Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-05-24
WORK DONE In A YEAR.
Reports of Church Extension Submitted to
the Presbyterian General Assembly.

Cr0 presbyterian General Assembly.
WASHINGTON, d. c., May 19.-Devo-
tional exercises with which were opened
UP the second days session of the Pres
byterian General Assembly, were con-
Quoted by Rev. DR.. Smith, of Balti-
more. The Rev. Mr.. McCaUlev, of
Dayton, o., moved a reconsidera-
ton of the vote of yesterday
on the Worlds Fair Sunday opening
Tor the purpose of Offering a substitute
for that resolution going more into de-
tail. Reconsideration was refused by
an almost unanimous vote and Mr. Nc
Cauley then moved to add the substi-
tute to the resolution of yesterday, but
the assembly refused to adopt it or to
consider it. Rev. DR.. Bartlett, chair
man of the committee of arrangements
then presented to Moderator Craig the
gavel prepared for this assembly, the
gift of Mr. and Mrs. w. B. Gurley, the
former the son of the Rev. 2. ID. Cur
ley, first pastor of the church in which
the assembly meets. 1t is composed
largely of cherry from Mt Vernon,
with pieces of the United States frigate
Constitution, the cap-stone of Washing
ton monument, and the pew in New
York Avenue Church occupied by the
late President Lincoln when in attend
ance upon the services conducted by
DIR. Curley. The name of Lincoln was
greeted with applause.
The report of the special committee
on systematic beneficence shows that
the Christian Standard has attained an
average monthly issue of "a ,220 copies.
The total receipts of all the boards dur
ing the year amounted to Sc, 100, 562, an
increase over 1892 of $178, 765. The re-
port of the board of church erection
funds shows that during the year there
were 239 applications for assistance upon
which grants were made aggregating
$l05 ,391 and loans $61 1872 The report OF
the board in charge of the missions for
freedom shows that nearly $20O,0 an
nually is being expended in this direc-
ton with very good results. The mis-
slonary department has organized 800
new schools and recognized 300, but OF
this total 255 have ceased to exist. Into
these schools about 900 teachers and
scholars are now gathered. The publ
cation department has distributed more
than IL 100000 pages of tracts and peri
Odicals and $4,000 volumes of Chinese
literature. The year closed with a bal
ance of 81, S15 on hand
CLERK ROBERTS announced that the re-
ports of the various boards, committees
and officers of the church and assembly
had been received with few exceptions
and would be duly presented. The re-
ports of the church board, he said, would
be distributed in the course of the day.
The answers of the Presbyteries to the
overtures sent down last year had also
been received, Dr. Roberts stated, and
the result would be announced in due
time.
A. D. F. Randolph, of New York,
presented the report of the special
committee upon the publication
Church at Home and Abroad" The
expenditures for 1892 were $29. 731; re-
ceipts, 1864; deficit, $751; average
monthly circulation 2l04S. The
deficit for 1891 was $3,8SS. The report
recommended that the committee be
continued and that it report to the as
sembly of 1894. The report was ac-
cepted. In brief talk in explanation
of the report, Mr.. Randolph related
the troubles the committee had in their
efforts to place the "church at home
and abroad upon paying basis"
Among his practical suggestions was one
that the woman's magazine be CONSOLE
dated with the paper of which his COM
mittaa had cba rra