Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-21
OP POSE ED IN Val N
Members of the Presbyterian Home Mission
Board Reflected
Protest From n New York Delegate
Remarks of DR.. John Hall
CounsclinE Harmony.


days session of the Presbyterian assembly
was opened this morning by a devotional
service. led by Judge HibbaId of Chicago.
The chair vas occupied by Gov. Beaver,
the vice moderator. At the close of the
reading CT the minutes Mr.. John H. Dey of
Westminster presbytery had permission to
record his vote in opposition to the recon-
Inendations adopted 10y the assembly yes
terday afternoon.
The fifteen minutes before the considera-
ton of the report of the board of home
missions were devoted to the report of the
committee on the UNCONVENTIONAL monthly
periodical, called The Church at Home and
Abroad. The report showed that the sub
scription list had been increasing steadily
since the beginning OF the year. DR.. Nc
Intosh of Philadelphia presented the re-
port. and spoke in its favor.
Home Missions.
DR.. George Norcross of Carlisle, Pa, pre-
sented the subject of home missions. which
was the first regular order to he reached by
the assembly, on account of the long de-
lay caused by the seminary question. The
report showed that in the quarter century
since the reunion of the two branches of
the church the annual receipts have grown
from s2S2, $50 to the sum of S.s14529, and
the missionaries from l, 2352 TO 1.131.
from the WON I'll boards the sum OF
S3D.62S was received: from the churches.
S25I, $50; from requests S234, Al. and from
individual donors, $iI,3gO. The year was
closed at the end CT March last with a
debt of $36i.s,O. Over $4,000 of this was
charged to the interest account, and the
aggregate was swelled by S50oO on ac-
count of the work of missions and educa-
ton among the Indians, more than half of
1t being due to the fact that the last gen.
eral assemblies directed that all subsidies
from the government be refused.
Among the interesting recommends tons
was one continuing DR.. Thomas S. Hast
ingS president of the faculty, and John
Crosby Brown. vice president of the board
of directors of Union Seminary, as members
of the home mission board.
In objection to this, Mr.. George T. Sterry
of New York moved that the nominations
be referred back to the committee, so that
the New York presbytery might be heard
on the subject.
Temporarily the motion was laid aside.
A motion to adopt the report was made,
and DIR. William C. Roberts, secretary CT
the board, addressed the assembly. He
reported that the amount received BY the
treasurer of the home mission board had
two years ago. The debt which he was
compelled to report was great, even over
whelmins. and the reason was that the
needs of the country exceeded the gen.
crosby OF the church.
The subject of the new mission house at
the corner of 9TH avenue and Goth street,
in New York made it's first appearance in
the report in a supplementary paper. 1t
vas stated that the total cost Of land and
building was estimated at S1,I20,GD0, and
the estimated revenue from rents about
100000. The total cost of maintenance
and administration was estimated at about
sCi,01O, leaving a net income of 1900 at
least.
DR.. Hall COunsels Harmony.
DR.. Roberts address was listened to with
swx-
New York, the chairman of the board OF
home missions, addressed the assembly
He remarked that he was to preside at a
popular meeting tonight and that he had
prepared some observations for that occa-
sion which would keep. In reference to
the plan to hold up the reelection of some
Of the members of the board, he deprecated
the results which were likely to follow
In the board, he said, nothing of parti-
san character had ever been mentioned
and it would be disastrous if it occurred
even for the first time. 1t was plea for
peace and for the retention of the direc-
tors of Union Seminary on the board OF
home missions. There was storm of ap-
plause when DR.. Hall ceased
The Directors Reelected.
The recommendation. of the reelection OF
DR.. Hastings, DIR. Charles L. Thompson
John Crosby Brown and others was then
read by DIR. Norcross.
Its adoption was moved. but Mr.. Sterry
of New York renewed his motion that the
nominations be recommitted for a hearing
from members of the presbytery of New
York. Mr. Sterry stated that churches had
refused to contribute to the cause of homo
missions on account of the personnel of the
committee.
The motion was opposed by DR.. Norcross
who remarked, however, that, like Mr. Lin
coin, "he did not have much influence
with this administration"
Mr.. Thomas G. Ritch of Westminster
presbytery also opposed the proposed re-
commfttal.
On motion of Rev. Joseph r. Burrell OF
Brooklyn, N. Y, the motion to recommit
was laid on the table by a large vote, and
the election of DIR. Hastings and John
Crosby Brown as members of the board of
home missions was carried by standing
vote with none in the negative.
A further resolution was adopted which
committed the church to contributions of a
million and q quarter dollars next year
The first Sunday in June was designated
as day for the special purpose of raising