Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-22

by the professors two courses OF lee
lures We're gtven--one by the Rev T.. s.
Dehncy u. D.. LII. D., on rchrlsfiau
Ethics and another on fiye derart-
tnehts OF ministerial work. by as many
Lecturers selected from the teaching
and ruling elders OF the church. Moro
han three hgndred books have been
phynicsi exercise apparatus hos heen
given to equip a rynniasiuin, and the
endowment hps hger increaeed by
SbNOeo. the glft OF 4 rcntiemnn OF KEN
tnolsy. Another ivnueman OF that state
has heaueathcd 100000 TO the seminary.
and has promised to pay annually n
moderate intevht on that sum dur
ing hts life. Tile Rev. Edwin Muller
has been elected professor OF church
history and policy.
In the ColunblR seminary there have
heen. thirty-seven students, sixteen OF
whom were graduated and received
their certificates. over $1,000 has been
added 20 the endowment In cash and
eoHc $4,000 In subscriptions, The Rev.
W. II. uirardean. ID, D.. LII, D., has
resigned the chair cf Didachl and Pole
mic theology, and the Rev. w. \. HAL.
.. D.. elected 70 Il, ana he has eS-
pressed his Willingness TO accept t..
The Rev, $. s Laws, y. d., LII D.,
having passed the constitutional limit
as 20 age. as been retained In tho public
professbrshlp for another year
a number OF the Institutions made no
report.
The latter part of tho report read;
'The general assembly approves OF
the continuation OF the Rev. G. II.
Vaughan. %, D.. and OF the Rev. 8. S.
Laws, II. ID, Ill. D., for one year In
their respective chairs at Union SEM
mary end at Columbia seminary. Also
OF the election OF the Rev. q. II. Strick-
Ter. d. D.. Liz D., 10 the chair OF syR-
temat 10 theology In Union seminary.
of.the election OF the Rev. ". T. Hall,
d. D., to the chair Dldootio and Pole
mic Theology in Columbia seminary,
and OF the election OF the Rev. Edwin
Muller 10 the chair OF church history
and poetry IN Louisville seminary"
The report was adopted,
The report OF the committee on sys-
tematlc bencfuloneo favored no change
In the present system OF making colleu-
tions, The report showed from the re.
ports from slSty-soven Preabyterios on
Systematic boncfloienoe that:
1883 churches gave TO foreign
nlsslonb ,,s.ss.s.s..sss f...,.S lOS,OlN 90
i2lg churches gave to Assom-
bly's home misslona...s... 2il2O OO
1851 churches gave to local
home mlssions,..,.,.,.a,,. so5ge 90
ii26 churches gave TO colored
eNongclstio missiony..,... 906l 90
lllh churches gave 10 lnValid's
tund ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l206l 20
1903 churches gave 10 oduca-
tlpn Observation-Disclosures. lO,299 90
lion .,,,......,..,...@a.. sOs7 90
"a churches gave 10 Bible
societies ..4.....,..,..,..,.. AIT 90
1886 churches gave to Prsshy-
terian fund. ..,....,........ 10 900 90
| 1sis churches gave to pastors
salary ,.,,...,,.,...,s,nu,. 90, 1854 90
il5l churches gave 10 Congre-
gationel ....,..-,t,......,... b25, 26l 90
1876 churches gave to miscel-
lancoua Observation-Disclosures bl,2Gl 90
sal churches contributed 10 causes
$40 churches contributed 20 cauaca
2i8 ahnrohos contributed to 6 cnuses
22l ehurchHs contributed TO causes
ISL chur6hos contributed to causea
100 ohpncaes contributed TO causes
iSs ohuehes contributed to . causes
| lSl churches contributed 20 l cause
SIS ecffnrctfes contribufcd 20 no cause
The committee reported also that the
| pfCner data IN not all given. Some
! Proshytorlcs have not sent reports.
! Some do not state how many churches
| have contributed. Some othera do not
1 report on Items necessary for the per-
| fcction OF this report The committee
| complained OF the extreme awkward
/ "a, uu aud pnra1auannaa fruutfaaf.A a.,