Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-21
THE PRBssYrERIANs.
Prodsedings OF the General Assembly
at Eagle Lake.

Prodeedings OF the General Assembly
at Eagle Lake.
EAGLE LAKE, Ind, May 20.-There
were but two candidates Tor the mod
| eratorship Of the Presby terrain general
assembly, DR.. Sheldon Jackson Of the
Home Missionary society, and DR..
Henry q. Minton, the seminary pro.
| lessor. The politicians OF the sssem-
bly, were treated to great surprise,
and the election of DR.. Jackson, by a
vote Of 3l3 10 238, was characterized
by many delegates as "breskiDg of
the machine.o 1t was claimed as q
victory for the more liberal branch Of
the church.
The meetings OF the assembly have
been arranged to begin at y am,
with half an hour of devotional ser.
vice, and to continue until noon. The
/ afternoon sessi3n Will last from half.
past until5.
The afternoon session was occupied
by the roll call and the election OF a
| moderator. When the call for nom.
inations was adopted WILDER Chapman
placed DIR. Minton of the San Fran.
cisco Theological seminary in nomins.
ton. DIR. MinfoD, the speaker said,
stood for ths Old Bible and the de.
n0mlnatiOnAl Standards.
Inc report of the board of aid for
colleges aud academies was present ted
by the Rev. Edward &. Ray, d. D.,
the secretary, and was In part as ioI.
lows:
"a the beginning OF the year the
board resolved TO cut administrator
expenses 10 per cent. Administration
| expenses were by careful ma nRgemsn I
Reduced much more than the ~ per
| cent contemplated. But near the close
Of the year 1t appeared probable that
the general fund income would be IL
per cent less than in 1895 93, threaten.
ing considerable deficit. The year
closes with funds in hand to pay ali ap-
| propriations voted. Thirty institutions
nave been aided. Six aided the previ.
GUS year were not aided this year. One
did not reopen. Small ATTENDANCE
and q lack OF local interest seemed not
TO warrant further investment oil
church funds In another. Oae acaue.
my was not aided because IL attempt.
Ell, without permission of this board
| or its eynot, iull college work, while
not equipped for It. Another academy
Was lot aided, because the trustees
decided the property tolprivate parties.
The number OF etuOe t. was 2,GlU,
being for the same institutions sky
nine more than in 1895 96, and the
number in college Classics also To-
CREASED, but there WAS u considerable
uec.ease In the number Of classical
courses, and some decrease In chutcn
membership, credible conversions anu
cnoices of the ministry, with sligu
increase Of the number Ia systematic
Bible study.
The totsi receipts for the year 1896
81 were S77, 1855, and the expenditures
ST. l26, tu balance on hand A priI lst
ueiug S24 ,624.
In huuItiJn to many requests OF an
Informal character rom churches
contemplating Duhding in the future,
the hoard has received during the year
PIG iofmal applications fliGial!y H.
uuiseu by PresuyterisnH. OF these l6S
were for anu. either ny grants or Iosus
IN the erection Of church ediiices nuu
as were In behalf OF mspses.
The total income OF the board for
the year from all sources was Sll5, 1877.
o. fourteen applications fof ioans
tho board was ablo to respond iavornbly
TO ten III sumo ranging from 81 900 ~
s6,OOO anu agBtegaIing SAB. 81. seven
OF tne loans were mauo Ia Missouri,
Mlunesota, hnnsas, CoiOrau0 AM
California, Two III fuIiana anu one in
New England church.
Taking the tutse departments IT,
gethef, the number OF churches aiuei
reached 1914 anu tie aggregate amount
appropriated was Sill 9S2,
The aggregate Receipts were Sl28 TIT,
an the disbursements, Sl37.577.
The board las capital IN funds as
ID a
revenue, SOL 900; trust lupd, neld sub.
ject TO iiie interest OF JoneIs, incIud-
ing real estate valued at So. 900,
SAC, 900; loan fund, lniere.tinx zeal
,ns io.us TO churches, S24b. 900; mans.
iuud, small nOn-ini erect ueaIIuK .oaus
ON msnses, SS6.00J. Rrverslouary
Interest IN ohutcu properties unu er
gr9ut morris Ses or simiiar loany,
estimate, $2,O00,OOO. fotsl, S2,5gS,.
900. Tle insurance aggregates about
81, $50, 900.