The record-union., 1894-05-24
RELIGIOUS WORLD.
Report of the American Baptist
Home Missionary Society.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE GENERAL AS
SEMBLY AT SARATOGA
Efforts to Unite the Northern and
Southern Presbyteries-The General
Assembly of the United Presby-
terian Church of the United States
Meets at Albany. Oregon-Cumber-
land Presbyterians.


Meets at Albany. Oregon-Cumber-
land Presby byterians.
Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
SARATOGA On. ". May 23.-The sixty
second annual report of the American
Baptist Home Mission society shows that
during the past year LII missionaries
have been under appointment, the largest
number ever reported in the society's his
tory. OF these 81 were in the New Eng
land States, Is in the Middle and Central
Western States, 2l5 in the Southern
States, TT in the West, 6 in Canada. 26 in
Mexico and 2 in Alaska. There have been
252 laborers among the foreign popula-
ton, 2l5 among the colored people and 80
among the Indians. The missionaries
represent ii nationalities. The society
embraces not only the missionary, but
also the church edifice and educational
work of 100000 Baptists in the North and
West, as we'll as the 100000 colored Bap-
! lists of the South. During the year it
has aided III the building of eightyfour
church edifices and has maintained
thirty-siX established schools for the col
ored people, Indians and MeXicans, be-
side number of schools for the Chinese
on the Pacific coast, III Chicago and New
York cities. The school endowment for
the colored people gives total of 5,553;
for the Indians 403, and reports 430 stu
dents for the ministry. Reported con-
versions in the schools, 595.
The society's receipts for all purposes
were S405.2l3 10, and expenditures S524,-
loo 5S. The year closed with a debt of
SI01, ,456 &c. This was owing in part to
unexpected delay in receiving some lega-
cies that should have come In during the
year.
Special attention is called to the need of
the Cherokee strip in Oklahoma, where
| missionary and church edifice work has
been begun, also TO the West in general.
During the sixty years of the society's
history it has expended more than IS, ,000,-
600 for missionary. church edifice and
educational purposes. The school prop
erty for colored people is worth nearly
| 81 ,000,0 900. The society appeals for at least
81 100000 endowment for these institu-
tions. The society is also the great pio-
neer home missionary organization of
American Baptists, the Southern Baptists
| working through their own convention,
confining their home mission work
chiefly to the Southern States. The So
ciety's report shows that from its be-
ginning its missionaries have organized
1900 churches and baptized more than
l33,000 persons.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
SARATOGA, May 23.-In the General
Assembly to-day the report of the regu-
lar Commtteeson Theological Seminaries
was made the second order for Friday
afternoon. 1t is expected this report will
open up a sharp controversy in connec-
ton with the Lane Seminary, which asks
to be restored to full approval and conti-
dence.
Rev. DR.. Murkland of Baltimore, rep
resentative of the Presbyterian Alliance
and minister of the Southern Presby-
terian Church, expressed the hope that
the time will soon come when the effort
to bring back the Southern Church, like
daughter to her mothers bosom, would
be crowned with success.
In replying, the Moderator charged
DR.. Murkland to take back to his church
| d special message from the Northern
Church, longing to be one again with the
Southern, adding: "It is a crime for us
to be separated any longer"
Professor George Z. Purvis, for the
| Committee on the Board of Foreign Mis-
sions. reported the expenditures since
| last assembly for work involved an ex-
penditure of Sl.015,000. The receipts
amounted to SS43, Al, leaving a deficit of
| over Sl50, 600.
| The afternoon session was devoted TO a
variety OF interests. The publishing de-
partment reported a capital of S423 900,
and net profit for the year of nearly
S36, 900 on gross receipts of $274, 900. It's
surplus amounts to SI23,000. The Sun
day-school reported receipts of S124,000
and expenditures of S135, ,000 Sl5, 900 more
than in 1898. Its balance amounts to
nearly S34, 200. Eight hundred and sew
| o,,tx au-SnbnOIc box hoo, Il
and $4,000 columns circulated during the
| year.
| UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
ALBANY (Or.), May 23.-About 800 dele
! gates and visitors to the General Assem-
! bly, of the United Presbyterian Church of
! the United States arrived on special
! train at 3 o'clock this evening. They
were met az Salem by reception com
mittee, and on arrival in Albany were at
once assigned to rooms at various hotels
and homes of citizens. The assembly
| met in the United Presbyterian Church at
| $50. After prayer and a song service the
annual service was delivered by the re-
firing moderator, Rev. James Bruce of
Andes, n. Y. At the conclusion of his
sermon reception was rendered to the
visitors at the church. An address of
welcome was delivered by Mayor L.
Flynn on behalf of the city. Responses
were delivered by the officers of the as
sem bly,.
The regular business meeting will begin
at 8 A. VI. tomorrow.
CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIANS.
EUGENE (Or.), May 23.-Little business
was transacted to-day in the Cum mberland
General Assembly. The pending report
on theological seminaries was called up.
and Dir. Goodnight spoke on the assembly
affirming the election of teachers. After
some discussion the ouestiOn was broupht
to a vote and carried. This afternoon
was devoted to the report of the Commit
tee on Education.