The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-27
Enort'to Marrow the Scope of the Pop
cd I'm the Presbyterian Assembly.
DELEGATES IN A wRANGLE
ACrsON TAKEN REGARDING THE
BosRO OF HOME MISSIONS.
Almost an Outbreak ON the subject Of
the New building I'm New York
other Presbyterian Bodies.

| SARATOGA, N. Y. May os.-christian
| Erdeavor won a victory to-day in the Pres
| byter.an General Assembly. Those Interest,"
Ell In the movement were in the majority.
and y exercised their power. They elm
iaI,ed NEST OF the report OF the committee
on reia-cns OF young people TO the church
! ana discharged the committee. The sum
total or the assembly's action comprised
4 IL adoption OF a statement OF relations
| between Individual societies and churches,
wa,ch was directed to be read in the vari-
! OTIS societies, and of a provision for the
collection Of Christian Endeavor statistics.
| Provision was also made for = committes
| of five to report on the Brotherhood of An.
drew and Philip and on boys brigades-
| The discussion on the report OF the homo
| missions showed that the assembly was
on the brink OF an outbreak on the sub
/ 5ect OF the new Presbyterian building In
| New York. The action finally taken has
been variously interpreted. IL contemplates
the Inauguration Of synofcal susientation
| OF the mission work within the bounds OF
| each synod, and some OF the members OF
the assembly have expressed themselves AZ
believing this 10 be the first step towards
the disintegration of the Board Of Home
Missions. The resolutions provide for closer
presoyterial inspection OF acquisitions on
| the mission board; for a movement towards
self-support within each presbytery and sy-
nod. and for committee OF nine 10 advise
with the board as regards retrenchment.
causes OF present debt and improved meth
| DDS of retrenchment-
| The opening OF the assembly to-day was
characterized by a struggle over the APP
| the resolutions in regard TO the Presbyterian
house In New York were referred 10 the
finance committee and made an exclusive
contended that the record was wrong. All
| Of the clerks united In maintaining its cor
rectness and the latter view prevailed. The
order was subject TO an understanding that
| In case the resolutions called for serious dis
cuss.on, they should go over Elder Nc
| joint committees on home and foreign mis-
| sions and that their report be made special
order for Thursday afternoon The assem-
| bly, gave unanimous consent TO this course.
| The committee on bills and overtures re-
ported papers from the Presbyteries OF New
ton to exercise their Constitutional rights in
| the reception and license Of Theological
students. These papers were called forth by
New YorR year ago against recelSins the
students Of Union Seminary. The papers
sds4 to ss a tses aan be-
| ing the report on home missions. The pres
ent debt was almost 100000; receipts
reached From the r Reunion fund. re-
| ceipts reached $,91, go The cost Of admins
tration aggregatsd sa ss2 Under Tn the board ..d
| a membership OF 10000. During the year
| 9179 new members have been added. The
t tans as 81 to one methods Of and
| provided for a committee OF nine TO lnvesti-
| gate the affairs OF the board In order TO
| retrenchment. During the discussion OF the
report the platform was occupied by the
that the O debt of the board had been reduced
| by 100000 in spite Of the reduction OF 1880
/ in receipts and an interest Charge or $l5vo.
sad wsd'' the he board would extinsush its debt
| In less than two years.
DR.. John Hall spoke In commentator OF
| the members and officers OF the board.
| Elder McDougall followed I'm a long speech,
| in which he said that he was there to show
methods n1s 'V Of those wo have administered
| the funds Of the board. He began TO dis
cuss the recources of the board and was
of funds in the Presbyterian building. when
he was called to order by DR.; Davies. or
New York, on the ground that ne was
franseressng the agreement made carrier IN
| the day by which this matter was deferred
| to Thursday afternoon. He was followed by
cai member 5amfs Of the board Elder FRANKLIN l.
| Shepard of Philadelphia and several DINERS.
| Just before the adjournment the vote on tho
1 resolutions OF the committee was taken
At the opening of the afternoon session the
| resolution favoring International arbitrator
adopted ne seper or t6e o. wss
presented by DR.. Thomas r. Cleliano' OF
Duluth. The r-rort showed receipts OK
| ance in hand of SILL 4s. The receipts for the
| year decreased SO, 4s9. During thirteen years
of existence the board has aided fifty-six in-
stitrtions and expended Sl.1i3.36l. IL holds
| mortgages OF s173,3sS on property valued az
| se42 eco. The report commended the beard
| and recommended contributions OF solusc59
| during the coming year.
subject Of young peoples ms societies ase6rs at #
| the session was made by Or. George y.
| Stewart, of Harrisburg. He contended that
| the societies desired ecclesif stlcal recogni-
ton in the. sense OF a right exist N tne
| church and to manage their own AFFAIRS
| subject only to fhe church session The
| statement OF relations he characterized as
| of the committee with the carte blanche
| powers which II asked for. He moved 10 DIS
| charge the committee. but his MOTION was
1 postponed. because consideration OF the re-
| port had been made seriatim.
The assembly got into wrangie: IN tne
| midst of which the previous question IVES
| moved. II failed TO carry. and II wss men
ordered that the vote be taken al or before
| o'clock Elder Sheppard. OF Philadelphia.
s5derat,on and it was carried with spplause
| This clause provided for pan 10 unite tne
Presbyterian societies motion was maoe
| TO expunge the following sections, which pro-
/ vided that the stated clerk send out statisti-
| cal blanks and on that DIR. Breed chairman
or the He %ns called to order BY Rev Walter
n Grafton. of Des Moines. and took his
| seat The following paragraphs were elm
| mated one by one. except That a substitute
| was adopted for one OF them IL urged the
LOYALTY OF societies TO the sessions OF the
churches and the transmission OF benevolent
| contributions through the church board.
ONLY two clauses of the report were retained.
relating to the appointment OF a committee
TO Consider the brotherhood OF Andrew and
Philip and the Boys Brigades. The final
| vote discharg.ng the committee with
| thanks. was greeted with prolonged APP
plause.
| nittee on the next place Of meeting. met to-
| night with representatives OF Petoskey.
Mich San Francisco and other places which
desire 10 entertain the assembly IN 1897. 4
strong effort was made on behalf Of Sara
toga The result OF the conference Is not
yet known.
popular uieeting was held in the evening
| OF New York. presided. and Addresses were
made by DR.: Wheeler: OF Omaha Rev: Mr..
Dllworfh. OF Oregon. Dir. Wishard. OF Utah.
Southern General Assembly.
| MEMPHIS Tenn. May 2s.-At this morn
| ing's session OF the Southern Presbyterian
| General Assembly the report OF the COM
mittee on the assembly's homo and school
was read by Dr. ]. A. Vance. the chairman
An overture from the Presbytery OF ST. Louis
| praying that certain contract from the
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