Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-19

There is one man in the assembly as a dele
gate from the presbytery of New Brunswick
who is probably known to a larger num-
Der of the delegates personally than
almost any other delegate present. This
is Prof. J. 7. Ddfield. whose face
Is familiar one in Presbyterian gatherings
and whose name is familiar in the realms OF
Presbyterian literature. He is professor of
mathematics in the academic course at Prince.
ton College, and as such has had many of the
other delegates under him pupils in the DAYS
when they were studying for the ministry
| before they entered the seminary.
DIR. Duffield is the Oldest member OF the
Princeton faculty, and there is tradition about
the college that for years he has been handing
In his resignation at every meeting al
the board of trustees and that the
board OF trustees as regularly declines to
accept II: de is usually known to the students
as Dun, but no man in any class ever said a
mean word OF him or left his course none the
better for his kindly Christian influence.
| MR. ROBERT Z. sPEER.
Another man whose face is very familiar
about the assembly, although he is not a COM
missioner. is Mr. Robert E. speer, the assist
ant secretary Of the board Of foreign
missions in New York Mr. Speer is also a
Princeton man. but a long way further
along than Prof Dufield, as be graduated less
than four years ago. He graduated with the
and while he was considered one of the
| ablest men and brightest scholars that had
| ever gone through the Jersey college he vet
found time to play foot bali. and was on the
varsity foot ball team. During his college
course, as well as since he was deeply interested
in the subject Of foreign missions. and has
always been in the forefront of the students
volunteer movement. He has delivered a large
number of eloquent addresses throughout the
country, and has had wonderful success in his
| work
Mr.. Speer is here with DR.. Gillespie to rem
resent the beard Of foreign missions. and on
! Wednesday next he will address the assembly
al It's morning session on that subject He is
probably the youngest man who will speak be-
fore the assembly, but there are few better
speakers, even among the older commissioners
ENCOURAGING REPORTS.
The annual reports of the various church
boards, made public today. and to be taken IN
by the assembly from time to time, show en-
couraging results in every branch of the work.
The report OF the special committee on sys-
tematic beneficence shows that the Christian
Stdnddrd has attained average monthly
issue OF "a 22O copies. The total receipts of all
the boards during the year amounted 10
S2:7s9.562. an increase over 1892 of sl7s. 765.
The report of the board of church erection
fund shows that during the year there were 23e
appncanons for assistance. upon which
S9l and loans scl.l92. This total
exceeds any previous year in the
history OF the board. and still there is an in.
snffciency OF supplies More than one-half the
churches on the roll Of the assemblies do no,
contribute to this fund.- and the board begins
the new wear with an empty treasury and many
pressing demands upon It,
AID FOR COLLEGES
The result Of the years work Of the board of
aid for colleges and academies has not proved
disappointment to the expectations Of the
church. During the year the receipts have
been S75, 1874 and the donations in the shape of
aid aggregated s63.630. Forty institution.
have been assisted and twenty states occupied.
The aggregate enrolment Of students is 4.002.
OF whom 2, 1874 are engaged in systematic Bible
study.