Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-01
HOME MISSIONS
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foreign nelo spoke Tor lndia. The
report Of the committee Was adopted.
J. Krindenin, of Egypt. said that
the situation of affairs in that ancient
land was illustrated by q painting
which he had seen in New York.
Prominent in the picture was the
pyramids and the sphinx at same
distance from them, and toward the
cultivated lands was a camel at rest,
and by it an Arab who had Just risen
from his nights repose, but upon
the horizon the light of the rising
sun appeared. The pyramids and
the sphinx represented Egypt's
ancient glory, the Arab and the
camel. Egypt's downfall. her defeats
and her degraded condition. The
morning light represented the light
Of the sun of righteousness, that
which was beginning to shine upon
her. through the gospel prepared by
the missionaries.
w. NJ. Nichol said that it should
be an incentive to liberal contribu-
tions to know that the congregations
there expected to become self sup
porting at the rate of three each
year, and that our encouragements
should be not only the success of the
work. but the prophesies in Gods
word with regard to the retaining
of that land.
India Pictured.
j. s. Barr, D. D., spoke for India.
He referred to the condition of the
mission as he saw it So years agos
Now there are mission stations eli
over that district and schools In
every village where there are any
christians. Many mothers in that
land rejoice in the religion Of Christ,
but they lament that the news came
too late to save the lives of the chill
dren whom they had taken because
they believed it to be their religious
duty. He had endured the hard
ships and often faced tie bowling
mob because he felt that he had the
heart of the church at home with
him. Each Of the speakers we're
heartily cheered and the report of
the committee was adopted.
A telegram was sent in response
to the one received from the United
Brethren general conference, assur-
ing them Of cooperation in every
good work.
The assembly next took up the re-
port of the committe on education.
1t consisted of a majority and minor
ity report. 1t provides for a now
basis OF distribution of the funds to
beneficiaries-recommends refusal of
aid to students who marry while
prosecuting their studies; directs the
board to secure statistics with re-
gard to the attendance Of young peo-
pie upon academies and higher insti-
buttons of learning; recommends uni
formity in the qualifications for
mem bership in the freshman class;
recommends Pawnee and Waitsburg
academies for $500 each. It also
provides that a committee be ap-
pointed to have in charge the matter
Of establishing and location of col
leges. and also to present to the
next assembly plan for the organ
ization Of q new board to have in
charge the distribution of aid to col
ment of new institutions. This is
the rock upon which the committee
split. The minority would leave this
matter in the hands the existing
board, which should impose the con.
ditions under which institutions
should be organized. viz: That 8
majority Of its controlling board
be members of the United Presbyter
ian church, that it own a certain
amount Of property, and that tbi.
property be secured to the church
W. L. Campbell, DID,, secretary O
the board, addressed the assembly
During the discussion of this repor
the hour of adjournment arrived.
Evassenstio Work.
The assembly held q conference o,
evangelistic work last evening. Th,
meeting was called at 1880 and wa.
led in prayer by J. P. Sankey, D. D
j. c. Strosg. D. D., being in tn,
chair. An invitation to the Assem-.
bly, to meet next year in Omaha Wal
extended by the delegates of tina
presbytery and was referred to tn,
committee on correspondence.
| j. K. Montgomery, in opening the
discussion, said that he had permits
sion from the committee to sail il
any direction he chose and to wan
der wherever he pleased, provided
he returned in 80 minutes; but h,
neither sailed nor wandered, but fol
about an hour held the wrapped at
tention of his audience with his
peaceful presentation Of facts and
truths. Home and foreign mission
work have been called two gigantic
arms Of one gigantic work. viz the
evangelization Of the world. II thi
be true, the most important worl
which the assembly had to consider
was before them now. held Mr.
Montgomery. He could not see how
any one could stand face to fac,
with this work and not have hi
soul stirred to its very depths
1t was NO new work. 1t Was as ole
as the commission, "Go ye Unto Al