sideTation and report.
THE BRIGGS CASE.
At the General Presbyterian Assembly
this afternoon the repOrC OF the Iheolog-
ical Seminaries Committee was read.
The report says the assembly cannot but
regard the retention of Professor Briggs
III the chair Of Biblical Theology at the
Union Seminary not only as a failure to
comply with the expressed action of the
assembly Of 1891, but also in violation Of
the compact OF 1870, and in view of .his
the chair of Biblical Theology in the
l Mon Seminary is still de jHrc vacant.
The supervision by the General Assem-
Ii oil ,tY,f,.
including elections, appointments and
transfers of Professors from one chair to
another in all senlinaries, is necessary In
order to secure uniform instruction in
seminaries.
The minority report was also read,
which asked that the Union Theological
Seminary be allowed to withdraw honor
ably from the compact of 1870, and that a
committee be appointed to formulate a
new compact.
All papers on the Union Seminary
We're referred back to the Committee on
Theological Seminaries.
The report OF the Judicial Committee
on the Briggs heresy case came up for
consideration. The Moderator decided
that the adoption OF neither the majority
nor the minority report could be acted
upon, rs that would be decision OF the
question at issue, and that the question
can only be decided after the hearing of
the parties.
The papers in the case were then read.
after which the assembly adjourned until
tomorrow morning, when the Prosecut-
ing Committee and DIR. Briggs will be
heard.
THE METHoDIsTs.
OMAHA, May 25.-The Methodist Com
ference this morning adopted report
commencing the objects OF the Worlds
Fair, urging it to be closed on SUNDAYS.
a p1 recommending tho nf t,,Fa
commission to make a church exhibit at
the fair.
The report recommending ministerial
and lay delegates be seated separately at
the next General Conference was adopted.
A report Of the Judiciary Committee TO
the effect that Bishops have veto power
over the action OF the Book Committee in
sll matters pertaining to elections, but
have no right to vote in the meeting of
the Book Committee was adopted
The Committee on Lay Representation
reported in favor of equal lay and clerical
representation.
The vote by orders on the adoption of
the report of the committee resulted
Jaymen-For, l43; against, IL. Minis
ters-For, ly1; against, l0g. The Chair
man held the report was adopted by the
concurrent vote of both orders, but an
objection was made that it required q
two-thirds vote.
\ motion was made to refer the matter
tosthe Judiciary Committee, and pend
ing action recess was taken.
at the afternoon session the reports of
the Committee or Episcopaey, touching
the actions of Bishops Taylor and Tho
bum, in ordaining missionaries and
deaconesses, was adopted. 1t practically
sustained the action of the Bishops.
\ lively contest took place over the
effort to unite the Order of Deaconcsses
and Womens Home Missionary Society
by placing the formers work under the
supervision of the latter. After lengthy
wrangle the matter was left exactly where
III has been the past four years, under the
care of the conference
At the evening session the Judiciary
Committee reported on the question OF
law as 10 whether it required a two
thirds majority of both orders or two
thirds majority of the aggregate vote of
the conference TO adopt a report when
clear majority OF both orders was in
favor of its adoption. This had special
reference 10 the vote on the question of
equal representation, which had two
thirds majority on the aggregate and n
majority of both orders. The COMMITTEES
reported an opinion that the report of the
committee favoring equal lay representa-
ton had been adopted.
The report was thereupon adopted. and
the question now goes to the annual con-
ference for consideration.
The matter of locating the next Gen
ernl Conference was left with the Book
Committee.
The conference will doubtless adjourn
Tomorrow.
CUMBERLAND PREsBYTERIANs.
MEMPHIS (Tenn). May 25.-The Cen
eral Assembly of the Cumberland Pres
byterian Church is in session here. 1t
decided to remain in the union of churches
doing missionary work in Japan.
AMERICAN HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
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