The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-05-27
COURTESY TO A QUEEN
Presbyterians Sent Victoria
Birthday Greetings.
JOHN wANAMAKER PROPOSED 1T.
FraternaI Messages Received by the As
sembly From the Meetings of other
Church Denominations Reports From
Different Committees.

Presbytcrianism, the gracious old lady
who rules the British nation, was re.
ceived and passed with hearty good
will by the delegates of the Presby-
terian general assembly.
The sessions of the general assembly
were opened with devotional exercises,
led by Elder Kiliaeu Van Rensselaer, of
New York. BY general consent
reference to the parliament tangle on
Saturday regarding the Presbyterian
building was omitted from the minutes.
Fraternal greetings were received from
the convention of the United Brethren
at Toledo, la, and from the general as
sembly of the Southern Presbyterian
church at Charlotte, N. 9. Replies
were authorized to these and greetings
were sent to the Cumberland assembly
and general synod of Reformed
churches now in session.
The first regular order was the report
of the board of missions to freedmen.
The standing committee on this re-
port reported through DIR. Thomas
Lawrence, AshGville, n. c., chairman.
After reviewing the work OF the board
resolutions were introduced commend
ing the work and urging the board S
claims on the 1000 non contributing
churches and individual givers. Spec.
ial stress was laid on the liability of en-.
dowments for Biddo university, Char.
lotto, n. Q. The secretary of the board,
DIR. Edward Z. COwan, Pittsburg, then
addressed the assembly.
The second order was the report of
the committee on home missions, ap.
pointed last year to confer with the
board in New York in reference to the
methods Of the work and rCtrGuchment
of the expenses. 1t was presented by
DR.. William p. Kane, Bloomington,
Ills, and closed with recommendations
"that the board OF home missions be di-
reCted so to reOrganize its methods of
administration, the executive work
shall be placed in charge of one seCre.
tary that the expenditures be made
upon she basis of the estimates made
from the averages for several years pre-.
ceding and that the policy Of the board
be TO avoid debt. The proposed con-
soldatiOn of treasures in New York
and Philadelphia was reported to be in.
eXpCdlent The committee asked to be
continued and instructed ITO consider
the best methods of promoting har
mOnY and cooperation between board
of home missions and presbytCries and
synOds deSlr NJ to support and control
their own work and to report to next
assembly.
Discussion was made a special order
for tomorrow at ! o'clock.
During the session Hon. John Wana.
maker was recognized and said "Mr.
Moderator ! rise to question of priv
ilcgc, believing that the assembly
would like to be reminded that today is
the anniversary Of that most noble
woman who reignS over the British
kingdom. InasmuCh as the compact
between Scotland and Ireland embraces
the Westminster confession of faith
and her majesty. the queen, attends
the Presbyterian church while residing
in Scotland, and IN some measure be-
longs to our body, from whom all her
Scottish ChuplaIns are appointed, it
seems meet that some notice should Ue
taken of her birthday ut this particular
time, when the English nation Cele-
bTatcs her diamond jubilee. 1t has
been well said Of her that one does not
know which TO admire more, the queen
illness OF the woman or the wOmanll-
ness of the queen"
MIR Wanamuker introduced the fol-
lowing which the assembly ordered by
a rising vote To be sent TO the queen:
"This day being the seventy eighth
anniversary of the birth and the siXtieth
anniversary of the coronation of her
most gracious majesty, Queen Victoria.
whose reign has lasted longer than any
other monarch IN the last thousand
years, this general assembly of the
Presbyterian church IN the United
States OF America deems 1t fitting and
does hereby send most cordial Christian
greetings to both the lllustrluus Chris
tian sovereign and the subjects of her
gentle, generous and righteous Iule
over the dCSLlnlCs OF the empire upon
which the sun never sets.
The consideration OF the report Of
the board OF education followed
On motion OF the, board the assembly
resolved To place the limit of Its grants
TO theological students at $50, even If
this should result III cutting OIL some
students from and.
The plan OF the fifth year for theo-
logical students to be spent IN practical
work Ola the home mission field IN vol
untary service received the approval of
the assembly. The second order was
the discussion Of reports on the Pres
byterian building in New York. DIR.
Duncan Brown, Tarkio, Mo-, opened
the debate. He offered a substitute for
the reports before the assembly, leaving
the disposal of the premises at Twelfth
street and Fifth avenue, New York, to
the action of the boards, expressing APP
probation of the labOrs of the members
of the same and advising the sale of
the Twentieth street and Fifth
avenue property. DR., Wilson Phra-
ner, member of the board of
home missions, defended the ma.
jority report. He claimed that the
rental of the building would soon
cover the whole cost and that conse-
quently it was a good Investment. The
speaker regretted TO find a spirit of an.
tagonism in the as embly ana readiness
TO spread ial rumOrs.
Several other spec hes were made
undor the five. minute rule and without
bringing out amy new points At the
adjournment the discussion went over
as untin shed business.
The annual union meeting of the
woman's boIrd o. fore IN missions was
also held Part of the session was de-
voted TO suggestions as 10 foreign mis-
sionary work from ladies' of the several
boards and the spec mes by some Of the
missionaries themselves.
A popular meeting in the interest OF
the work among freedmen was pre-.
Eided over by Hon. John Wgnamaker,
Shiloh's Consumption Cure cures
where others fail. 1t is the leading