The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-22
CHURCHMEN IN SESSION.
A BUSY Day IN THE ASSEMBLY
AT HOT SPRINGS.

Gratifying Reports of the Work Ac-
compIlshed in the Home Mission
Field-A Fine Record Made by the
Publication Branch-A Creditable
Record in the Field of Colorsd Evan
geIi2ation.
HoT SRPINGs, ARK, May 21.-M odera-
tor King conducted the devotional exercises
of the Presbyterian general assembly this
morning.
A report from the committee on corr
respondence was submitted. The chairman
of this committee announced that messages
of greeting had been prepared to be for
warded to the assemblies in session at Port
lanG, Ore, and Memphis, and after the
messages were read they we're ordered sent
at once.
The report Of the treasurer of the home
missions was received and referred to the
auditing committee.
The annual report of the executive COM
mittee on home missions shows that the
total receipts of the year have been SOL ,44l :;
left on hand last year. $1,000; total disburse-
ments, SS3, 1856, leaving balance on hand
of SIS, ,708. The receipts Of the colored evan
| gelistic fund were 1851, an increase over
last year of 81 ,174 The cause of home mis-
slons is shown to be in iiourishlng condition.
AID TO BENEFICIARIEs
Rev. DR.. MarIgress offered a resolution
| touching financial aid to benefciaries. pro-
viding that all money furnished benefcia-
| ries must be in the nature of loans, candi-
dates to give their notes maturing at the
| time Of entering the ministry and bearing
a nominal rate of interest. It was referre
| to the committee on education.
The report of the executive committee
| of education shows that 26l candidates for
| the ministry were enrolled during the year.
| OF this number 246 received finauci al aid
| for prosecuting their studies. The sum of
| $50, ,000 had been called for to meet the de-
mand of this cause, of which $24, $50 had
been received since May 10, 1881, an increase
over last years receipts of S3.459.
COLoRED EvANGELIzATIoN.
The annual report of the executive com
mittee of colored evangelizaCiou shows that
| the past years work on this line has been
| credItable. For this cause the treasury of
| the committee had received from all
| sources $1I ,999, and had disbursed In fur
/ thering the work SIC, ,437, leaving a cash
| balance on hand March |, 1892, of S1,371.
| The annual report of the executive oom-
| mittee of publication shows that this
| branch of the church work has been prose-
| cuted during the past year with degree OF
| success beyond that of any previous year.
| To meet tfe demands of this work the last
general assembly called upon the presby-
| terieS in its boundsfto raise 500 900. The
| committee reports that the receipts have
fallen far below their expectation,
but in view of the general financial
stringency ard corresponding depression il
| business of every character they have
cause to feel encouraged at what has been
accomplished. The contributions from
| churches, Sunday schools and individuals
| aggregate SS.517 and from legacies
| Sl,841, making a total of $l0,358
| The sales from the depoSitor y
| have amounted TO nearly S37 900,
| more than any one year before in the his
| tory of the business. A table of the assets
and liabilities shows an increase of S. ,S57 in
net assets during the year, making total net
assets of S93,O55.
The motion prevailed making it the or
der of the day at 10 O'Clock Monday mora
| ing to select the place for the next session
| Of the assembly.
The session then ad joureed for dinner.
The assembly reconvened at 3 o'clock this
! afternoon The report from the committee
on the Sabbath was read. 1t set forth that
reports from fOrty-six presbyteries had
| been received, indicating in their tenor g
| general increase in disposition among the
| people to properly observe the sanctity OF
the Sabbath 1t called attention to the
| question of opening the Columbian Exposi-
ton on the Sabbath and breathed a vigor-
| Gus protest against such desecration Of the
| Lords day. 1t was reterred@ to the stand
| ing committee on the Sabbath.