The herald., 1894-10-21
cisco, against the secretsry's report
placing him on the roll as suspended.
Aftarnnnn aeaalnu.

Afternoon Session.
The committee on systematic benev-
olence presented its report at tine begin
ming OF the afternoon meeting.
The cause of systematic beui6cencs
lie the well-spring of all action. We
must go deep into the subject. Too much
emphasis cannot be placed on tho di.
vine element in giving. A lack of fidel.
ity is what mono OF US can afford to
have.
During the psst year our offerings
have fallen off $1,000, though our mem.
bership has increased 1000 members.
The committee recommended that all
members make the matter cause oi
earnest prayer and that our ministers
preach sermons on the subject. That q
copy of the Assembly Herald be placed
in every home of the congregation.
That the next synod hold popular
meeting in regard to this subjact.
The report was received but when the
recommendation were voted upon the
recommendation that each minister
preach the question of giving fixed
portion not less than one-tenth OF all
incomes TO the church, and fearleeely
enforce the rule upon the members OF
his congregation, q protest was made
against the word "enforce" in the rec
ommendation. A discussion followed on
the question OF the scriptursl teachings
on this question. The Recommendation
was finally adopted.
The committee on Sabbath Observance
reported that this synod has never failed
to pass recommendations for the OBJ
aervance OF the foufth commandment.
"Ihe alarming extent of Sabbath
breaking in California is patent to all
and deplored by all Christian people,"
Sunday baseball playing came in for a
share of censure in the report, and all
manner of Sunday desecration was
touched upon.
The report paid its disrespect to the
Sunday newspaper, the Sunday railroad
and the Sunday saloon-a triple alliance
which does its share OF harm in the
world.
The Sunday newspaper is the most
alarming menace to the church and
Christianity in this land today"
"Tbe Sunday newspaper is breeder
OF anarchy, the twin enemy of church
and state. Even the rum power cannot
exceed as menace to our great relig-
ious and social institutions the Sunday
newspaper. 1t is menace. an evil and
a curse and has no right to exiat."
The report was received and the rec
concentrations taken up separately, and
when it came to the Sunday newspaper
recommendation the chairman, Rev. H.
A. Ketchum of Berkeley, said he was
panied to see that among the 20 or 80
pages of trash in the Sunday newspapers
some OF the brethren published church
notices. They keep people away from
church, demoralize the reader OF them
on sthe Sabbath.
A supplementary report of the semin-
ary committee was read recommending
that the trustees OF the seminary bs pro-
hibited from being OF the board OF di-
rectors, and that quorum consist OF ii
members.
Rev. A. A. Dinsmore read the replies
prepared by the correspondence commit
tee to the congratulatory communication
received from the Washington and Ore
gon synods.
The question of making the syuods OF
the future delegated bodies and materi-
ally reducing the membership OF synods
came up on the report Of the committee
on bills and overtures, which was laid
over from Fridays business session. A
substitute was offered for the recon-
mendation OF the committee. The en-
tertainment of the members OF the
synod WAS one of the things brought up
as an argument in favor OF reducing the
membership. Cities are hard to find
that will entertain 80 large body.
The expenses OF the members of the
synod are paid out of the treasury. The
point which the committee wished to
carry was that, instead Of allowing every
member OF the presbyteries to attend,
it would be better to have it delegated
body With representation OF to every
10 members of the presbyteries. The
substitute was to postpone the matter
for one year, and that each member of
the synod shall provide his own enters
tainment next year. This was carried.
Another recommendation made by
the bills and auditing committee was
read thst the synodical missions be
done away with and the money thus ex
pended be placed at the disposal OF the
evangelical workers.
The fret clause aboiehing the synod
ical missionaries at the end of six
months was lost. The second part that
the synodical missionaries be abolished
at the end OF six months was carried.
Drs. Minton, Strong and Trumbull
were appointed committee to collect
and procure historical material.