The Lamar register., 1893-05-27
PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY.
Annual Gathering Of the Disciples OF
Calvin At Washington.

tortan General Assembly opened ut Washing.
toa on the 18th In the New York Ayenu:
Church
The building WAS packed. On the main
noor were seated the commissioner and
others having business In connection with The
assembly. On the platform were til. officer.
-uioderator, Rev. DR.. William C. Young Of
she DAnville, Kentucky, seminary, Rev DR..
William h. Roberts of Cincinnati, Ohio, who
Tor nine years has exercised his remarkable
executive abilities cIpedlting the business OF
The general assembly as stated clerk; Rev.
Or. William Aivis Bartlett, the alert, able
and eloquent pastor of the church and chair
uinn OF The executive committee In charge of
AL The arrangements for the gathering.
AT IL O'Clock DR. Bartlett announced that
ihe hour for she beginning OF the service hsd
arrived The chorss from the Messiah was
followed BY the doxology, Rev. W. Il Rob-
erss, stated clerk, concluding with the Lords 5
prayer, recited In union. William Kethe's
hymn, IAN People That on Earth Do Dwell :"
vas then sung by the entire congregation
Rev. Herriek Johnson read part of the sixth
chapter Of Isaiah, also part Of ST. Mathew
Rev. Joseph 7. Smith led the assemblage In
prayer. The anthem from the oratorio Of
Eliish was rendered by the choir The aI-
nual sermon was then delivered By Dr. Young
the moderator
Al the afternoon session came the event Of
The taJ-the election OF 4 moderator The
nominations we're as follows: Dr. Charles
Diekey Of Philadelphia, Rev. George A Baker
o; Philadelphia, Rev. Wills &. Craig Of the
Mccormick University OF Chicago. The lat
ter uas presented As the representative Of the
great Northwest, which has never been Ieeog-
n!sea In the election of moderator.
Rev. Als1 Adalr OF Watla walla presented
the name Of Rev. Stewart OF Washlagton In
speeCh expressing much feeling, Rev pr
Dickey Withdrew his name and was followed
By Dr.. Stewart The vote was thea proceed
ed slth, with Dr.. Baker aad Craig as the
only oand!dAles- The resulI ni The ballot
va announced As follows; Craig 81, Baker
los. total s22
Dr.. Craig va introduced as moderator and
Dr.. Fartlett. pastor OF Tie church, male ,he
address OF welcome.
a resolution pTeseateI "ProiesIlu- IN be-
half Of The Christian sentiment ot the s0un-
try" against tho opening Of tie Columbian
Exposition ca saadAy and appealing TO the
Esi!oaai commission To Assert its ElsLtful
authority In the matter, vas adopted by a
rising vote.
At the second days session the moderator
snnolneed tho co1iuit,ees- DR.. Young read
the IMPORT on theological seutlHar.es- II soa-
tsiaed no radical suggestions
Al the sfIernooa session resolution was
adopted authorizing a committee TO invite
Presideai Cleveland TO Walt the assembly 8.
his convenience
UPon Adlournn-at the nemherS Of the sz-
sembly called At tie White Hoese. and were
presented to iE= Prcsideat and Mrs. Clcye-
lAad
10 the eyea.nE 4 general meeting IN behNl;
OF tie suaday school work Of the church vas
held
var.oai interesting reports we're fled dur
inS the day. The temperance committee
took strong position Ia opposition 10 license
lass, sEd denounced array canteens.
The report Of the special committee on
.ysienatle beaileenee shove that the Chris-
fls. s,aasaF! has attained an average month
IL l.s1e of - go copies. The local receipts
of all the boards during the year Amounted to
s2,Tq9. sds, an Increase over 1893 q tl's,165.
Tae report Of the hoard OF church cree
tloa shows that duriag the year there we're
oSo applications foF assistance, upon which
sTasts -ere made aGxregag!ag sl05,o9i aud
loans sSi.iea-
The REAL. Of the years work OF the board
Of aid for colleges AMI academies has no:
proved disappointment. To the expectations
OF tae church. During the yeAr the receipts
have beea $40. l3t 4ni the donations In The
shape of aid aggregated s5A5So. FORTY In
.ututioas have been zss.steJ and and twenty
states occupied TIE aggregate earolln=n'
o. students Is 4,Oda, OF whom s,79i are en-
Gagged Ia systematic Bible study.
The repos. OF the board IN charge OF the
Missions for freedmen shove that nearly
5000 COO annually Is being expended In thia
direction with yery good results The cNpen'
dlture, last yeaE Amounted 70 si93 coz, while
the rcrelpis were Sl7s,sio Under this board
there are l52 or'lalued ministers and aSs
churches, with membership OF 1928 and 10
Az Sunday school scholars
During the year the report a; the Board o.
Relief shows tha, ~ persons we're offered as
,i,tanee, "a new names being placed upon The
ruliS last year. There arc 56 ministers ovel
10 years o. age, retired. the oldest being VI
aud s. Of tie number being over 90. The to
t.l appropriation Tor this work was Sl52, ~
In the branch Of the church work. deyoiec
To publication and sunday schools, there ha
! been, according to the report a season O
prosperity. The missionary department la
o-..nIred 800 new schools aId rcorsanizeC
eyl. hut O, this totil s55 have ceased 70 exist
into these schools about 5000 teachers ant
scholar, are nov gathered. The publication
d,,a,tsnrntL has distr .buied more than Il 900,