St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-25
M'PHERsON's ADVICE.
He Would Do Less Hair-Splitting
and More Work.

/ and More Work.
/ PORTLAND, Or, May 24.-The Pres
terrain assembly occupied this fOrenoon's
| session with the discussion of the sub
jeet of homo missions. DR.. s. j. Nc
PhersOn, of Chicago, presented report
of the work accomplished III the past
year. He urged the assembly to spend
less time splitting hairs over doctrlnal
questions, to be less penurious in their
offerings for home missionary work. ana
! TO devote renewed labor to evangelical
ton.
The board began the year with debt
of nearly 100000. One million dollars
was asked for last year, and cnntrlDu-
lions reached within $4,000 of that
amount, of which over SS43,OOO was
available. The present debt is S67, GOO.
The immense immigration has given
this board foreign work to do at home.
The report gives an account OF the work
| in various states conducted by 1,479
missionaries in churches with mem
bership of $500 and school attend
ance of 14l ,000. During the year fifty
two churches have become Self-sustaln-
ing. The states having most home mis-
siOnaries are: New York, 40; Kansas,
| 112; Iowa, 102, Minnesota, 81: CalifOr-
mia, 50; Illinois. 81; Nebraska, so; Mich
| igan, "a; the DakOtaS liz, and the rest 4
smaller number each.
| The committee report on the sixteenth
amendment to the federal constitution
was presented at the opening of the aft
| ernoOn session. The text OF the amend
ment is slightly altered in order to meet
special objection, and is as follows:
Neither congress nor any state shall pass
| lax
ligion or prohibiting the free exercise there
| of. or use its property and credit. or any
| money raised by taxation, or authorize
either to be used for the purpose OF found
| payment for services, expenses or olner-
| wise, any church, religious denomination,
| religious society, or any institution, society
or undertaking which is wholly or IN part
| under sectarian or ecclesiastical control.
| Upon motion of the assembly, after
indorsing this amendment by unani-
nous vote, the report Of the committee
ON aid for colleges and academies, was
introduced by DR.. Alexander. of San
Francisco. The receipts of the year
have amounted to little over $4,000,
while other gifts have aided the work.
Over 500. 900 appropriations have been
| granted to fifteen colleges and twenty
| one academies. In the colleges aided
| there are now rs candidates for the
ministry.
At this point the report of the judicial
committee ON appeal in case Of the trial
of DIR. Briggs for heresy was sprung
upon the assembly. 1t was read by DIR.
Smith, of Buffalo, chairman, and was
as follows: The judicial committee re-
Spectfully reports that it has carefully
considered the documents submitted to
! it in this case, and has adopted the fol-
lowing resolutions:
| Flrst-That, in the opinion OF this COM
| mittee the appeal taken by the Presbyterian
church in the United States of America and
the original party represented by the com
| mittee of prosecution appointed under sec
| ton H. book of discipline, has been taken
from the final judgment of the presbytery in
dismissing the case, and that said committee
had the right to take this appeal, represent
ing said original party.
| SecondlThat i: finds that notice of appeal
had been given, and that the appeal, specih-
| cations of error and record have been hled IN
| accordance with sections 20 ana w OF the
book of discipline, and the appeal Is IN
order.
Third. Resolved, That in tii.a judgment of
the committee the appeal should be enter
famed and time set apart Tor the nearing OF
the case. Committee reports thar appear Is
in order, and that the general assembly
should proceed in accordance with the pro
visions of section 90 of the book of dlscl'
pline by causing judgment OF the ap-
| peal and sDeclncaL.On Oh erIors al
legged to have been read; then to
hear the appellant by committee
of prosecution; then defendant in person OF
by his counsel; then appellant by commit
tee of prosecution in reply upon the question
whether the appeal shall be entertainer
Immediately after the statement That the
sessions of the committee had been entirely
pleasant and Harmonious, though not unan-
| imous. minority report was announced;
The document was read by Dr. Frazer, OF
| Newark, and was as follows: 'rhe under
signed, a minority of the judicial committee,
would respectfully submit the following re-
port:
Whereas, The book of discipline requires
that the appeals are generally TO be taken to
the judiciary Immediately superior to thai
appealed from, and
Whereas, There are not sufficient reasons
for making an appeal against the action OF
the presbytery of New York in dismissing the
case against DR.. Briggs, an exception to the
rule.
Therefore we recommend to the general
assembly that the appeal be not entertained
that papers in the case be returned to the APP
| pellant and that they be advised to bring
their appeal or complaint before the synod OF
| New York.
The only action taken on the report
was to fix O'Clock tomorrow as the time
for consideration.