The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-08
HEU.P.PRESBYTERY
New Fields for Missionary
Work Recommended.
AID FOR SEVERAL MISSIONS.
General CoafeSoneo Asked e Assist
Puget SeanA Churches
Choeon-Y. r. 3. G. 7.

The semi-annual meeting Of the Oregon
presbytery of the United Presbyterian
church was continued yesterday. Com
mittees were appointed as follows: Bills
and overtures, s. d. johnson. s. ]. Will
son, r n. Robertson: missions. A. r.
Kirkpatrick, A. N. Acheson, d. Daigiish !;
finance, r. N. Robertson. n. II. Marling,
J. 8. Boyle; narrative and state of religion,
T. J. Wilson, J. l. Frazer; nominations.
II. F. Wallace, s. d. Johnson, John Clark.
Rev. ]. d. Whitman, of the Omaha
presbytery. being present. was invited to
sit - consultative member.
Applications for aid from the board Of
home missions were presented from the
following congregations: Halsey, Or,
Second Portland, Or, and Tacoma and
Seattle, Wash.
The annual report of Rev. Joseph Alter,
of the Warm Springs Indian reservation,
was read and referred to the standing com.
mittee on Indian missions.
The committee appointed to organize .
congregation at East Portland reported
that it had performed that duty.
The moderator was instructed to send q
telegram of coincidence to DR.. s. G. Irvine,
of Albany, Or. in his affection, as he had
been Ill for several months. :.
New points for missionary effort were
discussed and Olympia and Everett in
this state, and Oregon City. Salem and
Eugene in Oregon, were recommended a.
important fields.
Mr.. John d. Love, Of Albany. Or, was
taken under the care Of the presbytery a.
. student of theology.
Rev. s. G. Irvine, T. J. Wilson and
A. N. Acheson were appointed commit
tee on training young men.
An appropriation OF 5000 was made for
q new church huilding at East Portland.
The committee on missions of the gen.
eral conference was requested to give
$500 for the support for one year of mis-
sionaries at Olympia, Whatcom and Salem;
also that they be made special missions
for five years. Oregon City, Centralia and
Everett were recommended as points
which should be occupied at Ms early q
date as possible. In the cases of Tacoma
and Seattle their applications for 81, 200
each were Endorsed, and the reappoint-
ment as missionaries of 8. Dell Johnston
to Seattle and A. F. Kirkpatrick to Ia
coma, II. F. Wallace to the Second
church at Portland and NJ. NJ. Mariing to
Halsey. Or. was also requested.
A. F. Kirkpatrick and A. NJ. Acheson
were then elected ministerial delegates to
the general assembly which meets at Mon
mouth. Ill.,. in May. s. Dell Johnston
and N. N. Marling were chosen as alter
mates. d. Dalglish and E. +. Sox were
elected as lay delegates, and Mr.. Gray, of
Haisey, Or, alternate.
The nominations to the general assem-
bly, of q superintendent of missions, q
financial agent and a presbyterial Sunday
school superintendent for the Oregon
presbytery. were postponed until today,
when the session will be continued.
In the evening presbyterial conven-
ton of the Young Peoples Society of
Christian Endeavor of the United Presby-
terrain churches of the Oregon presbytery
was held at the church. The visiting del.
egates were as follows:
From Albany, Or.-Rev. and Mrs TT. Wilson.
Miss Hettie Miller. Mr.. and Mrs Robertson.
Mrs. Z. p. Nutting.
From Oakviie. Or.-Rev. A. NJ Acheson.
From Portland. Or.-Dr. and Mira H. F. Wal.
lace, Rev. and Mrs. G. E. Halves, Mr. aud Mrs
D. Daglish. Mrs. Hobkirk.
From Ha;sey. Or.-Rev. NJ. N. Mafling
From Tacoma-Rev. and Mrs. A. f. Kirk
patrick. Miss Robertson, Miss Kirkpatrick, Mrs.
DR.. Smith, Mrs. Van sycle. Miss Bryant, W.
McB. Perrin. Mrs. Robb, Col. J. 8. Boyle
From sunnydale-Mr. and Mira Paul, Miss
Moriord. Miss Clark. Mr.. Ralph Paul, Mr. and
Mira Ellie, Miss bissell. Miss Paul, Mr.. Merchant
At s p. m. the visiting delegates were en-
tertained at banquet served in the base
ment of the church, covers being laid for
eighty people. The banquet hall was
hung with festoons of evergreens.
The banquet was followed by literary
exercises in the auditorium, which was
beautifully decorated with punches of
evergreens on the walls and masses of
potted plants and flowers on the rostrum.
The programme rendered was as follows:
soo Me-. orchestra
Accompanied BY Mrs Munson on the pisno.
Address Oh welcome. ..............
Henry c. Ewing. president Of Seattle Society
Miss He,tie Miller. OF Albany, Or. pre.i.
dent Of the Presbyterial convention
Duet. Miss Emma Wallace and Mira. Ella Jordan
Accompanied by Prot. Mnnscn on the tute and
Mrs. Munson on the piano.
After an intermission devotional exer.
cises were held and the following papers
were read: Relation of the Y. p. S. C.E.
to the Northwest" by w. Mob. Perrin, Of
Tacoma; GLOW Can the Y. p. s. C. f..
AopuiaIiLc Out OtStiHCtlvc Hr1nclpleS?"
by Rev. A. NJ. Acheson, of Oakville, Or. ::
Practical Suggestions Along the Line of
Committee Work." by Rev. G. Z. HAYES,
OF Portland. Or.
Each paper was briefly discussed, after
which reports were read showing the work
done and present condition Of the follow
ing societies in the presbytery: Portland,
Albany. oakville, tacoma, Seattle and
Sunnydaie.
The election of officers for the ensuing
year was then taken up, with the follow
ing result: President. w. McB. Perrin.
of Tacoma; vice president, J. A. Cathcart,
OF Seattle; recording secretary, Mrs. G. z.
Halves. of Portland; corresponding secre.
tary, Rev. 5. Dell Johnston, of Seattle:
delegates to Young Peoples national in.
stitute, which meets at st. Louis Nav "a.
Rev. A. T. kirkpatrick, of Seattle, and
Carl Sox, of Seattle
stated Meeting OF the Presbyterv,
The presbytery of Puget sound win
hold its next stated meet;nc ~ A,a,o~,.