The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-06-04
ZION Is WIDE AWAKE
BRANCHES OF THE CHURCH MILL
TANT IN ASSEMBLY.

United Presbyterians at Xenia. ohto-Re-
ports on Educational and Missionary
Operations of the Yesr-seventh Ami
versary of the Congregational Home
Missionary Society, its Auxiiiaries and
the Election of acknowledgements
Evangelical Lutherans-GeneralS Synod
of the Reformed Church
Xenia, O.. June Sat the United Pres
byter5an general assembly, the matter
of financial secretary, 10 devose all
his time to the church. was laid on the
tabhe. The report of the committee on
education was accepted. showing: Stu
dents in attendance az theological semi
naries 14S; enrolled in colleges l,ls2; pro
ductive endowment q seminaries $751;
500; OF colleges sS52 500; total S644.+0O. an
increase OF s11. 400 during the year The
board asks for appropriations OF $1,000
for the regular work and $4,000 70 the
special educational fund. The matter
OF cooperation by the Presbyterian
home missionary work was defeated.
The subject OF oreign missions took up a
good deal Of time, in which il appeared
that only one missionary 10 every $4,000
Christians Mas sent out and that the
United Presbyterians pay 81 per mem
Der for missionary work more than any
other denomination. During the after
noon the place for the next meeting Of
the assembly was fixed for Rock Island.
Illinois
CONTEMPORARIES
New Haven, Conn, June 3.-The Yari-
Gus sessions OF the seventh anniversary
of the Congregational Home Missionary
society are now we'll under way. To-
days meeting opened with brief devo-
tional exercises, after which the work
OF the auxiliaries was taken up. The
election of officers resulted: President.
Major General Oliver o. Howard OF
Vermont; vice presidents, Joseph K.
Hawiey of Connecticut; Rev. j. j. Nc
Lean Of California, Jeremiah H Merrill
of Iowa, Rev. Edwin b. Weob OF Massa-
chusetts, William 3. Alexander of Ne
braska, Nelson Dingiey, jr., OF Maine.
Rev. Edward p. Goodwin of Illinois,
Cornelius D. Wood of New York. Rev.
E. D. Eaton of Wisconsin, H Clark
"
William II. Holland OF Connecticut, au-
ditor. Caleb 3. Knayeis.
At the fourteenth annual meeting OF
the woman's department Mrs. II s.
Caswen presided and several addresses
were made.
Miss Carolina A. Potter, secretary of
the Christian Endeavor societies OF
California. talked of Young People and
Homo ATicS-sn,y, IN ~ he DaDf%o
Rev. Dora Read Barber, missionary
evangelist for Oregon, told of The |
Crisis in Oregon"
After a responsive exercise, with a
sopic Fear Not" a special offering was
taken, the proceeds to be distributed In |
he work in Oregon.
NORWEGIAN LUTHERAN.
La Cross. Wis, June 3.-The Norwe- |
sian Evangelical Lutheran synod of |
America commenced an eight days ses-
ion here today. II is the regular trien- |
lial convention of all the four districts |
constituting this church organization, |
having a membership of 107. 600. One |
hundred and fOrty-two ministers and /
ifty lay delegates were present at the /
opening session and many more are ex-
,ected 10 come.
RI. Rev. V. Koren OF Decatu Ia, cali
d the meeting to order and appointed a
emporery committee on credentials.
The afternoon session was taken up
With the reading OF the presidents re-
Jort, reviewing the work and pointing 1
ut the needs of the synod. The report |
bowed a general progress in all the dis
riots and in spite of hard times and IN
Isual expenses there was a considerable
urplus in the treasury.
The presidents OF the four districts
we're present: b. Harstad, Tacoma,
Wash; K. Bjorgoe. Red Wing, MINI;
:. A Torgerson, Somber. Ia and II.
Ialvorsen. Westby. Wis.
REFORMED CHURCH.
CatskiH, ". Y, June 3.-The nine
zenith session OF the general synod Of
he Reformed church in America began
ere this afternoon. There are I3q dele
ates in attendance. The election OF
ynodical officers for the ensuing year
1llowed. Rev. John Bodine Thompson
Z New Brunswick. ". J., was chosen |
resident Rev. James r. Sewmer of
range City, vice president; Rev. DR..
Tart, stated clerk; Rev. DR.. Teneych |
Jersey City. permanent clerk
REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN.
Cincinnati, o., June 3.-The Reformed
resbyTerian synod adjourned 20 meet
{ Beaver Falls, Pa, next year. Reso-
Ito,s were passed fayoring adjust
lent Of International differences by ar
nraHon- In discussion OF Sabbath 90 |
Il was remarked that the !
outh leads the north very much in OBJ
sryance OF the Sabbath.
BOUT CYCLONES AND TORNADOFS ,
r. johnson has Something to Say About
Their Canses and Mature
Eyryoody IS talking about cyclones