Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-22
UNION SEMINARY AGAIN.
Has 1t Taken Property Belonging to
the Churchs


the Church!
PITTSBURG, Pa, May 22.-After devo-
tional exercises the Presbyterian general
assembly proceeded to business this morn
ing. Before taking up the subject of for
eign missions the announcement was made
that the moderator had appointed as addi-
tionaI members of the committee to confer
with the theological seminaries DR.. f. C.
Monfort of Cincinnati Rev. w. H. Hub
bard Of Auburn. N. Y; Gov. James A.
Beaver of Pennsylvania, and Judge G. f.
Vanderburgh of Minneapolis, and to fill
vacancies In the same committee DR.. Geo.
w. Birch of New York, Judge Robert H.
Hinckley of Philadelphia and Judge Thos.
Ewing of Pittsburg. To the committee of
conference with Lane Seminary DR.. John
l. Blackburn of Covington. KY, was ap-
pointed to replace Dr.. Birch of New York.
In a brief interview before the order OF
the day was taken up, Judge Hinckley pre-
scented a resolution, stating as he did so
that there was a strong feeling that Union
Theological Seminary had done wrong
to the church in taking out of 1t property
which really belonged to the church. His
mittee to inquire into the rights of the
Presbyterian Church in the property Of
Union Seminary and to report what steps
had been taken to enforce these rights.
On motion the resolution was referred to
the committee.
Work of Foreign Missions.
DR.. George W. Cahlfant Of Pittsburg pre-
scented a report on the work Of the board
Of foreign missions. He reported receipts
to the amount of 1865. 100. and deficit of
s2l2,99l. From the women's boards, $780,
1ol had been received and from the
churches, s2s6S92. The expenditur, IS
amounted to 1881, S02 of which the expenses
$GOOOO.
The responsibility for the existence of the
boards debt was laid upon the churches
which have not contributed. In closing the
report he recommended that the amount to
be raised be increased by at least 20 per
cent over that of last year. 1t was also
recommended that members of the board
be reelected. Among those thus recon-
mended were VIM. A. Booth, father of the
moderator; E. M. Kingsley. treasurer of
Union Seminary, and DR.. John Balloon
Shaw, director In the same institution.
When the names were read demonstra-
ton similar to that of yesterday was ex-
pected by many, but 1t did not appear. The
assembly was then addressed by DR.. John
Gillespie one of the secretaries Of the
board, in explanation of the work and
debt of the board.
An Unusual Scene.
In the course of DR.. Gillespie's remarks
mention was made of a Mr.. William C.
johnson, a graduate of Western Seminary,
Allegheny, who Is DESTROYS of entering the
woIk of foreign missions. The appeal was
taken up by a commissioner, and soon an
unusual scene was enacted. DIR. Booth, the
moderator. took the floor and called for
subscriptions. Elder Ammidoron of Balti-
more. Md. started the ball by pledgng one
hundred dollars. and others followed rapid
ly. till fifteen hundred dollars had been
raised. A commissioner rose and asked for
an opportunity for "us little fellows, who
can give only five dollars
The hat was passed about, and $55S. 70
realized. The total raised for this purpose
and for the debt OF the board exceeded
$4,000.
After a few words of praise for the work
dcLe by the women's missionary boards,
DIR. Booth gave the floor to DR.. Henry H.
Jessup of Syria, who gave some particulars
of the missionary work done in Syria, and
praised the work done by the board at
home. In closing he spoke of the American
policy of entering into no entangling al
liaEces, adding that in the case Of Turkey
In particular, 1t was wise and advantageous
Governor Beaver made the closing adj
dress. after which the resolutions of the
report We're adopted without question or
opprsitipD