The herald., 1893-05-20
81 assure you it affords me much per-

hseuIo you III duOIUh m6 LuuCu per
sonal qualification to meet on this occa-
sion the representatives OF that great
religious denomination which did go
much to make our people better and
happier, and which is associated with so
many tender and pleasing incidents in
my individual experience. We still pro
fees to be a Christian people. This
means that no public officer of high or
low degree should be unmindful
OF the restraints of religious sentiment. 1t
means that the religious teaching of our
people should lead to exact from those
who make and execute the laws the
recognition of these restraints. You
therefore will. hope, permit me to say
though you do we'll to insist upon the
conscious discharge of official obliga-
tions, and though you ought never to
shrink from the exposure of official
shortcomings, the contribution you owe
toward the accomplishing of good gov
ernment will not be fully made unless
you teach the people by precept and ex-
ample tEat they will find safety and
welfare in forcing upon public servants
the observation of the mandates of
Christianity and morality"
The visitors were then presented by
name to President and Mrs. Cleveland.
They then strolled through the parlors
and coneervatories and afterwards took
their departure.
This evening general meeting in be-
half of the Sunday school work of the
churches was held.
DIR. BRIGGS JUDGES.
In the general assembly today per-
haps the most interest clustered about
the names 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.
DR.. George d. Baker, selected to act ss
chairman, is clsssed among the conserv-
atives, and as such his appointment
gave the greatest satisfaction to that
faction OF the assembly. The committee
for the most part is made up of men
who are known to be conservatives, that
is, to be more definite, anti-Briggs.
woMEN's MEETINGS.
A series OF women's meetings in con-
nection with the general assembly began
today with that of the women's execu-
tive committee of home mission. Re-
ports were read and addresses made,
and this evening popular meeting was
addressed by synodical secretaries.
FORTHCOMING REPORTS.
The annual reports of the various
church boards, such as those on temper
ance, beneicence, missions, freedmen,
etc.. show encouraging results in every
branch OF work undertaken by the Pres
byterian church. These reports will be
taken up by the general assembly and
considered from time to time.
The report from the committee on
temperance contemplates with shame
the spectacle of vast national grog.
shop" at the worlds fair; favors the es-
Enlistment BY congress OF an impartial
com mission to inquire concerning the
liquor traffic, such as has been provided
for in bill passed several times by the
senate, but defeated by the liquor in
terest in the house."
The report emphasizes the statement
that the church is not political organ
ization, but if the question of morals
becomes question of politics also, the
church ie not precluded on that account
from dealing with it.
The report also protests against the
system known as army canteens, in
which it is claimed officers and soldiers
are detailed as saloon keepers.
The report of the committee on sys-
tematic benefcence shows that the total
receipts of all the boards during the
year were So 799, ,562, an increase over
last year of $178,965.
In the Sunday school and foreign mis-
sion fields the year was one Of prosperity
and development. Home mission work,
however, has not been so prosperous,
partly owing to a lack of funds, partly
owing to the increasing difficulty to
reach foreign and sceptical elements of
population.