New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-23
DISCUSSING HOME MISSIONS.
THE ASSEMBLY TOLD CT THE WORK DONE IL
TIE PAST YEAR-THE YOUNG PEOPLES
DEPARTMEN

DEPARTMENT.
Saratoga ~ y May % (SpeciaD.IThe entire
morning session Of the General Assembly was given
10 a discussion Of the work OF the Board OF Home
Missions with the exception Of few minutes taken
By the Committee Bills and Overtures ana the
Committee on Proof Texts The Board Of Home
Missions had for the chairman Of the standing com
mlttee to-day Dr. Arthur J. Brown, Massachu-
sets man. who went West. stopping in OHIO ILL
nols and Wisconsin for his training and preparatory
work and then pushing on 10 the Pacinc COAST
whore for six years he has been the pastor of the
leading church in the new-N orthwest ne WAS
the choice Of the home missionaries for Moderator
Of the present Assembly, and led al the 'ahui"a'es
on the first ballot but was defeated finally by l.
votes 80 speech during the present Assembly
has so thrilled the hearers as DR. Browns "lu
to-day Few speeches in the last dozen years IN
the Assembly have been telling NltnoW d "Vlu
I'm manuscript for twenty minutes he presented III
striking terms the needs OF the mission held' no"
humorous now pathetic always with power Again
and again he was interrupted by rounds OF APP
p,auss especially when he paid weideserved ana
glowing tribute 10 the faithful wives OF the nome
missionaries the heroncs Of the Presbyterian
Church
Dr. Brown caused a great deal OF merrimeht IN
referring to the lack Of knowledge on the part OF
1.,stern people regarding the far Northwest by
ouoflng from A letter which he had received two
vears ago as chairman Of the committee to en-
terrain the Assembly. woman In New-fork mad
written. asking II It would be possible to secure a
/ piano in Portland for some Of the meetings ana
/ dclicatclv intmatel that IL they could not ahord
% purchase 4 piano contributions from 'he FiS'
might be- taken up for that purpose. Dr. Brown
said thar they had a 10000 church In when the
Assembly was TO meet. $1,000 pipe-organ 10 iur-
nl.h the music 100000 hotel in which to enter
/ tain the Commissioners and could they nave
uI,no presented 10 them every obstacle to compete
fpr on
puyyeI L. The frontier missionaries. the sp!endii
work Accomplished by them and the pressing needs
! existing today on scores OF he'S were 'ne' '"'
Dr. H. j. Macmillan. one OF the secretaries OF
| prrsen I'll strong reasons why aggressive VOTE
5i9G' e shoG hs materially increased Other
! speeches along the same line were made me s ses
! one am a larger number than usual outside OF
he Commsslpners vas present 70 enjoy the reports
Sir McDousal. from Cincinnati. brought up M
question ~ ne H." s ose al nr~b,se has been tn
-, be Sno% estate Two boards of the Church. tn
| Home and Foreign boards. own the property a
| Twrfth-sf ana Fff'h-ave.. formerly a part ~ m
me- Structure a; Twentcth-st and Flfth-ave.. an
the question ~ this purchase u TO be dlscussei u
The repor, Of the Home Board shows that viii
all efforts put forth during the year ana W.
%sIcs s"o onenSi WITH debt OF 5000 closes with
| total debt ~ S25SOC0 or that SlDi.ND - on nom
| missions direct and Sol 90 churches ana chape :
/ TN. Assembly recommended today that NLpn
/ should be raised during the coming year 70 carr.
| on the work OF the year and to wipe out the dent
! In the report attention was called TO the loGh,
| Peorie's Department. recently organized wAlci
I appeared IN the Hight % an experiment year &so
In the three months during which comparison "a 10
| heen made an Increase 81 s6i95 over the sniia
months Of last year i shown. Twenty-six OF IN
hoari's missionaries are now supported IN whoIe o
I'm mart by the young people. Especial attention
- called also To The work OF the new Superln
ten.lcnt ~ School Work. the Rev. George r NC
| Ace who manages the business OF that depart
ment under the advice and counsel OF the secreta
rlee and acts as a medium OF communication De
tween the board and the Woman,s Executive So'r.
rnrfse The Rev Thornton r. Penneld. secretar
- ,hn Young Peoples Department conducts IN
correstonIence with Sunday-schoo.s and the socle
lies ~ young people. making special assignment
/ unde- the advice OF the other secretaries, dl1sin
Information and otherwise doing much toward IN
raining OF he children and youth OF The Church !
his benevolent work. The report says ms uepdIr'
mont has come 70 be an important branch OF IN
work and n channel Of increasing revenue -.
The board now has ISL missionaries ana sos mis-
sonary tenchers and reports this year l%SeS mem
hers added 10 the Church on Confession OF rdl'H
Tbe receipts Of the board during the year wer
Sg6 icO and the expenses, Nl5oNS