The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-05-20
ENCOURAGING REPORTS
Read in the Presbyterian Gene
raj Assembly.
rAEAppoINrMENr OF COMMITTEES.

Annual Reports of the Various Church
Boards Made Public A Large Increase in
Receipts over 1s92-Over S1O5, 600 Paid
Out to Aid in the Erection of Churches
During the Year.
WARRINGTON, May 20.-Probably the
most significant action of the general as
sembly yesterday was the appointment of
the committees. This feature of the ses-
sions is always looked forward to with the
greatest attention and interest, for the com
plexion of these committees may well be
looked upon as giving an idea Of the atti-
tude the assembly is to take on all mat
ters that come before it. This year, as
result of the important questions that come
before the body for consideration or settle
ment, the Briggs case, the seminary ques-
ton, the problem of revision and others
only less important, disappointment of the
committees was a matter of even greater
interest than in most years
When the time came for the announce
ment there was hardly commissioner alb
sent from his place in the church, and
every man listened with the closest atten-
tion while the lists were being read off, 80
/ Nllbb ne lllRDb KNOW On WHICH Ou6 ne was
| expected to serve.
Perhaps the most interest clustered about
the names of the members of the judiciary
committee, for this is the committee that
will pass upon the appeal in the case of
DIR. Briggs and will report to the assembly
upon the question Of the propriety of that
body entertaining the appeal. Rev. DIR.
| George d. Baker was the man selected to
act as the chairman, and as soon as his
name was called out there was an instant
buzzing of tongues and putting of heads
together to discuss the meaning of the ap-
| pointment.
Dr. Baker is the pastor of the First Pres
byterian church Of Philadelphia, and is
looked upon as one of heleading ministers
in the city of Brotherly Love- He is class
ed among the conservatives, and as such
his appointment gave the greatest satisfac-
ton to that faction of the assembly, by all
odds the largest. The committee is for the
most part made up of men who are known
to be conservative, that is, to be more def
mite, anti-Briggs men.
The annual reports of the various church
boards made public and to be taken up by
the assembly from time to time, show en-
couraging results in every branch of the
work
|
systematic benificence shows that the Chris
tian Standard has attained an average
monthly issue of "A, 220 copies. The total
receipts of all the boards during the year
amounted to 81, 799, 562, an increase over
1892 of $16S, 165
The report ofthe board of church erection
fund shows that during the year there were
239 applications for assistance, upon which
grants were made aggregating S1O5, 391 and
loans S61 1872 This total exceeds any pre-
vious year in the history of the board and
still there is an insutiiciency of supplies.
More than one-half the churches on the
roll of the assemblies do not contribute to
this fund, and the board begins the new
year with an empty treasury and many
pressing demands upon it.
The result of the years work of the board
of and for colleges and academies has not
proved disappointment to the eXpecta-
tions of the church During the year the
receipts have been SO, 1874 and the dona-
tions in the shape of aid aggregated $63,-
$50. Forty institutions have been assisted
and twenty states occupied. The aggre-
gate enrolment OF students is 4,0O2, of
whom 1874 are engaged in systematic
Bible study.
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