The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-28
PRESBYTERIAN MISSIONS.
Interesting Reports Made to the Gen
erel Assembly.

eral Assembly.
Hot SPRINGS, ARK. May 27.-Considsr-
able time was devoted by the southern
Presbyterian general assembly to-day to the
supplemental report of the committee on
home missions, which was finally adopted.
The report appeals to the church to raise
the required sum, $12 COO in June and SIS. 500
In August, for the support of evangelist
Missionaries and henehciaries. Provision
Is made tor committee of thirteen, headed
by the moderator, to be known as an
ad interim committee to give the
question OF local and general or united
home mission work full and careful inves-
tlgation, and report to the next assembly
any needed changes in the methods 1t lis
the asSembly's judgment that no lower
court ought TO appoint any financial agents
to work In behalf of the aSsembly's cause
by recommendation Of the committee on
publication, the following executive com~
| mlttee for the ensuing year was appointed: :
James K. Hazen, d. D., secretary and
treasurer; b. D. Hoge, D. D., Charles A.
Rand, D. D., J. T. Richardson, D. D.. R.
A Campbell, d. D., D. w. Risebrodd, r.
A. Lancaster. Rev. J. P. Gasmon, B. A.
Wexford, W. W. Henry, r. II. Gillian and
W. c. Preston.
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
The report of the committee on foreign
| missions was adopted. Apropos of foreign
missions, the following interesting facts are
| cited: The number of missionaries under
the care of the executive committee during
the year was 102. They are distributed as
follows: China 33, Brazil 2S, Mexico 6, to
the Greeks 4, Italy 2. Japan %, Congo Free
State B. Cuba 2. The number was reduced
| by death and removal to ninety-hve. The
| number OF native helpers employed was 1873
NaA ,Nk
communicates, of whom 391 were received
| by baptism during the year.
| The receipts of the treasury from all
sources for the year amounted TO $3.50, ,276.
The report Of the committee on publica-
tions was carefully considered and amended
as proposed by Rev. W. h. Leavelle Of Mis-
| sissippi, and adopted.
Rev. Roger Martin of North Carolina
| submitted the report Of the committee on
! Sabbath school. which was adopted.
The committee on bills and overtures re-
ported reply to the inquiries submitted by
| the presbytery OF Mecklenberg Briefly,
the questions and replies are:
| l. Do the scriptures or Presbyterian con-
stitution recognize the Office Of synodioal
| evangelist9
| Answer-Yes mn
2. Has the synod power to inaugurate
| and maintain evangelist work in its
/ boundss
Answer-Yes; see G. o., chapter 5.
Queries three and four ask the definition
| of said powers and prerogative5, and as to
| whether the synod has any constitutional
right to make appointments for synodical
evangelists.
Is it the Judgment OF the church that it
is scriptural and wise that funds for church
benevolence be raised by financial agents9
| Answer-Yes.
| At this afternoons session the first order
was the report Of the committee on bills and
| overtures, which was read. The report re-
| ferred to an overture asking for deliver
| ance upon what disposition should be made
| OF reports from the presbyteries as to collec-
tions for sustention where such reports fail
to particularize the causes contributed TO
| and the amounts contributed for each
| cause. The answer was that since the mat
ter was committed to an ad interim commit
tee the assembly declined to make a deliv-
erance upon the question. This was
adopted.
The assembly appointed hymn book
committee, with Rev, DR.. j. T. Girardeau
| as chairman.
THE USE OF WINE.
| The wine question was then taken up.
| The majority report declared fermented
grape juice proper scriptural element in
| administering the Lords supper, while the
minority report ueclhre1 JnaJ uuIeFtuenOo0
grape juice was the proper element.
DR.. Boude moved the adoption Of the MAJ
| jority report.
Elder Beaohucamp moved as substitute
the minority report.
| DR.. Cecil offered as a substitute to the
| whole matter, that the assembly decline to
make a deliveraucs upon the question,
since the proper elements have been well
known from time immemorial.
Nkrn ii
upon DIR. Cecll's substitute, which was lost.
A vote was called on the minority report
which was also lost.
Pending vote on tine majority report
Rev. Sloan OF Florida moved as a substi-
tute that it is the judgment of this assem-
| bly, that the scriptural element is juice of
the grape, whether fermented or unfer~
mented. This was lost.
The majority report was then adopted.