The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-05-23
UNION COLLEGE AGAIN.
The Object Of Another Assault in
the Presbyterian Assembly,
THE ENDOWMENT FUND AssAILED.

A Committee Instructed to Ascertain What
Steps Are Necessary to Gain Possession
of Endowments Which That Institution
La Said to Have Stolen.
PITTsBURG. May 28.-The i'll success
which attended the effort made in the
Presbyterian General Assembly on Tues
| lay to turn down the directors of Union
| Theological seminary, who were proposed
| for reelection as members of the board OF
home missions, had a damaging effect
upon a similar movement which was pro
posed concerning three more of those di-
rectors whose names came up for election
to the foreign mission board yesterday.
| Among those thus recommended were
| William A. Booth, father on the modera-
tor; e. M. Kingsley, treasurer of Union
seminary, and DR.. John Balcolm Shaw,
director in the same institution. They
were promptly reelected.
But the ghost of Union seminary will
not down. A new proposal was adopted
requiring the COMMITTEES of conference with
| the theological seminaries to ascertain
what steps are necessary in order to gain
possession of some of the endowments
now held by Union, which she has been
declared to have "stolon' from the de-
nomination. 1t is anticipated that the
committee has undertaken a larger con-
tract than it's members can handle.
The scene enacted in the assembly when
q collection was taken for the benefit OF
missionary candidates was quite as un-
usual as it was successful. 1t showed at
lleast the practical benevolence of the min
listers and elders present. The predomtn-
ance of gifts from liberal" men and
churches was remarked by some of the
commissioners, and also the fact that the
largest subscriptions came from the east.
The total amount collected exceeded 81, 900.
The great success of the meeting held
TUESDAY night in the interest of home
missions caused the Inauguration of an
overflow meeting last night in the Second
church at which several foreign mission
aries spoke.
Most of the day was devoted to special
missionary and educational interests of
the church. accounts of which are given in
the following reports:
| Vice Moderator Governor Beaver pre-
sided at the afternoon session of the as
isembly. The first order was the report OF
the committee on education, presented by
DIR. Martin B. Kneeland, of Boston, Mass.
The usual complaint against non-contrib-
Iuting churches was made, coupled with a
recommendation that they all be urged to
send in their collections, however small
The report recommended that the amount
of $3.50, 600 be raised for educational pur
poses during next year, and the board was
directed to report whether students might
be required to spend a year in missionary
work after graduation before entering
upon regular charge.
This suggestion was carried further by
DR.. White, of Columbus, who proposed
that a term of service should be required
by all students aided by the board, so tha
they should render q service equivalentfol
the aid received. Dr. W. Hodge, then ad
dressed the assembly in the interest of hi
work.
The second order of the afternoon wa
the report of the board of aid for colleges
which was presented by Professor w. H
Landon, of the San Francisco Theological
seminary The receipts of the boarC
amounted to $119,697 and the expenditure
to $4,000. Aid was given to colleges ant
academies whose total valuation was owe
million dollars Again complaint wa
made of non-contributing churches. L
was recommended that $150,0O0 be raiset
during the next year, and that the Sunda!
after the day of prayer for colleges be de
signed as education day in the interests o
this hoard