St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-24
DAY DEVOTED TO REPORTS.
W0RK OF TIE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF TIE PRES6YTERIaNS.
THEOLOGICAL SUMMARIES.

"A Sharp Discussion Expected on
the Subject-Fraternal Greet
ings to Baptists-T Years
Work in Many Departments
Aid Extended to Northwestern
| Institutions
SARATOGA, n. Y, May 23.-An echo
OF the discussion of theological Semin-
aries was heard at the opening of the
! general assembly this morning in
movement led by Elder Logan c. Muir
ray. of New York. who asked that his
name be enrolled as voting in favor of
the report OF the majority, which was
adopted yesterday. He was followed by
| six other commissioners, who made the
| same request. The report of the regu-
lar committee of theological seminarles.
| TO whom the annual reports of the SEM
| inaries have been sent for considera-
ton, was made the second order for
Friday afternoon. 1t is expected that
this report will open up some sharp con-
troversy, particularly in connection
with Lane seminary. which asks that it
be restored to the full approval
and confidence of the church.
The floor was then given to
| DIR. Duffield, of New York. chair
man of the committee Oh correspond
| ence, who Introduced Rev. Dr.. Merk
| land, OF Baltimore, as a representative
! of the Presbyterian alliance, aud q min
lister of the Southern Presbyterian
church. DR.. Merkland spoke at some
| length. In opening he expressed the
| hope that the time might soon come
| when the effort to bring back the South
ern church, like daughter to the bosom
of her mother, should be
| CROWNED WITH SUCCESS.
| In replying. the moderator charged
| DR.. Merkland 10 take back to his church
| the special message that the Northern
church is longing To be once again with
| the Southern church, adding:
ut is crime for US to be separate
any longer"
A committee of five was appointed by
the moderator to convey the fraternal
greetings of the assembly to the Baptist
convention now in session in Saratoga.
| The committee consists or Drs. Duf1ield,
Craig and Budd. with Elders Mcdonald
and Powell. Prof. George I. Purvis. of
Princeton, n. j.. read a report of the
committee on work of foreign missions,
showing the following facts:
The last assembly called for work
which involved expenditures of S1.015.-
600. On account OF differences in value
! in exchange, 1895, 92l in gold have suf-
feed for the demands thus made.
TheTeceiptS for the year amounted to
| SS43, All, leaving deficit Of over $780,
900. The actual debt of the year is just
less than Sl03,00O Operating expenses
/ have been reduced $4,000. The won-
ems boards of missions contributed
1924 900, and legacies yielded nearly
$1,000. Under con mission by the
| board. 635 missionaries are engaged,
with l,74l native agents.
| Prof. PuryiS reviewed the work of
the board at length, and DR.. Ellinwood,
| secretary of the board,
| SPOKE IN ITS BEHALF.
| The afternoon session was devoted to
a variety of interests. The publishing
/ department reported d capital of 1923,
! 600, and net profits for the year of
nearly sec, 600 on gross receipts of nearly
S214.000. Its surplus amounts TO nearly
Sl23. 600.
! The Sunday school department re-
I ported receipts S124,000 aud eXpeudi-
| lures S135.000. $1,000 more than in 1898.
| Its balance amounts to nearly S34, 900.
| Eight hundred and seventy Sunday
| schools have been organized, and 5000
| volumes circulated during the year.
| DR.. Breed, of Chicago, and DIR. Craven.
; of Philadelphia, secretary OF the board,
| addressed the assembly in the interests
| OF the board. The resolutions offered
| by the committee were adopted. One
OF them is directed against the use of
Irresponsible lesson helps and in favor
of those furnished by the denomina-
tional publishing house.
Dr.. Wilson, OF Dayton, presented a
| report Oh church erection showing that
| applications had been received to the
amount of S174,O00. The receipts were
S107,000, falling eff of $1,000. from $500
| churches. The resources of the board
aggregate $4,000 The expenditures
Sl67, 900. Aid has been given to churches
| which has resulted in building, the total
value OF which amounts to S656,000 all
of which is
SECURED BY MORTGAGES.
The value OF such mortgages held by
the board amounts to $1,000 600. Con-
tributi1ns were asked for the current
year amounting to Sl50,000. and.in the
interests of the church it was urged that
all gifts pass through the hands OF the
board.
Commissioners from the Baptist Ma
tlonal Missionary convention now in
session at Saratoga appeared to invite
the assembly to joint meeting 10 be
held at later date. The matter was
referred to the committee on CORE
spondence.
The report of the committee on aid to
the colleges showed receipts of 500, 900,
with no contributions from over 1900
churches. Aid was extended to institu-
tons all over the county, but mainly in
the Northwest.
just before the close of the session
the judicial committee presented re-
port recommending that permission he
given to withdraw the complaint Of DIR.
Francis and other members of the pros
tecutlon committee in the Smith case in
Cincinnati against the synod of Ohio
for affirming the verdict OF the presby-
terry acquitting Prof. Smith on the first
charge which they had tabled against
him. This action does not affect at all
the hearing of the Smith case set for
tomorrow morning.
A meeting was held in the evening in
the interest of foreign missions,
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