The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-21
SESSION OF THE PREsBYTBR1ss.
One of the Ministers in Attendance
Falls in a Faint.

One of the Ministers in Attendance
Falls in Faint.
Hor SPRINGS, ARK, May 20.--The Press
byterian general assembly, comprising the
synods Of all the southern states, convened
in this city yesterday and will probably be
in session two weeks. The proceedings we're
opened with devotional exercises by DR..
Wilson of Clarksville, Tenn.
Brief divine services were led by Dr. J g.
E. Dunlop of the South Carolina synod
The opening sermon was preached by DIR.
Witherspoon of Kentucky. During the
sermon Rev. DIR. Farris of St. Louis fell
from his seat in the audience in faint.
Dr. Witherspoon was compelled TO suspend
preaching until DR.. Farris was sufficiently
recovered to be removed from the house.
DIR. Farris sustained painful injury while
getting on a street car this morning and
weakness and suffering caused his faint
After the close of the sermon Rev. j. r.
Wilson reported on credentials, after which
the election of moderator to preside over
the assembly was declared in order. The
tion: Rev. DIR. 8. A. King of Waco; DIR.
w T. Hall of Lynchburg, Va. and Rev. r.
G.. Brank of st. Louis. DR.. King was
elected on the second ballot
Rev. P. r. Law of the Fayetteville pres
bytery aud Rev. c. Clark of the Nashville
pyesbytery were elected reading and record
ing clerk respectively.
THE SECOND DAYS SESSION.
The second days session of the Presby-
terian general assembly opened with the
usual religious exercises. The number of
delegates has been considerably increased
since Yesterday. Rev. DIR. King Of Waco,
Tex, moderator, presided.
The 3lst annual report OF the committee
on foreign missions was read. Following is
summary: Number of missions 102,
distributed as follows: China 80,
Brazil %, Mexico 6, the old Greeks 4, Italy
| 2, Japan %, Congo Free State 40. Cuba 2.
The total was reduced by death and re-
moval from 1O2 to 95. The number of native
helpers employed is 1913. The native COM
municants number 2,072, of whom 80 we're
received by baptism. During the year the
treasury receipts from all sources were $l30, :
276, being $17, 324 in excess Of the receipts of
any previous year. The amount contributed
by churches and individuals exceeded that Of
the previous year by Sl3.552 Al, the total
amount having been SIS, ,462. The number
of churches contributing during the year
was LOG, being 80 more than contributed the
year before. During the year IS new mis-
sionaries were admitted to the force in the
foreign field.
The annual report of the executive COM
mittee of the home missions OF the Presoy-
terian churches in the United States was
read.
The report of Rev. R. A. Steeles, chap
lain of the Seaman's Friend Society of New
Orleans, was submitted.n A standing con-
mittee of three on the Seaman's bethels was
appointed as follows: DR.. w. II. Scott Of
Galveston, F. o. Koell of New Orleans, and
w. H. Gallons of Norfolk, Va.
A communication from the southern
assembly relative to national week of
prayer was read and referred.
When the gathering redssembled a COM
munication from the Presbyterian Histor-
lcal Society relative TO aiding that
society in gathering and pre-
serving all the historical information
| of the Presbyterian church was read
and referred to the committee on foreign
correspondence. Rev. DR.. Alexander Nc
Lean, corresponding secretary OF the Ameri-
can Bible Society, was introduced and ad-
dressed the assembly.
A recess was taken till o'clock to-mor-
row morning.