The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-06-01

their election.
Assembly adjourned with prayer by d
Wishart, of Monmouth. Ill.
Friday afternoon ut o'clock a meeting
of the women interested in missions j
called to meet in the Presbyterian church O
Albany; where addresses will be made b.
members of the Womens Board of th,
United Presbyterian church and other Wis
ibng women.
FRIDAY MORNING MAY o5th.
Assembly was called to order at /!
o'clock by the moderator, DIR A vii.
son OF Allegheny, Pa. Minutes of thu
previous day were read and adopted
The printed repors of the severa
Boards of the church were distributed
among the delegates. The first addres.
of the dav WAS given by DIR w 5 Owens
GenTal Sec OF the Home Mission Board
The pr presented in his usual earnes
manner the Importance and extent o
the work OF Home Missions. /. received
its authority from our Saviors parting
command sto his Disciples go anC
evangelize all nations. The work o.
this Board is not local or confined ios
few Presbyterians or Congregations bni
the work passed upon al the last meet
ing OF the committee of Home Missions
aided Congregations in all the synodi
and with an amazing equality. The Dr
gave brief statement OF the work oI
the past year and showed how very en-,
couragiug the work was. Especially in
Ibis grea: North West where the Assem-
bly, is sitting, the work has been very
encouraging. Eight Years ago, Spokane
TannTs,a nd a \ - l.
ing to the u Z church aud even Port
land was but little band The DIR was
persuaded that the visit OF the Assem-
bly, to this far North West is going "a
strengthen the Home Mission work in
the 2 church and yet after the long
journey made by the Assembly the de-.
egates have seen but a little corner.
This North West the DIR declared was 10
be the Scotland End Ireland OF North
America. The climate is similar and
the people xill in tine be similar. To
this part Of lAmerica. i'm migrants from
Scotland and Ireland will continue "a
flow. Notwithstanding the stringency
of the times about 5000 more we're
raised by the church for this Board.
Notwithstanding the great liberali'y o!
the church u this Board. il was show n
TO meet the work Tor the next wear.
Dr Witherspoon, secretary Of the Board
of Freedmans Missions was next heard in
behalf o. the oolored people OF the south
The several missions in this part If the
church work were reported rs in flourish
ing condition. II was with regrei that the
BOarifwere compelled to report the graa,
loss by FIRE Of the Knoxville College aud the
adjoining buildiag used as BOYS pnrmitory
The buildings, however. we're well covered
with insurance in the Arrott lns Co. Of
Pittsburg and the movement has already
been begun 10 replace the loss hy new build
ings better suited for the work. The Or
made 4 strong appeal for the moral aniiit-
lug of the colonel race in the south for
the interest Of those interested in this work
we We give a brief summary os the Doctors
speech:
The safety Of the church demands edu-
cation and uplifting Of the oolored people
The colcred population at the pr,=sent rsa;..
Of increase doubles every - years The
white population in the south. including
Increase by immigration, doubles in s5
years. At The present Ta,e Of increase in
1850. the end Of this century. each Of the
states living between Maryland and Texas,
viz: Virginia. North Carolina South Car
olina- Geo. gia, Florida, Missipyi. Ai..halua.
and Louisiana sill have a niaiayity OF
cosored people. We will have eight states
Ia y kscA the colorei rasa will rsgle nr th4s
majority w1u he nnfranchlszed IN the >
states just named IS per cent of the colorsi
population cannot read or write. President
Garfield in his inaugural address said: To
the south this question is Of supreme i'm
Portance; but the responsibility for the sx-
istance of slavery did not rsst upon the
south alone The nation itself Is RESPONSE
DIE f5r the extension Of the suffrage ard Is
under special obligations 70 aid in Temoy-
ing the illiterary ii has added to the voting
population The above j. only one phase Of
the great question. Along with the fearful
Ignorance referred 10 come train Of shock-
ing evils which mere secnler education can
not remove. They are re8ple blind and
PerIshing IN SIN.
The next address Of the morning. was
given by ReT 4 t. Wallace u y. Geaersl
Secretary OF the Board Of Church Exien-
non. The Dr expressed his pleasure TO
speak in this the birth p!ace of the [ +
-hurch. That while xe a a church point
back to the union Of 81 as the beginning Of
our church; yet we are really the second
,hild Of the union: the United Presbyterian
church Of Oregon being the first Albany
Ore. is really the birth place Of the United
Presbyterian church he spoke Of the
'peedy and pleasant trip which the deIega-
.ion had in coming To Albany and then
ssfsrred 10 TIE long. tedious journey Of
many months made by our f5re-faiEers who
hrst held up the banner of Christ in Oregon.
bS5en We look back On the work Of the
int missionaries 10 this Northwest We
f.el II Is a great deal easier 10 plant a
ehn-Eh at tie present time. The DR. made
= hat at those who complain Of eXtravaganoe
Of the Board Of Church Extension in build.
ing fine churches and parsonages by saying
that many congregations were woTshiping
IN poorer churches than they ought to wor-
ship in. aRd only because they would not
build better.
DR. J { BOYD. General Corresponding
Secretary fec the Board OF Publication next
addressed the assembly. The Dr Is very
spicy in all i is addresses and much Of it ap-
peared In his address al this time 4 false
impression concerning this Board was cor
rected and the Board WAS shown to be to a
great extent a missionary board. All the
mission stations were much indebted to this
Board for the Bibles, Psalm books, Bible
Songs and catechisms which have been
donltad them. The secretary made some
announcements after which the Assembly
adjourned till o'clock p m.
A tegram reciprocating fraternal greet
ings TO the Presbyterian General Assembly
which is in session at Saratoga, n !, was
ordered by the Assembly 10 be sent.
AFTERNOON SESSION. FRIDAY.
Meeting opened with prayer and devotion.
al exercises. Hearing OF the reports of the
committee on Home Missions was made
the order OF the day for Monday afternoon
and the hearing of the report from the
committee on Foreign Missions for Tues
day morning. 4 paper presented by ID
w I Meloy of Chicago asking that thli
assembly pass resolution expressing theii
sympathy with the large number of un
employed in our country and with th'
large number of employers who can find M
market for their industries and that WI
resolve, a That as church we give NOR
study 10 the subject of Political Economy
| (2) That we labor to place the reins of tn
government in the hands of men who's
principles stand for the rights of American
citizens and protection of American Indus
| tries, created no little discussion by SOME o
| the memb .rs of the assembly. Effort
we're made to rule it out rs having
political flavor but it was ably defended b
the DIR who presented it. An amendmen
| was offered by DIR p Robb substituting
economies" for the term "Politica
! Science" and American Institutions" 70
Industries" but without second. !
second amendment was offered 20 refer
to the committee on Reform but was los
on a vote of A TO SO. DIR w A Robb Offer
ed an amendment to strike out the secon