Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-23

Pittsburg, Pa, May 22.-The ill-suc-
cess which attended the effort made in
the Presbyterian General Assembly
yesterday to turn down the directors of
the Union Theological Seminary, vino
were proposed for reelection as mem
bers Of the Board OF Home Missions,
had a damaging effect upon a similar
movement which was proposed con-
cerning three more of these directors,
whose names came up for election to
the foreign mission board this morn
ing. The further consideration was al
so effective that one Of these directors
was the father Of the present modera-
tor of the Assembly. But the ghost Of
Union Seminary will not down. A new
proposal was adopted requiring the
committee Of conference with the theo-
logical seminarieS to ascertain what
steps are necessary in order to gain pos-i
session of some of the endOwments
now held by the Union which she has
been declared 10 have stolen from
the Denomination. 1t is anticipated
that the committee has undertaken a
large contract.
THE SCENE ENACTED
in the Assembly this morning in which
a collection was taken for the benefit
of missionary candidates, was quite as
unusual as it was unsuccessful. The
predOminance of gifts from liberal
men and churches was remarked by
some OF the commission rs, as also the
fact that the largest 5scription came
from the East The great success OF
the meeting held last night in the in
terest of home missions caused the in
auguration of an overflow meeting to-
night in the Second church, at which
several foreign missionaries spoke
Most of the day was devoted to special
missionary and educational interests Of
the church.
In a brief interval before the order
of the day was taken up, Judge Hinck-
ley. who was appointed this morning
to the committee Of conference with
| the seminaries, rose and presented a
resolution, stating, as he did 50, that
there was a strong feeling that Union
/ Theological Seminary, in New York,
has done a wrong to the church In TAX
ing out of it property which rdlly be
longed to the church. His resolution
embolied a request TO the committee
to enquire into the rights Of
THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
in the property of Union Seminary,
and report what steps should be taken
to enforce these rights. The resolu-
ton was referred to the committee.
DR.. George w. Chalfant, Of Pittsburg,
presented a report on the work or the
I Board of Foreign Missions. He re-
ported receipts to the amount OF $780,
7O9. and deficit of S2l2.99l.
From the WOmen's Board $3O9,15
had been received, and from the
churches S2S6.392. The expenditures
amounted to S937S02.
In closing his report he recommends
ed that the amount be raised and be in
creased by at least twenty per cent
over that of last year. 1t was also rec
commended that members Of the board
be reelected Among those recon-
mended was VIM. A. Booth, fother or
the Moderator +. W. Kingsley, treas
urer of Union Seminary, and DR.. John
Balloon Shaw, a director in the same
institution.
When the names were read demon
stration similar to that Of yesterday
was expected by many, but it did not
appear.
AT THE AFTEROON SESSION.
The first order was the report Of the
Committee on Education, presided over
bv DR.. Martin d. Kneeland of Boston.
The usual complaint against non
contributing churches was made,
coupled with a recommendation that
they all be urged to send in their col
lections. however small.
The second order was the report on
the work of the board for aid for col
Ieges. The receipts were $119,627 and
expenditures $4,000. Again com
pIaint was made of non-contributing
churches. 1t was recommended that
$3.50. 900 be raised during the next year.
THE II p ASSEMBLY.